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That was then, what happened next?

IT Week staff — 2008-05-16T18:35:00.000Z

IT Week staff, IT Week, Friday 16 May 2008 at 18:35:00

We look back at some of the people and events that earned a place in our inaugural issue, and outline what happened next

Steve Jobs appeared in our launch issue as interim Apple chief executive, outlining the features in the company’s forthcoming Mac OS X operating system....

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Why it's high time we celebrated technology

John Higgins — 2008-05-16T17:10:00.000Z

John Higgins, IT Week, Friday 16 May 2008 at 17:10:00

Amid all the stories of project failures, it is too easy to forget the huge benefits that IT brings to society

Tenth anniversaries seem to be all the rage. This week marks IT Week’s, while earlier this month at Intellect’s annual dinner, I celebrated my 10th anniversary as head of the...

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IT Week's 10th Birthday Special

IT Week staff — 2008-05-16T16:59:00.000Z

IT Week staff, IT Week, Friday 16 May 2008 at 16:59:00

IT Week is celebrating its 10th anniversary this week. To mark this milestone we’ve put together these features, which look back over some of the biggest IT developments of the past decade, and ahead to what the next 10 years might bring

IT Week: a decade on Editor Madeline Bennett introduces the special birthday content, and points out that while the past decade has seen huge technological change, in many areas we...

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So what will the next 10 years bring?

Rosalie Marshall — 2008-05-16T16:30:00.000Z

Rosalie Marshall, IT Week, Friday 16 May 2008 at 16:30:00

IT Week asked industry experts from BT, the Chartered Management Institute, the Technology Strategy Board and analysts Gartner and AMR Research how they saw technology and the role of the IT director changing in the future. The feedback was then fed through our patented Hype-o-meter to assess its reliability

Prediction: IT directors will be far less geeky The internet will soon be used to deliver all of a business’ core computing services, while consumers and businesses will be able...

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The future of IT: Insider view

IT Week staff — 2008-05-16T16:30:00.000Z

IT Week staff, IT Week, Friday 16 May 2008 at 16:30:00

Industry experts give their predictions on the next 10 years of technology development

Gordon Frazer, managing director, Microsoft UK: “In five to 10 years, your average computer is going to make today's desktop look like a pocket calculator....

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IT Week: a decade on

Madeline Bennett — 2008-05-16T16:19:00.000Z

Madeline Bennett, IT Week, Friday 16 May 2008 at 16:19:00

The past decade has seen huge technological change, but in many areas we haven't moved on at all

The IT industry, and the way we live and do business, has undergone huge change since IT Week launched on 18 May 1998....

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IT Leader profile: Denise Plumpton

IT Week staff — 2008-05-16T13:12:00.000Z

IT Week staff, IT Week, Friday 16 May 2008 at 13:12:00

Denise Plumpton is director of information for the Highways Agency, with a £60m annual budget

What does your job entail? I’m a board member of the agency, so I’m involved in all corporate decisions. I’m responsible for all the traffic information we deliver to the...

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Ofcom survey highlights web fears

David Neal — 2008-05-16T13:07:00.000Z

David Neal, IT Week, Friday 16 May 2008 at 13:07:00

Internet users are a mixed bag, says Ofcom

New research from Ofcom has highlighted just how concerned the population is about identity fraud and theft. Concerns about ID fraud have grown by 15 per cent over the past...

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Kewney: Alone after all this time

Guy Kewney — 2008-05-16T12:41:00.000Z

Guy Kewney, IT Week, Friday 16 May 2008 at 12:41:00

Our celebrated pundit looks back to how he became the solitary voice of the back page

As IT Week is celebrating its 10th birthday this week, I’ve been having a look back at my very first column from the launch issue....

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Customers set to benefit from HP-EDS mega deal

Rosalie Marshall — 2008-05-16T12:06:00.000Z

Rosalie Marshall, IT Week, Friday 16 May 2008 at 12:06:00

Acquisition sets up global competitor to challenge IBM’s market dominance

HP's agreement to buy services giant EDS for $13.9bn (£7.2bn) has sent reverberations throughout the IT industry. Sceptics were quick to disparage the deal, and HP's stock dropped sharply after it...

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Prescient IT punditry

Gareth Morgan — 2008-05-16T11:13:00.000Z

Gareth Morgan, IT Week, Friday 16 May 2008 at 11:13:00

Mergers, upgrades and wireless gave experts plenty to pontificate about in 1998

On 18 May 1998, the IT industry was still reverberating with the aftershock of Compaq’s $9.8bn acquisition of Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC)....

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Virtualisation tops IT priority list

Madeline Bennett — 2008-05-16T10:30:00.000Z

Madeline Bennett, IT Week, Friday 16 May 2008 at 10:30:00

Virtual working and green IT are also top issues for IT Week readers going forwards

Virtualisation and virtual working will have the biggest impact on the IT industry in future, a new IT Week reader poll has revealed....

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Work Wise Week spurs remote working

Phil Muncaster — 2008-05-15T17:29:00.000Z

Phil Muncaster, IT Week, Thursday 15 May 2008 at 17:29:00

The burden on IT managers could be raised

IT managers have been encouraged to support more flexible working practices with the advent today of National Work from Home Day, although others have warned of potential security risks if...

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Yahoo enhances search tools

IT Week staff — 2008-05-15T16:30:00.000Z

IT Week staff, IT Week, Thursday 15 May 2008 at 16:30:00

Yahoo SearchMonkey lets businesses can tailor search listings

Yahoo has launched a new search tools for developers that will enable businesses to control aspects of their search listing....

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Gartner predicts globalisation of IT by 2015

Phil Muncaster — 2008-05-15T12:53:00.000Z

Phil Muncaster, IT Week, Thursday 15 May 2008 at 12:53:00

Emerging markets will drive spend on IT sourced offshore, says Gartner

Chief information officers must be prepared to source their IT from offshore global locations or suffer competitive disadvantage, as emerging markets ramp up their technology investments, according to analyst firm...

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