September 2003

• September 26, 2003 26 Sep'03

  Mercury broadens IT management line

  Mercury Interactive is broadening its product range for automating the process of managing IT systems and operations.  Continue Reading

• September 26, 2003 26 Sep'03

  IBM cuts 380 software jobs

  IBM is cutting about 380 US-based jobs in its software division to eliminate overlapping positions and increase efficiency.  Continue Reading

• September 26, 2003 26 Sep'03

  Amazon confirms launch of A9 search service

  Amazon.com has confirmed it will launch a subsidiary called A9.com which will develop technology designed to help consumers...  Continue Reading

• September 26, 2003 26 Sep'03

  Company disowns author of critical MS report

  Security supplier @stake has dissociated itself from a report critical of Microsoft's OS dominance, and said that the report's...  Continue Reading

• September 26, 2003 26 Sep'03

  OS dominance paper branded 'marketing by fear'

  A report claiming that Microsoft's operating system "monopoly" poses a critical security risk to users has drawn harsh criticism...  Continue Reading

• September 26, 2003 26 Sep'03

  Barclays: making IT work for the disabled is good business sense

  Investing in making IT systems accessible to an aging population and to disabled people gives a clear competitive advantage,...  Continue Reading

• September 25, 2003 25 Sep'03

  Next Move: How do I overcome lack of experience?

  I have done a lot of IT courses and have been awarded an MCP and a CCNA. However, I cannot use these qualifications in my current...  Continue Reading

• September 25, 2003 25 Sep'03

  Attacks drive firewall demand

  In the SSL/CW list of top IT skills, firewalls are number 28  Continue Reading

• September 25, 2003 25 Sep'03

  Number of strikes is on the rise

  Relations between bosses and employees are getting worse, despite the government's attempts to emphasise the need for greater...  Continue Reading

• September 25, 2003 25 Sep'03

  BCS launches IT literacy campaign

  A £1m campaign to raise public awareness of IT skills and the importance of IT qualifications has been launched by the BCS and...  Continue Reading

• September 25, 2003 25 Sep'03

  BCS career development scheme cuts staff turnover and absence

  IT staff turnover and absence have been cut at Bridgend County Borough Council since it adopted the BCS career development...  Continue Reading

• September 25, 2003 25 Sep'03

  Thought for the day: The jury's out on open source

  The battle between open source and Windows still appears to be a hot topic for debate, but businesses can't afford to be naive,...  Continue Reading

• September 25, 2003 25 Sep'03

  Users should lock down Windows or get ready for expensive updates

  Patching Windows code avoids downtime, but proves too costly for users.  Continue Reading

• September 25, 2003 25 Sep'03

  Nationwide completes £10m CRM project

  Nationwide has rolled out a customer relationship management software system to support 680 branches and two call centres in a...  Continue Reading

• September 25, 2003 25 Sep'03

  SAP and Accenture team up to create products for financial firms

  A partnership between SAP and Accenture could be benficial for banks and insurance companies seeking standard software products...  Continue Reading

• September 25, 2003 25 Sep'03

  Lloyds TSB hit by e-mail spoofing scam

  Lloyds TSB became the latest in a long line of companies to be hit by an e-mail spoofing scam yesterday, when a random list of...  Continue Reading

• September 25, 2003 25 Sep'03

  Amazon to develop e-commerce search service, reports claim

  According to reports in the US, Amazon.com is working to develop web search technology to compete against the likes of Google and...  Continue Reading

• September 25, 2003 25 Sep'03

  Connexion adds Atlantic coverage to in-flight internet

  Boeing is to lease space on a satellite above the Atlantic Ocean, filling a coverage gap in its Connexion by Boeing in-flight...  Continue Reading

• September 25, 2003 25 Sep'03

  Athlon 64 shortage hits PC makers

  Despite a high-profile launch, AMD's 64-bit Athlon 64 processor is in short supply and volume shipments of PCs based on the chip...  Continue Reading

• September 25, 2003 25 Sep'03

  i2 boosts India staff for software customisation

  A rise in demand for customised supply chain management software has spurred US company i2 Technologies to increase the number of...  Continue Reading