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In Depth

• Case history: Bank of Ireland UK

  Should its core mortgage application system ever crash, Bank of Ireland would lose thousands of pounds' worth of business for...  Continue Reading

• Six myths about business continuity management and disaster recovery

  There is no "one size fits all" when it comes to developing business continuity management strategies and plans. Using someone...  Continue Reading

• Microsoft pursues future of work vision with Groove deal

  Microsoft's plan to buy Groove Networks shows Microsoft is going after IBM to dominate the high-performance workplace. This is a...  Continue Reading

• Microsoft moves to reshape communications and collaboration

  Microsoft has begun to detail its industry vision for workplace collaboration. The company's first steps in this area are already...  Continue Reading

• Deal positions Tibco against IBM for mainframe integration

  Acquiring ObjectStar International will improve Tibco's ability to offer a mainframe-based alternative to IBM for integrating...  Continue Reading

• Ascential buy strengthens IBM integration portfolio

  The acquisition of Ascential Software will fill a major gap in IBM's integration offerings. But it will also bring product...  Continue Reading

• Web services moves from theory to productivity driver

  Enterprise service bus allows IT to adapt to a fast-changing business environment  Continue Reading

• The marriage of sales and marketing

  ‘Joined-up marketing’ delights conferences and seminars but finding a real-life implementation is hard indeed – although not...  Continue Reading

• Findings from the National Air Traffic Services report speak volumes about difficult IT projects

  The report by auditor Arthur D Little on a project to deliver new air traffic control systems at Swanwick in Hampshire showed the...  Continue Reading

• How an independent review could make the difference between success and failure

  When consultancy Arthur D Little was appointed to investigate a potential IT disaster at the Swanwick air traffic control centre...  Continue Reading

• SIP skills are key to internet telephony

  Salaries for networking and telecoms specialists with SIP skills are high  Continue Reading

• Litigate, arbitrate or mediate - you choose

  There are three main ways to resolve disputes with your technology suppliers. IT directors should be aware of the costs and...  Continue Reading

• HP looks to nanotechnology to keep computing power doubling

  Hewlett-Packard will this week present its strategy for a computing future based around nanotechnology, rather than traditional...  Continue Reading

• Novell and IBM in Linux developer drive

  Novell and IBM have announced an initiative to help third-party developers accelerate development and certification of new...  Continue Reading

• IT innovation from both sides of the globe

  New Zealand and the UK are using this week’s trade show as a platform to promote innovative young IT companies. Arif Mohamed...  Continue Reading

• Budget 2005: Lukewarm response from IT

  IT groups have given a muted welcome to a Budget that included enhanced tax incentives for research and development and the...  Continue Reading

• Bichard report reveals lack of progress

  The second Bichard report reveals concern over the delayed investment in the national police intelligence system  Continue Reading

• Innovation: The next big thing

  "All you can eat telecoms" and "smart yogurt" computers are just two projects that could revolutionise everyday life in coming...  Continue Reading

• Managed network services toasted by distiller

  Managed network services mean that Chivas can toast future success  Continue Reading

• Managed services: Looking to the long term

  IT directors looking for an easy way to manage increasing volumes of data by buying more hardware could be storing up problems...  Continue Reading

• Get the benefits from managed storage

  IT directors looking for an easy way to manage increasing volumes of data by buying more hardware could be storing up problems...  Continue Reading

• EDS leads consortium to major win in the UK

  EDS has won preferred-bidder status for a major government contract in the UK. Other EDS clients should be careful that this...  Continue Reading

• Joint software AG/Fujitsu product could benefit both

  Software AG and Fujitsu plan to cooperate on a product that uses service oriented architecture to integrate business...  Continue Reading

• Compliance: Ease the pain and cut the costs

  Software can ease the pain and cut the cost of compliance, says Butler  Continue Reading

• SMBs, foreign firms to benefit from SOX deadline extension

  Giving small and midsize businesses (SMBs) and foreign firms an extra year for first filing shows the US regulator is aware of...  Continue Reading

