Computer Weekly articles from February 2007

Computer Weekly archives from February 2007

Mobile apps allow Bradford social workers to spend more time in field.(Bradford Metropolitan District Council contracts with Citrix Systems Inc.)
February 6, 2007... smart projects District council uses Citrix systems in move into mobile working Will Hadfield will.hadfield@rbi.co.uk Bradford Metropolitan District Council has introduced mobile technology in an effort to increase the time its 75...

Drive for professionalism in IT expands its horizons.(British Computer Society partnering with other professional societies for global recognition of information technology workers)(Brief article)
February 6, 2007... Justin Richards computer.weekly@rbi.co.uk The BCS has teamed up with IT professional societies from around the world to study a scheme that would offer global recognition for IT professionals. The move adds another dimension to the...

Career Moves.
February 6, 2007... New group to put focus on IT training Justin Richards computer.weekly@rbi.co.uk The Information and Technology Training Specialist Group will hold its inaugural meeting on 1 March in London. The group aims to provide a focus...

News.(information technology professionals surveyed about Microsoft Windows Vista)(Brief article)
February 6, 2007... Have you tried Windows Vista? 8% Yes 92% No 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...

How the flexible approach pays off.(Management)(Brief article)
February 6, 2007... awards Flexible working initiatives can increase productivity and help retain staff. Forward thinking companies show how such schemes can work in the IT department Banking * Barclays Bank * Birmingham Midshires * Citigroup...

Opinion and Letters.(Column)
February 6, 2007... Man's best friend still smarting over report On occasion the more serious-minded coverage elsewhere in this magazine enters Downtime's consciousness, and some of those stories give us cause for concern. This week we received a letter...

Opinion and Letters.
February 6, 2007... dpm's diary c p bound Monday I don't know if you have heard, but there is a new version of an operating system out. It adds a whole new dimension to the control the company has over your PC and makes the display look well, just...

Time to put security first.(managing internet security)(Brief article)(Column)
February 6, 2007... ith each new generation of software, it seems that designers introduce yet more challenges for IT security - usually in the name of "usability" or "productivity". Hackers are ready to target every new release, and suppliers are working...

News.(Letter to the editor)
February 6, 2007... Why use new ID card data on old, badly run systems? Karen Challinor Partner, Box Technic IT Solutions With regard to Bill Goodwin's article, "U-turn cuts risks of ID card scheme" (Computer Weekly, 23 January), I would ask why, if...

Sizeable user base makes MySQL useful skill to have.(Career Moves)
February 6, 2007... Hot skills Open source database has 44% share of the market Nick Langley computer.weekly@rbi.co.uk What is it? MySQL is an open source relational database management system (RDBMS) from Swedish supplier MySQL AB. Widely...

News.(Citigroup Inc. (New York, New York) acquired Egg online bank from Prudential Banking PLC)(Brief article)
February 6, 2007... Citigroup 'likely to keep Egg set-up' Lindsay Clark lindsay.clark@rbi.co.uk Citigroup is likely to hang on to Egg's online banking platform and technology development team after buying the online bank from Prudential for [pounds...

Teachers save with VMware project.(Association of Teachers and Lecturers contracts with VMware Inc.)(Brief article)
February 6, 2007... Arif Mohamed arif.mohamed@rbi.co.uk The Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) has completed a six-month virtualisation project to cut overheads and improve its disaster recovery capability. By switching 17 core applications...

KLM links BI to ticketing roll-out.(KLM Royal Dutch Airlines contracts with Amadeus Global Travel Distribution S.A.)
February 6, 2007... Cliff Saran cliff.saran@rbi.co.uk Dutch airline KLM is using a recently established competency centre for business intelligence to enable the roll-out of a company-wide ticketing system with business intelligence capabilities. ...

Bank sites go green to beat the phishers.(News)(Brief article)
February 6, 2007... Bill Goodwin bill.goodwin@rbi.co.uk Banks and e-commerce firms have begun adopting a new version of the Secure Sockets Layer web protocol to safeguard their sites against phishing attacks. PayPal, eBay and investment firm Charles...

