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Cognos business intelligence software ported to System z

IBM's Cognos 8 BI (business intelligence) software is now generally available for System z mainframes running Linux.

Oracle keeps database market lead says IDC

The worldwide relational database management systems market saw a 12.6 percent growth spike in 2007 to $18.8 billion (£9.9 billion) compared to $16.7 billion in 2006, according to analyst firm IDC.

Betfair builds in-house platform for faster transactions

Betfair has built an in-house transaction processing and event platform, which it says has the capability of processing up to one million transactions per second, a 100-fold increase on previous rates.

Businesses struggle with unstructured data: Butler report

Businesses are failing to properly manage their unstructured data, leaving them open to extra scrutiny from regulators over disclosure, and higher IT costs.

Humberside Police extends deal for criminal intelligence database

Humberside Police has signed a seven year contract extension for Unisys to continue to support and update its central criminal intelligence database.

Norwich Union scraps GPS vehicle-tracking policy

Norwich Union has scrapped a high-tech vehicle insurance plan that tracked drivers using Global Positioning System (GPS).

Npower standardises five million records with document management system

Npower has used a document management and archiving system from supplier Macro 4 to standardise customer data after consolidating all its billing and customer service applications onto one platform.

IBM insists it is not planning to to open-source DB2 database

IBM said Monday that it doesn't plan to open-source its DB2 database, despite a reports that an open-source move might become necessary.

David Davis slams government’s 'database state' in resignation over terror bill

David Davis MP has slammed the government’s use of large IT databases on citizens, as he resigned from parliament, saying the systems eroded citizen freedom.

NHS IT would cost '£4.5bn more' if national programme was scrapped

The government has claimed the NHS would have to spend £4.5 billion more if it gave local trusts control of their own IT, on top of the existing estimated costs of £12.7 billion.

MPs slam government's obsession with collecting personal data

The Home Affairs Committee has urged the government to stop creating large databases on citizens without first proving they are necessary.

Morrisons says Oracle-based IT refresh on target

Morrisons has said its Optimisation Plan is on target, after delivering strong like for like sales in the first quarter.

Microsoft sneaks Search on to HP PCs

Microsoft signed a deal to embed a Live Search toolbar on all Hewlett-Packard consumer PCs starting next year.

Bradford & Bingley debacle caused by 'hopelessly antiquated IT'

Bradford & Bingley stunned the City of London yesterday by pulling a rights issue amid claims that poor IT systems meant its directors lacked proper visibility of the business.

APC teams up with IBM on efficiency

Backup-power product maker APC and building automation vendor TAC will integrate their software management platforms with IBM's Tivoli Monitoring energy management tools.

Warburtons cooks up helpdesk support with Atos

Warburtons has signed a five year contract for Atos Origin to provide helpdesk support.

NHS Fujitsu talks broke down on localisation costs

The NHS’ contract talks with Fujitsu broke down after the two parties could not agree on the costs of providing localised services, industry sources have told Computerworld UK.