Computer Weekly articles from December 2006

Computer Weekly archives from December 2006

News.(Great Ormond Street Hospital plans for IT integration contracts with Citrix Systems Inc.)
December 5, 2006... Patients first in Ormond Street IT integration planBill Goodwinbill.goodwin@rbi.co.ukGreat Ormond Street Hospital aims to save a total of more than 30 hours a day of clinicians' time by rolling out technology to simplify the way doctors access...

IT head plans systems to keep data on track for ?6bn London rail link.(Brief article)
December 5, 2006... Justin Richardscomputer.weekly@rbi.co.ukEffective communication and measurement are key to staying on top of a growing project, Michael Pincher, head of IT for the CrossRail project, told a recent meeting of BCS IT ?directors group...

News.(age of innovation over for information technology industry)(Brief article)
December 5, 2006... Is the age of innovation over for IT? 16% Yes84% NoThe 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...

Blogs give readers the inside story.
December 5, 2006... Bill Goodwinbill.goodwin@rbi.co.ukComputer Weekly has three new blogs live on its website, bringing readers authoritative views from leading IT commentators and practitioners. The blogs will offer readers the best in critical thinking on...

Gung-ho approach is the road to disaster.(products safety and regain the trust of the public )
December 5, 2006... It's good news that Microsoft has taken the time to build a full security suite in Vista, but bad news for us users that they have been reluctant to allow some major third-party Security suppliers the access they wanted to code. That has...

IT organisations gear up for milestone year in 2007.
December 5, 2006... Computer Weekly reportercomputer.weekly@rbi.co.ukThis year Computer Weekly and the National Computing Centre celebrated their 40th anniversaries, and the Parliamentary IT Committee marked its 25th year.Next year another batch of IT...

Exchange enhanced for 64-bit and mobile access.(Microsoft is preparing to launch Exchange Server 2007, workgroup software)
December 5, 2006... Arif Mohamedarif.mohamed@rbi.co.ukBefore the dust can settle from the launch of Windows Vista and ?Office 2007, Microsoft is preparing to launch Exchange Server 2007.Expected to be released this month, the next generation of Micro?soft's e-mail...

Work together to avert shortage of IT graduates, urges BCS president.(British Computer Society, Nigel Shadbolt )
December 5, 2006... Will Hadfield will.hadfield@rbi.co.uk Employers and the IT profession need to find ways of encouraging more people to take up computer science at university if the country is to avoid a crippling skills shortage within four years, the British...

Java's open season means a wealth of opportunities.(Sun Microsystems Inc. open sourcing of its Java platforms)
December 5, 2006... Nick Langleycomputer.weekly@rbi.co.ukWhat is it?Java is a platform-independent object-oriented programming language developed by Sun Microsystems. Sun is close to completing the open sourcing of its Java platforms, which started with Java...

Harness your people power.(Brief article)
December 5, 2006... usiness clich? - don't we just love 'em. By the time we've got our all ducks in a row, we've run all our ideas up the flagpole, and we're thinking so far outside the box it's no longer in sight, the day's gone by and we can all head home for a...

IT managers frustrated by 'limited opportunities'.(Brief article)
December 5, 2006... Bill Goodwinbill.goodwin@rbi.co.uk IT managers feel their careers are stalling because their employers are failing to recognise the impact they have on the business, research from the Chartered Management Institute has revealed. Based on data...

Business turns VoIP talk into action.(voice over internet protocol)
December 5, 2006... Lindsay Clarklindsay.clark@rbi.co.ukTwo technologies long-promoted by suppliers are gaining a stronger foothold in corporate IT, the latest Computer Weekly CIO Index survey has revealed.Tablet PCs, which allow handwritten user input, and voice...

Construction industry builds up project management with collaboration systems.(Brief article)(Column)
December 5, 2006... Business Focus is a weekly column providing at-a-glance statistics and commentary on spending priorities and trends in particular sectors. This week we look at the construction industry.Large construction firms spend an average of ?10,285 per...

News.(businesses are centralising IT delivery into data)(Brief article)
December 5, 2006... More firms centralising IT deliveryTash Shifrincomputer.weekly@rbi.co.ukMore than 80% of businesses are centralising IT delivery into data?centres in a bid to increase efficiency and cut costs, a survey of 100 senior IT executives has...

