November 2003

• November 25, 2003 25 Nov'03

  Lastminute.com overhauls IT to cope with expansion of dynamic holiday packaging

  Online leisure and travel retailer Lastminute.com is changing its server and database architecture to cope with an expansion in...  Continue Reading

• November 25, 2003 25 Nov'03

  The day of the smartcard is at hand

  With national identity cards moving closer, the day of the smartcard is at hand. Bob Walder director of network security...  Continue Reading

• November 25, 2003 25 Nov'03

  Get involved with the ICT charity ball

  This year the Intellect ICT Industry Ball, supported by Computer Weekly and the Worshipful Company of Information Technologists,...  Continue Reading

• November 25, 2003 25 Nov'03

  IT conferences tackle wave of new regulations

  IT-related regulatory issues top the IT director's agenda in the run-up to Christmas, judging from the range of conferences and...  Continue Reading

• November 25, 2003 25 Nov'03

  Thought for the day: Funding will not cure all

  There is no cohesive, single vision for e-government  Continue Reading

• November 25, 2003 25 Nov'03

  Sharp launches enterprise Linux PDA

  Sharp has announced its first Linux-based Zaurus PDA (personal digital assistant) for the corporate market.  Continue Reading

• November 25, 2003 25 Nov'03

  Microsoft retires NetMeeting

  Microsoft is retiring its six-year-old NetMeeting online conferencing application and instead will push Office Live Meeting,...  Continue Reading

• November 25, 2003 25 Nov'03

  Oracle to nominate candidates for PeopleSoft board

  Oracle is to nominate an alternate slate of candidates for PeopleSoft shareholders to consider when they next elect the company's...  Continue Reading

• November 25, 2003 25 Nov'03

  Vote expected on US anti-spam bill

  The US Congress moved a step closer to passing its first law regulating spam when the US House of Representatives approved a bill...  Continue Reading

• November 25, 2003 25 Nov'03

  SDL builds translator into Microsoft Office

  SDL International has launched a translation toolbar for Microsoft's Office and Outlook software.  Continue Reading

• November 25, 2003 25 Nov'03

  Toshiba boosts memory chip production

  Toshiba is to increase production of memory chips in reponse to strong demand from manufacturers of digital still cameras,...  Continue Reading

• November 25, 2003 25 Nov'03

  Intel shows off 65-nanometer memory cells

  Intel has demonstrated working SRAM (static RAM) chips with transistors built using the company's 65-nanometer process...  Continue Reading

• November 25, 2003 25 Nov'03

  Pivotal delays acquisition vote

  Pivotal has postponed a shareholder vote, due to take place last Friday, on its pending acquisition by an investment firm which...  Continue Reading

• November 25, 2003 25 Nov'03

  Dell shifts support calls after customer complaints

  Dell has brought some technical support work back to the US after corporate customers complained about the quality of service...  Continue Reading

• November 24, 2003 24 Nov'03

  The key to trading on insecure channels

  Bob Walder, director of network security specialist the NSS Group, explains how public and private key encryption works to secure...  Continue Reading

• November 24, 2003 24 Nov'03

  Service providers know how to value staff and create a positive work environment

  It is a pleasure here at Computer Weekly to profile the IT departments that have made it on to our shortlist of the Best Places...  Continue Reading

• November 24, 2003 24 Nov'03

  Employers' expectations of graduates 'too specific'

  Long-running criticisms of IT graduates' perceived lack of readiness for work have been countered by a new study which...  Continue Reading

• November 24, 2003 24 Nov'03

  Test your coding skills

  The 20th BCS Programming Competition has opened for entries. The competition is for teams of up to five people, who must solve...  Continue Reading

• November 24, 2003 24 Nov'03

  Advice on meeting website disability laws

  Advice on designing websites to meet new laws on access for disabled people is being offered at Online Content for All, a BCS...  Continue Reading

• November 24, 2003 24 Nov'03

  HMV picks up next door's Wi-Fi signals

  IT security staff implementing wireless networks at music retailer HMV have discovered unsecured wireless networks transmitting...  Continue Reading