Computer Weekly articles from June 2007

Computer Weekly archives from June 2007

News.(IT professionals skills)
June 5, 2007... hr & skills Information security chiefs can work at the highest level of business and reap the financial benefits, but their livelihood is on the line if a breach occurs Risk and reward as a data defender Liz Warren ...

The rise of the computing appliance.(Tech Data)
June 5, 2007... hardware Appliances are evolving to offer businesses new ways to cuts costs and improve performance. However, integrating with existing systems can be a challenge Arif Mohamed arif.mohamed@rbi.co.uk Computing appliances are...

Eastleigh improves services with web-based GIS integration scheme.(Career Moves)(geographic information systems)
June 5, 2007... smart projects Online planning function is among council services available online Christian Annesley christian.annesley@rbi.co.uk Eastleigh Borough Council has integrated several key systems by using browser-based functionality...

Civil servants ordered to destroy Gateway reports.(evaluative reports of federal IT projects)
June 5, 2007... Tony Collins tony.collins@rbi.co.uk Treasury officials are ordering the immediate secure disposal of "Gateway" internal reports into risky government IT schemes to prevent information on the projects being leaked. Their action, a...

Retailers lead rise in IT spending growth.(News)(Computer Weekly/Kew Associates research)
June 5, 2007... Shops increase IT investment to cash in on online commerce Lindsay Clark lindsay.clark@rbi.co.uk Retailers and business services firms are leading the growth in IT spending in the UK, as organisations step up their investment in...

Moss reaps IP network efficiencies.(News)(Moss Plastic Parts expanded wide area network developed by SAS Group)(Brief article)
June 5, 2007... Arif Mohamed arif.mohamed@rbi.co.uk Moss Plastic Parts has reported efficiency gains after extending its IP network to its Eastern European operations and standardising on a single service-provider across all of its territories. ...

Police issue [pounds sterling]600m tender for database.(News)(National Policing Improvement Authority)(Brief article)
June 5, 2007... Ian Grant ian.grant@rbi.co.uk The National Policing Improvement Authority has issued a tender worth up to [pounds sterling]600m for a database system to house the Police National Database (PND). The move follows the scrapping of...

Government to adopt new data strategy.(developed by Communications Electronics Security Group )(Brief article)
June 5, 2007... Ian Grant ian.grant@rbi.co.uk The government is to roll out an information assurance strategy aimed at boosting citizens' confidence in the information it collects, stores and shares about them. The strategy has been developed by...

Banks invest to meet rising demand for online services.(News)
June 5, 2007... Karl Flinders karl.flinders@rbi.co.uk Major banks are upping their investment in internet banking technology to keep pace with growing demand from customers for online products and services. HSBC revealed last week that it was...

what the blogs are saying.(Gateway review of feedral IT services)(leadership)(Tiscali A/S email services)(Brief article)(Column)
June 5, 2007... ComputerWeekly.com's blogs cover some of the key issues facing IT decision makers today, 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...

Byte Night and IT ball offer networking opportunities.(Events)
June 5, 2007... Computer Weekly reporter computer.weekly@rbi.co.uk Two forthcoming London events offer IT professionals an opportunity to network with their peers while doing their bit to help charitable causes. The first event, on Thursday 5...

wake up to the dawn of web 2.0.(Features)
June 5, 2007... The collaborative nature of Web 2.0 is a phenomenon business must address. IT directors will need to support new ways of working and new forms of customer interactions, in order for businesses to compete effectively in the New World. If...

Events.
June 5, 2007... Leadership skills are focus for CIO conferences Computer Weekly reporter computer.weekly@rbi.co.uk Leadership is the theme of two major conferences for IT directors taking place in June. The first is the annual IT Directors...

Career Moves.(Cyber-Ark survey of IT professionals)(Sonicwall survey on data security)(Packet Exchange survey on online surfing)
June 5, 2007... Internet cures Britain's queuing obsession The British have always had an appetite for queuing. Last month was a successful month for the art. There was the frenzy of early-morning queuing at Boots for an anti-wrinkle serum that someone...

Career Moves.(data processing services)(Column)
June 5, 2007... dpm's diary c p bound Monday What a load of nonsense these namby pamby scientist types talk. Wi-Fi bad for you? What rubbish. The idea that low-level radiation exposure might cause depression or mental instability is plainly...

