October 2007
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October 17, 2007
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India to beat UK over IT skills
India will overtake the UK in year-on-year economic growth by 2022 if the government fails to encourage more people into IT, a leading academic has warned. Continue Reading
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October 17, 2007
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Oct'07
Google Analytics gets makeover
Google is overhauling its Google Analytics service to online merchants and websites. Continue Reading
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October 17, 2007
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Oct'07
Mifid trade reporting platform to be offered for free
Markit Boat, the trade reporting platform developed to meet the requirements of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (Mifid), will initially be offered for free. Continue Reading
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October 17, 2007
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Oct'07
Open Source Initiative approves two Microsoft ‘shared source’ licences
The Open Source Initiative (OSI) has approved two Microsoft "shared source" licences. Continue Reading
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October 17, 2007
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Oct'07
SMEs to spend more on security next year
SMEs will spend more on security systems next year, with vulnerability assessment, data leakage and web-application risks key areas of concern. Continue Reading
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October 17, 2007
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Oct'07
SMEs less aware of the Data Protection Act
SMEs are less aware of the Data Protection Act, says the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO). Continue Reading
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October 17, 2007
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Oct'07
IP Innovation alleges that Linux infringed its patents
IP Innovation, a patent services company, has alleged that Linux has infringed patents it owns, four years on from SCO's lawsuits against IBM, Novell, the open source community and Linux users. Continue Reading
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October 17, 2007
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Oct'07
Test Maturity Model makes enterprise inroads
As test and test-related quality disciplines of IT mature, there is a growing need to assess process maturity quickly and robustly to accepted industry standards. There are many models available, but the Test Maturity Model (TMM) could provide the ... Continue Reading
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October 17, 2007
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Oct'07
Have we lost the ID plot?
The degree of concern and comment about identity cards in the UK makes Atos Origin wonder whether during the debate the plot has been lost. Our concern is that two different issues, secure individual identification and customer information ... Continue Reading
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October 17, 2007
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Oct'07
Co-operative Insurance signs £270m IT services deal with Capita
Co-operative Insurance (CIS) has signed a ten-year, £270m IT services contract with Capita. Continue Reading
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October 17, 2007
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Oct'07
UK IT managers fourth highest paid in the world
UK IT managers are the fourth best paid in the world, getting an average combined salary and annual bonus of £62,180. Continue Reading
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October 17, 2007
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Oct'07
NPfIT - similar flaws to NHS IT strategies in as in 1992 and 1998?
The National Audit Office in a report on the NHS's IT strategies of 1992 and 1998 made the worthwhile points that: - the "objectives and targets should be made specific and measurable if they are ... Continue Reading
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October 17, 2007
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Oct'07
European Commission acts on ‘two-speed’ broadband Europe
The European Commission is going to act on a "two-speed Europe" when it comes to broadband availability across member states. It is particularly concerned about slow broadband penetration rates in newer member states like Bulgaria, which has only a ... Continue Reading
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October 17, 2007
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Oct'07
IBM unveils Information Mainframe System 10
IBM has unveiled a new version of its mainframe Information Management System (IMS) to bolster its on-demand web services offering. Continue Reading
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October 17, 2007
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Oct'07
Compliance Demands Are Getting Too Prescriptive
Benjamin Wright's comments on the ill-fated California AB 7799 Bill raise an important criticism about emerging compliance demands: they're getting too prescriptive. This was a trend I pointed out ... Continue Reading
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October 17, 2007
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Oct'07
IFS plots course for greater ERP application integration
IFS, a provider of enterprise resource planning (ERP) applications plans to enable users to integrate information from websites and mobile devices into its ERP applications following customer feedback. Continue Reading
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October 17, 2007
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Oct'07
IPS - to buy or not to buy
There's been some debate about whether or not to purchase an IPS device to put in front a new online service. Some of you might be reading this and thinking "why wouldn't you?" Well, granted, if it ... Continue Reading
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October 16, 2007
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Oct'07
Podcast: Five ROBO data storage pitfalls and how to avoid them
Learn about five common data storage hazards as well as technologies that prevent data loss or application downtime. Continue Reading
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October 16, 2007
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Oct'07
Financial firms have MiFID problem
Financial companies are struggling to meet the storage and retrieval technologies required to meet the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID). Continue Reading
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October 16, 2007
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Oct'07
One Step Back for the Compliance Bandwagon
Last weekend California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed legislation to make merchants financially liable for costs due to retail data breaches. No doubt this was a huge relief to banks and ... Continue Reading