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February 15, 2007 15 Feb'07
Barclaycard demos 'wave and pay' option for taxis

Barclaycard Business and Computer Cab have demonstrated the first taxi contactless payments terminal at this week’s Business Travel Show in Earls Court.
February 14, 2007 14 Feb'07
New attack technique threatens broadband users

Millions of broadband users across the globe are threatened by a new attack technique called drive-by pharming
February 14, 2007 14 Feb'07
Security news round up: Microsoft investigates new zero-day plus more

Microsoft says Office 2000 and Office XP could be affected. Also, Cisco patches firewall flaws that could be exploited to bypass security restrictions or cause a denial of service.
February 14, 2007 14 Feb'07
Ericsson updates Enterprise Mobility Gateway

At the 3GSM mobile conference this week, Ericsson launched a new version of its Enterprise Mobility Gateway, an integrated communications platform for network operators and large enterprises.

February 14, 2007 14 Feb'07
UK hacker faces life term if extradited, court told

Gary McKinnon, the former systems administrator accused of hacking into sensitive US military computer systems, faces the prospect of a life sentence in jail with no chance of repatriation if he is extradited to the US, the UK’s Court of Appeal ...
February 13, 2007 13 Feb'07
Nokia offers mobile synchronisation with enterprise mobility product

Nokia has launched the latest version of its mobile enterprise mobility product at this week’s 3GSM Congress in Barcelona.
February 12, 2007 12 Feb'07
Supplier sets out risks facing NHS IT plan

Fujitsu executive identifies challenges of scale facing NHS IT
February 12, 2007 12 Feb'07
Old technology risk to small businesses

Nearly two million UK small businesses (49%) are putting their data and productivity at risk by using old technology to run their business.
February 12, 2007 12 Feb'07
Manufacturers to standardise on print cartridge yield details

Major printer manufacturers and suppliers are to get behind print cartridge standards that will allow users to make a more informed choice as to what cartridge produces the most pages.
February 09, 2007 09 Feb'07
Insurer implements Unisys managed services system

Insurance company Reliance Standard Life (RSL) has implemented a Unisys managed services system to help it improve its payments operations and customer service.

February 08, 2007 08 Feb'07
IBM improves virtualisation on z/VM platform

IBM has improved virtualisation on its z/VM mainframe platform to support more virtual machines and larger memory configurations.
February 08, 2007 08 Feb'07
PDA shipments at all-time high

Mobile data access, particularly wireless e-mail, drove the worldwide PDA market to record shipments of 17.7 million units in 2006, an 18.4% increase from 2005, according to analyst firm Gartner.
February 07, 2007 07 Feb'07
EMC and RSA merger will pave way to ‘greater integration’

The merger of storage company EMC and security company RSA will allow the combined organisation to offer integrated technologies that will cost less for IT departments to run, the companies claimed today.
February 07, 2007 07 Feb'07
Fixed mobile convergence is ‘key telecoms challenge’

CMA chairman Carolyn Kimber has warned that the industry must embrace the new demands of fixed mobile convergence.
February 06, 2007 06 Feb'07
Attackers hit computers that manage Internet traffic

Several of the "root" servers that serve as the backbone of the Internet were targeted by digital miscreants Tuesday in the most significant attack in five years, though there was no major damage.
February 06, 2007 06 Feb'07
Issues to consider when purchasing backup products

This buying guide will help you understand the key considerations involved in evaluating and selecting backup products.
February 05, 2007 05 Feb'07
IBM joins race to build new generation of chips

IBM is working with AMD, Sony and Toshiba to manufacture 45 nanometer microprocessors from 2008, joining Intel in the race to produce the first of a new generation of chips.
February 05, 2007 05 Feb'07
Cryptographer's Panel: Forefathers still eager for new advances

On the eve of cryptography's 30th anniversary, the men who invented the field say they're proud of what's been accomplished, but new cryptosystems are needed to keep on top of emerging threats.
February 05, 2007 05 Feb'07
Windows Vista not compatible with iTunes, warns Apple

Microsoft’s new Windows Vista OS is not compatible with Apple’s iTunes software, the world’s leading MP3 playing system.
February 05, 2007 05 Feb'07
Green Party warns Vista will cause hardware obsolescence

