October 2007

• October 10, 2007 10 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

• October 09, 2007 09 Oct'07

  Switch upgrades and replacements

  In this chapter of our guide to SAN expansion best practices, you'll learn about the physical limitations of switches, how to architect the switching infrastructure and how to find opportunities to deploy ISCSI.  Continue Reading

• October 09, 2007 09 Oct'07

  CRM strategies for SMBs

  Keeping your customers happy is job number one. With CRM software, luckily, that job becomes a lot easier. Here we present our top five CRM tips for SMBs.  Continue Reading

• October 09, 2007 09 Oct'07

  Download our all-in-one back-up guide

  You asked for it, so here it is -- a printable version of our back-up all-in-one guide.  Continue Reading

• October 09, 2007 09 Oct'07

  Open source strategies for SMBs

  One way to make the most of a tight budget is to invest in open source technologies. Not only are they generally more secure than most off-the-shelf proprietary products, they're usually free too. Here we present our top five open source tips for ...  Continue Reading

• October 09, 2007 09 Oct'07

  Virtualisation strategies for SMBs

  Virtualising your servers, storage systems and desktops offers numerous advantages for SMBs. But it's important you understand the trade-offs when making the switch from conventional operations. Here we present our top five virtualisation tips for ...  Continue Reading

• October 09, 2007 09 Oct'07

  Microsoft patch management tools

  Check out some Microsoft patch management tools, including our entirely free patch management toolbox.  Continue Reading

• October 09, 2007 09 Oct'07

  HMRC - we're cancelling penalty notices centrally

  HM Revenue and Customs [HMRC] said this afternoon [9 October 2007] it is cancelling incorrect penalty notices to employers centrally and is writing to companies to let them know. It's also saying ...  Continue Reading

• October 09, 2007 09 Oct'07

  Mid Cheshire Trust adopts electronic pharmacy management platform

  Mid Cheshire NHS Hospitals Trust has selected the Ascribe Web Pharmacy system to improve its medicine management.  Continue Reading

• October 09, 2007 09 Oct'07

  Government gives up on electronic junior doctor recruitment system

  The government has given up on a national IT system for the recruitment of junior doctors.  Continue Reading

• October 09, 2007 09 Oct'07

  HMRC at centre of latest identity theft scare after laptop theft

  An HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) worker has lost a laptop containing details of hundreds of investors, sparking the latest UK identity theft scare.  Continue Reading

• October 09, 2007 09 Oct'07

  Jobcentre Plus advisers hampered by poor IT systems

  Personal job advisers at Jobcentre Plus are being hampered by poor IT systems, said the parliamentary public accounts committee (PAC).  Continue Reading

• October 09, 2007 09 Oct'07

  Insolvency Service signs £20m thin client computing deal with IBM

  The government's Insolvency Service has signed a five-year, £20m IT services contract with IBM to help improve its operations using thin client technology.  Continue Reading

• October 09, 2007 09 Oct'07

  McDonald’s to offer free Wi-Fi in UK restaurants

  McDonald's is rolling out free Wi-Fi at its 1,200 UK restaurants.  Continue Reading

• October 09, 2007 09 Oct'07

  Nato locks door to cyber terrorism

  Nato, the joint European-US defence force, has just taken delivery of a key phase of a custom-built defence of its communications networks against cyber attacks from Telindus.  Continue Reading

• October 09, 2007 09 Oct'07

  LogicaCMG appoints BT’s Green as new CEO

  Andy Green is leaving BT to become CEO of outsourcer LogicaCMG.  Continue Reading

• October 09, 2007 09 Oct'07

  Liverpool NHS Trust adopts single sign-on

  Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust is set to save £20,000 a year and about 30 minutes a day for each staff member by implementing a single sign-on system.  Continue Reading

• October 09, 2007 09 Oct'07

  Tradeteam upgrades ERP system

  Tradeteam, the UK's largest drinks logistics provider, has completed the first stage of an ERP system upgrade to lower the cost of ownership and drive new business growth.  Continue Reading

• October 09, 2007 09 Oct'07

  PC users' passwords habits leave them vulnerable

  Nearly one in five PC users in the UK is making themselves vulnerable to online fraud or identity theft because of poor password habits, according to research by Ciao Surveys.  Continue Reading

• October 09, 2007 09 Oct'07

  Business continuity lights up for BAT

  Ensuring high availability is key to tobacco giant's Blackberry-based global strategy  Continue Reading