Date: 06/09/11 Finalists announced for the UK IT Industry Awards 2011
The finalists in this year's UK IT Industry Awards have been announced. Projects on the shortlist include a system that offers immediate protection from mortgage fraud and another that automates how heritage assets are designated.
Date: 06/09/11 The IT services market saw the value of new contract signings fall to its lowest level in more than eight years, according to analyst firm Ovum.
Taxpayers are paying up to 10 times more than is necessary for government IT projects, according to Andy de Vale, co-founder of the Agile Delivery Network (ADN). The ADN is a not-for-profit organisation, made up of a group of SMEs,
Date: 06/09/11 IT services contract awards fall to lowest level since 2003
The IT services market saw the value of new contract signings fall to its lowest level in more than eight years, according to analyst firm Ovum. The total contract value (TCV) of deals announced in this period was just $19bn (£11.8bn) – the lowest quarterly figure since 2003, and down 40 per cent on the same period last year.
Date: 06/09/11 ITU Telecom World 2011 throws spotlight on global ICT challenges
Taking place at Geneva Palexpo from October 24-27, ITU Telecom World 2011 will play host to some 250 global leaders spanning Heads of State and Government, Ministers, city mayors,
Date: 05/09/11 AT&T could escape fee in T-Mobile deal: source
AT&T (T.N) may not have to pay Deutsche Telekom (DTEGn.DE) a multi-billion dollar breakup fee, even if its $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile USA fails, a person familiar with the matter said. "There are a number of options under which the contract will not come into effect,"
Date: 05/09/11 Mobile phones help to target disaster aid, says study
Mobile phones of people fleeing natural disasters can be used to target emergency aid according to a new study. The report reveals how scientists mapped population movements following the Haiti earthquake based on location data from two million handsets.
Date: 05/09/11 ICT ministry targets Smart Thailand in 4 years
New Thai ICT Minister, Anudith Nakornthap recently announced the Smart Thailand Plan, to offer modern public services through high-speed internet. According to the minister, the group plans to utilise high-speed Internet to upgrade and modernise public services, targeting to cover some 80-85 per cent of the country.
Date: 05/09/11 The Philippines pushes for US$19 mil broadband project
The Department of Science and Technology has proposed for the national broadband project, which reportedly cost Php800 million (US$19 million), to connect all local government units and government agencies in the Philippines.
Date: 05/09/11 EMEA Server Market Remains Buoyant in 2Q11, Up 12.5%, the Fastest Rate of Annual Growth in Seven Years, Says IDC
According to the latest EMEA Quarterly Server Tracker from International Data Corporation (IDC), the EMEA server market in 2Q11 recorded the second consecutive quarter of double-digit annual growth,
Date: 02/09/11 Google's Eric Schmidt urges companies to adopt agile development
Google's executive chairman, Eric Schmidt, has urged companies that wish to create globally successful software to adopt an agile development methodology. Schmidt spoke to delegates at this year's Dreamforce event in San Francisco,
Date: 02/09/11 British Gas to roll out 60,000 more smart meters to enterprises by end of 2011
Energy company British Gas expects to roll out 60,000 more smart meters to its business customers before the end of 2011. This is in addition to the 135,000 smart meters it has already delivered to its largest business customers so far.
Date: 02/09/11 Cabinet Office opts for temporary digital head
Number 10 has appointed the current interactive director of the soon-to-be defunct Central Office of Information (COI), Nick Jones, as interim head of digital for the Prime Minister’s office and the Cabinet Office.
Date: 02/09/11 Ex-US CIO Vivek Kundra to advise vice president of the Digital Agenda for the European Commision Neelie Kroes on cloud strategy for Europe
Vice president of the Digital Agenda for the European Commission, Neelie Kroes, has said she will be seeking advice on Europe's cloud computing strategy from former US CIO Vivek Kundra. Kroes told attendees of a panel discussion at this year's
Date: 02/09/11 ITU teams up with leading Asian standards organizations to bring new technologies to market more quickly and at lower cost
ITU has signed an agreement with key Asian standards developers that will mean new technologies come to market quicker and at lower cost. Japan’s Association of Radio Industries and Businesses (ARIB); China Communications Standardization Association (CCSA);
Date: 02/09/11 ITU launches a project on ICT and climate change in Ghana
ITU launched a project on ICT and climate change in Ghana, which will be based on two pillars. The first will look at how ICT can be used to help Ghana adapt to the effects of climate change, and will be led by the Ministry of Communications and sponsored by Research in Motion (RIM).
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