June 2009
-
June 18, 2009
18
Jun'09
Climate change debate: IT must choose its side
There's a big fight going on, right now. You may not see it, because it's largely being fought behind closed doors. And, you may not feel you're part... Continue Reading
-
June 18, 2009
18
Jun'09
Geoscience Australia tenders for 50 petabytes of storage
If the account manager at your storage supplier is not returning calls, it could be because Geoscience Australia has the local industry in a tizzy with its tender for 50 petabytes of storage, complete with information lifecycle management and tiered... Continue Reading
-
June 18, 2009
18
Jun'09
Forrester's advice on how to manage governance, risk and compliance projects
Chris McClean of Forrester Research shares his tips on how to manage software projects aimed at improving governance, risk and compliance. Continue Reading
-
June 18, 2009
18
Jun'09
When blade servers compromise security
Financial services company Veda Advantage has found blade servers' small size made it impossible to meet security policies that mandated physically separated networks. Continue Reading
-
June 18, 2009
18
Jun'09
New SQL injection attacks and defense
Lenny Zeltser, security consulting leader at Savvis Inc., explains how some are using SQL injection to actually embed new content, particularly HTML code. Continue Reading
-
June 17, 2009
17
Jun'09
The Puzzler: 34 is the key to the magic square
Each of the four columns, each of the four rows, and each of the two long diagonals sums to a constant of 34. Continue Reading
-
June 17, 2009
17
Jun'09
Digital Britain needs better security
One of the tricks for impressing your customers is to under-promise and over-deliver, thereby ensuring you will exceed their expectations. It doesn't work well in competitive markets where promises ... Continue Reading
-
June 17, 2009
17
Jun'09
Basic IT skills need to improve
The skills gap has long been a problem in the world of IT and in a bid to prepare the ground for universal broadband access the government has called for...
Continue Reading -
June 17, 2009
17
Jun'09
One in five IT staff cheat on security audits
A fifth of IT staff have cheated on a security audit to get it passed.
A survey by Security Lifecycle Management company Tufin Technologies...
Continue Reading -
June 17, 2009
17
Jun'09
Digital Britain report draws mixed response
The Digital Britain report has drawn a mixed response, largely because it made 26 decisions but left 51 more open to further consultation. Continue Reading
-
June 17, 2009
17
Jun'09
Judge throws out case against Oracle's Larry Ellison
An eight-year lawsuit in the US against Oracle CEO Larry Ellison has been dismissed because of a lack of evidence.
Eight years ago a...
Continue Reading -
June 17, 2009
17
Jun'09
The truth about banks, Facebook and Twitter
The successes of websites like Facebook are mere blips, but what comes after them will define how businesses are run in the future, say finance experts. Continue Reading
-
June 17, 2009
17
Jun'09
What Not To Do With £200m Of Your Money
So the government's Digital Britain roadmap goes into operation today.Given that there are 245 pages of the report wot launches it, I have focused on one obvious element, which is how much public ... Continue Reading
-
June 17, 2009
17
Jun'09
Download iPhone OS 3.0 from iTunes
The iPhone 's newest... Continue Reading
-
June 17, 2009
17
Jun'09
MySpace slashes 420 jobs
MySpace News Corp, is to slash 420 jobs in the US, as it battles to develop a strong business around Web 2.0 social media. Continue Reading
-
June 17, 2009
17
Jun'09
Carphone Warehouse offers cash for old iPhones
Carphone Warehouse is offering to buy customers' old iPhones to help towards the cost of a new one, if they want to upgrade to the new iPhone 3GS. Continue Reading
-
June 17, 2009
17
Jun'09
Tories warn ID companies not to sign contracts
The Conservative Party has written to the five companies in the running for the ID cards contract, warning them not to sign any large contracts. Continue Reading
-
June 17, 2009
17
Jun'09
Digital Britain Interim Report: Digi-Britannia
Digital Britain - The logo - a disconnected USB key - probably now lost, stolen or left on a train. . Continue Reading
-
June 17, 2009
17
Jun'09
Digital Britain - charge the Elephant not the dying donkey
That said, do read the full Digital Britain report. It is far more than just a curate' egg: good in parts. It contains much excellent material. Just don't get hung up on the sections that are not ... Continue Reading
-
June 17, 2009
17
Jun'09
Tories to ID Cards suppliers: don't sign the contracts
Shadow Home Secretary Chris Grayling appeared briefly on this morning's Today programme to ask the five framework suppliers under the National Identity Service - CSC, EDS, Fujitsu, IBM, Thales - to ... Continue Reading