Tom Young, , Monday 21 December 2009 at 12:03:00LSE IT chief David Lester tipped to be head of new joint ventureThe London Stock Exchange (LSE) announced this morning that it will takecontrol of rival trading platform Turquoise.The LSE will merge

Tom Young, , Friday 18 December 2009 at 11:42:00Proposals must be put on hold until concerns are cleared upThe UK's to gather information electronically on all travellers entering orleaving the UK will be illegal on intra-EU routes under the EU

Tom Young, , Friday 18 December 2009 at 11:40:00New Steria pension deal will broadly reflect terms of previous arrangementIT services supplier Steria has signed a new deal with unions on pensions forits employees.From April 2010 Steria will close the defined

Tom Young, , Friday 18 December 2009 at 11:38:00Public sector correspondent Tom Young gives his view on the last 12 monthsIt's not been a good year for public sector IT: yet more delays to highprofile projects have come to light

Dave Bailey, , Thursday 17 December 2009 at 15:17:00Computing's reviews editor, Dave Bailey, gives his highlights of 2009With Barack Obama installed in the White House, the global economy melting,and the banks reeling after near collapse in 3Q 2008, 2009 got

Tom Young, , Thursday 17 December 2009 at 11:49:00Trust marks first of a swathe of new deployments in the South by BTSurrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust went live with RiOelectronic patient record systems yesterday.It is the first of

Nicola Brittain, , Thursday 17 December 2009 at 10:28:00Report orders Defra to scrap and replace flawed IT systemFollowing a damning report from the National Audit Office which was releasedin October, the government has ordered The Department for the Environment andRural

Martin Courtney, , Thursday 17 December 2009 at 13:51:00Three IT chiefs at UK organisations reveal the problems of getting seniormanagement interested in disaster recoveryComputing: How do you justify the concept of business continuitymanagement to senior executive and other departments? Roger

Tom Young, , Wednesday 16 December 2009 at 15:50:00Over 80 per cent of IT decision makers not getting value from old equipmentsalesUK businesses are pouring thousands of pounds down the drain by failing tocash in on the monetary value of

Nicola Brittain, , Wednesday 16 December 2009 at 15:19:00E-discovery software market increased by 25 per cent in 2009 to $1bnGrowth in the e-discovery software market on the back of increased commerciallitigation will continue until 2011 following a revenue increase of

Nicola Brittain, , Wednesday 16 December 2009 at 12:46:00Real estate and staff costs to rise say analystsClients of UK outsourcers may see the economic benefits of these servicesdecrease as the economy improves according to a report from technologyconsultant Ovum.Operating costs

Tom Young, , Wednesday 16 December 2009 at 12:17:00Survey identifies hotspots as job board signals uplift in advertised rolesBanking, software and telecoms will be the key sectors for those looking towork in IT in 2010, according to a survey by

Tom Young, , Wednesday 16 December 2009 at 10:27:00Central backup infrastructure is cheaper and more reliableSutton Local Authority has introduced a centralised data backup system for 70schools and colleges in the area.The educational establishments are increasing relying on IT systems

Angelica Mari, , Tuesday 15 December 2009 at 13:22:00Pharma giant on track to deliver £92m in savings with improved datamanagementPharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca is set to achieve a reduction in ITspending of $150m (£92.5m) and improved efficiency through systemsstandardisation and better

Angelica Mari, , Monday 14 December 2009 at 15:10:00And UK organisations are more willing to work with smaller outsourcers, saysstudyOrganisations are improving their ability to manage outsourcing serviceproviders while loyalty to bigger outfits is declining, according to a studycarried out

Dave Bailey, , Monday 14 December 2009 at 10:46:00VAT is also to be applied, says Treasury consultationUnused phone lines will be subject to the so-called broadband tax outlined inLord Carter's Digital Britain report, according to areleased today by the Treasury.The

Tom Young, , Friday 11 December 2009 at 14:32:00But more to come for the firm - and Fujitsu tooHP yesterday narrowly avoided a strike of 1,000 ex-EDS staff working ongovernment contracts who belong to the union PCS, but was hit

Dave Bailey, , Thursday 10 December 2009 at 18:08:00Nuance Communications's Turner tells Computing about the pros and cons ofspeech recognition for enterprisesSpeech recognition has come a long way since the early days which saw usersbark single word answers back at

Angelica Mari, , Thursday 10 December 2009 at 14:17:00Womenswear retailer set to increase online presence in 2010Fashion business LK Bennett is rolling out a new ecommerce platform with newuser experience features and multi-channel capability.Pressures on the firm's online infrastructure since

Martin Courtney, , Thursday 10 December 2009 at 14:13:00Poor employee management leads to woe in IT and telecoms sectorMany IT and telecoms workers remain in the dark about their employersbusiness goals, according to new research conducted by, a situation that