News.(Analyst uses data tool to enable growth)(Dunnhumby is using a tool from SAS North America)(Brief article)
December 5, 2006... Analyst uses data tool to enable growthLindsay Clarklindsay.clark@rbi.co.ukRetail analyst Dunnhumby is using a tool from SAS to automate some of its data cleansing and analysis. It says the move will enable speedier corporate growth by...

H&M targets staff productivity gain with Europe-wide scheduling tool.(H&M Hennes & Mauritz AB contracts with WorkPlace System Solutions Inc.)
December 5, 2006... Will Hadfieldwill.hadfield@rbi.co.ukRetailer H&M has embarked on a two-year roll-out of an employee-scheduling system designed to improve its use of staff resources and maximise time spent by staff on the shop floor.The Swedish clothing company...

News.(Microsoft Windows Vista)(Brief article)
December 5, 2006... Time for Vista to prove security, warns expertFollowing the launch of Vista and Office 2007 last week, security specialist David Lacey has told readers of his Computer Weekly blog that, although they are hugely welcome, the security...

NHS IT schemes 'under-funded and over-ambitious', trust board is told.(UK National Health Service)
December 5, 2006... Tony Collinstony.collins@rbi.co.ukA 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".It adds that...

'Greater say for employers on education'.(employee training and education)(Brief article)
December 5, 2006... Bill Goodwinbill.goodwin@rbi.co.ukA major government report on UK skills released tomorrow is expected to call for employers to have a greater say on the education system, provided they invest in training their own workforce.The report by Lord...

M&S food suppliers reap RFID benefits.(Marks and Spencer PLC)(Brief article)
December 5, 2006... Will Hadfieldwill.hadfield@rbi.co.ukThree of Marks & Spencer's largest food suppliers are starting to realise business benefits from using radio frequency identification (RFID) tags in their supply chain.Northern Foods, RHM and World Wide Fruit...

Enhanced Red Cross intranet to rescue.(British Red Cross)(Brief article)
December 5, 2006... The British Red Cross has upgraded its intranet, known as RedRoom, to give its workforce of 3,000 staff supported by 30,000 volunteers a more robust, up-to-date and searchable resource.The upgrade, which was carried out by Stellant and took...

Staff resistant to large-scale change, say councils.(Society of IT Management)
December 5, 2006... Will Hadfieldwill.hadfield@rbi.co.ukLocal authority IT directors are in agreement that their employees' resistance to change is the greatest obstacle to starting large-scale shared services projects.Responding to a report from the Society of IT...

Somerfield says Tata to UK IT operations.(Tata Consultancy Services)(Brief article)
December 5, 2006... Bill Goodwinbill.goodwin@rbi.co.ukSupermarket chain Somerfield has signed a seven-year deal with Tata Consultancy Services to outsource the management of its entire IT infrastructure to India.The retailer, which is under pressure to make...

News.(Telereal Holdings)
December 5, 2006... Best Places winner sends IT team back to schoolMiya Knightscomputer.weekly@rbi.co.ukProperty services firm Telereal is building strong cultural links inside and outside the company after winning a Computer Weekly Best Places to Work in IT...

Vista's arrival promises a 'business transformation'.(Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Office 2007 and Microsoft Exchange Server 7.0)
December 5, 2006... Lindsay Clarklindsay.clark@rbi.co.ukMicrosoft has promised a transformation in business productivity across a range of office tasks when businesses roll out Windows Vista, Office 2007 and Exchange Server 2007.At the launch of Vista and Office...

Westminster plans service boost with Wi-Fi network.(Wireless City project)(Westminster City Council)(Brief article)
December 5, 2006... Tash Shifrincomputer.weekly@rbi.co.ukWestminster City Council has approved plans to extend a wireless network across the London borough following a successful pilot.The Wireless City project is aimed at improving the council's services through...

New Epos system prepares Wyevale for Easter blitz.(electronic point of sale system)(Wyevale Garden Centres PLC)(Retail-J)
December 5, 2006... Will Hadfieldwill.hadfield@rbi.co.ukWyevale Garden Centres has started trialling a chip and Pin-ready electronic point of sale system to see how it handles a planned increase in promotions.The 110-strong chain, the UK's largest dedicated garden...

