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What does Oracle's release of Fusion Applications mean for its customers?

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After what seemed an interminable development period, Oracle has finally released its Fusion Applications and a public cloud.

IT companies dominate global brand index as Apple leads top 100 companies' growth

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According to Interbrand's Top 100 Best Global Brands report, Apple saw the biggest rise in brand value while HTC became the one to watch. ...

Jerry Yang in talks with equity investors about taking Yahoo private

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Yahoo co-founder and former chief executive Jerry Yang is talking to private equity firms about taking the internet company private. Talks have so ...

Kindle Fire could send tablet prices into nose dive, says market researcher YouGov

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Tablet devices must drop in price to £250 to remain viable in the UK according to market research firm YouGov, which said the Amazon Kindle Fire ...

New skills initiative aims to help young people into IT security career

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A new skills development initiative hasbeen launched to encourage more young people to start a career in information security.

Commonwealth launches web portal to connect two billion citizens

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The Commonwealth Secretariat has launched a social media portal to enable the two billion citizens of its 54 member states to collaborate on common ...

AE Aerospace claims 5G landmark in transforming manufacturing productivity

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Leading UK manufacturing business and partners trial 5G to pioneer productivity improvements and drive recovery in key sector hit hard by Covid

BackTrack 5 Guide II: Exploitation tools and frameworks

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Our BackTrack 5 guide looks at exploitation and privilege escalation techniques. This part of our guide will improve penetration testing skills.

Big data storage management challenges and how to deal with them

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Big data storage management is becoming an important concern. This tip will help you deal with your big data storage management challenges.

Department for International Trade signs £2.6m deal with Capita

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Deal will see department deploy a digital platform to distribute grants to small and medium-sized enterprises

McLaren Group hires new CIO

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Chris Hicks will take on the role as CIO for McLaren Group following the departure of Karen McElhatton in December 2020

Security Think Tank: Time to rethink stopgap solutions

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After a year of unprecedented disruption thanks to Covid-19, it looks like remote working is set to remain with us for now, which means security ...

Many teachers find online lessons difficult

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Lots of teachers found it difficult to deliver lessons online during the first lockdown, with many students without access to tech, says ...

Easily accessible digital skills training among government’s updated education plan

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The government has released a whitepaper detailing plans for skills reforms to encourage lifelong learning, including making digital skills more ...

The Secret IR Insider

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The Secret IR Insider works in incident response at cyber security services and solutions supplier Check Point.

What is communication-enabled-business processes (CEBP)?

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Defining communication-enabled business processes.

Apple fixes Mac Wi-Fi flaws

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Updated: Attackers could exploit flaws in Apple's wireless technology to cause a denial of service or run malicious code, resulting in the full ...

HMRC criticised over continued ‘shortcomings’ in loan charge policy response

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House of Lords committee tells HMRC it still has work to do to improve its response to past criticisms of its handling of the government’s ...

Researchers warn of new attack methods against Cisco IOS

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Several new attack methods against Cisco IOS were uncovered during an analysis conducted by researchers at Information Risk Management.

F5 buys Acopia for US$210M

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F5 joins the storage market with the acquisition of file virtualisation switch company Acopia.

Chinook ZD576: exclusive picture

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This photo of Chinook ZD576 is the copyright of Robin Crorie who has given kind permission for it to be used by Computer Weekly in connection with ...

Security software market remains fragmented: Gartner

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Top five vendors command no more than 44% of security software market.

IT spending on cloud services to exceed 20% of IT budget in ‘12: KPMG

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IT spending on cloud services will soar in 2012, predicts KPMG. Find out the reasons for this surge in IT spending on cloud services in this news ...

CIO interview: Nitin Chaturvedi, chief digital and technology officer, KFC Global

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The Covid-19 pandemic led to the digital element of KFC’s business becoming increasingly important, says the fast food retailer’s chief digital and ...

Wikileaks turns to fundraising as US finance companies cut off donations

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Wikileaks has stopped publishing whistle-blowing information to concentrate on raising funds in the face of bankruptcy. Wikileaks founder Julian ...

Spend on NHS NPfIT of £5.1bn exceeds initial budget

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Taxpayer spending so far on the NHS’s National Programme for IT (NPfIT) has risen to £5.1bn, which is more than the scheme’s original total lifecycle...

What is Unified Communications?