The UK Green Party has slammed the hardware restrictions of Windows Vista. The Greens said the operating system will cause increased landfill waste as perfectly good IT kit is thrown away as it can’t run Vista.
February 05, 2007 05 Feb'07
Senior execs push for CRM applications on mobile devices

Customer relationship management and field force automation are the most wanted "next generation" Blackberry device applications by UK companies.
February 01, 2007 01 Feb'07
Hacked Super Bowl stadium site delivered malware

Discovered dasy bnefore the event and now reportedly resolved, a malicious Javascript file exploited two known Microsoft flaws.
February 01, 2007 01 Feb'07
PC World ditches the floppy disc

The PC World retail chain says that it will no longer stock floppy discs once existing stock has been sold.
January 31, 2007 31 Jan'07
Fibre Channel storage to outstrip Ethernet alternatives

Fibre Channel storage networking will soon take off at firms and outstrip technologies built around Ethernet, said analyst Dell’Oro Group.
January 31, 2007 31 Jan'07
Sun and Intel form strategic alliance

In a move that has sparked intense debate, Sun Microsystems and Intel have announced a broad strategic alliance.
January 31, 2007 31 Jan'07
HP's far-reaching virtualisation service

Hewlett-Packard has expanded its portfolio of virtualisation services with a new offering designed to help enterprise customers virtualise their entire IT infrastructures.
January 30, 2007 30 Jan'07
Peugeot Citroën rolls out desktop Linux

PSA Peugeot Citroën is to use Novell’s SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop solution on 20,000 PCs, and the supplier’s Linux software on 2,500 servers.
January 29, 2007 29 Jan'07
Met looks to national role in battle against e-crime

The Metropolitan Police is looking to expand its computer crime unit into a national resource, amid admissions that local e-crime units are no longer able to cope with a rising tide of organised computer crime.
January 29, 2007 29 Jan'07
Hybrid drives hit NAS boxes

DNF will be making hybrid drives available in all of its storage products, but it doesn't recommend them for IP SANs.
January 29, 2007 29 Jan'07
City IT professionals offered training for second Big Bang

IT professionals in the City of London are being offered training in the computer systems that will be ushered in by the City’s second Big Bang.
January 29, 2007 29 Jan'07
IBM moves towards 45nm chip production

IBM says its will start manufacturing 45 nanometer microprocessors from 2008, joining Intel in the race to produce the first such chips.
January 29, 2007 29 Jan'07
Do you have a broadband internet connection at home?

The Big Question is an initiative between Computer Weekly and recruitment consultancy PSD. Each week we put the Big Question to top IT professionals to get their take on a current talking point.
January 28, 2007 28 Jan'07
Wolseley bolsters its supply chain with new disaster recovery systems

Wolseley UK, which operates plumbing and building outlets including Plumb Centre, Build Centre and Bathstore, is investing in disaster recovery arrangements for critical business IT systems.
January 25, 2007 25 Jan'07
Apple fixes Mac Wi-Fi flaw

The Mac OS X Wi-Fi flaw Apple fixed on 24 Jan was first disclosed as part of the Month of Kernel Bugs in November. Attackers could exploit it to crash the targeted system.
January 25, 2007 25 Jan'07
Symantec makes major update to Enterprise Vault

Symantec adds automated data classification and integration with security products in Version 7.0 of its Enterprise Vault archiving tool; EMC reports record earnings for the fourth quarter.
January 24, 2007 24 Jan'07
IT on course to become a profession, says BCS

IT is on the way to becoming a profession with the same ethical and professional standards as medicine and the law, MPs and IT practitioners heard recently.
January 23, 2007 23 Jan'07
Smaller project, same price for ID card plan

The decision by the government to radically simplify the technology behind biometric ID cards will not reduce the cost of the £5.4bn programme, a senior official has disclosed.
January 22, 2007 22 Jan'07
MP slams slow payment of tax credit IT compensation

The biggest compensation deal agreed between the government and a computer supplier - over tax credit IT problems - will, at the present rate of payment, take US company EDS more than 100 years to pay off in full.
January 22, 2007 22 Jan'07
EMC and Ibrix elbow out Panasas at Disney Studios

Disney needed a storage overhaul fast after merging with Pixar and making major changes to its upcoming new movie.
January 22, 2007 22 Jan'07
Nuffield Hospitals standardises desktops as business transformation gathers pace

