London Stock Exchange down again after connectivity problem
The London Stock Exchange has taken down electronic trading, after its fourth major technological incident in just over a year.
Stories by Leo King
'Angry' UK EDS staff voting on strike action
Staff at EDS, who are now employed by HP, are voting in a strike ballot as they express their "anger" over upcoming job losses.
Weak supplier management placing £200bn projects 'at risk'
<a href="http://www.computerworlduk.com/management/government-law/public-sector/news/index.cfm?newsid=16768">Government projects worth a total of £200 billion</a> (US$331 billion) are being put at risk by Whitehall's lack of commercial expertise, according to a damning report.
NHS hangs tough as delivery deadline looms
The NHS has insisted it will stick to its guns and take a tough stance on key suppliers BT and CSC if they do not meet a delivery deadline for a workable patient records system.
Zurich loses data of 641,000 customers on tape
Insurance giant Zurich has lost the sensitive personal account details of 641,000 customers held on backup tape.
BT skips Microsoft Vista in favour of Windows 7
<a href="http://www.computerworlduk.com/management/it-business/services-sourcing/news/index.cfm?newsid=15746">BT</a> is to move its 100,000 employees directly from the Microsoft Windows XP operating system to Windows 7, skipping Vista.
UK Ministry loses 2,000 people’s records in one year
The Ministry of Justice has lost over 2,000 people's records in the last year.
UK DNA database plans slammed again
Government plans to hold for 12 years the DNA data of people not found guilty of any crimes break human rights laws.
Tories to scrap NHS centralised patient records
The Conservatives have revealed details of a plan to replace a multibillion pound central repository of NHS patient records with alternatives including online products from Google and Microsoft.
ID card scheme costs hit £215m
The government has spent £215 million (US$353.7 million) on the <a href="http://www.computerworlduk.com/management/government-law/public-sector/news/index.cfm?newsid=15490">national identity scheme</a>, including ID cards and biometric passports.
Tories' NHS IT proposals slammed by own party member
David Davis has heavily criticised his own party's plans to allow NHS patient records to be stored online by IT suppliers.
Conficker cost Manchester council £1.5m
<a href="http://www.computerworlduk.com/management/government-law/public-sector/news/index.cfm?newsid=15345">Manchester City Council</a> has cancelled hundreds of fines for drivers caught on camera in bus lanes, after the Conficker worm hit its fine processing systems.
London Stock Exchange reportedly to dump £40m platform
The London Stock Exchange may dump its £40 million electronic share trading platform TradElect and cull IT staff, as the new chief executive reviews costs.
The platform, only updated a year ago by Accenture, could be switched off, according to reports.
NHS Gateway Reviews damn £13bn IT decisions
The government has <a href="http://www.connectingforhealth.nhs.uk/about/foi">published 31 Gateway reviews</a> into the highly troubled £12.7bn National Programme for IT.
NHS IT legal bill hits £2.6m in fight with Fujitsu
The government has spent over £2.6 million on legal costs to tackle an ongoing <a href="http://www.computerworlduk.com/management/government-law/public-sector/news/index.cfm?newsid=9614">dispute with Fujitsu</a>, after the supplier left the NHS <a href="http://www.computerworlduk.com/management/government-law/public-sector/news/index.cfm?newsid=15042">National Programme for IT</a> thirteen months ago.