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  • Managing a service business in a down economyPosted:09:43 28 Sep 2009In the current climate, service organizations need to have ultimate customer satisfaction and retention. From your customers perspective this means the right person turning up, with the right tools and at the right time.
  • An SME’s guide to virtualisationPosted:11:14 12 Aug 2009Virtualisation is now seen as essential in enabling organisations to manage their vital IT resources more flexibly and efficiently. Yet how challenging is it to successfully deploy virtualisation, especially at an SME?
  • Securing the mobile enterprise Executive Overview Posted:16:26 24 Feb 2009How to reduce the security risk to business assets when deploying mobile technologies
  • Security trends for 2009Posted:11:06 20 Jan 2009 The security threat landscape in 2009 looks set to keep UK enterprises on their toes. Organised crime groups are growing more sophisticated, and meanwhile,...
  • The hyperconnected workforcePosted:16:25 06 Jan 2009There is a phenomenon called "the hyperconnected" which describes a growing number of people who have intertwined and blurred their private lives with their working lives - we should investigate the phenomenon and understand the hyperconnected because they carry vulnerabilities and increased threats into our organisations.
  • Driving business innovation through collaborationPosted:11:20 17 Dec 2008Collaboration is no longer “nice to have.” In a tightening economic environment, collaboration is becoming a competitive necessity, with technology playing a key role in delivering it.
  • Security Zone: Promoting accountability through ISO/IEC 27001 & 27002 (formerly ISO/IEC 17799)Posted:15:27 16 Dec 2008 As organisations go, there are those that welcome internationally recognised standards with open arms, and those that shy away citing cost or even applicability....
  • Security Zone: opinions and insights from experienced professionalsPosted:15:14 10 Dec 2008Information security has become a mainstream concern with well-established governance and compliance, increasing public awareness and more business processes going online. Security is an integral part of every business process. It must be built into the systems, applications and networks and further protected by physical and managerial controls. Issues of management, accountability and operational strategy are evolving quickly.
  • Bridging the information gapPosted:16:27 14 Nov 2008 When a customer calls insurance company Martinez and Partners, staff can see immediately whether the client has filed a claim, what correspondence has been...
  • The CERN laboratory and the Big Bang theory - Essential GuidePosted:16:24 05 Sep 2008Ten frequently asked questions about the Cern laboratory and Big Bang theory
  • Government data lossesPosted:16:49 22 Aug 2008 The loss of a memory stick containing the details of 130,000 criminals, including the name, address and dates of birth for 33,000 criminals, is not the first...
  • Microsoft’s guide to IT efficiency for SMBsPosted:13:07 28 Jul 2008 In this series of articles Microsoft UK offers directors of small-to-medium businesses advice and...
  • Identity is no longer a matter of what you know, but who you arePosted:15:47 22 Jul 2008 Protecting your personal information with "what you know" is no longer good enough as it is now easy to find information like a birth date, address or mother's...
  • Best IT blogs: Full shortlist for Computer Weekly's IT Blog Awards 2008Posted:08:45 01 Jul 2008Shortlist for Computer Weekly's IT Blog Awards 2008 in full, with links direct to all the shortlisted blogs.
  • Airline IT - reports from the annual Air Transport IT SummitPosted:15:15 19 Jun 2008How the airline industry can use IT to improve efficiency and profitability were hot topics at this year's annual Air Transport IT Summit in Brussels.
  • Chinook helicopter disaster - computer software failure or pilot error? Posted:10:00 28 May 2008Chinook helicopter crash: was it computer software failure or a cause we'll never know? This article gives the background to the Chinook helicopter disaster with links to all the relevant articles published by ComputerWeekly and other useful web links.
  • Hot skills: Expensive and time consuming - but Oracle 11g pays dividendsPosted:11:37 23 May 2008 Nick Langley computer.weekly@rbi.co.uk What is it? Not for the first time, Oracle has created...
  • Credit crunch: the IT expert viewPosted:14:52 06 May 2008The credit crunch currently blighting the financial services industry and contributing to the onset of global recession has had a major impact on IT...
  • ID cards in depthPosted:15:00 15 Apr 2008Prime Minister Gordon Brown has reiterated the government's determination to press ahead with plans for ID cards at a cost of £5.4bn over 10 years, despite concerns over a series of data losses by government departments.
  • RSA Conference 2008 round-up: Reports from RSA USAPosted:18:07 10 Apr 2008Round up of reports from RSA 2008 in San Francisco, USA, one of the biggest events in an IT security professional's calendar.
  • Infosecurity 2008: show guide and previewPosted:17:00 07 Apr 2008Infosecurity Europe is the event where those responsible for securing their organisations' information can find all the latest technology, services and advice, with more than 300 of the top security companies from across the globe taking part.
  • How to green your IT business: the expert viewPosted:16:36 01 Apr 2008Using energy-efficient technology that has less impact on the environment can benefit the environment and make financial sense...
  • Web 2.0 - an expert viewPosted:13:22 05 Mar 2008Four years on from the first serious attempt to define Web 2.0, there is no firm consensus about what constitutes Web 2.0.
