January 2008
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January 17, 2008
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Jan'08
Children’s case files snatched in Middlesbrough council laptop thefts
Case files on vulnerable young children have gone missing from Middlesbrough Council, after nine laptops were stolen from council premises, reports the Middlesbrough Evening Gazette. Continue Reading
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January 17, 2008
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Jan'08
BT joins Liberty Alliance board to promote federated identity management
BT has joined the management board of the Liberty Alliance digital identity body. Continue Reading
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January 17, 2008
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Jan'08
Action needed to prevent information classification muddle, report says
Chief information officers need to take a leading role in setting up formal schemes to stop them over-complicating information classification to comply with security regulations, according to a report from the Information Security Forum (ISF). Continue Reading
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January 17, 2008
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Jan'08
HSBC replaces internet banking platforms globally
HSBC has replaced nine-year-old internet banking platforms across the world with a single website to cut costs and add functionality after completing a project that saw the bank run two internet banking services simultaneously to minimise risk. Continue Reading
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January 17, 2008
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Jan'08
Oracle and BEA enterprise portal customers face ‘rocky ride’
Oracle and BEA enterprise portal customers "can expect a rocky ride" following the Oracle acquisition of BEA announced this week. Continue Reading
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January 17, 2008
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Jan'08
Analytics software moves centre stage at Royal Shakespeare Company
Advanced analytics have moved centre stage at the Royal Shakespeare Company. Continue Reading
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January 17, 2008
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Jan'08
Small broadband providers struggle because of unrealistic expectations
Smaller ISPs are struggling to keep up with their larger broadband rivals in the market because of unrealistic expectations among customers. Continue Reading
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January 17, 2008
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Jan'08
Mind the gap: how Tube Lines information director John Connolly sells IT to the board
Interview: John Connolly, Tube Lines information director, discusses his role as the bridge between IT and the board Continue Reading
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January 17, 2008
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Jan'08
Rotherham PCT links systems to stem security breach
Rotherham PCT links systems to stem security breach Rotherham Primary Care Trust (PCT)... Continue Reading
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January 17, 2008
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Jan'08
Private sector must do more to protect customer data, analyst says
The private sector needs to take data privacy more seriously if it is to stop the Information Commissioner's Office getting the power to audit their information security systems without warning, says James Alexander, technology security partner at ... Continue Reading
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January 17, 2008
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Jan'08
Microsoft applies for user-monitoring system patent
Microsoft has applied for a patent that will enable personal computers to monitor user behaviour. Continue Reading
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January 17, 2008
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Jan'08
Some NPfIT “major issues” - did the PM get a full briefing in 2007?
Some of the major NPfIT issues identified by Helen Bellairs, Chief Executive, Western Cheshire Primary Care Trust, seem at odds with a briefing paper to the prime minister in February 2007 Helen ... Continue Reading
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January 17, 2008
17
Jan'08
MacNotes - its not an iTune for bagpipes
Lotus Notes embraces iPhone, there is life in the old dog yet Continue Reading
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January 17, 2008
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Jan'08
Why IT must do more to appeal to women
Over the next few years, the progressive retirement of the baby-boom generation means that IT departments will... Continue Reading
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January 17, 2008
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Jan'08
Two weeks to influence UK Science & Innovation Policy
You may think that gives you time and a later bite at the cherry. But by the time the strategy is published it will be too late to do other than fight a rear-guard action against ideas to which ... Continue Reading
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January 17, 2008
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Jan'08
ICO plea to business
Careless, inexcusable and horrifying are the three adjectives used by Richard Thomas, the UK information commissioner, to describe the recent proliferation of security breaches. Mr Thomas added: ... Continue Reading
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January 17, 2008
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Jan'08
The road ahead for IT security leaders
If CIOs are going to make the most of opportunities for using IT to fuel business transformations and become engaged in experimentation with software as a service, virtual worlds, Web 2.0 and the full realm of other new and emerging technologies, ... Continue Reading
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January 17, 2008
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Jan'08
MoD plans secure email system based on TSCP specification
The Ministry of Defence is hoping a new, secure email system will improve its supply chain communication, but rollout is proving slow. Continue Reading
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January 16, 2008
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Jan'08
VoIP is Lifeline's lifeline
Counselling service Lifeline has turned to VoIP to make sure its service is always available to those in need. Continue Reading
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January 16, 2008
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Jan'08
Wireless networks as secure as wired, study says
Wireless security may not be as dire as previously thought, according to a new 3Com study. Continue Reading