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info@commonwealthcontractors.comAccording the research from Statcounter Internet Explorer web surfing has fallen by: 2.5% in France 1% in the United Kingdom (IE previously had a 60% market share compared to 26% for Firefox) 1.3% in Italy Since the introduction of the ‘choice screen’ downloads of Mozilla Firefox and Opera web browsers have increased significantly, with Opera […]
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The Department of Work and Pensions Customer Information Systems (CIS) database, which has links to numerous local and governmental departments, is used to store personal information for everyone with a National Insurance (NI) number. After assessment and careful consideration it was decided that over expansion of the CIS database could cause future issues. The new […]
The survey found that 25% of UK organisations as a whole and 20% of smaller UK firms are implementing cloud computing systems even though they are not confident that the reward will be worth the risk. The Strategy Chairman at the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA), Paul Williams said that “Every day we […]
The UK Commission for Employment and Skills has called on the Government and businesses across the country to rid themselves of skill shortages that plague the industry. Policy makers have been advised to put the issue at the top of their agenda if they wish to drive future economic growth and capitalise on the digital […]
Harry Labana, Chief Technology Officer at Citrix said “We see the iPad as a device that users can just carry around with them for collaboration. Citrix has done things to make the user interface gesture-friendly to users. We\’re seeing an unusual amount of interest for Receiver on this device”. Large organisations including the National Health […]
At present the Home Office is undertaking a number of high profile projects, such as e-borders & the National Identity Card Scheme, which have a combined estimated cost of £15 Billion. The report by the National Audit Office found: There was no central planning at portfolio level of resource allocation & recommended a comprehensive review […]
According to PeoplePerHour.com’s survey of 50,000 UK based businesses, 60% said that they are outsourcing more than they did two years ago, however 61% said that they are outsourcing to local rather than overseas providers. Many of the companies surveyed attributed the change to the impact the recession has had on their businesses, however this […]
In a statement Mr Mandelson said that “Too often in this country we have been brilliant at research and let others walk away with the commercial benefits of development. If we are to develop new industrial capabilities in Britain, we have to get more D out of our R&D. Technology and Innovation Centres can play […]
The 20 IT Suppliers signed up to the framework agreement are: NS Group Bull Information Systems Civica Services Computacenter CSA Equanet Ergo Computing European Electronique Insight Direct Fujitsu Services Misco Phoenix Software Probrand Softcat Software Box Specialist Computer Center Stone Computers Kelway Trustmarque Solutions Viglen Commenting on the framework a Buying Solutions spokesman said “the […]
The HMRC have asked Capgemini, the organisations Information Technology supplier, to arrange the off-shoring work. Following the 18 month trial period the HMRC will reassess whether the trial has been a success and if so will look to off-shore more application development work. Commenting on the announcement an HM Revenue and Customs spokesman said that […]