July 2006

• July 04, 2006 04 Jul'06

  Banish bafflement in the boardroom

  Boards of directors urgently need to get to grips with IT – potentially the most profitable yet also one of the most costly of all a company’s departments  Continue Reading

• July 04, 2006 04 Jul'06

  United Co-op updates Epos for central stock control

  United Co-operatives, the second largest chain of co-operative stores in the UK, is rolling out a new point of sale system in its 510 shops to standardise the replenishment process across the business.  Continue Reading

• July 04, 2006 04 Jul'06

  Microsoft’s metrics mean business

  Microsoft unveils plans for performance planning software  Continue Reading

• July 04, 2006 04 Jul'06

  The price of datacentre reliability

  Building a datacentre is one of the most expensive tasks an IT director can face. Understanding where the costs and benefits lie is a key first step to success  Continue Reading

• July 04, 2006 04 Jul'06

  Cognos takes the place of easyJet’s Excel

  Budget airline easyJet is deploying Cognos enterprise resource planning software to replace an existing system that uses Excel workbooks.  Continue Reading

• July 04, 2006 04 Jul'06

  Next move: How do I come back after a career break?

  Expert advice for readers' career problems  Continue Reading

• July 04, 2006 04 Jul'06

  Smoothing the e-mail upgrade path

  Ollie Ross explains what you need to consider before upgrading a Microsoft Exchange system  Continue Reading

• July 04, 2006 04 Jul'06

  Right NHS formula is to ‘keep it simple’

  Over-complex IT results in diminishing returns, says Andrew Sakals  Continue Reading

• July 04, 2006 04 Jul'06

  Checking the form on file formats

  Ensuring data is widely accessible is a key concern for all businesses, says Jack Schofield  Continue Reading

• July 04, 2006 04 Jul'06

  Oldham sets up £260m IT transformation deal

  Oldham Council has awarded preferred bidder status to a partnership of three suppliers for a business transformation project worth £260m over 10 years.  Continue Reading

• July 03, 2006 03 Jul'06

  News in brief

  Short takes on this week's news  Continue Reading

• July 03, 2006 03 Jul'06

  The big question: Does Linux have a future?

  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

• July 03, 2006 03 Jul'06

  Hot skills: Productivity gains make the case for Coldfusion

  Development environment offers web services boost  Continue Reading

• July 03, 2006 03 Jul'06

  DPM's diary 4 July 2006

  As flaming June slides stickily into baking July without any credible sign that climate change is going to flip us into the next ice age, the absentee rate in the Bogcaster IT department rises alarmingly.  Continue Reading

• July 03, 2006 03 Jul'06

  Match point for security with IBM's wireless Wimbledon

  At the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, IT partner IBM is operating real-time wireless badge scanning to confirm the identity of contractors and temporary staff.  Continue Reading

• July 03, 2006 03 Jul'06

  Linux cuts Kent Police system costs by 90%

  Kent Police has cut the cost of running its major criminal investigations system by 90% using Novell Open Enterprise Server, the company's version of SuSE Linux.  Continue Reading

• July 03, 2006 03 Jul'06

  Your shout: Gut feeling can end in a costly recruitment error

  Computer weekly readers have their say  Continue Reading

• July 03, 2006 03 Jul'06

  HP unleashes a worm to find and fix server holes

  Technology developed by HP Labs that uses virus propogation techniques to patch vulnerable servers is to be offered as a service.  Continue Reading

• July 03, 2006 03 Jul'06

  Guide to boost mobile web

  World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is working with wireless and internet companies on web design guidelines to make it easier for mobile phones to access web pages.  Continue Reading

• July 03, 2006 03 Jul'06

  Microsoft unveils unified messaging for Office 2007

  E-mail, telephony, audio, video and web conferencing, instant messaging and collaboration will all be combined in Office 2007 and other forthcoming Microsoft products.  Continue Reading