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20 years of ThinkPad

ThinkPad celebrates its 20th anniversary today, Computer Weekly takes a look at the history of its technology.
Five DDoS attack tools that you should know about

In this photo-story we explore common distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack tools and their features. Also learn how to guard against DDoS attacks.

nullcon Delhi 2012: Day 2's action

SearchSecurity.IN brings you the live coverage of the fourth edition of Indian infosec community Null’s conference.
Intel showcases Atom-based Windows 8 tablets and notebooks

Leading PC manufacturers have unveiled hybrid devices based on the Intel Atom Z2760 processor
nullcon Delhi 2012 - Day 1 - Live coverage

SearchSecurity.IN brings you the live coverage of the fourth edition of Indian infosec community Null’s conference.
The future of computing at IBM Zurich research labs

Chips powered by the sun and cooled by water are just some of the long-term research projects at IBM's Zurich labs
Smashing smartphones

How strong are modern smartphones. Data recovery specialist Kroll Ontrack set out to destroy them
Apple launches the iPhone 5

Apple has added the iPhone 5 to its line of products. Computer Weekly takes a looks at what is new and whether it is likely to remain as the King of the smartphone jungle.
Top cloud computing certifications to consider

Cloud professionals are in demand today. Obtaining one or more of these top cloud certifications will prove your worth in the cutting-edge cloud arena.
DEF-CON Bangalore (DC9180) Meet Live

Get a front row view of the action-packed goings on at DEFCON Bangalore 2012 in this Live photo feature.
BYOD: Five hot tablets entering the work place

Following the launch of the Kindle Fire HD, Computer Weekly looks at the top five tablets staff will want to bring into the workplace
Voltas improves profitability with BI technology

Voltas implemented BI technology and benefited five divisions with better reporting and data analytics. Find out how it was done.
Windows Server 2012: inside Microsoft's Enterprise Server OS

Tim Anderson takes a look at Microsoft Server 2012, to see whether it is worth upgrading
Adopting BYOD culture sans chaos: An Indian perspective

The bring your own device (BYOD) concept is changing security and cost paradigms. We look at BYOD considerations for Indian businesses in this series.
Customer data integration (CDI) implementation tutorial

Implementing customer data integration (CDI) enables organizations to know their customers better. Use this guide to successfully implement CDI.
Open source review: Ubuntu OS 12.04 LTS

Adrian Bridgwater reviews Canonical's latest operating system for Linux and assesses its fitness for business users
Young Rewired State – Festival of Code 2012

The Young Rewired State completion was held at The Custard Factory in Birmingham, last weekend, which showcased budding young computer programmers.
The IT behind Mars Science Laboratory's landing of the Curiosity rover

A US space agency has successfully landed Curiosity, a Mars rover, on the surface of the red planet after an eight month mission through space. Here, we have a look at the mission at the IT that made it all come together.
Cybergeddon: Pictures from the digital crime thriller

CSI creator Anthony E. Zuiker, brings to life the growing threat of cybercrime
Nine must-have OSINT tools

Open source intelligence tools aid in target discovery during the reconnaissance phase. Here are nine must-have OSINT tools for finding maximum target info.
Computer Weekly's most influential women in UK IT event

Computer Weekly recently held an event to recognise the most influential women in IT. The event attracted over 90 female attendees at the Doubletree Hilton hotel.
In-memory computing vendor selection insights

In-memory computing is gaining prominence in India. Access this guide to gain full insights on the solutions available today.
First look: Microsoft Office 2013

Steve Ballmer unveiled the new Office on July 16 2012 in San Francisco, describing it at the “biggest, most ambitious release in our history.”
The 25 most influential women in UK IT

Find out the results of our Women in Technology Awards. Our awards aimed to focus on role models and discussed the vital part that female IT leaders will take in making a difference to the future of IT.
The technology behind the Wimbledon tennis championships

We venture into the IBM bunker to see the IT operation behind the world's most famous tennis tournament.
The 100th anniversary of the birth of Alan Turing

Alan Turning (1912-1954) was the genius mathematician who cracked the German World War 2 Enigma Code. He is also the father of computing.
Five handy data backup and DR plan best practices

