April 2007
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April 11, 2007
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Apr'07
Technology change key to Citigroup restructuring plan
Global financial services firm Citigroup has announced a continued streamlining of its technology spending, in association with restructuring which will see the loss of around 17,000 jobs worldwide. Continue Reading
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April 11, 2007
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Apr'07
Architectural firm swaps online data backup service providers
As online data backup services take off, one early adopter slashed costs dramatically by switching to a newer service on the market. Continue Reading
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April 11, 2007
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Apr'07
Instant messaging threats become more sophisticated
Instant messaging faces greater threats as more enterprises begin to utilize it, making it a more appealing target to hackers. Continue Reading
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April 11, 2007
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Apr'07
Not quite direct answers to straight questions
NHS Connecting for Health, which runs the £12.4bn National Programme for IT [NPfIT], is at times putting on its website replies to our questions before we have published articles related to the ... Continue Reading
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April 11, 2007
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Apr'07
Anti-spam protocols help reduce spam's network impact
Anti-spam protocols are useful in helping network administrators block spam. This tip covers three anti-spam protocols -- Sender Policy Framework (SPF), Domain Keys Identified Mail (DKIM) and Vouch by Reference (VBR) -- and discusses other ... Continue Reading
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April 11, 2007
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Apr'07
Mobile Linux takes off
More than 127m phones and mobile devices will be equipped with the Linux operating system by 2012. Continue Reading
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April 11, 2007
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Apr'07
NHS Connecting for Health, Bell Pottinger and a hospital in trouble
Comment: There's something extraordinary about the IT-related difficulties at Milton Keynes General Hospital. We are not so surprised at the allegations made by 79 doctors, nurses and secretaries ... Continue Reading
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April 11, 2007
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Apr'07
VoIP 'not ready for mainstream adoption', says Forrester
Voice over IP (VoIP) technology is not ready for mainstream consumer adoption, says Forrester Research analyst Zayera Khan in a new report which examines VoIP service suppliers including Google, ICQ, Microsoft, Skype, and Yahoo. Continue Reading
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April 11, 2007
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Apr'07
Intel unveils latest quadcore desktop processor
Intel has unveiled its latest desktop quad-core processor with the introduction of the Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6800. Continue Reading
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April 11, 2007
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Apr'07
Letter from 79 doctors, nurses and secretaries over go-live of NHS IT system
This is a letter signed by 79 doctors, nurses and secretaries at Milton Keynes General Hospital regarding the implementation of a Care Records Service under the NHS's National Programme for IT ... Continue Reading
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April 11, 2007
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Apr'07
Oracle to fix 37 security weaknesses
Oracle plans to release fixes for 37 security flaws across its products next week. Continue Reading
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April 11, 2007
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Apr'07
Global expansion for scalability and performance
Co-founded in Australia in 1991, MYOB is a provider of business management systems for small-to-medium-sized enterprises. Continue Reading
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April 11, 2007
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Apr'07
Global drugs giant Shire overhauls intranet content system
Global pharmaceutical company Shire is to overhaul an intranet used by 4,000 employees worldwide. Continue Reading
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April 11, 2007
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Apr'07
Diary maker picks new ERP system
Charles Letts, the diary maker, has selected the Epicor Vantage enterprise resource planning (ERP) suite to help improve its operations. Continue Reading
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April 11, 2007
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Apr'07
Wilfing - The Curse of Security Architecture
This week's media has been full of claims from a YouGov survey that two thirds of the UK's Internet users waste a large amount of their time aimlessly chasing distractions or "wilfing" (What was I ... Continue Reading
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April 11, 2007
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Apr'07
A useful step forward for the NHS
This latest announcement from the Department of Health starts in the way statements from the department too often begin: with politically partsian hyperbole. But those with the perseverance to read ... Continue Reading
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April 11, 2007
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Apr'07
Has MAID got it made?
Massive Arrays of Idle Disks (MAID) are a green archive alternative that supporters say boosts tiered storage and information lifecycle management. So why isn't everyone using it? Continue Reading
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April 11, 2007
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Apr'07
ISCSI for beginners
iSCSI is an Internet Protocol (IP)-based storage networking standard for linking data storage facilities. Learns the basics in this fast guide. Continue Reading
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April 10, 2007
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Apr'07
IBM eyes FalconStor acquisition
Rumors are that IBM is in talks to acquire FalconStor to control the virtual tape library (VTL) market, according to industry sources. Continue Reading
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April 10, 2007
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Apr'07
Capacity planning software specifications
Gauging storage needs over time is one of the biggest challenges faced by IT administrators, and a new generation of capacity planning tools is emerging to help forecast growth and utilisation of storage resources. Continue Reading