Computer Weekly articles from December 2005

Computer Weekly archives from December 2005

British computer society Dublin City University finds new way to detect software plagiarism.
December 6, 2005... University finds 36% of its computing students have copied programsl New method uses blank spaces instead of code comparisons as detection John Kavanagh computer.weekly@rbi.co.uk A way of detecting software plagiarism which uses...

Service oriented architecture SOA suppliers 'are not giving business value'.(Brief Article)
December 6, 2005... Arif Mohamed computer.weekly@rbi.co.uk Suppliers of service oriented architecture technology are struggling to deliver what users need, according to research from analyst firm Macehiter Ward-Dutton. The study looked at SOA...

How do I fit in with new IT finance group?(IT managers financial management)
December 6, 2005... THE question As head of IT I have always had a great deal of autonomy and feel that my department has provided an excellent service while staying within budget. I have been told that an IT finance function is to be set up under the aegis...

STORAGE Distributed offices pose a storage and recovery challenge for IT managers Unified approach helps businesses manage data back-up across branch office network.(Column)
December 6, 2005... Alison Connolly computer.weekly@rbi.co.uk Storage is one of the most costly elements of IT. The wealth of information that businesses produce and need to save is continually growing, and with it, the storage needs and associated costs....

Datacentre Users are aiming for efficiencies by consolidating their computer resources Datacentres move towards a virtual future as cost benefits drive server consolidation.
December 6, 2005... Arif Mohamed arif.mohamed@rbi.co.uk The datacentre is undergoing considerable change, with more organisations starting to deploy technologies that consolidate their computing resources, bringing cost savings and efficiencies. ...

Workplace Most helpdesk workers face abuse when technology fails, says survey.
December 6, 2005... Bill Goodwin bill.goodwin@rbi.co.uk Most IT helpdesk staff regularly face verbal abuse from fellow workers when technology goes wrong, a straw poll of helpdesk staff and IT users has revealed. The research, conducted by IT service...

SMARt projects Council reduces administration time spent on housing queues Pioneering service lets Ashford tenants choose council houses using SMS system.
December 6, 2005... Will Hadfield will.hadfield@rbi.co.uk Ashford Borough Council has become the first local authority in the UK to enable people to choose council houses by SMS message. The Kent council has introduced an SMS service for would-be...

GRIDCOMPUTING Departmental grids could sidestep political and funding obstacles How to build practical applications of grid computing in a business environment.
December 6, 2005... The level of understanding of grid computing as an idea has matured to the level where users are now able to understand the different types of grid computing that are available to them. Quocirca's latest grid research shows that while 18%...

Service oriented architecture Component-based SOA concepts can foster closer integration between business and IT, but only if approached with the right mindset Think business processes for SOA success.
December 6, 2005... History is not on our side. Organisations have wasted vast amounts of money and time chasing suppliers' claims, consumed by the notion that investing in IT is going to help them make more money. Various middleware and integration stacks have...

enterprise search Information retrieval is becoming key to boosting efficiency Enterprise search tools move from luxury item to business essential as data builds up.
December 6, 2005... Gary Eastwood computer.weekly@rbi.co.uk The name Google has become synonymous with the concept of searching the internet. Yet its success in raising the profile of search tools - along with others such as Microsoft MSN, Ask Jeeves and...

NHS IT Spending watchdog delays report on NHS plan.(United Kingdom. National Health Service)
December 6, 2005... The national programme aims to create 50 million electronic health records and allow all GPs to book patients' hospital appointments online or over the phone. The electronic transfer of prescriptions and medical imaging systems are also on the...

Document management Competition Commission uses ethical hacker to test data systems.
December 6, 2005... Management system creates auditable and secure data repositoryl Potential electronic document systems ranked against hacker's results Lindsay Clark lindsay.clark@rbi.co.uk The Competition Commission has used ethical hacking to...

Software development Mapping tool aims to ease data access issues.(Brief Article)
December 6, 2005... Cliff Saran cliff.saran@rbi.co.uk Software firm Vanatec has launched an object-relational mapping tool that is compatible with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 and SQL Server 2005. Vanatec said .net developers could use Openaccess 4.0...

File and print IBM boosts printing functions for z/OS.(Brief Article)
December 6, 2005... Cliff Saran cliff.saran@rbi.co.uk IBM has developed virtualisation products to automatically transform and transmit print-ready jobs securely from a server running the z/OS mainframe operating system. IBM said the technology would help...

