November 2005
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November 28, 2005
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Computer Weekly gives evidence to MPs
The House of Commons Public Administration Committee last week heard evidence from Computer Weekly about the need for more openness and accountability over major government IT projects, particularly the ID cards scheme. Continue Reading
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November 28, 2005
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Cern lays foundations for next-generation internet with intercontinental 10 Gig Wan
Cern, the world's largest particle physics laboratory, has built the first working intercontinental 10 Gigabit Ethernet wide area network. It will ultimately make up part of the fabric of the next-generation internet, dubbed Internet2. Continue Reading
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November 28, 2005
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BAE skills audit to create career opportunities
Defence and aerospace company BAE Systems is using software to undertake an internal skills audit of its IT staff in an initiative designed to help it use IT personnel more efficiently. Continue Reading
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November 28, 2005
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Awards mark outstanding contribution
Two BCS awards that recognise outstanding contributions to IT are open for nominations. Continue Reading
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November 28, 2005
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Cisco produces a mesh for the municipality
Cisco is launching a range of wireless "mesh" network products designed to be deployed across towns to create municipal wireless broadband. Continue Reading
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November 28, 2005
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Speedier mortgages via .net system
Countrywide Surveyors is due in December to deploy a web service built on Microsoft's .net platform which links directly to mortgage lenders' IT systems to streamline mortgage applications. Continue Reading
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November 28, 2005
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IT management evolves to better support heterogeneous systems
Delegates at CA World user conference hear plan to control IT costs. Continue Reading
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November 28, 2005
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Most firms unprepared for Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID)
More than three-quarters of financial institutions have yet to allocate any budget to implement the changes required by the European Union's impending Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID). Continue Reading
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November 28, 2005
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Beware crafty sales techniques, warns analyst
IT directors need to be wary of sales techniques such as over-licensing and default installation of expensive software modules, analyst firm Ovum has warned. Continue Reading
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November 28, 2005
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Large firms' growth plans drive rise in IT spending
Organisations are beginning to increase spending on IT, the latest Computer Weekly/Kew Associates survey has revealed. Continue Reading
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November 28, 2005
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Appearance of 'legacy' Java apps highlights danger of losing application knowledge
Java and Perl applications that were developed just three years ago have developed "legacy" attributes: the original authors are gone, the applications are poorly documented and poorly understood, and although the business relies on the applications... Continue Reading
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November 28, 2005
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Downtime: Photocopiers stand by for seasonal crackdown
Photocopiers stand by for seasonal crackdown Continue Reading
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November 28, 2005
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Step 5: Configuring the VPN server
With wireless networks proliferating it is a good idea to understand what it takes to build a VPN for a wireless gateway. Contributor and Microsoft MVP Brien Posey details the necessary steps in this step-by-step guide. Continue Reading
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November 28, 2005
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Step 3: Setting up the certificate authority
With wireless networks proliferating it is a good idea to understand what it takes to build a VPN for a wireless gateway. Contributor and Microsoft MVP Brien Posey details the necessary steps in this step-by-step guide. Continue Reading
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November 28, 2005
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Step 2: Server placement
With wireless networks proliferating it is a good idea to understand what it takes to build a VPN for a wireless gateway. Contributor and Microsoft MVP Brien Posey details the necessary steps in this step-by-step guide. Continue Reading
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November 28, 2005
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Step 4: Configuring the authentication server
With wireless networks proliferating it is a good idea to understand what it takes to build a VPN for a wireless gateway. Contributor and Microsoft MVP Brien Posey details the necessary steps in this step-by-step guide. Continue Reading
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November 28, 2005
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Step 6: Configuring wireless clients
With wireless networks proliferating it is a good idea to understand what it takes to build a VPN for a wireless gateway. Contributor and Microsoft MVP Brien Posey details the necessary steps in this step-by-step guide. Continue Reading
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November 28, 2005
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Maxell on path to terabyte storage disks
Maxell says it will launch its first holographic storage drives in September 2006, as the first step in eventually launching single disks that can store terabytes of data. Continue Reading
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November 28, 2005
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Open source developers intervene in Microsoft EU lawsuit
The Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) is intervening in the case Microsoft has brought against the European Commission over its order that the company’s server protocols should be available to the open-source community. Continue Reading
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November 28, 2005
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Nov'05
BBC2 to broadcast over broadband
The BBC is planning to broadcast BBC2 across broadband networks from next year, as it continues to use alternative delivery systems for its content. Continue Reading