February 2004

February 02, 2004 02 Feb'04
Gartner: MyDoom could be one of the most damaging worms ever

The MyDoom worm that hit businesses last week was one of the fastest-spreading attacks ever and could also prove to be one of the... Continue Reading
February 02, 2004 02 Feb'04
Sainsbury's cuts out IT outsourcing middleman

Sainsbury's is simplifying its IT outsourcing contract with Accenture by spending £553m to buy the intermediary set up to handle... Continue Reading
February 02, 2004 02 Feb'04
National plan needs more user buy-in

Assist, the Association for ICT Professionals in Health and Social Care, has expressed strong support for the £2.3bn national... Continue Reading

February 02, 2004 02 Feb'04
Mid-size shops at risk without chip and Pin

Medium-sized retailers must begin to implement chip and Pin-compliant electronic point of sale systems or risk falling into a new... Continue Reading
February 02, 2004 02 Feb'04
IT firms top piracy list

Software suppliers themselves, along with IT services and other technology organisations were the worst software piracy... Continue Reading
February 02, 2004 02 Feb'04
Trusts concerned over local cost of national plan

The director of information at a South London trust has expressed reservations about how quickly his organisation will be able to... Continue Reading
February 02, 2004 02 Feb'04
Not all open-source licences are the same: ensure your firm is working within the law

One attraction of open source software is that it can be freely modified and redistributed. However, this does not mean it is not... Continue Reading
February 02, 2004 02 Feb'04
Gateway to acquire eMachines

Gateway will acquire eMachines for about $200m (£110m) to bolster its shrinking PC revenue while it pursues the consumer... Continue Reading
February 02, 2004 02 Feb'04
Misys expands operations in India

Misys is expanding its software development operations in India by setting up a facility in Bangalore for product development and... Continue Reading
February 02, 2004 02 Feb'04
Microsoft fixes Explorer hole

Microsoft has taken a drastic step to prevent Explorer from being undermined by security holes and plans to cut an internet... Continue Reading

February 02, 2004 02 Feb'04
Passport Service paves way for ID cards

The government is planning to recruit 10,000 volunteers to have fingerprint and iris scans to test whether biometric technology... Continue Reading
February 02, 2004 02 Feb'04
People and their achievements are the true hallmarks of the best places to work in IT

Business guru Stephanie Shirley supports the Best Places to Work in IT Awards Continue Reading
February 02, 2004 02 Feb'04
VeriSign posts fall in revenue for 2003

Internet and network services supplier VeriSign ended the fourth quarter of 2003 and the full year with revenue and losses down... Continue Reading
February 02, 2004 02 Feb'04
Intel to preview 64-bit processor to rival Opteron

Intel is to demonstrate a processor with 64-bit extensions during the upcoming Intel Developer Forum, confirming speculation that... Continue Reading
February 02, 2004 02 Feb'04
Trademark lawsuit filed against Google

A distributor of window blinds and wallpaper has filed a lawsuit against, claiming the search engine's keyword-based advertising... Continue Reading
February 02, 2004 02 Feb'04
Oracle unveils Customer Data Hub

Oracle introduced an integration initiative - the Customer Data Hub - at its AppsWorld Conference in San Diego last week. Continue Reading
February 02, 2004 02 Feb'04
Borland readies apps deployment tool

Borland Software will introduce Borland Deployment Op-Centre for application lifecycle management. Continue Reading
February 02, 2004 02 Feb'04
OSDL gains first Chinese member

Open Source Development Labs (OSDL), a non-profit consortium of companies promoting adoption of the Linux operating system, has... Continue Reading
February 02, 2004 02 Feb'04
Raytheon/Nasa San backs up Mars data

A storage area network developed by Nasa in conjunction with Raytheon is collecting data sent back from the Spirit and... Continue Reading
February 02, 2004 02 Feb'04
European Parliament backs Galileo satellite programme

The European Parliament has given its backing to the Galileo satellite programme, a network of 30 satellites due to start... Continue Reading

What CIOs need to know about hardening IT infrastructure

Infrastructure hardening is an ongoing, proactive way of life for CIOs and their IT teams. Here, we provide guidance to ensure ...

Enterprise architect job still requires IT in critical role

Jeanne Ross offers advice to existing and aspiring enterprise architects and discusses the latest trends as she reflects on 26 ...

Holy Grail still elusive in enterprise architecture strategy

MIT's Jeanne Ross discusses why enterprise architecture projects succeed and fail and what companies can do to better align ...

SearchSecurity

How to improve cybersecurity for the workforce of the future

Many organizations continue to have employees work from home, but they haven't always hardened their cybersecurity efforts ...

Ivanti makes double acquisition of MobileIron, Pulse Secure

Ivanti will acquire all outstanding shares of MobileIron stock for approximately $872 million. The financial terms of Pulse ...

Cybersecurity testing essentials for mergers and acquisitions

Before moving forward with an M&A, conduct some cybersecurity testing to ensure your company knows how the acquired company ...

SearchNetworking

5G network security concerns and how to prepare for them

Enterprises looking forward to deploying 5G must first assess their security concerns upfront and review their policies and ...

Network monitoring market converges with security analytics

As cyber attacks increase and enterprise networks require threat detection and protection, network monitoring and security ...

How to secure remote access for WFH employees

The global pandemic caused mayhem on network security environments. Enterprises need to bring rigor back to their systems and ...

SearchDataCenter

6 tools to know for private cloud monitoring and reporting

Cloud reporting helps admins address capacity issues and reduce outages. Effective tools should include role-based dashboards and...

Set your strategy to get the right liquid-cooled data center

As data center rack densities increase, liquid cooling's benefits are becoming more apparent. Before purchasing, IT teams must ...

Liquid cooling vs. air cooling in the data center

The quest to maintain operating temperatures for increasing computing densities has firms transitioning from air cooling to ...

SearchDataManagement

3 growing applications of AI in data management

There are plenty of ways AI can augment data professionals throughout the data pipeline, from sifting through large data sets for...

Key steps in the feature engineering process

Feature engineering is key to machine learning algorithms. Read on to learn how those features are created and chosen to increase...

Talend evolves enterprise data integration efforts

The CTO of Talend outlines the path the data integration vendor has taken in recent years as the market for big data has evolved ...