In brief.(Brief Article)
December 6, 2005... RSA aids management of chip card details RSA Security has developed a card management system that lets users manage the lifecycle of authentication credentials stored on chip-enabled cards. The software supports smartcards and USB-enabled...

Changing jobs Perspective, direction and decision are needed before taking the plunge To move or not to move? Plotting career progression in a buoyant IT jobs market.
December 6, 2005... If anything in life is certain, it is that change will affect your career. Change in your worklife could be driven by either a merger, downsizing or shift in company strategy. A new boss or new responsibility may make your role redundant or...

Women in it Bridge gender gap to avert skills crisis, warn top IT women.
December 6, 2005... Tash Shifrin computer.weekly@rbi.co.uk Leading female IT professionals have warned that UK businesses and the government have a moral and competitive responsibility to address the looming IT skills shortage by bridging the gender gap...

Software Fears on standards as Microsoft pushes Office Open XML format.
December 6, 2005... Office 12 has built-in support for XML formatl Microsoft aims to make Open XML a standardl Critics fear it will not be as open as claimed Arif Mohamed computer.weekly@rbi.co.uk Office 12, the next major version of Microsoft Office,...

in brief.
December 6, 2005... Intentia boosts software reliability on eServers Enterprise software supplier Intentia is working with Vision Solutions to improve the reliability of its software on IBM eServer hardware. Vision has customised its OS Data Manager, a tool...

Management Fujitsu board take pay cuts after Tokyo crash.(Brief Article)
December 6, 2005... Antony Savvas computer.weekly@rbi.co.uk Top management at Fujitsu are to take temporary pay cuts after the firm's systems were found to have caused the Tokyo stock exchange crash on 1 November. The failure, following a faulty...

case study Global servicescompany slashes number of servers with state-of-the-art datacentre.(Mercer Human Resource Consulting)
December 6, 2005... Server consolidation has cut hardware and maintenance costsl Application performance audit carried out at start of programme Arif Mohamed arif.mohamed@rbi.co.uk Mercer Human Resource Consulting, a global provider of HR and...

case study Express broadens reach with IP network.(Express Newspapers PLC uses transatlantic private IP network )
December 6, 2005... Express Newspapers uses transatlantic private IP network to share datal Network to be extended across nine UK sites and five European sites Arif Mohamed arif.mohamed@rbi.co.uk Express Newspapers Group is using a high-bandwidth...

opinion The Commons Public Administration Committee asked Computer Weekly for a paper on the implications of ID cards for public services. Here is our submission Openness, accountability and awareness of risk are vital for ID card scheme to succeed.
December 6, 2005... Tony Collins tony.collins@rbi.co.uk There are undeniable benefits in ID cards for some government departments, agencies and the wider public sector, if the scheme is implemented successfully. For example, the time taken for the...

news.(Microsoft appointed Burton Smith)(Hewlett-Packard Co. launches utility computing services)(Auto Trader Systems Ltd. invested to support web transactions)(Brief Article)
December 6, 2005... IN BRIEF HP launches utility computing services HP has unveiled a range of utility computing services to allow users to address fluctuating processing demand. The hosted Infrastructure Provisioning Service and the Application...

open source desktop Applications shortfall dampens Linux users' enthusiasm for desktop products.(survey by Open Source Development Lab)
December 6, 2005... Limited browser support inhibiting Linux adoption on the desktopl Support for peripherals and applications needs improving, say users Cliff Saran cliff.saran@rbi.co.uk Linux users are frustrated by the lack of functionality of open...

financial services Voca Bacstel system ready for testing.(Bacstel from Sun Solaris)(Brief Article)
December 6, 2005... Cliff Saran cliff.saran@rbi.co.uk Payment clearing house Voca is about to start running Bacstel, its [pounds sterling]100m IP-based payment system, in parallel with the old system. Parallel running will continue until both systems...

London Docklands is Europe's biggest Wi-Fi business site.(Brief Article)
December 6, 2005... London's Docklands is now the largest Wi-Fi-enabled business area in Europe. Tony Partington, managing director of Canary Wharf Management, said, "Mobile access to internet, e-mail and corporate networks is available wherever you are on the...

case study Law firm moves from Netware to Windows.
December 6, 2005... Cliff Saran cliff.saran@rbi.co.uk Law firm Olswang has completed its migration from Novell's Netware to a Windows 2003 back-end environment with Windows XP desktop PCs. The project, which began in January 2005, has involved...

business continuity Crisis simulation tests City continuity plan.(disaster simulation)
December 6, 2005... Disaster simulation designed to test resilience of financial systemsl Exercise provides opportunity to test business continuity plans Bill Goodwin bill.goodwin@rbi.co.uk The simulated failure of the Chaps wholesale payment system...

