10 Wi-Fi security tools for your arsenal

Broadcast, media sector presents telcos with digital transformation opportunities

Analyst sets out potential winning strategy for telcos in entertainment sector with 5G, multi-access edge computing and network slicing, as well as ...

Social media users demand more meaningful interactivity

British people want more from the social media platforms they use as demand for more meaningful user experiences increases.

Next-gen network roll-outs drive 5G FWA broadband CPE market

Continued momentum revealed for fixed wireless access as analyst sees such services using 5G technology capable of supporting gigabit speeds, ...

Google threatens to cut off Australia

Google’s threat to end its Australian Search operation comes in the face of new legislation that would force it to pay media publishers for news ...

Sepa data leaks as agency resists ransom demands

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency is resisting extortion demands from a ransomware gang, but has suffered a data leak in retaliation

Midrange SAN vendors boost solid-state and drive options

With desktop and server virtualisation driving the market, midrange SAN vendors boost solid-state and spinning-disk options to bring enterprise-like ...

Nordic digital transformation driven by traditional businesses

More traditional Nordic businesses are fuelling the region's digital transformation, finds report

CW and FT video debates – IT and financial services

In a series of monthly video debates, Computer Weekly and the Financial Times invite a panel of experts to discuss business and IT issues.

CW500: Andy Beale, technology director, Guardian News & Media

In this CW500 Club video, Andy Beale talks to Computer Weekly editor in chief Bryan Glick to share his practical advice on how to move to the cloud.

CW500: Peter Ransom, chief information officer, Oxfam

In this CW500 Club video, Peter Ransom talks to Computer Weekly editor in chief Bryan Glick to share his practical advice on how to move to the cloud.

Network visualization, automation: At odds?

Visualization is a powerful tool. But in the context of network management, the prevalence of graphs may indicate that your network management system...

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 ...

Lenovo K800

Tool suites for identifying the problem -- from 'Network troubleshooting and diagnostics'

Learn network troubleshooting tool suites and their feature sets to support your technical troubleshooting activities.

How to be future-ready for IP telephony

IP telephony confidence comes from being future-ready and having a scalable network that can adapt to new market trends.

Duplex mismatch

This article helps networking engineers understand the issues behind duplex mismatch, one of the most troublesome problems in today's Ethernet ...

NSW Ambulance Service rebuilds its comms systems

The Ambulance Service of New South Wales has completed a massive revamp of its networks and customer contact systems.

ITIL -- What network managers need to know

This tip helps network managers about implement IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) and explains how it can be beneficial to networking.

QoS -- What voice managers need to know

Quality of Service (QoS) technologies can be quite confusing between technical complexities and marketing jargon. In this tip, find out what voice ...

VoIP call quality and reporting software improves QoS

Technology developed to power IPTV networks is also helping improve VoIP quality of service.

Configuring managed and unmanaged switches

In this Q&A, Sudhanshu Gupta answers which cable to use with managed and unmanaged switches.

As network configuration management matures, documentation woes linger

Documentation of networks is a tertiary consideration. Is this hurting your business?

Holiday IPv6 reading guide

IPv6 was a controversial topic in 2007, and for good reason. Learn more in our holiday guide to IPv6.

Convergence certification provides evaluation standard

Voice and data convergence are more prevalent and enterprises are looking for certified professionals to administer the combined networks -- leading ...

VoIP protocols

VoIP protocols -- the strengths and weaknesses of each.

IMS: Moving from legacy to convergence

This chapter download discusses migration plans to move service providers to IMS in well-planned, business-savvy phases.

Deploying VoIP: Five things every CIO should know

Navigating the complexity of a VoIP migration can be overwhelming. Here are five tips to help steer through the fog of a VoIP deployment.

Cisco management guide: Selecting a VoIP solution

Selecting a VoIP solution means deciding on independent VoIP tools or a VoIP solution suite of integrated products.

Implementing video on demand

Video on demand (VoD), in at least some of its potential service models, is perhaps the most challenging of all network applications. Implementation ...

VoIP performance testing fundamentals

This guide discusses why it is important to run regular VoIP network performance testing and some of the ways it can be done.

Updating a QoS strategy for VoIP traffic

Learn how to update your QoS strategy for VoIP traffic in this tip from Tom Lancaster.

Sybase: Data warehousing too slow for ‘big data’ analytics

Sybase EMEA business development director speaks about ‘big data’ analytics’ need for speed and pronounces traditional data warehousing “antiquated.”

Stairway to developer heaven

Social Media Awards 2011: Vote now!

Computer Weekly's search for the best use of social media in IT is back for its fourth year, in association with IBM, and we want you vote for the ...

How to manage transient data and replication

Transient data can be tricky to manage, and best practice tips outlined by vendors may have limitations. But there is an easier way out.

Photos: Top 15 James Bond gadgets

Computer Weekly picks its top 15 James Bond gadgets to celebrate the release of The Quantum of Solace.

