by Peter Warren and Michael Streeter
GOVERNMENT plans for an identity card could cost UK businesses a massive £3bn in hidden expenses. Experts have warned that switching from National Insurance numbers to biometric ID cards will cause huge knock-on administrative burdens to industry.
Category: Business
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Tuesday, 02 May 2006 23:50
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Tuesday, 02 May 2006 10:44
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By Michael Streeter and Peter Warren
Barclays Bank looks set to be the next big institution to move its call centre operations overseas. Up to 5,000 British jobs could be affected in the planned transfer of about half the bank’s call centre activities in a move that reflects a growing trend among UK firms to take advantage of lower salaries in other countries.
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Tuesday, 02 May 2006 00:34
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Exasperated British companies are set on a collision course with the computer industry after many years of suffering the disastrous effects of shoddy software. They are signalling that ‘enough is enough’ and calling for the IT establishment to get its act together and operate to the same rigorous standards as other industries where failure can have catastrophic consequences, such as aviation and pharmaceuticals.
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Friday, 28 April 2006 22:45
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Friday, 28 April 2006 22:45
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There is no such as a free lunch, they say. But how about completely free telecommunications, including free connections?
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Thursday, 27 April 2006 22:50
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Thursday, 27 April 2006 22:50
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Itemised bills for fixed lines and big mobile phone charges could soon be consigned to history, but our future communications will still come at a price, reports Peter Warren.
In days gone by, the telephone was a thing of awe: an object admired for its usefulness but feared for its apparently limitless ability to cost money.
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Thursday, 10 November 2005 20:10
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Thursday, 10 November 2005 20:10
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High tech thieves are using the latest in memory stick technology to literally suck the brains and commercial secrets out of companies, Peter Warren reports.
Computer security experts are warning about the dangers of a tiny James Bond style spying device used by high-tech thieves that can steal a company’s secrets in the blink of an eye.
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Tuesday, 17 May 2005 22:53
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Tuesday, 17 May 2005 22:53
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The personal records of school-children and the passwords and user names of top company executives and academics have been discovered in a survey into the destruction of computer data.
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Wednesday, 13 April 2005 00:11
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By Michael Streeter and Peter Warren
Key loggers, blank tapes and a cold trail
The investigation into the attempt to steal an estimated £220m from the Sumitomo Mitsui Bank in the City of London is focusing on a hi-tech plot using members of the cleaning staff and bugging devices.