• Italy too optimistic in trials of digital TV for e-government

  The Italian government is helping to fund 29 projects for delivering services over digital terrestrial TV. Despite the enthusiasm...  Continue Reading

• CSC and Sun will gain from applications management deal

  Computer Sciences Corporation is to manage Sun's business applications. The deal should enhance CSC's skills and cut Sun's costs,...  Continue Reading

• Healthcare system designer explains HIPAA pitfalls

  Kate Borten is president of The Marblehead Group Inc., has more than 20 years of experience designing, implementing and integrating healthcare information systems and is author of HIPAA Security Made Simple. This Q&A focuses on how ...  Continue Reading

• Lightweight Directory Access Protocol is a heavyweight skill for networks

  Most major platform suppliers use LDap in their products.  Continue Reading

• RFID set to revolutionise retail payments

  Contactless payments and radio frequency identification technology will transform the way people pay for goods, shop from home...  Continue Reading

• Winning the cyber arms race in the classroom

  In the struggle for cybersecurity, Lenny Zeltser's most important weapons are the classroom and the pen.

  For the past few years he has taught part-time at the SANS Institute, creating a course on how to analyze malicious software...  Continue Reading

• Broadband: Picking up speed

  Figures from the latest Computer Weekly/BT ICTAudit survey show that broadband is booming among the UK's small and medium-sized...  Continue Reading

• Mobile technology: how it works in the real world

  Businesses adopt mobile IT to improve their efficiency and empower staff. Helen Beckett and John Kavanagh look at companies where...  Continue Reading

• You have more than mail

  E-mail is just the start for harnessing mobility to sharpen your organisation's cutting edge. Alison Connolly looks at other...  Continue Reading

• The cream of the crop

  In this special section, we profile the award-winning companies that made it to the very top of the judges’ lists as the Best...  Continue Reading

• Improvements could increase the market for Active Directory skills

  Microsoft addresses user concerns about Active Directory  Continue Reading

• Next move: How can I move on to something bigger?

  Expert advice for readers' career problems  Continue Reading

• Growth beyond regional niches will challenge Mandrakesoft

  France’s Mandrakesoft has inked a deal to buy South America's Linux leader, Conectiva. But it must address enterprise...  Continue Reading

• IBM/Zend initiative offers open-source

  IBM and Zend Technologies will offer a Web development package based on the PHP Web scripting language. Developers should...  Continue Reading

• Italy's once-leading IT services company finds a new home

  Telecom Italia has agreed to sell control of its IT services group Finsiel to Gruppo COS, an Italian provider of call center...  Continue Reading

• Prices and complexity rise with Microsoft SQL Server 2005

  Microsoft has introduced price increases and licensing complexities with its latest version of SQL Server.  Continue Reading

• The strengths and weaknesses of IBM

  IBM Workplace is a broad effort for which the company's software group has great aspirations. Although IBM's strategy is becoming...  Continue Reading

• How easy is it to create a wireless hotspot?

  Security is key when integrating customer web access with a business network?  Continue Reading

• Demonstrate your business skills to win over the CIO headhunters

  Many of the most coveted IT director positions are filled through headhunters, but what skills and experience are they looking...  Continue Reading

• Websites could ease server load by making use of edge computing

  Edge Side Includes (ESI) could be making a comeback, thanks to supplier Akami, which is offering edge computing using ESI as part...  Continue Reading

• Is combined security the way forward, or just another management headache?

  In the cat-and-mouse game of computer security, a new development sometimes causes a big change in thinking. The Code Red worm...  Continue Reading

• Your shout! On designing an IT system for the NHS

  Have your say at computerweekly.com  Continue Reading

• Maintaining contact with GlobalFlyer

  Energis provided hosting and streaming technology for the GlobalFlyer, which last Thursday night successfully achieved the...  Continue Reading

• Adobe woos users with open source modules

  Adobe Systems has made two of its software development modules open source.  Continue Reading

• Oxfam: Tested to the limit

  Accounting, communications, staffing and the website were among the areas that faced massive strains as Oxfam's IT operations...  Continue Reading

