April 2007
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April 23, 2007
23
Apr'07
Swap code for prose to win Write IT prize
The BCS is asking anybody interested in IT to put fingers to keyboard as part of a short story competition to mark its half-centenary and celebrate the impact of computers on society. Continue Reading
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April 22, 2007
22
Apr'07
Have We Reached a Tipping Point in Consumer Credit Card Confidence?
The run up to Infosecurity Europe (this week in London) is always an interesting time because of the associated wave of product launches, surveys and press releases. One announcement that caught my ... Continue Reading
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April 22, 2007
22
Apr'07
SAN/LAN/WAN Covergence Day One
In the first of a four part series on network convergence, Ian Yates looks at why convergence is on the IT agenda. Continue Reading
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April 20, 2007
20
Apr'07
Novell publishes open source books for children
Novell has published a set of schoolbooks to teach open source, Linux and basic programming skills to children aged 13-16. Continue Reading
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April 20, 2007
20
Apr'07
Convergence drives increase in telecom and datacom equipment sales
Sales of service provider and enterprise telecom and datacom equipment topped £64.7bn worldwide in 2006, up 9% from 2005, according to analyst firm Infonetics Research. Continue Reading
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April 20, 2007
20
Apr'07
BT acquires Comsat International
BT is continuing its global expansion programme by acquiring Comsat International, a data communications provider that supplies Latin America. Continue Reading
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April 20, 2007
20
Apr'07
Charnwood Council signs CRM outsourcing deal with Steria
Charnwood Borough Council has signed a five-year £430,000 contract with Steria to supply, implement and support a new CRM system. Continue Reading
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April 20, 2007
20
Apr'07
Compliance drives growth in business metrics technology
Adoption of applications for planning, measuring and reporting business performance is growing rapidly as companies focus on aligning their growth and operating strategies with individual performance measures and compliance requirements. Continue Reading
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April 20, 2007
20
Apr'07
Retailers embrace mobile technology
By 2012, 15% of retailers will have installed technology to communicate with mobile devices, according to Gartner. Continue Reading
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April 20, 2007
20
Apr'07
Most companies have SLAs for data protection
Two-thirds of organisations have at least one service level agreement (SLA) in place in relation to data and information protection and availability, according to research from Freeform Dynamics. Continue Reading
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April 20, 2007
20
Apr'07
Terry Walton, recently retired head of IT at an acute NHS trust, asks "Does anyone care any more?"
Terry Walton, retired head of IT at an acute hospital trust, writes to us about the NHS's National Programme for IT [NPfIT]. "Back in November, we were told that the National Programme would reach ... Continue Reading
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April 20, 2007
20
Apr'07
Thunderbird 2 e-mail client is go
Mozilla has launched Thunderbird 2, the latest version of the free open source e-mail client. Continue Reading
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April 20, 2007
20
Apr'07
Spokeswoman for BCS Health IT Forum gives reaction to report on NHS National IT programme
Jean Roberts, head of the Policy Group, Health Informatics Forum of the British Computer Society, says: "It is interesting to read the Public Accounts Committee report - Department of Health: The ... Continue Reading
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April 20, 2007
20
Apr'07
Symantec launches online backup service for SMEs
Symantec has launched a trial version of an online data backup service for SMEs. Continue Reading
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April 20, 2007
20
Apr'07
The Future of Acceptable Use Policy
Not only are our acceptable use policies (AUPs) not keeping pace with the latest uses of business and personal technology. We are also failing to address the more radical changes that we can expect ... Continue Reading
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April 20, 2007
20
Apr'07
Have your opinion heard on the changing threat landscape
Computer Weekly invites you to share your views with fellow senior IT security decision makers about how to stay ahead of the hackers Continue Reading
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April 20, 2007
20
Apr'07
Anti-phishing tool pays off at Nationwide
Software deployed by Nationwide to automatically identify and shut down phishing scams has paid for itself in three months by reducing online fraud, the building society said last week. Continue Reading
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April 20, 2007
20
Apr'07
Disaster Recovery Planning Podcasts
DR expert Jon Toigo explains how the new realities of business make DR planning an essential element of daily IT process, procedure, product development and procurement. Continue Reading
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April 20, 2007
20
Apr'07
Construction firm hopes to crush competition with CRM
Construction industry equipment maker Fintec is implementing a £200,000 Microsoft Dynamics AX 4.0 CRM system to improve its operations. Continue Reading
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April 20, 2007
20
Apr'07
Security researchers face hurdles
Despite industry organisations bringing some order to the software testing process, security researchers say obstacles continue to slow their progress. Continue Reading