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IT strategy

• Place the values to unlock the secret of the pyramid

  It is essential the eight selected numbers sum to exactly 45 in this case. This is because here, each number contributes twice, to two vertices, and there...  Continue Reading

• Getting finance in a recession

  Despite the recession firms still need to invest in IT, but gaining finance is harder than ever. In the first part of an exclusive round-up, Joe O’Halloran reports from a roundtable debate hosted by Computer Weekly and Lloyds TSB Corporate Markets ...  Continue Reading

• The Puzzler: 34 is the key to the magic square

  Each of the four columns, each of the four rows, and each of the two long diagonals sums to a constant of 34.  Continue Reading

• HCL takes on the world

  Raja Sawhney, European president of outsourcing giant HCL, tells Stuart Lauchlan about the firm's global ambitions  Continue Reading

• Best Places to Work in IT 2009: the winners

  The Best Places to Work in IT Awards 2009 were celebrated in London on 22 May. Here we profile the winning workplaces.  Continue Reading

• Never the twain sums’ digits’ values shall meet

  Tom Marlow will receive £20 for this highly original contribution. Try more puzzlers >>  Continue Reading

• Conundrums pay tribute to a singular digit – number 7

  The required series of six primes in arithmetical progression is 7, 37, 67, 97, 127 and 157. In the second problem, the skeletal sum reconstructs to...  Continue Reading

• Leave the calculator alone to deduce the missing digit

  The key to a speedy solution is to realise that all factorials greater than 5! must be divisible by 9 (because 3 and 6 are factors of 6! and 3x6=18, which...

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• 3 Peaks Challenge: IT teams make a difference

  The CARE International 3 Peaks Challenge is not far off now, but there's still enough time to get involved and help raise money for an excellent cause.  Continue Reading

• IT salary survey: hard first quarter for 2009

  Nick Enticknap There's no getting away from the fact that times have been tough in the first quarter. The computerweekly.co.uk survey of appointments,...  Continue Reading

• Score a century with an improper fraction

  There are ten other mixed fractions of this type equal to 100, but this is the only one which has a single digit as its whole number. Try...  Continue Reading

• Comparison of free anti-virus software with paid-for products

  Now, more than ever, computer users have to be extra vigilant to avoid picking up a dose of something nasty online. In the early 90s, viruses were fairly abundant, but since the commercialisation of malware in the early part of this decade, the ...  Continue Reading

• Put digits on the heptagon and keep all sides constant

  The constant of 26 is the highest that can be achieved.  Continue Reading

• Get Quotes: Find the best Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) Agency

  SEO will help you to maximise your website exposure. Finding a good SEO agency can be difficult, to help you make the right decision, download our free guide to sourcing SEO agencies.  Continue Reading

• Get Quotes: Source the best database development company for your business

  When it comes to choosing a database development company, the options are vast. To help you make the right decision, download our free guide to sourcing a database developer. Or if you already know what your database requirements are, get free no ...  Continue Reading