UK - National Health Service Eloctronic Records Project Dealt a New Blow

Another Fine Mess"Plans to computerise the NHS in England could face further delays after a contract with a key supplier was terminated, the BBC has learned.The IT programme, which is already four years late, will create a single electronic records system for patients.But...

Getty Images May Sell For More Than $1.5 billion, Report

This will be a substantial acquisition for whomever ends up acquiring Getty Images, at a projected price tag of more than $1.5 billion."Getty Images Inc, the world's biggest supplier of pictures and video to media and advertising companies, has put itself on the auction block...

Banglalink selects Comptel Provisioning and Activation Solution

"Orascom Telecom subsidiary in Bangladesh will use Comptel software to improve fulfillment processes for mobile services Comptel Corporation (OMX Helsinki: CTL1V), the leading vendor of dynamic Operations Support System (OSS) software, announced today that mobile operator...

NCP becomes OEM supplier for WatchGuard Technologies

""Network security is a dynamic and ever-evolving challenge for businesses. NCP's flexibility, speed to market and industry expertise gives WatchGuard an ideal supplier to address these challenges and bring cutting edge security solutions to market in unprecedented speed."NCP...

Hightened Border Security Boost Business For HP

" Hightened border security may be a pain for air travellers but it means big business opportunities for IT firms. For one global supplier of Government security systems - Hewlett-Packard - software development work by its staff in New Zealand is helping it win international...

Prince Charles sacked by Sainsbury's

"Sainsbury's has dropped the Prince of Wales and the head of the Soil Association as vegetable suppliers because it says their produce did not meet the right standards, the Guardian can reveal. The move has prompted the director of the organic food and farming charity,...

From China to Panama, a Trail of Poisoned Medicine

"The kidneys fail first. Then the central nervous system begins to misfire. Paralysis spreads, making breathing difficult, then often impossible without assistance. In the end, most victims die. Skip to next paragraph A Toxic Pipeline Tracking Counterfeit Drugs Reporter Q...