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Lib Dems urge immediate halt to NPfIT
News The party has called for a halt to spending on the project, and pledge to launch an independent inquiry into the scheme, describing it as a 'shambles' [17 Sep 2008]
Samsung makes hostile bid for SanDisk
News Failed merger negotiations have led to Samsung's £3.27bn bid, while rival Toshiba has also said it is 'interested' in SanDisk [17 Sep 2008]
EU seeks overhaul of global IT trade pact
News The European Commission claims the Information Technology Agreement, which eliminates international trade tariffs for IT-related products, needs major modernisation [16 Sep 2008]
How strife in Wall Street is set to hit tech
Analysis Financial uncertainty at major US securities firms will have ripple effects that could stifle M&A and affect tech companies aiming to go public [16 Sep 2008]
HP chief defends EDS buy after job cuts
News In a meeting with financial analysts, CEO Mark Hurd justified the purchase of EDS, following HP's announcement of 24,600 job losses [16 Sep 2008]
CIO appointed for London 2012 Olympics
News Former Co-operative Financial Services exec Gerry Pennell will design, procure and run the Games tech programme [16 Sep 2008]
HP to shed 24,600 jobs
News The company will cut around 7.5 percent of its total workforce as part of a restructuring programme, following the acquisition of EDS [16 Sep 2008]
Public-sector 'laggards' resisting Web 2.0
News Public-sector IT body Socitm has urged local-government bodies to embrace Web 2.0 or risk being branded 'Luddites' [16 Sep 2008]
Queen to visit Google's UK HQ
News The search giant has invited Queen Elizabeth to view ongoing tech projects at its London base in October [15 Sep 2008]
AMD worker charged with Intel trade-secrets theft
News The FBI has charged an engineer who once worked for Intel with stealing trade secrets from the company after he was hired by AMD [15 Sep 2008]
Experts warn migration rules may fuel IT offshoring
News Despite a UK skills shortfall, IT staff have not been included on a draft list of 'shortages occupations' drawn up by the Home Office's Migration Advisory Committee [12 Sep 2008]
West tightens IT belt while India, China boom
News While IT budgets are being cut in the US and Europe, spending for 2008 in China, Russia and India is surging forward at 18 percent growth [12 Sep 2008]
Bletchley Park: The preservation challenge 
Photos At the home of British WWII codebreaking efforts, the Bletchley Park Trust faces the challenge of renovating rotting buildings and developing poor infrastructure [11 Sep 2008]
Apple execs settle stock-options lawsuit
News Stock-option backdating troubles at Apple appear to be history following the £8m settlement of a shareholder suit filed against company executives [11 Sep 2008]
MoD completes sale of QinetiQ stake
News With the sale of the MoD's remaining 19 percent stake for £254m, the privatisation of the defence-tech firm is complete [11 Sep 2008]
BT, South Tyneside sign shared-services deal
News The 10-year, £184m contract covers the delivery of a number of key council services, including the development of a shared-services centre [10 Sep 2008]
London Stock Exchange recovers after outage
News A full day's trading was effectively wiped from the books, but the exchange has not yet revealed the reason behind the glitch [09 Sep 2008]
NHS IT contractors to be paid £1.1bn extra
News Following contract reset negotiations, the amount paid under the six main National Programme for IT contracts has risen from £5.5bn to £6.6bn [09 Sep 2008]
PGP boss sets out to save Bletchley Park 
Video Phil Dunkelberger, chief executive of PGP, tells ZDNet.co.uk why he's signing the cheques to help save Bletchley Park — and who he's doing it with [09 Sep 2008]
Red tape blamed for impeding tech progress
News Ahead of a new ICT research strategy to be unveiled in 2009, the European Commission has launched a public consultation on high-tech research [08 Sep 2008]
Judge rules Oracle withheld lawsuit evidence
News A US judge says the software giant deliberately witheld or destroyed evidence sought in a class-action lawsuit filed against the company [04 Sep 2008]
Former BT chief to head up Alcatel-Lucent
News Alcatel-Lucent has appointed former BT chief executive Ben Verwaayen as its new chief executive [02 Sep 2008]
Fujitsu seeks payment for NHS IT work
News Sacked from the National Programme for IT in May, the supplier is reportedly asking for £700m of the £896m due had its 10-year contract been completed [02 Sep 2008]
Google inks deal to buy GeoEye satellite imagery
News Under the deal, the search giant will be the exclusive online mapping site that may use the imagery supplied by a satellite due to launch in the next few days [01 Sep 2008]
Dell reports 17pc fall in earnings
News The PC maker blames conservative IT spending and the costs of acquiring more market share in Europe, and says it has more work to do to improve performance [29 Aug 2008]
