April 2008
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April 21, 2008
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Infosecurity Europe 2008
It will be very interesting to see what’s new at Infosecurity Europe this year. It starts tomorrow and continues through three days of intensive networking, presentations, lunches, receptions and ... Continue Reading
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April 21, 2008
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Cisco reveals training, R&D plans for China
Cisco intends to run several training and research programs with help from the Chinese government. Continue Reading
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April 21, 2008
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We are the weakest link
Many things to do with security can be changed: you can change the firewall settings, you can change the locks, you can change process, you can change policy. What you cannot change is human ... Continue Reading
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April 21, 2008
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Apr'08
Answers to Guess that kit competition round one: Business on the move
See the answers to round one of our guess that kit competition, themed around 'business on the move'. Continue Reading
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April 21, 2008
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Nokia to exploit data on mobile internet use
Mobile phone maker Nokia is going live this month with a Teradata datawarehouse that will help it match its phones more closely with the demands of mobile users by analysing how people use the internet while travelling. Continue Reading
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April 21, 2008
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Apr'08
IT jobs under threat at Citigroup
The new CEO at Citigroup is set to slash IT budgets and staff numbers as part of a major cost-cutting programme. Continue Reading
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April 21, 2008
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Apr'08
Employees unaware of business continuity, says BT
Research from BT shows that 75% of UK employees either do not understand what is in their company's business continuity plan or do not know if their company has one. Continue Reading
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April 21, 2008
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Apr'08
Web 2.0 market will be worth £2.3bn by 2013, Forrester says
Business spending on Web 2.0 technologies will rise over the next five years, growing 43% each year to reach £2.3bn globally by 2013, according to Forrester Research. Continue Reading
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April 21, 2008
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Apr'08
Network Rail maps assets to ease roadwork disruption
Network Rail has mapped its assets on the National Street Gazetteer to help cut road work disruption. Continue Reading
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April 21, 2008
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Apr'08
O2's mobile broadband service - what you should know...
Last week O2 UK announced a mobile broadband (i.e. USB modem, or dongle) offering. Two packages are available to existing mobile or home broadband subscribers. But how does it compare to the others ... Continue Reading
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April 21, 2008
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Only 8% of consumers feel safe using their PC at home
Only 8% of UK consumers feel perfectly safe using their computer at home, according to research commissioned by analyst Point Topic. Continue Reading
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April 21, 2008
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Notebooks drive PC sales as desktop figures decline
The market for notebooks helped boost first quarter sales of PCs in Western Europe as PC shipments recorded robust 19% growth compared with the same quarter in the previous year, according to IDC research. Continue Reading
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April 21, 2008
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RFID baggage systems could save airline industry £350m a year
The airline industry could save about £350m a year in lost baggage costs if it adopted radio frequency identification (RFID) technology across the board. Continue Reading
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April 21, 2008
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Apr'08
Information security awareness week gets under way
Today marks the start of the UK's first information security awareness week, organised by the newly formed Information... Continue Reading
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April 21, 2008
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Apr'08
Single sign-on saves firm £8,000 a month
Supply chain management company TDG expects to save up to £8,000 a month eliminating helpdesk calls to reset passwords after adding a single sign-on identity and access management appliance to the company network. Continue Reading
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April 21, 2008
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Digital document management boosts efficiency for health trust
South Tyneside NHS Foundation Trust is an example of a hospital that has invested in technology to improve its business processes and make impressive cost savings. Continue Reading
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April 21, 2008
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Apr'08
Web 2.0 spending to increase - but who pays?
A new Forrester report reckons that business spending on Web 2.0 software will rise to a value of $4.6 billion as the promise of what it can deliver increases. The key drivers for Web 2.0 in ... Continue Reading
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April 21, 2008
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Apr'08
Have NPfIT contract talks in the south stalled?
An anonymous e-mail to this blog suggests that negotiations on the contract reset between Fujitsu and the NHS in the south of England have not yet worked out, though the two sides have been trying ... Continue Reading
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April 21, 2008
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St John's Hospital speeds records access with wireless system
St John's Hospital in Limerick, Ireland, is using a wireless network to allow doctors to access patients' records at the bedside. Continue Reading
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April 21, 2008
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Apr'08
Supercomputers help Exeter reach for the stars
Are we alone in the universe? Could life exist on other planets? Questions like these have inspired countless science fiction stories, but at the University of Exeter's Astrophysics department, these queries are at the forefront of research. The ... Continue Reading