Windows 7 - Desktop layout

Photos: Sneak peek at Windows 7

Following the announcement of Windows 7, Computer Weekly takes a look at some of the new features.

Sansa Fuze

CIO interview: Martin Davies, head of technology at Bet365

The success story of £5.4bn-per-year online gambling company Bet365 is nothing to do with luck and everything to do with technology.

CIO interview: Gerry Pennell, CIO, London 2012 Olympics

With less than 10 months to go, London 2012 CIO Gerry Pennell is fully focused on the task of delivering a project that simply cannot miss its ...

Dedicated HPC infrastructure still rules, says Huawei

A Huawei executive makes the case for dedicated high-performance computing (HPC) infrastructure, despite the growth of public cloud services that ...

UK security spend low despite breaches

The UK is the most breached country in Europe, but IT security spend remains low compared with other countries in the region, a report reveals

Inside the new MeeGo Linux operating system

MeeGo test drive

MeeGo is a new Linux operating system for mobile devices, desktop PCs and Net Books. Cliff Saran takes a close look at what it has to offer.

HTC 7 Surround - Windows Phone 7

1. Facebook

The ten noughtiest inventions

Technology-based innovations dominate a list of the best inventions of the past decade.

Clocking up the kilowatt cuts

Photos: The 7 sins of Windows Phone 7

Microsoft launched Windows Phone 7 (WP7) in October this year. Considered as the first serious offering from the company in the mobile operating ...

This is what it is all about

Establishing an internet connection following the earthquake

Photos: The role of technology in the Chile aid effort

When a natural disaster strikes, one of the first things to go down is the communications network. These pictures illustrate how technology is ...

The 7 sins of Windows Phone 7

Photos: Business apps for the iPhone

In this photo story we look at the apps that make the iPhone a business smartphone.

RSA SecurID software token

1. Safari 4 - Installation files

Photos: Safari 4 - Step-by-step guide

A step-by-step guide to installing Safari 4 and a look at some of the new features.

Tesco Microsoft Surface - Tesco shopping desktop

Quickoffice

GoodReader

Dropbox

SAP BusinessObjects Explorer

Oracle business indicators

Cisco AnyConnect

iWork Keynote by Apple

1Password Pro

Junos pulse

Network Utility Pro

SharePoint

iWork Pages by Apple

LogMeIn Ignition

Samsung Galaxy Ace 2

NHS trusts to be freed from CSC contract commitments

The Department of Health has proposed a deal with CSC to release trusts in the National Programme for IT from their contractual obligations to use ...

Microsoft unveils unified communications devices

Microsoft unveils unified communications devices.

Nokia Lumia 710

Context: Shortages causing concern, but distributors optimistic

The first few weeks of this year have come on the back of a solid Q4, but it is still difficult to get stocks in some hardware product categories

London Borough of Southwark gets 4G connectivity

Network provider UK Broadband has switched on its first 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) system in the London Borough of Southwark

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 ...

Burp Suite training tutorial: Part 3 – Sequencer, decoder and composer

In the third installment of our Burp Suite training tutorial, learn how to analyze tokens, decode requests and compare responses using Burp Suite ...

Demystifying VMware Site Recovery Manager and its role in DR

VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM) simplifies disaster recovery, but managing it is tricky if users don’t know how it handles VMware snapshots and ...

Google bypassed IE too, says Microsoft

Microsoft has accused Google of bypassing the privacy settings of Internet Explorer users after Safari faux pas

IT services providers sign up to apprentice scheme

UK IT service providers will take on more IT apprentices to help bridge the gap between education and the workplace as part of a government-backed ...

Capgemini sales jump 11% in 2011 as growth continues in 2012

IT services provider Capgemini increased its sales by over 11% in 2011 as high demand at the end of last year continued into 2012

PAC demands rejigged IT investment action plan from HMRC by end of March 2021

A report by the Public Accounts Committee confirms HMRC is spending too much money on patching legacy IT systems, and needs to prioritise investing ...

How IT can convince stakeholders of the value of technology projects

IT professionals must take data centre measures to convince stakeholders of the business value of technology projects. This will help IT emerge as a ...

Survey objectives

Survey highlights

What are IT heads mostly busy with?

How is a CIO's success measured?

Nokia smartphones bomb as sales drop 27%

Nokia’s latest results for Q4 2011 show just how far the company that was once the standard choice for almost every corporate mobile user has fallen.

Rackspace - Openstack

Website launched to monitor cloud computing suppliers

A website has been launched that will monitor the performance of specialist cloud computing suppliers and compare them against traditional IT ...

Government’s shared services strategy failing, says NAO

The government’s £1.4bn shared services centres have failed to achieve value for money, according to a report from the National Audit Office (NAO)

The Microsoft store

Bundled Apps

Hyper-V for desktop virtualisation

Improved security

Starting up Windows