October 2007

• October 04, 2007 04 Oct'07

  Industry SOA incompatible with interoperability

  Anyone attempting to swap out a core component of their SOA infrastructure, will need to undertake extensive integration work to ensure the new component provides an exactly identical programming ...  Continue Reading

• October 04, 2007 04 Oct'07

  Getting to know you.

  I'm back from a new starters induction day. After six months in the company I was surprised to be invited along, but I'm glad I was. The day took the form of a team exercise where each team had to ...  Continue Reading

• October 04, 2007 04 Oct'07

  IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) lags mobile application delivery

  IP multimedia subsystem (IMS) was supposed to provide convergence between fixed and mobile services, but new mobile applications have bypassed it.  Continue Reading

• October 04, 2007 04 Oct'07

  Chemical manufacturer boosts global IT with Unisys deal

  Ciba Speciality Chemicals is bolstering its global IT strategy by outsourcing support for its 12,000 employees worldwide to Unisys, using onshore and offshore resources.  Continue Reading

• October 04, 2007 04 Oct'07

  KAS Bank improves Swift transaction processing with Microsoft

  Dutch bank KAS has streamlined its Swift payments connectivity and increased STP with Microsoft technology.  Continue Reading

• October 04, 2007 04 Oct'07

  Microsoft releases code for .net to ease development

  Microsoft is releasing the source code for its .net development framework to streamline development, but users will not be able to change the code.  Continue Reading

• October 04, 2007 04 Oct'07

  Firms must do more to protect online reputations

  Businesses need to be more proactive when it comes to managing their reputation online, as criminals find new ways to attack them, says analyst Gartner.  Continue Reading

• October 04, 2007 04 Oct'07

  IBM releases SOA suite

  IBM has released software that is designed to make it easier for companies to use service oriented architecture (SOA) while also supporting advanced IT environments.  Continue Reading

• October 04, 2007 04 Oct'07

  Tower Hamlets deploys CMS for access

  London Borough of Tower Hamlets will make its website more accessible to users after installing content management software to ensure the content it publishes is compliant with different users.  Continue Reading

• October 04, 2007 04 Oct'07

  Government dumps online junior doctor recruitment after history of failure

  The government has dumped the national web-based junior doctor recruitment process for next year after technical problems caused application chaos for trainees this year.  Continue Reading

• October 04, 2007 04 Oct'07

  Nisa-Today’s implements IBM virtulisation to cut processing time

  Food supplier Nisa-Today's, which serves 5,000 retail stores including Costcutter, has installed virtualisation technology from IBM to increase the number of orders it can accept from customers.  Continue Reading

• October 04, 2007 04 Oct'07

  IT professionals are 'model' learners

  IT professionals' method of learning and absorbing ideas should become a "model" for learning in other areas, according to Donald Clarke, board member of the University for Industry, which set up Learn Direct.  Continue Reading

• October 04, 2007 04 Oct'07

  Use existing technology to go green, says Carbon Trust

  Businesses need to utilise the green IT they already have when it comes to tackling climate change, rather than waiting for new developments, according to the Carbon Trust.  Continue Reading

• October 04, 2007 04 Oct'07

  Unified Communications guide Part 4: Only for big business?

  Is Unified Communications a big investment for the deep-pocketed enterprise, or an affordable technology anyone can adopt?  Continue Reading

• October 04, 2007 04 Oct'07

  Websense completes SurfControl acquisition to further intelligent content protection

  Websense has completed its acquisition of SurfControl at a final purchase price of £204m to further its intelligent content protection strategy.  Continue Reading

• October 04, 2007 04 Oct'07

  Microsoft offers small firms a steer on search engine marketing

  A Microsoft Office Live Small Business offering has been launched to help small firms get their heads round search engine marketing.  Continue Reading

• October 04, 2007 04 Oct'07

  Credit Suisse creates global IT infrastructure with BEA

  Credit Suisse is creating a unified, global IT infrastructure to cut costs and improve services.  Continue Reading

• October 04, 2007 04 Oct'07

  BT and FON aim for largest online Wi-Fi community

  BT and the Wi-Fi community FON are aiming to build the world's largest free Wi-Fi community.  Continue Reading

• October 04, 2007 04 Oct'07

  Natural History Museum adopts Supportworks ITSM

  The Natural History Museum has implemented a IT service management (ITSM) system to improve support to over a thousand IT users at the museum's London campus.  Continue Reading

• October 04, 2007 04 Oct'07

  Fortune 500 firms lose £125m a year from poor business intelligence

  The US Fortune 500 firms are losing a total of £125m a year from poor business intelligence, says a survey.  Continue Reading