October 2006
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October 10, 2006
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News in brief
Short takes on this week's news Continue Reading
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October 10, 2006
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Are IT security risks over-hyped?
The Big Question is an initiative between Computer Weekly and recruitment consultancy PSD. Each week we put the Big Question to top IT professionals to get their take on a current talking point. Continue Reading
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October 10, 2006
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Time for a spam sandwich as security eats itself
The wacky world of IT Continue Reading
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October 10, 2006
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Does IT matter? Yes, but don't stick your neck out, says Carr
The debate on whether IT can make a difference to business was back with a bang in the UK last week when Nicholas Carr, author of "Does IT Matter?", came to London Continue Reading
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October 10, 2006
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DPM's diary: 10 October 2006
Weekly round up of events at Bodcaster City Council Continue Reading
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October 10, 2006
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HP users voice concerns on offshore support levels
A number of Hewlett-Packard enterprise users are dissatisfied with the quality of support on offer since HP restructured its operations to increase the use of offshore centres. Continue Reading
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October 10, 2006
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Outlook links are on the rise, says Microsoft
Six out of 10 independent software suppliers that work with Microsoft are building an interface with Outlook for their users, according to Steve Morrow, the head of Microsoft's independent software supplier group in the UK. Continue Reading
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October 10, 2006
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Big may not be beautiful, says Suffolk
Large shared services projects will not work for every local authority, according to Whitehall's new CIO John Suffolk. Continue Reading
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October 10, 2006
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Alliance overhaul gives single customer view
Alliance & Leicester has announced plans to replace many of its core banking systems with Accenture's Alnova Financial Solutions banking platform under a three-year IT-led business transformation programme. Continue Reading
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October 10, 2006
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Why Tesco's new system is hot stuff
Tesco has installed heat sensors in its supermarkets that can identify in-store bottlenecks as customers move around. Continue Reading
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October 10, 2006
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Tetley brews SAP savings via in-house management
Tetley Tea's IT team will go live this month with the first module of an SAP upgrade that the company expects will be completed at about half the cost of using external suppliers. Continue Reading
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October 10, 2006
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Banks voice unease on new police data powers
Threat to confidentiality will dent UK's reputation, say banks Continue Reading
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October 10, 2006
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Agility must be real goal of investment
Chief information officers working in retail banking need a clear understanding of their bank's IT strengths and must invest to retain and develop any unique competitive advantages for the future. Continue Reading
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October 10, 2006
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Anti-virus technique adds muscle to PC lock-down
Sophos has developed an innovative anti-virus-based approach to locking down PCs. Continue Reading
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October 10, 2006
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Pitcom founders laid down firm foundations
Pitcom, the Parliamentary Industry IT Committee, has taken a double hit with the loss of two of its former chairmen. Continue Reading
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October 10, 2006
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Banks 'have in-house skills' to be ready for Mifid
Investment banks have the necessary IT expertise in-house to make the system alterations needed to prepare for the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (Mifid), the UK CIO of a leading European bank has claimed. Continue Reading
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October 10, 2006
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Award promotes technology champions in UK boardrooms
It is an unfortunate fact that many companies do not seat IT directors on their boards, even though a deep understanding of IT issues at board-level is vital for the overall forward strategy of any organisation. Continue Reading
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October 10, 2006
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Getting users to raise their voice
Internet telephony cannot deliver on its promise if users remain welded to their mobiles. Winning hearts and minds with training and quality service is the key. Continue Reading
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October 10, 2006
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Itanium poses the 64-bit question
Itanium 2 offers virtualisation, memory error-checking, partitioning, resilience and scalability. So are you ready to make the step up to 64-bit computing? Continue Reading
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October 10, 2006
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Rolls-Royce fires up RFID trial
Rolls-Royce's defence aerospace business is beginning a radio frequency identification (RFID) trial to help it comply with the decision by the US Department of Defense to use the radio tagging technology throughout its supply chain. Continue Reading