Worried about the ever growing complexity of backup and DR strategies? Here’s our quick guide for backup and DR in the age of virtualization and cloud computing.
Boardroom elite: LeaderBoard Triathlon Challenge for Sport Relief

Last weekend the managing directors of some of the biggest companies in UK IT competed in a triathlon at Blenheim Palace for Sports Relief.
Marks & Spencer to launch HSBC-powered bank

M&S is creating a new high street bank, with the back-end provided by HSBC
Royal Signals ‘Unsung Heroes’ Awards

IT experts from the Royal Signals were rewarded for their support and commitment to the service during an event for "unsung heroes" at Mansion House.
Court cases that stormed the technology universe in 2012

Know about the top high profile court cases that dominated tech landscape in 2012. These court cases will influence the way technology is used and sold.
13 Android security apps

Keep your Android mobile device secure with our recommendations for Android security apps. Use these must-have 13 Android security apps and sleep easy.
Intel's first smartphone - Orange San Diego

Intel enters the smartphone market with an Orange-branded handset, named the San Diego
How high performance computing could make Marussia F1 champion

We take a tour of the Marussia F1 Team's base in Banbury to see how HPC technology is helping the Formula 1 team competitive but on a budget.
Enterprise data warehouse deployment: A step by step tutorial

To be quick on the enterprise data warehouse technologies uptake, this tutorial gives you all the information you need.
HyperCITY's retail management system at a glance

Know the benefits that HyperCITY, one of India's largest hypermarket chains, derives from Oracle retail management system.
TeenTech London event at Cisco House

Cisco hosted TeenTech's London event at it's Cisco House, over looking the Olympic stadium, to encourage school students to consider a career in technology.
10 Indian server virtualization implementations you can learn from

Successful server virtualization implementation is more than just an install. Here’s a collection of Indian case studies that highlight best practices.
HP shows the way forward for its PC division

HP invited 500 bloggers and journalists to Shanghai to see the future of its PC business
Samsung Galaxy SIII - The most powerful phone on the market?

Samsung have unveiled the Galaxy SIII Android 4.0 powered smartphone to take on the likes of the HTC One X and the Apple iPhone 4S.
11 security audit essentials

IT security audit tools automate the IT security audit process, making it more efficient and effective. Here are 11 must-have IT security audit tools.
A 4G tour in London

Trefor Davies, chief technology officer at Timico, is on O2's 4G trial in London. How fast is 4G really?
InfoSecurity Europe: Odd Bugs

A selection of photos showing how far exhibitors will go to get people to their stands at InfoSecurity Europe 2012...
India Inc's IT priorities in 2012-13 -- E&Y

Explore India Inc’s top five IT spending priorities of 2012-13. Also view the slideshow of key data points of this Ernst & Young-CIO Klub survey.
Infosecurity Europe

With 300 exhibitors and hundreds of delegates, security is still hot on the IT agenda. Cliff Saran presents the highlights of infosecurity Europe
Test drive: SQL Server 2012

Tim Anderson looks at the enterprise features in Microsoft's latest relational database management server.
Transforming IT at HM Revenue & Customs - Phil Pavitt, CIO for HMRC

HMRC CIO Phil Pavitt talked to the CW500 club about IT transformation. These are his slides with a report of his talk.
Everywoman in Technology Awards 2012: Winners

See all the pictures, including the winners, from the Cisco Everywoman in Technology Awards 2012
Sandboxing for secure app development: Adobe Reader’s 'protected view'

As sandboxing emerges as an answer to legacy codebases with multiple vulnerabilities, we look at the components of Adobe Reader X’s sandbox.
India CIO Salary and Career Survey 2012

Get an insight into the expectations of CIO for 2012 in the India CIO Salary and Career Survey 2012.
BI Masterminds, 2012

SearchBusinessIntelligence.in presents the winners of India’s only independent business intelligence excellence awards, BI Masterminds, 2012.
IBM Blue Fusion event at Hursley House

