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• Your shout: education, users, licencing

  Have your say at computerweekly.com  Continue Reading

• East Ayrshire expands e-booking system for efficiency savings

  East Ayrshire Council is extending the use of its online booking application to as many of its services as possible in an effort to increase efficiency savings  Continue Reading

• Disk arrays overview

  The lowdown on storage arrays that provides an independent, standalone platform where disks can be gathered into extremely large groups  Continue Reading

• Information security: Implementing converged security

  Today's technology allows greater integration of identity recognition and access management. We look at how businesses are implementing converged security.  Continue Reading

• DPM's diary 27 April 2007

  Weekly round up of events at Bodcaster City Council  Continue Reading

• Swap code for prose to win Write IT prize

  The BCS is asking anybody interested in IT to put fingers to keyboard as part of a short story competition to mark its half-centenary and celebrate the impact of computers on society.  Continue Reading

• Security podcast series: Howard Schmidt

  Security luminary Howard Schmidt talks about his latest book and about the private sector's role in securing cyberspace.  Continue Reading

• Skype to the desk phone saves company a bundle

  Skype on the desk phone has helped a Chicago-based furniture maker save a considerable amount of money on long-distance voice charges.  Continue Reading

• Storage consolidation: Storage virtualisation overview

  Storage virtualisation has emerged as an answer to the dilemma of unused storage loss. This overview examines some of the key issues involved with storage virtualisation.  Continue Reading

• Which course to take to be a business analyst?

  Next move: Expert advice for readers' career problems  Continue Reading

• Case studies in implementing service oriented architecture (SOA)

  Implementing a service oriented architecture can throw up many unexpected challenges. Some SOA pioneers give advice about the lessons learned from deploying SOA  Continue Reading

• Downtime: Free-falling laptops get protection they deserve

  The wacky world of IT  Continue Reading

• National Archives brings 1911 up to date

  The National Archives has partnered with ScotlandOnline for a project to put the 1911 census for England and Wales online.  Continue Reading

• Your shout: NHS IT through the looking glass

  Computer Weekly readers' have their say at computerweekly.com  Continue Reading

• MPs dissect NHS IT plan's failings

  Public Accounts Committee questions whether NHS IT contracts will bring significant clinical benefits and calls for National Programme for IT's business case to be reassessed  Continue Reading

• Inside MSRC: Windows Vista security update explained

  Microsoft's Christopher Budd details the first Windows Vista security updates.  Continue Reading

• DPM's diary: 17 April 2007

  Weekly roundup of events at Bogcaster City Council  Continue Reading

• Catch up with DPM's diary

  Recent episodes from DPM's diary  Continue Reading

• Business Focus: the IT spend of industry sectors

  Business Focus is a regular Computer Weekly feature providing at-a-glance statistics and commentary on spending priorities and trends in particular industry sectors. Catch up with the latest stats here  Continue Reading

• Travelodge upgrades IT kit for growth

  Travelodge is preparing to upgrade the hardware used by its core systems to ensure service levels are maintained as the business goes through a period of rapid growth.  Continue Reading

• What will the NPIA do for police IT?

  Three years after the Bichard Enquiry into the Soham murders called for the urgent introduction of a national IT system to support police intelligence, the Home Office has created the agency it claims will have the power to make such a system ...  Continue Reading

• New Vista licences target large firms

  New licensing models for Vista aimed at larger businesses follow a trend from Microsoft towards virtualisation, but will the new models be of any benefit?  Continue Reading

• When disaster recovery and data classification collide

  Attendees at a disaster recovery seminar discussed the complex application dependencies when disaster recovery and data classification combine.  Continue Reading

• The ROI of server consolidation

  It might be a quick route to lowering your TCO, but server consolidation comes in various forms --and IT managers need to know the pros and cons before choosing a consolidation path.  Continue Reading

• Preparing your business for IPv6

  The move to Internet Protocol version 6 is already under way. But what does it mean for your company, and how should you be preparing for the change?  Continue Reading

• Wokingham develops online tool to help schools with Ofsted reports

  Smart projects: Council's school self-evaluation application supports compliance  Continue Reading

• Networks news in brief

  Brief takes on the week's news  Continue Reading

• Next move: Will VBA open the door to financial services?

