The Desk
IT
Technology, skills and the shifting shape of the IT market.
36 ARTICLES
2001–2026
DESK / IT
2001–2026
DESK / IT
- 12 JUN 2002IBM bags (another) large IT outsourcing contract, with GoodyearIBM has added a five-year deal to provide IT services to the tyre manufacturer, Goodyear, to its growing list of large outsourcing clients in 2002.READ →
- 13 MAY 2002Government works with US over internet address managementDouglas Alexander, Minister for e-commerce and competitiveness, has issued a UK-wide consultation on the management of internet addresses in…READ →
- 10 MAY 2002Government announces education initiative to combat IT skills shortagesMargaret Hodge, Minister for Lifelong Learning and Higher Education, has announced the formation of 'New Technology Institutes' (NTIs) across the UK…READ →
- 27 MAR 2002Employees are addicted to taking advantage of weak IT securityA survey conducted by Indicii Salus, a London-based Internet security company, has shown that 87 per cent of UK employees have read their boss's…READ →
- 19 MAR 2002UK has left recession with IT spending to rebound, says CEBRThe Centre for Economics and Business Research says the UK has emerged from recession, forecasting IT spending will rise 6.4 per cent by the end of…READ →
- 1 FEB 2002Government launches new e-Learning Strategy Task ForceEstelle Morris, the Education and Skills Secretary, has announced a new e-Learning Strategy Task Force as part of the Government's drive to increase…READ →
- 14 NOV 2001Visa extension only the beginning for UK-India IT relationsA recent announcement by Douglas Alexander, Minister for E-Commerce, to extend Indian IT workers' visas for working in the UK is the first in a set…READ →
- 29 OCT 2001New EURIM Chairman to lead IT policy implementation?Brian White MP, the new Chairman of the European Informatics Market (EURIM), has said he will increase his Group's focus on the implementation and…READ →
- 11 OCT 2001World's first IT lifestyle census conductedEmbarcadero Europe, a software development company, has compiled the world's first IT lifestyle census, surveying 5,000 IT professionals in the UK to…READ →
- 25 SEP 2001E-Minister and E-Envoy both demand broadband speed-upE-Commerce Minister Douglas Alexander has told BT it must exploit the UK's broadband investment more aggressively.READ →
- 6 SEP 2001ATSCo welcomes increase in young ITersThe Association of Technology Staffing Companies (ATSCo) has welcomed this year's increase in students taking IT-related examinations.READ →
- 20 AUG 2001IT contractor sent to prison for breaching CMAAn IT contractor who breached the Computer Misuse Act in a revenge attack against clients he believed owed him money has been sentenced to nine…READ →