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2012 Stories
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January 18, 2012
18Jan2012
News
UK networkers look to wireless networks and IP telephony for 2012
Wireless networks and IP telephony are set to be the most common networking initiatives implemented by UK users in 2012, according to TechTarget’s 2012 IT Priorities Survey Continue Reading
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January 18, 2012
18Jan2012
Photo Story
Samsung RF4289 WiFi smart fridge
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January 18, 2012
18Jan2012
Photo Story
Samsung Galaxy S3?
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January 18, 2012
18Jan2012
Photo Story
Samsung WF457 Washing Machine
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January 18, 2012
18Jan2012
Photo Story
Samsung Series 5 Ultrabook
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January 18, 2012
18Jan2012
Photo Story
Samsung 7 Series notebook
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January 18, 2012
18Jan2012
Photo Story
Samsung Super OLED 55 inch TV
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January 18, 2012
18Jan2012
Photo Story
A look into the future with Samsung
Samsung revealed a plethora of new gadgets at CES and ComputerWeekly picked the best to show how they could revolutionise the way you work and play. Continue Reading
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January 18, 2012
18Jan2012
Photo Story
Samsung Galaxy Note
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January 18, 2012
18Jan2012
Photo Story
Samsung Series 9 Ultrabook
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January 18, 2012
18Jan2012
Photo Story
Samsung SH100 Camera
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January 18, 2012
18Jan2012
News
Gartner: CIOs must do more to add business value
With no increase in IT budgets for 2012, CIOs will have to balance multiple priorities, according to analyst Gartner. Continue Reading
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January 17, 2012
17Jan2012
News
Indian outsourcers TCS and HCL see profits boom
Indian outsourcing companies Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and HCL both saw profits grow by more than 20% in their quarterly results. Continue Reading
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January 17, 2012
17Jan2012
News
Oracle integrates data management with Sun servers
Oracle is tackling the challenge of data management by providing pre-integrated systems based on Sun hardware. Continue Reading
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January 17, 2012
17Jan2012
Tip
10 Linux security tools for system administrators
Linux-based tools for security are a boon to system admins for monitoring network security. Here are 10 popular and useful Linux-based security tools. Continue Reading
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January 17, 2012
17Jan2012
Photo Story
Refactoring in IntelliJ IDEA
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January 17, 2012
17Jan2012
Photo Story
A cleaner UI compared to Eclipse
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January 17, 2012
17Jan2012
Photo Story
Static code inspection
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January 17, 2012
17Jan2012
Photo Story
The community edition of IntelliJ IDEA is free version of the IDE
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January 17, 2012
17Jan2012
Photo Story
Extensibility with plugins
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January 17, 2012
17Jan2012
Photo Story
Android development
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January 17, 2012
17Jan2012
Photo Story
Improving code quality
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January 17, 2012
17Jan2012
Photo Story
UML diagram tool in the commercial version
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January 17, 2012
17Jan2012
Photo Story
Review of IntelliJ IDEA, a Java IDE
IntelliJ IDEA is a Java IDE from the Czech company JetBrains, that has survived thanks to a design philosophy centred on being smart but not annoying. Continue Reading
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January 16, 2012
16Jan2012
News
Google mortified after staff access competitor's database
Google said it is mortified after people working on a project in Kenya were found to have stolen the details of a competitor’s customers and used them to sell its own products. Continue Reading
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January 16, 2012
16Jan2012
News
NHS Trust saves £1m a year with text reminder service
Barts Hospital and the London Hospital NHS Trust have saved nearly £1m a year with an automatic appointment reminder text service. Continue Reading
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January 16, 2012
16Jan2012
News
Apple aims to improve working conditions for technology workforce
Apple has published a list of all suppliers for the first time and says it will allow independent observers into its facilities around the world to monitor working conditions. Continue Reading
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January 16, 2012
16Jan2012
News
Rupert Murdoch attacks Barack Obama over online piracy legislation
News Corp chief Rupert Murdoch has accused Barack Obama's administration of siding with "Silicon Valley paymasters" as two anti-piracy bills go through US Congress. Continue Reading
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January 13, 2012
13Jan2012
Photo Story
Lenovo K800
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January 13, 2012
13Jan2012
Photo Story
The best smartphones for 2012
Fresh from CES, here are some of the handsets than you can expect to see a lot more of in 2012. Continue Reading
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January 13, 2012
13Jan2012
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HTC Titan 2
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January 13, 2012
13Jan2012
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Sony Xperia Ion
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January 13, 2012
13Jan2012
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Nokia Lumia 900
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January 13, 2012
