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Part of the union - Aviva's CFO Patrick Regan

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:30:00 GMT

Kevin Reed, Accountancy Age, Friday 6 November 2009 at 11:30:00

With a secondary listing on Wall Street and moving its European HQ to Ireland, Aviva's new CFO has a lot on his plate

The UK’s biggest insurer Aviva has appointed Patrick Regan as CFO, taking over from Philip Scott. Scott has spent 36 years at the firm, taking a big role in the...

HP revamps infrastructure strategy in response to uncertain demand

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:13:00 GMT

Martin Courtney, Computing, Thursday 5 November 2009 at 12:13:00

Changes designed to appeal to cash-strapped buyers

HP has reshuffled its server, storage, networking and datacentre management product portfolio in a bid to make them more attractive to corporate buyers who continue to deal with uncertain IT...

Staff thrive on variety at C4

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:45:00 GMT

Angelica Mari, Computing, Thursday 5 November 2009 at 07:45:00

Channel 4 CIO Kevin Gallagher tells Computing how the convergence of TV and web services is opening up new opportunities for IT professionals

Channel 4 (C4) is to revamp its IT skills development strategy in light of the convergence of TV and web services and the rise of commodity IT outsourcing....

PDA deployment pays off for debt collection firm

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:45:00 GMT

Tom Young, Computing, Thursday 5 November 2009 at 07:45:00

Bristow & Sutor has seen a significant rise in productivity since it equipped its bailiffs with GPS-enabled PDAs

Bristow & Sutor, a firm based in the West Midlands that collects payments on behalf of local authorities, has rolled out personal digital assistants (PDAs) to more than 150 bailiffs...

Exploring the cloud's potential

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:45:00 GMT

Dave Bailey, Computing, Thursday 5 November 2009 at 07:45:00

Intel CTO Justin Rattner and SAP head of research Lutz Heuser explain how their firms are collaborating to make the cloud truly fit for enterprise purposes

The next generation of cloud computing services and platforms will look very different, and hardware giant Intel and business software firm SAP recently launched a collaborative research facility in Belfast’s...

UK Industry Awards 2009: Innovative project of the year

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:56:00 GMT

Computing staff, Computing, Wednesday 4 November 2009 at 14:56:00

We profile the finalists in the biggest UK IT industry awards night

Innovation is one of the most important themes of the UK IT Industry Awards, so it is fitting that the Innovative Project of the Year award, sponsored by Konica Minolta,...

Ringing the changes - Nokia's new CFO

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:25:00 GMT

Santhie Goundar, Accountancy Age, Tuesday 3 November 2009 at 11:25:00

Nokia surprised everyone by appointing a virtual unknown to the high-profile CFO role, so who is he?

Mobile phone conglomerate Nokia has appointed a new CFO in a surprise board reshuffle. Current CFO Rick Simonson is leaving to head up the devices unit, while global head of...

Opening up the Windows with new Microsoft OS

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:16:00 GMT

Fleur Doidge, CRN, Friday 30 October 2009 at 17:16:00

Will Microsoft’s latest client OS prove a breath of fresh air for the licensing market? One VAR has completed one of the first deployments of Windows 7

One of the first things users are likely to notice about Microsoft’s latest client operating system, Windows 7, is that finally it is possible to have several application windows open...

A foreseeable future with Intel

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:04:00 GMT

Fleur Doidge, CRN, Friday 30 October 2009 at 17:04:00

Intel promoted a view of itself as in tune with the daily needs of the end user-facing channel at its UK partner forum this year.

All Intel eyes were trained firmly on the future at this year’s partner conference, held in Northamptonshire. The slogan being bandied around was ‘Sponsors of Tomorrow’, reflecting Intel’s latest global...

Tariff proposals threaten to dampen firms' renewables ambitions

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:42:00 GMT

James Murray, BusinessGreen, Friday 30 October 2009 at 14:42:00

Industry warns that the government's Clean Energy Cashback scheme does little to boost the economic case for onsite renewable energy

The economic viability of plans to increase installations of renewable energy technologies at commercial properties are hanging in the balance, as the government prepares to rubberstamp a package of incentives...

The link between databases and developers

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:30:00 GMT

Mark Whitehorn, Personal Computer World, Friday 30 October 2009 at 09:30:00

Delve into the link between database designers and application developers

Earlier this year I talked about stored procedures. These are encapsulated blocks of code, frequently queries written in SQL, typically written by a database designer (DBD) and stored on a...

Betfair goes on global talent trek

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:15:00 GMT

Angelica Mari, Computing, Thursday 29 October 2009 at 07:15:00

The online gaming company’s CTO, Tony McAlister, tells Computing how he plans to nurture IT talent both at home and abroad

Since starting at Betfair as chief technology officer 10 months ago, Tony McAlister has spearheaded a radical change in how the online gambling firm sources and manages its IT talent....

