April 2008
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April 29, 2008
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Apr'08
Five open source tools to rock your desktop
You don't need to abandon Windows to enjoy the benefits of open source on the desktop, as Adam Turner explains in this roundup of open source productivity tools. Continue Reading
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April 29, 2008
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Apr'08
Microsoft's Ed Gibson and Vinny Gullotto on security threats in 2008 and the future of cybercrime
Microsoft's Ed Gibson and Vinny Gullotto are interviewed by web editor James Garner at Information Security 2008, London, about security threats and the future of cybercrime. Continue Reading
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April 29, 2008
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Apr'08
Video: View from the bar - Clive Room at the Portcullis Arms, Infosecurity 2008
Clive Room of Portcullis Security has an innovative approach to exhibiting at the Information Security show. He takes his stand to the Portcullis Arms pub across the road. In this video he gives his view on Infosec and security concerns in general ... Continue Reading
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April 29, 2008
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Apr'08
Electronic information sharing is key to effective government
Over the past few years, the government has launched a number of initiatives to promote data sharing between public organisations including the NHS, Whitehall departments and police services. The government's determination to overhaul information ... Continue Reading
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April 28, 2008
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Apr'08
Security Software as a Service
Demand for software as a service (SaaS) has been steadily growing in recent years, ever since Salesforce.com seduced large organisations into taking it seriously. Security SaaS has also become a ... Continue Reading
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April 28, 2008
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Apr'08
Télécoms Sans Frontières: The three-minute heroes
It began as a simple idea. In the early 1990s Jean-François Cazenave, founding president of Télécoms Sans Frontières (TSF), saw that people displaced by humanitarian crises... Continue Reading
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April 28, 2008
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Apr'08
BT brings enterprise CRM to SMEs
New solutions aim to offer SMEs software for their specific needs, plus service and suppor all from a single source. Continue Reading
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April 28, 2008
28
Apr'08
Can we have more testing please
After suffering five failures of brand new electrical goods this year, after very few in previous decades, I’m beginning to get the impression that there are serious flaws in the design and ... Continue Reading
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April 28, 2008
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Apr'08
Solution: triangles – can you make 11 from seven?
The triangles are shown shaded for optimum clarity. Once again, an underlying five-point star has been needed. Continue Reading
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April 28, 2008
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Apr'08
29 April 2008: triangles – can you make 11 from seven?
Puzzle from 29 April 2008 Continue Reading
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April 28, 2008
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Apr'08
NHS equips wards with infection-resistant keyboards
NHS Connecting for Health has procured 7,500 infection-resistant keyboards for use in hospitals across England... Continue Reading
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April 28, 2008
28
Apr'08
ScottishPower extends comms contract with Thus
ScottishPower has extended its long-running communications infrastructure contract with Thus. Continue Reading
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April 28, 2008
28
Apr'08
Scottish Water in £120m outsource bonanza
Scottish Water has signed three IT outsourcing contracts worth a total of £120m that it expects will cut its operating costs... Continue Reading
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April 28, 2008
28
Apr'08
University of Wolverhampton to launch new IT top-up degree courses
Students looking to further their computing skills could benefit from new courses at the University of Wolverhampton. Continue Reading
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April 28, 2008
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Apr'08
UK firms move away from rip-and-replace software strategies, survey finds
More than half of UK companies have abandoned the rip-and-replace approach to software buying and are exploring alternative ways to modernise their systems in the face of the credit crunch, according to an industry survey. Continue Reading
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April 28, 2008
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Apr'08
PC makers offer firms XP lifeline as Microsoft moves to axe OS in favour of Vista
Major PC makers are offering ways for firms to continue buying Windows XP after Microsoft officially cans the OS after 30 June. Continue Reading
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April 28, 2008
28
Apr'08
Standards needed to boost security, Information Systems Security Association says
The government has an important role to play in improving information security, the UK chapter of the international Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) has said. Continue Reading
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April 28, 2008
28
Apr'08
EU’s Galileo moves forward with final test satellite launch
The European Union has launched the second and final test satellite for its £2.65bn rival to the US Global Positioning System (GPS) platform, reports Reuters. Continue Reading
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April 28, 2008
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Apr'08
Manufacturer Hubron saves £25,000 a year with document management
"By automating this process, efficiency has improved, staff time has been freed up and room for error has been eliminated," Dunwoody said. Continue Reading
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April 28, 2008
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Apr'08
Security pros fear investment cuts
Nearly half of the Infosec survey revealed an expectation that their IT budgets would be cut Continue Reading