Initial tender criteria for applicants include an annual turnover of not less than £30m. IT outsourcing company, Computacenter is in danger of being ditched by National Power, as the utility company seeks to widen the scope of its outsourced services.
Jack Baney, director of IBM's Global Service Provider Partner Programme, added: "There are still many customers running mission critical applications over SNA, but they're also migrating to IP. C&W and IBM said they entered discussions about...
Lior Arussy, Hewlett-Packard's VP of security, claims modern business trends like outsourcing and extranets mean companies have to let strangers access mission-critical data in order to be successful.
As the reliance on the private sector increases, Hallam believes a "balanced scorecard" approach is required to evaluate contracts. This would help local authorities make a decision based on criteria other than cost, he said.
Fritz Schulz of the US Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) said in a statement: "The Common Criteria certification of Linux will be a critical factor as Linux is applied to mission-critical environments.
In addition, the company transferring the data must ensure that the outsourcing service provider meets other key criteria, such as guaranteeing levels of security and employee reliability. Naylor said there are laws in place which mean companies...
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