The Ethiopian government is blocking access to the Tor Network that enables online anonymity, according to Reporters Without Borders. Tor client software routes internet traffic through a worldwide volunteer network of servers to conceal ...
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MI5 chief Jonathan Evans says the intelligence agency is working against"astonishing"levels of cyber-attacks on UK industry. In his first public speech in two years at London's Mansion House,Evans warned that internet"vulnerabilities"were ...
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The government expects to slash its software licence and maintenance bill with Microsoft and SAP by up to£150m by 2015,via a framework renegotiation. Under the deal the public sector will avoid recent Microsoft's licence fee ...
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Stephen Kelly, the former CEO of Cobol tools software vendor Micro Focus, has been appointed government chief operating officer (COO) in the Cabinet Office. He succeeds Ian Watmore, who left in May 2012 to pursue non-executive and charity ...
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The US Federal Highway Administration will allow Canadian steel to be used in the construction of the New International Trade Crossing. The administration granted a waiver that went into effect Thursday, allowing the span to be built ...
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Premier Colin Barnett has told Rio Tinto and Alcoa that they're dreaming about developing a massive bauxite deposit in the remote Kimberley and flagged the possible return of the resource to taxpayers. The global giants want a two to ...
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Starting from January 1st,2013,the number of participants in the consolidated group of taxpayers of OAO Severstal will expand from nine companies to 22. The relevant agreement is registered at the Interdistrict Inspectorate#5 for Major ...
The Department of Health has clawed back £1bn from troubled supplier CSC in a legally binding agreement. The deal will see Lorenzo electronic patient record systems used in just 10 trusts, down from 160. CSC will retain ...
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The government could save up to £33bn a year by applying big data analytics to departmental information, claims a new report from think tank the Policy Exchange. The Policy Exchange estimated up to £22bn could be found by ...
The European Commission (EC) has announced funding for IT research totaling almost €1.5bn. The cash is part of a larger €8.1bn pot the EC plans to invest in various research projects proposed by businesses and organisations ...
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METRO VANCOUVER - B.C.’s transportation minister blames the contractor who designed and built the new Port Mann Bridge for the damages and injuries caused by chunks of ice falling off the structure during Wednesday’s snowstorm. ...
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The Google Fiber broadband project underway in the Kansas City area is offering 5 Mbps Internet access for free and 1 Gbps access for $70 a month, among other major benefits. However, the project also will cost taxpayers of the sister ...
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Wiltshire council will be using LED bulbs as part of its new energy saving initiative. The local authority is trying to save around £380,000 a year and is looking at switching some of its traditional street lamps to those that can ...
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Surrey County Council has hired BT to bring together at least 20 of its public services onto one network. BT will replace up to 40 separate networks to provide internet, fixed telephony, wide area network (WAN), local area network (LAN) ...
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The Government Digital Service (GDS) has launched its Gov.uk website, intended to become a single domain for online public services to replace hundreds of departmental sites. The move to Gov.uk is expected to create significant cost ...
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