Leo King

The exchange carried out a series of upgrades and tests the weekend of Sept. 6-7, but all LSE representatives are saying is that "there was a combination of software activities that coincided," and these had caused the problem.

A British medical journal reports "worrying" study that doctors aren't following rules to encrypt patient data on USB keys. However, the country's health department says it has given clear orders that patient data has to be protected

Stop and search times will be cut by 75 per cent

Businesses could pay the price for a "store and forget" attitude around data management, said Forrester

Tesco will install a GPS system on its 2,000 home delivery trucks to fight rising gasoline prices. Not only will it monitor performance, the system can send a text message to customers that delivery is minutes away

Ryanair says two upgrades to its new online booking system are behind the most recent problems at the airline, which started in February when it began using new software

A device had been malfunctioning for weeks, says the Irish Aviation Authority. Passengers have been warned there will be delays until the system is fixed

Britain will reduce the number of IT suppliers to its land registry to a handful from 12 over the next year in a bid to save money. Hopefully, it will also make it easier for the government to talk to fewer vendors