EMC integrates storage with RSA security tools.(EMC Corp. (Hopkinton, Massachusetts) partnered with RSA Security Inc. to develop data security software)
February 6, 2007... Bill Goodwin bill.goodwin@rbi.co.uk Storage supplier EMC and security specialist RSA are poised to offer businesses a range of security technologies that combine elements from both businesses, following the takeover of RSA by EMC in...

Cambridge saves time with city-wide digital printing system.(University of Cambridge)(Brief article)
February 6, 2007... Cambridge University has overhauled its print management systems to allow its 8,000 departmental staff, as well as students from its 31 colleges, to send printing requests digitally to its central reprographics department. Saving time and...

Business intelligence remains top priority for IT leaders, says Gartner.(News)
February 6, 2007... Cliff Saran cliff.saran@rbi.co.uk Organisations will spend a total of [pounds sterling]992m worldwide on business intelligence software during 2007, Gartner has predicted. Research by the analyst firm found that IT directors...

Faster data shows L'Oreal's Cognos project is worth it.(News)
February 6, 2007... Cliff Saran cliff.saran@rbi.co.uk L'Oreal has developed software to help its account managers work with major retail chains to forecast and improve sales of its products. The global cosmetics firm has developed an application...

NHS chief dismisses fresh call for review.(National Health Service's David Nicholson )
February 6, 2007... Experts' challenge on [pounds sterling]12.4bn IT project is rebuffed once again Tony Collins tony.collins@rbi.co.uk NHS chief executive David Nicholson has rejected a fresh challenge issued by 23 leading computer scientists to...

News.(Nuffield Hospitals using Lawson Financials and Version One softwares)
February 6, 2007... Private hospital uses ERP to protect referral profits Will Hadfield will.hadfield@rbi.co.uk Nuffield Hospitals has begun rolling out enterprise resource planning and document management software to its 40 hospitals to protect...

News.(Reuters Group PLC using Fast Search and Transfer ASA's Adaptive Information Warehouse software)(Brief article)
February 6, 2007... Reuters boosts market data searches Cliff Saran cliff.saran@rbi.co.uk Reuters has deployed Fast's Adaptive Information Warehouse search engine to enable subscribers to its 3000Xtra market data service to search data more...

IT defences failing to keep pace with cyber-criminals.(News)(Brief article)
February 6, 2007... Bill Goodwin bill.goodwin@rbi.co.uk Traditional security technologies are becoming increasingly ineffective as anti-virus firms struggle to keep pace with organised criminal gangs, IT analysts will warn this week's RSA conference. ...

Record system boosts care atSheffield trust improves care with e-records.(National Health Service contracts with Avanqest)(Brief article)
February 6, 2007... Lindsay Clark lindsay.clark@rbi.co.uk NHS Sheffield Care Trust has improved its service to patients by using electronic content management software. Since 2002, the trust, which covers nearly 90 sites, has been creating electronic...

Career Moves.(professional courses for information technology professionals)(Brief article)(Column)
February 6, 2007... Next move The question Will a degree boost my IT co-ordinator skills? I am the IT co-ordinator at my current employer despite having no training. With only a year's experience, I feel I need training that would be beneficial...

Dual effort is needed to avert a skills crisis.(employers need to motivate information technology professionals to reach their goals)
February 6, 2007... Employers and employees need to collaborate The skills crisis facing IT employers has long been debated, but it is worrying that this situation is allowed to rumble on. And it becomes all the more frustrating when you consider that most IT...

News.(Iceland Foods PLC contracts with British Telecommunications PLC)(London Underground contracts with O2 Airwave)(Oracle Corp. introduced E-Business Suite ERP Release 12.0)
February 6, 2007... In brief Iceland Foods extends comms deal with BT Iceland Foods has signed a seven-year, [pounds sterling]18.4m deal with BT to improve its network performance and cut costs. The contract extends BT's existing relationship with Iceland...

News.(Peugeot S.A. contracts with Novell Inc.)(survey on broadband usage)(Department for Work and Pensions contracts with Xerox Inc.)(Brief article)
February 6, 2007... in brief Peugeot CitroA'n to use Linux on 20,000 desktops Car manufacturer PSA Peugeot CitroA'n is to use Novell's SuSE Linux Enterprise Desktop on 20,000 PCs and the supplier's Linux software on 2,500 servers. ...