Manage people, not technology.(human resource management)
December 5, 2006... Organisations frequently proclaim that people are the most important asset, but how many are merely paying lip service? In a business world where companies have access to the same technology, the same interest rates, the same telecommunications...

Expand your outsourcing horizons.
December 5, 2006... Miya Knightscomputer.weekly@rbi.co.ukThe advantages of outsourcing technology requirements that are not core to a business are familiar. Many organisations need to reduce back-office costs and improve overall operating efficiencies to maintain...

News.(British Telecommunications PLC)(Corel's Wordperfect Office)(European Commission's spam control policy)
December 5, 2006... In briefWelsh village is first to get 21st Century NetworkThe village of Wick, near Cardiff has become the first UK location to be served by BT's new IP-based 21st Century Network. The ?10bn network is designed to deliver improved voice, data,...

News.(Oracle products more vulnerable compared to Microsoft's DBMS software)(ASDA Group Ltd. supply chain upgrades boost sales)(government agencies contracts with Accenture, Atos Orgin and IBM)(Brief article)
December 5, 2006... in briefSuppliers offer cost cuts for speedier procurementIT suppliers have offered to cut the cost of IT programmes by 20% over the next four years, in return for the government speeding up procurement times and agreeing to more...

Salesforce extends app integration.(on-demand business application service)(Brief article)
December 5, 2006... Arif Mohamedarif.mohamed@rbi.co.uk Salesforce.com is expanding its on-demand business application service by giving users a platform and a programming language to link their applications into more of their back-end systems. The Apexconnect set...

Peterborough uses reporting tool to boost productivity of housing staff.(Brief article)
December 5, 2006... Will Hadfieldwill.hadfield@rbi.co.ukPeterborough City Council has been able to cut the workforce in its housing department by 30% after using new IT systems to find out where its employees were being unproductive.A management reporting...

building an on-demand future.
December 5, 2006... For many organisations, there may be business and technology projects that would be better served if somebody outside the company ran them. Such activities may include individual operations such as an online payment mechanism or a business...

are you being served?(International Business Machines Corp. Hosting Global Technology Services UK)
December 5, 2006... No IT manager is a stranger to tight budgets or high expectations from business managers that the IT system will support the organisation at all times. For IT professionals who run their own IT systems in-house, this means spending time and...

Act on foreign spy risk, firms urged.(National Infrastructure Security Co-ordination Centre)
December 5, 2006... Bill Goodwinbill.goodwin@rbi.co.ukGovernment officials have issued an unprecedented warning to businesses to protect their computer systems from hacking attacks by foreign intelligence agencies.The warning, from the UK's National Infrastructure...

How to manage a universe of data.(University of Leicester)
December 5, 2006... Arif Mohamedarif.mohamed@rbi.co.ukAt the heart of a planet-hunting research project based at Leicester University lies huge amounts of data storage. In January 2005, the university implemented a massive integrated storage system based on tape...

Symantec API set to boost virtual storage functions.(application programming interface)
December 5, 2006... Arif Mohamedarif.mohamed@rbi.co.uk A new application programming interface due to be released by Symantec next year could help users extend the functions of virtual tape libraries (VTLs). VTL technology, which emulates tape storage using...

Ultra-thin LCD on way for mobiles.(Samsung Electronics Company Ltd.)(Brief article)
December 5, 2006... Arif Mohamedarif.mohamed@rbi.co.ukAn ultra-thin flat panel screen the thickness of a credit card could revolutionise display technology and mobile devices when it arrives next year. Samsung Electronics has developed what it claims is the...

Rush to make the most of Web 2.0 sends developers' salaries soaring.
December 12, 2006... Bill Goodwinbill.goodwin@rbi.co.ukA 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.Over the past year, salaries for permanent web...

Heathrow trials herald era of biometric border checks.(Heathrow Airport)(Brief article)
December 12, 2006... Bill Goodwinbill.goodwin@rbi.co.ukHeathrow Airport's test programme of biometric fingerprint readers to authenticate passengers could pave the way for wider biometric border controls in UK airports.Travellers to Dubai and Hong Kong are being...

