December 2007
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December 31, 2007
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Calculating the cost of failed software projects
There are many factors that can compromise software... Continue Reading
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December 31, 2007
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Dec'07
IT managers must learn to cope with consumer innovation
As the mobile market continues to move from a technology to a services focus, IT directors will have to tread a fine line between managing an influx of difficult-to-manage consumer-based devices without stifling innovation. Continue Reading
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December 31, 2007
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Dec'07
Lessons from a technology start-up
Fund management software start-up Sutherlands Edinburgh meets the challenges of finding backers, getting the right staff and being open to user feedback Continue Reading
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December 31, 2007
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Dec'07
Securing home access to the network
There is an ever increasing requirement to provide suitable facilities so that employees can work from home. Right now all we have available within my own organisation is an expensive and ... Continue Reading
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December 30, 2007
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Dec'07
Business intelligence rises up the IT agenda
The need to rationalise and standardise multitudinous business intelligence tools is rising up the IT agenda as organisations struggle to obtain a single version of the truth from their information and contain costs. Continue Reading
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December 29, 2007
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Dec'07
Security Forecasts for 2008
In keeping with tradition, it’s time to dust off the crystal ball and look ahead to the key trends we can expect to encounter during the next year. Here are my Top 10 predictions for 2008. Media ... Continue Reading
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December 27, 2007
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Dec'07
Kris Kringle's guide to Mobility
Many see mobility as the next step from VoIP. It was hot in 2007, and it will remain so in 2008. So get some reading done before the new year comes in. Continue Reading
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December 27, 2007
27
Dec'07
VoIP Security
Robert Moore is a convicted hacker, currently serving two years in prison for his role in stealing and reselling VoIP services. In an interview given to Information Week, Moore describes in detail ... Continue Reading
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December 26, 2007
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Dec'07
Security Forecasts for 2007 - Right or Wrong?
It's always a useful learning exercise to look back on earlier perspectives of security. This time last year I set out a Top 10 Security Trends for 2007. The list included some obvious trends such ... Continue Reading
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December 26, 2007
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Dec'07
Millennials and Risk
Interesting article here on Security Focus entitled "IT Risk and the Millennials" about the Generation Y workforce, their expectations, associated consumersation of IT and the risks that come along ... Continue Reading
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December 24, 2007
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Dec'07
Predictions for 2009
Wondering what will be important in 2009? We've rounded up eight predictions for the year ahead for your reading pleasure. Continue Reading
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December 24, 2007
24
Dec'07
Get real value from real-time systems
A few years ago, everyone was talking about the real-time enterprise and how it was destined to be the future. The idea was that companies would be instantaneously aware of any important business events taking place so that they could respond ... Continue Reading
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December 24, 2007
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Dec'07
Looking over the precipice: UK ICT in 2008
Many more have suffered and died in the UK because data was not shared when it should have been, than because it was leaked and abused. But the reverse is true in many other parts of the world. ... Continue Reading
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December 24, 2007
24
Dec'07
Out of the Office - Santa's little helpers will be out of the office for the next few days
Collaboration is important ant even if it sonly for one night Continue Reading
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December 23, 2007
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Dec'07
Losing trust in the Trusts - and the dangers of being driven to abstraction
Well, I'd been hoping for a quiet Christmas away from the PC, but it was not to be... News broke today, Sunday, of yet more public sector data breaches. And once again it's the Department of Health ... Continue Reading
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December 23, 2007
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Dec'07
Seek and You Will Find
Many of my friends and colleagues express disbelief at the continuing saga of Government data breaches. It’s because they expect professional organisations to be on the ball when it comes to ... Continue Reading
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December 21, 2007
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Dec'07
SearchNetworking.com.au's favourite stories of 2007
This year brought some interesting stories. We put a bunch in a barrel and pulled out our favourites as a parting gift! Continue Reading
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December 21, 2007
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Dec'07
SearchVoIP.com.au's favourite stories of 2007
How could we possibly expect you to go the next few weeks without our VoIP advice? You don't have to stay alive with our top picks of 2007. Continue Reading
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December 21, 2007
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Dec'07
Only 8% of HMG data systems not fit for purpose
Question: What does a hospital call an out-patient whose home life support system depends on an always-on Internet connection? Answer: Dead on arrival Continue Reading
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December 21, 2007
21
Dec'07
Back to Security Basics
Cisco’s recently published annual security report is not what you’d expect from a vendor of leading edge technology products. If you’re looking for a state-of-the-art analysis of emerging security ... Continue Reading