January 2008
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January 22, 2008
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Royal Navy may have lost two more laptops, Browne tells Parliament
The Royal Navy may have lost two more laptops that contained data similar to the one stolen last week that contained the names, bank account details, and passport details of some 600,000 people who had applied to join the armed services, defence ... Continue Reading
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January 22, 2008
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Jan'08
The fount of good Data Protection wisdom
I have yet to find anything that makes good business or social sense that is forbidden - provided you give a 'plain english' explanation of what you are doing and why. Continue Reading
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January 22, 2008
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Jan'08
BCS qualification aims to introduce digital creativity to the classroom
Following a Commons Education Committee call for a return to creativity in the classroom, the British Computer Society has introduced a "digital creator" qualification for school children. Continue Reading
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January 22, 2008
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Jan'08
Government Data Loss
The continuing instances of private data loss and compromises from government and military departments are indicative of organisations that treat security as an expense to be avoided rather than as ... Continue Reading
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January 22, 2008
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Jan'08
Live from Cisco Networkers 2008 - day 1 part 2
Cisco told business users at its Networkers 2008 conference that it will release more network management hardware and software under its Data Centre 3.0 product suite to speed the delivery of ... Continue Reading
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January 22, 2008
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Jan'08
Live from Cisco Networkers 2008 - day 1 part 1
Cisco is slowly becoming a software company. Why is that? The network is changing; it is not a means of shipping data anymore. It is more like a central pool of shared services – in other words, a ... Continue Reading
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January 22, 2008
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Jan'08
Another day, another embarrassing data loss
Until quite recently, anyone stealing a laptop would have been happy to flog it down the pub for £50. Whoever bought it would have wiped the disk and thought they had a bargain. Continue Reading
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January 22, 2008
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Jan'08
Cancer Research catches up with compliance
Charity organisation Cancer Research stays on top of PCI compliance while also working towards ISO 27001. Continue Reading
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January 22, 2008
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Jan'08
Video: Why did Oracle buy BEA and Sun buy MySQL
In this week's highlights we discuss the two big acquisitions in the tech market last week with Oracle finally buying middleware company BEA and Sun purchasing MySQL. Continue Reading
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January 21, 2008
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Jan'08
Why pirate when there's so much free stuff out there
The Business Software Alliance members include large, powerful commercial software companies, who obviously want to make sure they get the license fees they are owed. But why bother considering ... Continue Reading
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January 21, 2008
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Jan'08
Computer Weekly requests and Lotus delivers!
Lotusphere delivers business grade email for the iPhone Continue Reading
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January 21, 2008
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Jan'08
The Dark Visitor
I've been reading an interesting blog that focuses on the subject of Chinese hackers and a PRC government run organization of eight Chinese hacker groups dedicated to cyber espionage. This is a ... Continue Reading
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January 21, 2008
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Jan'08
Paxman's pants leak - does the BBC need to up its IT security training budget?
Oh dear, oh dear. Another day, another data security issue in celebsville. Following on from news of BBC Top Gear car hack Jeremy Clarkson's touchingly naive approach to data security, publishing ... Continue Reading
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January 21, 2008
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Jan'08
New masters course seeks to fill IT training gap
A new MA, developed in conjunction with employers, and which organisers hope will fill the training gap left by years of IT outsourcing, will be launched in September. Continue Reading
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January 21, 2008
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Jan'08
Schools do not use technology to full potential, says Becta
Eighty percent of schools are not using technology to the full, according to a report by Becta. Continue Reading
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January 21, 2008
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Jan'08
Manufacturing and retail modules relased for Sage 200
Sage has released manufacturing and wholesale and retail industry-specific modules for its Sage 200 business process management suite. Continue Reading
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January 21, 2008
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Jan'08
Don’t worry dear it’s only a master data management system
Online insurance company esure has implemented software from Initiative Systems to get better control of customer records. Continue Reading
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January 21, 2008
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Jan'08
IT contractors not worried about credit crunch
IT contractors are positive about 2008's prospects, despite the credit crunch fears, according to figures from giant group plc. Continue Reading
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January 21, 2008
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Jan'08
Computer Weekly bloggers go global
Computer Weekly bloggers cover global conferences Continue Reading
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January 21, 2008
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Jan'08
Adobe plugs cross-site scripting security threats
Adobe has been forced to plug cross-site scripting security threats in Adobe Connect Enterprise Server 6 platform, and its Dreamweaver and Contribute systems. Continue Reading