April 2008

April 24, 2008 24 Apr'08
Can computational fluid dynamics modeling save your data center?

Computational fluid dynamics offers a way to understand the cooling needs of your data centre. Software to do the modelling, however, is of variable quality. Continue Reading
April 24, 2008 24 Apr'08
Green mobility

Learn how to get a long battery life out of your mobile devices; how to energy save in network infrastructure; and how to recycle those pieces of technology once they've expired. Continue Reading
April 24, 2008 24 Apr'08
Weekly video round up - twitter you tweets

weekly video round up - twitter: the joys of tweeting Continue Reading

April 24, 2008 24 Apr'08
PayPal to extend Teradata data warehouse

Online payment service PayPal is planning to extend its Teradata data warehouse to enable users in its finance department to improve the accuracy and speed of financial reporting. Continue Reading
April 24, 2008 24 Apr'08
Second Life founder: fast UK broadband key for Web 2.0 take up

The roll-out of fibre-based broadband will be essential for the UK to run the next generation of web applications, the founder of Second Life said today. Continue Reading
April 24, 2008 24 Apr'08
IBM launches Web 2.0 server

IBM has introduced a new category of energy-efficient server for the Web 2.0 computing market. Continue Reading
April 24, 2008 24 Apr'08
BT and Unilever size up virtual worlds

Businesses such as BT and Unilever have begun exploring the use of virtual world technology like that used by Second Life to see if it has worth inside the enterprise. Continue Reading
April 24, 2008 24 Apr'08
Update: HSBC considers global roll-out of UK security software

HSBC is considering rolling out security certificates in a move to prevent phishing attacks across 650 websites worldwide after rolling out the technology in its UK retail operation. Continue Reading
April 24, 2008 24 Apr'08
Apple reports record sales for second quarter

Apple has posted record second-quarter results, with sales up 43% year-on-year. Continue Reading
April 24, 2008 24 Apr'08
Recession could force UK software firms out of business

The UK computer software market is moving towards recession and one in five companies could disappear, according to analyst Plimsoll. Continue Reading

April 24, 2008 24 Apr'08
Payment card security standard tightened

Changes to the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) will force retailers and businesses taking online credit card information to tighten the security of their web applications. Continue Reading
April 24, 2008 24 Apr'08
Virgin Trains to run financial management system from COA

Virgin Trains has signed a £750,000 contract with COA Solutions to provide it with an integrated financial management system. Continue Reading
April 24, 2008 24 Apr'08
Solution: A game of avoiding the neighbours

Solution to puzzle for 22 April 2008. Continue Reading
April 24, 2008 24 Apr'08
Puzzle: A game of avoiding the neighbours

Puzzle for 22 April 2008. Continue Reading
April 24, 2008 24 Apr'08
Royal Alexandra Hospital first Scottish hospital to use RFID asset-tracking

A Scottish NHS hospital is to be the first to use an asset tracking system using radio frequency identification (RFID) technology to keep tabs on portable equipment. Continue Reading
April 24, 2008 24 Apr'08
Glasses Direct eyes Sun web deal to match market growth

Glasses Direct has signed a hosted web deal with NTT... Continue Reading
April 24, 2008 24 Apr'08
Faster bank payments ready to roll

From May, businesses will be able to have UK internet, telephone banking and standing order payments cleared in as little as 15 seconds instead of three days. Continue Reading
April 24, 2008 24 Apr'08
British Dental Association bites back on credit card fraud

The British Dental Association has chosen a new e-security system to reduce credit card fraud. Continue Reading
April 24, 2008 24 Apr'08
HC2008: learning lessons from the National Programme for IT

Matthew Swindells, the health service's departing chief information officer, cracked a joke that went down well at the HC2008 annual healthcare IT conference at Harrogate last week. Continue Reading
April 24, 2008 24 Apr'08
Two thirds of Britons say they have been victims of mobile spam

Research commissioned by messaging security firm Cloudmark shows 66% of UK mobile phone users have received spam text messages. Continue Reading

An introduction to intelligent document processing for CIOs

With IDP, enterprises can bring documents into automation workflows, which can help reduce document processing time and save on ...

Why CIOs need to establish an automation CoE

With organizations continuing to automate business processes across several departments at a rapid pace, it's time they consider ...

Is your company's IT governance strategy cloud ready?

As companies prepare to migrate to the cloud, they need to review their IT governance strategy before making any decisions to ...

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For cybersecurity training, positive reinforcement is best

Traditional cybersecurity training methods often focus on negative reinforcement techniques, but experts say positive ...

Top 3 challenges of a zero-trust security model

There are three main zero-trust security challenges, but because the model is highly beneficial, it's important for organizations...

Why SASE should be viewed as an evolution, not revolution

The hype around secure access service edge (SASE) is palpable. But by taking a step back, security leaders can align an emerging ...

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The power and plights of female network engineers

Impostor syndrome burdens female network engineers, due to discrimination, as well as a lack of representation and education. But...

Bye-bye ISR, hello Catalyst 8000 for Cisco SD-WAN

The new Catalyst 8300 Series of routers replace ISRs that customers said were ill-equipped to run the Cisco SD-WAN. Cisco also ...

Juniper's 128 acquisition needed to improve SD-WAN

Juniper Networks plans to 'enhance' its Contrail SD-WAN through the acquisition of 128 Technology. 128 has a more advanced SD-WAN...

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4 ways data center operations must adapt to the cloud era

The role of the traditional data center has changed dramatically as enterprises adopt cloud services, but IT operations ...

Top 4 ways to reduce data center power consumption

Infrastructure power requirements can drive up operating costs. Data center managers can cut their utility bills if they address ...

IBM cloud revenues climb as hardware continues to decline

IBM cloud revenues continue to increase as hardware sales drop, sharpening the company's strategy to focus on hybrid cloud.

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Growing enterprise benefits of augmented data management

Gartner predicts plenty of growth in the booming augmented data management market, which helps data professionals focus on ...

MongoDB Atlas now enables multi-cloud database clusters

Multi-cloud data portability comes to MongoDB Atlas with a new capability that will enable users to run a database application ...

How AI data privacy can help your enterprise

Enterprises benefit in many ways from AI data privacy tools that reduce the need for manual efforts from data professionals. Read...