Local council sacks web addicts

The Editor, 7 months ago

Three workers at Neath Port Talbot Council in Wales have lost their jobs because of excessive use of the Internet while at work, the BBC reported last week. One was sacked for spending two hours per day on auction site eBay. Two other workers, also described as suffering from web addiction, resigned from their jobs with the council.The council's head of personnel Graham Jones said that it was forced to intervene due to the significant amount of time officers were spending on the Internet, and this highlighted an unacceptable level of usage of shopping, entertainment and BBC/Sky-related websites.We have a...

Virtualisation set to dominate

The Editor, 7 months ago

Infrastructure virtualisation will be the dominant technology trend in data centers within the next few years and will save UK companies millions of pounds, according to a report by IT market research company, the Butler Group. According to the report, an organisation running 250 dual-core servers could save £2 million over just three years. Above all else, IT infrastructure virtualisation must be recognised as a technology that has evolved at the right moment in time, due to the convergence of a number of influencing factors, says Roy Illsley, a senior research analyst with Butler Group, and the author of the...

Green IT’s not just for the corporate sector

The Editor, 7 months ago

The public sector needs to focus on greener and more efficient IT, UK Cabinet Office minister Gillian Merron told the European Commission E-government conference in Lisbon this week.Technology is responsible for up to one billion tonnes of CO2 emissions every year, she told delegates, a similar proportion of global output to that of the airline industry. The UK government's £12 billion annual spend makes it the UK's biggest IT user, she added."We have a responsibility to set a positive example on the environment, so I am asking our IT leaders to work with industry to find new ways to improve...