Licences could hinder grids.(software licensing models for virtualization software)(Brief article)
February 6, 2007... Arif Mohamed arif.mohamed@rbi.co.uk Current software licensing models could hinder the adoption of grid technologies that use virtualisation software to run applications over several machines, a grid user group has warned. ...

IBM joins race to buildnew generation of chips.(Technology)(Brief article)
February 6, 2007... Antony Savvas computer.weekly@rbi.co.uk 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. Chip firms are...

Technology.(VeriSign Inc. undergoes restructuring)(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers standards for federated architecture)(Brocade Communication Systems Inc. acquired McData Corp.)(Brief article)
February 6, 2007... IN BRIEF Consortium to promote near-field mobile apps A Europe-wide consortium of companies, universities and user groups has been created to develop an open architecture for the development and use of near-field communications-enabled...

Adobe boosts PDF archive prospects with ISO move.(Adobe Systems Inc.'s portable document format submitted to International Organisation for Standardisation)
February 6, 2007... Arif Mohamed arif.mohamed@rbi.co.uk Adobe has submitted its Portable Document Format to the International Organisation for Standardisation. Making the format an open standard should help to allay concerns among users about the...

How to get it right when shopping for a database management system.(Tech Data)(Buyers guide)
February 6, 2007... business intelligence Databases should be chosen to match a company's strategy Arif Mohamed computer.weekly@rbi.co.uk Databases are the hidden workhorses of many organisations' IT systems, holding critical business intelligence...

PCmover upgraded to ease migration to Vista.(by LapLink.com Inc.)(Brief article)
February 6, 2007... Antony Savvas computer.weekly@rbi.co.uk Laplink has released a software package to allow existing Microsoft Windows users to move all their data and applications to a new Vista-based PC. The Vista-compatible version of PCmover...

Microsoft targets SMEs in blitz on illegal software.(small and medium business enterprises)(Brief article)
February 6, 2007... Cliff Saran cliff.saran@rbi.co.uk Microsoft has kicked off the second stage of its software audit and asset management programme, which aims to ensure that users are running licensed copies of its software. The company has...

Filter blocks VoIP spam.(NEC Group introduced VoIP Seal)(Brief article)
February 6, 2007... Antony Savvas computer.weekly@rbi.co.uk NEC has launched a product designed to tackle spam phone calls targeting voice over IP systems. VoIP Seal blocks calls arising from spam-generating software, separating them from calls made...

Tech Data.(Skype enhanced its voice over ip service)(Sony Corp. introduced Sony Vaio VGN-UX1XN)(e-Warehouse introduced pay-as-you-go service)(Brief article)
February 6, 2007... IN BRIEF Skype makes business VoIP easier to install Skype has enhanced its business voice over IP service to simplify administration and configuration. Skype for Business can now be installed on multiple PCs using the Windows...

Vista security 'will drive use in long-term'.(Microsoft Windows Vista)(Brief article)
February 6, 2007... Bill Goodwin bill.goodwin@rbi.co.uk Improved security features in Windows Vista will provide a compelling reason for businesses to upgrade in the long term, but there will be no immediate rush to adopt the new operating system,...

Manufacturing salaries power up.(manufacturing information technology workers)
February 6, 2007... HR & skills Despite a trend to outsource, a limited pool of talent means demand for manufacturing IT specialists outstrips supply, with competitive packages on offer Chris Edwards computer.weekly@rbi.co.uk The number of factories...

BCS group aims to spread lessons of information assurance to the masses.(Career Moves)(British Computer Society)
February 13, 2007... The BCS has for a long time focused on protecting information, but primarily from a technical perspective. The society now recognises the need to look beyond the technology and to consider the process and human factors that affect information....

News.(survey of information technology workers' qualifications)(Brief article)
February 13, 2007... Do you have a professional IT qualification? 72% Yes 28% No 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...

Cisco initiative bridges gap between first-jobbers and smaller businesses.(Career Moves)(Cisco Systems Ltd.)
February 13, 2007... Will Hadfield will.hadfield@rbi.co.uk Students on Cisco's Networking Academy Programme are being given targeted assistance to find their first networking jobs, after the network supplier found that many graduates of the course were not...

