February 2000
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February 27, 2000
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Can the Internet ever be 100 per cent secure?
Recent attacks on companies like Yahoo! and Amazon.com have raised fears that no-one is safe from hackers, but how much damage... Continue Reading
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February 23, 2000
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Recruitment site in personal data leak
Bill GoodwinA leading UK recruitment consultancy this week had to install emergency security measures to block public access to personal...
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February 23, 2000
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MS v Novell over Active Directory
Matthew ThomasMicrosoft and Novell are at war over the nature of Active Directory security, a central feature of Windows...
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February 23, 2000
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How the Royal Bank of Scotland slimmed down costs
Royal Bank of Scotland has many ITcost saving lessons to pass on to its new acquisition, NatWest, writes Julia Vowler Continue Reading
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February 23, 2000
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Metasearch engines: a key breakthrough for the Net
Along with the creation of the first graphical Web browser, the invention of powerful Web search engines will probably go down as one of the key...
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February 23, 2000
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BNFL automates to prevent false safety checks
Mike SimonsBritish Nuclear Fuels is to automate key parts of its fuel production process to prevent staff manipulating computer data to...
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February 23, 2000
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Auditor lambasts council IS group
Auditor highlights a catalogue of poor practice in Cornwall council's Information Services Group Continue Reading
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February 23, 2000
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Cabinet hires IT help
Tony CollinsIndependent IT and project management specialists are intervening in Whitehall computer projects in an unprecedented...
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February 23, 2000
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Legal loophole set to cut supplier power
Despite a legal loophole which swings the balance of power to users, litigation over software licencing is still an unattractive... Continue Reading
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February 23, 2000
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IT outpaces the economy
Paul MasonIT budgets grew 18% in the last quarter of 1999 soaring ahead of overall economic growth, which stood at 3%.
The...
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February 23, 2000
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Net-based apps to be built in VB
Lindsay ClarkMicrosoft has said IT departments will be able to draw on existing skills in Visual Basic to build the next generation of...
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February 23, 2000
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What do I need for a new career?
I am a 33-year old police officer who wants to train for a career in IT. I have no real experience, other than using computers as... Continue Reading
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February 23, 2000
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Don't waste benefits of Y2K, firms warned
Year 2000 projects have not only made old systems handle the date change but also laid the foundations for better relationships... Continue Reading
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February 23, 2000
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Collaboration key to data law
The Data Protection Act comes into force next week with the registrar promising a period of grace before getting tough. Computer... Continue Reading
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February 23, 2000
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Analyst: be prepared for war with hackers
A US security expert has warned businesses that the worst is yet to come from hackers in the wake of attacks that last week jammed some of the Internet's... Continue Reading -
February 23, 2000
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Conflict of interests dooms us to repeat past disasters
A new report has highlighted the dangers of accident investigators relying on suppliers to establish the culpability of their own... Continue Reading
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February 23, 2000
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Cobol's not chic - but it works
Nigel EatonSoapbox
Why is it that in this industry "legacy" is a dirty word? I'm in the legacy extension business and, as a...
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February 23, 2000
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Speech interface shows the true potential of handheld computers
Cliff SaranLernout & Hauspie (L&H) is demonstrating a prototype handheld computer which does not require a stylus, a screen or...
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February 23, 2000
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DTI announces fresh temp-to-perm proposals
Tina Milton The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has taken a fresh stance on its plans for the Regulation of the Private Recruitment Industry... Continue Reading -
February 23, 2000
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Gateshead libraries hit mark
Gateshead libraries won the first Charter Award for making IT accessible to the local community Continue Reading