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Confused by Unified Communications? This article and accompanying e-book download explains what is UC, what is not UC, and how to put it to work.

Collaboration to the fore as ‘staggering’ change predicted for IT in 2021

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With 2020 exposing the leaders versus the laggards in enterprise digital transformation, research shows companies intend to invest in SD-WAN and MPLS...

Nakivo to use AWS Object Lock as anti-ransomware tool

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Backup software maker leverages AWS Object Lock’s ability to create immutable WORM repositories as a means of helping organisations protect against ...

Alcatel-Lucent Forum: The Dynamic Enterprise

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The Alcatel-Lucent Forum recently held in Paris was centred on building the Dynamic Enterprise.

VoIP, unified communications study reveals challenges

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VoIP and unified communications deployments can affect other applications. A study by Network General highlighted some challenges introduced by ...

Mavenir, VIAVI enter into collaboration to validate 5G RAN options for US market

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Partnership will focus on lab testing of cloud-native radio access systems for major US mobile network operators

Maintel, Six Degrees and Apalo extending managed service options

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As-a-service offerings are growing in importance as customers look for greater flexibility

Are banks overburdened with responsibility for money lost to online scams?

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Bank boss calls for cross-industry cooperation to reduce scams that trick people into making instant payments online

Gartner: IT staff need new skills to manage big data

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Enterprises will need to reskill their IT department if they are to successfully manage the explosive growth of data within their organisation, ...

CIO interview: Adam Gerrard, chief technology officer, LateRooms

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The new IT chief at travel firm LateRooms talks about his plans for IT transformation to support a period of intense international business growth.

Aviva reduces costs by 30% with cloud-based HR system

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Aviva claims to have saved over £1m a year in reduced software licence fees after completing the first stage of a project to replace its Oracle-based...

Department for Education publishes digital strategy

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The department's digital and technology function wants to become a leader in the field, invest in its own platforms and manage its legacy technologies

Legacy application modernization benefits revealed

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Legacy application modernization can make COBOL reusable. Discover what modernizing legacy applications can do for you.

Amazon sees profits plummet 73% as company eyes iPad’s market share

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Amazon's profits plunged 73% to $63m in Q3, as it invested to take on the iPad with its e-readers and Kindle Fire tablet computer. Sales grew 44% to ...

IP network critical to video technology at FA’s St George's Park development

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The Football Association (FA) is implementing the latest networking and video technology at its coaching and education centre. The St George's Park ...

Analysis: What is the secret sauce in SAP's success?

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SAP notched up the seventh consecutive quarter of double-digit growth in software and software-related services, but with the last major upgrade to ...

Network managers: master project management to get better salaries

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Network technicians will need to learn project manager skills if corporate rollouts of wider and more advanced networks are to be successful, ...

Israel carves a niche in IT security

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IT security, risk, governance, continuity and compliance technologies are fast becoming some of Israel's top exports.

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BBC evolves digital asset management with Life

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The BBC’s Life series marked an ongoing shift from film to digital media that is making the need for rigorous metadata and digital asset management ...

CRAC unit sizing: Dos and don’ts

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A CRAC unit can consume a lot of power, but using it correctly can save costs and avoid fatalities. Read more about correctly sizing CRAC units in ...

Cisco patches flaws in multiple products

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Attackers could corrupt files, cause a denial of service and bypass security restrictions via flaws in several of Cisco's firewall and VPN products.

Integrate your CRM application with BI for maximum benefit

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Your CRM application need not stop after its growth after rollout. Integration with BI can helps organizations get the most from any CRM application.

Parler v AWS, digital schooling, ambulance data – Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast

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In this episode of the Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast, Caroline Donnelly, Clare McDonald and Brian McKenna discuss the purgation of Parler, ...

Click fraud levels reach new heights in pandemic

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Small companies risk losing £10,000 a year, and enterprises as much as £520,000, to cyber criminals as click fraud volumes spike

Moving from in-house IT to third-party hosting services: Case study

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A supplier of civil engineering and building materials moved its IT infrastructure to a third-party data centre to resolve its in-house IT problems, ...

The Metasploit Framework Tutorial PDF compendium: Your ready reckoner

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Get our Metasploit Framework tutorial installments in one place, with the aid of this Metasploit tutorial PDF collection.