Pensions agency rewrites system delivery rule book

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:15:00 GMT

Tom Young, Computing, Thursday 29 October 2009 at 07:15:00

In a move that could spark a revolution in government IT procurement, the Personal Accounts Delivery Authority is to harness existing private sector technology to administer a new pension scheme

A government agency tasked with setting up a new state pensions system, the Personal Accounts Delivery Authority (Pada), has adopted a revolutionary approach that could be duplicated across the public...

New approach to ID verification aims to safeguard privacy

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:15:00 GMT

Nicola Brittain, Computing, Thursday 29 October 2009 at 07:15:00

Could a proposed verification framework based on relationships prevent personal data falling into the wrong hands?

Government and industry are being encouraged to take part in a new electronic identity scheme that could put control of online privacy back into the hands of individual web users....

Spotify gears up for growth

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:00:00 GMT

Martin Courtney, Computing, Thursday 29 October 2009 at 07:00:00

The music-streaming service has updated its datacentre infrastructure to cope with rocketing demand

Online music site Spotify last month installed new servers from supplier SGI at its co-location facility in Stockholm to cope with growing demand that has seen its users top five...

Intel and SAP fund titanic push into advanced cloud computing

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:54:00 GMT

Dave Bailey, Computing, Wednesday 28 October 2009 at 12:54:00

Technology firms launch collaborative venture to drive cloud computing platform and services

With cloud computing services likely to mature significantly over the next five years, hardware giant Intel and business software firm SAP have launched a new collaborative venture to examine opportunities...

UK Industry Awards 2009: IT project team of the year

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:41:00 GMT

Computing staff, Computing, Wednesday 28 October 2009 at 12:41:00

We profile the finalists in the biggest UK IT industry awards night

The UK IT Industry Awards ceremony is now only two weeks away, and in this week’s profile of finalists we look at the shortlist for the IT Project Team of...

Firms urged to plan Windows 7 move carefully

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:28:00 GMT

Daniel Robinson, V3.co.uk, Wednesday 28 October 2009 at 11:28:00

Migration may call for new hardware and application updates

Windows 7 is now officially available, and many businesses will soon be considering when they should plan for a migration to the new platform, if they have not already begun to...

Weekly CDM and VER market summary 19-25 October 2009

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:42:00 GMT

MF Global Staff, BusinessGreen, Tuesday 27 October 2009 at 13:42:00

Carbon trading boosted as US climate bill progresses and firms prepare end of year positions

Voluntary trading activity strengthened on the week with market participants looking to fill end of year positions. Demand is focusing on charismatic pre-CDM RE VCU credits from South America, South...

Q&A: European Network and Information Security Agency chief Udo Helmbrecht

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:09:00 GMT

Dave Bailey, Computing, Monday 26 October 2009 at 17:09:00

EU cyber security agency ENISA pledges to protect EU member states

The European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA) is at the frontline of all the EU's IT security issues. It was formed in March 2004 and is now based on...

Interview: Microsoft's Amy Barzdukas on online privacy and 'education without terror'

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:09:00 GMT

Phil Muncaster, V3.co.uk, Monday 26 October 2009 at 15:09:00

V3.co.uk sits down with Microsoft's general manager for Internet Explorer and consumer security

V3.co.uk: As the boss of Microsoft's consumer security business, how much is consumer security and corporate security these days one and the same? Amy Barzdukas: We all like to talk...

Set the date on your laptop with Ubuntu

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 09:30:00 GMT

Barry Shilliday, Personal Computer World, Monday 26 October 2009 at 09:30:00

A working internet connection will allow you to set the date in Linux Ubuntu

Q I have an old laptop with Windows 2000 and would like to replace it with Ubuntu. The laptop motherboard battery is dead and it cannot remember the date....

How does your partner garden grow?

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:14:00 GMT

Fleur Doidge, CRN, Friday 23 October 2009 at 17:14:00

Distribution must play a much more proactive role in cultivating partner success but this comes at a cost to which resellers must be prepared to contribute. Fleur Doidge reports

Computer 2000 (C2000) has outlined a strategy for a range of new, tightly focused partner programmes, which it believes will help to accelerate growth as green shoots return to the economy...

Are electric cars really no greener?

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:53:00 GMT

James Murray, BusinessGreen, Friday 23 October 2009 at 16:53:00

A new report from the US National Research Council suggests that the environmental costs of electric cars are fundamentally the same as for conventional vehicles. Can that really be right?

Earlier this week, the US National Research Council (NRC) released an interesting and wide-ranging report that engaged in the thankless task of attempting to put a figure on the "hidden...

Fast track to the future

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:35:00 GMT

Fleur Doidge, CRN, Friday 23 October 2009 at 16:35:00

The first-ever Channel Conference brings together leaders to seek the most profitable evolution path for the industry. Fleur Doidge reports

CRN’s inaugural Channel Conference, held at Whittlebury Hall near Towcester in Northamptonshire, dawned bright and clear on 13 October. More than 140 delegates not including exhibitors, sponsors, presenters and...