Notts trust to improve patient data with remote access for clinical staff.(Nottinghamshire NHS Trust)
December 12, 2006... Bill Goodwinbill.goodwin@rbi.co.ukNottinghamshire NHS Trust is rolling out technology to give its 6,500 staff secure remote access to medical records and other hospital systems.The trust, which specialises in mental health, said the system...

Does Vista show us the path to safer IT?(Microsoft Windows Vista)
December 12, 2006... It is good news that Microsoft has taken the time to build a full security suite into Vista, but bad news that it has been reluctant to allow some major third-party security suppliers the access to the code that they wanted. That has...

Looking forward.(British Computer Society IT Professional Awards 2007)
December 12, 2006... Next year's awards will form a central part of the BCS's golden jubilee celebrationsThe BCS IT Professional Awards 2007 are set to be very special, as they will form a central part of the BCS's 50th anniversary celebration, with the...

Giving business a decisive boost.(British Computer Society Business Achievement Awards)
December 12, 2006... The BCS Business Achievement Awards go to organisations where IT has had a significant and demonstrable impact on performance, where working relationships are effective, and where there is exemplary development, implementation and operational...

Government needs to build trust to drive use of e-services, say IT heads.
December 12, 2006... Justin Richardscomputer.weekly@rbi.co.ukA lack of trust is hampering take-up of online government services, according to a recent BCS Thought Leadership Debate. This is partially a result of several high-profile e-government failures and...

Honouring individual excellence.(British Computer Society IT Professional Awards 2006)
December 12, 2006... The BCS Individual Excellence Awards are not for the shy and retiring, as chair of the judges Mike Kearsley explains: "You have to be in it to win. Each medallist is interviewed by a panel of judges, and applicants have to make sure to boast to...

RNLI nets win on the move.(Royal National Lifeboat Institution and Active Web Solutions wins the Mobile Computing Award 2006)
December 12, 2006... The 2006 winner of the Mobile Computing Award, sponsored by Rainier PR, is the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and Active Web Solutions for their collaborative project, the RNLI Sea Safety tracking system.With about 30 fishermen a...

Unlocking security benefits.(Liverpool Direct wins the British Computer Society's President's Award 2006)
December 12, 2006... E very year the president of the British Computer Society looks to introduce a new award that reflects the changing landscape of the IT industry. The 2006 President's Award was for Investment in Information Security, sponsored by security...

Technology to the rescue.(British Computer Society IT Professional Awards )
December 12, 2006... The Technology categories of the BCS IT Professional Awards are always interesting because the medal winners in the four sub-categories also compete with each other for the overall BT Innovation Flagship Award for Technology. The four...

The right balance.(London Borough of Barking and Dagenham wins the GCS Women in IT Award)
December 12, 2006... The GCS Women in IT Award recognises employers that encourage diversity at workThe winner of this year's GCS Women in IT Award is the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. With women making up less than 20% of the IT workforce, the award...

News.(Does technology kill jobs ?)(Brief article)
December 12, 2006... Does technology kill jobs? 84% Yes16% NoThe 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.Most of...

Experience trumps qualifications for employers.
December 12, 2006... Will Hadfieldwill.hadfield@rbi.co.ukMost employers give greater weight to work experience than professional qualifications when selecting candidates to fill IT posts.Seventy-two out of 100 HR managers interviewed by market research organisation...

News.
December 12, 2006... Aussie scientists try the vest of both worldsNew Scientist has reported that basketball vests with electroluminescent displays that show a player's score and number of fouls are being trialled in Australia. The simple, coloured display panels...

News.(DPM's )(Diary entry)
December 12, 2006... dpm's diaryc p boundMondayWith our offices sharing a substation with the inner-city sink estate across the road, December brings a new hazard. It happens each day between 4pm and 5.30pm when they turn on their wretched Christmas illuminations....

CW500 Club workshops can help you win influence.(Computer Weekly 500 Club )
December 12, 2006... Computer Weekly reportercomputer.weekly@rbi.co.ukIT directors have a unique overview of the strategy and business processes that drive their organisation they know how to create business value through innovation and they are masters at dealing...

Do you run a green machine?
December 12, 2006... The IT industry is digesting the unpalatable fact that it is not as green as its public image, at the same time as business is finally getting interested in greener computing. A survey published by Greenpeace in August named and shamed PC and...