  Will VBA open the door to financial services?  Continue Reading

• Convergence drives jobs uplift

  The move to converged networks and the increasing deployment of voice over IP is driving a resurgence in demand for IT skills in the telecoms sector  Continue Reading

• Berners-Lee: the future web should reflect society and boost creativity

  "With the web you can do almost anything you could possibly imagine," said Tim Berners-Lee, chief architect of the World Wide Web, when he opened this year's BCS Lovelace Lecture.  Continue Reading

• Case studies: Public transport project management

  Developing and implementing IT systems for a transport network is a challenging undertaking.  Continue Reading

• Next move: How do I become a well-paid specialist

  Expert advice for readers' career problems  Continue Reading

• UCAS takes systems to the top grade

  Every August, A-Level exam results make the headlines as the grades go ever higher and a political debate ensues.  Continue Reading

• DPM's diary 3 April 2007

  Weekly round up of events at Bodcaster City Council  Continue Reading

• Downtime: Your place in the sun is just a matter of chance

  Your place in the sun is just a matter of chance  Continue Reading

• Mobile IT systems drive big savings for Caerphilly road maintenance

  Smart projects: Council speeds up repairs with GPS and data links to Tablet PCs  Continue Reading

• Will data breach be the end of TJX?

  This week in Security Blog Log: Industry experts say companies can learn from a data breach and even prosper from it. But is TJX following the right example?  Continue Reading

• Windows security assessment Step 3

  Keep security-related problems to a minimum in your Windows shop by setting security assessment expectations  Continue Reading

• Windows security assessment Step 5

  Keep security-related problems to a minimum in your Windows shop by setting security assessment expectations  Continue Reading

• Windows security assessment Step 1

  Keep security-related problems to a minimum in your Windows shop by setting security assessment expectations  Continue Reading

• Windows security assessment Step 2

  Keep security-related problems to a minimum in your Windows shop by setting security assessment expectations .  Continue Reading

• Windows security assessment Step 4

  Keep security-related problems to a minimum in your Windows shop by setting security assessment expectations  Continue Reading

• FMC: new opportunities but security headaches

  Fixed-mobile convergence (FMC) will help enterprises save money and boost productivity. First, though, they'll have to address security issues on an unprecedented scale.  Continue Reading

• Switch to Web 2.0 boosts business agility for uSwitch

  Utility price comparison website uSwitch.com has completed a £1m overhaul of its website infrastructure, deploying several of the latest web technologies during the 10-month project.  Continue Reading

• Setting your Windows security assessment expectations

  Keep security-related problems to a minimum in Windows shop by setting security assessment expectations  Continue Reading

• Plan ahead for on-demand benefits

  Realising business benefits from on-demand applications can be a lot more work for larger organisations that have complex IT systems and processes  Continue Reading

• The biggest sources of unstructured data in the enterprise

  There are actually many sources of unstructured data, which accounts for much of the data growth that we've seen in the enterprise.  Continue Reading

• IP communications tools boost productivity

  IP communications tools have opened up several possibilities for one North American company, giving it presence awareness and unified messaging.  Continue Reading

• Password security cracking and hardening

  Learn the abc's of password cracking and hardening with this advice from Windows security experts Jonathan Hassell and Kevin Beaver.  Continue Reading

• IT pros eye Windows Server 2003 SP2 with caution

  Despite its security and stability enhancements, IT pros say they are in no rush to deploy Windows Server 2003 SP2  Continue Reading

• Social software is improving collaboration

  Automation of business processes can improve how information is managed. However, many activities that rely on groups of people to collectively share information and make decisions cannot be fully automated.  Continue Reading

• Back office overhaul helps Surrey council meet online planning target

  Smart projects: Integration project enables compliance with Pendleton principles  Continue Reading

• Insurer speeds SOA development

  Insurance company Atradius has implemented an emerging technology that automates monitoring of software development.  Continue Reading

