July 2006

July 10, 2006 10 Jul'06
Case study: A valuable solution

A new telephony and call centre solution from Inter-Tel has transformed the way that e.surv Chartered Surveyors is able to work. Continue Reading
July 10, 2006 10 Jul'06
Case study: Going is good as Ascot upgrades its infrastructure

Wireless local area networking technology has turned Ascot Race Course into a cutting edge sports facility, following a complete rebuild of the site. Continue Reading
July 10, 2006 10 Jul'06
Unisys claims virtualised IT infrastructure revolution

Unisys is describing its latest server architecture as revolutionary. Continue Reading

July 10, 2006 10 Jul'06
Big McDATA after solution centre opening

Storage architecture provider McDATA has opened a European Briefing Centre (EBC) in Munich to provide training facilities for partners and customers. Continue Reading
July 10, 2006 10 Jul'06
Three-quarters of IT organisations see benefit of virtualisation

Three out of four businesses, regardless of size, already have or plan to deploy server virtualisation over the next 12 months, according to a survey by Yankee Group. Continue Reading
July 10, 2006 10 Jul'06
Verari drives Woodcrest endorsement

Verari Systems, a developer of platform-independent blade computing systems, is to introduce server platforms based on the new dual-core Intel Xeon processor 5100, known to many as Woodcrest. Continue Reading
July 10, 2006 10 Jul'06
SMBs take to IT web services

There is a huge demand for web-based professional services among small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), according to a survey by the Yankee Group. Continue Reading
July 10, 2006 10 Jul'06
Business class IP telephony for SMEs

Swyx has added to its range of software-based business class IP telephony products with the release of SwyxWare Compact. Continue Reading
July 10, 2006 10 Jul'06
Stonesoft swells SMB BCS channels

SMB network security and connectivity supplier Stonesoft has signed a partnership agreement with ITPS to distribute Stonesoft firewall and VPN technology. Continue Reading
July 10, 2006 10 Jul'06
Majority of IT managed services providers see SME potential

Some 75% of IT managed services providers (MSPs) expect to expand their customer base amongst small- to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the next year, according to research by MSP Prefix IT. Continue Reading

July 10, 2006 10 Jul'06
Orange targets SMEs with push email

Orange has added the Mail Enterprise push email service to its Orange Business Services portfolio. Continue Reading
July 10, 2006 10 Jul'06
Companies with SA should prepare to haggle over Office 2007 delay

Companies with Microsoft Software Assurance (SA) policies should prepare to haggle with the company for free copies of Office 2007, if they feel they haven’t had good value from their licenses following the product’s latest delay. Continue Reading
July 10, 2006 10 Jul'06
Application layer logging quiz answers

The key questions revealed Continue Reading
July 10, 2006 10 Jul'06
Security Bytes: Data breach affects 100,000 military personnel

Meanwhile: Phishers use a phone trick to dupe PayPal users; the PCI security standard will get more teeth and a survey illustrates an increase in security breaches Continue Reading
July 10, 2006 10 Jul'06
IT firms admit struggle to secure wireless Lans

Almost 66% of technology businesses plan to expand their wireless local-area network (WLAN) deployments during the next 12 months, but most admit they do not have adequate security, according to analyst firms Gartner. Continue Reading
July 10, 2006 10 Jul'06
Integration row as LCH boss leaves

The chief executive of pan-European clearing house LCH.Clearnet resigned last week following boardroom disputes over the company's failure to merge its technology platforms in the three years since it was created. Continue Reading
July 09, 2006 09 Jul'06
Users tame backup systems with reporting tools

Third-party backup reporting tools are gaining popularity among users, and are even beginning to expand into new markets. Continue Reading
July 07, 2006 07 Jul'06
UK faces skills crisis as students abandon IT degrees

The UK is facing a shortage of skilled IT professionals following a sharp decline in the number of graduates studying the subject at university, an industry report has warned. Continue Reading
July 06, 2006 06 Jul'06
Strong authentication for businesses large and small

Product review: Customer service could return calls more quickly when there's a problem. But overall, RSA SecurID Appliance 2.0 delivers robust, scalable protection. Continue Reading
July 06, 2006 06 Jul'06
Excel spreadsheet hit by further security flaw

The third security hole in a month has been discovered in the Microsoft Excel spreadsheet program. Continue Reading