April 2007
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April 29, 2007
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Apr'07
How Real is the Threat of Cyber Terrorism?
Last week's Daily Telegraph reported concerns expressed by Home Secretary John Reid about the threat of cyber terrorism causing economic chaos or plane crashes through an electronic attack on ... Continue Reading
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April 29, 2007
29
Apr'07
WAN traffic, applications fastballed for baseball maker
WAN traffic was sluggish for Rawlings, to the point where it was on the verge of losing a major customer. The sporting goods maker hunted down solutions to ensure that traffic gets the treatment it deserves. Continue Reading
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April 29, 2007
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Apr'07
WEP: Wireless security's broken skeleton in the closet
WEP for wireless security was cracked again recently. Though many will say WEP is obsolete, many companies still use it. Continue Reading
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April 27, 2007
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Apr'07
BMA GP IT spokesman questions whether system being supplied under NPfIT is legal
Many of us would suppose that when personal medical information is looked at by researchers it is in an anonymous form. In the future that may not be quite the case. Health information that is ... Continue Reading
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April 27, 2007
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Apr'07
UK firms think security is not keeping up with VoIP and IM
A survey by Infosecurity Europe of 291 companies has found that 93% believe security is not keeping pace with the demands posed by instant messaging (IM) and its usage. Continue Reading
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April 27, 2007
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Apr'07
European exchange selects clearing and settlement supplier
The new pan-European stock exchange being set up by seven investment banks has selected a subsidiary of the Depositary Trust & Clearing Corporation to provide it with clearing and settlement services. Continue Reading
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April 27, 2007
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Apr'07
University College London offers medical imaging MSc
UCL is introducing a postgraduate course to train biomedical technology professionals. Continue Reading
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April 27, 2007
27
Apr'07
IT skills shortage at two-year low
UK employers are finding it easier to hire staff with the right IT background, resulting in a two-year low for figures on skills shortages, according to e-skills UK. Continue Reading
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April 27, 2007
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Apr'07
Socitm appoints Belfast Council IS head as new president
Rose Crozier, head of IS at Belfast City Council, has been appointed as the new president of the Society of IT Management (Socitm). Continue Reading
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April 27, 2007
27
Apr'07
Data breach fears rise
One in three IT professionals fears a major data security breach – accidental or malicious – could put them out of business, research conducted by Datamonitor for security firm McAfee has found. Continue Reading
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April 27, 2007
27
Apr'07
Hillingdon beats targets thanks to 3G mobile access
The London Borough of Hillingdon has beaten government performance targets after introducing 3G-based mobile access to its back-office systems for its benefits inspectors. Continue Reading
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April 27, 2007
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Apr'07
Calls grow for investigation into health effects of Wi-Fi
Trade union Amicus has supported calls for a government investigation into the potential health effects of using Wi-Fi networks in the workplace, but has warned about raising fears over the technology without reasonable evidence. Continue Reading
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April 27, 2007
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Apr'07
BA saves £500,000 with Ariba streamlined procurement
British Airways (BA) is continuing to benefit from the roll-out of Ariba procurement software that has already saved the company more than £500,000. Continue Reading
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April 27, 2007
27
Apr'07
Two-tier service desk is winning formula for IT support
IT support organisations are aligning themselves more effectively with the business and standardising on more successful support processes, new research has found. Continue Reading
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April 27, 2007
27
Apr'07
Standalone Security Solutions Dominate Infosecurity Europe
I've commented in previous postings that those predictions by big vendors of the death of standalone security solutions are no more than wishful thinking. My view was reinforced at Infosecurity ... Continue Reading
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April 27, 2007
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Apr'07
Department of Health and Connecting for Health security flaws
There seems to be a belief in some parts of the Department of Health that truth in modern-day public communications is passé. The Department's Medical Training Application Service for junior ... Continue Reading
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April 27, 2007
27
Apr'07
Windows Server Longhorn Beta 3 now publicly available
Microsoft has unveiled the first publicly available test version of the next edition of Windows Server, codenamed Longhorn. Continue Reading
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April 27, 2007
27
Apr'07
UK slips down e-readiness table
The UK is less ready for the global e-economy than it was last year, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). Continue Reading
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April 27, 2007
27
Apr'07
Oracle offers financial services integrated business intelligence
Oracle has announced the release of Oracle Financial Services Profitability Analytics to offer pre-built business intelligence. Continue Reading
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April 27, 2007
27
Apr'07
Millions of workers have poor 'desk health'
Millions of office workers are suffering the effects of chronic poor "desk health". Continue Reading