Nuffield Hospitals, the UK’s largest private sector hospitals group, is standardising on a single build of Windows XP following a deal to buy 1,500 desktop PCs from Dell.
January 22, 2007 22 Jan'07
Cornhill installs new market information system

Cornhill Asset Management has implemented a new information system for its UK equity and derivatives business.
January 22, 2007 22 Jan'07
AMCC joins forces with Avnet

In a bid to better address particular customer segments, Applied Micro Circuits Corporation (AMCC) has expanded its storage division's presence in Europe by broadening its distribution network with the addition of Avnet Technology Solutions.
January 22, 2007 22 Jan'07
IBM launches Virtual Fabric Architecture for BladeCenter

In order to help increase speed and efficiency of data transfer across blade servers and networks, IBM has launched a Virtual Fabric Architecture comprising new interconnect technologies and management tools for its BladeCenter H system.
January 22, 2007 22 Jan'07
Symantec launches Veritas Cluster Server 5.0

Symantec has launched Veritas Cluster Server 5.0 for VMware ESX, an enterprise-class high-availability and disaster recovery solution for business-critical virtual environments.
January 22, 2007 22 Jan'07
Imis head sets out to teach boards the true value of IT

The Institute for the Management of Information Systems (Imis) is preparing a range of activities to educate board directors in how to use IT to create true business value.
January 19, 2007 19 Jan'07
BCS calls for urgent realignment of NHS National Programme for IT

A BCS report has linked the problems facing the NHS's National Programme for IT (NPfIT) to a pressing need to realign the programme via the English strategic health authority and trust structure.
January 19, 2007 19 Jan'07
Next move: How do I become a general IT manager?

The question: How do I become a general IT manager?
January 19, 2007 19 Jan'07
Desktop Linux waits to challenge Windows

Desktop Linux evolves, but take-up remains limited
January 18, 2007 18 Jan'07
ID theft victim to TJX customers: Mind your data

Customers should guard their own data, says one ID theft victim. Meanwhile, some in the banking industry say TJX may have stored more data than necessary.
January 18, 2007 18 Jan'07
Businessman jailed for hacking rivals

A millionaire has been jailed after hiring private detectives to hack into the computer systems of business rivals and to tap their phones.
January 18, 2007 18 Jan'07
Shortage of graduates threatens future of UK IT sector, warns BCS

The British Computer Society has highlighted an alarming downturn in computer science graduate projections which could imperil long-term success for the nation's expanding IT economy.
January 17, 2007 17 Jan'07
Data breach at TJX could affect millions

Retailer TJX Companies said a hacker gained access to its systems exposing the credit card data of millions of customers.
January 17, 2007 17 Jan'07
Insurer gains high-speed file access with acceleration technology

An insurance company has solved the problem of sending large files between its London, Bermuda, Paris and US offices by deploying an appliance server that gives the offices fast remote access to files held centrally in London.
January 15, 2007 15 Jan'07
Sun launches ‘world’s fastest’ blade server

Sun Microsystems has launched what it claims is the world’s fastest blade server, in addition to the first subscription service that enables blade customers to keep their datacentres at peak performance and efficiency at half the cost of traditional...
January 15, 2007 15 Jan'07
Panduit becomes Blade Ready

Network and electrical systems supplier Panduit Corporation has joined the Blade Ready programme to assist organisations with the planning and deployment of high density blade computing systems.
January 14, 2007 14 Jan'07
Bug Briefs: CA fixes multiple flaws in back-up product

Also in Bug Briefs: Cisco patches an IOS flaw, HP fixes OpenView glitches; Adobe fixes critical vulnerabilities; and more Mac OS X flaws are disclosed.
January 10, 2007 10 Jan'07
Sun unsheaths new blade and slashes server upgrade costs

Sun Microsystems has launched a four-socket dual-core blade server and a hardware subscription service designed to cut users' server upgrade costs.
January 10, 2007 10 Jan'07
Apple releases first iPhone mobile phone

Apple has entered the mobile phone market with the launch of the iPhone.
January 08, 2007 08 Jan'07
HSBC places IT at heart of green strategy

Global banking group HSBC is using IT as a foundation for meeting its corporate social responsibility obligations and its green strategy.
January 08, 2007 08 Jan'07
What is the difference between InfiniBand, SAS and iSCSI and where does each technology fit?