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008: an expert viewPosted:16:00 26 Feb 2008Microsoft Windows Server 2008 is the long-awaited update to Microsoft’s Windows Server family of products.
  • Business Intelligence: an expert view Posted:09:39 03 Jan 2008Latest news, analysis, and case studies from Computer Weekly and the web suitable for those implementing or running a business intelligence system.
  • Virtualisation is one of the key topics in the IT industry right now, and with good reason.Posted:11:56 23 Nov 2007Virtualisation is a technique that enables organisations to pool their IT resources into one flexible and manageable entity. This executive overview highlights the key challenges of virtualisation so you can put in place a winning strategy that will enable your business to achieve the aforementioned benefits.
  • The Effectiveness of Collaboration for SMEsPosted:11:54 23 Nov 2007The aim of this executive overview will be to investigate what collaboration tools comprise, their typical running costs and the benefits that they can deliver to SMEs.
  • Microsoft Office 2007 upgrade: the expert viewPosted:16:10 20 Nov 2007Microsoft Office 2007 is the latest upgrade for the Microsoft Office family of products, and brings new productivity and application integration features.
  • The Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (Mifid): an expert viewPosted:16:12 01 Nov 2007The Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (Mifid) is now law across Europe, bringing major technology challenges to the investment industry.
  • Chief Information Officers (CIOs): What it takes to be a good CIOPosted:09:10 27 Sep 2007CIOs: What is the role of the Chief Information Officer and what makes a good CIO?
  • Voice over IP: the expert viewPosted:00:00 09 Aug 2007VoIP or Voice over Internet Protocol is a technology that handles the routing of voice conversations over an IP network, such as the internet.
  • Strategy Clinic: your IT management questions answeredPosted:16:28 06 Aug 2007Experts from Cranfield School of Management, Dominic Barrow, Ernst & Young, Henley Management College, NCC Group and The Corporate IT Forum offer solutions to IT directors' dilemmas
  • Business continuity: the expert viewPosted:00:00 27 Jul 2007Business continuity is about expecting the unexpected and preparing for a system failure.
  • Wimax: the expert viewPosted:00:00 23 Jul 2007Wimax is a communications standard designed to provide data wirelessly in much the same way that Wi-Fi does, but over longer distances.
  • Identity management: the expert viewPosted:00:00 23 Jul 2007Identity management has become a key issue in information security. Governments and businesses are using identity management systems to provide and control access to places and services such as bank accounts, buildings and computer applications.
  • Microsoft Windows: an expert viewPosted:11:23 11 Jul 2007Latest news stories, features, podcasts, blogs and links on Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, Internet Explorer and Windows Media Player
  • Microsoft IT training: an expert view Posted:10:48 11 Jul 2007Latest news stories, features, podcasts, blogs and links on Microsoft IT training
  • Microsoft: after Bill Gates Posted:00:00 11 Jul 2007Microsoft is in a busy period of software updates following the release of Vista, the latest version of the Windows desktop operating system, Office 2007 and the Longhorn server technology.
  • Microsoft Business Solutions: an expert viewPosted:16:02 10 Jul 2007Microsoft Business Solutions feature Microsoft Dynamics family for CRM and ERP
  • Next Move: career advice for IT professionalsPosted:14:51 10 Jul 2007Our expert panel of IT recuitment specialists answer readers' questions on how to climb the career ladder
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Networks and Communications

  • Unified communications: Pushing your organisation to even greater heightsPosted:15:28 04 Nov 2009IT and communications systems are evolving rapidly in order to offer users the fastest and most efficient tools to do their jobs. Yet these jobs themselves are just as challenging as ever, if not more so. Today’s increasing business pressures and tighter budgets are forcing firms to change the way they work and extend the boundaries of the organisation to include mobile and home working.
  • Empower the business with Unified CommunicationsPosted:15:36 04 Sep 2009Today’s increasing business pressures are obliging organisations to deal with changes in economic circumstances, changes in business methodologies and changes in the places in which they do business.
  • Executive Overview: Mobile applications servicesPosted:16:12 25 Jun 2009In order to become more flexible and agile, and more capable of surviving the current economic climate, companies are making their workers increasingly more distributed and mobile.
  • Special Report: Digital BritainPosted:12:00 06 Mar 2009The British government is wrestling with the practical implications of the switch of many technologies from analogue to digital operation and distribution.
  • Securing the mobile enterprise Executive Overview Posted:16:26 24 Feb 2009How to reduce the security risk to business assets when deploying mobile technologies
  • The Carter Review: Digital BritainPosted:15:00 26 Jan 2009Nothing less than the future of the British economy hangs on communications minister Lord Stephen Carter’s view of what telecommunications network the UK needs. Or so say some.
  • Using networking to beat the downturnPosted:11:31 27 Oct 2008The pressures on today’s businesses are unrelenting and in order to survive in these most challenging times today’s businesses must extend their reach to their fullest potential, enabling more people in more places access to more information.
  • Best IT blogs: Full shortlist for Computer Weekly's IT Blog Awards 2008Posted:08:45 01 Jul 2008Shortlist for Computer Weekly's IT Blog Awards 2008 in full, with links direct to all the shortlisted blogs.
