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Top stories this week:
- Optimistic growth predicted by software and IT services sector, despite credit crunch
- Intellect heralds launch of FREESAT and Free HD
- Professionalism defined
- Capturing, owning and protecting data... legally
- Cisco, Apple, Adobe, Oracle - how the CEOs made it to the top
- Intellect and Bitkom establish virtual link
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In the news this week
| Optimistic growth predicted by software and IT services sector, despite credit crunch |
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 SMEs in the software and IT services sector are challenging gloomy economic projections.
With 53 per cent of respondents forecasting double digit-growth for 2008 compared to 49 per cent that predicted double-digit growth last year, the mood amongst SMEs remains bullish, despite the global financial squeeze.
The Intellect survey, now in its second year asks software and IT services companies operating in the UK about their current and future performance. The SME software sector, in particular is an important contributor to the UK economy, and the survey aims to understand better the key challenges and opportunities of companies developing and selling software in the UK.
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| Intellect heralds the launch of FREESAT and Free HD |
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 Intellect has welcomed the launch of Freesat from BBC and ITV and in particular the provision of free HD content for the first time in the UK.
Freesat will be an important part of the digital TV landscape in the UK and will offer consumers even greater choice of service. The additional benefit of free HD content will be an extremely attractive USP as demand for HD continues to grow.
Intellect member companies in the consumer electronics and satellite sectors have already played a key role in developing the service and will continue to do so.
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| Professionalism defined |
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 To understand fully the importance of professionalism in IT necessitates a clear understanding of the attributes and obligations that are required of IT professionals, as well as the environment in which they operate. Intellect's Professionalism Workstream and the British Computer Society have been working to provide a definition of Professionalism in the context of the IT industry.
The workstream's latest piece of work, 'Characteristics of the IT profession and IT professionals' (pdf 84KB), provides individuals and organisations with an easily accessible guide to understanding professionalism in the rapidly-developing modern industry. It describes the criteria for the profession, the bodies which govern it and the professionals who belong to it, and defines the essence of professionalism upon which all building blocks of the profession are constructed.
For further information or to comment, contact Matt Mulley T 020 7331 2021 E matt.mulley@intellectuk.org |
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| Data, data and data - capturing, owning and protecting data... legally |
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 Due to popular demand, we present the second in our series of breakfast briefings focusing on 'Data, data and data - capturing, owning and protecting data... legally', taking place on Friday 23 May 2008.
Commencing with a delicious breakfast to get you going, we'll have you clued up about the power of data in the modern organisation and confident that you'll be compliant with current data legislation.
Speaking at the event will be Mike Bradford, Director of Regulatory and Consumer Affairs at Experian and Jimmy Desai, a partner at Blake Lapthorn Tarlo Lyons, who specialises in technology, intellectual property, internet, outsourcing and corporate law.
For further information and booking contact Tammy Greeno T 020 7331 2037
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CEO Leadership Summit
Cisco, Apple, Adobe, Oracle - how the CEOs made it to the top |
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 Tech CEOs are facing ever-increasing challenges in today's dynamic and fast changing world of business...The CEO Leadership Summit explains what the world's most visionary leaders do differently, how they organise their companies to success and which management practices produce exceptional results. With the challenges that CEOs face today, the Summit is a unique business event providing CEOs and entrepreneurs with advice, ideas and inspiration on how to accelerate growth and maximise shareholder value.Come and join us at The London Stock Exchange to hear top tech CEOs reveal the secrets of their success.
For further information and booking contact Tammy Greeno T 020 7331 2037
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Intellect and Bitkom establish virtual link |
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 To support Intellect's 'HDTV-across-Europe Congress' joint initiative with Bitkom, its sister trade association in Germany, an electronic virtual link has been established between Intellect and a Bitkom server in Berlin. This enables documents to be worked upon jointly without fear of encountering different versions at the same time, and avoiding the danger of them 'falling out of synchronism'. This is just a small aspect of a wider collaboration by which it is hoped to produce many tangible benefits and spin-offs from this major international English language HDTV Congress. The event will take place at a Deutsche Telekom Conference Centre in Berlin between 14-15 October 2008. The focus will be on providing an up-to-date 'snapshot' of the HDTV roll-out situation across europe, the challenges and opportunities. The HDTV theme will extend into the Smart Home and Smart Office of the future.
Discounted rates are available for Intellect members. For more information, contact Jim Munro E jim.munro@intellectuk.org |
| News in brief |
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Thanks to BBC and silicon.com for the following snippets of news:
NHS cleans up keyboard act
The NHS is introducing 7,500 infection-resistant keyboards in hospitals across England as part of efforts to make hospitals cleaner and safer.
Bournemouth to be UK's first Fibrecity
The race to become the UK's first 'Fibrecity' has been won by the seaside resort of Bournemouth, better known for ice-cream and old people than high speed internet.
New spectrum to improve health
More radio spectrum will need to be released to cater for breakthroughs in healthcare and transport, said Ofcom. In a report focused on the future use of wireless, the regulator identified hundreds of new applications.
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Member updates
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**Stop press** IQ - launch of Intellect quarterly magazine |
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Launching in June, IQ is the brand new quarterly magazine from Intellect.
Outlining all the latest thought leadership, topical news items, discounted events and excellent work outputs from our groups and committees, IQ will provide you with everything going on inside Intellect.
From our vast network of business partners, government officials and industry regulators to our key stakeholders, IQ will have something for everyone.
Limited advertising opportunities are available and to find out how you can be part of this exciting new publication, please contact Claire Yarrow T 020 7331 2050
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Information Systems & Services (ISS), Future Core Network (FCN), Industry Briefing |
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The ISS is inviting industry representatives who are experienced Communications Networks, IS/IT providers, Systems or Service Integrators, or SMEs in these sectors, to a briefing on 25 June 2008 at Abbey Wood. The aim of FCN is to merge the existing telecoms, IT, satellite and HF networks into a single communication and information system. The purpose of the briefing is to provide industry with an overview of the FCN scope, approach, and programme plan, and for the ISS team to gain input from Industry.
To register, contact Lorna Halstead by 19 May 2008 on T 01225 814716 |
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Events
Group and committee meetings
| Transport Group |
| Transport safety technology, guest speaker is Chris Lines, Head of the London Road Safety Unit, Transport for London. |
| 21/05/08 15:00-17:00 |
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| Digital Communications Market Group |
Video on Demand - A technology whose time has come? Guest speakers are:
- Cosmo Lush, Head of Product Management, Video on Demand, C4
- Andrew Bolton, CEO, Ondemand Group
- Simon Hunt, Director of Television, Tiscali TV |
| 22/05/08 11:00-13:00 |
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Training courses
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| Intellect would like to thank LogoTech Systems and The Catalyst Group for their sponsorship of our meeting rooms and SMS Ltd for their sponsorship of our networking area. |
| Tech stat challenge |
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Spam celebrated its 30th anniversary last weekend but how many people received the first recognisable email marketing message?
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