Security Sun patches critical JRE vulnerability.(Java Run-time Environment, Sun Microsystems Inc.)(Brief Article)
December 6, 2005... Antony Savvas computer.weekly@rbi.co.uk Sun Microsystems has patched security holes in its Java Run-time Environment (JRE) that could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on users' systems. Internet security company...

skills Business skills growing in importance, says Gartner.(Information technology workers need to improve their skills)
December 6, 2005... Lindsay Clark lindsay.clark@rbi.co.uk IT professionals will need to acquire a more diverse range of skills to succeed in an IT jobs market forecast to shrink 40% by 2010, analyst firm Gartner has predicted. The increasing role of...

News.(development of teleportation device by Microsoft Corp.)(forecast on use of grid computing)(use of emails and its security)
December 6, 2005... IT administrator to be new 'Noddy Holder' An IT systems administrator is to be the replacement for Noddy Holder in next year's tour by Slade. Fifty-three year old Mal McNulty of Tertio Service Management Solutions earned the right to stand...

case study Car finance firm's unified network improves continuity and security.(Close Motor Finance is using NetDevices Inc.'s SG-8 Unified Services Gateway )(Brief Article)
December 6, 2005... Christian Annesley christian.annesley@rbi.co.uk Car loan specialist Close Motor Finance has boosted its business continuity capability with a unified networking package that enhances the security and flexibility of a virtual private...

security Hacker posts image on Foreign Office website.(computer hacking at Foreign and Commonwealth Office of United Kingdom's website)(Brief Article)
December 6, 2005... Bill Goodwin bill.goodwin@rbi.co.uk A Foreign and Commonwealth Office website was defaced by a hacker last week, raising questions about the department's security procedures. The hacker, using the alias Shadow Moon, bypassed the...

Services deal puts Vega in European Space Agency's orbit.(Vega Group)(Brief Article)
December 6, 2005... The European Space Agency has signed a [pounds sterling]600,000 engineering support services contract with systems specialist Vega Group. Vega is helping to integrate and verify ground operations for the International Space Station...

security HP to buy ID specialist.(Hewlett-Packard Co. acquires Trustgenix Inc.)(Brief Article)
December 6, 2005... Antony Savvas computer.weekly@rbi.co.uk Hewlett-Packard is to acquire federated identity management specialist Trustgenix. Trustgenix technology allows users to authenticate their identity to access multiple sites. HP will use it...

Software Sun announces free Java server package.(Brief Article)
December 6, 2005... Antony Savvas computer.weekly@rbi.co.uk Sun Microsystems is to offer free access to its Java server suite and management software, which it is bundling with its Solaris operating system. The software being offered for free is the...

case study UniChem aims to boost customer service by supply system roll-out.(Alliance UniChem PLC. using warehouse management software)
December 6, 2005... Phamaceuticals firm is creating a central system in nine European statesl Replenishment software expected to improve customer service Will Hadfield will.hadfield@rbi.co.uk Alliance UniChem is rolling out a replenishment system to...

NHS IT Success for key NHS deployment.(National Health Service, BT Capital Care Alliance and IDX)(Brief Article)
December 6, 2005... Lindsay Clark lindsay.clark@rbi.co.uk NHS contractor BT Capital Care Alliance and software supplier IDX have successfully rolled out a new patient administration system at Queen Mary's Sidcup NHS Trust. The system is the first...

Outsourcing Birmingham aims to save [pounds sterling]1bn in partnership contract with Capita.(Birmingham City Councilm Capita Group PLC, joint venture)
December 6, 2005... Council will take 35% stake in joint venture ITservices company l New company to be supplier for business transformation projects Will Hadfield will.hadfield@rbi.co.uk Birmingham City Council has selected Capita as the preferred...

ID cards Home Office stays mum on ID risk.(identification cards scheme)(Freedom of Information Act)
December 6, 2005... Tony Collins tony.collins@rbi.co.uk The Home Office has rejected Computer Weekly's application under the Freedom of Information Act to publish the risks relating to the ID cards scheme, or the "traffic light" results of three Gateway...