Course readies City IT staff for Mifid compliance.(Career Moves)(Markets in Financial Instruments Directive, JWG-IT, Eukleia)
February 13, 2007... Will Hadfield will.hadfield@rbi.co.uk IT professionals in the City of London are being offered training in the IT requirements and systems that will be ushered in by the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (Mifid). The...

Opinion and Letters.(floppy disk tales)
February 13, 2007... Floppy discs and fridge magnets don't mix When Downtime asked for your stories from years gone by about floppy discs, we hardly expected the deluge of tales we received. But it was not all teary-eyed sentimentality. No, perhaps the key...

Opinion and Letters.(Diary entry)
February 13, 2007... dpm's diary c p bound Monday Bogcaster ground to a halt today following a massive overnight fall of two inches of snow "drifting to more than three inches in places". The leader of the council, Don Tsuemepleez, has ordered...

Opinion and Letters.
February 13, 2007... Focus on shared services successes, not failures Stephen Butcher Chief executiveEduserv Although many public sector organisations are not embracing shared services as quickly as hoped (Computer Weekly, 23 January), we must not...

PostgreSQL opens way for bespoke database function.(Career Moves)
February 13, 2007... Hot skills Open source approach encourages customisation Nick Langley computer.weekly@rbi.co.uk What is it? PostgreSQL is one of the "free" open source relational database management systems pushing Oracle, IBM and other...

Opinion and Letters.(National Health Service's National Programme for IT)(Brief article)
February 13, 2007... The time for NHS honesty ears into a major IT project it is understandable that some of those involved will want to talk about the specific things that are going well, and studiously avoid mentioning the bigger things that are going wrong....

Accor puts customer data security first with encryption system roll out.(contracts with RSA Security Inc.)
February 13, 2007... Bill Goodwin bill.goodwin@rbi.co.uk Accor Hotels is rolling out a multi-million-dollar encryption system as part of a programme to safeguard customers' personal information, including credit card details, from the risk of identity...

Standalone security will 'vanish in three years'.(RSA Security Inc.'s Art Coviello speaks at RSA Conference)(Brief article)
February 13, 2007... Bill Goodwin bill.goodwin@rbi.co.uk Standalone IT security suppliers will disappear within three years as security becomes part of mainstream IT infrastructure, the head of security software firm RSA has predicted. Speaking at...

Avon trial reveals limits of [pounds sterling]2.9bn police Tetra network.(Avon and Somerset Constabulary)(O2 Airwave Tetra network)
February 13, 2007... Lindsay Clark lindsay.clark@rbi.co.uk Avon and Somerset Constabulary will end a trial of mobile data technology in March, with no plans to resume until it has overcome the limitations of the [pounds sterling]2.9bn Tetra police voice...

Baugur web plan for high street brands.(acquired House of Fraser PLC and developing electronic commerce software)(Brief article)
February 13, 2007... Will Hadfield will.hadfield@rbi.co.uk Retail conglomerate Baugur is preparing to launch an e-commerce platform for both its own high street brands and those of entrepreneur Tom Hunter. Baugur, which acquired House of Fraser last...

Structured training pays dividends.(employee training)
February 13, 2007... awards Formal training programmes can develop and stretch staff and help firms to retain key skills, benefiting not only the IT department, but the whole organisation Banking * Barclays Bank * Birmingham Midshires * Citigroup...

News.
February 13, 2007... ComputerWeekly.com's blogs cover some of the key issues facing IT decision makers today, from security to risk management via the challenges posed by project management. All of our bloggers are leading authorities in their specialist areas....

LA Fitness frees bandwidth with e-mail monitor.(L.A. Fitness International L.L.C.)(Brief article)
February 13, 2007... Cliff Saran cliff.saran@rbi.co.uk LA Fitness has freed bandwidth on its network by using auditing software to cut the proportion of personal e-mail on its network from almost 40% to 2%. The project to implement Waterford...

Lloyds TSB efficiencies upset union.(Lloyds TSB Group PLC, Lloyds TSB Group Union)(Brief article)
February 13, 2007... Miya Knights computer.weekly@rbi.co.uk Lloyds TSB has been accused by its union of "outsourcing by proxy" after it announced the closure of a processing centre in Peterborough last week. The situation highlights the PR challenges...

