July 2006
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Growth of cybercrime is among top global threats to security, says FBI
"Your security will be breached; it is just a case of when," David Thomas, deputy assistant director, FBI Cyberdivision, told the recent BCS-sponsored World Wide Web Conference in Edinburgh. Continue Reading
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July 10, 2006
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Building the value profile
Cost control is just the start in quantifying the benefits of IT projects. Helen Beckett finds that traditional measurement techniques no longer cut the mustard Continue Reading
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DPM's diary 11 July 2006
There are no programmers any more; only a dwindling band of ageing men and women slyly slipping a few bits of C++ here and there into the cracks in the great parameterised global information framework. Continue Reading
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A more sophisticated approach
As the IT outsourcing market matures, organisations are changing the way they interact with suppliers and the type of deals they make. Miya Knights looks at the road ahead for outsourcing Continue Reading
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July 10, 2006
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'Standards, not infrastructure' are way forward for Lloyd's of London
Lloyd's of London has no plans to reverse its recent arm's-length approach to market technology, five months after walking away from an ill-fated £70m investment in electronic trading, the insurance market's IT chief has told Computer Weekly. Continue Reading
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Downtime: Nanotechnology, good excuses, intelligent machines
Downtime was pleased to hear that post-grad electrical engineering students in Texas have come up with the best application of nanotechnology so far. Continue Reading
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Hot Skills: Google Web Toolkit offers an easy route to Javascript
Hot skills: Ajax-based framework simplifies Java development Continue Reading
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July 10, 2006
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Next move: Should I study system analysis at university?
Expert advice for readers' career problems Continue Reading
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Council's two-year transformation enables more work in less time
Wiltshire County Council has moved its key front-office functions to a customer care unit that is accessible through a single telephone number. Continue Reading
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July 10, 2006
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SuSE course on a stick
Novell has introduced a SuSE Linux Enterprise training course on a portable USB drive. Continue Reading
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Cranfield course aims to equip future IT leaders
Ambitious IT managers are being offered intensive training in the skills of internal politics and relationship building as part of a course that aims to train future directors. Continue Reading
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July 10, 2006
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The big question: Are firms taking business continuity sufficiently seriously?
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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Collaboration from ashes of Kinnect
The closure of the Kinnect electronic trading platform in January has enabled new developments in the relationship between Lloyd's of London's back-office and RI3K, a commercial electronic trading hub serving the market. Continue Reading
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July 10, 2006
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IT services are flying first-class in the big-spending world of the plane makers
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 aerospace manufacturing. Continue Reading
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July 10, 2006
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Paper firm links mobile staff to CRM
Paper supplier Antalis has improved the efficiency of its mobile sales operation using a business intelligence system that is automatically updated with data uploaded by the company's mobile salesforce. Continue Reading
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July 10, 2006
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The CEO is serious about IT, so you need to get serious about business
Strategy clinic: Our panel of experts offer advice on IT management dilemmas Continue Reading
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July 10, 2006
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Holidays at risk as online passport system collapses
The Home Office's Passport Service has trumpeted its 99.9% performance record for processing passports on time but later conceded that it has hit major problems with a new online service, and is asking people to revert to paper for making passport ... Continue Reading
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July 10, 2006
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Strategic buys elude IT heads
Nearly half of IT directors feel they are failing to make sufficiently strategic purchasing decisions, research has shown. Continue Reading
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July 10, 2006
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Skills fears as number of IT students plummets
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Here's how to vote for your IT greats
Reader poll: Who and what has really made the difference in the past four decades? Continue Reading