July 2000
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July 26, 2000
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CW briefs Lords on fatal Chinook crash
Tony CollinsMembers of the House of Lords have been briefed by Computer Weekly on computer and other problems that afflicted...
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July 26, 2000
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BA IT staff to switch to Amadeus
Nick HuberUp to 400 IT staff from British Airways and its Speedwing division are set to transfer to the European supplier (and IT...
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July 26, 2000
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Guidelines to minimise data errors
Bill GoodwinNew guidelines on systems design will help companies avoid the public relations disaster that engulfed Powergen last week,...
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July 26, 2000
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G8 plan will create new IT jobs
Keith NuthallJob 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
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Aussie ITers "better than Brits"
IT wizards from Oz are taking IT contract jobs in the farthest corners of the UK because local ITers refuse to travel - and the antipodeans are reportedly... Continue Reading -
July 26, 2000
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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
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BT warns users to update numbers in memory
Antony AdsheadComputer 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
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Alliance & Leicester's e-strategy plays safe
Nick HuberAlliance & Leicester bank has unveiled a long-term e-commerce strategy, which includes plans for an Internet bank and a new...
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July 26, 2000
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Confront the stereotype, get streetwise
IT professionals must learn not to fear company politics, says Cranfield School of Management's Dr Robina Chatham. Ross Bentley... Continue Reading
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July 26, 2000
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EU Distance Selling Directive
I am about to launch a Web site enabling consumers to purchase goods over the Internet. What are the legal implications of the... Continue Reading
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July 26, 2000
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Ask Jeeves adds "human touch" to e-commerce
David BicknellSearch 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
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The Superbrain
Reader Ron Thompson, technical consultant at Elf Oil (UK), reflects on his early days in the IT industry Continue Reading
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July 26, 2000
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Sun's thin client beats Microsoft
Caroline DavisA 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
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Telemarketing group gets its Cics on Java-based Unix kit
Telemarketing services firm AFFINA has decided to abandon its mainframe and has moved its legacy applications to an HP Unix server, writes Caroline... Continue Reading
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July 26, 2000
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Rich technologies are the way ahead
Academics at the Cranfield School of Management are continually attempting to get to the bottom of some of IT's most perplexing issues Continue Reading
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July 26, 2000
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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
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July 26, 2000
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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
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July 26, 2000
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Students to work in IT to pay for college life
Bill GoodwinIT departments are being urged to employ university IT students for four days a week as they complete their degrees, under...
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July 26, 2000
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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...
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July 26, 2000
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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