IBM service helps firms gauge carbon footprint.(Tech Data)(Zodiac consultancy service )(Brief article)
June 5, 2007... Cliff Saran cliff.saran@rbi.co.uk IBM has expanded its Zodiac consultancy service with tools to measure a firm's IT carbon footprint. The Zodiac service uses an IBM database to establish the total power consumption and carbon...

Secrecy and abuse of trust.(United Kingdom. Freedom of Information Act 2000)(Office of Government Commerce)(Brief article)
June 5, 2007... ord Falconer, the lord chancellor, said of the Freedom of Information Act, "The more there is a culture of openness, the better decision-making will be." He promised a "change in way we are governed" because "real, informed accountability...

Opinion and Letters.(Letter to the editor)
June 5, 2007... Undervalued support staff deserve respect Martin Guilfoyle I read your article "IT support staff 'feel valued' by their employers" (www.computerweekly.com/224369) and could not help laughing, as this statement could not be further from...

Spotlight on staff security risks as data watchdog probes C&W breach.(News)(Information Commissioner's Office)(Cable & Wireless Communications PLC)
June 5, 2007... John-Paul Kamath john-paul.kamath@rbi.co.uk The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has begun an investigation into a security breach at Cable & Wireless which led to confidential customer details becoming public. The telecoms...

Government carbon target to hit datacentre operators.(News)(Brief article)
June 5, 2007... John-Paul Kamath john-paul.kamath@rbi.co.uk The government's energy white paper, which sets out plans to cut carbon emissions, will put pressure on datacentre owners to improve the energy efficiency of their facilities, experts said...

Capitalise on 'Chindia' collaboration to remain competitive, says Gartner.(News)(Gartner Research analysis on China and India IT firms)
June 5, 2007... John-Paul Kamath john-paul.kamath@rbi.co.uk Firms considering offshoring should develop IT strategies to exploit the growing capabilities of Chinese and Indian IT consultancies and software developers, analyst firm Gartner has advised....

News.(Smartfundit.com research on United Kingdom National Health Service IT investments)(Brief article)
June 5, 2007... NHS could cut IT finance by 12%, says study Antony Savvas computer.weekly.co.uk The NHS could save 12% of its borrowed IT spending by sourcing finance via an online IT finance marketplace, according to a study by Smartfundit.com....

Chaos impresses the Microsoft judges.(News)(Sudoku Chaos by Glen Reid)(DesignIT competition)(Brief article)
June 5, 2007... Sudoku Chaos, by Glen Reid, was one of 10 finalists in Microsoft's DesignIT competition. The annual charity event seeks to "celebrate the IT professional community as a set of creative and innovative people and turn stereotypes on their head"....

BMS cuts paperwork with Impact.(News)(BMS Property Care is using ImpactResponse from Impact Application)(Brief article)
June 5, 2007... Cliff Saran cliff.saran@rbi.co.uk West Midlands-based property maintenance firm BMS Property Care is preparing to deploy the next version of Impact Applications' hosted workforce management software to improve its job scheduling. ...

Gartner: retail IT must ramp up for Web 2.0.(News)(Gartner's prediction)(Brief article)
June 5, 2007... Cliff Saran cliff.saran@rbi.co.uk Retail IT directors will need to improve e-commerce sites and in-store technology to support changes in consumers' buying habits, analyst firm Gartner has predicted. Gartner managing...

Security begins with the reception desk.(information security)(Column)
June 5, 2007... A security policy is no help if nobody is listening Every year a new technology is heralded as the saviour for organisations in their eternal struggle for ensuring compliance and mitigating all (or most) risk. This all comes from a friendly...

News.(British Broadcasting Corp. signed contract with Capita Group PLC)(Dell Inc. planning to cut staff)(Orange PLC pricing models)(Brief article)
June 5, 2007... in brief Stock exchange brings key IT staff in-house The London Stock Exchange has begun transferring 150 IT service delivery staff from outsourcing supplier Accenture to its in-house workforce. The staff have vital knowledge, which...

News.(PCs are to be switched off for World Environment Day)(Birmingham City Council given contract to Capita Group PLC)(Datamonitor prediction on spending on service oriented architecture (Software design))(Brief article)
June 5, 2007... in brief IBA and iSoft consider legal action against CSC IT suppliers IBA and iSoft are considering taking legal action against outsourcing supplier CSC over its opposition to iSoft's takeover by IBA. The deal is subject to CSC's...