• Housing Corp refuses to disclose report on problems of £17m project

  The Housing Corporation, the quango responsible for distributing more than £2bn a year to housing associations, is refusing to disclose the results of an independent investigation into its problematic £17m IT modernisation programme.  Continue Reading

• DPM's diary 27 March 2007

  Weekly round up of events at Bodcaster City Council  Continue Reading

• Morrisons makes an IT step change

  Group's IT investment plan is designed to close the gap with larger rivals  Continue Reading

• VoiceCon Spring: A transition show for the VoIP industry

  VoiceCon Spring was all about unified communications. Zeus Kerravala provides highlights of the more interesting points from the show.  Continue Reading

• Symantec threat report under the microscope

  This week in Security Blog Log: Infosec professionals dissect Symantec's latest threat report and express a range of views in the blogosphere.  Continue Reading

• Web 2.0 tools of the trade

  As Web 2.0 technologies become more popular, IT professionals are answering questions from business units on how it can be used.  Continue Reading

• From IT geek to security rock star

  Those who recognise change, bond with colleagues outside IT and factor physical security into their daily routine can go from IT geek to security rock star, experts say.  Continue Reading

• Mobile device menus ease management but difficult to enforce

  Mobile device menus can help IT get a handle on the number of devices brought into the enterprise. But enforcing that device menu can be tricky.  Continue Reading

• Measuring Vista's true security muscle will take time

  Researchers are digging through the Windows Vista code right now, and when they find flaws we'll hear about it. But it's the ones we don't hear about that should keep us up at night.  Continue Reading

• SOA and Web services security hinge on XML gateways

  XML security gateways could be the missing piece in most SOA deployments, says Tim Bond, a senior security engineer at webMethods .  Continue Reading

• Power over Ethernet power consumption: The hidden costs

  Power over Ethernet (PoE) has many advantages in a VoIP migration, but some companies overlook the amount of power needed to run PoE for VoIP and the costs and cooling requirements that come with it.  Continue Reading

• Advantages with quad play services

  Quad play is the new buzz word for an increased range of communications services, initially aimed at the consumer. So what's in it for business?  Continue Reading

• Big and small face same SAP hurdles

  The experiences of two manufacturing businesses of vastly different scale demonstrate the value of basic guidelines for implementing SAP ERP  Continue Reading

• Communication narrows IT divide

  The latest Computer Weekly survey of the UK's IT leaders reveals their growing optimism that communication between IT and the business is improving  Continue Reading

• Video clip firm sticks with tape storage

  Received wisdom has it that there is a headling drive to disk-based storage. Wrong, says Thought Equity Motion who is serving up half a petabyte of video clips to its customers using tape drives  Continue Reading

• Will training make up for lack of experience?

  Expert advice for readers' career problems  Continue Reading

• Sponsors sought for IT charity ball

  The organisers of this year's Intellect ICT Charity Ball are looking for four more companies to join Xerox, EDS, Cable & Wireless and Symantec as sponsors of the event, which is supported by Computer Weekly and the Information Technologists Company.  Continue Reading

• ING Direct uses SOA for new service

  Banking group ING Direct is relying on an IT infrastructure based on service oriented architecture for the success of its new mortgage service. Arif Mohamed looks at how cutting complexity and increasing responsiveness have been key to the project  Continue Reading

• Housing Corporation holds back report on troubled IT project

  When Computer Weekly requested results of an inquiry into the Housing Corporation's problematic IT project, it was refused. Why was the report withheld?  Continue Reading

• Managing a corporate network to plan the Olympics

  Case studies: Managing any corporate network is tough enough. Add in factors such as Olympian deadlines and natural disasters if you really enjoy life at the sharp end  Continue Reading

• Mobile data services development trends in 2007

  Darrell Jordan-Smith takes a look at new data services architectures and development tools emerging in 2007 and the ongoing development efforts of the Java Community and others.  Continue Reading

• Defending mobile devices from viruses, spyware and malware

  The nature of threat vectors facing mobile devices, challenges and struggles related to keeping mobile devices secure and strategies  Continue Reading

• The portal to staying in control of compliance

  For Simon Benson, Environmental, Safety & Security Manager, NYK Group Europe Ltd, there are a number of challenges that occupy his working day but there’s one in particular: compliance  Continue Reading

