July 2007

July 09, 2007 09 Jul'07
Croydon extends Northgate deal

The London Borough of Croydon has strengthened its partnership with Northgate Information Solutions by selecting it to deliver a £4.5m managed support service for its revenues and benefits department. Continue Reading
July 09, 2007 09 Jul'07
Online index shows management jobs surge

Strong demand for managers and consultants drivesup Monster's online employment index. Continue Reading
July 09, 2007 09 Jul'07
Firefox 3.0 beta delayed

The first beta of the Firefox 3.0 open source web browser has been delayed by around six weeks, as developer Mozilla concentrates on improving its quality. Continue Reading

July 09, 2007 09 Jul'07
Firms aim to modernise legacy systems rather than replace them

Firms aim to modernise legacy systems rather than replace them, a survey by Software AG reports. Continue Reading
July 09, 2007 09 Jul'07
Unified messaging system updates company's voicemail

Installing a new unified messaging system helped one company in its daily struggles with an outdated voicemail system. Continue Reading
July 09, 2007 09 Jul'07
Health department to put record straight on NPfIT

The Department of Health is seeking corrections to the official records of parliament after two ministers attributed to the National Audit Office positive statements on the NHS’s £12.4bn IT plan (NPfIT) that auditors did not make. Continue Reading
July 09, 2007 09 Jul'07
Identity Management – Who Decides?

Today’s DTI Conference on “Ensuring privacy and consent in identity management infrastructures” was a significant step forward for identity management and privacy in the UK. Amongst other things, ... Continue Reading
July 09, 2007 09 Jul'07
Tackle green IT, make virtualisation affordable

Virtualisation is a way to make IT green. I hope IBM, Microsoft and Oracle change their server virtualisation policies to encourage wider adoption, rather than see it as a quick win to tax users Continue Reading
July 09, 2007 09 Jul'07
Virtual contact centre update signals IP's ascendancy

Oracle's release of an upgrade of its virtual contact centre signals application vendors' rush to use IP as a tool to enable new customer service models. Continue Reading
July 09, 2007 09 Jul'07
University of Wolverhampton launches data security degree

A degree aimed at helping to reduce the number of cyber crimes and personal data thefts has been developed by the University of Wolverhampton. Continue Reading

July 09, 2007 09 Jul'07
Embrace consumer technologies, says Gartner

IT managers should find ways of using consumer technology, such as instant messaging, which is entering the workplace to increase worker productivity rather than banning them outright, according to research from Gartner. Continue Reading
July 09, 2007 09 Jul'07
How web conferencing and collaboration tools can transform your company

What collaboration tools comprise, their typical running costs and the benefits that they can deliver to SMEs. Continue Reading
July 09, 2007 09 Jul'07
ActiveX security flaws plague SAP GUI

SAP recently plugged holes in its new SAP GUI to eliminate flaws that could allow an attacker to gain access to a system remotely. Continue Reading
July 09, 2007 09 Jul'07
Microsoft - Company focus

Latest news stories, features, podcasts, blogs and links on Microsoft Continue Reading
July 09, 2007 09 Jul'07
BT to banish SMEs' helpdesk 101

Helpdesks not helping with phrases such as ‘have you tried turning it off and on again’, Continue Reading
July 09, 2007 09 Jul'07
Barclaycard requests pre-registration for three in one card

Barclaycard has requested pre-registrations for its card that offers travel and contactless payment capabilities to Londoners. Continue Reading
July 09, 2007 09 Jul'07
United in threat management part two: has UTM delivered?

Ian Yates continues his look at UTM by assessing whether or not the idea has delivered a more secure network. Continue Reading
July 09, 2007 09 Jul'07
More Trojan threats unleashed

A new wave of Trojan attacks are being unleashed from thousands of new Hotmail and Yahoo e-mail accounts. Continue Reading
July 09, 2007 09 Jul'07
IT professionals need to break glass ceiling

Beyond the geeky image, IT is driving business Continue Reading
July 09, 2007 09 Jul'07
Security professionals back data disclosure

Security professionals back a European directive which requires companies to inform customers and regulators of data security breaches. Continue Reading

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Government action on big tech monopoly power moving quickly

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Quantum computing challenges and opportunities

While quantum computing is still under development, IT leaders should know how they can use it today to stay on the competitive ...

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Iranian hackers pose as far-right group to threaten U.S. voters

The FBI said Russia and Iran have obtained voter information, and Iranian hackers have also been sending threatening emails to ...

McAfee launches IPO, raises $620 million

McAfee has returned to Wall Street, which comes months after the endpoint security vendor's previous CEO, Christopher Young, was ...

Changing the culture of information sharing for cybersecurity

Dan Young explains why it's time for the cybersecurity industry to come together regarding information sharing and how insurance ...

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Bye-bye ISR, hello Catalyst 8000 for Cisco SD-WAN

The new Catalyst 8300 Series of routers replace ISRs that customers said were ill-equipped to run the Cisco SD-WAN. Cisco also ...

Juniper's 128 acquisition needed to improve SD-WAN

Juniper Networks plans to 'enhance' its Contrail SD-WAN through the acquisition of 128 Technology. 128 has a more advanced SD-WAN...

The basics of zero-trust network access explained

Some experts believe VPNs have struggled to adapt to an increasingly cloud-based, internet-dependent world. Enter zero-trust ...

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IBM cloud revenues climb as hardware continues to decline

IBM cloud revenues continue to increase as hardware sales drop, sharpening the company's strategy to focus on hybrid cloud.

Figure out the differences of asset management vs. CMDB

There is no shortage of software options for change management tools. Operational goals can help IT teams decide if ITAM or CMDB ...

IBM partners with HBCUs to promote quantum computing

IBM is partnering with a group of historically Black colleges and universities to set up a quantum computing center in hopes of ...

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MongoDB Atlas now enables multi-cloud database clusters

Multi-cloud data portability comes to MongoDB Atlas with a new capability that will enable users to run a database application ...

How AI data privacy can help your enterprise

Enterprises benefit in many ways from AI data privacy tools that reduce the need for manual efforts from data professionals. Read...

The new normal for enterprise data governance

Mastercard data exec highlights the foundational role of enterprise data governance during the pandemic era with more people ...