13Jan2012
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Galaxy Note
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January 13, 2012
13Jan2012
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Sony Xperia S
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January 13, 2012
13Jan2012
News
NHS Trust to appeal £375k data loss penalty
An NHS Trust is to appeal against a proposed monetary penalty of £375,000 after after patient records were stolen from a hospital and sold on eBay. Continue Reading
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January 13, 2012
13Jan2012
News
Fighting fraud in government
Cybercrime has emerged as a growing threat to public sector organisations, this research from PwC reveals. Continue Reading
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January 13, 2012
13Jan2012
News
The capability approach to enterprise architecture
A capability-led approach to enterprise architecture provides the rigour and structure for companies to ‘do EA properly’ and deliver real -value. Continue Reading
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January 12, 2012
12Jan2012
News
Oracle study shows data demands drive new data centre installations
Research from Oracle across 10 regions has found that an organisation's growth in data is becoming a boardroom issue. Continue Reading
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January 11, 2012
11Jan2012
Blog Post
Google open sources Zygote 3D human body viewer
Google Body has open sourced the enjoyable to use 3D visualisation of the human body built by Google labs engineers in their "20% time", the fuzzily-measured time slot employees are allowed to use ... Continue Reading
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January 11, 2012
11Jan2012
Photo Story
Toshiba Protege Z830
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January 11, 2012
11Jan2012
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Samsung Series 9
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January 11, 2012
11Jan2012
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The Acer Aspire S3
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January 11, 2012
11Jan2012
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HP Envy 14 Spectre
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January 11, 2012
11Jan2012
Photo Story
The Dell XPS 13
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January 11, 2012
11Jan2012
Photo Story
CES 2012 - Rise of the ultrabooks
CES 2012 has been dominated by ultrabooks. The ultimate machines when it comes to mobile computing. Here are seven of the best. Continue Reading
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January 11, 2012
11Jan2012
Photo Story
Samsung Series 5
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January 11, 2012
11Jan2012
Photo Story
The Asus Zenbook
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January 11, 2012
11Jan2012
News
ICT curriculum for GCSE is scrapped
The government is to scrap the teaching of GCSE ICT in schools this September, with plans to replace the subject with the “rigorous” teaching of computer science and programming subjects. Continue Reading
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January 11, 2012
11Jan2012
News
European river managers delve into new knowledge management system
The UK’s Environment Agency has procured a semantic wiki based knowledge management (KM) system to aid river restoration across Europe. Continue Reading
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January 11, 2012
11Jan2012
News
Cloud solves IT innovation and maintenance imbalance
CIOs can rebalance the scenario of spending 80% of their budget on maintenance and 20% on innovation if they harness cloud computing. Continue Reading
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January 11, 2012
11Jan2012
Tutorial
Burp Suite Guide: Part I – Basic tools
Our Burp Suite guide series explains how to use Burp Suite for security testing of Web apps. For a start, we look at proxy, spider, site scope and sitemap. Continue Reading
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January 11, 2012
11Jan2012
News
BI reporting tools set to aid decision making at Elder Pharmaceuticals
BI reporting tools are known to buttress quick decision making. In this regard, Elder Pharmaceuticals plans to deploy BI tools for data mobility. Continue Reading
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January 10, 2012
10Jan2012
News
How the NHBC uses cloud-based technology for VPN authentication
The National House-Building Council is using cloud-based technology to offer almost 70% of its workforce authenticated remote access to its VPN using SMS and hard tokens. Continue Reading
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January 10, 2012
10Jan2012
News
Almost a third of BI projects fail to deliver on business objectives
Fewer than 30% of business intelligence projects meet the objectives of the business, according to research from analyst Gartner. Continue Reading
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January 10, 2012
10Jan2012
News
Healthcare IT is a beneficial force, say doctors
IT in the NHS has had a bad press in recent years as a result of the problems associated with the now defunct £12bn NHS National Programme for IT, but most doctors in England believe IT improves patient care. Continue Reading
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January 10, 2012
10Jan2012
News
Accenture bolsters public sector skills
Services giant Accenture has recruited two former civil servants to its ranks to boost its UK and global public sector services capabilities. Continue Reading
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January 10, 2012
10Jan2012
News
CES 2012: Intel demos Windows 8 touchscreen ultrabooks
Intel used its keynote presentation at this year's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas to demonstrate the merits of ultrabooks from Acer, Toshiba, Asus and LG. Continue Reading
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January 10, 2012
10Jan2012
Tip
Data center checklist for IT power infrastructure design and setup
Set up a robust IT power infrastructure with this data center checklist. Besides, achieve a flawless IT power infrastructure design following these tips. Continue Reading
