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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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
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Salaries for IT security professionals rise by 3.5% in 2005
Salaries for UK IT security professionals rose by 3.5% in 2005, outstripping the rises experienced in most other European countries, research has revealed. Continue Reading
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Hot skills: Migration work ahead as Office 12 heralds biggest change in a decade
Latest version of Microsoft Office due at the end of 2006 Continue Reading
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Pay rises ahead in City & Guilds' 'golden professions' of the future
The IT industry is set for generous wage hikes over the next 15 years, according to the Future Earnings report from training body City & Guilds. Continue Reading
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Reporting compliance is not just a US issue, small businesses warned
The need for small and medium-sized enterprises to re-evaluate their business practices in the light of US financial reporting regulations has been a recurring theme at recent BCS specialist group meetings. Continue Reading