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Conservatives criticise digital divide
The Conservative Party has urged the government to do more to tackle the country's digital divide.Tory front bench spokesman Jeremy Wright told a fringe meeting at the party conference in Birmingham that...
MI6 recruits on Facebook
MI6 is using the social networking site Facebook to recruit employees in an attempt to diversify its base of applicants.The UK's secret service has been attempting to recruit more women and people from...
EU considers Web 3.0
The European Commission is considering the implications of Web 3.0 technology as it attempts to help Europe lead the next generation of the internet.The Commission explained that while Web 2.0 described...
GTC loses data on 10,000 teachers
The General Teaching Council (GTC) is the latest organisation to become involved in a data loss scandal, after admitting that it has lost personal records of over 10,000 teachers.A disk containing the...
Prototype ID card unveiled
The Home Office has unveiled the first prototype ID card, as it attempts to build support towards the beginning of the scheme in November.The card contains an electronic chip, which will store the holder's...
Govt IT spend questioned
Government proposals to spend £300 million on providing disadvantaged children with free laptops and internet access have been questioned by industry experts.The chief executive of Sirius Corporation,...
Labour admit IT has been 'problem'
A number of Labour politicians have admitted that the party has run into considerable problems with major IT programmes over the past ten years.MPs at the party's annual conference suggested that the government...
EU aims to broaden internet use
The European Commission is looking at ways in which all EU citizens can have access to broadband internet by 2012, according to a new report.Currently, seven per cent of the EU population is still not...
IT strategies must be 'flexible'
IT directors need to develop IT strategies that help businesses operate flexibly and adapt to changing markets, Gartner has suggested.The analyst firm warned that traditional architectures used to define...
Hackers utilise Web 2.0
Hackers are using the latest Web 2.0 techniques to imbed malware into PDF and Flash files on the web, a security firm has revealed.The web-specialist Finjan discovered disguised code embedded in HTML web...
UK firms ignoring data risks
UK Businesses are ignoring the risk of security breaches and have a lack of awareness about how to manage data, a new survey has revealed.The business services firm Logica has released a study which discloses...
Project management skills 'in-demand'
Project management is the most in-demand skill among IT workers, according to a new survey.The poll, conducted by Parity, revealed that 64 per cent of the companies questioned identified programme management...
Prime minister launches computer initiative
Gordon Brown has launched a £300 million initiative aimed at closing the digital divide, which will supply computer equipment, broadband connections and technical advice to low-income households.During...
Boris wants Wi-Fi for all
London mayor Boris Johnson wants London to become a fully inclusive Wi-Fi city and plans to use the Olympic Games in 2012 to kick-start mobile web access.The mayor claimed that the Wi-Fi project would...
Charity criticises govt's e-waste strategy
The government has been warned that it must do more to prevent the UK's electrical waste being illegally exported and dumped in countries like Ghana, Nigeria and China.Computer Aid International, the international...
Workers union asks for end to IT offshoring
The union representing Lloyds TSB workers is demanding the termination of the bank's offshoring arrangements to India, following its takeover of HBOS.The Lloyds TSB Union (LTU) has said that the bank should...
UK SMBs 'leaders in technology'
The UK's small to medium businesses (SMBs) are leaders in evaluating emerging technologies and recognising the benefits they bring, according to research by a global IT trade association.CompTIA surveyed...
Businesses to freeze IT budgets
Half of organisations will freeze their IT budgets next year, according to a new Datamonitor report.The research Technology Trends: Analysing Global Enterprise IT budgets 2008, is based on a survey of...
Cyber-crime will 'continue to grow'
Cyber-crime will continue to grow as long as governments refuse to address it by bringing in tougher sentences, an internet security expert has claimed.The co-founder of the internet security house, Kaspersky...
IT firms reveal top business priorities
Data center power management and virtualisation are IT firms' top business alignment priorities, an independent survey has revealed.The poll, conducted by operations management firm Avocent, aimed to discover...
Green initiatives driven by business aims
Business requirements, not social responsibility, are driving green IT developments in the UK, according to new research.A survey carried out by Forrester, at the Green IT 08 conference, revealed that...
City job cuts good news for IT directors
Job cuts in the City could be good news for IT directors looking to hire highly skilled programmers, IT architects and datacentre staff, a technology analyst has said.MWD Advisors has said that now is...
Google paint 2019 internet picture
Google has attempted to paint a picture of what internet searches will be like in 2019.The world's pre-eminent search engine has suggested that the growth of cloud computing and internet connectivity will...
IT immune to immigration rules
Employers will not find it any harder to get the IT skills they need when new immigration rules come into force in November, IT industry bodies have claimed.The Institute for Management of Information...
Future bright for IT workers
IT professionals who have lost their jobs due to the turmoil in the City this week, should face little difficulty finding a new jobs if they have the right business and technical skills, a recruitment...
EU welcomes EIT members
The European Commission has released details of the first meeting of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT).EIT, which compromises 18 members drawn from business, research and higher...
Broadband report criticises govt
Leaving the development of the broadband market to the private sector is an acknowledgement that the government cannot respond fast enough to technology advances, a new report has suggested.An independent...
Online initiative promotes women in IT
A new online initiative has been launched to promote the role of women in the IT industry.Entitled "Doing IT around the world", the online scheme follows the lives and careers of women in technology...
McCain 'invents' BlackBerry
A senior aide to John McCain has claimed that the US presidential hopeful is responsible for the BlackBerry.Top McCain policy advisor, Douglas Holtz-Eakin, held up his BlackBerry at a press conference...
