October 2006
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October 24, 2006
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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
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October 24, 2006
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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
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October 24, 2006
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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
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October 24, 2006
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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
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October 24, 2006
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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
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October 24, 2006
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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
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October 24, 2006
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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
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October 24, 2006
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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
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October 24, 2006
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IBM sues Amazon.com for patent infringement
IBM is suing Amazon.com and seeking unspecified damages for patent infringement. Continue Reading
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October 24, 2006
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Google woos publishers with customised search engine
Google has launched a customisable search engine that publishers can put on their own websites. Continue Reading
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October 24, 2006
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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
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October 24, 2006
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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
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October 24, 2006
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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
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October 24, 2006
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Oct'06
Adobe betas Digital Editions
Adobe has launched a public beta of Digital Editions, an electronic book and magazine viewer. Continue Reading
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October 24, 2006
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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
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October 24, 2006
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Oct'06
Bridgehead integrates storage platform with EMC Centera
Bridgehead has announced the integration of its HT Integrated Storage Management platform with EMC’s Centera content-addressed storage system. Continue Reading
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October 24, 2006
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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
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October 24, 2006
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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
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October 24, 2006
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Oct'06
Remote worker support costs skyrocket
Costs of centrally supporting remote access services will double by 2008, while prices could triple in companies that don’t centralise management, warns Gartner. Continue Reading
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October 24, 2006
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Oct'06
Blackbox turns Sun green
Sun Microsystems’s latest bid to win its green spurs is an energy-efficient portable datacentre. Continue Reading