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Inadequate school IT budgets will make students unemployable

Government is urged to increase school IT budgets to prevent the skills crisis deepening
10 Jul 2008
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IT snag delays online exam result delivery
Pupils waiting to access their SATS results online will have to wait another week
07 Jul 2008
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Community project connects 600,000 pupils and teachers
A local authority venture has awarded a three-year broadband deal to connect 2,100 schools
24 Jun 2008
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University performs remote student rescue
London School of Economics deploys remote control software to diagnose PC faults
17 Jun 2008
University virtualises to cut datacentre power
Buckingham looks for rapid server deployment from consolidation project
10 Jun 2008
University of Salford streamlines support services
Business management software will join up several merged units of the university
03 Jun 2008
Schools set to go open source
Tender seeks suppliers for an £80m framework deal
22 May 2008
Unhealthy attacks damage NHS IT
Too many of the attacks on NPfIT assume that IT projects either work perfectly or fail completely
22 May 2008
Becta renews Microsoft deal despite continuing licensing spat
Education IT agency Becta has renewed its contract with Microsoft for another three years
16 May 2008
Becta appears before EU's Microsoft investigation
Evidence will detail how competitors are being excluded, negatively impacting children's education
14 May 2008
RM profits plummet
Educational sector supplier reports slip in profits due to seasonal buying slowdown
12 May 2008
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Financial firms set for more virtualisation
The technology is thriving in uncertain economic climate, but adoption plans vary
17 Jul 2008
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Firms taking datacentres outside M25
Facilities outside the City are in high demand as companies investigate the benefits of moving their datacentres
17 Jul 2008
On the right road to IT success
Highways Agency information director Denise Plumpton reveals her strategy
17 Jul 2008
Push the envelope all the way home...
Tonight, Matthew, I’m going to bore my customers and colleagues with unnecessary stuff and nonsense, says Mark Samuels
17 Jul 2008
Law update is only half the battle
While we must review the Data Protection Act, it is also our responsibility to regulate our own departments
17 Jul 2008
A decade of data confusion
Information Commissioner’s Office demands a review of the 10-year-old Data Protection Act
17 Jul 2008
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17th July 2008
Council IT chiefs are warning of problems meeting a March 2009 deadline for secure data exchange - we examine the challenges. And as the Data Protection Act reaches its 10th anniversary, we discuss the future of this key legislation
10th July 2008
Sharing information between goverment databases is a controversial area, but it is already helping in crime detection - we examine the pros and cons. And Royal Mail is set to buy 30,000 handheld devices for postal delivery staff - we look at the drivers behind the ambitious project
3rd July 2008
As the government starts to implement the recommendations for improving IT security at HMRC, we reveal another data glitch at the department. And as investment bank Dresdner Kleinwort moves its datacentre out of London, we examine the trends forcing firms to relocate their IT
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19 Jun 2008
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Privacy and data protection have become increasingly high-profile concerns for IT managers - to make sure a data loss scandal doesn’t happen to you. A new breed of products known as privacy-enhancing technologies are specifically designed to help organisations manage the increasingly complex and widely distributed information they store.

In this Computing web seminar, in association with Hitachi Data Systems, we examine the emerging tools, technologies and best practice in managing data and ensuring privacy of sensitive or confidential information.

12 Jun 2008
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Better collaboration between employees and with external partners such as customers and suppliers can be an important way for mid-sized companies to make better use of resources and expertise from within and outside the firm. Web 2.0 technologies are opening up new ways to connect staff with relevant expertise and useful information.

This Computing web seminar, in association with IBM Express Advantage, examines the emerging tools, technologies and best practices for improving collaboration in mid-sized companies.

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IT service management (ITSM) and improving the energy efficiency of technology are two of the highest priorities for IT managers this year. But few organisations realise that these two objectives can be linked together to achieve operational improvements in both.

ITSM tools such as ITIL are increasingly being introduced to deliver better service and support, but the scope for using such processes can extend even further. In this Computing web seminar, in association with IBM, we examine the best practice in using ITSM to improve your environmental credentials, enhance IT service and support, and cut costs.

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The public sector faces unique challenges in managing risk. As the recent HM Revenue and Customs data loss scandal demonstrated, a failure to plan for and respond to unexpected problems can have huge consequences, affecting politicians, senior executives, employees and citizens in a wave of bad publicity.

This Computing web seminar, in association with BT, examines the best practices in managing risk and how they relate to IT – but with a specific focus on the issues affecting public sector bodies.

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Most IT workers fancy their boss' role
Technology workers are confident that they can outshine the boss
18 Jul 2008
Barclays to move 1,800 IT roles offshore
Some 700 IT jobs will be offshored by September as part of the bank's expansion plans
15 Jul 2008
Plan for National Skills Academy for IT put forward
e-Skills UK and BT want to develop skills plan to make UK a world technology leader
15 Jul 2008
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