Chelsea Flower Show gets Second Life.(Daily Telegraph PLC's garden)(Brief article)
June 5, 2007... The Daily Telegraph garden for the Chelsea Flower Show 2007 has become the first to be recreated on 3D online world Second Life. The garden mimics this year's entry from the Telegraph Media Group, which was designed by Isabelle Van Groeningen...

Tech Data.(BEA Systems Weblogic Event Server)(Foundry Networks BigIron RX-32 router)(Force10 Networks C300 switch)(Brief article)
June 5, 2007... IN BRIEF BEA launches Weblogic for event-driven SOAs BEA Systems has introduced a product to help developers build applications in an event-driven service oriented architecture environment. BEA Weblogic Event Server is designed to...

NetSuite goes mobile with on-demand CRM software.(Tech Data)(customer relationship management)
June 5, 2007... John-Paul Kamath john-paul.kamath@rbi.co.uk NetSuite has made its on-demand customer relationship management (CRM) software available as a wireless application on mobile devices. The software, which will run on Blackberry, Windows...

Technology.(Microsoft Corp. partnered with Trusted Computing Group)(OutlookSoft Corp. is purchased by SAP AG)(PMP Research survey of CIOs on environmental issues)(Brief article)
June 5, 2007... IN BRIEF Green issues no concern for a quarter of IT chiefs Environmental constraints such as energy consumption and datacentre cooling are of little or no importance to almost 25% of CIOs, a survey of 100 IT leaders by PMP Research...

Systems to resolve the e-mail crunch.(Tech Data)
June 5, 2007... storage With the regulations for data storage becoming increasingly demanding, finding workable solutions to e-mail archiving requires a sophisticated approach Antony Adshead computer.weekly@rbi.co.uk Nobody has summed up the...

Iomega offers managed SME security tools.(Tech Data)(Officescreen service)(small and medium-sized enterprises)(Brief article)
June 5, 2007... Antony Savvas computer.weekly@rbi.co.uk Iomega has launched its Officescreen managed security service in Europe. Aimed at small and medium-sized enterprises, Officescreen provides perimeter security and secure remote network...

Open battle will boost compatibility.(International Business Machines Corp. is against Open Document Format whereas Microsoft Corp. supports)(Editorial)
June 5, 2007... Software Microsoft throws down gauntlet to IBM as it champions open standards One of the industry's current entertainments is the argument about office file formats. Microsoft last month voted in favour of ODF (Open Document Format)...

Dell leaves the UK behind on Linux.(Technology)(Brief article)
June 5, 2007... John-Paul Kamath john-paul.kamath@rbi.co.uk Dell's plans to sell PCs with the Ubuntu 7.04 Linux distribution are not expected to extend to the UK. The open source operating system will be available as a factory-installed option...

Salesforce SOA to improve data sharing between apps.(Technology)(service oriented architecture )
June 5, 2007... John-Paul Kamath john-paul.kamath@rbi.co.uk Salesforce.com is to give programmers the functionality to link its on-demand applications to improve the sharing of data between different programs and business processes. The company...

web 2.0: beyond the buzz words.(Features)
June 5, 2007... Danny Bradbury unravels the Web 2.0 rhetoric to find how businesses can benefit from the changing face of the internet Tim O'Reilly has a lot to answer for. When the publishing guru coined the term Web 2.0 at a 2004 conference he spawned a...

Firms falling short on security skills.(IT Skills)(Brief article)
June 12, 2007... Karl Flinders karl.flinders@rbi.co.uk The rapidly changing IT security threat landscape is making it impossible for even large user companies to keep skills up to date, Kimmi Alkio, chief executive at security supplier F-Secure said...

Coldfusion offers a short curve to web development.(Career Moves)(Column)
June 12, 2007... Hot skills Framework integrates with dominant Adobe tools Nick Langley computer.weekly@rbi.co.uk What is it? Coldfusion is an application server and software development framework used particularly for building dynamic...

No, minister.(Opinion and Letters)(Letter to the editor)
June 12, 2007... e are a self-effacing crew at Computer Weekly. It is, therefore, with some colour flushing our cheeks that we rise to stammer out a rebuttal of a remark made by the minister of state for public health, Caroline Flint, about one of our number....

