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Hewlett-Packard to buy EDS for £7.13bn
Hewlett-Packard (HP) has confirmed it is to acquire IT services company EDS for £7.13bn in a deal that is expected to be finalised in the second half of the year.

BT and O2 join forces to improve mobile broadband
BT's 21CN to allow O2 to offer effective mobile broadband services that will be increasingly in demand

Mobile data and managed mobility services take off
Top three budget priorities for CIOs at large enterprises are mobile data, IP convergence, and overall cost management.

Social networking and mash-ups top list of disruptive technologies
Social networking technologies and the use of web mash-ups are among the top 10 disruptive technologies that will make headway in enterprises in the next four years, according to research firm Gartner.

10,000 unpaid invoices ‘stuck’ in Birmingham Council SAP system
Birmingham City Council - Europe's largest local authority with a £3bn annual turnover - says it has about 10,000 unpaid invoices from its suppliers "struck" in a SAP-based financial system, more than six months after going live.

Vodafone broadens and simplifies mobile broadband
Beginning in June 2008, mobile broadband network will cover major cities and other key urban areas plus firm will typical download task times at point of sale

Three-quarters of IT professionals would recommend an IT career to their children
Three-quarters of IT professionals would recommend an IT career to their children, a survey has shown.

Perot Systems acquires Ireland’s Original Solutions
Perot Systems has acquired Irish IT services firm Original Solutions.

Alfresco updates open source enterprise content management platform for Web 2.0
Alfresco Software has launched the latest version of its open source enterprise content management system.

Businesses can boost innovation with Web 2.0 technology, Gartner says
Businesses can leap ahead of their competitors by combining social networking and customer relationship management to help them develop innovative products, research firm Gartner has said.

Agile software development underpins Standard Life IT strategy
Software development managers could reduce the risk of project failure by using an agile methodology to build applications, such as the one being used by Standard Life.

Google counters European privacy laws by blurring faces for Street View service
Google is countering European privacy laws over its forthcoming Street View service by blurring the faces of people caught by its cameras, reports the Guardian.

Norwich Union signs £300m deal with Cable and Wireless
Aviva Insurance Group, which owns Norwich Union, has signed a six-year IT outsourcing contract worth £300m with Cable and Wireless.

BCS moves to overturn negative image of government IT projects
The British Computer Society (BCS) is seeking to overturn the negative image of government IT projects by listing top-ranking projects "that have demonstrated success".

European Court of Human Rights boosts efficiency with ITIL-based IT helpdesk
The European Court of Human Rights' introduction of an ITIL-based IT helpdesk system has enabled it to both improve efficiency and target its resources more effectively.

Ensuring the trust fabric of the knowledge capital society
As networks evolve, traditional views about security must change, creating new security paradigms that protect not only the integrity of knowledge capital but also the reputation and privacy of its users.

HP considering EDS acquisition
HP is considering buying IT outsourcing firm EDS for as much as £6.5bn, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Web passports system canned as costs soar
The Identity and Passport Service (IPS) has cancelled an over-complicated replacement online passport applications system after rising costs and glitches, which led to about 5,000 applications becoming stuck in the system.

British Gas sues Accenture over problems with billing system
British Gas is suing Accenture for £182m over problems with a customer billing system it says has severely impacted on customer service operations.

Microsoft to release Office 2007 SP1 through Automatic Update
Microsoft is to release Office 2007 SP1 via Automatic Update from 16 June.

Youngsters bypass high street to buy weapons and alcohol online
Young people are bypassing the high street and buying explicit video games, adult DVDs, alcohol and even weapons online.

SMBs need to adopt technology that bolsters flexibility
Even though absence could be costing SMBs up to £25,000 per annum, firms express wish for staff to work flexibly

Potential security flaw in NPfIT Choose and Book, the Sun reports
The Sun has reported on a potential security breach with the "Choose and Book" system - part of the NHS's National Programme for IT [NPfIT] - at a GP practice at Essex.

Business measurements for mobile working needed, says Gartner
Businesses are deploying mobile working technologies, but are failing to measure the impact they have on the productivity of mobile workers, said analyst firm Gartner.

Venters Solicitors saves £50,000 a year with digital dictation workflow system
Legal aid firm Venters Solicitors has saved £50,000 in 12 months by implementing digital dictation workflow software.