September 2007

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
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
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
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
September 17, 2007 17 Sep'07
Bringing the network perimeter back from the 'dead'

Many have expressed the importance of endpoint security, going so far as to say the perimeter is dead. Not so fast, says network security expert Mike Chapple. Continue Reading
September 17, 2007 17 Sep'07
Wireless network deployment and management

Wireless network deployment and management are discussed in this guide. Continue Reading
September 17, 2007 17 Sep'07
Wireless access points

The basics of wireless access point (AP) as well as configuration and placement are covered in this guide. Continue Reading
September 17, 2007 17 Sep'07
Microsoft and interoperability: you are kidding?

Brad Smith said Microsoft was more open now, than it has ever been, but it's hard to see where. Continue Reading