• Prepare staff policy for jobs market upturn

  Experts predict fierce competition for IT talent, so organisations need to review their policies on the use of contractors and...  Continue Reading

• Britannic Management Services boosts staff productivity by 80%

  Found out how Britannic Management Services (Brtiannic) cut its dial-up and laptop costs by implementing remote access software.  Continue Reading

• IP CRM solution lays the foundation for a virtual organisation

  Newcastle Building Society increases efficiency and generates new income streams by distributing work across its enterprise with...  Continue Reading

• Salary survey: Green shoots grow stronger

  The latest SSL/Computer Weekly jobs survey confirms that the upturn in salaries and jobs for IT professionals is here to stay -...  Continue Reading

• Rewarding best practice at work

  On the eve of the Best Places to Work in IT Awards ceremony, we look at how firms' internal schemes recognise staff achievements  Continue Reading

• Novell out to plug open-source collaboration hole

  By releasing NetMail source code, Novell hopes to spark creation of the collaboration "killer app" that open-source software...  Continue Reading

• HP, UK government take shared-risk approach to IT services

  A major infrastructure contract with the British government will test Hewlett-Packard's (HP's) service capabilities. The...  Continue Reading

• IBM tool aims to boost Linux-on-eServer software

  Software suppliers can use a new IBM programme to validate their products to run on Linux across the eServer line. Despite the...  Continue Reading

• IBM's term licence and maintenance plans will push renewals

  IBM is adding automatic software maintenance renewal and Fixed Term Licences (FTLs) to its Passport Advantage licensing...  Continue Reading

• No urgent need to move away from SHA-1

  Researchers have reportedly come closer to breaking Secure Hashing Algorithm (SHA-1). But this widely used security algorithm...  Continue Reading

• Optical and SAN technology underpin managed data centre services

  Cisco Systems optical transport and storage area network (SAN) technology solutions are being deployed to help improve the...  Continue Reading

• FrontBridge guarantees the mail gets through

  Total Message Management supplier FrontBridge Technologies has launched Active Disaster Recovery (ADR) for email continuity, an...  Continue Reading

• Your shout! On skills shortages and recruitment agencies

  Have your say at computerweekly.com  Continue Reading

• Fujitsu release aims to improve mid-range mainframe reliability

  Fujitsu Siemens Computers is aiming to boost mid-range mainframe reliability with the introduction of the SX150 business server,...  Continue Reading

• How do I use the web to generate business?

  Calculate costs, efficiencies and potential growth to get the most from the web  Continue Reading

• Next move: Has de-skilling made me unemployable?

  Expert advice for readers' career problems  Continue Reading

• Formation of SSRG could mark a turning point in IT user/supplier relationships

  IT directors groups unite to present a common user voice to suppliers  Continue Reading

• New approaches let small firms outsource the complexity of network management

  Expensive software and difficult implementations could be avoided  Continue Reading

• Compliance systems: At your service?

  The Freedom of Information Act is now in full force and public bodies must respond promptly to requests. However, a public sector...  Continue Reading

• Have you got what it takes to be a winner at the BCS Awards 2005?

  More than 20 awards across five categories are up for grabs in the 2005 BCS IT Professional Awards, run in association with...  Continue Reading

• Whisky galore with IP

  Chivas can toast future success thanks to a cost-effective IP data network  Continue Reading

• Demand for Exchange 2003 skills set to grow as support for 5.5 ends

  Upgrade cycles should boost uptake of messaging software  Continue Reading

• Intel releases 64-bit desktop processors

  Intel has introduced five processors for desktop computers using its Extended Memory Technology, EM64T, which supports hybrid...  Continue Reading

• Strategy clinic: How do I get an effective voice on projects?