PCI: a lesson worth sharing.(Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard)(Brief article)
June 12, 2007... arge UK retailers, such as John Lewis and Tesco, have shown a relaxed, in control, strategic approach to meeting the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard. Smaller retailers are, however, struggling to meet the payment card industry's...

Management.(managed service companies compliance)
June 12, 2007... politics & law Some IT contractors will need to comply with the MSC legislation that comes into effect in July. So who does it apply to and what do you need to do? Are you affected by MSC legislation? Since the chancellor's Budget...

Study shows high cost of app outages.(News)(mValent)(Brief article)
June 12, 2007... Ian Grant ian.grant@rbi.co.uk The average cost of an application going down has risen to [pounds sterling]150,000 an hour at Fortune 1,000 firms, according to a survey of 300 IT managers. Although a troubleshooting incident might...

Quick wins build bridges for new CIOs.(News)(IT Directors Forum)(Brief article)
June 12, 2007... John-Paul Kamath john-paul.kamath@rbi.co.uk Newly-appointed IT directors should focus on completing smaller IT projects quickly and understanding wider business issues to win confidence from other departments, Financial Services...

Centralised storage pays off for Gallagher Bassett.(News)(Network Appliance FAS200, FAS3020 servers)
June 12, 2007... Arif Mohamed arif.mohamed@rbi.co.uk Gallagher Bassett International, a large risk and claims management firm, has cut its storage costs by moving to a centralised, mirrored back-up system. The company has seven offices in England...

Trust steps ahead of NPfIT.(News)(NHS's National Programme for IT )
June 12, 2007... IT directors forum Strategies for IT project success were the focus of last week's conference, alongside news of NHS trusts that are outpacing the NPfIT on innovation John Riley john.riley@rbi.co.uk Guy's and St Thomas' NHS...

Inadequate user training 'lies at heart of IT failures'.(Career Moves)(Brief article)
June 12, 2007... Justin Richards computer.weekly@rbi.co.uk Inadequate user training is often the root cause of IT project failures, said the chair of the British Computer Society Information and Technology Training Specialist Group (I&TTSG) at the...

Career Moves.
June 12, 2007... Candidates wanted for BCS Council Justin Richards computer.weekly@rbi.co.uk The BCS is seeking candidates to nominate themselves for election to four BCS Council seats. The council meets three times a year and is integral to...

Technology is only one part of the whole.(public sector IT project management)(Column)
June 12, 2007... Businesses must break free from the IT paradigm We regularly hear that "there is no such thing as an IT project, only business initiatives." But we do not need to look far to find business initiatives being managed as IT projects. The...

What are the big four up to now?(Features)(accounting and consulting services)
June 12, 2007... The big four auditors are back in the consulting game, with a new model that could see the market split in two. Mick James finds out that it's now all about advice and not delivery By the beginning of 2003 it seemed as if the big...

Brunel works with SAP on MSc in system integration.(Career Moves)(Brunel University)(Brief article)
June 12, 2007... Antony Savvas computer.weekly@rbi.co.uk Brunel University has developed an MSc in business systems integration in partnership with enterprise software supplier SAP to help make graduates more attractive to potential employers. ...

IT managers unfazed by impending smoking ban.(Career Moves)(Chartered Management Institute report)(Brief article)
June 12, 2007... Ian Grant ian.grant@rbi.co.uk The ban on smoking in public places in England will have little effect on staffing policies or working practices in the IT sector, according to a report by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI). ...

Events.
June 12, 2007... Blue chip IT chiefs address 500 Club Computer Weekly reporter computer.weekly@rbi.co.uk The Computer Weekly 500 Club continues its programme of talks by top IT leaders this summer, with presentations by Paul Stevens,...

Opinion and Letters.(golf courses does not allow to use electronic devices)(Microsoft Corp.'s intellectual property)(Federal Bureau of Investigation's information security)
June 12, 2007... Don't be Microdaft, they surely won't sue Microsoft is no stranger to spats over its intellectual property, but it looks like it may have met its match in a group of open source enthusiasts. The group are merrily challenging Bill Gates and...

Opinion and Letters.(IT management)(Column)
June 12, 2007... dpm's diary c p bound Monday It is easy to do virtuelibation under Linsux we have been doing it for years. However, I do not go around telling people I am saving the planet and how good I feel about myself. Of course, I am...

