The Desk
IT
Technology, skills and the shifting shape of the IT market.
36 ARTICLES
2001–2026
DESK / IT
2001–2026
DESK / IT
2026
- 17 MAR 2026Technology Contract Market Weakens as AI Reshapes Specialist DemandSThree reported a 17 per cent fall in UK net fees and a 14 per cent decline across its global technology business, while clients redirected spending…READ →
2025
- 23 JUN 2025Government Technology Plan Signals New Work in AI, Cybersecurity and Quantum ComputingA new ten year government strategy has placed artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, advanced connectivity, semiconductors and quantum computing at…READ →
2004
- 3 MAY 2004Armed eBay user 'wanted to talk' to auction winnerA Louisiana man who lost his eBay bid for a collection of uniforms to a fellow bidder loaded up his gun and drove to New York "to talk to him", a US…READ →
- 4 APR 2004Confidence tricksters catch surfers hook, line and sinkerMore web users than ever before are succumbing to the exploits of online fraudsters who, as recent examples show, are using ever more devious methods…READ →
- 17 MAR 2004Why aren't you using Linux?So you want to run a professional system and have heard about Linux being a free alternative to Microsoft's astronomically-priced software.READ →
- 1 MAR 2004'Phishers' net £60m from online bankersOnline bankers in the UK are warned to be vigilant of e-fraudsters in a fresh police crackdown on the multi-million pound scam of "phishing".READ →
2003
- 12 NOV 2003E-mail abuse increases at workE-mail and Internet misuse at work has become a big headache for British employers, and UK companies are increasingly disciplining staff for…READ →
- 22 OCT 2003Open source of opportunityOpen source and its perceived threat to commercial off-the-shelf software is providing contractors who know where to look with a raft of…READ →
- 3 SEP 2003Online giants go to war against ID thievesGlobal businesses struggling to find an answer to the growing problem of ID theft mounted a united offensive against online fraudsters this week.READ →
- 14 MAR 2003IT students get corporate backingIn what may become a growing trend this year, students at the University of Sussex are to receive an annual salary for developing IT systems for…READ →
- 10 MAR 2003New speed record shows UK broadband upScientists at US and Dutch research laboratories have sent and received data equivalent to two DVD films to each other in under a minute, but…READ →
- 6 FEB 2003Doublespeak? Surveillance at twice WW2 levelsFigures released by privacy pressure group, Statewatch, claim Government surveillance of UK citizens' communications are double levels recorded…READ →
- 29 JAN 2003IT freelancing perils highlighted by womenThe regulatory difficulties associated with supplying IT services to clients as a freelancer were highlighted during a question and answer session at…READ →
- 13 JAN 2003Education gets IT boostThe Government is hoping to boost flagging figures of young people entering the IT sector by announcing a new package of ICT measures for schools and…READ →
- 2 JAN 2003UK surfers hogged web over ChristmasA new national obsession, the death of the board game or a poor Christmas television line-up?READ →
2002
- 16 OCT 2002MAD 4 IT aims to bridge UK digital divideA Government campaign this week hopes to broaden IT's appeal to small businesses, young people and ethnic minorities.READ →
- 14 OCT 2002IT skills monitor aims to boost UK trainingThe latest quarterly report from e-skills UK has advised the Government to broaden training courses for students or risk losing business abroad.READ →
- 13 SEP 2002US firms to double spending on offshore outsourcingMore than a quarter of US companies currently outsourcing IT operations abroad will double their spending on the service in 2003, according to a…READ →
- 11 SEP 2002Business broadband costs to be 'significantly reduced'Broadband connection charges for businesses could be reduced by around 50 per cent, and rental charges by 30 per cent, if new proposals from the…READ →
- 16 AUG 2002IT workers are worst email offendersMore than two thirds of IT workers are unable to resist opening emails they suspect to be 'inappropriate' and a further 42 per cent circulate them to…READ →
- 16 JUL 2002Further work permits changes in AustraliaThe Australian Government has announced it will suspend priority visa processing arrangements for permanent foreign Information and Communications…READ →
- 12 JUL 2002Australian 457 visa scheme harming local IT jobs, report warnsA report by academic Robert Kinnaird urges Australia to overhaul its '457' migrant visa scheme, warning it damages resident IT professionals.READ →
- 3 JUL 2002Study says content is key driver for broadbandNew state of the art applications and services are set to drive the next wave of broadband take-up, according to a new report from the international…READ →
- 26 JUN 2002Contractors sceptical as Government announces new UK broadband teamStephen Timms, the new e-Minister, has reiterated the Government's pledge to provide high-speed internet access across the country by announcing a…READ →