August 2010

Microsoft plans bumper Patch Tuesday security update

Microsoft is to patch 34 vulnerabilities in 14 security bulletins to be issued in its August Patch Tuesday security update according to an advance notice.  Continue Reading

Is virtualisation ready for the SME?

Virtualisation technology has allowed large companies to slash costs without compromising their IT effectiveness. But can small businesses also benefit from the technology?  Continue Reading

Dull IT courses could hit UK economy, warns Royal Society

Computer science courses are so dull that students' are being put off the subject, according to the Royal Society.

Unless significant improvements...

Google is top of the tweets

Google is one of the most influential users on Twitter, according to a study by Hewlett-Packard.  Continue Reading

HTC Schubert Windows Phone 7 flagship (should've called it the sherbet, Google would've)

So, surprise surprise, there has been a leak and intriguingly enough it's a HTC sporting Windows Phone 7.  Continue Reading

How to get cheap universal broadband in the UK

It can do that best by allowing free competition at the infrastructure level  Continue Reading

Coventry crowdsources opinion on public service reform

Coventry has become the first UK city to hold a web-based public crowdsourcing event, inviting ideas from residents on reform of council services.  Continue Reading

Infosys uses social media to promote its social media platform

I blogged back in June about Infosys' latest platform. The iEngage digital platform as it is known helps corporates make better use of social media. It is an example of a service provider ...  Continue Reading

SMEs are bigger than large enterprises and IT really matters

This is an interesting article by Steve Burrows, a business consultant at SBA. He is a chartered Fellow of the British Computer Society (BCS) and a member of the CW500 Club and the BCS ELITE senior ...  Continue Reading

August Patch Tuesday - a busy time for the deployment team

Greg Lambert, Chief Technical Director, ChangeBASE looks ahead to this month's Patch Tuesday notification from Microsoft  Continue Reading

Cloud computing will increase open source take-up in big business

The value of this blog is often the comments posted about the individual blog posts. Inside Outsourcing is supposed to be a two way discussion forum. This blog is about a comment left on a blog ...  Continue Reading

Was HP CEO's accuser a soft porn actress?

Just saw an article about the HP marketing contractor that made a sexual harrasment claim against CEO Mark Hurd, which lead to his resignation. The woman in question is fifty year old Jodie Fisher. ...  Continue Reading

Two thirds of British firms support social media at work

According to a new survey featuring over 1,000 responses, around 68 per cent of British workplaces encourage or allow the use of social media tools at work. However, the survey identifies a large ...  Continue Reading

Where will cloud computing take us in five-years time?

Cloud computing may benefit from Rapid Application Development tools in the future once core technology hurdles have been overcome.  Continue Reading

SME IT is bigger than Enterprise IT

Today is the launch of Computer Weekly's blog that will focus on IT in the SME. In total the SME IT sector is bigger than corporate IT. But this is a highly fragmented market and one which we think ...  Continue Reading

Change management needs to keep pace with technology innovation

This is a guest blog post by researcher, author and change adviser Geoff Codd. He is a fellow at the British Computer Society and the Institute of Directors. His book, The Drowning Director, is out ...  Continue Reading

Saudi Arabia postpones Blackberry ban

Saudi authorities delayed Friday's planned ban on the instant messaging services offered by Blackberry because of concerns about security.  Continue Reading