July 2000

Pure genius: Guinness drinks to successful reorganisation

When Guinness drank from the cup of global reorganisation, it liked what it tasted. But there was a lot of hard work to be done...  Continue Reading

There's our Wap and their Wap, but it certainly ain't open

Now if you believe the ad-men, wireless application protocol (Wap) is plug-and-play, and if you listen to our excitable friends...  Continue Reading

Students to work in IT to pay for college life

Bill Goodwin

IT departments are being urged to employ university IT students for four days a week as they complete their degrees, under...

Users stay loyal to IT suppliers in a slump

Most IT directors would not dump a supplier if its profits plummeted, this week's Computer Weekly/Harvey Nash Big Question has found.

Respondents...

QA adds to networking training

Growing demand for qualified technicians in the networking industry has prompted QA Training to add a Network+ and LAN Implementation and Management course...  Continue Reading

Revenue investigated over free MS software

Mike Simons

The Inland Revenue has been referred to the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) for handing out free Microsoft tax...

Which way now for ERP?

Enterprise resource planning has spread like a purple tide across corporate business. But where does it go from here? asks Julia...  Continue Reading

Users set to hold fire on signing up to ADSL

BT will lose its grip on ADSL services next July  Continue Reading

What is the advantage of using an ASP

We weigh up the pros and cons of using an ASP - will it provide a competitive advantage. The answer from our experts is that...  Continue Reading

Workflow management system doubles solicitors' productivity

A Scottish law firm has doubled its work output thanks to a Web-enabled workflow management system developed in-house.  Continue Reading

Two years down the line

After two years on the staff of Computer Weekly, Cliff Saran pens his swansong, recalling Java lows and Microsoft highs  Continue Reading

Time to learn from IT disasters

The public sector is failing to learn from its mistakes and is developing a cover-up culture - at great cost to the taxpayer  Continue Reading

www.firebox.com

Roisin Woolnough

There can be no doubt about who this site is aimed at - lads. Anyone who doesn't fall into this category (and by that, I mean...

When life means four months

Internet service provider (ISP) Breathe.com caused controversy last week when it struck at least 500 web users off its list of free service customers because they were spending too much time on-li  Continue Reading

US forces mobile makers to reveal handset emissions

Radiation emissions from mobile phones will have to be disclosed by manufacturers to US consumers in three to six months' time.

This follows new...

Top travel firms adopt IP-based booking system

High-street travel agents Thomas Cook and Going Places are among the early adopters of a new booking and information network for...  Continue Reading

IT is under-represented on the boards of airlines

Only 30% of airlines have an IT director on their board, even though technology is transforming their industry  Continue Reading