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2010 Stories
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June 08, 2010
08Jun2010
Photo Story
FaceTime - iPhone 4
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June 08, 2010
08Jun2010
Photo Story
Photos: iPhone 4 - What's new and improved
Apple unveiled the iPhone 4 yesterday, this gallery looks at what changes/improvements have been made. Continue Reading
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June 08, 2010
08Jun2010
News
BSkyB and HP/EDS settle on £318m in damages
HP has agreed to pay BSkyB £318m in damages six months after a UK court ruled that HP-owned EDS had misrepresented its capabilities in delivering a CRM system. Continue Reading
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June 07, 2010
07Jun2010
Photo Story
The Computer Weekly guide to Cloud Computing
Cloud computing is changing the way IT departments buy IT. Businesses have a range of paths to the cloud, including infrastructure, platforms and applications that are available from cloud providers as online services. Continue Reading
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June 07, 2010
07Jun2010
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Computer Weekly Guide to Cloud Computing
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June 07, 2010
07Jun2010
Photo Story
Inside the new MeeGo Linux operating system
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June 07, 2010
07Jun2010
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MeeGo test drive
MeeGo is a new Linux operating system for mobile devices, desktop PCs and Net Books. Cliff Saran takes a close look at what it has to offer. Continue Reading
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May 26, 2010
26May2010
News
Royal Mail postpones Horizon roll-out after outages
A pilot of the new Horizon Online system at Royal Mail has been scaled back after connectivity problems and outages. Continue Reading
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May 24, 2010
24May2010
Blog Post
£6bn of savings - some of the impact on IT
The Treasury outlines in a statement today (24 May 2010) how the government will save £6bn in 2010/11. There's no detail, only headline figures. This is what the statement says: "Government ... Continue Reading
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May 20, 2010
20May2010
Blog Post
Goodbye ID cards - is it time to say hello to identity banks?
As expected, the new government has scrapped the controversial and unwieldy identity cards project created as a flagship of Labour policy. Labour's problem was that it never properly explained why ... Continue Reading
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May 20, 2010
20May2010
News
Hacker McKinnon to stay in UK, for now
Self-confessed hacker Gary McKinnon will stay in the UK for the foreseeable future following home secretary Theresa May's decision to adjourn a judicial review of his case due next week. Continue Reading
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May 18, 2010
18May2010
Photo Story
Algerian Sahara
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May 18, 2010
18May2010
Photo Story
European Space Agency gets IP Wan to handle satellite images
The European Space Agency is using an IP wide area network from Interoute to link up its 13 sites with bandwidth of between 1.5Mbps and 500Mbps. This picture gallery shows examples of the satellite images stored and secured on the network. Continue Reading
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May 12, 2010
12May2010
Photo Story
Microsoft has made major improvements to Office apps
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May 12, 2010
12May2010
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Office 2010 review in pictures and video
The biggest problem with Office 2010 is earlier versions of Office itself. Any of the past two or three editions of the software are capable of handling day-to-day tasks – so why upgrade? Tim Anderson investigates. Continue Reading
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May 11, 2010
11May2010
News
Challenges of SIP trunking for telecom managers and network admins
The challenges of SIP trunking for network administrators include interoperability and compression issues, service availability, security, SIP trunking architectures, lack of fax services, E-911 support and SIP trunk monitoring tools. Continue Reading
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May 10, 2010
10May2010
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NHS North Somerset PCT revamps telecoms
NHS North Somerset PCT improves communication at its new health centre with a flexible communications system supplier by Virgin Media Business. Continue Reading
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May 10, 2010
10May2010
Photo Story
New centre lowers the cost of phone calls
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May 07, 2010
07May2010
In Depth
Data migration projects: Avoid data migration errors with automation, orphaned storage remediation
Learn the top three things users should do when planning a data migration project, what data migration tools you should have, describe some of the most common data migration errors, and describe some storage environment challenges when migrating ... Continue Reading
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May 05, 2010
05May2010
Blog Post
Would Tories create raft of new IT-related projects?
