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IT Week staff

Leader: The dilemma facing SAP

What next for German software firm SAP?

09 May 2008

David Neal

On the web, it pays to suspect everything

Users must be taught that even the most innocent-looking sites can harbour threats

08 May 2008

Dave Bailey

Row over iPlayer highlights need for fibre

The UK’s creaky internet infrastructure has brought the BBC and ISPs to blows

07 May 2008

Madeline Bennett

Poor data protection must carry a heavy price

If firms want to avoid tougher penalties and more regulation, they must step up their data protection efforts

02 May 2008

IT Week Staff

Long road to 802.11n Wi-Fi

Reliability and security are still major barriers to adoption

28 Apr 2008

Guy Kewney

What value mobility?

Those who questioned the business need for mobile broadband may have had a point

28 Apr 2008

James Woudhuysen

Experience trumps youthful exuberance

Firms must resist calls to indulge the techno-whims of the MySpace generation

28 Apr 2008

Tim Anderson

Immature file formats should be kept inside

Despite recent ISO approval, Microsoft’s Office XML formats are not yet ready for use beyond the firewall

25 Apr 2008

Dave Bailey

Real dangers lurk in virtual worlds

Legitimate businesses are looking to cash in on virtual worlds and so are crook

25 Apr 2008

Kelvyn Taylor

An early warning of the dangers of ID schemes

The idea of all-encompassing electronic ID schemes was setting off alarm bells as far back as 1970

21 Apr 2008

David Neal

Time to get with the Web 2.0 programme?

Giving staff access to Web 2.0 tools should have a positive impact on performance

21 Apr 2008

Guy Kewney

No hiding from the boss

Advances in GPS-enabled handsets have taken a worrying turn for the UK’s road warriors

17 Apr 2008

IT Week Staff

Will UK pain be offshoring gain?

The prosperity of the IT industry is looking shaky

17 Apr 2008

Daniel Robinson

Updates turn from boon to burden

Automatic software updates are beginning to conflict with users’ best interests

15 Apr 2008

Phil Muncaster

Fraudsters may be about to meet their match

After some false starts, has the security industry finally come up with an antifraud scheme that works?

14 Apr 2008

Guy Kewney

Why audio beats video

The failure of mobile videoconferencing has saved users from a lot of frustration and pain

14 Apr 2008

IT Week Staff

Migration muddle

Confusion over the release date of Windows 7 will do Microsoft no favours

14 Apr 2008

John Higgins

Identity schemes must put users' needs first

ID schemes that fail to deliver real benefits in a way that users find convenient are unlikely to prosper

11 Apr 2008

IT Week Staff

ISO approval is mixed blessing

Firms running Office 2007 will be the winners

07 Apr 2008

Guy Kewney

Web junk chokes chips

Despite advances in chips, PCs are struggling to cope with all the rubbish that the web throws up

03 Apr 2008

Guy Kewney

Enemies of privacy

Self-appointed defenders of privacy should lay off Phorm and save their ire for the government

31 Mar 2008

IT Week Staff

Security is built on compliance

Data breaches are not the only things on CISOs' minds

31 Mar 2008

Alistair Dabbs

Watchdogs barking up the wrong tree

Regulators’ obsession with unbundling has made them blind to more pressing concerns affecting software users

31 Mar 2008

James Woudhuysen

Race to be green saps creative energy

The energy conservation fad is symptomatic of IT leaders’ narrowing ambition

28 Mar 2008

Kelvyn Taylor

Think ahead to avoid IT blindspots

Firms shouldn’t assume that tech-savvy kids will grow up used to using Windows

19 Mar 2008

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NIC failure scuppers 'Anywhere Access'

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What will web 3.0 involve?

Chatting with an IT industry pal the other day, we got to wondering what might constitute web 3.0.... 31 Mar 2008

Phil Muncaster

Unlocking information with social intelligence

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News

Privacy & Data

Information Commissioner gets stronger powers

The Information Commissioner has finally got his wish, increased powers to tackle data breaches 09 May 2008

IT Services & Outsourcing

BPO success demands sophisticated metrics

New research shows outsourcing contracts will be measured in value the contracts bring to the business' bottom line 09 May 2008

Applications

Oracle talks up its Fusion Middleware plans

Oracle has been demonstrating the new capabilities that are forthcoming in its Fusion Middleware 11g product 09 May 2008

Enterprise Security Technology

Google unveils business security tools

Google adds enterprise web filtering to Apps offering 09 May 2008

Mobile Communications

MWg looks to shake-up smartphone market

Aims to gain traction by offering unrivaled customer support 09 May 2008

In depth

Analysis

Labs report: SP3 strengthens XP security

Service Pack 3 adds support for the Network Access Protection (NAP) mechanism in Windows Server 2008 09 May 2008

Features

Data analytics pays dividends

The New York Stock Exchange is deriving more value from its data after replacing a cumbersome warehousing system with an analytics appliance 09 May 2008

Comment

IT leader profile: Chris Brown

Chris Brown is IT support manager at server hosting firm Smartbunker, heading 35 staff 09 May 2008

Comment

Leader: The dilemma facing SAP

What next for German software firm SAP? 09 May 2008

Comment

On the web, it pays to suspect everything

Users must be taught that even the most innocent-looking sites can harbour threats 08 May 2008

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