Computer Weekly articles from July 2007

Computer Weekly archives from July 2007

A framework for change.(Gordon Brown on IT services)(Brief article)
July 3, 2007... he New Labour government, elected a decade ago, has been at once bewitched by technology and naive about its limits. The advent of Gordon Brown's premiership may put an end to that spell, and inaugurate a new period of realism and planned,...

Brown must be open on IT projects.(News)(Gordon Brown)(Gateway reviews of government IT projects)
July 3, 2007... comment If new prime minister Gordon Brown is to make good on his promise of a candid and honest government, he must allow Gateway reviews to be published Tony Collins tony.collins@rbi.co.uk In a speech in May 2007 accepting his...

The O2 is dome of advanced technology.(managed by AEG)(Brief article)
July 3, 2007... The O2 entertainment venue - formerly known as the Millennium Dome - has installed Europe's first digital cinema, RFID-based venue management, a converged IP network and a range of enterprise IT systems. The systems form part of a...

Global access management drives [pounds sterling]35m saving at VW.(Volkswagen AG is using Access and Identity Management system from BMC Software Inc.)
July 3, 2007... Ian Grant ian.grant@rbi.co.uk Volkswagen expects to save more than [pounds sterling]35m by switching to an identity management system that will allow it to control how staff and business partners access its network, applications and...

Data storage advances to enable more robots in the home, says MIT expert.(Career Moves)(Massachusetts Institute of Technology)(British Computer Society/Royal Signals Institution Lecture)
July 3, 2007... Justin Richards computer.weekly@rbi.co.uk Data storage capacity and the development of greater autonomy will be key to the increasing use of robots in businesses and homes, an expert from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology told...

what the blogs are saying.(Oracle Corporation UK Ltd. licensing policy)(data security)(government IT projects)(Column)
July 3, 2007... ComputerWeekly.com's blogs cover the key issues facing IT decision makers, from security to the challenges posed by project management. Our bloggers are leading authorities in their specialist areas. Here is our pick of what they have been...

Want job satisfaction? Try the NHS.(Career Moves)(United Kingdom's National Health Service)
July 3, 2007... public sector With complex, highly visible IT projects, NHS work is not for the faint of heart, however, a focus on training and development can bring rich rewards Liz Warren computer.weekly@rbi.co.uk Salaries in the NHS may...

Dow speeds up time to market with SOA.(service oriented architecture)(Dow Chemical Co. (Midland, Michigan))(Cover story)
July 3, 2007... Chemicals firm makes 20-year commitment to SAP technology Ian Grant ian.grant@rbi.co.uk Dow Chemical Company is rolling out a global SAP service oriented architecture (SOA) in a bid to gain a competitive advantage. The [pounds...

Opinion and Letters.(IBM Blue Gene/P supercomputer)(London Zoo virtual gorillas game)(John Shepherd-Baron invented first atomated teller machine)
July 3, 2007... Seals celebrate ATM's 40th with salmon banquet Raise a glass or better yet a paying-in slip - the cash machine has turned 40. The world's first ATM was invented by John Shepherd-Baron, who in an Archimedes-style moment came up with the...

Opinion and Letters.(data processing services)(Column)
July 3, 2007... dpm's diary c p bound Monday Dave is back from his self-imposed exile from depravity and is, I am pleased to say, restored to his old drunken, unkempt and insolent self. The marriage is off. Not sure what tipped him off the wagon,...

how to negotiate the best deal.(Features)(cief information officers duties)
July 3, 2007... The role of the CIO increasingly includes procurement of IT goods and services, which can often result in multi-million-pound deals. Ron Condon takes a closer look at the process and how to get the best possible deal People running...

Disaster recovery planning keeps flooded firms afloat.(News)
July 3, 2007... Warwick Ashford & Rebecca Thomson warwick.ashford@rbi.co.uk Businesses in northern and central England have deployed their business continuity plans after sustained heavy rainfall flooded offices and left IT centres inaccessible...

Symbian developers are well placed to benefit from smartphone boom.(Career Moves)(Symbian OS, mobile operating system)
July 3, 2007... Hot skills Smartphone sales are soaring, and Symbian OS has 72% of the market Nick Langley computer.weekly@rbi.co.uk What is it? Symbian OS is a proprietary operating system for mobile devices. Smartphones remain a niche...

