October 2006

October 24, 2006 24 Oct'06
Government-run pension IT is not cheaper

The pensions administration system that the government proposes should manage the retirement savings of millions of people could not be run more cheaply by the public sector than the private sector, according to consultancy firm Oxera. Continue Reading
October 24, 2006 24 Oct'06
Big business is unimpressed with data services

The UK’s large businesses are far less satisfied with advanced data services than with fixed line or mobile phone services, research from Ofcom has revealed. Continue Reading
October 24, 2006 24 Oct'06
How can choppiness during a phone call be eliminated?

I have a WAN that consists of two LANS. On that network there are two Toshiba phone switches. Continue Reading

October 24, 2006 24 Oct'06
Oracle sets out Fusion merger vision

Oracle has explained how it planned to merge elements of PeopleSoft, JD Edwards and Oracle’s business applications and database to create the Fusion stack. Continue Reading
October 24, 2006 24 Oct'06
Ethernet overtakes Sonet for Wans

Ethernet networks will eventually dominate wide area networks covering metropolitan areas, as use of SONet/SDH declines over the next 10-20 years, industry analysts have forecast. Continue Reading
October 24, 2006 24 Oct'06
Mobile phone shipments set to reach one billion mark

Worldwide mobile phone shipments are on track to hit one billion units this year, industry analyst IDC has predicted. Continue Reading
October 24, 2006 24 Oct'06
DCA contracts target £100m savings

The Department for Constitutional Affairs (DCA) has signed two new major IT contracts with Atos Origin and LogicaCMG, worth at least £500m over the seven years. Continue Reading
October 24, 2006 24 Oct'06
Microsoft publishes Sender ID Framework specification

Microsoft has made its Sender ID Framework specification for e-mail authentication freely available under its Open Specification Promise programme. Continue Reading
October 24, 2006 24 Oct'06
IBM sues Amazon.com for patent infringement

IBM is suing Amazon.com and seeking unspecified damages for patent infringement. Continue Reading
October 24, 2006 24 Oct'06
Google woos publishers with customised search engine

Google has launched a customisable search engine that publishers can put on their own websites. Continue Reading

October 24, 2006 24 Oct'06
Government conceals ID cards reviews

The government this week strengthened its opposition to disclosing the Gateway reviews of the ID cards programme, arguing that publishing any information about the reviews could undermine their usefulness. Continue Reading
October 24, 2006 24 Oct'06
Citrix widens portfolio

Citrix used its annual iForum global user conference in Orlando, Florida, this week to launch a number of initiatives to widen its client/server and business continuity offering. Continue Reading
October 24, 2006 24 Oct'06
Footwear retailer forecasts demand with Oracle Retail

Footwear retailer Aldo is implementing Oracle Retail Price Optimisation to provide its customers with the right stock as it expands into more countries. Continue Reading
October 24, 2006 24 Oct'06
Adobe betas Digital Editions

Adobe has launched a public beta of Digital Editions, an electronic book and magazine viewer. Continue Reading
October 24, 2006 24 Oct'06
Forging a career in an offshore age

Job prospects: Although many technical roles are being moved offshore, the career prospects of younger IT workers in the UK are paradoxically strengthened Continue Reading
October 24, 2006 24 Oct'06
Capacity planning: Reclaim orphaned storage

This tip takes a look at how to maximize your storage capacity utilization by finding orphaned data and storage that can in turn be re-allocated for another productive use. Continue Reading
October 24, 2006 24 Oct'06
Compliance headaches spawn new market

Regulatory pressure for firms to tighten their security policies has spawned a new market – security compliance and control (SCC), says market analyst IDC. Continue Reading
October 24, 2006 24 Oct'06
New Star cuts e-mail recovery to near real-time

Fund manager New Star Asset Management has reduced e-mail recovery times from days to near real-time after rolling out Steeleye backup technology on its Microsoft Exchange environment in London, Dublin and Bermuda. Continue Reading
October 24, 2006 24 Oct'06
Exec apathy undermines talent management

Lack of buy-in by senior executives and poor training is undermining the success of talent management initiatives. Continue Reading
October 24, 2006 24 Oct'06
Lloyds TSB cuts data volumes by ditching tapes

Lloyds TSB Corporate Markets has ditched 120 locally attached tape drives and replaced them with a Data Domain disc-based system. Continue Reading