August 2008
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Credit crunch drives software audits
More frequent software audits and new licence conditions likely as software houses seek to shore up revenues against the economic downturn. Continue Reading
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August 29, 2008
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IBM ‘changes the game’ in solid state storage performance
IBM says it has "changed the game" when it comes to disk storage performance.
Engineers and researchers at the IBM Hursley development lab in England...
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August 29, 2008
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MPs demand explanation from Home Secretary over prisoner data loss
The Home Affairs Select Committee has asked the Home Secretary to write to them explaining what happened when a contractor lost the details of 130,000 prisoners Continue Reading
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August 29, 2008
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Offensive strategies
You can tell it's still the silly season for news, when items about the science of fly swatting hit the front pages of broadsheet newspapers. At first glance, it seems a trivial story. On second ... Continue Reading
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August 29, 2008
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Surfing Safer
An acquaintance is one of a team developing a new website - Surfing Safer - providing practical advice on security to home and business users. It promises to be a useful companion to sites such as ... Continue Reading
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August 29, 2008
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Does the world really hate Lotus Notes?
I don't believe so. I have been using it since (coughs) 1991 and though it can infuriate at times the spirit behind it (ie Collaboration) is the key component for me.The trouble is that alongside ... Continue Reading
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August 29, 2008
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Google/Yahoo web ad deal on track despite anti-trust scrutiny
Google says its web advertising deal with Yahoo is on schedule and will not be derailed by US anti-trust scrutiny. Continue Reading
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August 29, 2008
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BT updates botnet protection
BT is reacting to the growing threat of malicious botnet attacks by introducing software to detect them. Continue Reading
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August 29, 2008
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Car rental firm improves online payment security
Car rental firm Hertz Europe is securing its online payments by linking its website to anti-fraud systems from Visa and Mastercard. Continue Reading
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August 29, 2008
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Dead Sea Scrolls to go on web using high-res photography
Scientists in Jerusalem are taking the first high-resolution digital photographs of the Dead Sea Scrolls so they can be shown on the web. Continue Reading
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August 29, 2008
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Tech Mahindra buys stake in Servista
Indian telecoms company Tech Mahindra has acquired a minority stake in London-based IT services company Servista, just a day after the Financial Times reported BT was considering selling its stake in the Indian firm. Continue Reading
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August 29, 2008
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Swedish ERP provider IFS wins £13.9m MoD contract
UK Ministry of Defence contractor Lockheed Martin has selected Sweden's IFS Applications to provide core enterprise resource planning (ERP) software for the MoD's James (Joint Asset Management Engineering Solution) Land project. Continue Reading
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August 29, 2008
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Stronger penalties needed for breaking the Data Protection Act
Another security breach makes the case for stronger penalties, sanctions and fines from the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) against organisations that violate the U.K. Data Protection Act. Continue Reading
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August 28, 2008
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IE8: Web slices, visual seach and accelerators
web slice allow web users to keep track of things that interest them, using the Favourites menu ba Continue Reading
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August 28, 2008
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Aug'08
Its not all drumming Gorillas
YouTube's popularity was built on a plethora of pirated content which triggered a copyright war when Google bought the service, recent changes have turned the 'bad' into 'good'. Through the use of ... Continue Reading
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August 28, 2008
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Child database ContactPoint delayed again
The launch of ContactPoint, a database that will contain details of every child in the country, has been delayed because of technical problems. Continue Reading
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August 28, 2008
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Aug'08
Internet Explorer 8 is compliant with web standards
Microsoft has reduced a major bottleneck for web developers in its latest Internet Explorer browser by making it compliant with web standards, which could dramatically reduce the time users take to test browser compatibility. Continue Reading
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Ofcom seeks accelerator for mobile networks
Mobile data transmissions are now "critical" to the UK economy, and Ofcom aims to find new and better ways to use the technology to enhance the nation's...
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IE8 beta 2 - first take
IE8 beta 2 - first take Continue Reading
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August 28, 2008
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Contractor data losses highlight outsourcing risks
Within a week, two outsourcing suppliers have grabbed the headlines for failing to look after client data.
First, a contractor working for the Home...
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