Microsoft launches major Windows Server 2003 upgrade.(Brief Article)
December 6, 2005... Microsoft is today (6 December) due to release an update for its Windows Server 2003 operating system. The second major release, R2, has new technology to improve security and help to extend applications to users in diverse locations. Microsoft...

government IT Pension plan burden for payroll IT.(pension plan for information technology departments)(payroll systems )(Brief Article)
December 6, 2005... Christian Annesley christian.annesley@rbi.co.uk The national pensions scheme proposed by former CBI chief Lord Turner last week could, if adopted, raise anxiety in IT departments about how their payroll systems would cope. ...

Audit Office delays its report on NHS scheme.(National Audit Office report of National Health Service of United Kingdom national information technology programme)
December 6, 2005... Lindsay Clark lindsay.clark@rbi.co.uk Public spending watchdog the National Audit Office has again delayed publishing its report on the [pounds sterling]6.2bn national programme for IT in the NHS. Prompt publication of the report...

Savings industry experts concerned over state's track record with massive IT projects Government could not cope with new pensions IT, warn insurers.
December 6, 2005... Christian Annesley & Will Hadfield christian.annesley@rbi.co.uk The government should not attempt to build the systems to underpin a proposed new national pensions scheme, financial services organisations have warned. Based on its past...

news.(Microsoft releases Windows Live)(French mobile networks fined for collusion by French competition authority)(DSW Shoe Warehouse has reached settlement with US government regulators)
December 6, 2005... IN BRIEF Microsoft releases Windows Live Mail beta Microsoft has released a test version of its Windows Live Mail service. The beta was sent out to testers last week and aims to offer a more powerful alternative to Hotmail. The Windows...

news.
December 6, 2005... IN BRIEF Crash computer course for tax inspectors Tax inspectors are set to receive a crash course in computer science to enable them to accept more applications from firms claiming research and development tax credits for software...

Turing lecture Lecture to examine disabled/IT relationship.(Brief Article)
December 6, 2005... Computer Weekly reporter computer.weekly@rbi.co.uk The paradoxical relationship between IT development and accessibility for the disabled will be the topic of next January's Turing Lecture. The annual lecture, commemorating the...

Features.
December 6, 2005... have passwords had their day? Passwords have been used through the ages to establish whether someone is who they say they are. Whether you are engaged in the intelligence services or just logging on to your own computer, possessing a...

hot skills Supply chain standards require a good grounding in XML Knowledge of Rosettanet gives supply chain specialists an edge.(Rosettanet Automated Enablement)
December 6, 2005... Nick Langley computer.weekly@rbi.co.uk What is it? Supply chain packages have to compromise between proprietary mechanisms that give a competitive edge, and the need to communicate with partners. In an ideal world, all these...

compliance UK business can learn from US firms' experience of financial reporting law Sarbanes-Oxley compliance can reduce audit costs and bring business benefits.
December 6, 2005... Julia Vowler julia.vowler@rbi.co.uk The 2002 Sarbanes-Oxley Act, passed by US Congress to clean up corporate America's financial reporting, is casting a long shadow over UK IT directors. Not only does it affect any UK company with a...

security Perl 'open to security hole'.(Brief Article)
December 6, 2005... Antony Savvas computer.weekly@rbi.co.uk The Perl scripting language is susceptible to a new type of security vulnerability that allows remote attackers to execute their own code, according to security research firm Dyad Security. ...

Causes of disappointment go deeper than contracts Does outsourcing add up?(causes of failure of outsourcing transactions)(Column)
December 6, 2005... Chris Tiernan Opinion The root cause of why so many organisations are experiencing problems with outsourcing is not badly written contracts, poor relationship management, lack of supplier proactivity and flexibility, disappointing...

case study Virgin Money installs integrated IT platform.(Virgin Money Personal Financial Service Ltd. is using Axios Systems' Assyst software)(Brief Article)
December 6, 2005... Antony Savvas computer.weekly@rbi.co.uk Virgin Money, the financial services arm of the Virgin Group, is installing an integrated IT service management platform to consolidate multiple systems. Virgin Money project manager Denise...

careers Survey identifies 60,000 different IT job titles.(Brief Article)
December 6, 2005... Arif Mohamed arif.mohamed@rbi.co.uk IT complexity does not just relate to IT systems. A study of more than three million employees has discovered that there are more than 60,000 different job titles in the IT industry. Research by...

