August 2005

August 08, 2005 08 Aug'05
West Midlands Police rolls out tracking software to help target uninsured vehicles

West Midlands Police will be the first in the UK to use new powers to seize uninsured vehicles after the implementation of a car tracking application. Continue Reading
August 08, 2005 08 Aug'05
IT departments tuned in to business strategy

Employees in the IT department have a better understanding of their employer's strategies than employees working in the other areas of the business, according to a study by e-learning company SkillSoft. Continue Reading
August 08, 2005 08 Aug'05
Java stack aids coders

Open source software and support company SourceLabs has launched a Java application stack and a premium support service for businesses. Continue Reading

August 08, 2005 08 Aug'05
How can I move into the private sector?

I have six years' IT experience working in the public sector. I am very close to completing my CCNA (Cisco certified network associate) qualification and want to make a sideways career move into the private sector. Continue Reading
August 08, 2005 08 Aug'05
Next generation HTML adds flexibility of XML to the 'lingua franca of the web'

Where is it used? HTML was known as "the lingua franca of the web". XHTML will replace it as the benefits promised from XML become widely appreciated. Continue Reading
August 08, 2005 08 Aug'05
NHS staff reveal serious concerns over IT plan

Some NHS staff and executives involved in implementing the national programme for IT (NPfIT) have serious misgivings about aspects of the scheme, including its failure to engage local health employees. Continue Reading
August 08, 2005 08 Aug'05
Awards to recognise women's IT success

An awards scheme to recognise the achievements of women working with IT has been launched by Research In Motion, the company behind the Blackberry personal digital assistant. Continue Reading
August 08, 2005 08 Aug'05
Building society automates its fraud detection systems

West Bromwich Building Society is using anti-money-laundering software to improve security and meet Financial Services Authority regulations. Continue Reading
August 08, 2005 08 Aug'05
Using benefits to maximise staff retention

A company benefits package can be an effective differentiator for IT departments looking to attract and retain excellent staff. Continue Reading
August 08, 2005 08 Aug'05
ITstaff at higher risk of burnout than other workers, says survey

IT employees are more at risk of suffering burnout from overwork than people employed in most other professions, according to a survey from recruitment company Hudson UK. Continue Reading

August 08, 2005 08 Aug'05
Balfour Beatty speeds up site health and safety audits with mobile data system

Balfour Beatty's health and safety auditors are processing up to a third more audits since the construction company rolled out a mobile data management system from O2. Continue Reading
August 08, 2005 08 Aug'05
Housing Corporation orders a review of £17m IT modernisation

The Housing Corporation has ordered an external review of its £17m IT modernisation programme, which is running more than a year behind schedule after facing technical problems and slipping deadlines. Continue Reading
August 08, 2005 08 Aug'05
EDS to develop offender management system

The Home Office has contracted IT services firm EDS to develop technology to manage the UK's offender population, in a contract worth at least £39m. EDS will supply a National Offender Management Information System, designed to provide a single view... Continue Reading
August 07, 2005 07 Aug'05
Hackers launch fresh assault on Windows anti-piracy system

Several websites are publicising another way of bypassing Windows' new anti-piracy system, Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA). Continue Reading
August 07, 2005 07 Aug'05
Sunbelt researchers uncover data collected by ID theft ring

A variant of browser hijacking tool CoolWebSearch (CWS) is behind an ID theft ring that uses spyware to steal confidential information from business and home PCs around the world, according to researchers at Sunbelt Software. Continue Reading
August 07, 2005 07 Aug'05
HP to release Linux version of Virus Throttler antivirus tool

Hewlett-Packard plans to start selling Linux versions of its Virus Throttler security technology and Proliant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack later this week. Continue Reading
August 07, 2005 07 Aug'05
CardSystems must retain security-breach data, rules court

A US court has ordered payment processor CardSystems and its co-defendants to keep all information and evidence relating to a security breach that put 40 million credit card customers at risk of fraud. Continue Reading
August 07, 2005 07 Aug'05
Netsuite uses Ajax to grease wheels of business software suite

Mid-market enterprise software supplier Netsuite has released a major update to its suite of products with Netsuite version 10.6. It says the update will significantly speed up application and data access for the end user. Continue Reading
August 07, 2005 07 Aug'05
LSE criticises government response to ID card report

The government has made "substantial material errors and misrepresentation of fact" in its response to a London School of Economics report on ID cards, the college has said. Continue Reading
August 07, 2005 07 Aug'05
Windows Vista slow to adopt Monad Shell text interface tool

Windows Vista, the desktop version of the forthcoming Windows “Longhorn” operating system, will ship without a feature that allows users to access the operating system via a text-based program rather than the traditional Windows graphical user ... Continue Reading