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Oracle customers slow to adopt new database

Few Oracle customers are using the latest database software unveiled launched last July, according to an analysis of the Pythian Group's remote database support customers.

NHS in discussions on CSC contract

The NHS has confirmed it is still renegotiating its near £3 billion contract with CSC.

Bank of Ireland in fifth laptop theft

The Bank of Ireland is investigating the loss of a fifth laptop containing confidential customer data.

Michael Page streamlines business processes

Michael Page is streamlining business processes, ahead of a large service oriented architecture project and a customer relationship management implementation.

GP logs into NHS Choose and Book without security pass

A flaw has allowed a GP to bypass system security and access patient records in NHS’s newly launched Choose and Book system without his security smart card or password.

Microsoft to release four new patches next week

Microsoft plans to fix critical bugs in its Word, Publisher and Jet database software next week.

Wolverhampton consolidates data protection software

Wolverhampton City Council has reduced the complexity and cost of its data security software, removing eight backup and security applications and replacing them with one program.

IT central to Rentokil’s City Link overhaul

Rentokil has established a seven point plan to resolve the troubled integration of its City Link parcel business, and IT is at the heart of the turnaround.

RBS in talks over job cuts as ABN integration progresses

Despite reports that Royal Bank of Scotland could cut up to 7,000 jobs as part of its integration of ABN Amro, the bank would not comment on any possible IT job losses.

SAS offers greener shade of business intelligence

SAS Institute is building on its roots in the business intelligence space by offering corporate enterprises a tool that will allow them to analyse the impact their operations have on the environment.

Sky raises EDS legal costs to £21m

BSkyB has increased its budget for its lawsuit against EDS over a large CRM system implementation, as the parties argue in court over increasingly fine details of the case.

ArcelorMittal moves away from multisourcing

Steelmaker ArcelorMittal has said it is moving away from multisourcing, contrary to the trend among many large companies of signing smaller outsourcing deals with a range of providers.

University of Liverpool cuts email backup times

The University of Liverpool has implemented email archiving software in a bid to reduce backup time and simplify email management for staff.

DWP steps up IT expenditure

The Department for Work and Pensions is set to significantly increase its expenditure over the next two years on a number of major IT projects.

Interop show booms as US downturn bites

Interop 2008 runs all this week, featuring about 25 percent more exhibitors for networking and related technologies than last year's show, almost in defiance of the nation's economic downturn.

Microsoft botnet-hunting tool helps bust hackers

Botnet fighters have another tool in their arsenal, thanks to Microsoft.

Scottish Water splashes £120m on IT deals

Scottish Water has awarded three major IT services contracts totalling £120 million in a bid to improve operations, reduce the number of IT suppliers it uses and cut £8 million in costs.

Corus chooses multisourcing over single IT provider

Steel producer Corus is moving from a single IT services provider to a multisourcing model, in a bid to cut costs and improve flexibility.

Researcher exposes new way to hack Oracle database

Security researcher David Litchfield has released technical details of a new type of attack that could give a hacker access to an Oracle database.

Gartner: CRM market to grow 14 percent in 2008

The worldwide market for customer relationship management (CRM) software will grow 14.2 percent to $8.9 billion (£4.5 billion) in 2008, according to a Gartner estimate.

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