Women 'central' to saving UK tech industry
News Attracting more females into IT careers is essential to plugging a critical skills shortfall that is affecting the entire UK tech industry, says Gartner research [16 Apr 2008]
- Basically B****x - Yellowcave
- What skills - lars
- The crisis is in the recruitment "industry" - Andrew Meredith
- Very nicely put Andrew. - Yellowcave
Councils join data-sharing scheme
News A group of 10 councils plans to share access to confidential information using Microsoft's digital identity system [18 Apr 2008]
- Where is a need? - 1000215420
SAP looks to retail sector for growth
News The business software maker is hoping to offer consulting services to retailers who want to expand their businesses [28 Apr 2008]
Government to launch 'Green IT Strategy'
News The national initiative is aimed at reducing IT-related carbon emissions and will focus on examples of best practice [09 May 2008]
MPs attack 'flimsy' gov't sums on shared services
News The Public Accounts Committee has called for greater analysis of government shared corporate services to ensure value for money [08 May 2008]
IT spend slows in retail sector
News According to the latest IT in Retail report, spending growth has stalled, as many retailers try to do more with the same money [08 May 2008]
India to create 8m outsourcing jobs in next decade
News Outsourcing association Nasscom sees the industry booming in smaller cities as the infrastructure of dominant centres becomes increasingly overburdened [07 May 2008]
India mulls tax-break extension for outsourcers
News Contemplation of an extended tax break for in-country software companies shows India is worried about retaining its outsourcing dominance, say consulants [07 May 2008]
CIOs increasingly seen as 'green ambassadors'
News Cisco claims chief information officers are driving the sustainable business agenda in their organisations while bringing the issue to the attention of their suppliers [02 May 2008]
Geographic database opens up to business
News Private-sector groups can now subscribe to the National Land and Property Gazetteer, a database of national address and property data [01 May 2008]
Microsoft board fails to reach Yahoo decision
News The software giant's board of directors is still weighing whether to initiate a proxy contest, sweeten its cash-and-stock offer, or possibly walk away from the deal, say reports [01 May 2008]
Socitm names new president
News Richard Steel, formerly Newham Borough Council's chief information officer, has taken the reins at the Society of Information Technology Management [30 Apr 2008]
Indian techies snubbing west in favour of home
News Graduates from the Indian Institutes of Technology are increasingly staying at home rather than looking to western countries for work, as the range and quality of career prospects in India continues to improve [30 Apr 2008]
EU healthcare reaps benefits of broadband
News An e-health survey has found almost half of European doctors have a broadband connection, but there are still wide discrepancies in GPs' use of IT across Europe [29 Apr 2008]
NHS top IT job to be split in two
News The IT director general post previously filled by Richard Granger will be replaced by two separate executive roles [29 Apr 2008]
- sensible - Brian Murray
Lords backs amendment to data-loss law
News The House of Lords has supported a change to the criminal justice and immigration bill which would make it a criminal offence to carelessly release or lose personal data [29 Apr 2008]
Apple profits rise on strong Mac, iPhone sales
News The company has posted a 36 percent rise in quarterly profits, but a cautious outlook for the next quarter left Wall Street disappointed [24 Apr 2008]
Tech giants' results buck economic fears
Analysis IBM, Intel and Google's first-quarter results proved better than expected, but observers fear other heavyweights may not fare so well [22 Apr 2008]
Tech problems delay launch of NHS booking system
News The launch of the latest 'Choose and Book' online referral system has been delayed due to a technical issue causing patient appointments to be made incorrectly [18 Apr 2008]
R&D takes backseat during HP's IT revamp
News As the company nears completion of a major three-year IT transformation, a senior vice president has explained why the slowdown in research and development was a necessary consequence [17 Apr 2008]
NHS IT chief resigns after brief tenure
News Department of Health CIO Matthew Swindells is to leave after less than three months in the job, adding to the uncertainty around the National Programme for IT [15 Apr 2008]
IT sector sees increased profit warnings
News As market conditions cause customers to tighten their belts, profit warnings among software and IT services companies are on the rise [15 Apr 2008]
Judge rules against release of ID card review
News The High Court has overturned a decision that the ID card gateway reviews should be published, meaning further delay while the Information Tribunal makes a new decision on publication [15 Apr 2008]
How to deal with information overload 
Video At RSA 2008 in San Francisco, Blink author Malcolm Gladwell tells security professionals why too much information can impair judgement [14 Apr 2008]
- Let software deal with information overload - abarton_murge
ID cards fuel leap in consultancy costs
News The scheme has contributed to a 2,000 percent increase in the cost of Home Office consultants, taking the bill up to £147m last year [14 Apr 2008]
