April 2004 News
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Companies must plan for ‘zero-day’ attacks
Users must deploy business continuity plans which assume that hackers will breach their corporate defences, the IT security...30 Apr 2004
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NHS programme battles for user buy-in as BMA voices concern
The British Medical Association has called for greater clinician involvement in the national programme for NHS IT.30 Apr 2004
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Shell IT staff will be well placed to find new jobs
Shell IT staff who leave as a result of the company’s plans to cut thousands of jobs in its technology division will be well...30 Apr 2004
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BMA demands greater involvement in NHS IT programme
The British Medical Association has demanded greater involvement in the national programme for NHS IT, after raising concerns...30 Apr 2004
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Users need 15-20-year roadmap for SAP ERP
IT directors need to plan a 15- to 20-year roadmap to ensure a better return on investment from SAP enterprise resource planning...30 Apr 2004
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Kraft CIO saves £280m by justifying IT spend
A former chief information officer of Kraft General Foods has revealed how he saved hundreds of millions of pounds in IT costs by...30 Apr 2004
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BT brings broadband to more rural areas
BT has announced a change in strategy which will bring the government's target of UK-wide broadband access closer.30 Apr 2004
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Users to gain as Ofcom threatens to break up BT
Users could have a much greater choice of telecoms provider and potentially lower costs if telecoms regulator Ofcom orders the...30 Apr 2004
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Monitoring tools help Lunn Poly overcome new booking system's teething problems
Lunn Poly has used performance-monitoring tools from Veritas to overcome scalability problems that had prevented it from fully...30 Apr 2004
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Certification for web-based remote access
Leading virtual private network suppliers have signed up to a new certification process from TruSecure's ICSA Labs to prove their...30 Apr 2004
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UK firms must face the reality of security problems, says study
The average UK business is now hit by a security incident every month, or once a week for larger companies, according to the UK's...30 Apr 2004
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Software readies ESB play
Software plans to join the ESB (enterprise service bus) fray next month with the introduction of software to manage distributed...30 Apr 2004
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Microsoft to detail web services for devices
Microsoft is to detail the next steps it is taking to extend web services to devices such as printers, digital cameras and...30 Apr 2004
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Sun Java Studio Creator ready for download
The Early Access release of Sun Microsystems' much anticipated Sun Java Studio Creator visual development environment is...30 Apr 2004
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AOL performance boosts Time Warner's revenue
Time Warner reported a 9% climb in its first-quarter revenue for 2004, aided by its network and filmed entertainment divisions,...30 Apr 2004
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Microsoft SSL patch causes system slowdowns
Microsoft has admitted that a recent software patch for its Windows operating system is causing some Windows 2000 machines to...30 Apr 2004
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Intel's Dothan prepares for May debut
Intel is to introduce its Dothan mobile processor on 10 May.30 Apr 2004
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RealNetworks posts income loss and reports president's resignation
RealNetworks has posted a loss of $10.4m for the first quarter of 2004 and its president, Lawrence Jacobson, has resigned.30 Apr 2004
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Venetica and IBM join forces on SQL-based query
IBM and Venetica announced a partnership designed to help customers access and work more easily with both unstructured and...30 Apr 2004
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Firms spend more on printers than security
Users are spending less on security than printers, according to a report from IDC. However, the company does not think that...30 Apr 2004
