HP's new UK chief tells Computing about his plans for the IT giant and the benefits of acquiring EDS
Hardware and software sales down but European chief predicts corporate IT spending will increase next year
Standardisation move aims to boost efficiency and reduce costs
Home Office admits deal for producing cards will not go ahead until after next year's election
Tories write to five chosen IT vendors to reaffirm commitment to scrapping controversial project if they gain power
Controversial prisoner monitoring systems goes live after being scaled back
But Gartner figures show a difficult last four months in 2008, as recession grips spending
HM Revenue & Customs unable to afford £250m for system to better link debt management applications
Senior management shake-up to create new projects and technology unit
Europe, Middle East and Africa the latest target for widespread redundancies at IT giant