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» I2 Marriage made in Heaven

31/08/2010

What do you get when the worlds leading analysis and data software provider merges with a leading open source intelligence research institute? Hopefully an even more successful business providing data faster and more accurately to its service users. At least that is the outcome i2 CEO Robert Griffin is hoping for as he heralded the group's newly formed partnership with risk intelligence specialists World Check at its Brussels client conference in June. » Read More

» AFBI provides training for Chilean scientist

26/08/2010

Dr. Maria Eugenia Cabrejos, laboratory manager of AquaInnova, a Chilean company based in Puerto Montt, recently spent three days in the Veterinary Sciences Division of the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) training in a range of diagnostic techniques for fish diseases. » Read More

» Overtis secures protectively marked Police files

25/08/2010

Overtis , vendor of VigilancePro, user activity management software, has announced a new Protective Marking feature to identify files that hold confidential information. The new feature has been developed in response to requests from UK police forces, to help them to comply with Management of Police Information Guidance published by the National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA) on behalf of the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO). » Read More

» IronKey Stands Shoulder to Shoulder with The Royal Marsden to Secure Data

25/08/2010

The Royal Marsden is a National Health Service (NHS) Foundation Trust in England that specialises in cancer. Situated primarily over two main sites, one in Chelsea and one in Sutton, it also has a number of satellite locations, an area of the business that is being developed. Today, it has a staff of approximately 2,500 all of whom, in one form or another, are responsible for protecting the data they access. » Read More

» Uncovering the business benefits behind the new ICO powers

25/08/2010

The latest amendment to the Data Protection Act, which came into effect on the 6th of April, means that the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) is now able to impose a fine of up to £500,000 for organisations which lose data. However, with the recent announcement at the end of May 2010 stating that since November 2007 over 1,000 data breaches had been reported to the ICO, with most breaches due to lost or stolen devices, surely now is the time for businesses take the initiative and avoid the wrath of the ICO. » Read More

» Chair of Police watchdog: Can anyone tell me what is so fundamentally wrong with the British Model of Policing?

28/07/2010

'Whilst there are areas for improvement in the current policing arrangements, I am extremely sceptical that USA-style elected commissioners and an FBI-esque National Crime Agency are the answer to our problems. I have no axe to grind with the US or its system of government, but I do know its different from the UK, and not everything from across the Atlantic can be imported and transplanted here. » Read More

» Budget 2010: Major public sector cutbacks are underway, however savings can still be delivered without hitting frontline services

25/06/2010

The emergency budget has given us the first real indication of how and where the coalition's major spending cuts are going to occur. Chancellor George Osborne has spelt out the agenda in recent weeks, explaining that, "decisive action to deal with Britain's record budget deficit" , estimated to be running at £149 billion annually with a structural deficit of £113.5 billion- is the top priority or else the country is on the "road to ruin". » Read More

» The Savings Crisis: Where to Start?

25/06/2010

Paul Seddon is a consultant for Expense Reduction Analysts, the UK's largest cost and purchase management consultancy. » Read More

» Budget Comment: Professor Peter Latchford

23/06/2010

-In the short term I recognise that steps must be taken to address the consequences of the recession. These understandably have been framed around a trade off between cuts in public spending and tax increases. » Read More

» Government's attitude to public sector pay and pensions is worrying

21/06/2010

The Government's attitude to public sector pay and pensions is a worrying issue. David Cameron seems to be pushing councils awkwardly down a path they are already addressing. A reduction of payment in pensions will have a crippling effect on the economy and further increases in employee contributions will not serve as an effective solution. » Read More

» i2 and World-Check Combine World-class Analytical Tools with World-class Intelligence

16/06/2010

i2, the leading provider of intelligence and investigation software, has formed a formal partnership with leading risk intelligence specialist, World-Check. As a result, i2 customers can benefit from the ability to access highly structured information and create actionable intelligence faster. A new solution was announced here today at i2's Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) User Conference. » Read More

» UNEMPLOYMENT FIGURES - UNISON REACTION

16/06/2010

Commenting on the latest unemployment figures released today (16 June), Dave Prentis, UNISON's General Secretary, said: -With unemployment on the up again it makes no sense to throw thousands more people on to the dole queues. » Read More

» A Tale of Two Hacks:

11/06/2010

The world of hacking has evolved into two major varieties: industrialized attacks and advanced persistent threats (APT). There has been a lot of discussion around the validity of APT recently some have even connected APT with panties. But APT is a real threat. So, what's the difference between APT and industrialized hacking, and how should you respond? » Read More

» Welfare to Work Scheme ' improving the lives of the long term unemployed

10/06/2010

Rob Murdoch, Chair of the Employment Related Services Association (ERSA) welcomed the further clarity given today by the Government on how existing welfare to work schemes will be replaced by the single Work Programme. » Read More

» AFBI investigates Bleeding Calf Syndrome

10/06/2010

In medicine and veterinary medicine new conditions and diseases or new variations of diseases are always being recognised, whether they affect a few individuals or thousands. When a new animal disease is recognised detailed investigations are undertaken in order to develop recommendations on how to control the effects a disease has on a population and so reduce the economic impact. » Read More

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