Nisa-Today's targets RFID efficiencies.(radio frequency identification)(Brief article)
February 13, 2007... Will Hadfield will.hadfield@rbi.co.uk Convenience store supplier Nisa-Today's expects to increase efficiency and security at its main distribution centre with a radio frequency identification tag implementation. The tracking...

Utility prepares IT for gas distribution control.(Northern Gas Networks contracts with National Grid Company PLC)(Brief article)
February 13, 2007... Arif Mohamed computer.weekly@rbi.co.uk Northern Gas Networks (NGN) has begun developing an IT infrastructure to control the gas distribution network it bought from National Grid last June. Currently, NGN uses a gas control service...

Council targets 25% saving by switching to C&W VPN.(Surrey County Council )
February 13, 2007... Will Hadfield will.hadfield@rbi.co.uk Surrey County Council expects to cut its network operating costs by up to 25% after signing a five-year, [pounds sterling]18m deal to move from a bespoke IP network to Cable & Wireless's UK-wide IP...

Career Moves.(career in forensic sciences )(Brief article)(Column)
February 13, 2007... Next move The question Could I get a job in computer forensics? I have been working in IT software development for 23 years, progressing from IT analyst to IT application manager. I would like to move into computer forensics,...

News.
February 13, 2007... In brief E-passport chips only guaranteed for two years Chips within electronic passports are only guaranteed for two years, even though British e-passports are intended to last 10 years, according to the National Audit Office. "The...

How IT can bridge the gap with business.(Opinion and Letters)(information technology)
February 13, 2007... Aligning business and IT is a four-stage process According to Computer Weekly's CIO Index, 33% of IT directors do not feel sufficiently empowered by their boards, and 24% said the board did not understand the importance of IT to the...

Supplier sets out risks facing NHS IT plan.(National Health Services contract with Fujitsu Ltd.)
February 13, 2007... Fujitsu executive identifies challenges of scale facing NHS IT Tony Collins tony.collins@rbi.co.uk A senior executive at services supplier Fujitsu, a primary supplier to the NHS's [pounds sterling]12.4bn National Programme for IT...

Mobility is increasingly key to strategy.(Technology)(Brief article)
February 13, 2007... Antony Savvas computer.weekly@rbi.co.uk Mobility is becoming a key part of users' IT strategies, according to the Communications Management Association's annual survey of its members. In the survey of 355 networks and telecoms...

Technology.(International Business Machines Corp. supporting Wimax standards)(survey on customer relationship managment software)(European Commission allocating funds to information technology research)(Brief article)
February 13, 2007... IN BRIEF IBM lends support to Wimax access standard IBM is supporting the Wimax long-range wireless data access standard by joining the Wimax Forum. Other members include BT, Cisco and Intel, which has rubber-stamped a chipset platform...

ODF document translator ready for free download.(Technology)(opendocument format)(CleverAge and Sonata Software developed the translator for Microsoft Corp.)
February 13, 2007... Antony Savvas computer.weekly@rbi.co.uk Developers of an open source project to produce a translator between the Opendocument format (ODF) and Microsoft's Open XML document format have released a completed version of the tool. The...

Technology.
February 13, 2007... Siemens' acquisition of UGS 'will benefit users' Cliff Saran cliff.saran@rbi.co.uk Siemens' [pounds sterling]1.8bn acquisition of UGS, a provider of product lifecycle management software and services, should benefit users, AMR...

taking voip to the next level.(Special Report)(voice over internet protocols)
February 13, 2007... Cheap calls wooed the early adopters, but with a bit of hard work, presence and collaboration services can cement the marriage of voice and data networks. John Kavanagh reports The romance began with Skype wooing consumers with free phone...

Making a case for VoIP.(voice over ip systems)
February 13, 2007... End-user education and acceptance is the key to realising the full business benefits of converged voice and data networks A growing number of businesses are switching to voice over IP systems. Who has not been drawn to the potential cost...

Special Report.(quality and security aspects of internet telephony)
February 13, 2007... Miya Knights reports on how the main worry for firms adopting VoIP is the quality of service, and knowing how to assess that service once it is set up Miya Knights computer.weekly@rbi.co.uk The adoption of internet protocol (IP)...

welcome to the wireless city.(Features)
February 13, 2007... With London and Manchester leading the way, city-wide wireless broadband networks are spreading across the UK. Arif Mohamed looks at how they are being implemented and the implications for businesses Whole cities are preparing to go...

