October 2007
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October 10, 2007
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Online identity - My space?
In the news yesterday: A mystery impostor has posted false details about Miss England on a social networking site which she claims makes her sound "thick" and "tarty"....She said: "It is scary to ... Continue Reading
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October 10, 2007
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Windows XP Service Pack 3 download expected early next year
Users waiting to download Windows XP Service Pack 3 will have to wait until the first half of 2008, when Microsoft will release the Windows XP Service Pack 3 download to the public Continue Reading
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October 10, 2007
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Criminals using Skype to communicate
Criminals are taking advantage of Skype's 256-bit encryption and the internet's unpredictable routing scheme to set up drug deals and other crimes, say Swiss law enforcement officials. Continue Reading
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October 10, 2007
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Broadband providers asked to justify their advertised access speeds
Broadband CEOs have been asked by the Ofcom consumer panel to justify advertised broadband speeds, when many users fail to get anything like the maximum speeds promised. Continue Reading
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October 10, 2007
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Net-A-Porter expands MySQL use
Online fashion retailer, Net-A-Porter has expanded its use of the open source database, MySQL, to improve searching on its website. Continue Reading
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October 10, 2007
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Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 1 to enhance Windows Vista
Development of the Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) is under way, with Windows Vista users eagerly anticipating the arrival of the service pack. Continue Reading
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October 10, 2007
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HM Revenue and Customs – we’re not publishing lessons learned from IT-related problems
After being contacted by Computer Weekly HM Revenue and Customs confirmed on its website that it has issued incorrect penalty notices. Thousands of employers are affected. I then asked its press ... Continue Reading
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October 10, 2007
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Humberside Police improves emergency response
Humberside Police Force (HPF) is reducing response times to emergency and non emergency calls through a Nortel IP network and call handling system. Continue Reading
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October 10, 2007
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Data disk pioneers get Nobel award
This year's Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to Albert Fert and Peter Grünberg for their discovery of Giant Magnetoresistance in the retrieval of data from hard disks. Continue Reading
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October 10, 2007
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Department of Innovation, Universities and Skills signs up Fujitsu
The Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills has signed Fujitsu to migrate its IT infrastructure and support services to a shared service. Continue Reading
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October 10, 2007
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Government tells public sector to cut public contact to improve services
The government is encouraging public sector organisations to streamline its contact with the public as part of its transformational government agenda. Continue Reading
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October 10, 2007
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Blackberry users offered easier way to read analytical reports
Blackberry users are being offered a system to be able to read analytical reports more easily on their devices. Continue Reading
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October 10, 2007
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Google and IBM join forces to support parallel web apps coding in colleges
Google and IBM have announced an initiative to promote new software development methods that will help students and researchers to more easily produce internet-scale applications. Continue Reading
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October 10, 2007
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Unified communications new priority for HP
HP has launched unified communications (UC) services to help companies find and design a UC deployment that is right for their business. Continue Reading
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October 10, 2007
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Oct'07
The Rich Untapped Seam in Digital Communications
The blog postings have been a bit thin these past few days as I’ve been head-down, writing up a lengthy feasibility study report on the potential for analysing security behavior in digital ... Continue Reading
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October 10, 2007
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Parliamentary watchdog not convinced about separate e-passports and ID cards
The parliamentary public accounts committee (Pac) has praised the way e-passports have been rolled out, but says the government has some work to do to convince the public about the need for separate ID cards as a result. Continue Reading
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October 10, 2007
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Discussion on the scope of Information Security
What's in scope for Information Security? I discussed this topic earlier in the year (see my blog of Feb 22) where I asked the question "should information security just involve itself with ... Continue Reading
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October 10, 2007
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Oct'07
Tape encryption purchases Part Two: LTO-4 considerations
This chapter covers specific considerations for LTO-4 tape drives. After that, you'll find a series of specifications to help compare vendor products. Continue Reading
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October 10, 2007
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How to back up Microsoft Exchange Part Three
Can you live without email? Thought not! That's why part three of our Exchange protection guide considers continuous availability. Continue Reading
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October 10, 2007
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Oct'07
SAP buys Business Objects
Months after Oracle purchased Hyperion for BI and CPM, SAP has taken its own leap into BI, buying Business Objects for US$6.8 billion. Continue Reading