• Downtime 20 March

  The wacky world of IT  Continue Reading

• DPM's Diary 20 March

  By CP Bound  Continue Reading

• Red Wing takes flight with business intelligence

  Fashion manufacturer Red Wing Shoes has become more responsive to emerging business problems after becoming the first user of Lawson's M3 enterprise resource planning system to deploy the supplier's business intelligence application alongside it.  Continue Reading

• Teknor cuts manufacturing costs with ERP order routing

  International manufacturing company Teknor Apex has cut costs on some of its busiest product lines by using order routing functions in its enterprise resource planning software to manufacture orders in the cheapest way possible.  Continue Reading

• Sellafield revises business processes to realise full ERP benefits

  The company that runs three nuclear power plants at Sellafield in West Cumbria is re-engineering its business processes to realise business benefits from an enterprise resource planning system that it implemented two years ago.  Continue Reading

• HMRC keeps books closed on spiralling IT costs

  The cost of HM Revenue and Customs' IT contract with Capgemini has continued to rise, and evidence is needed that the extra money is being well spent  Continue Reading

• HSBC bridges the Windows divide

  HSBC is taking advantage of the recent collaboration agreement between Microsoft and Novell to simplify its global IT infrastructure and to reduce costs  Continue Reading

• Business Focus: IT spend in the telecoms sector

  Telecoms companies call on IT to meet compliance and consumer demands  Continue Reading

• Doubts persist about open source IP telephony

  Open source VoIP is slowly making inroads in the enterprise, but many companies aren't quite ready to trust an open voice system.  Continue Reading

• Google boosts security but storage glut continues

  Dennis Fisher sounds off on the latest issues affecting the information security community.  Continue Reading

• Extract more value from customers with CRM software

  Customer relationship management products can offer businesses benefits to firms of all sizes, but which type of system is best for you?  Continue Reading

• Beat a path through the IT skills jungle

  Can a skills framework add clarity to the challenge of managing the constantly changing skills required for IT roles? Bill Goodwin reports on the experiences of two very different organisations  Continue Reading

• Next move: How do I move on from development?

  Advice on your IT career.  Continue Reading

• CIO Interview: Big changes come from small steps

  "Delivering change is the art of the feasible," says Tania Howarth of Coca-Cola. And that means incremental progress, rather than the big bang approach cio interview "Delivering change is the art of the feasible," says Tania Howarth of Coca-Cola. ...  Continue Reading

• Get on the right mobile OS track

  There is a vast array of operating systems available to run on mobile devices. So how do you choose the one that is best for your business needs?  Continue Reading

• Hampshire Council saves £2m a year by standardising its 8,000 desktops

  Smart projects: Software and support costs fall with centrally administered system  Continue Reading

• Mobile IT boosts haulier's productivity

  Mobile applications have helped Old Dominion Freight Line, a delivery service, deliver real-time services to customers while boosting driver productivity.  Continue Reading

• LexisNexis fights crime with storage

  The document search company is offering a new data forensics service staffed by former federal agents and powered by commodity NAS.  Continue Reading

• DPM's diary: 13 March 2007

  DPM's Diary by CP Bound  Continue Reading

• Downtime: vision of paperless office comes unstuck

  The wacky world of IT  Continue Reading

• The benefit of balance

  With taxpayers' money at stake, public sector project failures and problems are likely to attract the kind of adverse publicity that private ventures often find easier to avoid.  Continue Reading

• ISCSI vs. FC performance: A closer look at storage

  Think that FC is faster than iSCSI? Vice versa? Storage expert Tony Asaro explains why the real answer may surprise you.  Continue Reading

• Hyperion users urged to renegotiate maintenance

  Although Oracle has a policy of providing unlimited support for the products it has acquired, Hyperion users have been urged to keep a close eye on developments following the database firm's £1.7bn takeover of the business intelligence provider.  Continue Reading

• Getting better value with graduates

  The good news for graduates is that IT chiefs find that the expense and effort of training them pays off in practical returns. Their creativity is especially valued  Continue Reading