Board directors of major Government IT suppliers have good reason to vote Tory Plans for major outsourcing deals already underway in private? Sir Peter Gershon, adviser to the Conservative Party, ... Continue Reading
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May 05, 2010
05May2010
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Photos: The 2010 Election in pictures
The Election has been long and hard for all three parties with each leader vying for our attentions. We sum up the campaign in a bid to help you make up your mind. Continue Reading
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May 05, 2010
05May2010
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Election date announced
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April 30, 2010
30Apr2010
Photo Story
Both small and large businesses can use smaller ERP systems
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April 30, 2010
30Apr2010
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A guide to ERP for small and large businesses
Bob Tarzey looks at the business case for integrating ERP systems for large and small companies Continue Reading
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April 27, 2010
27Apr2010
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Photos: Avatar Tree of Life in Hyde Park
Visitors to Hyde Park were greeted with a high-tech model of the Tree of Souls from James Cameron’s film Avatar last weekend. Continue Reading
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April 27, 2010
27Apr2010
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Colonel Quaritch in Trafalgar Square
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April 23, 2010
23Apr2010
News
Small storage devices a hit at big hotel
Riverbed working to optimise iSCSI performance over wide area networks, to boost storage systems’ performance in cloud computing rigs. Continue Reading
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April 22, 2010
22Apr2010
Photo Story
Visual Studio flavours
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April 22, 2010
22Apr2010
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Visual Studio 2010 first look
Visual Studio 2010 offers an integrated environment of tools and server infrastructure that Microsoft says can be used to simplify the entire application development process. Continue Reading
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April 22, 2010
22Apr2010
News
HDS and EMC's unified plans ridiculed by 3Par, Pillar, NetApp labelled "NotApp"
The storage blogosphere has adopted some wonderfully plain speech to describe the current mania for "unified storage" as EMC, HDS, NetApp, Pillar and 3Par sound off. Continue Reading
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April 21, 2010
21Apr2010
Blog Post
More cracks in the NPfIT - or an unlocking of Trust restraints?
Smarthealthcare.com reports that the Department of Health is allowing some trusts in the north of England to use an alternative to the Lorenzo software they were going to install from their NPfIT ... Continue Reading
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April 19, 2010
19Apr2010
News
Tier Wars: Hardware, storage management software and document management software stake a claim for
Storage tiering is a hot meme, and rightly so because it can lower costs and is an important way to use the speed of solid state disks to your advantage. But with three tiering choices in the market – hardware, storage software and document ... Continue Reading
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April 15, 2010
15Apr2010
Photo Story
Which nation won the first FIFA World Cup TM?
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April 15, 2010
15Apr2010
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Competition: Win tickets to the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ Finals
Computer Weekly has teamed up with Mahindra Satyam to give away FIFA World Cup™ match tickets, including two tickets for the FIFA World Cup™ Final itself. Continue Reading
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April 14, 2010
14Apr2010
Blog Post
Tory manifesto: what about the promise to publish Gateway reviews?
On the "Make IT Better" website, which is run by the Conservative Party, is a promise to publish gateway reviews "when they are produced, and allow the public to scrutinise the value and progress ... Continue Reading
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April 12, 2010
12Apr2010
Photo Story
Adobe CS5 unveiled
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April 12, 2010
12Apr2010
Photo Story
Photos: Adobe CS5 first look
CS5 is the latest release of Adobe's Creative Suite, which includes tighter workflow to help designers and Flash developers work more efficiently across Photoshop. Illustrator and Flash. Continue Reading
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April 09, 2010
09Apr2010
Blog Post
Is the NPfIT in London now officially in tatters?
