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Google releases updated Android native dev kit

Google releases updated Android native dev kit

OpenGL ES 2.0 added to package enabling developers to build performance critical parts of an app in native code

Standard Life targets £350m efficiency gain with IT

Standard Life has raised its cost cutting targets by nearly half to £350 million by 2012, as it reported strong progress on a technology and process overhaul.

NHS IT in crisis as doctors demand halt to electronic records

NHS IT in crisis as doctors demand halt to electronic records

The British Medical Association has called for an immediate halt to the multibillion pound rollout of electronic records for NHS patients.

MoD extends £3.5 billion battlefield satellite communications deal

The Ministry of Defence has extended a deal with EADS, to use a fourth satellite that will provide communications and data to troops in the field. The total value of the deal is now £3.5 billion.

BP refines £4.7bn operational efficiency plan

BP refines £4.7bn operational efficiency plan

Oil giant BP is aiming to remove a total of $7 billion (£4.7 billion) from annual operational costs, aided by a huge overhaul of IT, processes and project management.

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IBM Rational to release secure coding tool

Former Watchfire and Ounce Labs capabilities would be partnered in an enterprise-level product to be released later this year

Analysts ‘especially nervous’ on weak UK IT spending

This year will see a two percent decline in UK software and services spending, in “real terms”, analysts have warned.

British Medical Association in renewed attack on NHS care records

The British Medical Association has renewed calls for the NHS to inform patients better about electronic care records.

Apple drops entry price for Mac developers

If you've been interested in becoming an official Mac developer but shied away from high membership fees, this might just be your lucky day.

Windows Mobile apps won't work with Windows Phone 7

While Microsoft still isn't commenting on whether current Windows Mobile phones will be upgradeable to its new Windows Phone 7 software, it has finally officially revealed that existing applications won't work on the new platform.

CSC issues robust defence of £13bn NHS IT

CSC issues robust defence of £13bn NHS IT

CSC, a lead supplier alongside BT on the £12.7 billion NHS National Programme for IT, has said it is confident about the future of the programme.

BSkyB asks HP judge for £49 million legal costs

BSkyB asks HP judge for £49 million legal costs

BSkyB has asked a high court judge to order a £49 million payment from HP, so that it can recover its full legal costs in the parties’ ten-year dispute.

Software AG adds Eclipse IDE to Natural

Company offers NaturalOne IDE for the decades-old language

Microsoft rewards Visual Studio 2010 early adopters

The IDE upgrade, delayed after performance problems in a beta release pushed back the launch, is now due to ship April 12

Child support agency signs £500m services framework

Child support agency signs £500m services framework

The Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission has agreed a series of large framework contracts with providers including IBM, Capita and Steria.

Barclays Wealth planning £230m IT and infrastructure overhaul

Barclays Wealth planning £230m IT and infrastructure overhaul

Barclays Wealth plans to spend approximately £230 million overhauling its technology and infrastructure, it has been confirmed, as part of a bid to grow the business dramatically over the next five years.

Intel offers developers cash to build its app store

Intel is using cash incentives to lure mobile software developers to its AppUp Centre application store, hoping to spur the development of new applications for netbooks with Atom microprocessors inside.

Sky wins another £70m payment from HP

Sky wins another £70m payment from HP

HP has been ordered to make a further interim payment of £70 million to broadcaster BSkyB, over a failed EDS software implementation.

Thomson Reuters bets on billion dollar IT platforms

Thomson Reuters bets on billion dollar IT platforms

Thomson Reuters is betting heavily on new global IT platforms, costing billions of dollars, as it raises targets for operational efficiency gains from the 2008 merger that formed the group.

British Library launches archive of UK websites

British Library launches archive of UK websites

The British Library has launched an online archive of UK websites, based on IBM systems.

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