September 2007

September 18, 2007 18 Sep'07
Nokia to acquire mobile advertiser

Nokia has announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire mobile advertising and marketing company Enpocket for an undisclosed amount. Continue Reading
September 18, 2007 18 Sep'07
Nokia to acquire mobile advertiser

Nokia has announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire mobile advertising and marketing company Enpocket for an undisclosed amount. Continue Reading
September 18, 2007 18 Sep'07
Wireless security

Wireless security and polices are covered in this guide. Continue Reading

September 18, 2007 18 Sep'07
GP Mary Hawking comments on "NPfIT security warning after NHS staff view celebrity record"

Mary Hawking writes: The only thing surprising about this incident is that anyone should be surprised! Ross Anderson [of the Cambridge University Computer laboratory] pointed out the risks in ... Continue Reading
September 18, 2007 18 Sep'07
Darlington FC becomes a WiMax ISP to raise player funds

Darlington Football Club is the first club to become a wireless broadband ISP using WiMax technology from Balfour Webnet. Continue Reading
September 18, 2007 18 Sep'07
Shannon Development improves business processes with enterprise content management

Regional economic development organisation Shannon Development is automating and improving business process efficiency with an enterprise content management system. Continue Reading
September 18, 2007 18 Sep'07
Minister calls for UK broadband roadmap

Minister for competitiveness, Stephen Timms, is calling for a super-fast broadband roadmap to be drawn up, to make sure the UK does not fall behind other countries when its comes to e-commerce and access to public services. Continue Reading
September 18, 2007 18 Sep'07
Social network users hide identities

Almost a third of social networking site users have entered false information to help protect their identities, which somewhat defeats the object of using them. Continue Reading
September 18, 2007 18 Sep'07
Google adds presentation software to Google Docs

Google has added presentation software to its Google Docs hosted office productivity application. Continue Reading
September 18, 2007 18 Sep'07
MTV wants its VoIP

Television production company The Playroom Sydney has put VoIP to work at MTV. Continue Reading

September 18, 2007 18 Sep'07
Breaking the green barriers in Brisbane

Cisco Australia says it has planted a green seed it hopes will soon sprout at the Networkers conference in Brisbane. Continue Reading
September 18, 2007 18 Sep'07
NPfIT security warning after NHS staff view celebrity record

This a longer version of an article published in Computer Weekly and on ComputerWeekly.com. An NHS primary care trust has warned of a new risk to the confidentiality of medical records stored under ... Continue Reading
September 18, 2007 18 Sep'07
Government stalls release of papers on £12.4bn NHS IT plan and £5.3bn ID Cards scheme for years

In May 2007 Gordon Brown said in a speech: "Government must be more open and accountable to Parliament". But Computer Weekly has learned that government action to try and stop publication of ... Continue Reading
September 18, 2007 18 Sep'07
Congratulations to Derek Wanless and his team over their findings on NHS IT project

Jean Roberts,who leads the British Computer Society Health Informatics (HI) Forum Policy Group and sits on the general BCS Council, has given a personal reaction to the findings of the latest ... Continue Reading
September 18, 2007 18 Sep'07
Gartner IT Security Summit - day 1

I'm back from a good first day at the Gartner IT Security Summit being held in London. Two of the sessions I attended were particularly good. Firstly, there was Richard Hunter of Gartner who ... Continue Reading
September 17, 2007 17 Sep'07
IT metrics needed to identify real value of IT, says Touchpaper

IT still has a long way to go before boards realise its true business value, according to IT business management provider Touchpaper. Continue Reading
September 17, 2007 17 Sep'07
Electronic document management to save car parts supplier £100,000 a year

Leading automotive parts supplier LSUK will be saving £100,000 a year with an electronic document management system from Version One. Continue Reading
September 17, 2007 17 Sep'07
Employers back initiative to turn youngsters on to IT

Leading employers are backing an initiative to change the negative attitudes of young people to the IT profession. Continue Reading
September 17, 2007 17 Sep'07
Microsoft network endpoint security tips and tactics

Securing network endpoints is imperative when protecting sensitive data. Learn how to secure your network endpoints in this section of our network access learning guide. Continue Reading
September 17, 2007 17 Sep'07
Health Committee makes potent case for review of entire NHS IT Programme

Comment and summary of highlights of a report on the Electronic Patient Record by the Health Committee of the House of Commons Comment As predicted, the Labour-dominated Health Committee of the ... Continue Reading

Home Depot CIO promotes in-house tech boot camp

For companies having trouble finding qualified IT professionals to hire, the solution may be closer than you think. Just ask Home...

CIO presentation to the board of directors: Candid tips from CIOs

Board presentations can be scary. The good news is CIOs can't go too wrong in a climate where boards are desperate to learn about...

Edge computing use cases must be driven by business value

For Schneider Electric and many other large enterprises that take a look at edge computing projects, the main criterion for ...

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Broken WannaCry variants continuing to spread

Researchers are still seeing surprisingly high WannaCry detection rates and they worry this points to high risks because systems ...

Sinkholed Magecart domains resurrected for advertising schemes

Security vendor RiskIQ discovered several old Magecart domains that had been sinkholed were re-registered under new owners and ...

IT/OT convergence is necessary, desirable, but not so simple

A secure IT/OT convergence requires a strategy that takes into account compliance requirements and likely threats and recognizes ...

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SD-WAN vs. VPN: How do they compare?

When it comes to comparing SD-WAN vs. VPN services, enterprises choosing between the technologies should consider factors like ...

How does 5G network slicing work, and what are the benefits?

5G network slicing promises the delivery of a new generation of high-speed services, including the transmission of 4K and ...

Cisco CCNA practice test: Try these 20 exam questions

Use this CCNA practice test as study material to prepare for the Cisco CCNA Routing and Switching 200-125 exam. With 20 questions...

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New Dell EPYC servers embrace AMD Rome chips

Dell EMC goes from Naples to Rome with a new line of EPYC servers, including Ready Solutions for high-performance computing and ...

Can next-gen SIEM help cybersecurity initiatives?

More organizations are using SIEM, AI and cloud technology to minimize security breaches. Though despite interest, this ...

IBM z15 mainframe secures data across multi-cloud environments

IBM unveiled the latest in its line of mainframes capable of processing 1 trillion web transactions a day. The IBM z15 ...

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Swim DataFabric platform helps to understand edge streaming data

Swim released its new Swim DataFabric, which integrates with Microsoft Azure to help users organize and gain insights from ...

Dremio Data Lake Engine 4.0 accelerates query performance

Dremio issues a new platform update, defining itself as data lake engine technology that looks to help users connect and query ...

Weighing the use of third-party database administration tools

Database expert Chris Foot details the key reasons why DBAs should consider using third-party database administration to fill ...