Opinion and Letters.(Letter to the editor)
July 3, 2007... Don't blame football club IT managers for the game Phil Everitt West Bromwich Albion Football Club I read with interest the opinion of Ibukun Adebayo (www.computerweekly.com/225140). The majority of big football clubs (and many...

Tour de France races away with free radio access in the UK.(News)(Brief article)
July 3, 2007... Broadcasters will be able to take advantage of free radio access during the UK leg of the Tour de France. The radio access will be provided by network operator Arqiva, which acquired the 412MHz radio spectrum last year. Broadcasters will...

Users seek support on virtualisation.(News)
July 3, 2007... software licensing Running software on virtual servers can help companies use hardware more efficiently, but users say support and licensing costs stand in their way Cliff Saran cliff.saran@rbi.co.uk Users of virtualisation...

Why do government projects fail so often?(IT management)(Column)
July 3, 2007... Government officials must be more accountable Most UK central government systems are doomed before they start because no one will be responsible for ensuring that they succeed. The recent Public Accounts Committee report, "Delivering...

Optimise your data delivery system.(information management)
July 3, 2007... storage Most organisations could benefit from database optimisation, but there is no one approach to unlocking the savings offered by improved data flow Arif Mohamed arif.mohamed@rbi.co.uk Whether your database is Oracle, SQL...

Council uses server virtualisation to slash energy and hardware costs.(Career Moves)(Staffordshire council used VMware ESX server)(Brief article)
July 3, 2007... smart projects Scheme is expected to save at least [pounds sterling]280,000 over three years Ian Grant ian.grant@rbi.co.uk A virtualisation project at Newcastle-under-Lyme is set to save taxpayers [pounds sterling]280,000 over...

Stock exchange IT set to save [pounds sterling]10m in merger.(News)(London Stock Exchange PLC uses Tradelect trading system after the acquisition of Borsa Italiana S.p.A.)(Brief article)
July 3, 2007... Karl Flinders karl.flinders@rbi.co.uk The London Stock Exchange has said its Tradelect trading system could save the organisation created by its proposed merger with Borsa Italiana up to [pounds sterling]10m in IT costs. The stock...

Can an MBA help you advance to a more senior management position?(Management)(master of business administration degree)
July 3, 2007... strategy clinic Our panel of experts offer advice on IT management dilemmas A good MBA can give your career a real boost You pose two questions, firstly about developing your career in IT, and secondly regarding the desirability of...

Technology.(Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards encryption management)(Oracle Corp. working with EMC Corp. (Hopkinton, Massachusetts))(IBM Blue Gene/P supercomputer)(Brief article)
July 3, 2007... IN BRIEF Standards group tackles encryption management Standards body Oasis has formed a committee to develop an open standard for managing symmetric encryption cryptographic keys in the enterprise. The goal is to create a royalty-free...

Oracle helps IT directors tap into UK start-up firms.(Technology)(Oracle Corporation UK Ltd.'s Oracle Emerging Partner Programme)(Brief article)
July 3, 2007... Cliff Saran cliff.saran@rbi.co.uk Oracle has launched a programme to make it easier for IT directors to deploy products developed by start-up companies in the UK. The Oracle Emerging Partner Programme is designed to help...

SAP fills a gap with ID management suite.(Technology)(identity)(Brief article)
July 3, 2007... Ian Grant ian.grant@rbi.co.uk SAP is preparing to release a suite of identity management products designed to fill a gap in its enterprise software family. The suite allows businesses running SAP to authenticate users, permit them...

Global data flow hurdles.(Technology)(Forrester Research analysis on services of IT and telecoms providers)(Brief article)
July 3, 2007... John-Paul Kamath john-paul.kamath@rbi.co.uk Hurdles impeding the smooth flow of data between different operators' networks and IT systems are making it difficult for businesses to run applications over global networks, according to...

SAP launches products to open CRM data to mobiles.(customer relationship management)(SAP Netweaver Mobile and xApps)
July 3, 2007... John-Paul Kamath john-paul.kamath@rbi.co.uk SAP has launched a mobile software application and has added mobility features to its existing applications to help companies provide business information to remote workers. The products...

IBM to build [pounds sterling]45m green datacentre.(Tech Data)(Brief article)
July 3, 2007... Antony Savvas computer.weekly@rbi.co.uk IBM plans to build a [pounds sterling]45m environmentally-friendly datacentre expansion in Boulder, Colorado to help reduce the carbon footprint of its customers and its own operations. The...

