October 2007

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HSE improves information management

The Health and Safety Executive is improving information management with an electronic document and records management (EDRM) system. Continue Reading
October 23, 2007 23 Oct'07
Helly Hansen deploys supply chain platform to reduce downtime

Sports clothing firm Helly Hansen is deploying a supply chain system from Lawson Software to improve its operations. Continue Reading
October 23, 2007 23 Oct'07
Credit Suisse improves application development

Credit Suisse has adopted a platform to manage its application development more efficiently. Continue Reading

October 23, 2007 23 Oct'07
UK tops Christmas online sales charts

Consumers in the UK will spend £13.6bn on products bought online during the run up to Christmas, according to the latest survey from Forrester Research. Continue Reading
October 23, 2007 23 Oct'07
Notts Police adopts mobile data system to increase beat time

Nottinghamshire police is piloting a mobile data product that allows officers to spend more time on the beat and less time in the station swamped with paperwork. Continue Reading
October 23, 2007 23 Oct'07
AXA Financial adopts anti-money laundering platform

AXA Financial has adopted financial crime and compliance software to support its enterprise-wide anti-money laundering compliance strategy. Continue Reading
October 23, 2007 23 Oct'07
Banks fail on information management

Managing risk is a priority, but less than a third of bank executives takes an integrated approach to information management. Continue Reading
October 23, 2007 23 Oct'07
RSA releases security token for Symbian smartphones

RSA has developed a security software token for Symbian enterprise smartphones to authenticate access to corporate networks. Continue Reading
October 23, 2007 23 Oct'07
RSA 2007: Software Suppliers aim to head of threat of legislation

The software industry is trying to head off the threat of legislation that would make it liable for poor quality code. Continue Reading
October 23, 2007 23 Oct'07
Cisco now to acquire Navini

Cisco has announced its intent to move into mobile WiMAX, with its pending acquisition of mobile WiMAX developer Navini. Continue Reading

October 23, 2007 23 Oct'07
Managing Windows networks using scripts Part 4: Using Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration

Learn about uses of the Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration class in this tip from our series on managing Windows networks using scripts. Continue Reading
October 23, 2007 23 Oct'07
Bringing QoS to end-user standards

The phone call setup experience and perception of voice quality are the biggest factors contributing to the user's satisfaction. However, while the dialing experience can be objectively measured, the caller's judgment of voice quality is subjective.... Continue Reading
October 23, 2007 23 Oct'07
Made IT Happen schools take home technology prizes

Schools from Scotland, London and the North West were named winners in the Made IT Happen challenge. Continue Reading
October 23, 2007 23 Oct'07
Burton Group Catalyst 2007: Amadeus automates billing

Global travel distribution company Amadeus has managed to save 15% on its telecommunications costs by automating billing with its network providers. Continue Reading
October 23, 2007 23 Oct'07
RSA 2007: long-term data storage presents legal risks

Companies could place themselves at risk of legal liabiliy if they take advantage of developments in data storage to store every piece of data in their organisations, Art Coviello, executive vice-president of EMC and president of RSA, has said in a ... Continue Reading
October 23, 2007 23 Oct'07
Burton Group Catalyst 2007: IT directors face barriers to deploying identity management technology

IT directors and chief information officers face barriers limiting their ability to deploy identity management technology, including the inability of products to work across company boundaries, lack of common standards, and unclear contractural ... Continue Reading
October 23, 2007 23 Oct'07
RSA 2007: mobile phones will be the security tokens of the future, predicts Verisign

Mobile phones are likely to become the security tokens of the future because they are already pervasive and customers have few reservations about running security applications on them, according to Simon Church, vice president of VeriSign's European... Continue Reading
October 23, 2007 23 Oct'07
Carphone Warehouse to use automation for delivery of core IT services

Carphone Warehouse's IT department has cut the time it takes to provision servers to ad hoc business needs from six weeks to thirty minutes using virtualisation and automation technology. Continue Reading
October 23, 2007 23 Oct'07
RSA 2007: data breach notification laws must cover governments

Laws are imminent that require companies to warn customers that their personal details may have been leaked. The question is whether governments will hold themselves to the same standards. Continue Reading
October 23, 2007 23 Oct'07
RSA 2007: security will become embedded in IT products, predicts Schneier

Security will become embedded in IT products so that users no longer have to worry about it, predicts Bruce Schneier, CEO of BT Counterpane and keynote speaker at RSA Europe 2007. Continue Reading