IBM recently held its Blue Fusion event, at Hursley House. The event took place during National Science and Engineering Week and was held to encourage more than 300 students, aged 14 and 15, to participate in exciting activities based on STEM subjects.
Eight of the best cloud computing tools

Cloud computing is a growing part of many IT strategies. Computer Weekly has found eight of the best tools available for your company.
10 Wi-Fi security tools for your arsenal

With Wi-Fi’s growth, security administrators and pen testers alike have their hands full. Here’s a list of essential Wi-Fi security tools to ease the stress.
A first look: Windows 8 consumer preview

Windows 8 is not just an upgrade. It is a complete rework of the Windows OS. Speaking at the launch of the beta last week in Barcelona, Windows chief Steven Sinofsky called it a "generational change"
Top 10 smartphones to look out for in 2012

The rate at which smartphones are being released looks like it won't ease up, this photo story looks at the best phones of the year ahead.
Top 10 budget smartphones for SMEs

This photo story looks at what options IT managers have when equipping their small business with smartphone son a budget. While Blackberry is usually the choice for any business, it’s good to look around at what alternatives offer and whether a BlackBerry is the best choice.
The CISO Power List, 2012

Our CISO Power List for 2012 brings you the who’s who in the Indian information security scene. Join us, as we pay tribute to India’s top 15 CISOs.
Deploying a Virtual Datacentre on Claranet

Claranet has updated its traditional hosting service with a cloud-based virtual datacentre based on Dell Compute, VMware and Cisco.
Cloud Expo Europe 2012

As cloud computing moves higher up the IT professional's agenda, Cloud Expo Europe is becoming increasingly popular. Here are photos from 2012's Expo.
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.
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.
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.
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.
BBC Domesday Touchtable unveiled

Two technologies met to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the 1986 BBC Domesday Project, with the 2011 BBC Domesday Reloaded Project being revealed last week.
The UKtech50: The top 20

Following on from our successful afternoon yesterday, where we unveiled the most influential people within the UK IT industry, ComputerWeekly brings you the lowdown on the top 20.
Highlights from the Social Media Awards

Computer Weekly's Social Media Awards 2011 proved to be extremely popular but just in case you missed it here are a few pictures from the night.
The Social Media Awards - The Winners!

Computer Weekly's search for the best use of social media in IT is finally over after hundreds of nominations and thousands of votes we now have the winners and the Social Media Champion - Kate Craig-Wood, of cloud computing firm Memset.
10 Reasons to consider the Nokia Lumia 800 for business

Nokia is hoping that their new relationship with Windows Phone will come good in 2012. Following the release of the Lumia 800 yesterday, here at ComputerWeekly.com we’ve compiled 10 reasons Nokia are moving in a new direction.
A showcase of Nokia goodies from QT Developer Day

With co-located ‘sister’ events in Munich this October, followed by a subsequent US event held in San Francisco in early November, Nokia Qt has started off its 2011 Developer Days event programme. Qt is a cross-platform application and user interface framework that extends well outside of smartphones into tablet, desktop PC and embedded deployments.
Photos: Best features of Google’s Ice Cream Sandwich - Android 4.0

Google has introduced the latest version of its mobile operating system (OS), Android 4.O, also known as Ice Cream Sandwich.
Windows Server 8 Preview

Microsoft has previewed the next version of Windows Server, which the company says is optimised for the cloud. The preview is not feature-complete, but the key features are in place and most changes are likely to be in user interface detail and of course fixing bugs. There are three big themes: management, virtualisation and storage, says Tim Anderson, who takes a close look at the new server OS.
Photos: Business apps for the iPhone

In this photo story we look at the apps that make the iPhone a business smartphone.
Photos: The Amazon Kindle Fire tablet

There have been rumours for a long time that Amazon would release a tablet – and now here is the Amazon Kindle Fire Tablet, with minimum specs but maximum content.
Windows 8: A first look at new features for business users

A first look at Windows 8 from Microsoft's BUILD conference in Anaheim, shows what enterprise users can expect.
Photos: Sony S and P Tablets unveiled ready to battle the iPad 2

