February 2008
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February 13, 2008
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Cock Tavern boosts trade with web-based quiz
The Cock Tavern pub in Hackney, east London, is using technology to help recover from losses caused by the smoking ban - it is boosting revenue by 40% twice a week with online interactive quiz nights. Continue Reading
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February 13, 2008
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Hollow core fibre could shine a light on faster broadband
The University of Bath is experimenting with a new type of material that could increase data transfer speeds and reduce part of the cost of installing broadband networks. Continue Reading
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February 13, 2008
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Specsavers rolls out open source employee access system
Specsavers has completed a project to roll out the open source OpenLdap global directory services software across six countries. Continue Reading
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February 13, 2008
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Serious games help develop business skills
The British Computer Society has highlighted the growing role that "serious games" can play in developing skills for business. Continue Reading
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February 13, 2008
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Effective backup performance tuning and moving bottlenecks in the backup path in the backup path
Tuning throughput is considered an important part of running a successful backup operation. Continue Reading
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February 13, 2008
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HP exec: Storage blades may replace disk arrays in data center
An HP storage executive predicts that storage blades -- storage devices using the form factor and plug-and-play philosophy of blade servers - may replace disk arrays in the next 18 months Continue Reading
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February 13, 2008
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Cold calling is damaging the reputation of offshoring
Most industry observers agree that the delays caused by the recent undersea internet cable failures were a nuisance but that, by and large, the problem was dealt with quickly and effectively Continue Reading
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February 13, 2008
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Telco picks EMC Celerra over HP on "value for money"
HTK deploys an EMC Celerra for combined SAN/NAS access and affordability over its existing HP SAN. Continue Reading
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February 12, 2008
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More on data loss compensation - would $54m do?
This demonstrates a serious point about data loss that is very useful for explaining the importance of privacy, which goes something like this: ...And what about if it contains your bank records, ... Continue Reading
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February 12, 2008
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IT news round-up podcast: Birmingham City Council SAP-system goes wrong
Computer Weekly's Warwick Ashford brings you the UK IT news highlights for the week ending 12 February, including Birmingham City Council's backlog of unpaid invoices following an SAP-based system's failure; a visit to Cern to see their latest ... Continue Reading
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February 12, 2008
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Mortgage lenders prepare for e-commerce standard
An XML e-commerce standard for the mortgage-sales process that will allow brokers and lenders to cut sales-processing time will be completed next month by financial service technology standards group Origo. Continue Reading
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February 12, 2008
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Blackberry mobile e-mail users suffer second major outage in a year
Blackberry mobile e-mail users in North America suffered a major service outage yesterday (Monday), the second in a year. Continue Reading
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February 12, 2008
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Tibco increases SOA deployment productivity by 50%
Tibco Software has expanded its Activematrix platform to further simplify service oriented architecture (SOA) deployments for firms. Continue Reading
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February 12, 2008
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Norton Finance deploys converged IP network to slash costs
Norton Finance has invested in an IP converged network from NEC Philips to cut its communications costs while supporting its reorganisation. Continue Reading
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February 12, 2008
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Project consultants take big pay cuts as market becomes swamped
Top project consultants are having to take big pay cuts as the market becomes swamped with less qualified professionals searching for their slice of the action. Continue Reading
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February 12, 2008
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Isle of Man government overhauls its web and IT infrastructure in £20m Unisys deal
The Isle of Man government has partnered with Unisys to overhaul its IT systems in a deal worth up to £20m. Continue Reading
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February 12, 2008
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British Heart Foundation implemements Ultraspeed platform for online health campaign
The British Heart Foundation (BHF) has chosen a high-volume web hosting service to handle more than half a million responses to its first exclusively online awareness campaign. Continue Reading
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February 12, 2008
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Career path: joining the board
IT staff are often promoted because they are the most technically-competent people available, but when they reach board level, they can struggle. Continue Reading
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February 12, 2008
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Microsoft will not take no for an answer on Yahoo
Microsoft said it will move forward to complete its purchase of Yahoo, despite the internet company rejecting its bid yesterday. Continue Reading
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February 12, 2008
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Top five stories on Computer Weekly last week
Top five stories on CW.com in the last week Continue Reading