July 2007
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July 16, 2007
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Packet Vision, Juniper provide internet TV services
Packet Vision has joined with Juniper Networks to offer targeted, addressable and interactive advertising as part of a bundle of services aimed at the IPTV industry. Continue Reading
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July 16, 2007
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Jul'07
Firms unprepared for 0870 number changes
Nearly a third (29%) of UK businesses are unaware of Ofcom's deadline for the axing of revenues generated from 0870 contact numbers. Continue Reading
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July 16, 2007
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Jul'07
AstraZeneca signs £736m outsourcing deal with IBM
AstraZeneca has signed a seven-year £736m global IT outsourcing contract with IBM. Continue Reading
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July 16, 2007
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Jul'07
Say no to default passwords
Why cant it be as easy to configure security as it is to plug the router in? One of my colleages spent a day browsing websites to get all the information he needed to configure his router. Continue Reading
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July 16, 2007
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Jul'07
ISO 27001 could bridge the regulatory divide, expert says
Karen Worstell, former CISO at Microsoft and AT&T Wireless, now on the advisory board of Neupart A/S, explains how ISO 27001 can be used to help companies comply with a variety of regulations and standards Continue Reading
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July 16, 2007
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Jul'07
IP security analyser
Mu Security's Mu-4000 Security Analyzer device verifies the robustness and security readiness of IP-based products including network equipment, VoIP systems and security gear. Continue Reading
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July 16, 2007
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Jul'07
Ben Bradshaw expected to be 13th ministerial spokesman for NHS National Programme for IT
Ministers who are appointed as spokespeople for the NHS's National Programme for IT [NPfIT] come and go. This is the roll call so far: John Reid, John Hutton, Lord Hunt, Liam Byrne, Hazel Blears, ... Continue Reading
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July 16, 2007
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Jul'07
The Implications of Merging Business and Personal Lifestyles
I’ve written before on the challenges presented by the progressive erosion of the traditional boundary between business and personal lifestyles. It's all a consequence of the growth of digital ... Continue Reading
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July 16, 2007
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Jul'07
Policing IT in government - is the National Audit Office too timid?
Comment: A report of the US Office of Inspector General on the loss of more than one million health records recommends that action be taken against individuals after a hard drive containing ... Continue Reading
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July 16, 2007
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Jul'07
Where are the VoIP apps?
Voice over IP supporters say that a VoIP investment will let your business take advantage of applications that embed VoIP into their functions. But as Adam Turner says in the first of a four-part feature, actually finding those applications is not ... Continue Reading
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July 16, 2007
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Jul'07
Loss of 1.3 million medical files in the US - implications for the NHS National Programme for IT
A medical organisation cited by the Department of Health as a reference site for the NHS Care Records Service has been criticised by a US regulator after 1.3 million sensitive files went missing. ... Continue Reading
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July 16, 2007
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Jul'07
Video: CIO interview series - Innovative approaches to gaining business value from IT
CIOs talking about their strategies to derive better value from IT Continue Reading
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July 16, 2007
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Jul'07
EMC upgrades hardware range, goes green - UPDATE
EMC has upgraded its five main hardware lines, introduced power-saving technology and hinted at enhancements to its data de-duplication tools. Continue Reading
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July 16, 2007
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Jul'07
Sun reveals open appliances
EMC has upgraded its five main hardware lines, introduced power-saving technology and hinted at enhancements to its data de-duplication tools. Continue Reading
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July 16, 2007
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Jul'07
NEWS ANALYSIS: Vulnerability auctions are nothing new
Patrick Gray says the furore over Wabisabilabi's '0bay' Web-site is hype at its worst. Continue Reading
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July 15, 2007
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Jul'07
KLM to save £2m through laptop self-support plan
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines expects to save £2m in support costs by giving staff an allowance to buy and maintain their own laptops. Continue Reading
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July 15, 2007
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Jul'07
Charge businesses to prove value of IT services, say CIOs
Charging business units for IT services and new technologies, such as service oriented architecture (SOA), is creating a greater understanding of the business value of IT investment in companies, according to senior IT professionals. Continue Reading
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July 15, 2007
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Jul'07
Microsoft Software Assurance deals questioned by IT chiefs
One in four companies that bought into Microsoft’s Software Assurance licensing programme in 2004 are being deterred from renewing the three-year deal because they perceive it to be poor value, a study by Forrester Research has revealed. Continue Reading
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July 15, 2007
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Jul'07
Price of desktops slashed as £35 thin clients hit UK
US hardware and software manufacturer NComputing is offering thin client computing to UK users for £35 per device. Continue Reading
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July 15, 2007
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Jul'07
Discrepancies plague 13 million tax records
Questions have been raised about the ability of HM Revenue and Customs' staff and systems to cope with workloads, after it emerged that there are discrepancies in more than 13 million computerised tax records. Continue Reading