http://www.computerweekly.comen-gbTue, 15 Dec 2009 09:53:08 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/12/15/239715/amazon-put-in-your-bids-for-cloud-computing.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/12/15/239715/amazon-put-in-your-bids-for-cloud-computing.htm Amazon has launched a service which allows businesses to bid for spare computing capacity on its EC2 cloud computing service. The service, dubbed Spot...Tue, 15 Dec 2009 09:53:08 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/12/15/239721/a-glimpse-of-future-technology-from-ibm-hursley.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/12/15/239721/a-glimpse-of-future-technology-from-ibm-hursley.htmHurlsey is IBM's biggest software lab in Europe. We find out what future technologies the boffins are working on.Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:00:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/12/14/239709/video-is-facebook-connect-good-for-business.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/12/14/239709/video-is-facebook-connect-good-for-business.htmEthan Beard, Facebook's head of developer network, discusses Facebook Connect and why its good for business. Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:41:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/12/14/239697/video-google-twitter-and-the-real-time-web-at-le-web.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/12/14/239697/video-google-twitter-and-the-real-time-web-at-le-web.htmWhat does one of the real time web's leading thinkers Chris Brogan, president of New Marketing Labs, think about the latest developments at Twitter, Goggle and Jack Dorsey's new micro mobile payments service Square?Mon, 14 Dec 2009 10:30:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/12/14/239711/video-dell-explains-why-social-media-works.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/12/14/239711/video-dell-explains-why-social-media-works.htmDell's senior manager of corporate affairs Richard Binhammer talks to ComputerWeekly about using social media in business. Mon, 14 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/12/11/239691/best-of-le-web-roundup.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/12/11/239691/best-of-le-web-roundup.htmA round up of the main news and issues that came out of Le Web in Paris on 9 and 10 December, 2009. Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:00:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/12/11/239687/government-plans-to-launch-cloud-next-year.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/12/11/239687/government-plans-to-launch-cloud-next-year.htm The Government is creating a blueprint for its private cloud infrastructure and expects to launch across the public sector next year. Working with...Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:42:59 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/12/11/239688/stars-of-le-web-tell-us-what-is-the-next-big-thing-in-the-real-time-web.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/12/11/239688/stars-of-le-web-tell-us-what-is-the-next-big-thing-in-the-real-time-web.htmWe herded together the great and the good of the web industry at Le Web in Paris this week and asked them this really important question: what will be the biggest development in the real time web in 2010? Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:40:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/12/03/239578/cloud-computing-government-needs-to-rethink-it.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/12/03/239578/cloud-computing-government-needs-to-rethink-it.htm The government must use virtualisation and cloud computing to save costs said Adam Afriyie, shadow minister for innovation, universities & skills. ...Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:08:07 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/27/239454/putting-e-mail-in-the-cloud.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/27/239454/putting-e-mail-in-the-cloud.htmAs consumers, we are happy to rely on hosted email for our communications needs. As decision-makers in large businesses, we might be naturally more cautious. Fears about security issues, loss of data and service and the ongoing hype around ‘the cloud’ can make IT leaders jittery.Fri, 27 Nov 2009 12:40:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/20/234657/measuring-roi-from-crm.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/20/234657/measuring-roi-from-crm.htmThe promise of CRM technology lies in improved marketing, customer satisfaction and increased sales productivity: all can have direct impact on the bottom line. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:26:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/19/238771/white-paper-service-component-architecture-building-systems-using-a-service-oriented-architecture.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/19/238771/white-paper-service-component-architecture-building-systems-using-a-service-oriented-architecture.htmService Component Architecture (SCA) [1] is a specification which describes a model for building applications and systems using a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA). This white paper discusses the motivation behind SCA, describes the major features of the architecture and presents the areas for future development of the specification. The paper also explains how SCA extends and complements prior approaches to implementing services, and how SCA builds on open standards.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:41:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/19/238919/white-paper-esb-enterprise-service-bus-interoperability-standards.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/19/238919/white-paper-esb-enterprise-service-bus-interoperability-standards.htmThousands of Enterprises worldwide have adopted the principles of Service Oriented Architecture (SOA). SOA provides an architectural approach that brings the flexibility and agility required by today’s global business environment. An Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) is a vital ingredient of SOA that facilitates the interaction of business services by mediating the message exchanges between them.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:05:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/19/238913/white-paper-extending-service-oriented-architectures-with-xforms.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/19/238913/white-paper-extending-service-oriented-architectures-with-xforms.htmService-Oriented Architecture (SOA) has become a mainstay of solution architecture. The benefits are broad, ranging from reduced integration costs, improved component reusability, and the ability to leverage existing infrastructure investments. In this whitepaper, we ll look at why IBM supports XForms as an enabling technology that can be used to help extend the benefits of SOA into your Web- and Portal-based e-form solutions.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:56:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/19/238900/white-paper-five-best-practices-for-deploying-a-successful-service-oriented-architecture.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/19/238900/white-paper-five-best-practices-for-deploying-a-successful-service-oriented-architecture.htmToday’s innovative market leaders are in the forefront of implementing advanced business applications—leveraging industryspecific solution frameworks supported by a service-oriented architecture (SOA). In fact, yours may be one of many organizations already using the IBM SOA Foundation, which can help improve the integration of your business applications and data while empowering your environment to respond more quickly to demands for new and changing services. As a business leader, you expect efficient transformation, not problems or delayed deployments. Your goal is to see a rapid return on your investment, and when it’s time to report to the boardroom, you want the discussion to focus on outstanding results.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:21:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/10/238571/google-to-pay-rubens-barrichello-500k-damages.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/10/238571/google-to-pay-rubens-barrichello-500k-damages.htmGoogle will have to pay formula one driver Rubens Barrichello half a million dollars in damages because it hosted fake profiles of him on social networking site Orkut.Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:53:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/04/238406/rich-internet-applications-come-to-the-fore.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/04/238406/rich-internet-applications-come-to-the-fore.htmWhen is a web application not a web application? When it's running on your desktop. But what if that desktop application needs the web to do anything meaningful? Rich internet applications (RIAs) are blurring the boundaries between web, browser and desktop - and they could revolutionise the way your employees and customers interact with your company.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:26:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/02/238371/websense-offers-security-cloud-service.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/02/238371/websense-offers-security-cloud-service.htmInternet scanning firm Websense has launched a cloud-based security service for third-party service providers to use for their own products and services.Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:01:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/10/29/238337/google-offers-free-sat-nav-and-music-search.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/10/29/238337/google-offers-free-sat-nav-and-music-search.htmGoogle has announced a free mobile satellite navigation application and a music element to its search, but both are limited to US users for now.Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:50:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/10/27/238316/cloud-adoption-accelerating-survey-reveals.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/10/27/238316/cloud-adoption-accelerating-survey-reveals.htmBusiness adoption of some form of cloud computing has almost doubled since the beginning of the year, research has revealed. 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