January 2006
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News in brief
Brief takes on the week's news Continue Reading
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January 31, 2006
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Firms warned of stealth virus risk
Businesses are at risk from a new generation of targeted stealth viruses as organised criminal groups exploit weaknesses in corporate systems to steal sensitive data for profit, security experts have warned. Continue Reading
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Reforms to Computer Misuse Act close gaps and increase penalties
The government has announced legislation to toughen the Computer Misuse Act by increasing the maximum jail sentence for hackers and strengthening legal protection against denial of service attacks. Continue Reading
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Lloyd's pulls plug on £70m trading system due to low usage
Lloyd's of London is closing down a £70m electronic platform after only signing up a handful of insurance underwriters and brokers to use it. Continue Reading
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Payment delays highlight major slippage in NHS IT programme
Connecting for Health maintains hard line on suppliers by only paying on successful delivery. Continue Reading
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Knowing when to invest in new systems
As a business evolves, an organisation's needs will outstrip its systems. However, there are warning signs that can tell the IT director when it is time to upgrade Continue Reading
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Processes key to outsourcing, banks told
Companies must have a thorough understanding of their business processes if they are to realise the full business advantages of outsourcing, financial services firms were told last week. Continue Reading
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Your shout: data spine outage story in full, new ERP approaches
Computer Weekly readers have their say Continue Reading
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Preserving our digital heritage
The British Library is on a mission to digitise its immense collection of books and manuscripts. It is a challenge of mind-boggling proportions, as Helen Beckett discovered Continue Reading
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Novell offers users more licence choice
Netware supplier Novell is changing its main channel corporate licensing model to provide additional options for users of its software. Continue Reading
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Awards: Developing staff through training
Companies shortlisted for the Best Places to Work in IT 2006 Awards are committed to helping their employees progress their careers Continue Reading
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Banks must work with customers to fight online fraud, urges FSA
The Financial Services Authority is urging high street banks to work with their online customers to fight fraud. Continue Reading
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Gateshead Council implements single customer database to simplify services
CRM application enables same standard of service across all channels Continue Reading
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Law firm aims for resilience with fibre roll-out
International law firm Allen & Overy has reached the midway point in a £4.5m project to link its datacentre and global locations via a state-of-the-art Cisco metropolitan area network. Continue Reading
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Joint body to run TickIT QA scheme
TickIT, the group responsible for overseeing qualifications and training for TickIT quality assurance auditors, is to change. Continue Reading
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IT heads ‘under-used and ignored’
More than half of UK IT managers in medium-sized firms are under-used, a study has revealed. Continue Reading
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Next move: How do I capitalise on a self-taught skill?
Expert advice for readers' career problems Continue Reading
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Traffic management, not more bandwidth, is key to improving network performance
Optimisation devices can avoid the need for expensive server upgrades. Continue Reading
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Software defined radio system holds out the hope of full wireless interoperability
Emerging technology will enable mobiles to access different frequencies Continue Reading
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IBM building collaboration into desktops through Lotus strategy
IBM is developing tools to cater for the emerging ways of working and sharing information evidenced by the popularity of internet-based applications such as Skype, instant messaging and online portals. Continue Reading