January 2005
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January 31, 2005
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Jan'05
E-commerce: Boom or bust?
Dotcom trading is enjoying a boom, but its future depends on maintaining consumer trust. Lindsay Nicolle reports on the threats... Continue Reading
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January 31, 2005
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Jan'05
Red Hat and Novell update to support Linux kernel
Red Hat and Novell are updating their enterprise Linux distributions to support the latest revision of the Linux kernel. Continue Reading
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January 31, 2005
31
Jan'05
BT to massively expand SDSL
BT has said that 1,300 of its telephone exchanges around the UK will support symmetric digital subscriber line within 12 months. Continue Reading
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January 31, 2005
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Jan'05
Back patent proposals, urges BCS
IT staff supporting proposed European legislation on software patents are being urged by the BCS to campaign via IT trade... Continue Reading
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January 31, 2005
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Jan'05
Understanding software is vital to stop maintenance costs soaring
Software maintenance gobbles up 90% of the cost of software over its lifetime - and the reason typically goes back to its... Continue Reading
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January 31, 2005
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Jan'05
ICT Charity Ball is one of the best parties of year
IT professionals certainly know how to party. Last year's Intellect ICT Industry Charity Ball, supported by Computer Weekly,... Continue Reading
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January 31, 2005
31
Jan'05
Revenue tax filing system struggles to cope with demand
The Inland Revenue’s website for filing tax returns struggled to cope with demand yesterday as thousands of tax payers raced to... Continue Reading
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January 31, 2005
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Jan'05
RFID held back by high cost and lack of standards
Brakes stay on as logistics giants voice concern over expense and accuracy Continue Reading
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January 31, 2005
31
Jan'05
Red Hat and Novell update for Linux 2.6
Red Hat and Novell are updating their enterprise Linux distributions to support the latest revision of the Linux kernel. Continue Reading
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January 31, 2005
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Jan'05
SCO code handover could mean OS rewrite
The Linux community could be forced to rewrite parts of its open source operating system after IBM was ordered to hand over... Continue Reading
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January 31, 2005
31
Jan'05
Windows users will have to prove licence is genuine for downloads
Users will have to validate their copy of Windows as genuine before downloading any software or drivers from the Microsoft... Continue Reading
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January 31, 2005
31
Jan'05
Sun Solaris patents go open source
Sun Microsystems is handing over more than 1,600 patents to software developers as part of its decision to make its Solaris... Continue Reading
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January 31, 2005
31
Jan'05
Hidden data puts business secrets at risk
Up to 75% of Microsoft Word documents contain hidden, sensitive information that organisations should delete before allowing the... Continue Reading
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January 31, 2005
31
Jan'05
FSA issues guidance on Basel 2 work
The Financial Services Authority has published guidance for banks on one of the biggest compliance projects for IT departments,... Continue Reading
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January 31, 2005
31
Jan'05
£30bn Gillette takeover to bring major IT savings
Procter & Gamble is poised to takeover Gillette in a £30.3bn deal that could yield huge IT cost savings for the combined firm. Continue Reading
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January 31, 2005
31
Jan'05
New flaw in Windows XP service pack 2 reported
A Russian security company claims it has discovered a flaw in Microsoft’s Windows XP Service Pack 2, which allows a hacker to... Continue Reading
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January 31, 2005
31
Jan'05
First suppliers get government interoperability certification
The first group of companies that meet required technical policies and standards for interoperability with government systems to... Continue Reading
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January 31, 2005
31
Jan'05
Kaspersky Lab warns against new version of the Bagle worm -- and other news briefs
Short takes from this week's news Continue Reading
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January 31, 2005
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Jan'05
EMC recovery suites aid data compliance
EMC has released two software recovery management suites designed to help organisations comply with data retention and access... Continue Reading
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January 31, 2005
31
Jan'05
Virtualisation spec for multiple OS launched
Intel has introduced its preliminary Vanderpool virtualisation specifications to help users run multiple operating systems on the... Continue Reading