Date: 03/02/12 Scotland publishes digital infrastructure plan
The Scottish government has released its Digital Future: Infrastructure Action Plan, outlining how it plans to implement a "future-proofed digital infrastructure across all of Scotland by 2020". The plan takes a two-tiered approach, where the government hopes to introduce a step change by 2015,
Date: 03/02/12 Scottish government awards £2.2m smartcard contract to Novacard
The Scottish government has awarded German company Novacard a £2.2m contract to supply three million smartcards over the next four years to local authorities. The Scottish public sector has implemented a National Entitlement Card (NEC) scheme,
Date: 03/02/12 IT salaries increased at fastest rate for three years in 2011
Permanent IT salaries improved at the fastest rate for three years in 2011, according to data from recruitment website CWJobs.co.uk.
Date: 02/02/12 IBM planning major job cuts in Germany: union
International Business Machines is sounding out plans to cut thousands of jobs in Germany and other countries to reduce costs and raise earnings, a German union official said. "We have been aware of IBM's plans to cut jobs for some time," Christine Muhr, a labor representative on IBM Germany's supervisory board,
Date: 02/02/12 Sony sees $2.9 billion loss, new CEO says to move fast
Ailing Japanese electronics giant Sony Corp warned it was heading for a bigger-than-expected $2.9 billion annual loss, presenting a daunting task for incoming CEO Kazuo Hirai, who vowed to move quickly to turn things around. Overtaken by more innovative rivals such as Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics
Date: 31/01/12 Motorola Solutions adds $1bn to buyback program, brings total to $3bn
Motorola Solutions Inc.'s board approved the addition of up to $1 billion toward the company's stock buyback program, bringing the total authorized for repurchase up to $3 billion. After repurchases of roughly $1.1 billion through Dec. 31,
Date: 31/01/12 Nokia Siemens reportedly plans 1,200-1,300 job cuts in Finland
Finnish-German network equipment vendor Nokia Siemens Networks plans to cut between 1,200 and 1,300 jobs in Finland as part of a massive restructuring effort announced in November, Finnish broadsheet Helsingin Sanomat reported Saturday, citing anonymous sources.
Date: 31/01/12 Indian IT outsourcers see temporary uncertainty over Europe
India's information technology outsourcers have seen a slowdown in business because of the European debt crisis, but one of the largest, Infosys Ltd., is optimistic that revenue growth will accelerate again once the clouds of uncertainly are lifted. "When we talk to our clients, we are definitely seeing a slowness in the
Date: 30/01/12 E-services revive sphere of state registration of real estate rights
“The Real Estate Registration Project” continues for the improvement of the process of state registration of real estate rights in Azerbaijan. This project that is supposed to be completed till 2013 consists of the following 4 components: provision of more effective and efficient
Date: 30/01/12 Government urged to speed up ICT provision reform
The government has been criticised by the Public Administration Select Committee (PASC) for not sufficiently addressing problems in public sector ICT provision. The Civil Service watchdog said in its latest report that the government has failed to address more than
Date: 30/01/12 Catapult centre to propel UK businesses into the digital age
The government has launched the Connected Digital Economy Catapult (CDEC) centre to enable UK businesses to benefit from the continuing advancement of technology in order to bring new products to the marketplace. The launch is part of the government's £200m investment in a network
Date: 30/01/12 World Economic Forum: Governments should collect information to improve urban areas
As the World Economic Forum draws to a close in Davos, Computing spoke to Gartner analyst Bettina Tratz-Ryan about the key technology trends that are
Date: 27/01/12 Apple CEO faces first test with cash mountain
Apple CEO Tim Cook has a problem, a $98 billion problem. Just 18 months ago, Apple's $46 billion mountain of cash - while huge by most standards - attracted only muted complaints from investors, who did call for a dividend or share buyback,
Date: 27/01/12 Motorola posts loss, awaits Google deal approval
Mobile phone maker Motorola Mobility Inc posted a fourth quarter loss on weak revenue on Thursday in what could be its last report before a planned takeover by Google Inc. Some Google investors have worried about the search company's decision to buy Motorola Mobility since
Date: 27/01/12 AT&T reports $6.7 billion loss on hefty charges, iPhone costs
AT&T Inc posted a $6.7 billion quarterly loss as it was weighed down by a hefty break-up fee for its failed T-Mobile USA merger and other big charges on top of costly subsidies for smartphones such as Apple Inc's popular iPhone. While the No. 2 U.S. wireless provider beat analysts' expectations
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