November 2005
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November 21, 2005
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Scottish councils adopt joint performance management system to meet service levels
A group of 10 Scottish councils has implemented a joint performance management system within six months, helping them to meet service standards set nationally. Continue Reading
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November 21, 2005
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Banks face new compliance hurdle
IT directors in the financial services sector received a wake-up call yesterday from the Financial Services Authority about new regulations that are likely to have a greater impact on business than Basel 2 or Sarbanes-Oxley. Continue Reading
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November 21, 2005
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Decentralised employee training could create skills gaps, says TUC
The trend for companies to hand the management of work-based training over to employees and their line managers, rather than managing it centrally, could lead to skills gaps, a report from the Trades Union Congress has warned. Continue Reading
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November 21, 2005
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European securities legislation to increase CIOs' personal compliance accountability
Far reaching financial regulations to further complicate business management. Continue Reading
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November 21, 2005
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Cisco answers the call of the sea
Western Isles ferry operator Caledonian MacBrayne has rolled out a Cisco call management system and business intelligence software from Cognos. Continue Reading
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November 21, 2005
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CA offers automated ID control
CA Identity Manager, launched last week, could help companies securely manage IT user identities. The product was developed using technology from CA's recent acquisition of Netegrity. Continue Reading
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November 21, 2005
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Business value benefits drive interest in BPM
A spate of supplier acquisitions has highlighted increased interest in the business process management (BPM) approach to running IT systems, according to Butler Group. Continue Reading
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November 21, 2005
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E-government awards off target
As local authorities race to meet the government's end-of-year deadline for getting all services online, the department that set the targets is allowing its own timetable to slip. Continue Reading
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November 21, 2005
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Broker uses online collaboration tool to meet FSA contract targets
Lloyd's insurance broker Maestro Tasker has begun using a web-based collaboration tool that lets it communicate concurrently with both client and underwriter and share business applications in a secure environment. Continue Reading
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November 21, 2005
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Industry and government back IT chartered qualification initiative
A standard chartered qualification structure across the IT profession is being proposed by the BCS Professionalism in IT programme. Continue Reading
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November 21, 2005
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New mainframe emulation option could boost speeds by eight times
Users are set to benefit from major changes to the way mainframe emulation software is charged. Continue Reading
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November 21, 2005
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AutoTrader's pioneering switch to 64-bit grid computing pays off
Horizontal expansion saves AutoTrader £1m in capital investment. Continue Reading
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November 21, 2005
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From fusion experiments to dotcoms, ICI man climbs ladder to global security chief
ICI global chief information security director Paul Simmonds has his own footnote in IT history. During the early 1990s, he was one of the first to build firewalls to protect his employer's IT systems. Continue Reading
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November 21, 2005
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MP tables modernisation of Computer Misuse Act
In summer 2003, the then e-crime minister Caroline Flint promised to answer growing disquiet about Britain's computer crime laws by strengthening the Computer Misuse Act. Continue Reading
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November 21, 2005
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Hot skills: Software tests may be automated, but the human element is crucial
Intelligent testing tools still need experienced hands. Continue Reading
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November 21, 2005
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Hardware-based virtualisation heralds major revamp for PCs
Partitioning will deploy multiple operating environments on one PC. Continue Reading
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November 21, 2005
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Oracle offers plug-in for Microsoft and other big announcements
Short takes from this week's technology news. Continue Reading
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November 21, 2005
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Service Availability tool added to CA Unicenter
CA has extended its Unicenter systems management software with Service Availability, a tool designed to improve service, minimise downtime and reduce the cost of IT operations. Continue Reading
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November 21, 2005
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IT rises up the agenda in company mergers
Mergers and acquisitions: Many critical business processes are now supported by IT, and technology issues need to be understood by both sides if a merger is to be successful Continue Reading
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November 21, 2005
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CA revamps Unicenter to aid management
CA, formerly Computer Associates, used its delayed CA World user conference last week to outline a major refresh of 26 products based around a common IT architecture. Continue Reading