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NHS IT chief targets 'routine' deployment success within 12 months

The National Programme for IT in the NHS will be deploying new systems to NHS trusts “as a matter of routine,â€� within 12 months, according to Martin Bellamy, head of NHS Connecting for Health (NHS CFH) and director of programme and systems delivery at the Department of Health. read more »

Government may lift lid on NHS IT project secrecy

The government may do a dramatic U-turn and start releasing the findings of its Gateway Review project management reports on major IT projects. read more »

HP could face backlash over pay cut plan

Some staff point out exec pay cuts are not what they seem read more »

BearingPoint files for bankruptcy protection

BearingPoint, one of the world’s leading IT and management consultancies has filed for protective bankruptcy in the US. read more »

Stop storage costs undermining your virtualisation ROI

As consolidation of datacentres and virtualisation sweeps through IT departments problems have emerged. read more »

BCS condemns government plans that trash right to privacy

The British Computer Society has lambasted proposed government changes to the Data Protection Act, which it says fundamentally undermine the right to privacy. read more »

NHS procurement systems are 'wasteful and block innovation'

Procurement policies in the National Health Service are hindering the uptake of new technology and working practices, according to a new report. read more »

AstraZeneca signs Infosys in multi-million, five year outsourcing deal

The drug giant, which is headquartered in London, will use Infosys to support manufacturing, supply chain, finance, human resources and other applications. read more »

IT failures contributed to Baby P tragedy

Problems with IT systems at Haringey Council contributed to the failures that led to the death of Baby P, according to the official report into the tragedy, and new systems being introduced across the country could make these failures more likely in future, experts have warned. read more »

User groups 'get your voice heard at the top'

As IT organisations struggle with tightening budgets during the recessions, it would be a mistake to cut back on membership of and involvement in user groups. read more »

SAP users unconvinced by promise of extra value from support

SAP users will not accept the next round of price rises for support unless the company has clearly delivered improved total cost of ownership for the businesses that run its enterprise software. read more »

User groups force SAP into support pricing concessions

SAP has responded to mounting pressure from its users by revising its controversial Enterprise Support offering and deepened its partnership with the global user group organisation Sugen. read more »

Testing failures behind T5 'embarrasment', say MPs

The problems that led to a “national embarrassmentâ€� at the Heathrow Terminal 5 opened earlier this year were caused by poor training and systems testing. read more »

Government Gateway shutdown in new data scandal

The Government Gateway has been shutdown after a memory stick containing user names and passwords for the website that gives access to everything from tax returns to parking tickets, was found in a pub car park. read more »

Ministry of Defence in new data loss scandal

The Ministry of Defence and EDS are investigating the loss of a portable hard drive containing personal details of 100,000 military personnel and up to 600,000 potential recruits. read more »

Agile development and testing bring Turquoise to market

Agile development practices allowed Turquoise, the trading facility established by nine leading European investment banks, to formally launch this week, just 10 months after work on the platform begun. read more »

Business requirements lead green IT drive - Forrester

Business requirements, not corporate social responsibility goals, are driving Green IT developments in the UK according to new research. read more »

Update: London Stock Exchange staggers into life after network outage

The London Stock Exchange began operating again in its final half hour of the day, after an unexplained network problem prevented trading for most of the day. read more »

London Stock Exchange trading grinds to a halt as network fails

The London Stock Exchange suffered a humiliating breakdown today, on what looked set to be one of the busiest trading days of the year. read more »

Government plans £50m replacement for Child Support Agency IT

The government is preparing to spend up to £50 million on the development of core IT systems for its new Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission. read more »

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