Ruth Carnall, the Chief Executive of NHS London, has told all London NHS Chief Executives that a cut of more than £100m in funding for BT's NPfIT contract means that "it will no longer be possible ... Continue Reading
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April 09, 2010
09Apr2010
Photo Story
Virtual desktops online in space
Astronauts at the International Space Station are being given access to applications and websites through Citrix’s XenDesktop software. Continue Reading
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April 09, 2010
09Apr2010
Photo Story
Crew support LAN in HD
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April 07, 2010
07Apr2010
Blog Post
New NHS BT deal in London needs close scrutiny
John Cruickshank, a specialist with a long track record working in health IT, writes for 2020health, which describes itself as a centre-right web-based think-tank for health and ... Continue Reading
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April 06, 2010
06Apr2010
Blog Post
Congrats to Bristol City Council
Bristol City Council is making available Google Analytics statistics on the use of its website. This is the sort of openness which makes Bristol a local authority exemplar: On the Google Analytics ... Continue Reading
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April 05, 2010
05Apr2010
Tip
Using resource allocation management to prevent DoS and other attacks
Resource allocation management is an effective way to prevent denial-of-service (DoS) and other attacks. Find out how to allocate resources in order to increase the security of your organisation. Continue Reading
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April 05, 2010
05Apr2010
News
Geoscience Australia selects IBM 3592 cartridges as its tape migration extends beyond ten years
Geoscience Australia selects IBM 3592 cartridges as its tape migration extends beyond ten years Continue Reading
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April 02, 2010
02Apr2010
News
Federal Government cancels OPEL contract
The Federal Government has cancelled the OPEL contract for delivery of wireless broadband to regional areas Continue Reading
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March 30, 2010
30Mar2010
Photo Story
CERN: Exhibition center
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March 30, 2010
30Mar2010
Photo Story
Photos: CERN - A tour of the large hadron collider
This month is the 20th anniversary of the Web, which was invented by Tim Berners-Lee at Cern in March 1989. Continue Reading
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March 30, 2010
30Mar2010
Photo Story
Neil Slaters Sinclair ZX80
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March 30, 2010
30Mar2010
Photo Story
Photos: Hardware Hoarders - Your old computers (PART 2)
Last year we invited Computer Weekly readers to send us photos and videos of the oldest IT equipment they've held on to, and to share their excuses for hoarding it. Have a look at some of the entrants. Continue Reading
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March 26, 2010
26Mar2010
Photo Story
Photos: Hardware Hoarders - Your old computers (PART 1)
Last year we invited Computer Weekly readers to send us photos and videos of the oldest IT equipment they've held on to, and to share their excuses for hoarding it. Have a look at some of the entrants. Continue Reading
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March 26, 2010
26Mar2010
Photo Story
Andrew McLeans Data-General-Dasher-One
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March 25, 2010
25Mar2010
Photo Story
Joshua Wallers 1990 Atari Portfolio - open
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March 25, 2010
25Mar2010
Photo Story
Photos: Hardware Hoarders - Your old computers (PART 3)
Last year we invited Computer Weekly readers to send us photos and videos of the oldest IT equipment they've held on to, and to share their excuses for hoarding it. Have a look at some of the entrants. Continue Reading
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March 24, 2010
24Mar2010
Blog Post
MP questions NHS CIO on BT, CSC, Lorenzo and Cerner
MP Richard Bacon, a member of the Public Accounts Committee, who has followed the NPfIT more closely than any other MP, yesterday sent a list of questions to Christine Connelly, the Department of ... Continue Reading
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March 24, 2010
24Mar2010
Blog Post
Will health IT programme in US follow the NPfIT?
Health Care Renewal predicts that the National Program for Healthcare IT in the US is likely, in 2015, to resemble the National Programme for IT in the NHS in 2010. Continue Reading
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March 23, 2010
23Mar2010
Blog Post
CfH responds to "NPfIT close to imploding" claim
The Department of Health has responded to as long article in The Guardian saying that the NPfIT is close to imploding. A spokesperson said:"We are continuing to work with the NHS at local level to ... Continue Reading
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March 23, 2010
23Mar2010
Blog Post
Summary Care Records: the truth or nothing like it?
Richard Veryard has written a response to our report on inaccuracies and ommisions in the Summary Care Records database. He writes:"What's wrong with the single version of truth." Researchers at ... Continue Reading
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March 23, 2010
23Mar2010
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Gatwick gets a facelift
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March 23, 2010
23Mar2010
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Gatwick gears up for complete IT overhaul
Gatwick Airport was recently sold to Global Infrastructure Partners, which is planning an overhaul of the entire operation. Technology will be a big part of that, with nearly all the systems needing attention. Continue Reading
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March 18, 2010
18Mar2010
In Depth
Budget for innovation: Case study - standardising Dell
This case study is part of a Computer Weekly roundtable on budget for innovation where IT leaders discussed the balance between spending on maintenance and innovation. Continue Reading
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March 17, 2010
17Mar2010
Blog Post
Do new rules on use of Police National Database go far enough?
