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MoD in £14m asset management rollout
Defence contractor Lockheed Martin has signed a £13.9m deal for software to run a new management information system for the Ministry of Defence.
Forrester: Poor database archiving is compliance risk
Businesses could fall foul of regulation because of their failure to optimise database archiving and make information readily accessible, Forrester has warned.
PDAs will speed up police work, says govt
Equipping police officers with PDAs will cut stop and search times by almost 20 minutes, or 75 percent, the Home Office has claimed.
'Distraught' hacker loses US extradition appeal
Gary McKinnon, a computer expert who is accused of hacking into secret military computers, has lost his last chance to avoid extradition to the US.
IT users struggle on email archiving - survey
Employees are failing to properly archive emails, according to research, because they are often too busy or too unsure of their IT skills.
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EU-created mobile system promises safer traffic
A system to avoid traffic jams, accidents and other dangers is being demonstrated at the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin.
US terror threat system ‘crippled’ by technical flaws
A $500 million (£272 million) IT project led by Boeing to prevent terrorist attacks is a failure, and cannot even handle basic search terms like "and, or and not", a US government subcommittee has said.
Police to get access to child protection database
The Department for Children, Schools and Families is trying to play down reports that its ContactPoint database of children will be used by police to prosecute offenders.
Storage market thrives in down economy
The storage market is thriving despite a tough economy, as exploding digital information growth has forced customers to add more capacity and upgrade to newer storage systems that are faster and more efficient, analysts say.
Govt fails to use technology to prevent data breaches
The right data control technology is crucial in preventing data losses on USB sticks and CDs, IT industry pundits have said, following the government's announcement it had lost the details of 84,000 prisoners.
Updated: Tories call in BCS to review NHS IT and ‘monolithic supercomputer’
The Conservative party has commissioned the British Computer Society to review NHS IT policy including the £12.7 billion National Programme for IT, which they claim is “crashing down”.
China bans iTunes after Tibet protest
Chinese authorities have blocked Apple's iTunes Music Store, apparently because 'more than 40' athletes have listened to protest songs by bands such as Rush and Alanis Morissette.
Pressure mounts to open Intel antitrust documents
A tech trade group and a number of news organisations have asked a US court to lift its order to seal documents in the pending antitrust lawsuit brought against Intel by Advanced Micro Devices, saying the gag order has "unnecessarily and unjustly" withheld information from the public.
Information Commissioner targets government after prison data debacle
The Information Commissioner’s Office has called for data protection to be “taken seriously at all levels” after a Home Office contractor lost the details of 84,000 prisoners on an unencrypted memory stick.
Ministers in dock after massive loss of prisoners' data
Minsters are squirming this morning after the details of 84,000 prisoners in England and Wales were lost.
Tories call in BCS to review NHS IT and ‘monolithic supercomputer’
The Conservative party has commissioned the British Computer Society to review NHS IT policy including the £12.7 billion National Programme for IT, which they claim is “crashing down”.
Government loses 4m people’s personal data in one year
The government has lost the personal information of up to four million citizens in one year alone.
Police to get £40m mobile fingerprinting kit
The Home Office is preparing to spend up to £40m on the roll out of a mobile biometric identification service.
HMRC takes tax forms offline
HM Revenue & Customs has taken major tax services offline for “essential maintenance”, prompting ire among accountants.
IDF 2008: Technology can change the world
Technology plays a big role in economic development, but more teachers are needed to educate users on its usage, especially in emerging economies, Intel's chairman said on Tuesday.
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