December 2006

• December 01, 2006 01 Dec'06

  Asda sees £6.8m sales boost from supply chain software

  Asda has been able to sell £6.8m more own-brand products over the last 12 months after improvements to its supply chain software enabled it to bring products to market more quickly.  Continue Reading

• December 01, 2006 01 Dec'06

  German makes million in virtual Chinese take-away

  The wacky world of IT  Continue Reading

• December 01, 2006 01 Dec'06

  Suppliers to government make IT cost-cutting pledge

  IT suppliers have offered to cut the cost of IT programmes by 20% over the next four years, in return for the government speeding up procurement times and agreeing to more standardisation.  Continue Reading

• December 01, 2006 01 Dec'06

  DPM's diary: 5 December 2006

  Weekly roundup of events at Bodcaster City Council  Continue Reading

• December 01, 2006 01 Dec'06

  US financial firms warned of al-Qaeda cyber threat

  The US governement has warned US financial services firms that they may be targeted by al-Qaeda cyber attacks from today.  Continue Reading

• December 01, 2006 01 Dec'06

  Microsoft confirms Vista and Exchange 2007 general release date

  Microsoft has confirmed that Windows Vista and Office 2007 will be available to all users from 30 January.  Continue Reading

• December 01, 2006 01 Dec'06

  Sun joins forces with Nokia and Ericsson to standardise phone networks

  At this week's ITU Telecom World show in Hong Kong, Sun Microsystems has announced a new global cooperation with Ericsson and Nokia to help standardise telecoms platforms.  Continue Reading

• December 01, 2006 01 Dec'06

  Lloyds TSB is first with blade workstation from HP

  HP has unveiled a blade workstation solution, and Lloyds TSB is among the first companies to use it.  Continue Reading

• December 01, 2006 01 Dec'06

  New York Stock Exchange suffers four-hour mobile order outage

  The New York Stock Exchange suffered a four-hour technical hitch yesterday, forcing some traders to return to paper.  Continue Reading

• December 01, 2006 01 Dec'06

  Cert warns of Adobe and Google security flaws

  The US Computer Emergency Response Team has warned of security flaws in both Adobe imaging software and Google search appliances.  Continue Reading

• December 01, 2006 01 Dec'06

  Intuit buys Digital Insight for £729m

  Intuit is to acquire Digital Insight for around $1.35bn (£729m) to become a major player in online banking services.  Continue Reading

• December 01, 2006 01 Dec'06

  JPMorgan hires another 200 IT staff in Glasgow

  JPMorgan is hiring a further 200 software design and development staff at its European Technology Centre (ETC) in Glasgow.  Continue Reading

• December 01, 2006 01 Dec'06

  Oracle and partners tackle identity risks on enterprise networks

  Oracle has announced an open industry initiative to help protect identity data on enterprise networks.  Continue Reading

• December 01, 2006 01 Dec'06

  New worm attacks education sector

  Symantec has confirmed the existence of a new worm called W32.Spybot.ACYR, which is attacking the education sector. The worm takes advantage of several Microsoft vulnerabilities and holes in Symantec's own security products.  Continue Reading

• December 01, 2006 01 Dec'06

  Vista lets in leading malware threats

  Three of the most virulent malware threats attacking PCs this month can run on Microsoft's Vista OS, launched today.  Continue Reading

• December 01, 2006 01 Dec'06

  Terrorist Cyber Threats – how much should we be concerned?

  The US press and wire services report that the US Government has warned that US online stock trading and banking Web sites are the potential target of an al-Qaeda attack. The warning is reported to ...  Continue Reading

• December 01, 2006 01 Dec'06

  Business turns VoIP talk into action

  Computer Weekly's survey of IT leaders reveals that adoption of voice over IP and tablet PCs is gathering pace as CIOs seek more adaptable technologies  Continue Reading

• December 01, 2006 01 Dec'06

  Blogs give readers the inside story

  Computer Weekly's three new blogs from leading IT commentators and practitioners offer IT professionals an interactive and informative forum  Continue Reading

• December 01, 2006 01 Dec'06

  Act on foreign spy risk, firms urged

  Foreign governments attempting to gain inside information pose a real threat to UK businesses, and a different risk management approach must be adopted  Continue Reading

• December 01, 2006 01 Dec'06

  Construction industry builds up project management with collaboration systems

  Business Focus is a weekly column providing at-a-glance statistics and commentary on spending priorities and trends in particular sectors. This week we look at the construction industry.  Continue Reading