  Our panel of experts answers your IT problems  Continue Reading

• Extreme’s low-cost gigabit switches won’t dent fast ethernet

  Extreme Networks has priced its new Aspen switches competitively, but the cost of all Gigabit Ethernet products must fall...  Continue Reading

• Sybari brings Microsoft into enterprise e-mail security

  The acquisition of Sybari will finally give Microsoft a foothold in enterprise e-mail security. Sybari customers on the Unix and...  Continue Reading

• OFT joins in global anti-spam action

  The Office of Fair Trading is joining with similar bodies around the world in an effort to combat spam.  Continue Reading

• Siemens unveils IP future

  Siemens Communication has revealed the latest details of its future IP communications strategy.  Continue Reading

• Preparing for one of the web's busiest days

  The Red Nose Day website has become the main focus for the public's donations. And with the number of broadband users increasing...  Continue Reading

• SAS addresses the needs of Amdocs’ telecom customers

  A partnership between Amdocs and SAS Institute will provide much-needed customer relationship management (CRM) analytics to...  Continue Reading

• Ariba/ePlus settlement could spark more patent lawsuits

  A $37m patent infringement settlement between Ariba and ePlus may lead to many more such legal challenges. Investigate the risk...  Continue Reading

• Prepare now for the growing IM security threat

  A flaw in MSN Messenger shows that instant messaging (IM) presents a serious security threat. Enterprises should implement...  Continue Reading

• Microsoft still lacks a security vision

  Microsoft has offered more details of its security plans. But these announcements do not add up to a strategy for protecting...  Continue Reading

• Don't be paranoid about wireless e-mail security

  Organisations considering wireless e-mail technology have to recognise the inherent risks of sending messages over mobile...  Continue Reading

• Five keys to unlock a successful IT career

  Margaret Smith, chief executive of networking group CIO Connect looks at five ways to make a success out of your IT career  Continue Reading

• Sun launches per-hour per-unit servicesin first move into field of grid computing

  Industry giants begin offering utility pricing for commercial grids  Continue Reading

• SAP versus Oracle: The gloves are off

  The enterprise applications market leader, SAP stunned the industry with news it would offer support and maintenance for the...  Continue Reading

• Make all the right connections

  Getting a little outside help can do wonders for your career prospects. Sally Flood investigates the benefit of professional...  Continue Reading

• Firms allow for growth with 64-bit servers

  64-bit computing Intel and AMD's 64-bit architectures can offer users a more efficient and lower cost alternative to running...  Continue Reading

• It's not yet time to write off the mainframe

  Reports of the death of the mainframe have long been exaggerated. Most business data is stored on mainframes and a new breed of...  Continue Reading

• Next Move: What can I do to become a specialist?

  I started in IT 10 years ago doing application development. I got an MSCE in 2002 and started working with a Microsoft certified...  Continue Reading

• If you want to increase IT's value to the company, try to think like a chief executive

  Over the next four months, David Taylor, author of best-selling management book The Naked Leader, explores the challenges and...  Continue Reading

• Microsoft promises heavy investment to tackle security threats

  Microsoft is spending a third of its $6bn research and development budget on IT security.  Continue Reading

• Minister's £1.2bn efficiency saving demand creates new challenge for public IT leaders

  First services had to be put online, now they must deliver savings  Continue Reading

• Rising need for security patches provides Microsoft with a way to stamp out piracy

  Scan and validation method could become a model for the whole industry  Continue Reading

• Managed services high on public sector budget

  Public sector organisations are spending more and more of their ICT budget on managed services instead of internal projects,...  Continue Reading

• HP CEO exit shows need to boost execution, not new strategy

  Carly Fiorina has stepped down as Hewlett-Packard’s (HP’s) CEO. The board of directors says HP’s strategy won’t change. But HP...  Continue Reading

• SMB execs should track SBC-HP progress

  Giant mergers in the telecom industry are grabbing headlines this week, but it's the SBC-HP alliance that SMB execs should get a grip on.  Continue Reading

• Most users should wait for Intel’s dual-core processors

  Intel’s new dual-core processors will offer performance benefits for specialised users. But this new technology platform means a...  Continue Reading

• HR outsourcing gets a boost as BT renews with Accenture

  Another major contract renewal shows that business process outsourcing (BPO) for human resources (HR) departments has come of...  Continue Reading