InfiniBand is an interface; just like Fibre Channel (FC) or Ethernet. As an interface, InfiniBand carries different protocols...
January 08, 2007 08 Jan'07
BCS report sparks change in the NHS IT programme

Connecting for Health, the government agency that runs the £12.4bn National Programme for IT (NPfIT) in the NHS, is considering a report from the British Computer Society that recommends putting on hold the development of the data spine of 50 ...
January 08, 2007 08 Jan'07
Does the long Christmas break create a New Year IT hangover?

The Big Question is an initiative between Computer Weekly and recruitment consultancy PSD. Each week we put the Big Question to top IT professionals to get their take on a current talking point.
January 08, 2007 08 Jan'07
Fit-for-purpose IT breeds profits for clothing retailer

Case study: Effective business alignment is the Holy Grail for many IT directors. With profits up by over 20%, one retailer is showing how to pull it off in practice
January 08, 2007 08 Jan'07
Aardman feels flush with faster internet

Aardman Animations has signed a deal with ntl:Telewest Business to boost its managed internet service from 4mpbs to 10mbps to cope with the demands of transferring extremely large graphics files to its US partners each day.
January 07, 2007 07 Jan'07
Brocade buys Silverback for 10 GigE acceleration chips

Adding another string to its bow, Brocade scoops up IP chip acceleration supplier Silverback Systems for an undisclosed sum.
January 07, 2007 07 Jan'07
Bug Briefs: OpenOffice vulnerable to attack

Other flaws were reported in Apple QuickTime, Mac OS X, Adobe Flash Player, VideoLAN VLC, the Opera Web browser, and Cisco Access Control Server.
January 05, 2007 05 Jan'07
Hitachi launches 1Tbyte hard drive for PCs

Hitachi Global Storage Technologies has launched a one-terabyte drive for consumers, beating a similar product launch planned by rival Seagate later this year.
January 04, 2007 04 Jan'07
Weekly compilation of storage news including Hitachi unveils 1 TB drive for retail

Hitachi has announced that its 1 TB SATA drive, aimed initially at the retail market, will ship this quarter. The enterprise version, however, will not ship until the second quarter.
January 04, 2007 04 Jan'07
SanDisk unveils faster flash laptop drive

SanDisk has unveiled a 32Gbytes flash-based hard disc drive for enterprise laptops, designed to replace slower mechanical hard drives.
January 03, 2007 03 Jan'07
Security, disaster recovery top SMB predictions for 2007

What's in store for SMBs over the next year? Analysts weigh in with their thoughts on how security, disaster recovery, application availability and more will affect SMBs in 2007.
January 03, 2007 03 Jan'07
Atos appoints new UK chief

Outsourcer Atos Origin has appointed Keith Wilman as UK CEO.
January 02, 2007 02 Jan'07
Acorn founder and mobile chip pioneer given CBE

Acorn Computers founder Andrew Hopper was given a CBE in the New Year Honours list.
December 30, 2006 30 Dec'06
Raft of conferences planned for 2007

Increased IT industry confidence, and a desire to get close to the senior IT user community has brought a burgeoning number of events, seminars, exhibitions, roundtables and conferences for 2007.
December 20, 2006 20 Dec'06
Nokia and G&D offer retailers mobile commerce systems

Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) and Nokia have established a global joint venture that offers banks, transport companies and other retailers mobile commerce technology.
December 20, 2006 20 Dec'06
Your shout: Biometric ID cards, Vista and women in IT

Computer Weekly readers' give their views on this week's news
December 20, 2006 20 Dec'06
Panasonic develops ‘safer’ laptop battery

Panasonic has developed a ‘safer’ lithium ion battery to help laptop makers avoid the type of fire hazards faced by Dell, Apple and others this year.
December 19, 2006 19 Dec'06
Government changes national ID card plan

The government has ditched plans to build a new computer system for its national identity cards scheme.
December 19, 2006 19 Dec'06
Computer Weekly on screen for joint TV news investigation

A joint Computer Weekly/Channel 4 News investigation of problems with the £12.4bn NHS IT programme was broadcast last week.
December 15, 2006 15 Dec'06
Disc drive king dies

Al Shugart, the founder of leading computer disc drive firm Seagate Technology, has died, aged 76.
December 15, 2006 15 Dec'06
Will you be working over Christmas?

