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SITA ramps up integration of legacy systems with Liaison tool

SITA, the world’s largest provider of airport IT and telecommunications services, is in the process of improving the integration of its legacy systems in a bid to make them more open and flexible, by wrapping the systems with an XML interface and using Liaison’s data integration tool, Contivo. read more »

Deutsche Bank: Big data plans held back by legacy systems

Both Deutsche Bank and HMRC are struggling to find a way to unravel data from legacy systems to allow integration with newly created big data systems based on Hadoop technology. read more »

bet365 deploys Citrix Netscaler to reduce load on database

Online gaming giant bet365 has upgraded its Citrix Netscaler appliance to incorporate a new feature called Datastream, which has allowed the company to reduce the load on its database by twenty per cent. read more »

P&O Ferries considers cloud after implementing Compuware software

P&O Ferries has said that by implementing Compuware’s DynaTrace software to gain a better view of its systems, it is now able to consider integrating new cloud providers into its architecture - something it wasn’t able to do previously. read more »

Memset offers 2e2 customers free data centre migration

Hosting provider Memset has offered 2e2 customers free migration to its data centres, after it was revealed that the company will imminently go into liquidation and it hosting facilities will be shut down. read more »

NAO: HMRC saved £74m on IT costs between 2011 and 2012

The National Audit Office has found that HM Revenue & Customs saved some £74.1 million on IT costs during 2011 and 2012, contributing to a total of £296 million savings over the period. read more »

G-Cloud team urges 2e2 customers to get in touch after bankruptcy

The government’s G-Cloud team has urged any public sector 2e2 customers to get in touch if they need assistance in facilitating new hosting arrangements, after it was revealed that 2e2 imminently faces liquidation. read more »

Jobs report: Permanent IT staff in high demand

The latest job report from the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and KPMG found that in 2013 there has been strong demand for IT and Computing staff. read more »

BCS welcomes new GCSE Computing curriculum

The Chartered Institute of IT (BCS) has issued a statement fully supporting Education Secretary Michael Gove’s new draft curriculum for GCSE Computing. read more »

GCSE Computing set to miss out on first wave of reform

Despite having recently been added to the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), GCSE Computing isn’t being prioritised for reform by 2015 along with the other traditional subjects that are part of the scheme. read more »

Government could cut ICT bill by 32% with better flexible working

The public sector could cut the size of its ICT bill by a significant 32 percent if it introduced more effective flexible working policies, according to Citrix, which has obtained new data under a freedom of information request, revealing the cost of the government estate to the taxpayer. read more »

Andy Nelson to succeed Langsdale as DWP CIO

Andy Nelson has been appointed as the new chief information officer at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). read more »

Reed Online trials Chromeboxes and opts for SAP in the cloud

The UK’s largest online job site, Reed.co.uk, is currently undergoing a major overhaul of its IT estate where it has opted to put its HR and finance systems in the cloud using SAP Business ByDesign and is in the process of trialling Google’s Chromeboxes. read more »

Intelligence Committee: Data-snooping bill necessary, but needs work

The Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) has released the findings of its investigation into the impact of the government’s planned ‘data-snooping bill’, warning that while new legislation is necessary, the government must provide increased detail to satisfy parliament and the public. read more »

Microsoft 365 latest to secure G-Cloud accreditation

Microsoft’s cloud based productivity suite, Office 365, is the latest offering to be awarded Impact Level 2 (IL2) accreditation via the government’s G-Cloud framework. read more »

Comparethemarket.com optimises HMTL5 mobile site for iOS and Android, not Blackberry

Comparethemarket.com has recently launched a HTML5 mobile site for users searching for car insurance quotes on iOS and Android devices, but has decided against investing in optimising for Blackberry handsets. read more »

Ministry of Justice seeks 'digital jobseekers'

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has put out a call for digital jobseekers to apply to work with the department’s newly formed digital services division to help transform its public servers into online products. read more »

easyJet: IT shouldnt block business users from buying SaaS apps

Bert Craven, enterprise architect at easyJet, has said that IT departments should loosen their controls and let business users buy and deploy software-as-a-service (Saas) applications in order to drive innovation. read more »

Enterprise giants join forces to bid for £340m government skills fund

The UK’s skills council for business and information and technology, e-skills, has successfully coordinated a new partnership of big business names to bid for £340 million of government funds in an attempt to create jobs, raise skills and drive economic growth. read more »

Gove adds Computer Science to English Baccalaureate

Education Secretary, Michael Gove, has announced that computer science will sit alongside traditional science subjects and be added to the English Baccalaureate (EBacc). read more »

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