November 2007
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November 02, 2007
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Calendar makers sell IT as fast track to modelling
Downtime is a firm believer in getting more women into the IT profession. There are any number of strategies that could help. Equal pay, active promotions to managerial roles, greater responsibility and advanced IT training would probably top the ... Continue Reading
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November 02, 2007
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Nov'07
My 10 pages-per-minute trumps your dot matrix
Confirming prevailing knowledge that the IT industry consists of boys and their toys, Dicom Technologies has released the ultimate sales tool to help increase your product knowledge, in the form of printer Top Trump cards. Continue Reading
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November 02, 2007
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Nov'07
Construction group uses mobile network routers to reduce project delays
UK property development business The Miller Group has invested in routers that connect to the O2 mobile phone network to speed up the provision of on-site communications. Continue Reading
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November 02, 2007
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Littlest nation joins top 10 internet domains
The smallest nation in the world is now one of the world's 10 largest domain registries, with more active domain names than France or Italy, thanks to an innovative marketing programme that saw the owners pay registrants to sign up. Continue Reading
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November 02, 2007
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Nov'07
China uses virtual worlds to transform business
China has revealed details of an advanced plan to use virtual worlds to supply customised goods to consumers across the globe. Continue Reading
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November 02, 2007
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Nov'07
Using SEM to get a clearer picture of security threats
Security event management (SEM) tools are designed to monitor security events across an organisation's network. They work by correlating data from a range of IT security systems - including firewalls, routers and anti-virus systems - and predicting ... Continue Reading
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November 02, 2007
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Nov'07
New diploma aims to meet businesses’ IT skills needs
Employers hope that an IT diploma for teenagers, showcased last week, will encourage more young people to enter the IT profession. Continue Reading
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November 02, 2007
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Nov'07
Microsoft yet to patch XP security flaw
Microsoft has yet to release a work-around or patch to fix a serious problem in Windows XP affecting any Web applications running on a PC with Internet Explorer 7.0 installed. Continue Reading
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November 02, 2007
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Nov'07
Virtual worlds are 2008’s ‘breakthrough technology’
BP, ABN Amro and Diageo have revealed details of the ways they are working in virtual worlds. Continue Reading
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November 02, 2007
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Nov'07
Dr Who and the fable of the exploding door
What the timelord can teach us about IT security Continue Reading
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November 02, 2007
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Nov'07
Law firm implements online e-mail archiving
Law firm Taylor Wessing has replaced its e-mail archival server with a web-based service from Mimecast. Continue Reading
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November 02, 2007
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Nov'07
Next move: how do I become a mobile phone programmer?
Java skills are in demand for mobile phone coding Continue Reading
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November 02, 2007
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Nov'07
Carbon cap to cover IT by 2012, says MP
Carbon emissions capping legislation will target the IT sector after 2012, and businesses should prepare by developing green technology plans, a Labour MP has advised. Continue Reading
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November 02, 2007
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Nov'07
Second Life jobs fair pays off for KPMG
Professional services firm KPMG has succeeded in attracting potential recruits through a jobs fair on the Second Life virtual world. Continue Reading
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November 02, 2007
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Nov'07
Hiroshima University and The Nippon Kayaku develop organic semiconductor material
A research team from Hiroshima University and The Nippon Kayaku company has developed a new kind of organic semiconductor material that allows for high electron mobility yet remains stable even when exposed to air. Continue Reading
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November 02, 2007
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Nov'07
Reed targets power savings with thin clients in for PCs
High-street recruitment agency Reed is to complete the replacement of 4,500 Hewlett-Packard desktop PCs with thin clients by the first quarter of 2008, in a move that will save the company £200,000 per year in reduced energy costs. Continue Reading
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November 02, 2007
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Nov'07
European workers spend 3.5 years of their lives dealing with irrelevant e-mails
A survey of over 180 senior managers, conducted by the Henley Management College, found that three and a half years of our working lives are spent on pointless e-mailing, since 32% of messages read and sent are considered irrelevant. Continue Reading
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November 02, 2007
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Nov'07
Is Whitehall discouraging broadcasters from criticising the NPfIT?
NHS Connecting for Health, which runs part of the National Programme for IT [NPfIT], is to write to the BBC about parts of its documentary “Wiring the NHS”. The Radio 4 documentary on the NPfIT ... Continue Reading
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November 02, 2007
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Nov'07
In Search of the Holy Grail of Security Risk Management
IBM’s latest press release caught my eye. It sounds great, announcing a major investment in new security services, products and research breakthroughs to help business effectively manage ... Continue Reading
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November 02, 2007
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Nov'07
Rightmove speeds searches with Exalead system
Online estate agent Rightmove, one of the UK's 10 most-visited websites, has moved to speed up searches as traffic on the site reached 120 queries per second. Continue Reading