Tech Data.(HP Secure Advantage)(Suitetwo from SpikeSource)(Livecycle Enterprise Suite from Adobe Systems Inc.)(Brief article)
July 3, 2007... IN BRIEF SpikeSource introduces hosted Web 2.0 app builder SpikeSource has released a hosted version of Suitetwo, which allows companies to set-up Web 2.0 applications. The software uses technologies from Six Apart for blogs,...

Users slam lack of virtual apps support.(News)(virtualization software)(Brief article)
July 3, 2007... Cliff Saran cliff.saran@rbi.co.uk Users of virtualisation software say they are unable to get support for applications. As reported last week, IT workers have objected to the cost of software licences for virtual applications. ...

BAA to RFID-tag taxis to boost Terminal 5 security.(News)(radio frequency identification)
July 10, 2007... John-Paul Kamath john-paul.kamath@rbi.co.uk BAA plans to increase security at the new Heathrow Terminal 5 by using radio frequency identification (RFID) technology to check the identity of taxis and taxi drivers entering the terminal...

Is your firm a great place to work?(Career Moves)(Computer Weekly's awards for IT departments)
July 10, 2007... awards Computer Weekly's fifth Best Places to Work in IT Awards are now open for nominations, so if you work in a winning IT department, get your entry form in Rebecca Thomson rebecca.thomson@rbi.co.uk Computer Weekly's Best...

Make skills a top priority, Brown urged.(News)(Gordon Brown on IT skills)(Brief article)
July 10, 2007... Lindsay Clark lindsay.clark@rbi.co.uk The IT profession has urged the new prime minister to introduce incentives to encourage employers and IT professionals to invest in training a skilled IT workforce. Nick Kallisperas, director...

Dow's service oriented architecture blazes a trail for other SAP R/2 users.(Dow Chemical Co. (Midland, Michigan) is using SAP R/3)
July 10, 2007... analysis Global chemicals company highlights alternative to upgrading to SAP R/3 Ian Grant ian.grant@rbi.co.uk Dow Chemical Company's plans for a global service oriented architecture (SOA) could show other SAP R/2 users an...

UCL simplifies system set-up to cut admin and lift hardware restrictions.(Career Moves)(University College London)
July 10, 2007... smart projects Reducing system images offers university significant savings Ian Grant ian.grant@rbi.co.uk University College London has simplified the administration of its IT infrastructure and increased hardware choice for users...

Make systems accessible to all, CIOs urged.(News)(The IT Directors' Guide to Accessible IT)(Brief article)
July 10, 2007... John Riley john.riley@rbi.co.uk IT directors should take a lead in ensuring their systems are flexible enough to be accessible to staff and customers with disabilities. That was the view of Wendy Powney, enterprise IT director at...

Public documents to be saved from 'black hole'.(News)(UK Digital Preservation Programme by National Archives)(Brief article)
July 10, 2007... Warwick Ashford warwick.ashford@rbi.co.uk The UK has become one of the first countries to set up a programme to save billions of public documents from a potential information "black hole", which could be created by rapidly evolving...

Where are the Best Places to Work in IT?(News)
July 10, 2007... Rebecca Thomson rebecca.thomson@rbi.co.uk Computer Weekly today launches this year's search to find the UK's Best Places to Work in IT. The Best Places to Work Awards aim to recognise businesses that go the extra mile to create a...

First step is hardest for IT women.(Career Moves)(The Training Camp survey)(Brief article)
July 10, 2007... Warwick Ashford warwick.ashford@rbi.co.uk Getting a first foothold in the IT industry is the biggest hurdle for female IT professionals, according to a survey by The Training Camp. The training company questioned 100 women across a...

Opinion and Letters.(political campaign pranks)(jungle internet)(Helvetica font)(Column)
July 10, 2007... America's finest practical joke unstuck by web prank In what will come as a shock to many readers, it has emerged that not all politicians are squeaky clean. In fact, shockingly, it seems even US politics is susceptible to the odd scandal....

Opinion and Letters.(IT management)(Column)
July 10, 2007... dpm's diary c p bound Monday We have a new HR director, and this one is trouble. Not only has she already asked if she can have a better recruitment support system built, but she has also convinced the chief executive that we need...