Make the web development world your oyster with Perl.(Practical Extraction Report Language)
December 12, 2006... Nick Langleycomputer.weekly@rbi.co.ukWhat is it?As it approaches its 20th birthday, Perl (Practical Extraction Report Language) has become pervasive, bundled by market-leading suppliers, underpinning businesses such as Amazon, and quietly...

IT's future is going greener.(inforamtion technology, green technology)(Brief article)
December 12, 2006... is getting hard to avoid all things green these days, as environmental issues climb the political agenda, and IT is as much in the spotlight as any sector.What's more, the pressure will grow, especially given the recently-released finding that...

Steer clear of 'pre-certified' 802.11n kit, warns analyst.(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)
December 12, 2006... Cliff Sarancliff.saran@rbi.co.ukNetwork managers should avoid buying pre-certified 802.11n products because of the poor performance of wireless devices that use the protocol, analyst firm Burton Group has warned.Standards body the Institute of...

Gigabit IP card reduces CPU usage.(Allied Telesis launched 32-bit PCI Gigabit fibre adapter cards)(Brief article)
December 12, 2006... Cliff Sarancliff.saran@rbi.co.ukAllied Telesis, a provider of secure Ethernet/IP access technology, has launched a 32-bit PCI Gigabit fibre adapter card designed to reduce the CPU usage of desktop PCs.The AT-2916SX enables IT departments to...

Keep watch beyond the perimeter.(enterprise networks security)
December 12, 2006... Ron Condoncomputer.weekly@rbi.co.ukIt is easy to see why the IT managers responsible for network security have a hard time increasing their budgets. Business bosses understandably wonder why the money they handed over last year has not fixed...

Adidas scores savings with global recruitment system.(adidas-Salomon AG)
December 12, 2006... Will Hadfieldwill.hadfield@rbi.co.ukAdidas aims to halve its recruitment costs when it rolls out a global recruitment tool next year. It will use the tool to match job applicants to positions not just in their home countries but across the...

News.(Royal National Lifeboat Institution and Active Web Solutions wins British Computer Society Business Achievement Flagship Award 2006)(Brief article)
December 12, 2006... Lifeboat system team takes the laurels at the BCS awardsThe Grosvenor House Hotel on London's Park Lane hosted the BCS' biggest-ever annual awards ceremony last Thursday, and Active Web Solutions stole the show with three awards for its work...

Many firms still lag on disaster plans, BSI reveals.(British Standards Institution )(Brief article)
December 12, 2006... Bill Goodwinbill.goodwin@rbi.co.ukBusinesses have improved their disaster planning over the past year, but many are still putting themselves at risk unnecessarily, research by BSI British Standards has revealed.The survey of 100 FTSE 250...

Tube police sold on mobile benefits.(British Transport Police has rolled out handheld devices and wearable printers)(Brief article)
December 12, 2006... Arif Mohamedarif.mohamed@rbi.co.ukBritish 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...

Mortgage adviser saves with hosted IT services.(Chase de Vere Investments contracts with NetStore PLC)(Brief article)
December 12, 2006... Lindsay Clarklindsay.clark@rbi.co.ukChase De Vere Mortgage Management has outsourced its hardware, office application and e-mail system for a third of the price offered by top IT service companies by using a software as a service model.The...

News.(Edinburgh Council contracts with British Telecommunications PLC)
December 12, 2006... Sharing not essential for savings, says EdinburghWill Hadfieldwill.hadfield@rbi.co.ukEdinburgh Council reckons to have saved ?10m this year by using a new system to cut its procurement bill and by standardising systems to ?enable it to...

News.(Experian Information Solutions Inc.)(Brief article)
December 12, 2006... Integration aids fight against fraudMiya Knightscomputer.weekly@rbi.co.ukCredit rating agency Experian has increased fraud detection rates by 20% after integrating two previously separate hosted applications.The company said that pooling the...

Groom your successors, IT leaders urged.(succession planning of information technology directors)(Brief article)
December 12, 2006... Cliff Sarancliff.saran@rbi.co.ukIT directors should have a plan in place to develop the next generation of IT leaders within their organisations, Gartner has urged.Mark Raskino, vice-president at the analyst firm, said IT directors needed to...