The National Policing Improvement Agency today publishes a code which governs the use of a new intelligence system that, in effect, implements some of the main recommendations of the Bichard ... Continue Reading
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March 17, 2010
17Mar2010
Blog Post
Catering staff given access to electronic health records
The Irish Independent says that catering staff were able to access confidential patient information held on a £54m health service record system which is being rolled out across Ireland.The ... Continue Reading
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March 17, 2010
17Mar2010
Photo Story
The IT starting grid - The team behind Red Bull Racing
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March 17, 2010
17Mar2010
Photo Story
Photos: F1 - The wind beneath Red Bull's wings
This year see Red Bull Racing enter the Formula One championships with Sebastien Vettel and Mark Webber taking to the grid. We look at what goes into putting the team on the track! Continue Reading
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March 12, 2010
12Mar2010
Blog Post
Too many destructive vested interests in Govt IT?
In response to the article on this blog by Rob Bowley, on whether Agile can help solve Government IT problems, Matt writes:"Not if what I've seen of 'agile' approaches in government IT is anything ... Continue Reading
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March 11, 2010
11Mar2010
News
Microsoft loses appeal on Office XML patent dispute with i4i
Microsoft has lost an appeal in its dispute with i4i over XML support in Office 2003/2007, following a decision by the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Continue Reading
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March 11, 2010
11Mar2010
Blog Post
Conservatives move towards a Freedom of Data Act?
Today the Conservatives are launching their 'Tech Manifesto'. It contains a bold new commitment: a 'Right to Government Data', says Stephen Shakespeare who is chairman of the Network for the ... Continue Reading
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March 10, 2010
10Mar2010
Blog Post
Could Agile help solve the government's IT problems?
Computer Weekly published today a call by the British Medical Association to halt what it calls a rushed roll-out of an imperfect Care Records Service. Responding to the article, Rob Bowley has ... Continue Reading
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March 10, 2010
10Mar2010
Blog Post
BMA and CfH argue it out over NPfIT Summary Care Records
Would Summary Care Records have saved the life of Penny Campbell?[Comments 5 and 6 after this article correct some of the impressions I have given. The SCR is equipped to take GP notes] It's rare ... Continue Reading
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March 09, 2010
09Mar2010
Blog Post
Government IT should be "part of the election debate"
David Chassels is a former Director of 3i Corporate Finance in Scotland, and a former partner at BDO. He's now CEO of software house Procession, based at Chesham, Buckinghamshire. He writes to me ... Continue Reading
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March 08, 2010
08Mar2010
Photo Story
Establishing an internet connection following the earthquake
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March 08, 2010
08Mar2010
Photo Story
Photos: The role of technology in the Chile aid effort
When a natural disaster strikes, one of the first things to go down is the communications network. These pictures illustrate how technology is helping in the aid effort. Continue Reading
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March 05, 2010
05Mar2010
Photo Story
This is what it is all about
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March 05, 2010
05Mar2010
Photo Story
Photos: World Cup 2010 gets its own Hand of God
Hundreds of thousands of people will be attending this year’s Football World Cup in South Africa either as spectators or workers. But what no-one will notice, and few probably know, is that software written by Mahindra Satyam will make sure ... Continue Reading
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March 04, 2010
04Mar2010
Blog Post
Put a financial value on protecting data says ICO
The Information Commissioner's Office is asking businesses and organisations to put a financial value on protecting personal information.Yesterday the ICO, at the Data Protection Officer Conference ... Continue Reading
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March 04, 2010
04Mar2010
Blog Post
Priorities for Government CIOs in 2010 and beyond - Gartner
Andrea Di Maio, vice president at Gartner, says that by 2012 "one in five government processes will rely on "crowdsourced" data". He says CIOs will need to handle a shift from providing ... Continue Reading
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March 03, 2010
03Mar2010
Blog Post
What the next Government should do about the NPfIT
Tom Brooks, who spoke about NHS IT on last night's BBC R4 File on 4 broadcast, has let me have his suggestions on what the next government should do about the NPfIT. Brooks, a much-respected figure ... Continue Reading
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February 26, 2010
26Feb2010
Photo Story
1. Facebook
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February 26, 2010
26Feb2010
Photo Story
The ten noughtiest inventions
Technology-based innovations dominate a list of the best inventions of the past decade. Continue Reading
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February 24, 2010
24Feb2010
News
Chinook Mk2's safety-critical backup system was faulty
Software supplier EDS found so many anomalies in fuel-control software on the Chinook Mk2 helicopter that it became concerned that the Ministry of Defence and RAF would ignore the potential importance of each flaw because of the high volume of ... Continue Reading
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February 22, 2010
22Feb2010
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What was the 'dangerous' flaw in safety-critical Chinook system?
