October 2009
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October 31, 2009
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Chinese Cyberwarfare Capability
It's hard to ignore the report by Northrop Grumman Corporation on the Capability of the People's Republic of China to Conduct Cyber Warfare and Computer Network Exploitation, if only because of its ... Continue Reading
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October 31, 2009
31
Oct'09
Citizen or Subject - the root politics of personal identity?
Today the first priority of our rulers is still to record their subjects and tax anything (or anyone) that moves or dies in their realm. Meanwhile the only identity tokens their subjects value and ... Continue Reading
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October 30, 2009
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Oct'09
HMRC renews Aspire deal to save £110m
HM Revenue & Customs will save £110m a year without cutting jobs as a result of a revised Aspire contract with lead outsourcer Capgemini. Continue Reading
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October 30, 2009
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China Telecom enter call centre market with UK software
China Telecom's European arm is to resell a UK-developed call centre solution aimed at small and medium enterprises, and a Chinese language version is in...
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October 30, 2009
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Oct'09
Window 7 users struggle to boot up
Windows 7 owners are having problems installing their new operating system, especially over Vista, according to comments on Microsoft's support site. Continue Reading
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October 30, 2009
30
Oct'09
Media140: opportunities, challenges and benefits of social media
This week's Media140 conference showcased some companies that are doing interesting things with the technology - even some whose entire business model is starting to rely on it. Continue Reading
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October 30, 2009
30
Oct'09
Why democracy needs tax-free broadband
This week's c&binet talking shop where business secretary Peter Mandelson confirmed his intention to cut off illegal file-sharers also addressed the worrying decline in local ... Continue Reading
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October 30, 2009
30
Oct'09
NPfIT Lorenzo - £57,500 per user so far
The NPfIT minister Mike O'Brien revealed in a Parliamentary reply yesterday that there are 174 regular users of the Lorenzo 1 system at five NHS trusts. The Lorenzo system is supplied by services ... Continue Reading
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October 30, 2009
30
Oct'09
Digitise Your Old Vinyl
Who buys those USB turntables advertised in newspapers? Of course, that's a rhetorical question. We all know it's the same people who buy five pairs of powder blue chinos for £29.99 and a special ... Continue Reading
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October 30, 2009
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Oct'09
Google offers comparison shopping with AdWords
Google has added a feature that lets users compare multiple relevant offers served by its AdWords advertisement engine. Continue Reading
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October 30, 2009
30
Oct'09
VOA preserves networks' advantage in rates draft
The proposed business rates on optical fibre networks for the next five years preserve the present 11% tax advantage enjoyed by large network operators over smaller ones and new entrants. Continue Reading
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October 30, 2009
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Mobile market faces rocky road to growth
Consumers are likely to take advantage of aggressively-promoted new touch-screen mobile smartphones in the run-up to Christmas, analysts say.
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October 30, 2009
30
Oct'09
Twitter phishing attack disguised as BT
BT's customer services' Twitter account has been used to spread a phishing attack. Continue Reading
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October 30, 2009
30
Oct'09
Microsoft App-V Virtualisation Issues: 5x5x5
In the first of a three-part series, Greg Lambert, Technology Director, ChangeBASE AOK, looks at some of the application compatibility challenges in getting applications to work on the Microsoft ... Continue Reading
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October 30, 2009
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Web learns to read Chinese, Arabic addresses
Brand owners should be aware of the imminent introduction of non-Latin characters for internet domain names both to protect their brand identities and to...
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October 30, 2009
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Oct'09
North Korea blamed for attacks on US and South Korea
North Korea was responsible for major cyber-attacks on websites in South Korea and the US, according to South Korea's spy chief. Continue Reading
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October 30, 2009
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Oct'09
Yahoo is “boring” with “pathetic” profits, says CEO
Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz said she will increase the company's profitability, which she described as "pathetic" and said the company had "become boring".
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October 30, 2009
30
Oct'09
Facebook gets $711m damages in spam case
Facebook has been awarded $711m in damages by a court in California as a result of an anti-spam case against an online marketer. Continue Reading
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October 30, 2009
30
Oct'09
Secure cloud computing: a contradiction in terms?
Cloud computing implementation is on the rise despite any worries that security professionals may raise about the technology. Continue Reading
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October 30, 2009
30
Oct'09
Project review tips for effective project management
IT project failures can be attributed to the lack of regular project reviews. Here are some tips to integrate project reviews in your project lifecycle. Continue Reading