July 2006

• July 20, 2006 20 Jul'06

  Fresh demand boosts pay for comms staff

  Pay rates for telecoms and network professionals are rising as comms companies step up recruitment after a long period of retrenchment.  Continue Reading

• July 20, 2006 20 Jul'06

  Dutch bank to adopt voice verification

  Dutch bank ABN Amro is to roll out a voice recognition system to verify the identity of its telephone banking customers.  Continue Reading

• July 20, 2006 20 Jul'06

  Web 2.0 offers a better place to stay

  It is the latest label that online software service suppliers are keen to deck themselves out in, but what exactly is Web 2.0 and what can it do for business?, asks Neil Ward-Dutton  Continue Reading

• July 19, 2006 19 Jul'06

  Answers: VPN and remote access know-how quiz

  the crucial questions answered  Continue Reading

• July 19, 2006 19 Jul'06

  English Heritage: Gateway to cost-effective IT

  Case study: To provide consistent and high-quality IT services across more than 130 sites, English Heritage relies on outsourcing.Helen Beckett hears how a balance of good relations, effective penalties and flexibility does the trick  Continue Reading

• July 19, 2006 19 Jul'06

  CIOs use boards to advance careers

  Experts agree: Signing onto a company board is pivotal to advancing your career. Finding a seat, however, is easier said than done.  Continue Reading

• July 19, 2006 19 Jul'06

  Security Bytes: Cisco and Metasploit fix flaws

  Cisco patches CS-MARS flaws and Metasploit creator H.D. Moore warns of a serious Internet Explorer flaw  Continue Reading

• July 19, 2006 19 Jul'06

  Server virtualisation transforming enterprise IT

  Server virtualisation is a mainstream technology, with three out of four businesses already using or planning to deploy it, according to a global survey by Yankee Group.  Continue Reading

• July 19, 2006 19 Jul'06

  VMware delivers free virtualisation server software

  VMware has announced the general availability of VMware Server after a five-month beta programme with more than 700,000 downloads.  Continue Reading

• July 19, 2006 19 Jul'06

  Symantec enhances datacentre offerings

  Symantec has announced the general availability of its Storage Foundation 5.0 family of products that provide visibility and control over complex datacentre storage environments.  Continue Reading

• July 19, 2006 19 Jul'06

  Sun unveils ‘world's first no-compromise’ blade server

  Sun Microsystems has unveiled the Sun Blade 8000 modular system.  Continue Reading

• July 19, 2006 19 Jul'06

  ClearCube releases next-generation PC blades

  ClearCube Technology has launched two new high-performance PC server blades.  Continue Reading

• July 19, 2006 19 Jul'06

  Clinicians drafted in for care records roll-out

  The government has assembled a taskforce of the UK’s leading clinical professionals in a bid to sort out problems surrounding the implementation of electronic patient care records.  Continue Reading

• July 19, 2006 19 Jul'06

  Profits rise but sales slip at IBM

  IBM has posted a 10% jump in net profits for the second quarter, although sales dipped by 1.8%.  Continue Reading

• July 19, 2006 19 Jul'06

  Intel launches Montecito Itanium server chips

  Intel has finally launched its Montecito Itanium server chip, a major upgrade for the struggling Itanium processor range.  Continue Reading

• July 19, 2006 19 Jul'06

  US banks to adopt "red flag" ID theft scheme

  US regulators are planning to order banks to adopt a new “red flag” system to help counter the growing problem of identity theft.  Continue Reading

• July 19, 2006 19 Jul'06

  More to come in Google copyright case

  A copyright case brought by Agence France-Presse against Google is still rumbling on after the two sides failed to produce the evidence required for the judge to make an initial ruling.  Continue Reading

• July 19, 2006 19 Jul'06

  AOL releases enterprise IM platform

  AOL has unveiled a more secure instant messaging platform for enterprise users.  Continue Reading

• July 19, 2006 19 Jul'06

  Oracle patch bundle fixes 60 security holes

  Oracle has patched more than 60 security vulnerabilities in its software products as part of a quarterly patching cycle.  Continue Reading

• July 19, 2006 19 Jul'06

  Ofcom axes BT price controls

  Telecoms regulator Ofcom has axed price controls on BT’s retail line rental and call charges, 22 years after their introduction following the company's privatisation.  Continue Reading