Defence contractor EDS - now part of HP - warned the Ministry of Defence that flaws in a Fadec safety-critical system fitted to the Chinook Mk2 helicopter could cause it to malfunction, months before a fatal crash on the Mull of Kintyre. Continue Reading
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February 22, 2010
22Feb2010
In Depth
EDS report on 'dangerous' Chinook software published for the first time
Computer Weekly is publishing, for the first time, a technical analysis of the software installed on the Chinook Mk2 helicopter, the Chinook model which featured in the RAF's worst peacetime crash. Continue Reading
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February 22, 2010
22Feb2010
Photo Story
Winter Olympics sets marker for London 2012
It has been difficult to miss the fact that the Winter Olympics are being held in Vancouver, Canada. Continue Reading
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February 22, 2010
22Feb2010
Photo Story
Clocking up the kilowatt cuts
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February 15, 2010
15Feb2010
Answer
Fibre Channel SAN zoning: Pros and cons of WWN zoning and port zoning
Learn the difference between World Wide Name zoning (WWN zoning) and port zoning, as well as the pros and cons of each on a Fibre Channel storage-area network (Fibre Channel SAN). Continue Reading
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February 10, 2010
10Feb2010
Photo Story
Kate Craig-Wood - Great female technology entrepreneurs
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February 10, 2010
10Feb2010
Photo Story
Photos: Great female technology entrepreneurs
While the arguments over how to get a better gender balance in tech fly back and forth, we’ve highlighted just a few female entrepreneurs working in the UK who founded their own IT companies, or use technology to provide a product or service. Continue Reading
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February 08, 2010
08Feb2010
Blog Post
What Larry wants, Larry gets: what next for acquisitive Oracle?
Several years ago, I sat next to then-Oracle UK managing director Ian Smith at an industry event. At the time, the software giant was pursuing an aggressive and increasingly contentious purchase of ... Continue Reading
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February 05, 2010
05Feb2010
Photo Story
Afghan girl
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February 05, 2010
05Feb2010
Photo Story
Michael Dell buys Magnum Photos archive
Michael Dell , chief of computer firm Dell ,... Continue Reading
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February 03, 2010
03Feb2010
Photo Story
Photos: The technology driving air traffic control
Controlling air traffic is one of the world’s more stressful jobs. But despite the apparent complexity of the task, and the high-tech appearance of the equipment, it’s still a job that relies completely on the ability and skill of its staff. Continue Reading
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February 03, 2010
03Feb2010
Photo Story
Equipment used in the old control room
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January 29, 2010
29Jan2010
News
Aura will power Avaya-Nortel unified communications integration
Avaya has staked its future of retaining Nortel customers on its flagship SIP-based communications platform, Aura, as the heart of the Avaya-Nortel UC portfolio. Continue Reading
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January 29, 2010
29Jan2010
Photo Story
Wilco
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January 29, 2010
29Jan2010
Photo Story
Photos: Virus sculptures from computer waste
Sculptor Forrest McCluer brings a new twist to the term "computer virus" by constructing 3D representations of biological viruses using old computer parts. Continue Reading
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January 21, 2010
21Jan2010
Photo Story
Photos: How technology is helping Haiti
This photo story shows how the UN Foundation and it's partners are setting up telecommunications to help the people of Haiti stay connected with the rest of the world. Continue Reading
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January 19, 2010
19Jan2010
Photo Story
How Top Gear laptop survived Bolivian expedition
The BBC Top Gear presenters took a 1,000 mile road trip through the rainforests of Boliva to the Pacific coast of Chile. Continue Reading
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January 19, 2010
19Jan2010
Photo Story
Top Gear Bolivia road trip
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January 14, 2010
14Jan2010
Blog Post
Flawed Chinook Fadec updated only after fatal Mull crash
Faulty safety-critical "Fadec" software that was installed on the Chinook Mk2 helicopter had secret modifications after the notorious fatal crash on the Mull of Kintyre, Computer Weekly has ... Continue Reading
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January 14, 2010
14Jan2010
Photo Story
National Rail Enquiries