IT competition given Facebook boost
The IT Job Board has turned to Facebook in order to find the UK's best technical brain.A new group has been launched on the social networking site by the IT recruitment firm, which it hopes will attract...
EU proposes broader IT free trade
The EU has proposed to widen a deal that ensures global free trade for IT goods to include new types of hardware.The Information Technology Agreement (ITA) was signed in 1996 and covers the trade in IT...
Banks using safe IT strategy
European banks are using IT to retain their market share, rather than help them grow their business in the future, new research from SAP has revealed.The report, which surveyed banks, external industry...
Data privacy project launched
A new government backed research project has been launched which aims to boost privacy and stem the flow of personal information on the internet.The project, entitled Ensuring Consent and Revocation, will...
IT trade bodies merge
Two of the world's largest technology trade organisations have confirmed that they are in merger talks.The American Electronics Association (AEA) and the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA)...
IT executives confused by green issues
IT executives are becoming confused by green initiatives as the industry changes it focus to environmentally friendly IT, a new report has disclosed.The research firm Gartner has revealed that the discussion...
IT demand growing
Global demand for IT is growing strongly in spite of the current economic turbulence, new figures have revealed.The European Information Technology Observatory (EITO) has predicted that the world IT market...
Employers snoop on candidates
One in five employers look at social networking information on potential applicants, a new survey has revealed.The poll, conducted by the recruitment site careerbuilder.com, surveyed 3,000 people and found...
Firms fund internet initiative
A trio of global companies are funding a new system of satellites that could bring the internet to people in Africa, Asia and South America.The Satellite company 03b has received £35 million in first...
IT failing to account for energy use
IT managers are failing to accurately gauge their energy usage, according to a new survey by an IT consultancy group.DMW Group conducted a poll of 100 IT managers, which revealed that 68 per cent of those...
Laptop demand expected to increase
Worldwide demand for laptops will drive the PC market into an area of growth for the next several years, according to a market research firm.Despite a sluggish economy, IDC has predicted that global PC...
IBM issues product release
IBM has issued a major product release, unveiling over 30 new services and products along with a number of new research initiatives.The multinational IT corporation revealed that one of its key research...
New migration rules boost IT prospects
UK employers wanting to hire skilled IT workers from abroad will have difficulty passing the new migration system, as IT has been removed from the skills shortage list.If new proposals for a points-based...
Scotland must sustain IT investment
Scotland must step up its investment in IT skills in order to maintain its innovative edge, a trade body for IT and telecoms has warned.A new report by ScotlandIS has identified a need to sustain an entrepreneurial...
Security consumes IT budgets
IT security budgets are consuming ten per cent of operating budgets amidst rising concerns over data breaches, according to a new research.The study conducted by Forrester Research revealed that the proportion...
IT directors face new targets
IT directors are coming under increasing pressure to implement new information management systems, drive forward sustainable practices and target new types of consumers, new IBM research has revealed.A...
Parents see value of Web 2.0
Parents that understand technology see the value of Web 2.0 in the classroom but teachers are less certain, new research has disclosed.The study commissioned by ntl: Telewest Business interviewed 1,500...
New e-commerce platform for Visit Britain
Visit Britain is looking for new suppliers to replace its current e-commerce platform.The UK tourist board has given potential candidates until October 1st, 2008 to express an interest in providing a new...
IT budgets increasingly dedicated to security
The amount of money spent on security within IT departments has risen substantially in the last year.That is according to new research from Forrester, which has revealed that security now accounts for...
London Stock Exchange to improve IT
The London Stock Exchange (LSE) is to seriously improve its IT services in a bid to reduce the amount of time is takes to complete a trade.Following the completion of an upgrade to its TradElect platform,...
'Contactless' services prove popular during trial
Many mobile phone customers would be happy to pay for things such as travel or consumer goods using their hand-held device.That is according to O2, which has conducted a study to determine the popularity...
Many employees regret career decision
A large number of people in the UK believe that they are in the wrong career, new research has indicated.According to a study conducted by Kelly Services, the recruitment firm, 20 per cent of respondents...
Falling IT costs make mobile working easier
The falling cost of mobile communication has made it easier for more people to work while on the move.That is according to 3 UK, which also asserted that the increasingly sophisticated technology was also...
Software firm sets up IT boot camp
A software testing company is taking the IT skills shortage into its own hands by setting up a graduate boot camp, iTnews.com has reported.Planit, the systems assurance firm, hopes to attract between 200...
IT pivotal to 2012 Olympics
The trade association for the UK technology sector has highlighted the pivotal role that IT will undertake in delivering the 2012 London Olympics.Intellect claimed that the successful completion of London's...
Students advised to consider IT
A leading technology training provider has advised students that the academic route is not the only option for a career in IT.Computeach has underplayed the role of academic achievement, insisting that...
Chinese internet sensation identified
A Chinese factory worker who became an internet sensation after a photo of her flashing a peace sign was left on an iPhone has been identified.The photo, which was left on an iPhone delivered to a British...
Comcast limits broadband data
Comcast has announced plans to limit the amount of data that its broadband user can receive.The company said that its cable internet users would be limited to 250 gigabytes of data transfers per month...
IT re-evaluates disaster recovery
The number of IT companies re-evaluating their disaster recovery plans with virtualisation is increasing, a new survey has revealed.Symantec conducted its fourth annual IT disaster recovery survey and...
