May 2011
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May 24, 2011
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May'11
CIO interview: Keep Britain Tidy head of IT Rich Kavanagh on social media strategy
Keep Britain Tidy's head of ICT, Rich Kavanagh, tells Computer Weekly how the charity is successfully using social networking tools to interact with citizens and supporters. Continue Reading
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May 24, 2011
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May'11
The SMB low hanging (or at least abundant) fruit basket
Developing applications for the new target markets in the SMB space takes a special approach that reflects user usage patterns at large. Continue Reading
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May 24, 2011
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May'11
CIOs predict hybrid cloud will dominate IT architecture
A survey of 500 CIOs across UK, France, Germany, Spain and Benelux found many believe the cloud will be their most significant IT operating method by 2014. Continue Reading
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May 24, 2011
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May'11
PC market decline casts doubt on future of corporate PC refresh cycle
As the UK PC market continues to decline, Jenny Williams finds out how corporate refresh cycles will change Continue Reading
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May 24, 2011
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May'11
Apple factory explosion could mean shortage of 500,000 iPads
The explosion at an Apple supplier factory last week could cause production loss of half a million iPad 2 devices. Continue Reading
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May 24, 2011
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May'11
LinkedIn SSL cookies leave users vulnerable, says researcher
Professional networking website LinkedIn found to have security holes in the way it handles authentication cookies, says Indian researcher. Continue Reading
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May 24, 2011
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May'11
iPad apps for CIOs
The iPad has already infiltrated your organisation. And while that may introduce some management headaches for the IT department, there are lots of really useful apps for CIOs. Continue Reading
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May 24, 2011
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May'11
Angel Broking outsources DR system to cloud service providers
Cloud-based DR system at Angel Broking to avert dangers arising from a single point of failure, following consolidation of its multiple data centers. Continue Reading
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May 24, 2011
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May'11
Byte Night 2011: IT takes to the streets in the fight against youth homelessness
Last week, many IT professionals stood together in the offices of BDO Stoy Hayward in Baker Street, London, to pledge support for the launch of Byte Night 2011, the IT industry's annual sleep-out which supports Action for Children's fight against ... Continue Reading
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May 24, 2011
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May'11
Can in-memory computing answer the big questions about Big Data?
Like it or not, the amount of information an organisation will deal with only ever increases, writes Alan Bowling, chairman of the UK & Ireland SAP User Group. This has led to the concept of "Big Data", whereby organisations will increasingly rely ... Continue Reading
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May 24, 2011
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May'11
Three automated penetration testing tools for your arsenal
Automated penetration testing tools provide effective exploit libraries and processes to detect network, as well as application vulnerabilities. Our picks. Continue Reading
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May 23, 2011
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May'11
IT & Telecom Engineers Pay - Telecommunications Firms
IT & telecom engineers working for large Telecommunications companies (1000+ employees) are paid close to the UK norm for similar sized concerns. Those employed by smaller Telecommunications ... Continue Reading
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May 23, 2011
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May'11
Case study: Bentley Motors - when heritage meets technology
The recently launched Bentley Mulsanne is Bentley’s all-new flagship grand tourer. DS PLM solutions including CATIA, ENOVIA, DELMIA and 3DVIA have been deployed to allow Bentley to exploit 3D visualisation and simulation techniques across the core ... Continue Reading
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May 23, 2011
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May'11
Talking about dinosaurs
I was following the tweets from the IT Directors Forum last week and was a bit shocked to find that there was only one person tweeting from the event. So thanks Rob Williams for posting some of the ... Continue Reading
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May 23, 2011
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May'11
Opinion: Making a success of NHS IT
Many of us negotiating the original National Programme for IT (NPfIT) contracts questioned whether such an ambitious project could possibly work. The NAO has again made clear that we were right to be concerned, writes John Enstone, lawyer with ... Continue Reading
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May 23, 2011
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May'11
IT staff could hold employers hostage, survey reveals
Some 40% of IT security professionals admit they could hold their employers hostage even after they'd left for other employment, a survey conducted at Infosecurity Europe 2011 has revealed. Continue Reading
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May 23, 2011
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May'11
Ovum Congress 2011: Mobile devices bring performance and cost benefits to business
Jean Holley, CIO and vice-president of US telecommunications equipment company Tellabs, has worked in IT since the 1980s. In that time she has seen many waves of technology, but she hasn't seen anything with quite the impact of mobile computing. Continue Reading
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May 23, 2011
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May'11
Could India's data protection law be remedy to lingering corporate doubts?
The growth of India as a destination for offshore IT services has been astonishing. When the millennium bug approached in 1999 western businesses wanted low cost software companies to help the ... Continue Reading
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May 23, 2011
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May'11
Mozilla releases Firefox 5 beta for testing
Mozilla has released a beta version of the fifth version of the Firefox web browser for downloading and testing. Continue Reading
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May 23, 2011
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May'11
High-tech PJs for Insomniacs
Calling all insomniacs who would like to learn more about their sleeping patters or lack thereof without having to hook themselves up to a scary and uncomfortable bunch of wires in a lab. Startup ... Continue Reading