IT people Lacey moves on from Royal Mail.(David Lacey resigned from Royal Mail Group PLC.)(Brief Article)
December 6, 2005... Bill Goodwin bill.goodwin@rbi.co.uk David Lacey, director of security at Royal Mail and founder of the Jericho Forum user group, has resigned after nearly six years in one of the UK's most high-profile IT security roles. His...

storage Holography to enableterabyte disc capacity.(Maxell America Inc. plans to release holographic media )(Brief Article)
December 6, 2005... Arif Mohamed computer.weekly@rbi.co.uk Within a year, storage technology could be revolutionised by the availability of holographic storage, which will eventually allow terabytes of data to be stored on an individual disc, a supplier...

Case study: BAESystems reduces retrieval time.(by using Autonomy's Intelligent Data Operating Layer platform)(Brief Article)
December 6, 2005... Defence and aeronautics manufacturer BAE Systems deployed Autonomy's Intelligent Data Operating Layer (Idol) platform, after discovering that more than 80% of networked employees were wasting an average of 30 minutes a day retrieving...

Enterprise search suppliers and their products.(Fast Search & Transfer, Google Inc. and Microsoft Corp.)(Brief Article)
December 6, 2005... The five leading enterprise search suppliers - Verity, Autonomy, Fast Search & Transfer (Fast), Google and Microsoft - accounted for almost half of all sales in 2004. Since then Autonomy has acquired its main rival Verity for [pounds...

Managing storage in the Windows environment.(Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 )
December 6, 2005... Microsoft is aware that the management of storage around organisations is an increasing challenge, and release two of Windows Server 2003 R2 has incorporated features that directly relate to the branch office environment. These include...

retail software SAP strengthens retail software range with Khimetrics acquisition.
December 6, 2005... ERP firm buying niche suppliers to build up retail software portfoliol Trend of retailers looking to standardised software to cut costs Antony Savvas computer.weekly@rbi.co.uk Enterprise software firm SAP is bolstering its retail...

Marketplace Training and events.
December 6, 2005... application training Name of course: Introduction to MS Powerpoint Town/city: Croydon, Leatherhead or Reigate Date: Ongoing Fee: [pounds sterling]245 Organiser: C-I-M-S Consultancy Contact: 020-8660 0584 '...

Vox pop: are passwords now past it?
December 6, 2005... Security testing expert: no "Single factor passwords - user name and password - are more than enough to secure any system, so long as they are used properly. A strong password and user name will withstand a dictionary attack and a brute...

Public sector outsourcing deals.(North Lanarkshire Council signed contract with Steria Ltd.)(Winchester City Council with Digica)(Brief Article)
December 6, 2005... North Lanarkshire Council has signed a four-year, [pounds sterling]5m contract with Steria to provide IT support and infrastructure management services. Steria will be responsible for managing three council datacentres as well as providing...

STORAGE How do the leading storage area networking technologies measure up? Storage technologies mature to compete for business on speed, scalability and cost.(Column)
December 6, 2005... Despite a slowdown in IT spending, organisations have continued to create more data than they delete and as a result their storage needs have increased. Most enterprises, government departments and public sector bodies work to maximise value...

news.(simulation of financial services)(Brief Article)
December 6, 2005... Objectives of the simulation To practice co-ordination of response to sector-wide disruption in the financial sector To provide an opportunity for participants to test their own business continuity plans To identify areas for...

Server sales on the rise.(computer industry)(Brief Article)
December 6, 2005... Gartner figures show that users worldwide are investing in both 32-bit and 64-bit servers, with purchases rising sharply between the third quarters of 2004 and 2005. The three major suppliers, Hewlett-Packard, Dell and IBM saw sales rise,...

IT considerations of compliance.(Brief Article)
December 6, 2005... IT asset inventory - what systems do you have and who owns them? Outsourced systems - these will need to be included for Sarbanes-Oxley compliance Security - who has access to financial and operational systems and are their actions...

INSIDE the bcs Former BCS president to head Cepis.(Council of European Professional Informatics Societies, Geoff McMullen, British Computer Society)(Brief Article)
December 6, 2005... John Kavanagh computer.weekly@rbi.co.uk UK IT specialists' involvement in Europe is expected to increase following the election of BCS past president Geoff McMullen as president of the Council of European Professional Informatics...

next move.(career change tips)(Column)
December 6, 2005... The question How do I translate training in to a job? I am finding it difficult to get back into the IT industry after a 16-month break. My background is mainly in providing internal IT support. I am considering a course, probably...

Causes of disappointment go deeper than contracts Does outsourcing add up?
December 6, 2005... The root cause of why so many organisations are experiencing problems with outsourcing is not badly written contracts, poor relationship management, lack of supplier proactivity and flexibility, disappointing quality of services or hidden...

