August 2000

August 30, 2000 30 Aug'00
Caveat vendor

Many senior corporate users are bracing themselves for an increased outbreak of software licence abuse this autumn. Continue Reading
August 30, 2000 30 Aug'00
E-commerce skills in demand on register

Demand for e-commerce skills is driving a period of huge growth in the number of visits to the BCS Consultancy Register Web site, writes John... Continue Reading
August 30, 2000 30 Aug'00
DTI extends RIP deadline to September

The Department of Trade & Industry is giving business leaders until 15 September to reply on elements of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act relating to the monitoring of staff calls and e-mail at work Continue Reading

August 30, 2000 30 Aug'00
IBM wins linear tape protocol race

Eric Doyle
IBM will release its first tape storage products under the new Linear Tape-Open (LTO) protocol next month, with Fujitsu...
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August 30, 2000 30 Aug'00
Intel outlines peer-to-peer vision

Nick Huber
Intel's grand vision of peer-to-peer computing, outlined at its developers' forum last week, will have only a limited impact...
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August 30, 2000 30 Aug'00
ITers unfazed by surveillance

While companies are embroiled in a war with the Government over whether the security services should have access to their... Continue Reading
August 30, 2000 30 Aug'00
Intel recalls 1.13GHz P3

Lindsay Clark
Intel has been forced to recall its fastest Pentium processor because of problems while under software testing....
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August 30, 2000 30 Aug'00
Are mainframe skills redundant?

I have 11 years' experience as an MVS (IBM mainframe) systems programmer and experience in storage management, SNA networks and systems programming. I... Continue Reading
August 30, 2000 30 Aug'00
The power and the glory: don't be complacent about electricity supplies

We all take electricity for granted, but an IT director cannot afford complacency as power interruptions can wreak havoc in the... Continue Reading
August 30, 2000 30 Aug'00
United front to beat viruses

A number of UK companies have joined forces to create an early warning system to prevent the spread of viruses.

The brainchild of IT consultant...
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August 30, 2000 30 Aug'00
Why adopt a Knowledge Management strategy?

Key pointers about the value of adopting a knowledge management strategy. Is KM a business or an IT tool? Continue Reading
August 30, 2000 30 Aug'00
Tesco's man is a legend in his own lunchtime

Tesco's award-winning Web site was initially pioneered by one man in his lunch hour, writes Guy Campos Continue Reading
August 30, 2000 30 Aug'00
Technology turmoil begins to turn

There are signs that life is returning to technology share prices. The Nasdaq Index has been flirting with the psychologically important 4,000...
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August 30, 2000 30 Aug'00
Directors could become tax snoops, says lawyer

Ross Bentley
IT directors could be targeted by Inland Revenue inspectors intent on gatherings profiles on IT contractors in the wake of...
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August 30, 2000 30 Aug'00
Network Associates patches up PGP loophole

Bill Goodwin
Network Associates has issued a patch following the discovery of a loophole in PGP encryption software that could leave...
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August 30, 2000 30 Aug'00
E-business: new faces in the looking glass

David Bicknell
As the Mad Hatter might have said to the White Rabbit, "I'm going to talk to the director of consumer delight and loyalty, and I'll get...
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August 24, 2000 24 Aug'00
The future mobile network

The mobile world has reached a watershed. GPRS and wireless LANs hold the fort while frontrunners research the way ahead Continue Reading
August 24, 2000 24 Aug'00
Too young to die, too old for IT?

Perhaps the IT industry isn't old enough to know better, but ageism in the workplace is driving away potential employees and... Continue Reading
August 23, 2000 23 Aug'00
Unisys targets utilities on back of bank deal

Unisys is to target utilities and high street banks with cheque processing and payment services after bagging an innovative outsourcing deal with Lloyds...
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August 23, 2000 23 Aug'00
The geek shall inherit the Earth

For years, conference organisers have made a comfortable living from hosting events aimed at preaching to IT directors on how... Continue Reading

An introduction to intelligent document processing for CIOs

With IDP, enterprises can bring documents into automation workflows, which can help reduce document processing time and save on ...

Why CIOs need to establish an automation CoE

With organizations continuing to automate business processes across several departments at a rapid pace, it's time they consider ...

Is your company's IT governance strategy cloud ready?

As companies prepare to migrate to the cloud, they need to review their IT governance strategy before making any decisions to ...

SearchSecurity

Why SASE should be viewed as an evolution, not revolution

The hype around secure access service edge (SASE) is palpable. But by taking a step back, security leaders can align an emerging ...

The 5 principles of zero-trust security

Zero trust is a journey, not a destination. Ensure your corporate network is safe from internal and external threats by ...

Iranian hackers pose as far-right group to threaten U.S. voters

The FBI said Russia and Iran have obtained voter information, and Iranian hackers have also been sending threatening emails to ...

SearchNetworking

The power and plights of female network engineers

Impostor syndrome burdens female network engineers, due to discrimination, as well as a lack of representation and education. But...

Bye-bye ISR, hello Catalyst 8000 for Cisco SD-WAN

The new Catalyst 8300 Series of routers replace ISRs that customers said were ill-equipped to run the Cisco SD-WAN. Cisco also ...

Juniper's 128 acquisition needed to improve SD-WAN

Juniper Networks plans to 'enhance' its Contrail SD-WAN through the acquisition of 128 Technology. 128 has a more advanced SD-WAN...

SearchDataCenter

IBM cloud revenues climb as hardware continues to decline

IBM cloud revenues continue to increase as hardware sales drop, sharpening the company's strategy to focus on hybrid cloud.

Figure out the differences of asset management vs. CMDB

There is no shortage of software options for change management tools. Operational goals can help IT teams decide if ITAM or CMDB ...

IBM partners with HBCUs to promote quantum computing

IBM is partnering with a group of historically Black colleges and universities to set up a quantum computing center in hopes of ...

SearchDataManagement

Growing enterprise benefits of augmented data management

Gartner predicts plenty of growth in the booming augmented data management market, which helps data professionals focus on ...

MongoDB Atlas now enables multi-cloud database clusters

Multi-cloud data portability comes to MongoDB Atlas with a new capability that will enable users to run a database application ...

How AI data privacy can help your enterprise

Enterprises benefit in many ways from AI data privacy tools that reduce the need for manual efforts from data professionals. Read...