October 2005
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October 18, 2005
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Firms must defend against ISP clashes, warns Gartner
The recent dispute between Level 3 Communications and Cogent Communications demonstrates why firms should use more than one ISP, says analyst Gartner. Continue Reading
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October 18, 2005
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US IT approaches bring more success
Workers in US firms are 40% more productive than their UK counterparts, according to a report. Continue Reading
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October 18, 2005
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Oct'05
Get ready for new Microsoft licensing models
Microsoft is making radical changes to its software pricing that aims to cut costs for customers and force other vendors to dump their own licensing models. Continue Reading
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October 18, 2005
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Oct'05
Instant messaging success
Business use of instant messaging is growing fast, but CIOs need to beef up their security to cope. Continue Reading
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October 18, 2005
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Oct'05
IT risk must be shared
IT risk is too important to leave to CIOs alone, according to a survey from the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). Continue Reading
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October 18, 2005
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Oct'05
CIOs’ hands-off approach to outsourcing spells trouble
CIOs’ hands-off attitude to managing outsourcing contracts is jeopardising the success of those projects. Continue Reading
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October 18, 2005
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Oct'05
Measuring your risks
Go to any security conference, and you’ll probably find a session about return on investment and measurement. Continue Reading
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October 18, 2005
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Oct'05
Corporate leadership needed to combat spyware
Who’s responsible for combating software? No-one, it seems, according to a survey commissioned by software firm Blue Coat, which revealed that 61% of those using the Internet at work believe that no company policy is in force to handle the spyware ... Continue Reading
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October 18, 2005
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Oct'05
Getting on top of corporate mobile security
UK encryption firm BeCrypt believes companies need to develop stronger corporate policies to reflect the changing reality of mobile working, especially when it comes to deleting files containing sensitive information. Continue Reading
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October 18, 2005
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Oct'05
Zero days get shorter (and shorter)
Security managers’ headaches only get worse when the ‘zero day’ time between a vulnerability being disclosed and an exploit being released gets shorter and shorter. Continue Reading
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October 18, 2005
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Oct'05
A patch too far
Users began having problems implementing a Microsoft patch issued to fix a hole in the Windows 2000 operating system. Continue Reading
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October 17, 2005
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Oct'05
Acceptance first step to remedy at Revenue
The National Audit Office's report into the accounts and workings of the Inland Revenue makes bleak reading. Continue Reading
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October 17, 2005
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Oct'05
National Audit Office reveals crisis caused by weaknesses in core Revenue IT systems
Public spending watchdog the National Audit Office published the results of one of its most in-depth examinations of the affairs of the Inland Revenue last week. Continue Reading
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October 17, 2005
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Oct'05
Where to find the biggest carrot
Public sector pay is on the up. And when holidays and other benefits are added to the pot, a move to public IT can seem even more attractive. Helen Beckett looks at how the career divide between public and private IT is closing Continue Reading
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October 17, 2005
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Oct'05
Time to benefit from clocking IT's hours
Time recording IT directors reveal how they have used time recording systems to identify inefficiencies, boost IT's image among users and justify additional funding Continue Reading
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October 17, 2005
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Oct'05
Microsoft simplifies licensing
Microsoft is simplifying its Windows Server System licensing in a move it said would make it cheaper for users to adopt Windows virtualisation on their networks. Continue Reading
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October 17, 2005
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Oct'05
Could users find themselves locked in by enterprise application infrastructure war?
As middleware suppliers Oracle and SAP develop their plans to roll out application architectures, IT directors could be left wondering where that leaves their investment in third-party application server technologies from the likes of IBM and BEA. Continue Reading
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October 17, 2005
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Oct'05
Service oriented architectures could simplify exception handling
An IT architecture based around services could help users tackle computationally complex tasks in the area of real-time decision support. Continue Reading
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October 17, 2005
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Oct'05
Banks' push to upgrade hampered by complexity of legacy systems
UK banks are lagging behind their western European counterparts in the drive to upgrade core banking platforms, and some are being held back in part by the complexity of their ageing legacy systems. Continue Reading
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October 17, 2005
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Oct'05
Flexibility and collaboration drive media group's switch over to VoIP
Media agency Ogilvy is deploying a combined data and voice IP network that supports wireless connectivity and supplies gigabit bandwidth to the desktop. Continue Reading