Isle of Man government overhauls its web and IT infrastructure
in £20m Unisys deal  The Isle of Man government has partnered
with Unisys to overhaul its IT systems in a deal worth up to
£20m.  The project includes the delivery of an island-wide IP
network, a tightly controlled desktop strategy, and a single
website infrastructure. The improvements have been supported by
a virtualised server architecture to cut server sprawl and
reduce costs.  The system follows the island's political
commitment to the economic development of the island and its
adoption of an e-government strategy allowing web-based
communication between the government and the island's 80,000
citizens and business community.  Whilst the island openly
courts technology and financial services businesses, it realised
the civic infrastructure was beginning to fall behind the
technological levels of the island's corporate guests.  In order
to keep up with the competition on the European mainland and
embrace a more business-centric relationship with