March 2005

• March 08, 2005 08 Mar'05

  IBM to shed 600 European jobs

  IBM has become the latest of the large IT suppliers to announce cutslosses at its European operations.  Continue Reading

• March 08, 2005 08 Mar'05

  Demonstrate your business skills to win over the CIO headhunters

  Many of the most coveted IT director positions are filled through headhunters, but what skills and experience are they looking...  Continue Reading

• March 08, 2005 08 Mar'05

  Websites could ease server load by making use of edge computing

  Edge Side Includes (ESI) could be making a comeback, thanks to supplier Akami, which is offering edge computing using ESI as part...  Continue Reading

• March 08, 2005 08 Mar'05

  Easier, faster data transfer promised

  Seagate Technology has demonstrated data transfer and storage technology for workstations and other devices which it claims is...  Continue Reading

• March 08, 2005 08 Mar'05

  Is combined security the way forward, or just another management headache?

  In the cat-and-mouse game of computer security, a new development sometimes causes a big change in thinking. The Code Red worm...  Continue Reading

• March 08, 2005 08 Mar'05

  Councils make good progress on e-government

  Four out of five local government services are now available online, according to a report from the Office of the Deputy Prime...  Continue Reading

• March 08, 2005 08 Mar'05

  Regulators relax Sarbanes-Oxley compliance for a year in UK-- and other news briefs

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• March 08, 2005 08 Mar'05

  In brief

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• March 08, 2005 08 Mar'05

  EDS closes 21 of its global data centres -- and more news briefs

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• March 08, 2005 08 Mar'05

  IBM revamps Global Services for small firms

  IBM is to revamp its £25bn Global Services business to make its services more accessible to small and medium-sized businesses.  Continue Reading

• March 08, 2005 08 Mar'05

  Commitment to work-life balance clinches Procter & Gamble's win

  Procter & Gamble was last week named as the best place to work in IT, after a panel of judges in Computer Weekly's annual Best...  Continue Reading

• March 08, 2005 08 Mar'05

  IBM announces upgrade to Informix database

  IBM has announced what it describes as the most significant upgrade to the Informix database server solution since it bought the...  Continue Reading

• March 08, 2005 08 Mar'05

  A sound architecture involves both strong technology and a professional approach

  Although many large organisations need to respond rapidly to changes in the market as well as to competition and globalisation...  Continue Reading

• March 08, 2005 08 Mar'05

  ID cards are a waste, says security guru

  Bruce Schneier tells Computer Weekly why ID cards could exacerbate crime and why the only way to beat ID theft is to make banks...  Continue Reading

• March 08, 2005 08 Mar'05

  Board paper outlines implementation problems

  Some of the challenges faced by University College London Hospitals NHS Trust as it helped to Anglicise systems from US supplier...  Continue Reading

• March 08, 2005 08 Mar'05

  Companies forced to reconsider security as SHA-1 code is broken

  A widely used method to secure online transactions and financial data using 160-bit encryption can be broken 2,000 times faster...  Continue Reading

• March 08, 2005 08 Mar'05

  New hospital battles to implement care component of health service's IT upgrade

  Richard Granger and Robert Naylor have something more in common than senior NHS roles: they are running high-risk IT programmes...  Continue Reading

• March 08, 2005 08 Mar'05

  Intel points way to convergence

  Intel chief executive Craig Barrett outlined his company's road-map for the delivery of technology merging computing and...  Continue Reading

• March 08, 2005 08 Mar'05

  Conservative Party backs call for audit of NHS IT scheme

  The Conservative Party has backed a call from Computer Weekly for an independent audit of the national programme for IT in the...  Continue Reading

• March 08, 2005 08 Mar'05

  English police forces look to join Scottish intelligence data network

  Scotland's national police intelligence database is to be adopted by police forces in England and Wales, raising questions about...  Continue Reading