January 2006
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January 24, 2006
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Data security failings
Businesses across Europe are failing to secure their critical business data, despite its importance to the business, a survey of 150 IT directors has revealed. Continue Reading
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January 24, 2006
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US Blackberry network moves closer to shutdown
The US Supreme Court has refused to hear Blackberry manufacturer RIM’s appeal against a previous court ruling that said it infringed NTP’s patents for push e-mail technology, meaning the US Blackberry network is moving even closer to a complete ... Continue Reading
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January 24, 2006
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Jan'06
Kama Sutra worm seduces users
A new e-mail worm that spreads by promising pornographic content has become the top worldwide virus threat. Continue Reading
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January 24, 2006
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Jan'06
IronPort unveils web-link filtering technology
IronPort Systems is now rating web links in e-mail to better filter out junk messages, including those with links to malicious sites. Continue Reading
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January 24, 2006
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Critical flaw hits Red Hat and Novell Linux
Red Hat and Novell have released patches for a critical security hole in their Linux distributions, which stems from a vulnerability in the KDE desktop environment. Continue Reading
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January 24, 2006
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Jan'06
AMD cuts chip prices for dual-core processing
AMD has cut the wholesale price of its dual-core desktop and laptop processors to better compete with Intel on the market. Continue Reading
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January 24, 2006
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Barclays five-second cut adds up to £1m savings
Barclays has improved the effectiveness of its contact centres by deploying a performance management system to enhance management reporting. Continue Reading
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January 24, 2006
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US clothing firm trials BI system in the UK
US-based clothing manufacturer Russell Corporation is using the UK to trial a global roll-out of business intelligence software. Continue Reading
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January 24, 2006
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Government departments stalling on ID cards
Government departments have not bought into the Home Office's £5.8bn ID card scheme. Continue Reading
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January 24, 2006
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Microsoft plans hosted Outlook e-mail service
Microsoft is planning to offer business users remote access to their Outlook e-mail client from any computer as part of its new hosted Office Live package. Continue Reading
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January 24, 2006
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Jan'06
IE7 code appears on web
Code and screenshots of Microsoft’s forthcoming Internet Explorer 7 browser have been leaked onto the web. Continue Reading
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January 24, 2006
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Gartner: CIOs to become more business orientated
Chief information officers (CIOs) will come under increased pressure in 2006 to deliver for their company’s top and bottom lines whilst they transform their IT organisations to become more externally focused. Continue Reading
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January 24, 2006
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Managing complexity is the main event
The latest generation of service oriented architecture (SOA) technology could help IT departments meet demands for business process monitoring systems that can combine information in real time. Continue Reading
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January 24, 2006
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Jan'06
Bank tracks costs by activity tool
Allied Irish Banks (AIB) has introduced an activity-based management tool in its money transmission and lending operation in order to gain a better insight into businesses processes within the department. Continue Reading
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January 24, 2006
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Lords back CW on ID card secrecy
Repeated refusals by the government to publish the results of Gateway reviews into the ID cards scheme were criticised during a parliamentary debate last week. Continue Reading
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January 24, 2006
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Jan'06
Business intelligence software drives surge in retailers' sales
Early adopters of latest trend analysis technology see sales rise during key trading period. Continue Reading
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January 24, 2006
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Jan'06
End the tick-box mindset
With Ian Watmore elevated to the Prime Minister's Delivery Unit, the hunt is on for a new CIO for government. But how will his successor assemble the business processes to ensure the government gets best value on the shared services environment at ... Continue Reading
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January 24, 2006
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Doctors still frustrated by lack of system choice under national programme for IT
Users of the most popular GP system are becoming increasingly frustrated with continuing uncertainty over their future upgrade path and maintenance under the £6.2bn national programme for IT in the NHS (NPfIT), according to GP Manpreet Pujara, ... Continue Reading
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January 24, 2006
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Jan'06
MP spells out failings in the Child Support Agency's systems
As Stephen Timms was setting out his vision of a golden, technology-driven future for the Department for Work and Pensions, Labour MP Frank Field was spelling out his concerns in a letter to Tony Blair about the litany of technological and ... Continue Reading
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January 24, 2006
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Tool helps users share bookmarks
A tool that allows staff to share their web browser bookmarks has been developed by NetInfo. Continue Reading