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January 09, 2012
09Jan2012
News
Tim Berners-Lee supports campaign against US PIPA and SOPA
Father of the web Berner-Lee, latest to support senator Ron Wyden's initiative against PIPA and SOPA. Continue Reading
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January 09, 2012
09Jan2012
News
Olympics resale site still offline after two days
The Olympics tickets resale site has been offline for more than two days, after tens of thousands of people clamoured online buy unwanted tickets on 6 January. Continue Reading
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January 06, 2012
06Jan2012
News
Why CIOs must get a handle on their data woes
Businesses are only making use of 5% of the data they collect, according to Forrester Research. Continue Reading
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January 06, 2012
06Jan2012
News
Ramnit worm steals 45,000 Facebook passwords
A computer worm has begun targeting Facebook accounts and has stolen at least 45,000 login credentials from users, say security researchers. Continue Reading
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January 06, 2012
06Jan2012
News
TOGAF® and SABSA® Integration
This paper by the Open Group, outlines an approach to enhance TOGAF enterprise architecture methodology using the SABSA security architecture approach Continue Reading
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January 06, 2012
06Jan2012
News
The global state of the PMO: The IT perspective
This benchmarking study from ESI International identifies three key trends impacting the project management function in the IT industry. Continue Reading
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January 06, 2012
06Jan2012
News
The impact of cloud on IT
This research report from Freeform Dynamics assesses the impact of the cloud on the IT department and its operations. Continue Reading
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January 06, 2012
06Jan2012
News
Software licensing and subscription
This research from Freeform Dynamics identifies the challenges faced by IT departments and suppliers on software licensing, and offers advice. Continue Reading
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January 06, 2012
06Jan2012
News
Learning Computing: Why object orientated programming works.
This article explains why object orientated programming is currently the most effective style of programming we have. Continue Reading
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January 06, 2012
06Jan2012
News
The global state of the project management office
This global benchmarking study from ESI international identifies key challenges and successes experienced by project and programme management offices. Continue Reading
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January 06, 2012
06Jan2012
News
IT in the UK SMB sector
This report from Knowledge Peers and Pierre Audoin Consultants, reveals how leaders of small and medium-sized businesses are using IT strategically. Continue Reading
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January 06, 2012
06Jan2012
News
The cyber-savvy CEO and growing cyber threats
This report from PwC explains why CEOs need to take the lead in protecting their organisations from the surge in cyber attacks. Continue Reading
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January 05, 2012
05Jan2012
News
Surrey County Council's data centre efficiency project: Case study
The council will replace its existing primary IT facility this spring with a new energy efficient data centre facility which will help it save around £160,000 every year. Continue Reading
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January 05, 2012
05Jan2012
News
IBM buys Green Hat for cloud-based agile testing
IBM is acquiring cloud-based software testing company Green Hat to bolster its Rational product family. Continue Reading
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January 05, 2012
05Jan2012
News
Gartner: Enterprise software spending to rise by 6.4% in 2012
For 2012, Gartner expects telecommunications equipment and enterprise software to see the biggest growth in spite of the looming recession. Continue Reading
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January 04, 2012
04Jan2012
Tutorial
IT in Europe, Security Edition: Password security standards and trends
Passwords have long been a security problem. This IT in Europe: Security Edition looks at password trends and alternative forms of authentication. Continue Reading
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January 04, 2012
04Jan2012
News
Shell moves SAP maintenance to Accenture
Oil giant Shell has transferred the management of its HR and payroll applications to Accenture as part of a multi-year SAP managed service. Continue Reading
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January 04, 2012
04Jan2012
News
RIM shareholders support plan to appoint a new chairman
Shares in Blackberry maker Research In Motion gained 7% on Tuesday in response to news that the company plans to separate the roles of chairman and chief executive. Continue Reading
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January 03, 2012
03Jan2012
Opinion
Five ways to improve your IT project management
Project management and the IT industry go together like jam and toast. But not all project management is good project management. Continue Reading
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January 03, 2012
03Jan2012
News
British Waterways Scotland signs £2.3m ICT deal
British Waterways Scotland has signed a £2.3m deal with business technology company Amor Group to develop its ICT systems. Continue Reading
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January 03, 2012
03Jan2012
News
Hacktivists plan to use satellites to by-pass internet censorship
Hacker activists plan to launch communication satellites to overcome the threat of internet censorship. Continue Reading
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January 03, 2012
03Jan2012
In Depth
Key account management strategy at Tata Motors gets enhanced IT edge
Indian auto major Tata Motors’ key account management strategy relies significantly on IT. We examine its key account management portal project in-depth. Continue Reading