November 2000

November 08, 2000 08 Nov'00
Software: new licences, more complexity

The shift towards subscription-based software licences by IBM and Computer Associates could mean all corporate IT users will have more opportunities, but also more complexity to deal with Continue Reading
November 08, 2000 08 Nov'00
More than the cost of a first class stamp

When it teamed up with the Post Office and Benefits Agency to tackle fraud, ICL Pathway found it had more to worry about than a... Continue Reading
November 07, 2000 07 Nov'00
Avoiding the traffic jams

In the e-business age, corporations will succeed or fail by the speed at which data passes over the Web. Will Garside assesses... Continue Reading

November 01, 2000 01 Nov'00
Software expert attacks MoD's 'preposterous' Chinook claims

The Ministry of Defence's latest claim that there is 'no doubt' over the cause of the Chinook helicopter crash have raised... Continue Reading
November 01, 2000 01 Nov'00
Why I go for 23x7

Frank Puranik
Soapbox

It's all over the press now - 24x7. You can't turn a page, even in a top publication like Computer...
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November 01, 2000 01 Nov'00
Single system for Hull data

Antony Adshead
Hull City Council is consolidating data currently held in about 200 different systems into one database and is...
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November 01, 2000 01 Nov'00
Yorkshire e-commerce takes off

E-commerce is taking off east of the Pennines Continue Reading
November 01, 2000 01 Nov'00
Life on the dotcom gold run

Only a short while ago, dotcoms were the place to be for IT professionals. The perception was of a dynamic, creative environment... Continue Reading
November 01, 2000 01 Nov'00
Is it too soon for Bluetooth?

The launch of a new Bluetooth server next month has IT pundits asking whether it is too soon to create a server market for the... Continue Reading
November 01, 2000 01 Nov'00
New modules for Peoplesoft 8

Peoplesoft has announced new modules for its browser-based Peoplesoft 8 enterprise resource planning (ERP) suite, writes Antony... Continue Reading

November 01, 2000 01 Nov'00
Protocol testing platform aids UMTS designers in 3G quest

Tektronix has released a protocol analysis platform that enables telecommunications equipment designers to develop and test... Continue Reading
November 01, 2000 01 Nov'00
Points mean prizes for smartcard students

Smartcard technology is encouraging Nottingham students to stay in education until the age of 19 Continue Reading
November 01, 2000 01 Nov'00
Tags take on the barcode

Radio frequency tags could be the technology that kills off the barcode. Bill Goodwin explains how they work and what is holding... Continue Reading
November 01, 2000 01 Nov'00
Pathway and the Post Office: the lessons learned

The infamous 1996-1999 Pathway project aimed to computerise the nation’s post offices and tackle benefit fraud. But 18 months... Continue Reading
November 01, 2000 01 Nov'00
Police probe software scam at Web auctions

Police and trading standards officers have begun an investigation following complaints that fraudsters have been selling pirated... Continue Reading
November 01, 2000 01 Nov'00
Benefits for Irish boomers

Dublin-based HRM Contract Resources, a specialist business division of the HRM Recruitment Group, has launched a comprehensive package of financial...
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November 01, 2000 01 Nov'00
Amazon made to pay the price

To its cost, Amazon discovered that it is easy to get your fingers burned when evidence of price differentials are freely... Continue Reading
November 01, 2000 01 Nov'00
CA adopts subscription

Mike Simons
Computer Associates is to drop its existing licensing model in favour of a subscription-based approach.

The company,...
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November 01, 2000 01 Nov'00
Aerial photo files get Railtrack up to speed

James Rogers
Railtrack has saved an estimated £1.2m by using a data management system on its West Coast route modernisation.

The...
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November 01, 2000 01 Nov'00
Leap on the mobile commerce brand-wagon

David Bicknell
The future take-up of mobile commerce means some hard thinking has to take place over how brands should change to cope with a mobile...
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SearchSecurity

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Role-based access systems create enormous pools of responsibility for administrators. Explore how to eliminate these insecure ...

The need for independent cybersecurity solutions testing

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SearchNetworking

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The power and plights of female network engineers

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SearchDataCenter

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The role of the traditional data center has changed dramatically as enterprises adopt cloud services, but IT operations ...

Top 4 ways to reduce data center power consumption

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IBM cloud revenues climb as hardware continues to decline

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SearchDataManagement

Rockset raises $40M for real-time indexing database

The CEO and co-founder of real-time indexing database vendor details the evolution of the company from its origins in the open ...

Growing enterprise benefits of augmented data management

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