Secure IT to stop inside trades, FSA warns firms.(News)(United Kingdom's Financial Services Authority)(Brief article)
July 10, 2007... Karl Flinders karl.flinders@rbi.co.uk The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has warned businesses to tighten up their IT security to stamp out the misuse of inside information during public takeovers. The warning came as the...

Businesses hold back on green targets.(News)(Green IT Awareness Survey)(Brief article)
July 10, 2007... John-Paul Kamath john-paul.kamath@rbi.co.uk Many UK businesses have not set targets to cut their carbon footprints because they do not understand how lower power costs can help save money in IT budgets, a survey has found. The...

Invitation to innovate.(IT innovations)(Brief article)
July 10, 2007... mid the moans about skills shortages, and a general raging against the dying of the light in the UK IT community, it is heartening to know that the heartbeat of technology innovation is still strong. Not since the dotcom boom has there been...

Opinion and Letters.(Letter to the editor)
July 10, 2007... Do not tar whole offshore industry with same brush Sergey Karas I was bewildered by your article (and the Forrester research on which it is based) about the differences between onshore and offshore IT outsourcing suppliers...

Press Microsoft on virtual support, urges Gartner.(News)
July 10, 2007... Cliff Saran cliff.saran@rbi.co.uk Analysts are urging businesses to put pressure on Microsoft to provide "commercially reasonable" support for all enterprise licensees who run virtualisation software. An increasing number of firms...

CIOs are winning the business value battle.(News)(Computer Weekly survey)
July 10, 2007... Demonstrating value of IT is getting easier, say 77% of IT chiefs Lindsay Clark lindsay.clark@rbi.co.uk Top IT professionals are winning the battle to prove the value of IT to their businesses, the latest research by Computer...

Learn lessons from Europe's largest RFID project, UK retailers advised.(News)(Metro Group AG uses radio frequency identification technology from Reva Systems )
July 10, 2007... Cliff Saran cliff.saran@rbi.co.uk Europe's largest roll-out of retail radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, by German supermarket chain Metro, could provide useful insights for UK retail IT directors looking to move pilot...

Mobile ERP slashes order process time for Rentokil.(News)(enterprise resource planning)(Rentokil Initial PLC)
July 10, 2007... Karl Flinders karl.flinders@rbi.co.uk Rentokil Initial is considering giving its worldwide sales staff remote access to enterprise resource planning systems from wireless laptops after a UK pilot showed the technology could cut the...

Specsavers shows rising potential of open source.(Specsavers Opticians PLC plans to use Red Hat Enterprise Linux)
July 10, 2007... Cliff Saran cliff.saran@rbi.co.uk Specsavers Opticians' decision to run its in-store IT on Red Hat Enterprise Linux, rather than Microsoft's Windows operating system, has highlighted the growing maturity of open source technology. ...

Half of firms say they lack vital network data.(News)(Network Instruments survey of IT directors)(Brief article)
July 10, 2007... Antony Savvas computer.weekly@rbi.co.uk Many firms lack the necessary information to troubleshoot and determine the cause of their network problems, a study by Network Instruments has found. Of 125 network engineers and IT...

Health department to put record straight on NPfIT.(United Kingdom's Department of Health)(United Kingdom's National Health Service national programme for IT)
July 10, 2007... Tony Collins tony.collins@rbi.co.uk The Department of Health is seeking corrections to the official records of parliament after two ministers attributed to the National Audit Office positive statements on the NHS's [pounds...

Ofcom warns on roaming.(News)(Office of Communications (United Kingdom) rules on call prices)(Brief article)
July 10, 2007... Antony Savvas computer.weekly@rbi.co.uk Mobile phone users may miss out on potential savings on European calls unless they change their contracts, communications regulator Ofcom has warned. From September, a call made from...

Renault FI team uses Oracle in the pits.(News)(ING Renault Formula 1 Team)(Brief article)
July 10, 2007... The ING Renault Formula 1 Team is using Oracle content management technology for managing, sharing and securing documents and information remotely and trackside. The racing team is using the supplier's Information Rights Management and...

the recipe for success.(Special Report)(IT outsourcing management)
July 10, 2007... Managing outsourcing arrangements can be a tricky process. Sue Norris finds out what users can do to improve the chances of the relationship prospering IT outsourcing arrangements can offer big rewards or big losses. Decades of some very...

