January 2000

The Swanwick air traffic control centre "sidetone" problem:

The communications problem centres on the need, initially at least, for voice messaging systems at the Swanwick site to link into...  Continue Reading

Transmeta takes on silicon giant as battery battles hot up

The battle to deliver more battery power to laptops and personal digital assistants has started in earnes  Continue Reading

US-UK privacy debate rages on

David Bicknell

The year-long data privacy row between the US and Europe is hotting up.

The row is over the planned compromise between...

Stake your claim in the knowledge management game

Lotus' unveiling of Raven at Lotusphere last week signalled knowledge management's coming of age. But, asks Lindsay Clark, who...  Continue Reading

Think like the hacker

Is your computer network secure? Undoubtedly not. Nothing is ever 100% secure. However, there are things you can do to make the...  Continue Reading

Will surveys seriously damage your belief that the bug doesn't hurt?

Don't breathe easy it ain't over yet!  Continue Reading

When will ASP bear fruit?

Andy Favell looks behind the recent hype surrounding ASP and finds that it has yet to find many takers in the UK. So just what is...  Continue Reading

Two successful link-ups

FI Group's merger with Druid has received a lot of publicity  Continue Reading

The truth is out there, but Bill won't let us in on it

You are old father William, the young man said, and the Department of Justice will fall on your head. Is this an epitaph for...  Continue Reading

Loan scheme plan to tackle staff poaching

IT is the prime target of a loan scheme being prepared by the Government to encourage training, reduce staff turnover and stop...  Continue Reading

QA Training reveals an 80% rise in e-commerce delegates

Tina Milton

Training company QA Training has experienced an 80% increase in the number of e-commerce delegates who attended its courses over...

Nirs fines threat to Andersen Consulting

Mike Simons

The Government is considering fining Andersen Consulting over its failure to clear a backlog in the National Insurance...

Placating pay gap paranoia

Tension is growing in some companies as the pay gap between traditional back-office IT developers and front-end e-business...  Continue Reading

EDS wins training accreditation

IT services group EDS has opened its staff development to independent scrutiny in order to gain formal recognition from the BCS  Continue Reading

E-commerce is going mobile

Don't be a casualty in the wireless revolution  Continue Reading

Make supplier relationships work for you

David Taylor recommends some important steps by which an IT manager can vastly improve relationships with suppliers  Continue Reading

Orchestrating the best value from your corporate knowledge

Mark Lewis

Knowledge management came under the microscope at last week's IT Director's Forum at Cranfield School of Management, as KM guru...