The routes to end-point security.(Technology)
June 12, 2007... security Securing remote workers is a major security challenge, but combining different technologies will help strike the right balance between security and usability Arif Mohamed arif.mohamed@rbi.co.uk The need for adequate...

surviving the storage test.(Features)(Halifax Bank of Scotland, Tesco PLC data security measures)
June 12, 2007... Managing and monitoring storage can be a challenging task for the IT team. Helen Beckett looks at how two large firms are tackling the problem Buying the hardware and the software to manage your storage needs from one supplier is a logical...

Freedom v security.(Special Report)(information management)
June 12, 2007... Losing sensitive data is a major fear for businesses, particularly those with remote workers. William Knight looks at how businesses are marrying greater security with usability and productivity Fear is a word that is rarely used in IT. It...

ICO issues policy on data sharing.(News)(Information Commissioner's Office of United Kingdom)(Brief article)
June 12, 2007... John-Paul Kamath john-paul.kamath@rbi.co.uk The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has published guidance for businesses on sharing data, following confusion about their responsibilities under the Data Protection Act. The...

Charities get an IT boost as number of registered volunteers tops 4,500.(Events)(National Volunteering Week, IT4Communities programme)
June 12, 2007... Computer Weekly reporter computer.weekly@rbi.co.uk So far this year more than 500 IT professionals have registered with IT4Communities to volunteer their IT expertise and to help their local communities and charities. That takes...

Opinion and Letters.(Letter to the editor)
June 12, 2007... IBM should not need to 'steer' users to green IT David Jones I read with interest the article entitled "IBM offers metrics to steer users towards greener IT" (www.computerweekly.com/223890). It is encouraging that datacentres will...

CIOs must prompt board rethink on IT, says analyst.(News)
June 12, 2007... John-Paul Kamath john-paul.kamath@rbi.co.uk The need to innovate will drive the next big wave of spending on IT, but CIOs must change the way technology is promoted at board level if it is to deliver value, research released today by...

Check Google Apps privacy, firms urged.(News)(Brief article)
June 12, 2007... John-Paul Kamath john-paul.kamath@rbi.co.uk Analysts have urged businesses using Google's on-demand office applications to ask for clarification of the supplier's privacy policy regarding the data held on its systems. "Google's...

HBOS data loss posts a lesson on human error.(Halifax Bank of Scotland)(Brief article)
June 12, 2007... John-Paul Kamath john-paul.kamath@rbi.co.uk Halifax Bank of Scotland's loss of an unencrypted computer disc containing the details of 62,000 customers has highlighted the need for stronger data security in departmental processes where...

Heineken refreshes CRM platform with mobile reporting.(uses AMPower system from Antenna Software)(customer relationship management)
June 12, 2007... Heineken has implemented a mobile reporting system for its engineers in Ireland, as part of a drive to improve the quality of beer served. The engineers service more than 8,000 pubs, hotels and restaurants. Using the AMPower system from...

Pragmatism on road to compliance.(News)(Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard)
June 12, 2007... security Visa and MasterCard offer breathing space on PCI data security standard, but retailers must still prove the security of sensitive card data or risk being fined Karl Flinders karl.flinders@rbi.co.uk Retailers struggling to...

News.(airlines are using service oriented architecture)
June 12, 2007... Lindsay Clark lindsay.clark@rbi.co.uk Last month Scandinavian airline SAS revealed how it was implementing Tibco's enterprise service bus software to link its legacy IT systems. The project aims to give the airline a competitive...

Educate users to ensure project success, CIOs told.(chief information officers)(IT Directors Forum )
June 12, 2007... John-Paul Kamath john-paul.kamath@rbi.co.uk End-users should be sold the benefits of new IT systems to improve the chances of project success, delegates at the IT Directors Forum were told last week. When firms increase the use of...

News.(United Kingdom's National Health Service national programme for IT)(leadership)(Yoggie Pico, data security device)(Column)
June 12, 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...

Agile methods speed IT merger at Alliance Boots.(Alliance Pharmaceutical Corp.)(Boots The Chemists Ltd.)
June 12, 2007... Ian Grant ian.grant@rbi.co.uk Agile development techniques have allowed Alliance Pharmacy to roll out an integrated electronic point of sale system within six months of its merger with Boots the Chemist. Agile programming enables...

