July 2004
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July 30, 2004
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Stormy weather
Take a leaf from the books of three IT directors who have endured serious management and technology problems and successfully... Continue Reading
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July 30, 2004
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Jul'04
Can iSCSI catch up with Fibre Channel?
The availability of Microsoft's free downloadable iSCSI drivers has led to suppliers providing tailored hardware as a... Continue Reading
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July 30, 2004
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Jul'04
Thought for the day: Can you see what IT is?
Businesses need to look beyond the whiteboard draft and develop systems that will work, not ones that might work, says Colin... Continue Reading
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July 30, 2004
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Jul'04
MPs slam lack of clarity in ID card scheme
Home Affairs Select Committee criticises the government's plans to introduce national ID cards as poorly thought out and lacking... Continue Reading
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July 30, 2004
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Liberty Alliance has yet to prove business need, warn analysts
Although security group Liberty Alliance got the backing of a raft of major suppliers last month, the federated identity standard... Continue Reading
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July 30, 2004
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Jul'04
MPs attack secretive ID card scheme
The government’s programme for a national biometric ID card lacks clarity and is poorly thought out, a cross party group of MPs... Continue Reading
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July 30, 2004
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Jul'04
MySAP service plan extended to full range
SAP has extended the maintenance programme it introduced earlier this year for MySAP ERP. The programme will now cover all... Continue Reading
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July 30, 2004
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Change in working environment lifts IT staff and user satisfaction
Open-plan culture boosts user approval rating. Continue Reading
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July 30, 2004
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Jul'04
Insurance giant Zurich strikes a £700m outsourcing deal with CSC
Zurich Financial Services has signed an IT outsourcing deal with Computer Sciences Corporation worth an estimated £700m. Continue Reading
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July 30, 2004
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Jul'04
Calculate true outsourcing gains
Initial hype may hide the long-term costs and risks Continue Reading
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July 30, 2004
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Jul'04
Look at the redundancy alternatives
Value-driven IT Management, by Iain Aitkin Continue Reading
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July 30, 2004
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Jul'04
Cics transforms to fit the future
IBM's transaction processing system is still going strong Continue Reading
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July 30, 2004
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Jul'04
DES encryption is 'inadequate', says NIST
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is proposing that the Data Encryption Standard (DES), a popular... Continue Reading
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July 30, 2004
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Jul'04
SCO applies for 'Unix System Laboratories' trademark
The SCO Group is trying to revive the name of the AT&T subsidiary that once owned the rights to the Unix operating system and, in... Continue Reading
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July 30, 2004
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Jul'04
MCI offers cash back for poor internet service
MCI has announced new service-level agreements (SLAs) for internet service performance that offer increased service thresholds... Continue Reading
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July 30, 2004
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Canadian banks hit by processing glitches
The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and TD Bank Financial Group have been hit with unidentified computer glitches, causing... Continue Reading
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July 30, 2004
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Jul'04
Siemens to merge its communications units
Siemens will merge its mobile and fixed communications businesses into a single group called Siemens Communications. Continue Reading
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July 30, 2004
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Jul'04
Presidential candidate Kerry promises tax breaks to stop offshoring
The US should close tax loopholes that provide incentives to companies that want to ship jobs to other countries, provide its... Continue Reading
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July 30, 2004
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Jul'04
Search engines expose website vulnerabilities
The use of internet search engines to uncover vulnerabilities for launching attacks will increase as malicious hackers seek... Continue Reading
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July 30, 2004
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Jul'04
IBM buys Cyanea to boost app management line
IBM has agreed to buy a small, privately-held application management software maker called Cyanea Systems for an undisclosed sum. Continue Reading