2006 conference preview Business focus will be common thread of next year's conferences.
December 6, 2005... Computer Weekly reporter computer.weekly@rbi.co.uk The growing business/IT alignment at all levels of the IT department is reflected in the business orientation of several major user-focused conferences planned for next year. ...

news.
December 6, 2005... The national programme aims to create 50 million electronic health records and allow all GPs to book patients' hospital appointments online or over the phone. The electronic transfer of prescriptions and medical imaging systems are also on the...

IT will be key to pensions reform.(National Pension Savings Scheme)(Pension Settlement for the Twenty-First Century)
December 6, 2005... The Turner Review of pensions poses a challenge not just for the government, but for IT as well. A New Pension Settlement for the Twenty-First Century is a hefty tome, which proposes policy options to provide decent old age pensions for all and...

internet Businesses should register domain names early to avoid missing out Companies must act now to secure a place in the cyberspace of the European Union.
December 6, 2005... Whether you are an IT director, CIO, web manager or marketing representative for your company, you cannot afford to ignore the launch of the .eu top-level domain on 7 December. Although never likely to rival .com for the top spot on...

British computer society BCS disability charity and RNIB offer website access accreditation.(British Computer Society's AbilityNet and Royal National Institute of the Blind )
December 13, 2005... Testers with disabilities will trial organisations' websites for ease of usel Firms that act on assessment's advice can display accessibility logo John Kavanagh computer.weekly@rbi.co.uk A scheme that accredits websites as usable...

Security Revenue probe after unencrypted financial data goes missing in post.(Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs of United Kingdom investigating UBS Laing & Cruickshank Ltd. financial data)(Brief Article)
December 13, 2005... Tash Shifrin computer.weekly@rbi.co.uk HM Revenue and Customs isinvestigating the loss of sensitive financial data concerning clients of wealth management firm UBS Laing & Cruickshank. The data on owners of personal equity plans...

security Institute will provide mentoring.(The Institute for Information Security Professionals)(Brief Article)
December 13, 2005... Bill Goodwin bill.goodwin@rbi.co.uk An industry-backed institute for IT security professionals plans to offer members mentoring programmes, a professional journal, and a skills assessment programme when it launches formally next year....

government IT Councils save with single system.(by using single Oracle CRM system)(Customer relationship management software)(Brief Article)
December 13, 2005... Will Hadfield will.hadfield@rbi.co.uk Ten councils have saved [pounds sterling]3.4m by implementing a single Oracle CRM system to manage all their transactions with the public. The Staffordshire Connect partnership is run by the...

Oracle chief pledges support for users after buying spree.(Larry Ellison)(Oracle OpenWorld user show )(Brief Article)
December 13, 2005... Cliff Saran cliff.saran@rbi.co.uk Larry Ellison used the giant Oracle OpenWorld user show in San Francisco last week to lay out his company's strategy to integrate all the products it has acquired during a 12 month buying spree. ...

Go-ahead for standalone systems in response to problems developing integrated technology Whitehall makes policy shift after delays to NHSITprogramme.( National Health Service information technology programme)
December 13, 2005... Tony Collins tony.collins@rbi.co.uk Whitehall officials are altering course over their plans to deploy fully integrated health systems under the multi-billion pound National Programme for IT in the NHS (NPfIT). They are drawing up...

internet Systems that combine the richness of client server applications with the flexible features of web-based software are not just eye candy - they can be powerful business tools Do rich internet apps offer business value?(Column)
December 13, 2005... Enterprises have enjoyed great benefits from the internet, browsers and web applications, but it is time for a change. In the 1990s, HTML and HTTP gave developers a rallying point for interoperability. Simple and efficient, HTML enabled the...

internet European Commission called on to investigate proposed .com deal.(investigation of Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers and VeriSign Inc. by European Commission)(Brief Article)
December 13, 2005... Antony Savvas computer.weekly@rbi.co.uk The European Commission is being asked to investigate a proposed domain names contract between international registry body Icann and .com registrar VeriSign over allegations that it is...

enterprise software Expect competition and co-operation between Microsoft and SAP as the suppliers work to give enterprise software users an Office-style interface Giving ERP users the Windows feeling.(Enterprise resource planning)
December 13, 2005... Microsoft owns the desktop, with at least 400 million Office users around the world. This has led to it becoming the de facto standard as the preferred user interface for enterprise software. How many times have you presented an end-user...