August 2003

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The state of things to come

There are several reasons to be cheerful in this week's edition of Computer Weekly. Continue Reading
August 29, 2003 29 Aug'03
SCO: fee due even if you replace our code

At its i-Forum event, SCO identified 1,549 examples of "misappropriated" code. Continue Reading
August 29, 2003 29 Aug'03
Hardware failure takes down financial futures exchange

The European financial futures and options trading market, Euronext.Liffe lost 400,000 trades on Wednesday (27 August) when a... Continue Reading

August 29, 2003 29 Aug'03
Can software manage employee internet use?

The internet age has heralded unprecedented opportunities. But with great power comes great responsibility. Continue Reading
August 29, 2003 29 Aug'03
Cream of UK developers set high standard to deliver business gains

BCS reveals the shortlists for the IT Developer of the Year Continue Reading
August 29, 2003 29 Aug'03
Give IT skills to charity

Have you ever thought of using your IT expertise to contribute to a charity or local community? Continue Reading
August 29, 2003 29 Aug'03
Refund for IBM users

The IBM Computer Users' Association has become increasingly concerned about the escalating battle between SCO and IBM on the... Continue Reading
August 29, 2003 29 Aug'03
E-business group to work on clarifying new IT laws

The plethora of legislation in e-business, with its duplications and contradictions, threatens to swamp users and suppliers... Continue Reading
August 29, 2003 29 Aug'03
Target the reason for spam, not spam itself

Only by removing the financial benefits of spam will its volume be reduced. Continue Reading
August 29, 2003 29 Aug'03
RAC aims for mobile consolidation savings

The RAC has switched to Orange Business Solutions as its sole supplier and hopes to save £1m by negotiating favourable call... Continue Reading

August 29, 2003 29 Aug'03
Financial Times cuts costs with BT network

The Financial Times has signed a £3.5m contract with BT to deploy a new wide-area network across more than 50 office and print... Continue Reading
August 29, 2003 29 Aug'03
Mobile networks cannot be relied on for business-critical processes

Business users should not rely on mobile networks for mission- or business-critical processes, industry experts have warned. Continue Reading
August 29, 2003 29 Aug'03
The curse of IT infrastructure

In July, the US government's General Accounting Office published what could be considered a rare insight into IT spending. Continue Reading
August 29, 2003 29 Aug'03
Forestry Commission chops costs

The Forestry Commission aims to cut the cost of setting up all of its 2,500 new and upgraded PCs by £165,000 over the next two... Continue Reading
August 29, 2003 29 Aug'03
Virgin Holidays boosts planning

Tour operator Virgin Holidays expects to boost margins and improve forecasting after completing the implementation of a... Continue Reading
August 29, 2003 29 Aug'03
Sales of business apps up on 2002 figures

Sales of business applications are increasing again after a significant downturn in 2001/2002. Continue Reading
August 29, 2003 29 Aug'03
Councils rise to e-government challenge

There is cautious optimism that councils will meet the 2005 deadline. Continue Reading
August 29, 2003 29 Aug'03
Metals firm migrates to Active Directory

Metals company Outokumpu has completed the design phase of a migration to Active Directory in Windows Server 2003. The firm will... Continue Reading
August 29, 2003 29 Aug'03
Businesses are left reeling after a triple strike by Blaster, Nachi and the Sobig virus

Sobig is the latest in a string of viruses that could have been prevented. Continue Reading
August 29, 2003 29 Aug'03
London Underground replaces manual risk management with web-based system

Risk evaluation software improves on London's Tube system. Continue Reading