Metrics key to IT success, say MPs.(News)(Department for Work and Pensions's Payment Modernisation Programme)(Cabinet Office Delivery and Transformation Group's IT career development programme)(federal IT services)
June 12, 2007... politics & law Public Accounts Committee report identifies post-project reviews and senior responsible owners as key to ensuring value from government IT projects Lindsay Clark lindsay.clark@rbi.co.uk Only a minority of government...

Card firms ease back on security demands.(News)(Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard)
June 12, 2007... Credit card companies accept PCI deadline was "unrealistic" Karl Flinders karl.flinders@rbi.co.uk Credit card issuers have backtracked on demands that retailers and online merchants meet tough new standards to safeguard customer...

Severn Trent taps e-sourcing savings.(News)(Sourcing On-Demand Basic e-sourcing system)(Brief article)
June 12, 2007... Severn Trent Water is using Ariba's Sourcing On-Demand Basic e-sourcing system to generate savings and deliver operational efficiencies. The system manages the e-sourcing process from request for information, through to the request for proposal...

Learn from mistakes, urges Portillo.(News)(Michael Portillo at the IT Directors Forum)(Brief article)
June 12, 2007... John-Paul Kamath john-paul.kamath@rbi.co.uk CIOs who fail to deliver projects should take more responsibility for their actions, and must be willing to learn from their mistakes if they are to become better leaders. In his keynote...

Career Moves.(tips for IT people)(Brief article)(Column)
June 12, 2007... Next Move The question How do I move into web development? I have worked on the IT service desk for just over two years and want to pursue a career in web development. I am near to finishing a course to become a web designer....

Much of IT programme is complete, NHS tells Blair.(News)(National Programme for IT of United Kingdom National Health Service)(Tony Blair)
June 12, 2007... Tony Collins tony.collins@rbi.co.uk A confidential Connecting for Health briefing paper for the prime minister has claimed that much of the NHS's [pounds sterling]12.4bn National Programme for IT (NPfIT) is complete - although an...

News.(Gala Coral Group selects British Telecommunications PLC)(Office of Government Commerce of United Kingdom appointed Nigel Smith)(Department for Work and Pensions signed a contract with Teleperformance)
June 12, 2007... in brief Banks get the Boat to Mifid compliance Barclays Capital, BNP Paribas, Dresdner Kleinwort, JPMorgan and Royal Bank of Scotland have selected the Boat platform to minimise the cost of pre- and post-trade reporting obligations...

Wireless webcam link makes a splash with powerboat fans.(Global Secure Systems services)(Brief article)
June 12, 2007... Powerboat fans can now watch the Honda British Formula Four Stroke Powerboat championship online. The service has been made possible by using an on-board camera and wireless access points from Global Secure Systems. Team AppGate Mermaid...

Council cuts pest control costs and improves service with Oracle CRM.(Career Moves)(Oracle customer relationship management)
June 12, 2007... smart projects Electronic customer management replaces paper-based system Karl Flinders karl.flinders@rbi.co.uk East Renfrewshire Council in Western Scotland has improved public access to pest control services, freed up resources...

News.(service oriented architecture used by AirFrance KLM )(Brief article)
June 12, 2007... enterprise software Airlines are at the vanguard of the move to service oriented architecture. What can other businesses learn from their use of these technologies? Lessons from the SOA high flyers AirFrance KLM's top tips on...

operating to a mobile spec.(Research in Motion BlackBerry Curve)(Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.0)(Symbian)(Product/service evaluation)
June 12, 2007... Businesses have three main options when it comes to mobile operating systems. Antony Adshead examines the pros and cons of each Enterprise mobility is changing. Shrinking computing devices to make them suited to working on the move presents...

Using SOA as a competitive weapon.(Technology)(service oriented architecture)
June 12, 2007... Enterprise software For manufacturers and retailers, the value of service oriented architecture may lie in business process management based on existing ERP systems The major platform and applications providers have been hyping the...

Technology.(IT Infrastructure Library service 3.0 is released)(Vanson Bourne survey of IT managers on Windows Vista)(Ponemon Institute survey of large firms on database security)(Brief article)
June 12, 2007... IN BRIEF Open source users get copyright checking tool Palamida, which provides risk management software for open source users, is to offer an intellectual property and vulnerability assurance tool. Members of the Open Solutions...