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008: an expert viewPosted:16:00 26 Feb 2008Microsoft Windows Server 2008 is the long-awaited update to Microsoft’s Windows Server family of products.
  • Virtualisation is one of the key topics in the IT industry right now, and with good reason.Posted:11:56 23 Nov 2007Virtualisation is a technique that enables organisations to pool their IT resources into one flexible and manageable entity. This executive overview highlights the key challenges of virtualisation so you can put in place a winning strategy that will enable your business to achieve the aforementioned benefits.
  • Voice over IP: the expert viewPosted:00:00 09 Aug 2007VoIP or Voice over Internet Protocol is a technology that handles the routing of voice conversations over an IP network, such as the internet.
  • Radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology: the expert viewPosted:10:26 07 Aug 2007Latest news stories, features, podcasts, blogs and links on radio-frequency identification (FRID)
  • The potential of convergence for SMEsPosted:11:00 28 Apr 2006For today’s small- to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) the power of converged networks can be harnessed to make businesses more adaptable, flexible and ultimately more competitive in the face of unrelenting market and economic pressures.
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Software

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Hardware

  • An SME’s guide to virtualisationPosted:11:14 12 Aug 2009Virtualisation is now seen as essential in enabling organisations to manage their vital IT resources more flexibly and efficiently. Yet how challenging is it to successfully deploy virtualisation, especially at an SME?
  • Apollo 11: 40th Anniversary special reportPosted:15:00 17 Jul 2009Today we are celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing back on July 20 1969. The Apollo 11 mission was the first manned mission to land on the Moon.
  • Executive Overview: Mobile applications servicesPosted:16:12 25 Jun 2009In order to become more flexible and agile, and more capable of surviving the current economic climate, companies are making their workers increasingly more distributed and mobile.
  • Securing the mobile enterprise Executive Overview Posted:16:26 24 Feb 2009How to reduce the security risk to business assets when deploying mobile technologies
  • GSMA Mobile World Congress 2009Posted:12:00 16 Feb 2009The GSMA Mobile World Congress 2009 in Barcelona started today, February 16 2009, and will showcase all the major mobile phone retailer's new smartphones (Sony, Nokia, Samsung and LG) as well as reveal the intentions of most mobile companies for 2009.
  • Top 20 online tools for mobile workingPosted:15:51 10 Feb 2009More and more workers are taking to mobile working, either through choice or circumstance. As a result, knowing where to get the best free or low-cost web and mobile tools is essential.
  • Identity is no longer a matter of what you know, but who you arePosted:15:47 22 Jul 2008 Protecting your personal information with "what you know" is no longer good enough as it is now easy to find information like a birth date, address or mother's...
  • Oyster Card: The highs and lows of OysterPosted:18:00 14 Jul 2008Transport for London’s Oyster card system uses radio frequency identification tags (RFID) to enable a contactless ticketing system.
  • Best IT blogs: Full shortlist for Computer Weekly's IT Blog Awards 2008Posted:08:45 01 Jul 2008Shortlist for Computer Weekly's IT Blog Awards 2008 in full, with links direct to all the shortlisted blogs.
  • RSA Conference 2008 round-up: Reports from RSA USAPosted:18:07 10 Apr 2008Round up of reports from RSA 2008 in San Francisco, USA, one of the biggest events in an IT security professional's calendar.
  • Infosecurity 2008: show guide and previewPosted:17:00 07 Apr 2008Infosecurity Europe is the event where those responsible for securing their organisations' information can find all the latest technology, services and advice, with more than 300 of the top security companies from across the globe taking part.
  • How to green your IT business: the expert viewPosted:16:36 01 Apr 2008Using energy-efficient technology that has less impact on the environment can benefit the environment and make financial sense...
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008: an expert viewPosted:16:00 26 Feb 2008Microsoft Windows Server 2008 is the long-awaited update to Microsoft’s Windows Server family of products.
  • BCS IT Industry Awards 2007: In-depthPosted:00:00 10 Dec 2007This special Computer Weekly report features the winners and medallists at the BCS IT Industry Awards 2007.
  • Virtualisation is one of the key topics in the IT industry right now, and with good reason.Posted:11:56 23 Nov 2007Virtualisation is a technique that enables organisations to pool their IT resources into one flexible and manageable entity. This executive overview highlights the key challenges of virtualisation so you can put in place a winning strategy that will enable your business to achieve the aforementioned benefits.
  • Identity management: the expert viewPosted:00:00 23 Jul 2007Identity management has become a key issue in information security. Governments and businesses are using identity management systems to provide and control access to places and services such as bank accounts, buildings and computer applications.
  • IT Training and the skills crisis: the expert viewPosted:09:00 07 Jun 2007News stories, features, podcasts, blogs and links on IT training and the skills crisis
  • Dell Laptop Battery Recall: The Expert ViewPosted:17:17 18 May 2007Dell forced to recall batteries because of fire risk
  • IT salary surveyPosted:16:08 17 Nov 2006The SSL/Computer Weekly quarterly salary surveys analyse advertisements for IT professionals on the web and in the trade press and the quality national dailies and Sunday newspapers
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