July 2009
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July 17, 2009
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Apollo 11: Computer Weekly July 24 1969 edition
What was happening in the IT world in July 1969 when Apollo 11 achieved its goal of putting a man on the moon? Continue Reading
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July 17, 2009
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Online data to aid hospital systems
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July 16, 2009
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McKinnon closer to extradition as Tories lose Commons vote
The Conservative Party yesterday lost by 54 votes a parliamentary motion that might have saved self-confessed hacker Gary McKinnon from extradition. Continue Reading
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July 16, 2009
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Why tomorrow's tech high-flyers must think about diversity
It's up to the techies of the future to improve gender balance in IT, but a new teen conference has so far missed out the girls Continue Reading
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July 16, 2009
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Jul'09
McKinnon hacking case relies on hearsay - internal CPS document
Evidence supplied by the US authorities to the UK to support legal proceedings against Pentagon Hacker, Gary McKinnon, relies on hearsay and may be impossible to prove in court, according to an internal Crown Prosecution Service document. Continue Reading
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July 16, 2009
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Construction blacklist ringmaster fined
Construction companies which paid hundreds of thousands of pounds to a secret blacklisting operation escaped prosecution today. Continue Reading
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July 16, 2009
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Jul'09
New CPS paper lays out possible Conservative ID policy
Centre-right think tank the Centre for Policy Studies has published a new paper that sets out a vision for IT policy under a Conservative government. Written by technologist and Conservative ... Continue Reading
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July 16, 2009
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Jul'09
Internet law – Essential Guide
Internet law is closely related to the laws that relate to other similar areas of broadcasting, retail, and information handling, and in many cases, internet laws are identical to those covering the offline world for such things as data protection, ... Continue Reading
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July 16, 2009
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PC market starts to recover from recession
The global PC market has started to move into recovery mode as shipments in the second quarter declined less than analysts expected but the bad news is that the EMEA market has yet to hit rock bottom. Continue Reading
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July 16, 2009
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Jul'09
IBM makes LinkedIn and TripIt Notes friendly
IBM has developed software widgets to provide travel management for LinkedIn users. As part of the company's Web 2.0 strategy to support... Continue Reading
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July 16, 2009
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Jul'09
New Koobface worm threatens Twitter users
The Symantec Security Response team has alerted users that it is monitoring a new variant of the W32.Koobface worm that was originally discovered in August 2008. Continue Reading
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July 16, 2009
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Network security consolidation is not only about cost
Most medium to large European companies plan to consolidate network security on a single hardware appliance in the next year, but cost is not the only driver. Continue Reading
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July 16, 2009
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Jul'09
Living in the false economy
I spent some time with Gareth this week pondering on what makes a good business in the recession. Unfortunately and not unexpectedly we did not achieve any startling clarity from our musings. ... Continue Reading
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July 16, 2009
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Jul'09
Intel profits up as PC market improves
Intel said the PC market is on the way up after posting the strongest first to second quarter revenue growth for more than two decades. Continue Reading
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July 16, 2009
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Jul'09
F1 game winner is a car-game-oholic
F1 game winner is a car-game-oholic Continue Reading
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July 16, 2009
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Jul'09
Can your phone make you sexy?
Call me crazy but can a mobile phone make you sexy or at least more attractive? Continue Reading
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July 16, 2009
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Jul'09
Hacker gets sensitive Twitter docs on Google Apps
A hacker has accessed and distributed more than 300 sensitive internal documents from microblogging site Twitter. Continue Reading
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July 16, 2009
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Jul'09
Intel results sparks US tech stock rally
Technology companies rallied on the US stock markets yesterday, triggered by strong financial results from computer chip makers Intel and Altera. Continue Reading
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July 16, 2009
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NetApp gets up HP's nose, attacks EMC, which sneers at IBM while HDS picks a blogfight
The storage industry’s blog wars have escalated with HP’s Australian PR crew deciding that SearchStorage ANZ needs to know how mean and nasty NetApp is being to its LeftHand line of products, while HP, EMC and HDS indulge in the usual brawling. Continue Reading
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July 16, 2009
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Jul'09
Gartner’s tips for furthering your IT security career
Consider the evolving role of security starting in the early 1990s. Security people were technical and firewalls were expected to solve our problems.... Continue Reading