July 2000

July 27, 2000 27 Jul'00
Internet traffic management – building a better Web

When considering implementing Internet traffic management, traffic needs to be analysed in a more advanced way than merely pushing packets from switch to server. Depending on whom you talk to, the best solution for streamlining your data traffic is ... Continue Reading
July 26, 2000 26 Jul'00
More grief from the Revenue

The Inland Revenue is to compel recruitment agencies in the IT sector to disclose details of payments made to contractors in an effort to clamp down... Continue Reading
July 26, 2000 26 Jul'00
Hackney scoops top Web prize

London Borough of Hackney wins New Media Award for its use of the Internet, Caroline Davis reports Continue Reading

July 26, 2000 26 Jul'00
Ask Jeeves adds "human touch" to e-commerce

David Bicknell
Search engine Ask Jeeves has launched a business service to help companies ramp up their lagging Web-based customer...
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July 26, 2000 26 Jul'00
E-training diary: week two

Computer Weekly reader Jonathan Steel, the winner of a four-week e-commerce training course provided by People Energy Training,... Continue Reading
July 26, 2000 26 Jul'00
DirXML integrates apps

Cliff Saran
Novell promises to improve security and ease the problems of managing multiple applications with the introduction of...
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July 26, 2000 26 Jul'00
Anglian celebrates SAP success

While SAP deployments have a reputation for bursting budgets and deadlines, Anglian Water's IT department has survived a 300,000-item data migration with its reputation in tact Continue Reading
July 26, 2000 26 Jul'00
The Superbrain

Reader Ron Thompson, technical consultant at Elf Oil (UK), reflects on his early days in the IT industry Continue Reading
July 26, 2000 26 Jul'00
Sun's thin client beats Microsoft

Caroline Davis
A fresh food procurement and distribution company has rejected Microsoft and is putting Sun thin clients on all its...
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July 26, 2000 26 Jul'00
Guidelines to minimise data errors

Bill Goodwin
New guidelines on systems design will help companies avoid the public relations disaster that engulfed Powergen last week,...
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July 26, 2000 26 Jul'00
G8 plan will create new IT jobs

Keith Nuthall
Job opportunities in developing countries are likely to be in the pipeline, following the announcement of a $15bn (£9bn)...
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July 26, 2000 26 Jul'00
IAP organises brains trust

Computer scientists will focus on computing in the 21st century when they address delegates at the Institution of Analysts and Programmers' (IAP) annual... Continue Reading
July 26, 2000 26 Jul'00
Forum tackles government IT fiascos

Tony Collins
A panel of leading IT specialists is to hold an open forum next week on how to improve the success rate of government...
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July 26, 2000 26 Jul'00
IT bosses weigh new challenges

Issues of e-commerce have moved up this year to become the second most pressing management challenge for IT directors. Continue Reading
July 26, 2000 26 Jul'00
IT conversion costs hit exchange merger plans

Nick Huber
Multi-million-pound IT conversion costs are threatening to derail the planned merger of the London and Frankfurt stock...
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July 26, 2000 26 Jul'00
Industry forum for IT services staff created

People working for IT services companies are to get their own forum for meetings and online discussion of issues such as personal... Continue Reading
July 26, 2000 26 Jul'00
Glitchmare stumps Intel

Chip manufacturer Intel Corporation has abandoned efforts to fix glitches in a chipset it designed for Pentium 3 processors after rescue operations for... Continue Reading
July 26, 2000 26 Jul'00
IBM wins users' hearts with radical shift in pricing policy

New IBM mainframe deals have been welcomed, writes Caroline Davis Continue Reading
July 26, 2000 26 Jul'00
BT warns users to update numbers in memory

Antony Adshead
Computer operated telephone and fax equipment could fail after 5 August unless it is updated to use the latest telephone...
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July 26, 2000 26 Jul'00
Alliance & Leicester's e-strategy plays safe

Nick Huber
Alliance & Leicester bank has unveiled a long-term e-commerce strategy, which includes plans for an Internet bank and a new...
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What do the Google, Salesforce analytics deals mean for CIOs?

Google and Salesforce's recent multibillion-dollar BI deals have put analytics in the spotlight. What's the import for CIOs -- ...

CIOs need a strategy for AR and VR use cases -- now

CIOs need to start thinking about AR and VR and other immersive technologies as the new enterprise UI.

AI in IT infrastructure transforms how work gets done

Cutting through the hype around AI has become a major job for IT leaders. Our in-depth guide on where and how to add AI to your ...

SearchSecurity

Biometric authentication terms to know

Consumers are on board with biometric authentication, but enterprises aren't so sure. Here's a breakdown of the must-know terms ...

Gartner: Application security programs coming up short

At the 2019 Gartner Security and Risk Management Summit, experts discussed how enterprise application security efforts are ...

BlueKeep warnings having little effect on Windows patching

DHS issued the latest security advisory for BlueKeep, but it's unclear whether the repeated warnings are being heeded by ...

SearchNetworking

How to tackle wireless network planning in 9 steps

Wireless network planning may appear daunting. But IT teams can tackle this task in nine key phases, which include capacity, ...

Aviatrix adds next-gen firewalls to cloud services

The Palo Alto Networks VM-Series next-generation firewalls are now deployed as part of Aviatrix's Firewall Network Service -- an ...

Navigating the network analytics software buying process

Network analytics tools can help organizations identify the root cause of network performance issues and provide insight for ...

SearchDataCenter

How to cultivate the ideal IaaS agreement

As you expand your infrastructure, you might use service providers for certain components. Make sure you get a comprehensive SLA ...

China's supercomputing systems soar from 21 to 219 in a decade

The U.S. dominates in total supercomputing performance, but lags behind China in the overall number of supercomputers. U.S. x86 ...

Data center cooling systems advance, incorporate natural sources

Despite concerns around water-based cooling technology, organizations are developing new hardware setups that rely on fjords and ...

SearchDataManagement

Building leaner, meaner BI data sources

As business intelligence analysis and reporting platforms become increasingly important in the enterprise, so does the data that ...

A comparison of open source, real-time data streaming platforms

With so many real-time data streaming tools, how do you know which is right for your organization? Experts compare Spark ...

Data virtualization tools promote anywhere, anytime data access

This online handbook examines data virtualization software and how organizations are deploying and using the technology as part ...