Screw set to tighten on software misuse.(Gowers Review of Intellectual Property)(Trading Standards )
December 12, 2006... Bill Goodwinbill.goodwin@rbi.co.ukTrading Standards officers could be given powers to raid and audit firms suspected of using unlicensed software under reforms to copyright laws proposed last week.The planned reforms, contained in the...

Opening the door to interoperability.(Microsoft Corp.)(Novell Inc.)(Brief article)
December 12, 2006... software Should open source developers feel uneasy about the recent deal struck by Microsoft and Novell to make their operating systems work with each other? Arif Mohamedarif.mohamed@rbi.co.ukAt the beginning of November, Micro?soft and Novell...

Novell to improve MS Office links.(Brief article)
December 12, 2006... Tash Shifrincomputer.weekly@rbi.co.ukIn a move to boost interoperability with Microsoft's Office 2007, Novell is to provide an Open XML plug-in for its edition of the open source Openoffice.org productivity suite. The supplier is working with...

News.(Southern Water PLC)(Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp.)(United Biscuits Ltd.)(Brief article)
December 12, 2006... In briefSouthern Water to update mobile systemsSouthern Water is to upgrade the mobile devices and applications used by its 800 field engineers. The project, which will be run by managed service provider Telepartner, will involve porting...

News.(UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to trial customer data storage portal)(Southern Co-operatives contracts with Sirocom)(European firms have implemented Information Technology Infrastructure Library)(Brief article)
December 12, 2006... in briefDefra to trial customer data storage portalThe Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs will be the first UK user to trial Iron Mountain's Connect customer data storage portal. The portal, which supports regulatory compliance,...

Servers are guzzling 4% of UK energy.(Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs )(Brief article)
December 12, 2006... Cliff Sarancliff.saran@rbi.co.ukServers are having a major impact on UK electricity consumption, research undertaken for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has found.The research, conducted by the Market Transformation...

Woking boosts building planning process with browser-based tool.(Woking Borough Council)(SpectrumITech)
December 12, 2006... Will Hadfieldwill.hadfield@rbi.co.ukWoking Borough Council has begun publishing all of its building planning application documents online within two days of receiving them by using a managed service.The council scans, indexes and publishes more...

Oracle users warned of new threat to firms' data.
December 12, 2006... Arif Mohamed arif.mohamed@rbi.co.ukA security expert has given details of a new class of attack on Oracle databases that could expose enter?prise data to attackers. David Litchfield, co-founder and managing director of Next Generation Security...

No warning for hospital on patient system problems.
December 12, 2006... Tony Collinstony.collins@rbi.co.ukA hospital trust in Oxford which lost track of crucial data on some patients after going live with a pioneering project under the ?12.4bn NHS IT programme was unaware that a similar go-live at another hospital...

Bad Santas and party poopers out to stop Christmas fun, survey finds.
December 19, 2006... Bill Goodwinbill.goodwin@rbi.co.uk Many IT managers have a "Scrooge mentality" when it comes to Christmas celebrations at work, with many organisations placing restrictions on work parties.A survey by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI)...

LogicaCMG catches them early to tailor skills.(Brief article)
December 19, 2006... Tash Shifrincomputer.weekly@rbi.co.uk A scheme to recruit would-be under?graduates as employees and fund them through a BA degree course has been launched by IT services firm LogicaCMG.The move is aimed at tackling recruitment problems in the...

Scottish Power aims for a first with new business continuity standard.
December 19, 2006... Bill Goodwinbill.goodwin@rbi.co.ukScottish Power is aiming to tighten its response to business interruptions by applying for accreditation under a new British Standard for business continuity.The company said it could "raise the bar" on its...

Making business sense of geographic information.(British Computer Society teaming up with the Association for Geographic Information and Open Geospatial Consortium)(Brief article)
December 19, 2006... Justin Richardscomputer.weekly@rbi.co.ukThe BCS is teaming up with the Association for Geographic Information (AGI) and the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) to promote the business case for using open geospatial standards at an event in...

Find approved courses online with new tool.(British Computer Society)(Brief article)
December 19, 2006... Justin Richardscomputer.weekly@rbi.co.ukFinding details of higher education courses that are accredited by the BCS is now possible via a special search option on the BCS website.The BCS reviews computing courses via a programme of visits to...