Oracle moves a step closer to Fusion.(E-Business Suite 12.0)
February 20, 2007... enterprise SOFTWARE The launch of Oracle E-Business Suite 12 paves the way for the supplier's SOA vision of integration, flexibility and better process management Arif Mohamed arif.mohamed@rbi.co.uk The launch of Oracle E-Business...

Technology.(service oriented architecture)(Brief article)(Column)
February 20, 2007... analyst corner Analyst Corner is a new column in which we round up the latest papers from the research firms that cover the IT industry. This week, we focus on service oriented architecture. AMR Research: SOA remains experimental ...

Thought leaders plot route to more dependable, user-focused software.
February 20, 2007... Justin Richards computer.weekly@rbi.co.uk Software developers and their industry were scrutinised at the latest BCS Thought Leadership Debate, which asked the question: what makes software dependable? At the event, senior people...

News.(two-factor authentication security implemention)(integrated products deliver the most effective security)(UK National Health Service IT programme inquiry by Commons Health Committee)(Brief article)
February 20, 2007... ComputerWeekly.com's blogs cover some of the key issues facing IT decision makers today, from security to risk management via the challenges posed by project management. All of our bloggers are leading authorities in their specialist areas....

Climb, walk, dance or run, charity events are jolly fun.(Career Moves)
February 20, 2007... Computer Weekly reporter computer.weekly@rbi.co.uk Last year, IT professionals donated hundreds of thousands of pounds in cash and time to help the disadvataged in society. In 2007, Computer Weekly will continue its support for a wide...

Career Moves.(management skills of information technology managers)(study of Chartered Management Institute)(Brief article)
February 20, 2007... IT bosses say employers do not share aims Bill Goodwin bill.goodwin@rbi.co.uk IT managers and their employers are at loggerheads over prioritising the development of the IT staff, research by the Chartered Management Institute has...

Opinion and Letters.
February 20, 2007... Do you want a floppy disc to go with your eclipse? With the floppy disc seemingly soon to go the way of the dodo, another raft of floppy nostalgia plopped into our inbox this week. But in among the now familiar end-users-are-stupid stories,...

Opinion and Letters.
February 20, 2007... dpm's diary c p bound Monday Dave and Charlie gave me a demo of our new generation customer service channel. Called Bogcaster 2.0, it uses an island we have purchased on Twice Life to create a virtual Bogcaster City Council...

EMC sells stock to fund development of VMware.
February 20, 2007... Arif Mohamed arif.mohamed@rbi.co.uk Storage supplier EMC sold 10% of its VMware virtualisation software business last week, in a move that the company said would release capital for further development of the virtualisation platform....

Small database finds big backers in IBM and Sun.(Sun Microsystems Inc., open source database software)
February 20, 2007... Hot skills Derby skills are relevant to two major product sets Nick Langley computer.weekly@rbi.co.uk What is it? According to IBM, the IT industry is moving towards a mixed model, with commercial tools built on top of open...

Embrace the new era of IT.(information technology)(Brief article)
February 20, 2007... he past 40 years have witnessed a steady transformation in the way computers are used and who has ultimate control over IT. In the mainframe era, when companies ran a single large computer, the data processing manager was king of the hill....

News.(Letter to the editor)
February 20, 2007... Keeping tabs on software licences pays dividends David Brook Director, Turnstone Services It was good to read Stephan Glathe's letter on software licensing (Computer Weekly, 23 January). I regularly meet companies that have not...

Northern Ireland needs skills to match IT boom.(Brief article)
February 20, 2007... Lindsay.Clark lindsay.clark@rbi.co.uk Northern Ireland faces an IT skills shortfall unless businesses and colleges take urgent action, E-Skills UK has warned. A study by the sector skills council, conducted with the help of more...

3GSM show highlights VoIP trend.(3GSM World Congress 2007, voice over internet protocol)
February 20, 2007... mobile computing Reduced telephony costs, dual-mode handsets, wireless broadband and enterprise mobility share the spotlight at the 3GSM conference Arif Mohamed arif.mohamed@rbi.co.uk Last week's annual 3GSM mobile technology...