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De Montfort University degree to explore IT in society

A degree looking at the social impact and role of IT will be launched next year by De Montfort University in Leicester.

Banks look to integrated security systems for Basel 2 compliance

HSBC's plans to create a single anti-fraud system for all of its different banking products across the globe is an example of the technology that banks will have to implement to comply with Basel 2.

HM Revenue & Customs restructures IT contract to save cash

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has agreed a restructuring of its Aspire IT outsourcing contract to save cash. HMRC is aiming to cut its IT running costs by around 10% by 2010-2011.

Microsoft sacks its CIO

Microsoft has sacked its CIO for "violating company policies".

Internet plagiarists beware

One of the liabilities of the internet, copyright violation, could be solved by an invention from Japanese boffins.

Government not ready to play its ID cards

A campaign group against government waste has called on the government to cut its losses and scrap the compulsory ID card scheme.

Littlest nation joins top 10 internet domains

  • News
  • Author: Ian Grant
  • Date: 02 November 2007
The smallest nation in the world is now one of the world's 10 largest domain registries, with more active domain names than France or Italy, thanks to an innovative marketing programme that saw the owners pay registrants to sign up.

Using SEM to get a clearer picture of security threats

Security event management (SEM) tools are designed to monitor security events across an organisation's network. They work by correlating data from a range of IT security systems - including firewalls, routers and anti-virus systems - and predicting threat levels based on this aggregated data.

Carbon cap to cover IT by 2012, says MP

Carbon emissions capping legislation will target the IT sector after 2012, and businesses should prepare by developing green technology plans, a Labour MP has advised.

The Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (Mifid): an expert view

The Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (Mifid) is now law across Europe, bringing major technology challenges to the investment industry.
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