Dell admits it failed customers
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TurboLinux launches Linux training in China
In the wake of reports that Linux is becoming the operating system of choice in China, San Francisco-based TurboLinux has launched certification courses in China's ten la...
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SAP online training scheme set to expand to ecommerce
Leading ERP vendor, SAP, has announced plans to expand the online training program it launched in September.
The program aimed at R/3 users is expected to be available...
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ICTS and Gilat launch distance-learning aviation scheme
ICTS, a Netherlands-based provider of aviation services, has formed a joint venture with Gilat Communications to provide distance training for the aviation industry.
T...
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Warwick and Pittsburgh University unite for e-training
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University of Pavia installs 100-seat thin-client system
The University of Pavia is installing a 100-seat thin-client network in its engineering and computing faculties.
Using IBM Network Stations, the network is designed to...
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Swinton awards IBM NUMA-Q ?2m for server cluster contract
IBM subsidiary NUMA-Q has announced it has won a ?2m contract to supply Swinton Insurance with a server cluster to run its core accounting systems.
The deal provides I...
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Blair sets out government IT spending plan
UK Prime Minister Tony Blair will this week flesh-out government proposals to spend $650m on 1,000 IT learning centres across the country.
Writing for the Guardian new...
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E-fraud ignored by UK financial firms, says Unisys survey
The DTI is committed to fighting ecommerce fraud, yet a survey out today, by Unisys, reveals that Britain's financial industry is far from taking the matter seriously.
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Hewitt budgets ?15m for ecommerce
E-minister Patricia Hewitt has earmarked ?15m for schemes to develop technology and to fight Internet fraud.
The programme called Management of Information (MI) is nee...
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Hyperchannel unveils IT procurement hub
UK ebusiness company, Hyperchannel, has today launched a Web-based IT procurement site that will serve both private and public sectors.
The trading hub, called Hyporiu...
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Experts from 12 top IT firms to support early Win 2000 users
Microsoft has announced the team of technology partners it will use to support early users of Windows 2000. The group of IT specialists is made up of 12 companies includi...
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Cabletron to help US College run up to speed
Bentley College in New England (US) has selected Cabletron as its networking solutions supplier and agreed a joint initiative to offer technical training to students.
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Aviation industry holds summit on 'network in the sky
The international aviation industry is gathering in London today to hear the latest on the "Internet in the sky," a satellite-based network which will replace radio-based...
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Red Hat qualification for UK Linux engineers
Red Hat has launched its certification programme for Linux engineers in the UK.
The Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) qualification takes five days and covers installa...
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DTI to recognise UK technological innovations
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) chief, Stephen Byers, has introduced an award scheme to encourage innovation in the UK manufacturing industry.
The scheme, l...
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Welsh agency to invest ?4m in workflow system
The Welsh Environment Agency plans to invest up to ?4m into a document management system.
It will be implementing a system for imaging and workflow but is also looking...
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GKN claims ERP cut IT costs in half
Aircraft manufacturer GKN Westland Aerospace, claims it's reduced its IT costs by 50 per cent after it deployed an ERP system to controls all operations at its Cowes head...
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ICI CIO blames users and vendors for state of IT
Chief information officer (CIO), Dr Richard Sykes, has been at ICI for 30 years. He is leaving in September but has learnt many important lessons about the IT industry an...
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Wire-tapping laws 'could damage UK competitiveness
The consultation period for the Interception of Communications Act 1985 (IOCA) ends today, with activists and industry still uneasy about the legislation's effect on ISPs...
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SAP targets SME market
SAP is ramping up its presence in the SME market by getting resellers, systems integrators and consultants involved in an initiative unveiled earlier this week.
The SA...
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Linuxcare to look after open source RS/6000 training
IBM has appointed Linuxcare to provide training and technical support for its RS/6000 range of products.
Linuxcare will offer four levels of support or customised supp...
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Speech-enabled products delayed by Y2K bug
European growth in the speech-processing software market is being held back due to the millennium bug, according to a report by Frost & Sullivan.
With the market e...
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Europeans just don't need the Net
Only 8 per cent of European households have Internet access - but most people feel they just don't need it, according to the EC's latest 'Eurobarometer' survey.
The po...
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AOL launches free ISP
America Online (AOL) is to launch a free Internet access service in the UK, running it alongside its subscription-based AOL and CompuServe brands.
AOL said Netscape On...
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Comet hits Paisley with high-tech store
Electrical retailer, Comet, is to open a US-style 'destination store' in Scotland.
The shop, located in Paisley, just outside Glasgow, will have over 4,000 items of st...
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White males lose their grip on the Net
US pressure group, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), has launched a $300,000 programme to get more non-white people surfing the Net....
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Honeywell launches manufacturing portal site
Honeywell Hi-Spec Solutions has launched a Web site designed to act as an information portal for the manufacturing industry.
The company claims http://www.myplant.com ...
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HTS links up with Computacenter
Training company, Horizon Technical Services (HTS), is entering a joint-marketing deal with giant reseller, Computacenter.
The deal means Computacenter can offer Cisco...
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ENB replaces finance system
The English National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting (ENB) has commissioned a SunSystems finance management system from Systems Union.
ENB manages the...
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