January 2000

Investigating cyberspace

Internet and computer-related crime is stretching the UK's law enforcement agencies to breaking point. Cybercrime expert Peter...  Continue Reading

Government to auction wireless Wan licences

Antony Savvas

The Government is emulating its decision to auction third generation mobile phone spectrum licences by doing the same for...

Council trains all IT staff with BCS

IT staff at Knowsley Borough Council have gained an end-user qualification to launch a computer literacy scheme across all user...  Continue Reading

Giving black Britain a voice

How Kofi Kusitor focused on content over form in designing a comprehensive Web site for black Britons  Continue Reading

Bosses warned over long hours

Balancing work and home life is already emerging as a big issue for 2000, according to separate UK studies published in the early...  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

Treasury tipped to announce OGC head next week in time for April start

The Government is expected to announce the first head of the new Office of Government Commerce (OGC) next week.  Continue Reading

Windows NT tops salary rate stakes

Windows NT was the number one skill in demand in the last quarter of 1999.  Continue Reading

nhsdirect.uk aims to keep the nation healthy

Isabel Choat

Despite new year's resolutions to become healthier individuals, many of us will succumb to either colds or the dreaded flu in the...

Commons attacks Siemens contract

The committee said the Home Office failed to properly monitor the contract or have adequate contingency plans.

The committee was "disturbed'' by the...

Businesses reject ASPs

Lindsay Clark

Corporate users have given a resounding no to handing over the hosting of business software to application service providers...

BCS offers training in e-business and data protection

Qualifications in e-business and data protection have been launched by the BCS Information Systems Examinations Board.

The new certificate and...

Dawn Watch over VAT rule

Red (faced) Dawn has been caught out over her policy on VAT. The treasury minister, Dawn Primarolo, fought for an end to the rule under which value added...  Continue Reading

Are ASPs a suitable solution for large enterprises?

Although it is generally agreed that ASPs offer cost savings for SMEs, it is still debatable whether larger firms will need them....  Continue Reading

ADSL to go over ISDN

Antony Savvas

Lucent has moved into the broadband asymmetrical digital subscriber line (ADSL) market in a big way with a solution that...

When will ASP bear fruit?

We look behind the recent hype surrounding ASP and finds that it has yet to find many takers in the UK. So just what is holding it back?  Continue Reading

Two successful link-ups

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