October 2005 News
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Business welcomes new IT degree
Businesses have welcomed the launch of a degree course that combines technology and business training.18 Oct 2005
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Contractors could get redundancy
IT contractors could sue for redundancy payments when their contracts have finished, following an employment tribunal ruling last month.18 Oct 2005
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IT services management forum to take pragmatic approach
Pragmatic service management is the key theme at the 14th annual conference of the IT Services Management Forum (ITSMF) in Brighton 7-9 November.18 Oct 2005
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IBM acquires DataPower to boost SOA offering
IBM has acquired DataPower, a provider of products to speed up and improve the security of electronic transaction processing.18 Oct 2005
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IT industry enjoys a night at the movies in aid of children's charity
More than 400 IT industry professionals turned up for this year's Intellect ICT Charity Ball. The turnout helped ensure proceeds were well in excess of last year's £50,000.18 Oct 2005
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Google loses out in Gmail trademark dispute
Google is being forced to change the name of its Gmail web-based e-mail service in the UK following a trademark dispute with a UK company.18 Oct 2005
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AvantGo supports RSS feeds
Mobile Internet provider AvantGo has released a beta application that allows smartphone and PDA owners to synchronise RSS feeds as AvantGo channels for free.18 Oct 2005
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Best places to work: Has your IT department been nominated?
IT managers whose departments have been put forward for Computer Weekly's Best Places to Work in IT Awards must make sure to return the forms ready for judging18 Oct 2005
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Firms to test open source Flash tools
Macromedia has released an early version of one of its next-generation development tools for building applications based on its latest Flash Player 8.5 software and launched a tiered licensing scheme.18 Oct 2005
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Fujitsu launches dual-core servers
Fujitsu Computer Systems has unveiled blade and rack servers powered by dual-core Opteron processors from AMD.18 Oct 2005
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East Devon Council installs eFinancials to help it meet government reporting needs
East Devon District Council has deployed a financial management system to help it meet new reporting requirements from the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM).18 Oct 2005
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Capita plans major programme to equip IT staff with business skills
Outsourcing supplier Capita is planning a major training programme to equip its IT workforce with business, management and communications skills.18 Oct 2005
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Oracle fixes 23 security flaws
Oracle has released a quarterly patch update that fixes 23 security vulnerabilities in its databases, servers and business applications.18 Oct 2005
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Offshoring blamed for salary slump
Offshoring to India has forced down both salaries and temporary rates for IT helpdesk staff based in the UK, the Association of Technology Staffing Companies (Atsco) has claimed.18 Oct 2005
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Snort flaw opens up networks to attackers
A vulnerability in the Snort open-source intrusion protection software could open up networks to remote attackers.18 Oct 2005
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Traditional interviews by senior staff are 'best way' to select new IT employees
Traditional interviews by senior managers and senior technical staff have emerged as the best way to choose recruits, according to a new BCS book, Professional Issues in IT.18 Oct 2005
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Will users see benefits of switch to 64-bit?
Intel may only have been playing catch-up with the rest of the market at its Developer Forum this year, but the company's future direction still provides some insights into how hardware manufacture...18 Oct 2005
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Intel reports 18% sales increase
Intel has reported an 18% increase in sales for the third quarter to $9.96bn (£5.85bn).18 Oct 2005
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IT managers average six-day working week
Twenty five per cent of IT managers work at least 14 hours of overtime every week, according to a survey of 90 IT managers by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI).18 Oct 2005
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Linux no longer a curiosity as major datacentre adoption grows
What is it?18 Oct 2005
