January 2005

• January 06, 2005 06 Jan'05

  Siebel sights SMEs for CRM

  Siebel Systems has launched a three-pronged strategy focused on enabling small and medium businesses to achieve sales, marketing,...  Continue Reading

• January 06, 2005 06 Jan'05

  Leading the field

  Nokia has introduced Nokia Field Force Solution for management of tasks and service team workflow in the field.  Continue Reading

• January 06, 2005 06 Jan'05

  BEA Systems acquisition will boost telecoms solution

  BEA Systems has acquired Incomit, a privately held Swedish company which provides infrastructure software for the...  Continue Reading

• January 06, 2005 06 Jan'05

  CMA gets new chairman as it pushes for better UK broadband

  Phil Sayer has become the new chairman of the Communications Management Association, as the organisation plans to further...  Continue Reading

• January 06, 2005 06 Jan'05

  Kwik Fit looks for 20% business growth from £2m call centre upgrade

  The financial services arm of car repair company Kwik Fit has upgraded its call centre technology in a bid to grow its business...  Continue Reading

• January 06, 2005 06 Jan'05

  Some councils set to struggle on FOI

  Some local authorities do not have the IT systems in place to meet all the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act, which...  Continue Reading

• January 06, 2005 06 Jan'05

  Microsoft to beta test anti-spyware technology

  Microsoft is expected to release a beta version of its first dedicated anti-spyware package on 16 January, a month after...  Continue Reading

• January 06, 2005 06 Jan'05

  Users warned to patch MS Wins flaw or suffer more attacks

  Companies that have not installed a Microsoft server security patch against a flaw in Windows Internet Naming Services (Wins) are...  Continue Reading

• January 06, 2005 06 Jan'05

  Adobe unveils security software

  Adobe has launched its LiveCycle Policy Server security software to help companies control and monitor electronic document usage...  Continue Reading

• January 06, 2005 06 Jan'05

  UC the way to success

  Applied Voice & Speech Technologies (AVST), a developer of enterprise communications solutions for businesses of all sizes, is...  Continue Reading

• January 06, 2005 06 Jan'05

  Getting BOZII on Wan

  BOZII aims to simplify the Wi-Fi user experience with the announcement of an umbrella service that provides interoperability...  Continue Reading

• January 06, 2005 06 Jan'05

  Council websites rate high with users

  Most visitors to council websites are happy with their performance, according to council research from IT managers association...  Continue Reading

• January 06, 2005 06 Jan'05

  Pioneer for women in IT dies aged 63

  Dame Hilary Cropper, former chief executive officer of IT services company Xansa, director of Barclays Bank and one of the most...  Continue Reading

• January 06, 2005 06 Jan'05

  E-government to save local authorities up to £320m

  The UK government is promising local authorities that they will save around £320m a year by implementing its local e-government...  Continue Reading

• January 06, 2005 06 Jan'05

  Next move: What skillset should I learn to return to IT?

  I spent 10 years as an Oracle database administrator for City banks and consultancies and am currently on a career break. I...  Continue Reading

• January 05, 2005 05 Jan'05

  Microsoft releases antispyware beta

  The software maker has offered a test version of the spyware-fighting technology it acquired in its recent purchase of Giant Company Software. Microsoft also said it has created a community site devoted to spyware reporting.  Continue Reading

• January 05, 2005 05 Jan'05

  New solutions for the zero hour

  IT vendors are looking to fill the gap between when a virus first hits and when its remedy is released.  Continue Reading

• January 05, 2005 05 Jan'05

  Many happy network returns

  Sally Flood shows how you can plot out a plan to get the fullest return on your investment in converged network technology. The...  Continue Reading

• January 05, 2005 05 Jan'05

  Police IT agency signs £122m contract despite doubts over future

  The Police IT Organisation (Pito) has signed an eight-year £122m contract with Northrop Grumman Corporation help police forces...  Continue Reading

• January 05, 2005 05 Jan'05

  Bury invests in online HR

  Bury Council is streamlining its human resources management with a £630,000 web-based system.  Continue Reading