CIO tenures shorter than their projects.(News)(EDS survey)(Brief article)
July 10, 2007... Brian McKenna brian.mckenna@rbi.co.uk UK CIOs stay in position for just over three years, despite the fact that increasingly complex IT transformation projects take longer to deliver results. Research among 50 CIOs at 350 FTSE...

get your start-up off the ground.(Features)(IT business)
July 10, 2007... Not since the dotcom boom has there been a better time to start up a UK IT business. Cath Jennings finds out about the three elements necessary to establish a start-up company: innovation, capital and a top team For aspiring entrepreneurs...

News.(IBM DB2 Viper 9.0 is under testing)(Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits developed PC based system for recognising facial expressions)(World Wide Web Consortium released Web Services Description Language 2.0 standard)(Brief article)
July 10, 2007... IN BRIEF IBM begins open testing of enhanced Viper server IBM has announced open customer and business partner beta testing of an enhanced version of the DB2 9 Viper database server. The upgrade will deliver improved security and...

News.(Bodycare International uses Store Plus and Virtual View and Learn system from British Telecommunications PLC)(Brief article)
July 17, 2007... Antony Savvas The Bodycare toiletry chain is deploying an all-in-one secure payments, CRM and staff training system from BT. The system includes the provision of technology, to address the payment card industry data security standards...

Focus on business goals to succeed, CIOs urged.(Career Moves)
July 17, 2007... Rebecca Thomson rebecca.thomson@rbi.co.uk IT managers must improve their business skills to help companies move forward, delegates at this month's CIO Strategic Forum were told. Richard Decker, CIO at security software supplier...

News.(FileMaker Pro 9.0 released by FileMaker Inc.)(Brief article)
July 17, 2007... FileMaker has announced the availability of the FileMaker Pro 9 product line, a new version of the desktop database for Windows and Mac OS. FileMaker Pro 9 includes new features for both end-users and developers to simplify creating,...

Open up a mobile career with Embedded Linux.(Career Moves)(Column)
July 17, 2007... Hot skills Intel and Motorola back Linux OS for mobile apps Nick Langley computer.weekly@rbi.co.uk What is it? Embedded Linux is an open source operating system used in mobile phones, personal digital assistants, media players...

News.(Richard Thomas on data breaches)
July 17, 2007... The government's information commissioner Richard Thomas has said he is horrified by the number of banks, government departments, public bodies and other organisations that admitted data breaches in the past year. He called for business...

Robotics and code-breaking pioneer dies.(News)(Donald Michie)(Obituary)(Brief article)
July 17, 2007... Chris Hipwell computer.weekly@rbi.co.uk Donald Michie, Bletchley Park code-breaker and a pioneer of artificial intelligence and robotics, died in a car accident on 7 July. At Bletchley Park, the 20-year-old Michie conceived an idea...

Harrods links tills to SAP system for targeted sales.(News)
July 17, 2007... Ian Grant ian.grant@rbi.co.uk Harrods is using a [pounds sterling]1.5m electronic point of sale system to help it target customers with promotions, discounts and services. The Epos system, Retail Java from Retail Business...

News.(Boeing UK former employee George Eastman accused for computer trespass)(Brief article)
July 17, 2007... Boeing Ian Grant Seattle police have charged a former Boeing worker on 16 counts of computer trespass. George Eastman, a former quality assurance inspector with Boeing's propulsion division, allegedly passed sensitive information...

News.(London Borough of Croydon has selected Northgate Information Solutions PLC)(Brief article)
July 17, 2007... Antony Savvas The London Borough of Croydon has strengthened its partnership with Northgate Information Solutions by selecting it to deliver a [pounds sterling]4.5m managed support service for its revenues and benefits department. ...

News.(Mozilla Foundation delays the beta release of Mozilla Firefox 3.0)(Brief article)
July 17, 2007... The first beta of the Firefox 3.0 open source web browser has been delayed by around six weeks, as developer Mozilla concentrates on improving its quality. The new browser was originally expected to first appear by the end of this month,...

News.(Governemnt Accountability Office report on identity theft)(Brief article)
July 17, 2007... The threat posed by ID theft may be overstated, according to a report by congressional watchdog the Governemnt Accountability Office (GAO) into data breaches and their consequences published today. The GAO looked at 570 data breaches...

News.(Harrods implemented electronic point of sale system)
July 17, 2007... Harrods-RBS Ian Grant Harrods, the world's most famous department store, is using a new [pounds sterling]1.5m electronic point of sale system to allow it to target customer promotions, discounts and services, and integrate its growing...

