August 2010

Southern Water uses IP video to monitor water sampling

Southern Water has deployed an IP video system to support its water quality control procedures.  Continue Reading

Charity boosts productivity with online collaboration tool

Volunteers at the National Autistic Society have cut the time they spend on admin tasks with a web-based collaboration platform.

The system, supplied...

Thinking small: can government buy more IT from SMEs?

There's a thought-provoking article on Computerweekly.com today, written by David Chan from the Centre for Information Leadership at City University London, all about government purchasing from ...  Continue Reading

HP aims to boost application security with acquisition of Fortify Software

Hewlett-Packard is to acquire Fortify Software in a bid to strengthen its application security portfolio.  Continue Reading

BCS group formed to address membership concerns

The BCS today held the first meeting of a new working group set up to address the concerns raised by rebel members that led to an extraordinary general meeting...  Continue Reading

Michael Dell faces shareholder revolt

One-quarter of Dell's shareholders withheld support for founder Michael Dell's re-election to the board, reflecting some investors' dissatisfaction...  Continue Reading

How happy are we? There's an app for that too

Researchers from the London School of Economics (LSE) have launched an iPhone app to track happiness levels across the UK.

The project will help researchers...

How the government can award 25% of IT contracts to SMEs

The coalition government has set a policy objective of placing 25% of government IT external expenditure with SME suppliers. Here David Chan of City University London's Centre for Information Leadership, and Martin Rice and John Riley of Erudine, ...  Continue Reading

Google Vs Microsoft

In the red corner: public cloud computing multinational and internet search behemoth, Google. In the blue: global development giant, manufacturer, and software licenser, Microsoft. The prize: SMEs. ...  Continue Reading

Security awareness in different cultures

I've been off the air for several weeks, enjoying a seasonal break, and also working in the excellent Sultanate of Oman. (I have to admit that Muscat is one of my favourite locations, whether for ...  Continue Reading

A-level results highlight UK's IT skills gap

With this year's A-level results due tomorrow, experts have warned of a "dreadful state of affairs", with the number of people opting for IT courses falling as the industry's demand for staff rises.  Continue Reading

Android game app conceals GPS tracker

A malicious application that conceals spyware and GPS tracking behind a mobile phone game has been discovered in the Android app store.  Continue Reading

Adobe's testing tool for your web site "experience"

Adobe Test&Target, Powered by Omniture, Receives Highest Score for Strategy and Quality of Customer References within Report and is Recognised for its Market Presence  Continue Reading

IBM unveils latest Power 7 Unix server

IBM has announced new servers designed to manage workloads and analyse data in real-time, including a 256-core Power 7 Unix machine.  Continue Reading

Wimax 2 could become standard next year

An update to the Wimax wireless networking standard, Wimax 2, is expected to be standardised by the IEEE by late next year, improving download speeds for mobile devices…  Continue Reading

ABC considers cloud storage, says 3PB+ of disk needed by 2015

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation has outlined its storage strategy in a tender for new suppliers that puts HDS' and NetApp's incumbency at risk, calls for the introduction of policy-based tiering and says the broadcaster wants to explore ...  Continue Reading

The data centre boom: Finding the right site just got serious

Our expert poses some basic, but important, tests of potential data centre sites, including location, connectivity and power, that companies should be aware of.  Continue Reading