July 2010
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July 26, 2010
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Jul'10
Shortcut worm affects all versions of Windows
Critical zero-day vulnerability looms large; no "shortcut" as yet for Windows XP SP2 machines. Continue Reading
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July 26, 2010
26
Jul'10
Video: Windows Phone 7 first look
Windows Phone 7 is Microsoft's latest attempt at building a phone operating system, but does it really work? Continue Reading
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July 26, 2010
26
Jul'10
New FSA rules push financial data quality management efforts at banks
UK banks are working to improve their financial data quality management processes to comply with new FSA regulations. Read about the data quality improvement challenges they face. Continue Reading
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July 26, 2010
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Jul'10
How the Vblock message could rebound on EMC
EMC's VCE Vblock pushes the message of the integrated hardware stack, but this can help EMC's rivals that truly are integrated. Continue Reading
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July 26, 2010
26
Jul'10
Latest UK information security salary survey notes sharp pay increases
Both information security recruitment and salaries were up in Q2 2010, notes the most recent information security salary survey data from SearchSecurity.co.UK and Acumin Ltd. Continue Reading
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July 25, 2010
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Jul'10
The solid facts about immigrant workers in the UK
There are always heated debates when it comes to the number of immigrant workers in the UK. This is particularly true in the IT industry, where thousands of workers enter the UK through the ... Continue Reading
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July 24, 2010
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Jul'10
Webinar Registration: Using Windows 7 to transform IT Systems Management
Thank you for registering for the Kaseya Webinar "Using Windows 7 to transform IT Systems Management" on Thursday 12th August at 2:30pm (BST). Continue Reading
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July 24, 2010
24
Jul'10
The Spy who Liked me
The frictionless consumer experience is gaining momentum and shape. IT leadership, and the CIO in particular, should be leading the charge and setting the strategies and the corporate agenda to ... Continue Reading
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July 23, 2010
23
Jul'10
Has the private sector caught the public sector IT disease?
This is a guest post by Steve Burrows, principal consultant at Isle of Man-based Business & IT Consultancy SBA. He is a chartered Fellow of the British Computer Society (BCS) and a member of ... Continue Reading
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July 23, 2010
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Jul'10
Wi-fi mobiles threaten 3G revenues
Most consumers will be using mobile handsets with chipsets that provide Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS (Global Positioning System) within the next five years, says market researcher ABI Research. Continue Reading
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July 23, 2010
23
Jul'10
Six considerations to help avoid outsourcing disasters
Robert Morgan, director at Burnt-Oak Partners, has followed up his ten point guide to cutting costs in the public sector with a six point guide to avoiding the biggest outsourcing mistakes. He goes ... Continue Reading
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July 23, 2010
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Jul'10
ORG blasts Ofcom's three strikes code on copyright pirates
Civil rights campaigner the Open Rights Group has blasted Ofcom proposals on the "initial obligations code" that would effectively introduce a "three strikes and out" regime to control online piracy. Continue Reading
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July 23, 2010
23
Jul'10
The Spirit of Nortel Networks Lives On In Avaya...
Had the opportunity this week to catch up with an old IT mate, Nigel Moulton - recently of D-Link, anciently of 3Com with several stops in between - now installed at Avaya,Avaya, that is, who spent ... Continue Reading
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July 23, 2010
23
Jul'10
I am a software developer; therefore I am a mobile developer
All applications logically migrate to mobile platforms, software developers should think about the cross-device and cross-platform compatibility issues of their apps before they build them. Continue Reading
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July 23, 2010
23
Jul'10
Internet access key to £8bn bundle market
Half of UK households will be using a communications bundle by the end of the year, pushing the bundle market value to £8bn, says market researcher Mintel. Continue Reading
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July 23, 2010
23
Jul'10
UK domain name .uk turns 25
The .uk domain name turns 25 on Saturday.
With more than 8.5 million domain names registered, Nominet, the national registry, is the world's fourth...
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July 23, 2010
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Jul'10
Dell fined $100m for accounting fraud that misled investors
PC maker Dell and its chairman Michael Dell will pay fines of $100m (£65.2m) and $4m respectively to settle US Securities and Exchange Commission charges that it misled investors through false accounting to meet Wall Street expectations, the stock ... Continue Reading
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July 23, 2010
23
Jul'10
ICO toughens up on Freedom of Information Act compliance
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) is to get tougher with public authorities that are slow or unco-operative in responding to Freedom of Information Act requests. Continue Reading
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July 23, 2010
23
Jul'10
Consultants working for the government for free, but for how much longer?
I was with an IT consultant to the government yesterday and he told me that the government is currently benefiting from free consultancy.He said consultants within government don't want to lose ... Continue Reading
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July 23, 2010
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Jul'10
PC demand pushes Microsoft to record sales
Microsoft produced record fourth quarter sales of $16.04bn (£10.47bn), 22% up on the same quarter 2009, as demand for PCs running its new operating system, Windows 7, improved worldwide. Continue Reading