December 2006
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December 15, 2006
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Digital Rights Management – Must Try Harder
So Bill Gates has also discovered that Digital Rights Management “is not where it should be” according to reports from a group of influential bloggers he invited to Redmond. ”We don't have the ... Continue Reading
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December 15, 2006
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Government to set up new pensions IT infrastructure
The government is to commission a new IT infrastructure to run its proposed retirement savings products, which it calls personal accounts. Continue Reading
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December 15, 2006
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Dec'06
Councils put their heads together on authentication
A group of councils is working together to create a new means of authenticating citizens so they can more easily access e-government services. Continue Reading
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December 15, 2006
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Dec'06
NPfIT Choose and Book Severity 1 incident
Choose and Book failed for much of Monday 11 December as reported on this blog earlier and on E-Health Insider, I now understand that it was a severity one incident. Atos Origin, the main supplier ... Continue Reading
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December 15, 2006
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Gartner’s top 10 forecasts for 2007 and beyond
Microsoft’s Windows Vista will be the last major upgrade to the Windows platform and the number of bloggers on the internet will level out next year. Continue Reading
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December 15, 2006
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Dec'06
Minister in charge of NHS IT retires
The minister in charge of the NHS’s national programme for IT, Lord Warner, has retired. Continue Reading
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December 15, 2006
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Skandia opts for Tibco business management platform
Skandia UK will use a business management platform from Tibco Software to hep improve the performance of its insurance business. Continue Reading
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December 15, 2006
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Dec'06
ING outsources workplace services
Dutch bank ING has awarded outsourcing contracts worth a total of £515m to Accenture, Atos Origin, Getronics and KPN. Continue Reading
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December 15, 2006
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Euronext upgrades its trading platform
Euronext, the pan-European equities exchange, has upgraded its IBM Linux-based trading platform to improve response times and increase throughput. Continue Reading
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December 15, 2006
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Dec'06
Apacs and Visa grilled over online crime
The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee has questioned representatives of Apacs and Visa over online computer crime in the financial services industry. Continue Reading
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December 15, 2006
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Dec'06
Will you be working over Christmas?
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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December 15, 2006
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News in brief
Short takes on this week's news Continue Reading
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December 15, 2006
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Downtime: You're not impotent to quit smoking in Glasgow
The wacky world of IT Continue Reading
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December 15, 2006
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DPMs diary: 19 December 2006
Weekly update of events at Bodcaster City Council Continue Reading
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December 15, 2006
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Dec'06
Cardiff launches intelligent document system
Cardiff, a division of Autonomy Corporation, has launched a new system to allow firms to get more out of their on-screen documents. Continue Reading
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December 15, 2006
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Dec'06
Lord Warner well-briefed on the NPfIT before retirement decision
I have a footnote to Downing Street’s announcement that the health minister Lord Warner – the minister in charge of the NHS’s National Programme for IT [NPfIT] – is retiring this month, December ... Continue Reading
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December 14, 2006
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Dec'06
Review: Prevx1 not ready for prime time
Prevx1 will require significant improvement in management and detection capabilities before it can be considered a serious contender for enterprise deployments. Continue Reading
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December 14, 2006
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Dec'06
Review: Reconnex's iGuard needs improvements
Reconnex's iGuard is maturing, though it still needs some usability improvements such as wizards, customisable reports and the ability to drill down on the graphs. Continue Reading
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December 14, 2006
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Dec'06
Review: Deep Security is a solid IPS
Third Brigade's Deep Security is a well-designed, effective product with strong configuration and policy control capabilities. Continue Reading
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December 14, 2006
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Dec'06
Employers to seek more security talent in '07
Learn what certifications are growing in demand and how employers are looking at the job market in 2007. Continue Reading