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Can the Internet ever be 100 per cent secure?
Recent attacks on companies like Yahoo! and Amazon.com have raised fears that no-one is safe from hackers, but how much damage...27 Feb 2000
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Collaboration key to data law
The Data Protection Act comes into force next week with the registrar promising a period of grace before getting tough. Computer...23 Feb 2000
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Analyst: be prepared for war with hackers
A US security expert has warned businesses that the worst is yet to come from hackers in the wake of attacks that last week jammed some of the Internet's...23 Feb 2000 -
Conflict of interests dooms us to repeat past disasters
A new report has highlighted the dangers of accident investigators relying on suppliers to establish the culpability of their own...23 Feb 2000
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BTheadhunts in the chatrooms
John Kavanagh.British Telecom is going into e-headhunting to track down potential recruits on the Internet with special software which seeks out...
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Cobol's not chic - but it works
Nigel EatonSoapbox
Why is it that in this industry "legacy" is a dirty word? I'm in the legacy extension business and, as a...
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Auditor lambasts council IS group
Auditor highlights a catalogue of poor practice in Cornwall council's Information Services Group23 Feb 2000
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BNFL automates to prevent false safety checks
Mike SimonsBritish Nuclear Fuels is to automate key parts of its fuel production process to prevent staff manipulating computer data to...
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Cabinet hires IT help
Tony CollinsIndependent IT and project management specialists are intervening in Whitehall computer projects in an unprecedented...
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Don't waste benefits of Y2K, firms warned
Year 2000 projects have not only made old systems handle the date change but also laid the foundations for better relationships...23 Feb 2000
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Folly of draconian law on decryption
The proposed Bill on access to decryption keys could set back the UK's drive for e-commerce23 Feb 2000
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FedEx in legal battle over domain name
Parcel giant Federal Express has become involved in a legal battle over an Internet domain name with a small New Jersey online...23 Feb 2000
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Government regulations to clamp down on internet recruitment
Tina MiltonThe Government's planned reform of the Regulation of the Private Recruitment Industry Bill will change regulations so that...
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Europe's skills crisis to increase in next two years
Tina MiltonEurope's IT skills crisis will worsen dramatically in the next two years, claims official EU IT body, EITO (European Information...
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E-commerce outpaces strategy
David Bicknell E-business E-business is moving so fast that firms may need a new business plan every three months, and...23 Feb 2000
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DTI announces fresh temp-to-perm proposals
Tina Milton The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has taken a fresh stance on its plans for the Regulation of the Private Recruitment Industry...23 Feb 2000 -
Gateshead libraries hit mark
Gateshead libraries won the first Charter Award for making IT accessible to the local community23 Feb 2000
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Contracts claiming to avoid the IR35 go on sale
Tina MiltonA number of companies are offering contractors IR35-friendly contracts, charging up to £200 for their services. But accountants...
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Fewer than half of IT managers ready for data law
Lindsay ClarkMore than half of Computer Weekly's readers are not prepared for the new Data Protection Act or are in the dark...
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Duo will offer an Intel mainframe
Compaq/Unisys link-up to cut cost of enterprise IT Compaq and Unisys have formed an alliance that claims it will radically...23 Feb 2000
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