October 2007
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October 16, 2007
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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
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October 16, 2007
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HMRC IT head promoted as chief operating officer
Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs IT head Steve Lamey has been promoted to chief operating officer. Continue Reading
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October 16, 2007
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Nortel pays £17.5m SEC fine to settle financial irregularities
Nortel has settled with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over previous accounting irregularities and paid a £17.5m fine as a result. Continue Reading
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October 16, 2007
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Oct'07
Managing Windows networks using scripts Part 1: The basics
How to use scripts to manage networks and automate daily administration tasks. Continue Reading
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October 16, 2007
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Oct'07
Councils struggle with business side of shared services
Shared services and information were top of the agenda for delegates at the Socitm Conference for local government IT managers this week. Continue Reading
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October 16, 2007
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Microsoft launches Office Communicator 2007
Adam Turner reports on the worldwide launch of Microsoft's foray into the world of Unified Communications. Continue Reading
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October 16, 2007
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Oct'07
EMC releases data de-duplication tool
EMC has introduced a range of tools designed to help users to integrate data de-duplication and continuous data protection (CDP) technologies into their existing back-up and recovery environments. Continue Reading
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October 16, 2007
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Oct'07
Samsonite deploys open-source ecommerce platform
Samsonite has deployed an open-source global ecommerce platform to launch its top Black Label luggage brand. Continue Reading
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October 16, 2007
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IBM enhances enterprise content management offering
IBM has unveiled enhancements to its enterprise content management systems. Continue Reading
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October 16, 2007
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Oct'07
Gloucestershire Constabulary rolls out Unifi software
Gloucestershire Constabulary is deploying a new criminal justice system to help improve efficiency. Continue Reading
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October 16, 2007
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Cheshire housing trust cuts housing management technology costs by half
Cheshire Peaks & Plains Housing Trust is improving its housing management and cutting costs by half with a £400,000 system from IBS OpenSystems. Continue Reading
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October 16, 2007
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Oct'07
iPhone lets down greening of Apple
Greenpeace has slammed Apple's iPhone for containing various hazardous chemicals and materials. Continue Reading
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October 16, 2007
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Oct'07
Microsoft OCS won't change UC game ... Yet
Uptake of Microsoft's software-based unified communications solution will be hindered by perceptions of the company as unreliable, analysts say. Continue Reading
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October 16, 2007
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Oct'07
Verizon Business announces managed WAN optimisation service
Verizon Business has announced a new managed WAN optimization service, which uses Juniper's WXC platform to accelerate and analyse WAN usage. Continue Reading
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October 16, 2007
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Oct'07
The unified communications rollercoaster
Unified Communications is the buzzword of the year, but what's really on offer? Continue Reading
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October 16, 2007
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Businesses lose £6.5m a year from fragmented communications, survey says
Enterprises with 1000 employees are losing £6.5m every year as a result of fragmented communications, according to a survey of 517 business users. Continue Reading
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October 16, 2007
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Oct'07
Fox-Davies Capital goes live with Fidessa European Trader Workstation
Broker Fox-Davies Capital (FDC) has gone live with the hosted Fidessa European Trader Workstation (ETW) for member trading on the London Stock Exchange. Continue Reading
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October 16, 2007
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Oct'07
One in ten large enterprises overlook back-up
Many large enterprises are failing to ensure that the business is effectively backed up with one in ten not even thinking about it. Continue Reading
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October 16, 2007
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Oct'07
DBAM accelerator downloads 10,000 times faster than ADSL, study says
UK network equipment provider DBAM Systems has developed a £2,000 network accelerator which, in independent tests, was able to download compressed files 10,000 faster than normal broadband. Continue Reading
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October 16, 2007
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Oct'07
IT profession urged to enter public debate on technology policy
The IT profession needs to play more of a role in national debate on technology policy, including ID cards and information sharing, said Michael Bichard, a former council chief and senior civil servant, who now chairs public sector strategy ... Continue Reading