The Big Question is an initiative between Computer Weekly and recruitment consultancy PSD. Each week we put the Big Question to top IT professionals to get their take on a current talking point.
December 13, 2006 13 Dec'06
Top midrange arrays, page 5

About the authors and about the survey.
December 13, 2006 13 Dec'06
WEEE directive meets UK law

Science minister Malcom Wicks yesterday put regulations before parliament designed to support the incoming European waste disposal laws.
December 12, 2006 12 Dec'06
Your shout: Off-the-shelf systems, net neutrality, shared services

Computer Weekly readers' give their views on the week's news
December 12, 2006 12 Dec'06
Mixing SAS and SATA disk drives can cause problems

Mixing SAS and SATA disk drives in the same enclosure can cause interoperability issues, but vendors are finding workarounds.
December 11, 2006 11 Dec'06
Rush to make the most of Web 2.0 sends developers' salaries soaring

A surge in demand for web skills, driven by the creation of second-generation websites such as MySpace and YouTube, has pushed up pay rates for top web developers.
December 11, 2006 11 Dec'06
Tube police sold on mobile benefits

British Transport Police has rolled out handheld devices and wearable printers to 400 officers in the face of initial strong opposition to boost its policing of the London Underground by ensuring officers spend less time in the office.
December 11, 2006 11 Dec'06
Notts trust to improve patient data with remote access for clinical staff

Nottinghamshire NHS Trust is rolling out technology to give its 6,500 staff secure remote access to medical records and other hospital systems.
December 11, 2006 11 Dec'06
Heathrow trials herald era of biometric border checks

Heathrow Airport's test programme of biometric fingerprint readers to authenticate passengers could pave the way for wider biometric border controls in UK airports.
December 10, 2006 10 Dec'06
Servers are guzzling 4% of UK energy

Servers are having a major impact on UK electricity consumption, research undertaken for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has found.
December 08, 2006 08 Dec'06
Mobile devices keep Transport Police on the beat

The British Transport Police is pioneering the use of mobile data technology to help police officers spend more time on the beat and make quicker arrests.
December 08, 2006 08 Dec'06
Power demand surges at UK datacentres

Servers are having a major impact on UK electricity consumption, research undertaken for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has found.
December 07, 2006 07 Dec'06
Heathrow tests biometric controls on passengers

Heathrow Airport is testing biometric fingerprint readers for passengers on selected flights, in a move which could pave the way for wider biometric border controls in UK airports.
December 05, 2006 05 Dec'06
Web development pay rates surge as Web 2.0 takes off

A surge in demand for web skills, driven by the creation of second generation websites including MySpace and YouTube, has pushed up pay rates for top web developers.
December 05, 2006 05 Dec'06
Dell servers go green

Dell has launched two new servers designed to offer greater energy efficiency and reduce power costs.
December 05, 2006 05 Dec'06
NHS IT schemes 'under-funded and over-ambitious', trust board is told

A confidential paper issued to the board of the UK’s largest NHS trust says that new initiatives under the £12.4bn National Programme for IT (NPfIT) are “invariably under-funded and over-ambitious”.
December 04, 2006 04 Dec'06
Ultra-thin LCD on way for mobiles

An ultra-thin flat panel screen the thickness of a credit card could revolutionise display technology and mobile devices when it arrives next year.
December 04, 2006 04 Dec'06
Simple data solutions from McDATA

McDATA, a provider of data access solutions, has launched four professional services offerings, designed to help customers justify, plan, deploy and optimise their IT environment
December 01, 2006 01 Dec'06
Lloyds TSB is first with blade workstation from HP

HP has unveiled a blade workstation solution, and Lloyds TSB is among the first companies to use it.
December 01, 2006 01 Dec'06
New York Stock Exchange suffers four-hour mobile order outage

The New York Stock Exchange suffered a four-hour technical hitch yesterday, forcing some traders to return to paper.
November 30, 2006 30 Nov'06
Symantec blames piracy for Veritas licensing snafu

Weekly compilation of storage news: Symantec says that software counterfeiting is throwing a wrench in tech support ; FRCP rules take effect.