September 2007
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September 29, 2007
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Sep'07
Importance of logs
There's an old episode of Blackadder Goes Forth where Baldrick proudly presents a bullet into which he's carved his own name. His reasoning being that if he is in possession of the bullet that has ... Continue Reading
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September 28, 2007
28
Sep'07
Unilever will not cut IT jobs
Unilever UK says no IT jobs will be affected by its recent announcement as part of a planned restructuring programme that could see the manufacturer cut thousands of jobs over the next four years. Continue Reading
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September 28, 2007
28
Sep'07
Cisco acquires Latigent to offer Web 2.0 contact centre reporting
Cisco is acquiring Latigent to add Web 2.0-based reporting systems to its contact centre systems. Continue Reading
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September 28, 2007
28
Sep'07
European Commission allocates millions of pounds to aid redundant mobile phone workers
The European Commission has allocated millions of pounds to help more than 4,000 mobile phone manufacturing workers who have lost their jobs through globalisation. Continue Reading
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September 28, 2007
28
Sep'07
Gala online gaming firm awards C&W £300,000 network contract
Online gaming firm Gala Networks Europe (GNE) has awarded Cable & Wireless a £300,000 two-year contract to manage its European gaming platform. Continue Reading
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September 28, 2007
28
Sep'07
Intel furthers ICT classroom integration in 15 countries with teacher online learning
Intel will bring its teacher training program online to help more than 1.5 million teachers in 15 countries learn how to best integrate technology into their lesson plans to help students learn. Continue Reading
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September 28, 2007
28
Sep'07
Oracle, Dell and EMC join forces to ease firms’ data warehouse deployments
Oracle has joined forces with Dell and EMC to help customers more easily acquire and implement data warehouse systems. Continue Reading
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September 28, 2007
28
Sep'07
Less than a quarter of UK CIOS believe datacentre consolidation could lower carbon emissions
Less than a quarter of UK businesses believe a datacentre consolidation strategy could lower their carbon emissions. An Economist Intelligence Unit survey of 213 chief information officer in large businesses with more than 1,000 staff found that UK ... Continue Reading
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September 28, 2007
28
Sep'07
Chinese follow Soviets into Silicon Valley spying
Further evidence of China's growing willingness to steal Western intellectual property emerged this week when two Silicon Valley engineers were charged with economic espionage. Continue Reading
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September 28, 2007
28
Sep'07
UK to head pan-EU e-identity programme
The UK is to spearhead a £14m pilot project covering 13 European countries to test the interoperability of several electronic identity systems. This may eventually give citizens and businesses access to e-government services across the EU if ... Continue Reading
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September 28, 2007
28
Sep'07
Barclays praised by Help Desk Institute
Barclays has been singled out by the Help Desk Institute (HDI) for the quality of its IT Service Management on a global scale. Continue Reading
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September 28, 2007
28
Sep'07
Prison service should have access to Police National Computer, says report
The Police National Computer should be available to prison staff to help prevent deaths in custody, a report has said. Continue Reading
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September 28, 2007
28
Sep'07
Sanderson Weatherall rolls out e-mail continuity
Chartered surveyors and property consultant firm, Sanderson Weatherall, has implemented an e-mail continuity service across its five UK offices as part of... Continue Reading
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September 28, 2007
28
Sep'07
Metropolitan Police targets efficiency with single sign on
The Metropolitan Police Authority (MPA) is hoping to save time and increase security with a single sign-on system. Continue Reading
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September 28, 2007
28
Sep'07
Podcast: IT's role in the airport business
In this interview Martin Smith, director of group technology and innovation at Manchester Airports Group, discusses how his IT strategy is aligned to business needs. Continue Reading
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September 28, 2007
28
Sep'07
Why Encryption is a Hard Sell
My last posting generated a few comments condemning vendors who exaggerate the capabilities of their security products. The security market is now fairly mature so it's surprising that vendors are ... Continue Reading
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September 27, 2007
27
Sep'07
LinkedIn Article
An excellent article on the perils of social networking with LinkedIn in the latest edition of [in]secure magazine. Continue Reading
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September 27, 2007
27
Sep'07
Infosec Podcasts
If you're familiar with the Infosec Europe show, held annually at Olympia, then you'll know that it always attracts an impressive line-up of expert speakers over the course of the three days. It's ... Continue Reading
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September 27, 2007
27
Sep'07
BT hints at super powered network in UK
BT has hinted that it might consider investing in a £10bn optical broadband network that operates between 50 and 100 megabytes Continue Reading
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September 27, 2007
27
Sep'07
CIO spotlight: eight top tips to being a good CIO
Former IT director Dr Robina Chatham gives CIOs eight top tips on how to be a good CIO Continue Reading