December 2008
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December 04, 2008
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Dec'08
Biggest winners and losers of the NBN
Business analyst IBISWorld has tipped the five biggest winners and five biggest losers of a high-speed broadband network like the government's NBN. Continue Reading
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December 03, 2008
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Dec'08
Torrents of Disruption on the Way?
BitTorrent's decision to adopt UDP and ditch TCP could have major consequences for the Internet, writes Richard Chirgwin. Continue Reading
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December 03, 2008
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Dec'08
£12bn snooping database ommitted from Queen's Speech
The Data Communications Bill was a notable omission from the Queen's Speech today whilst... Continue Reading
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December 03, 2008
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Service desk woman paid less than men
Women on the IT service desk earn 4.5% less on average than the men, according to a survey from the Service Desk Institute (SDI).
Howard Kendall,...
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December 03, 2008
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Dec'08
Internet leak reveals government's VAT flip-flop
The government has taken the bold decision to cut VAT, judging that a 2% reduction in the price of goods will prompt Britain's unemployed homeless populace of the financial Armageddon into a ... Continue Reading
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December 03, 2008
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Dec'08
Major job cuts expected as Palm cuts costs
Major jobcuts are expected at Palm after it said it would be cutting operating costs by 20% in response to poor sales. Continue Reading
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December 03, 2008
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Dec'08
Woolworths collapse causes Zavvi website shut-down
Entertainment retailer Zavvi has shut down its website because of stock shortages caused by the collapse of Woolworths. Continue Reading
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December 03, 2008
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Dec'08
Windows 7 Beta 1 available from January
Microsoft plans to release the first beta of Windows 7 https://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240087282/Microsoft-takes-the-wraps-off-Windows-7,...
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December 03, 2008
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Dec'08
One billion mice from Logitech
Logitech has manufactured its one billionth computer mouse as the technology moves to its... Continue Reading
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December 03, 2008
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Dec'08
Utility firms improve online experience
Utility firms have improved their websites this year and firms such as Southern Water and EDF have made significantly improvements in customer usability. Continue Reading
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December 03, 2008
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Dec'08
Nokia takes Symbian open source plans forward with acquisition
Nokia has completed its previously announced acquisition of Symbian, which controls the world's most popular mobile operating system. Continue Reading
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December 03, 2008
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Dec'08
Jobs market decline hits record levels
The jobs market continued to worsen in November, says the monthly Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and KPMG Report on Jobs. Continue Reading
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December 03, 2008
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Nervous staff trawl corporate networks for sensitive data as job losses loom
Nervous office workers are trawling company networks for sensitive data as job losses loom.
A survey of 600 workers in New York, London and Amsterdam...
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December 03, 2008
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Dec'08
IT departments confident of delivering their projects next year despite recession
UK IT departments are confident about the delivery of their projects over the next 12 months despite the economic challenges ahead, according to a survey...
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December 03, 2008
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Dec'08
British Airways in talks to merge with Quantas
British Airways is in talks to create a global airline by merging with Qantas. Continue Reading
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December 03, 2008
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Dec'08
Nokia N97 geo-location phone launched at Nokia World 08
Nokia has launched its latest smartphone, the N97, which incorporates a 3.5" touch screen display with a QWERTY keyboard and Web 2.0 features for social networking. Continue Reading
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December 03, 2008
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The slow progress of people-oriented information security
Today is my annual lecture on the Royal Holloway University of London MSc course in Information Security. It's a great course, the very best of its kind, with a good balance between lectures from ... Continue Reading
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December 03, 2008
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Dec'08
Oracle users: Are you really that happy?
The latest annual survey from the UKOUG shows people are very happy with Oracle. Call me a twisted, old hack, but I do actually find this somewhat hard to believe. Continue Reading
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December 03, 2008
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Dec'08
Government injects £30m into small IT firms
The government is to invest £30m in technology SMEs, business secretary Peter Mandelson has announced. Continue Reading
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December 03, 2008
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Dec'08
Recession-proof website # Tip 7 Keep it Short & Simple
Is your web site easy to understand. I've been researching a number of companies that all do the same thing - not that you'd know it from the guff on their websites - their main differentiator was ... Continue Reading