October 2005
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October 17, 2005
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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
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October 17, 2005
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Oct'05
House of cards set to fall?
The government says ID cards will cost around £100 each, while The London School of Economics says they will cost £300. But this dispute becomes almost insignificant next to the likely cost of poor project management. Continue Reading
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October 17, 2005
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Oct'05
Whitbread to split its IT operations
Leisure group Whitbread is to reallocate its 140 head-office IT staff between a new business division and a shared IT services operation covering its remaining brands. Continue Reading
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October 17, 2005
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Oct'05
A problem shared: help desk support
The software supplier's support person was quietly handling a system upgrade in the corner when the screaming started. A raised voice became louder and increasingly aggressive until it reached full volume, at which point it was punctuated by the ... Continue Reading
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October 17, 2005
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Oct'05
Your shout: New outsourcing skills, PDF features, Offshore testing
Computer Weekly readers have their say Continue Reading
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October 17, 2005
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Oct'05
Real-time background checks could cut web credit card fraud
Credit card processing company Metacharge is piloting technology that could reduce online card fraud by allowing web retailers to carry out real-time background checks on card holders. Continue Reading
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October 17, 2005
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Oct'05
Navision update adds employee portal
Microsoft Business Solutions is fleshing out its Dynamics initiative by bringing together its range of enterprise resource planning and accounting systems, with an update to Navision that adds an employee portal feature. Continue Reading
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October 17, 2005
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Oct'05
Time is money: choosing a charging method for IT services
Time recording can enable more accurate charging for IT services, but there is no single best practice when it comes to charging business users for the IT they use, said Barbara Gomolski, research vice-president at analyst firm Gartner. Continue Reading
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October 17, 2005
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Oct'05
Citrix reveals software virtualisation strategy
Citrix revealed its virtualisation strategy at the iForum user conference in Las Vegas in mid-October, with the announcement of Project Constellation. Continue Reading
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October 17, 2005
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Oct'05
Suppliers starting to offer free products for B2B connectivity
IT companies are starting to offer low-cost or free products to provide business-to-business connectivity. Analyst firm Gartner sees this as a shift in the way such software is sold. Continue Reading
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October 17, 2005
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Oct'05
Cost main reason for slow adoption of internet telephony
The take up of IP communications among large European firms is sluggish, with many companies put off by the costs, according to a report published by Forrester Research last week. Continue Reading
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October 17, 2005
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Oct'05
Users need to work more closely with the open source community, says Forrester
Businesses that want to make more use of open source technology have been advised to work more closely with the open source community. Continue Reading
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October 17, 2005
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Oct'05
Oracle updates PeopleSoft as part of ongoing Project Fusion -- and more tech news briefs
Short takes from this week's technology news Continue Reading
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October 17, 2005
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Oct'05
Ease of data use key to Saga analytics roll-out
Over-50s group Saga has begun using predictive analytics software to develop a cross-campaign strategy for its direct marketing campaigns. Continue Reading
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October 17, 2005
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Oct'05
Law firm gains British standard for IT quality
Law firm Irwin Mitchell has completed an 18-month project to attain BS7799 accreditation, enabling it to demonstrate compliance and quality throughout its IT department. Continue Reading
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October 17, 2005
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Oct'05
Revenue to look into £3bn deal after system delays
Department investigates remedies from Capgemini after tax collection hit. Continue Reading
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October 17, 2005
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Oct'05
Government IT strategy to focus on better management of supplier relationships
The government's new IT strategy, to be announced later this year, will focus on beefing up Whitehall's handling of IT suppliers, according to documents seen by Computer Weekly. Continue Reading