News.(United Kingdom. Department of Health)(National Programme for IT of United Kingdom's National Health Service)(Brief article)
July 17, 2007... The Department of Health has denied a Sunday tabloid story saying the [pounds sterling]12.4 billion National Programme for IT is about to be shelved. On Sunday, The News of the World reported that an "insider" said the programme "doesn't...

News.(telecommunications regulations)
July 17, 2007... Communications regulator Ofcom is making headway to stamp out abuses and ensure consumers enjoy lower costs and more choice from the switch to digital technology, its third annual report reports. CEO Ed Richards said, "With change comes...

News.(plug-and-play phishing kit)
July 17, 2007... Ian Grant The latest RSA Monthly Fraud Report has warned of a new "kit" that can create a phishing site in two seconds when a user double-clicks an infected file. The RSA Anti Fraud Command Center discovered the "plug-and-play"...

News.(how to prevent distributed denial of service attacks)
July 17, 2007... New modes of attack are making it cheaper to hire a botnet to deliver a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack, says Darren Rennick, CEO of Prolexic. Prolexic specialises in mitigating DDoS attacks, monitoring web traffic and...

News.(Microsoft Corp., Cisco Systems Inc. and EMC Corp. (Hopkinton, Massachusetts) formed an alliance)(Brief article)
July 17, 2007... Cisco, EMC and Microsoft have formed an alliance to supply multi-vendor architectures to help secure and share government data. The firms' Secure Information Sharing Architecture (SISA) initiative combines applications, information...

News.(software companies market report)(Brief article)
July 17, 2007... Six companies dominate the local government software market, says the Society of IT Management (Socitm). Its latest Index of Application Software Index, just published, shows Anite, Northgate Information Systems, ESRI, Capita, Civica and...

News.(Stephen Timms appointed for Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform of United Kingdom)(Brief article)
July 17, 2007... The former chief secretary to the Treasury Stephen Timms has moved to the newly formed Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) to take up the role. Timm's ministerial boss will be BERR head John Hutton. Timms...

News.(Association of Technology Staffing Companies study on web developers)(Brief article)
July 17, 2007... Pay for web developers has jumped 26% over the past year, driven by the online social networking phenomenon and the ongoing e-commerce boom, according to the Association of Technology Staffing Companies (ATSCo). Web developers are now...

News.(Monster Employment Index)(Brief article)
July 17, 2007... Strong demand for managers and consultants drove up Monster's online employment index for June by eight points, taking it to 170. The index is up 45 points compared with 12 months ago, but demand fell in ten sectors with service staff...

Performance problems with apps 'cost millions'.(Technology)(Ipanema Technologies research)(Brief article)
July 17, 2007... Antony Savvas computer.weekly@rbi.co.uk Application performance problems cost large UK firms more than [pounds sterling]500,000 a year on average because of reduced productivity, lost sales and diminished customer confidence. In...

BCS invites input on info management certification.(British Computer Society's Information Systems Examinations Board)(Brief article)
July 17, 2007... Justin Richards computer.weekly@rbi.co.uk The BCS Information Systems Examinations Board is inviting IT professionals to contribute to the development of a foundation certificate in information management. A draft syllabus for the...

Society launches games portal.(Career Moves)(British Computer Society)(Brief article)
July 17, 2007... Justin Richards computer.weekly@rbi.co.uk The BCS has launched a portal on its website dedicated to computer games. The section will feature reviews of the latest games as well as articles on all aspects of games programming, from...

Consumer IT aids business.(Gartner tips)(Brief article)
July 17, 2007... John-Paul Kamath john-paul.kamath@rbi.co.uk IT managers should find ways to use consumer technologies, such as instant messaging, to increase worker productivity, Gartner has advised. The areas where the greatest benefits could be...

Grab opportunities and go the extra mile, says IT Contractor of the Year.(Career Moves)(James Fitzpatrick)
July 17, 2007... Karl Flinders karl.flinders@rbi.co.uk Mixing it up, being on time, going the extra mile, and getting all the training you can are they keys to being a successful IT contractor, according to James Fitzpatrick, winner of the 2007 IT...

Opinion and Letters.
July 17, 2007... Safe-crackers get on-the-job Google training Downtime usually refrains from giving endorsements, but it is fair to say that Google gets more useful with every passing nanosecond - especially if you are a safe-cracker. After struggling...