July 2000

July 19, 2000 19 Jul'00
Testing time for Halifax

Nick Huber
IT managers need to leave time within electronic project plans to remedy faults revealed by stress testing, industry experts said...
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July 19, 2000 19 Jul'00
Strategy Clinic: Managing supplier relationships

What can I do to manage better my relationship with my resourcing partner? Continue Reading
July 19, 2000 19 Jul'00
Web development skills in demand

Growth in demand for permanent and contract IT staff is levelling off but is still holding at its highest point for almost two years, according to the... Continue Reading

July 19, 2000 19 Jul'00
Recycle for charity

The British Institute for Brain Injured Children (BIBIC) is appealing to computer users to help raise funds for charity by recycling their empty inkjet or... Continue Reading
July 19, 2000 19 Jul'00
Security is a staff issue

Poor IT security has its roots in overburdened employees, according to a study by consultancy Netsec.
The main problem is that security is a part-time...
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July 19, 2000 19 Jul'00
Training key to JD Edwards' ERP solution

Training is tightly controlled for JD Edwards' ERP solutions, writes Nick Langley. Continue Reading
July 19, 2000 19 Jul'00
W3C asks users to test latest XML-based code

Caroline Davis
The World-Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has invited users to try out XLink, an XML-based language that will allow several...
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July 19, 2000 19 Jul'00
To the rescue!

Co-ordinating a host of divergent agencies to fight forest fires and tackle other disasters across the US demands heavy computer... Continue Reading
July 19, 2000 19 Jul'00
Why we need to beef up the law on spam

We need better legislation to restrict junk e-mail Continue Reading
July 19, 2000 19 Jul'00
Web kitemark scheme falters

David Bicknell
Government plans to back a "kitemark" scheme to protect customers buying on the Web are in trouble after several key...
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July 19, 2000 19 Jul'00
www.embarrassinghealthproblems.co.uk

Martin Couzins
Those of you who find it impossible to ask anyone - be it your friends, colleagues or doctor - about health issues you...
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July 19, 2000 19 Jul'00
Software teams face major .net retraining

Companies planning to adopt Microsoft's .net strategy face the prospect of retraining their software teams Continue Reading
July 19, 2000 19 Jul'00
IT directors sink online trade hype

Hazel Ward
Less than a third of companies are actively trading on the Internet, according to a survey of delegates at last month's IT...
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July 19, 2000 19 Jul'00
Stop IT directors from moving on

Watching captains of the established services and software industry enjoying themselves on the merry-go-round at the Computing Services & Software Association's 25th birthday party Continue Reading
July 19, 2000 19 Jul'00
Tempz achieves REC accreditation

Tempz.com has become the first full service, on-line temporary recruitment agency to achieve Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) accreditation, and... Continue Reading
July 19, 2000 19 Jul'00
UK firm takes risk out of Web launches

Amid a spate of high-profile e-commerce launch problems, a new UK company is claiming it can take most of the technical risk out of launching online...
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July 19, 2000 19 Jul'00
Unipart online system slashes training time

Unipart, the engineering and parts distribution group, aims to save more than 20,000 production days a year by introducing online training for its...
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July 18, 2000 18 Jul'00
Storage Area Networks for Internet ventures

While the costs to set up a Storage Area Network (SAN) may seem daunting to many Internet ventures, the potential benefits it can... Continue Reading
July 12, 2000 12 Jul'00
Orange's HSCSD service is (quietly) here

After launching the service last year, Orange has finally announced a commercial launch of its high-speed circuit switched data... Continue Reading
July 12, 2000 12 Jul'00
Mobile computing fever about to strike

Mobile computing, from hand-held scanners to wireless networks, is taking the retail industry by storm. Bill Goodwin reports from... Continue Reading

How edge computing differs from decentralized computing

Edge computing isn't about sticking servers and storage in a branch location. Learn the critical differences between edge and ...

Facebook's Libra project -- why enterprises should prepare

Facebook's foray into cryptocurrency is setting off alarm bells in government and finance circles. The question is how could the ...

Ransomware attacks: How to get the upper hand

Ransomware attacks are on the rise. Can organizations play like Radiohead and refuse to pay? The answer from security experts is ...

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Enzoic for Active Directory brings continuous password protection

Updates to Enzoic for Active Directory include NIST-compliant Continuous Password Protection, checking passwords against a live ...

Understand the basics of email security gateways

Email security gateways protect enterprises from threats such as spam and phishing attacks. This article explains how these ...

CyberArk brings updates to privileged access security offering

CyberArk introduces CyberArk Alero to its privileged access management product lineup, in addition to other endpoint management ...

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An introduction to smart NICs and their benefits

This introduction discusses how smart NICs work and how they can benefit data center servers. It also explores the smart NIC ...

What are the features and benefits of 5G technology for businesses?

In addition to high speeds and low latency, the emergence of 5G cellular technology could put some pressure on the market prices ...

Why did operator NFV adoption lag so much?

NFV adoption was hampered by high costs and deployment issues, according to one industry insider. Also, learn about the latest on...

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3 ways to benefit from open source infrastructure

Using open source infrastructure can reduce operating costs and streamline upgrades, but it's important to weigh the pros and ...

IBM mainframes face competitive pressures inside and out

IBM's mainframe business continues to be under pressure from cloud-based competitors, and perhaps even its own Power server. ...

Linux features beyond server management

Due to its open source nature, Linux is constantly gaining new capabilities. Here's a look at some common use cases and features.

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11 real-time data streaming roadblocks and how to overcome them

Experts detail common challenges that IT teams encounter when deploying and managing real-time data streaming platforms and offer...

Snowflake product VP expounds on data warehouse for the cloud

In this Q&A, Christian Kleinerman, vice president of product development at cloud data warehouse vendor Snowflake, talks about ...

RavenDB Cloud automates database management

RavenDB's managed cloud database service, RavenDB Cloud, intends to automate security processes, reduce overhead and cater to ...