November 2005
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November 03, 2005
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Career profile - Bill Parslow, head of ICT and e-government at Brighton and Hove City Council
Senior IT management is about being a jack-of-all-trades and master of none, believes Bill Parslow, head of ICT and e-government at Brighton and Hove City Council Continue Reading
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November 03, 2005
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Nov'05
London exchange promises no Tokyo-style crash
The London Stock Exchange has said it is confident about the robustness of its trading platform following last week’s crash on the Tokyo exchange, which stopped trading in stocks and bonds for more than four hours. Continue Reading
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November 03, 2005
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Nov'05
Court shock: denial of service attacks not illegal
A judge has ruled that denial of service attacks are not illegal under the UK's outdated Computer Misuse Act. Continue Reading
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November 03, 2005
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Nov'05
Career Profile - Elizabeth McDonald, senior manager of corporate ICT at Glasgow City Council
We profile the journey of Elizabeth MacDonald, once typist now senior manager of corporate ICT at Glasgow City Council Continue Reading
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November 03, 2005
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Nov'05
Nokia launches business mobility solutions
Nokia to place added focus on mobile solutions for enterprises Continue Reading
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November 02, 2005
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Nov'05
Automation is key to e-mail compliance
Companies may stand or fall based on their policies to manage e-mails and the problems they can bring with them. Success starts with the right software tools Continue Reading
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November 02, 2005
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Nov'05
Dell and IBM unveil Intel 7000-based servers
Dell and IBM have launched servers that use the new high-end Xeon dual-core Intel 7000 processor. Continue Reading
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November 02, 2005
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Nov'05
Sun reports another loss
Sun Microsystems has posted a $123m (£72m) first-quarter loss. The result included figures from recent acquisitions StorageTek and SeeBeyond. Continue Reading
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November 02, 2005
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Nov'05
System crash paralyses Tokyo stock market
Trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange was suspended yesterday morning after what is believed to have been a software glitch. Continue Reading
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November 02, 2005
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Nov'05
Worm targets Oracle databases
Source code of what is believed to be the first worm to specifically target Oracle databases has been released on the internet. Continue Reading
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November 02, 2005
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Nov'05
Symantec's shares slide on low sales forecast
Symantec has cut its sales forecast for the full year, prompting a 9% fall in its share price. Continue Reading
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November 02, 2005
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Nov'05
Microsoft launches on-demand services
Increased broadband penetration and the wider availability of 64-bit computing have persuaded Microsoft to offer corporate Windows users a range of on-demand services. Continue Reading
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November 02, 2005
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Nov'05
MessageLabs moves into secure instant messaging
MessageLabs is to acquire US-based enterprise instant messaging service provider Omnipod to broaden its secure data offering. Continue Reading
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November 02, 2005
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Nov'05
IT security takes back seat to compliance
Complying with regulatory requirements is now the key driver for firms implementing information security rather than tackling traditional security threats such as worms and viruses. Continue Reading
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November 02, 2005
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Nov'05
Government strategy aims to gear IT to user needs
A strategy for transforming government IT will be launched by ministers today after months of work by government chief information officer Ian Watmore and his CIO colleagues across the public sector. Continue Reading
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November 01, 2005
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Nov'05
More enterprises admit to intrusions, lack of best practices
A new survey says the computing systems of one in four medium or large companies have been compromised, and yet only half have taken standard precautions to prevent attacks. Continue Reading
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November 01, 2005
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Nov'05
Small businesses mull SAP Business One, All-in-One choice
The head of SAP's product management for small businesses said there are questions to ask before deciding between SAP Business One and All-in-One software. Continue Reading
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November 01, 2005
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Nov'05
SOX boosts IT salaries
A recent survey from Robert Half Technology says the demand for SOX auditors will help drive industry salaries up in 2006. Continue Reading
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November 01, 2005
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Nov'05
Get safe online – eventually
The long-awaited Internet security campaign dubbed Project Endurance, has finally been launched. Continue Reading
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November 01, 2005
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Nov'05
Oracle’s turn for security scrutiny
A security paper presented at a network security conference held by the SANs Institute in Los Angeles has warned that an attack on Oracle databases because of “weak” protection for users' passwords could put corporate data at risk of exposure. Continue Reading