Although they may be similar in terms of their specifications the S and P look completely different. Impressively, Sony have managed to make them both individually distinctive, stylish and attractive.
Photos: From launch to loser - the 14 fastest-failing tech products

A year ago HP spent billions buying up Palm with a view to venturing into the world of tablets and smartphones only to announce that it is discontinuing its consumer oriented computer business. The demise of the Touchpad and other WebOS devices has prompted us here at Computer Weekly to compile a list of some other notable gadget failures.
Photos: BlackBerry unveils its new smartphone range

BlackBerry has unveiled five new smartphones to combat Apple and HTC's dominance in the smartphone market.
Review of Visual Studio Lightswitch

A review of Visual Studio Lightswitch, Microsoft's simplified self-service development tool.
The IT that serves Wimbledon 2011

IBM provides an integrated end-to-end scoring system that delivers live tennis results to the BBC TV graphics, on-court scoreboards, match information displays, official web site and Wimbledon's own iPhone app.
Office 365 versus Google Apps

How does Office 365 compare to Google Apps...
Photos: How Team Lotus uses IT to drive its Formula One racing

Norfolk-based Team Lotus believes its IT environment and eight-strong IT team is crucial to climbing the Formula One grid and making its cars race faster.
Review: Visual Studio ALM

The benefits of making software development more transparent
The computers that won the war: Bletchley Park's codebreaking equipment is rebuilt

The Tunny Gallery, opened at The National Museum of Computing at Bletchley Park on 26 May 2011, tells the incredible story of the interception and decryption of German High Command radio teleprinter messages during World War Two.
How much do IT managers really earn?

How much do IT managers earn? These graphics from Kew Associates show the best paying sectors for IT managers, and assess how pay levels have risen over the past five years.
Oracle JDeveloper review

Tim Anderson finds that Oracle's home-grown tool for Java development, JDeveloper, may have a traditional feel, but its smart editor and productivity tools make it particularly useful if you are working with the powerful Oracle ADF.
In 1966 England won the World Cup and Computer Weekly launched the world's first weekly IT newspaper

After 45 years in print, Computer Weekly, the award-winning title for senior IT decision-makers, is to become a 100% online publication. Here is a celebration of 45 years in print.
How pay-as-you-behave technology could transform car insurance

New IT systems can help calculate unique insurance premiums based on driver behaviour
Photos: The Best iPad 2 alternatives - Tablets you should know about

Tired of hearing about why you should buy the iPad 2? Want more choice? Then have a look at our top ten alternatives.
Video gallery: iPhone app helps travellers avoid being Eurotrash

They say there is an app for everything but who would have thought there was one to stop tourists in Europe from offending their hosts.
Pictures of the Southampton Azure balloon

Southampton University has successfully recovered a instrumentation launched into the stratosphere using a high altitude balloon.
Photos: iPad 2 apps for business

In this photo story we look at the apps that make the iPad 2 a business tablet.
Rugby Football Union joins software driven buying group

The Rugby Football Union (RFU) has joined an online buying group and is using software to cut an estimated £300,000 of the procurement bill every year.
Photos: iPad 2 - Ten things that make it so special

The release of the iPad 2 has taken the world by storm, here we look at ten new features that make it stand out.
Photos: Fire at University of Southampton data recovery

Following a severe fire at one of Southampton University’s buildings, Kroll Ontrack was brought in to help recover as much critical data as possible from the damaged hardware.
Photo story: Inside Wikileaks' Bond villain server room

As if the story of Wikileaks' and its enigmatic founder Julian Assange didn't already sound like a spy thriller, these images of the infamous whistleblower's server room reveal a base modelled on a Bond villain's underground lair.
Photos: Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc

Sony Ericsson continue to produce handsets that they hope will rock the smartphone world and the Arc is their top of the range. Is this the best Sony Ericsson yet?
Photos: Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo

The Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo will run on the new Android 2.3 Gingerbread operating with new features such as the iPhone folders system.
Mobile World Congress in pictures

More than 1,300 companies attracted in excess of 50,000 delegates from 200 countries to Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week.
Ten safest places to offshore your IT

Here are the ten safest cities to offshore your IT in 2011