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IRS uses Facebook, Twitter for tax audits

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:09:00 GMT

Government uses social networking sites for investigations

The US Internal Revenue Service, the Department of Justice and law enforcement agencies have been gathering information from Facebook and other social networking sites to aid investigations.

Digital Economy Bill back with MPs

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:45:00 GMT

Will it be rushed through without sufficient debate?

The controversial Digital Economy Bill has been approved by the House of Lords and will now be put before MPs.

Union claim its strike caused HP to miss targets

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:50:00 GMT

Company says no delays occurred

HP has suffered delays on its contracts and has farmed out work to rivals as a result of a two-day strike over jobs and pay, the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union claims.

Tim Bray, ex-Sun XML envangelist joins Google

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:47:00 GMT

Oracle web guru starts with Google's Android team

One ex-Sun Microsystems employee who will not be cashing an Oracle paycheck is XML co-inventor Tim Bray, who has opted instead to work for the Google.

CIOs argue over the cost of managing Macs vs. PCs

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:00:00 GMT

US CIO readers weigh in with the pros and cons of managing Macs

One thing is clear about the recent CIO.com story, Are Macs Really Cheaper to Manage than PCs - its readers have vehement opinions on this topic. One other thing: there is no "right" answer to this question.

Apple COO secures $22m bonus

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:45:00 GMT

Tim Cook awarded $5 million plus stock for running Apple in Steve Jobs' absence

Apple's chief operating officer Tim Cook earned a US$5 million cash bonus plus stock that could be worth nearly $17 million for filling in while CEO Steve Jobs was on medical leave last year.

Internet fraud doubled in 2009 say FBI

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:25:00 GMT

FBI's IC3 report details most common Internet scams

Last year was a tough one for most businesses, but for cybercriminals it was one of the best yet.

The Internet is nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:50:00 GMT

Just one of 237 nominees

The Norwegian Nobel Institute yesterday announced there are 237 nominees for the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize. Though the the institute doesn't normally disclose who made the list, an official did confirm to Computerworld that it includes the Internet.

Morrison add £200 million to IT investment

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:44:00 GMT

Overhaul of systems contributes to increased profit

WM Morrison is planning to invest a further £200 million in rejuvenating its IT systems over the next three years.

British Airways IT worker charged for 'terrorism plot'

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:40:00 GMT

Software developer planned to take advantage of BA strike

A British Airways software developer planned to carry out terrorist attacks by taking advantage of a walkout by airline staff, a court heard today.

Tabloid The Daily Mail exposed for Facebook sleaze

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:46:00 GMT

Site wrongly blamed for sex stalking

British tabloid newspaper The Daily Mail could be in hot water with Facebook after incorrectly naming the site in an article on sexual stalking on the Internet.

HSBC: Data theft incident broader than first thought

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:55:00 GMT

Bank alleges details of 15,000 accounts were stolen

HSBC has said approximately 15,000 accounts at its Swiss private banking unit were compromised after an employee allegedly stole data, some of which ended up in the hands of French tax authorities.

How the CIO made Coca Cola green

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:25:00 GMT

Green IT improves Coke supply chain

Sezer joined Coca Cola Enterprises in October 2006 as senior vice president and CIO. Born and educated in Istanbul, Turkey, the CIO has considerable experience of SAP enterprise resource planning implementations and joined Coke from white goods manufacturer Whirlpool. As CIO Sezer reports directly to the Coca Cola Enterprises CEO.

National Skills Academy for IT website launched

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:48:00 GMT

One-stop shop for training advice and information

The new National Skills Academy for IT, which aims to address the development of IT professionals in the UK, has launched its website.

HMRC forced to manually process 35 million tax cases due to IT delays

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:49:00 GMT

But department trumpets benefits of renegotiated Aspire contract

HM Revenue & Customs has queued 35 million tax cases for manual processing, directly as a result of severe delays to a new IT system rollout.

Procter and Gamble allow staff to use own laptops

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:19:00 GMT

Legal and security issues remain unsolved

Procter & Gamble (P&G), which is ranked 20th on the Fortune 500 list, can afford to buy its employees laptops. But it is instead letting several hundred of its workers use their own laptops as part of a workplace experiment.

Standard Life expects £350m efficiency gain with IT

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:50:00 GMT

Process and technology overhaul delivering the goods

Standard Life has raised its cost cutting targets by nearly half, to £350 million by 2012, as it reported strong progress on a technology and process overhaul.

Atos Origin signs up consultants expecting market growth

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:48:00 GMT

Musical chairs in the consultancy market

Atos Origin the integration and IT consultancy group is signalling that it thinks the economy is improving by adding to its staff roster of consultants. Head of the consulting division Paula Sussex today announced four new consultants joining the company. Although critics and politicians are saying there will be less budget available to consultants, Sussex said her division was expecting private sector organisations requiring help to grow and again and that the public sector will need consultants to advise on restructuring services as budgets are cut. Greg Smith, formerly an Associate partner at Capgemini has switched to Atos Origin to become a partner in the CIO Advisory service. Smith will be advising CIOs on greater use of Agile project management techniques, cloud computing and the benefits of Web 2.0 tools. Join the CIO UK debate on Cloud ComputingThe Atos Origin Health consulting division has hired Kevin Hunter from PA Consulting where he was an Associate Partner. Hunter will focus on increasing the amount of work Atos Origin secures from the NHS. Previously Hunter was involved in the development of the Healthcare for London stroke strategy. He also has previous consulting experience with PriceWaterhouse in the UK and Hong Kong and commercial IT experience with Burton Group and Marley Tile Company. Two new consultants have joined the Enterprise consulting division. Hugh McDowell and Sanjay Chawla both join Atos Origin from rival consultancies. McDowall was a Partner with Accenture and has a specialism in CRM, whilst Chawla joins from recently acquired Perot.

Online banking fraud up to £60 million

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:47:00 GMT

Criminals use malware to target customers

Online banking fraud losses increased by 14 percent to £59.7 million last year, according to the latest figures from The UK Cards Association.

Doctors demand halt to NHS electronic records

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:01:00 GMT

£13bn programme hits major criticisms

The British Medical Association has called for an immediate halt to the multibillion pound rollout of electronic records for NHS patients.

Cloud Computing in Perspective

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:00:00 GMT

With all the noise in the market about cloud computing, how do you know where to begin?

Many CIOs recognise the power of cloud computing and are looking to implement the technology in their own IT realms. By understanding the underlying service-related delivery requirements that are needed, you can successfully take full advantage of cloud computing technology for your enterprise so that you can improve service delivery to the business. Here are some questions to help you get the process started:

Capgemini offers cloud services under new business unit

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:19:00 GMT

System integrator becomes 'service assembler'

The technical services group of Capgemini has traditionally helped companies with system integration, but cloud computing is changing that. The company is increasingly assembling lots of different software-as-a-service applications, a phenomenon that has led Capgemini to create a new business unit.

Rural group campaigns for 2Mbps broadband

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:15:00 GMT

Benefits to home working demanded

A number of rural organisations have joined forces in a bid to encourage the government roll out 2Mbps broadband in the countryside.

Ford gets scrappage boost from modelling software

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:07:00 GMT

Rapidly created models allow car giant to assess impact of government scheme

Ford has improved its understanding of its sales leads process using a business process modelling software from Metastorm.

IBM CEO picks £14.1 million pay package

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:39:00 GMT

Recession, what recession, says Palmisano

Sam Palmisano, chairman and CEO of IBM, was awarded a compensation package valued at $21.2 million (£14.1 million) in 2009, according to documents filed today with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.