June 2007
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June 25, 2007
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Jun'07
Time for NHS to take stock
With the announcement of Richard Granger's departure, there is a danger that the NHS's £12.4bn National Programme for IT (NPfIT) will sink into oblivion Continue Reading
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June 25, 2007
25
Jun'07
Meet Mr. Asterisk
Adam Turner meets the creator of the Asterisk open source IP PBX and explores the future of the software, which is making major enterprise inroads. Continue Reading
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June 24, 2007
24
Jun'07
Gigabit Ethernet and 10 Gigabit Ethernet: Technology overview
This overview of Gigabit Ethernet and 10G lays the foundation for understanding Gigabit Ethernet technology and the advantages it brings to your network. Continue Reading
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June 24, 2007
24
Jun'07
VoIP performance testing fundamentals
VoIP network performance testing can mean the difference between a VoIP system working at a high level QoS and a weak system that runs so poorly customers could take their business elsewhere. This guide discusses why it is important to run regular ... Continue Reading
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June 24, 2007
24
Jun'07
First in, best dressed?
Telephony company Link Communications Group bought storage from EqualLogic before the vendor had opened its doors in Australia. The company's Vice-President of Global Engineering explains why the organisation took this risky-looking move. Continue Reading
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June 22, 2007
22
Jun'07
FSA sharpens up Sabre II fraud-detection system
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) is updating its fraud-detection system with complex event processing (CEP) software to monitor transactions and detect insider trading and other market abuses as they occur. Continue Reading
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June 22, 2007
22
Jun'07
IBM improves mainframe support for smaller firms
IBM has unveiled a set of operational and security-software products designed to make the System z mainframe platform easier to use for smaller firms. Continue Reading
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June 22, 2007
22
Jun'07
Instant messaging to become de facto enterprise comms tool
Instant messaging will be the de facto tool for business communications by the end of 2011, says analyst Gartner. Continue Reading
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June 22, 2007
22
Jun'07
The Costs of Data Leakage
Yesterday I took part in an excellent Symantec event in London on Data Leakage. This is a very hot topic and one that seems to be getting scarier by the day, with regular media reports of incidents ... Continue Reading
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June 22, 2007
22
Jun'07
Watford FC deploys advanced stadium IP network
Watford Football Club is building a voice, video and data communication system, to be deployed at its Vicarage Road home. Continue Reading
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June 22, 2007
22
Jun'07
Lack of business knowledge holds back IT capability in foreign markets
UK businesses are not fully prepared for the business opportunities presented in emerging markets, according to an international study by BT, even though the ICT to enter the markets is readily available. Continue Reading
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June 22, 2007
22
Jun'07
London Stock Exchange outlines MiFID support
The London Stock Exchange has confirmed the services it will offer member firms and other market participants to assist compliance with the EU’s Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID). Continue Reading
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June 22, 2007
22
Jun'07
Hacker infiltrates Pentagon
A hacker infiltrated one of the Pentagon's e-mail servers, which caused security staff to take up to 1,500 accounts offline to deal with the problem. Continue Reading
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June 22, 2007
22
Jun'07
DHS failing to secure data despite $322m security spend
The US Department of Homeland Security, which sets the benchmark for IT security practice in America, suffered more than 840 IT security lapses in 2005 and 2006, despite spending $332m on IT security this year. Continue Reading
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June 22, 2007
22
Jun'07
Councils need greater performance indicator partnership with government
Local authorities need to ensure greater interaction with central government to ensure their performance-management systems work, says a new report from the National Computing Centre. Continue Reading
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June 22, 2007
22
Jun'07
Brown promises more technology for police
Prime-minister-in-waiting Gordon Brown said he will work to help police fight crime and reduce paperwork through technology. Continue Reading
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June 22, 2007
22
Jun'07
Mobile devices have a changing role in businesses
One size may not fit all when deploying mobile systems, and IT directors must establish what functionality is needed through all layers of business Continue Reading
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June 22, 2007
22
Jun'07
Cisco and IBM ease IP management
Cisco is to introduce a service management package that combines Cisco Active Network Abstraction technology with IBM's Tivoli software to help network professionals manage IP services centrally. Continue Reading
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June 22, 2007
22
Jun'07
Plan network strategy now for BT's 21CN, says CMA
Network managers should check whether their existing IT infrastructures are able to run new converged services before adopting BT's 21st Century Network (21CN), the Communications Management Association (CMA) has advised. Continue Reading
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June 22, 2007
22
Jun'07
Wimbledon uses wireless network to keep out the tout
The organisers of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships have wirelessly enabled the event's ticketing application to combat ticket fraud. Continue Reading