September 2007

• September 24, 2007 24 Sep'07

  Regulation drives broadband growth says analyst

  Regulatory involvement is a key factor in boosting a country's broadband penetration rate, says analyst Ovum.  Continue Reading

• September 24, 2007 24 Sep'07

  Check Point blocks Skype V3.5, blocks related virus

  Check Point Software said today that it can now block Skype v3.5, the latest version of the popular consumer VoIP application. This is particularly critical because a virus called w32/Ramex.A is currently spreading through Skype, the firm said.  Continue Reading

• September 24, 2007 24 Sep'07

  Health bodies warn patients and staff after laptop thefts

  Two health bodies have warned patients and staff that their confidential data is at risk after laptops were stolen from remote workers.  Continue Reading

• September 24, 2007 24 Sep'07

  Weetabix rolls out wireless labelling plan

  Food firm Weetabix has deployed a mobile barcode-labelling system at its four UK food manufacturing sites to help it comply with food labelling and traceability legislation.  Continue Reading

• September 24, 2007 24 Sep'07

  Distributor saves £2.5m a year with forecast system

  Entertainment UK, the distributor of more than a quarter of the UK's CDs and DVDs, is saving £2.5m a year after rolling out a sophisticated demand-forecasting system.  Continue Reading

• September 24, 2007 24 Sep'07

  RFU tackles communication breakdown with Roam service

  The Rugby Football Union has ensured that the England management team will be able to access their corporate resources around the clock while in France for the Rugby World Cup 2007.  Continue Reading

• September 24, 2007 24 Sep'07

  Spam on the rise again

  The latest research from messaging system supplier Ipswitch has found that a massive 95% of all e-mail received is spam.  Continue Reading

• September 24, 2007 24 Sep'07

  Law firm maps infrastructure to net savings

  Global law firm Linklaters has implemented a network discovery and application-dependency mapping tool across 30 offices in 23 countries to gain a clear and accurate view of its IT infrastructure.  Continue Reading

• September 24, 2007 24 Sep'07

  Unilever set to save with IT risks review

  Unilever expects to make significant savings on IT security costs following a programme to assess the risks of IT applications failing.  Continue Reading

• September 24, 2007 24 Sep'07

  Loans.co.uk finds source of data leak

  Loans.co.uk has identified the source of a database breach which led to the personal details of customers being passed on to rival companies.  Continue Reading

• September 24, 2007 24 Sep'07

  First open source GPL violation lawsuit filed in US

  The Software Freedom Law Center (SFLC) has filed the first ever US lawsuit for the alleged violation of the open source GNU General Public Licence (GPL).  Continue Reading

• September 24, 2007 24 Sep'07

  Betfair to build on staff programmes on back of last year’s award success

  Betfair, winner of the hospitality, entertainment and leisure category in Computer Weekly's 2007 Best Places to Work in IT competition, is planning to build on last year's achievements with more staff training.  Continue Reading

• September 24, 2007 24 Sep'07

  Northern Rock website problems offer lessons

  The problems experienced by Northern Rock's website last week highlight how critical it is for businesses to ensure their websites continue to perform during unexpected peaks in demand.  Continue Reading

• September 24, 2007 24 Sep'07

  Stock exchanges face IT challenge to prove ‘best execution’ under Mifid

  In less than two months Europe's stock exchange technology will be put to the test when the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (Mifid) brings new requirements for investment firms, including banks, insurers and hedge funds, to protect ...  Continue Reading

• September 24, 2007 24 Sep'07

  UK mid-value IT market feeling the offshore pinch

  Offshoring is eating away at the demand for mid-value IT skills in the UK, a report by IT staffing company ReThink Recruitment has revealed.  Continue Reading

• September 24, 2007 24 Sep'07

  Build in compliance to ensure business success

  Colin Clark, head of corporate business control at Somerfield, explains how to ensure staff compliance and why he has confidence in his network security  Continue Reading

• September 24, 2007 24 Sep'07

  Leitch Review Pledge aiming too low

  The relevance of the Leitch Review Skills Pledge to the IT sector is being questioned, with IT professionals needing higher qualifications than it allows for.  Continue Reading

• September 24, 2007 24 Sep'07

  IT newcomers turn to web for guidance

  Web 2.0 and social networking are changing the way young people look for and embark on careers, according to research commissioned by recruiter Harvey Nash and carried out by research firm YouGov.  Continue Reading

• September 24, 2007 24 Sep'07

  Get on the path to secure roaming

  There is a lot of talk about the opportunities offered by mobile networks, but finding a secure, cost-effective approach for business can be a challenge  Continue Reading

• September 24, 2007 24 Sep'07

  PCI council adds Pin security to remit

  The PCI Security Standards Council has added Pin Entry Device (PED) security technology to its payments industry testing portfolio to streamline standardisation.  Continue Reading