‘Sticking plasters’ applied in first lockdown leave users vulnerable

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Channel urged to make sure customers are not left using inadequate products that they acquired in March last year to get them through the pandemic

Collaboration tools: 6 aspects to consider during evaluation

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Collaboration tools can help companies enhance their business applications and improve productivity. Consider these factors while evaluating ...

RSA: Tim Berners-Lee calls for a new breed of information security systems

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World Wide Web inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee has called on the IT security industry to develop a new breed of systems that make it easier to manage ...

Sales management tool on public cloud at Kotak Mahindra Bank

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Institutional Equities Unit of Kotak Mahindra Bank deploys Oracle CRM on Demand, a sales management tool on public cloud. Project yields benefits ...

Wireless Broadband Alliance rolls out roadmap for 5G, Wi-Fi 6 convergence

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New industry guidelines highlight critical role next-generation wireless technology will play in the long-term success of 5G, outlining convergence ...

Understanding the UID Aadhaar project and IT's role in its success

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The success of the Aadhaar project (UID) will solely rely on its IT infrastructure. Know the role that IT plays in success of Aadhaar project.

Mobile broadband demand props up crunched WiMAX

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Research predicts global recession to cause enterprises to postpone WiMAX adoption but mobile will lead recovery

Air France Airbus pitot sensor linked to two fatal crashes

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Faults similar to those on an Air France Airbus that crashed into the sea on 1 June were major factors in two little-noticed fatal losses of ...

Could ambiguous rules spur IT personnel offshoring bonanza?

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Could the combination of Brexit and ambiguous rules on recruitment enable businesses to hire IT staff from overseas to carry out work remotely?

VMware-based server consolidation yields long-term savings

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Avis achieved long-term cost savings and efficiencies with a VMware-based server consolidation. Its transformation won the Best Virtualisation and ...

BT to make data for Oak National Academy charge-free

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Telecoms giant announces that data charges for government-backed academy will be removed

Value of GDPR fines shows dramatic increase in 2020

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European regulators imposed almost €160m worth of fines during the past 12 months, a substantial rise

Winner's photo: iPod Shuffle

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A member of the audience wins an iPod Shuffle for attending the Best of VMworld User Awards

UK fraud agency deploys ArcGIS dashboard for data sharing

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The National Fraud Intelligence Bureau says it has achieved improved transparency with the public, as well as saving 3,500 staff hours and £100,000

Government Gateway at 20 – looking back at the UK’s most successful digital identity system

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Not all legacy IT systems in government cause problems – one has been at the heart of many of the most important online public services for 20 years

BI software migration to give IndusInd Bank a leg up

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IndusInd is undertaking BI software migration to consolidate data and make most of customer information. Read more about the software migration ...

West Midlands refreshes digital strategy

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Combined authority’s 2021-2026 digital roadmap aims to address the digital divide and make the West Midlands the most digitally connected region in ...

Qualcomm ramps up 5G with French research and development centre

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Brittany and Paris Region colocated R&D facility set up to boost chip giant as it embarks on next-generation network objectives

Unified communication applications for businesses with remote workers

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Bill Trussell decodes the unified communications (UC) ciphers for you and makes a UC recommendation.

Tech salary growth in APAC a mixed bag

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The growing demand for IT pros to support digital transformation projects has not translated to higher salaries across the board, survey finds

Building a UC strategy

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To create a UC strategy, you must first understand your current business processes and incorporate your business partners into the strategy.

Black Hat 2007: VoIP security reaches tipping point

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VoIP security is as bad today as it was a couple years ago, industry experts say. But PGP creator Phil Zimmermann thinks his new Zfone software will ...

EncroChat: Appeal court finds ‘digital phone tapping’ admissible in criminal trials

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Appeal Court decides EncroChat-encrypted phone records can be used in criminal trials. Critics say the decision means phone tapping no longer has a ‘...

Fujitsu, Trend Micro team to secure private 5G

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Security and IT leaders Fujitsu and Trend Micro announce streamlined security product for IoT devices and networks to help accelerate manufacturing ...

Don't buy cloud computing hype: Business model will evaporate

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Cloud computing will not solve the data center industry's problems. Thanks to compliance issues, cloud computing will never get off the ground for ...

Why do big IT projects fail? Part one: The professionals

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Academics, CIOs, lawyers, a professor of outsourcing, a consultant and an investigative journalist answer the question on the minds of many a ...

Apple loses tablet market share as iPad yields 27% to Google Android devices

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Apple's share of the tablet market has shrunk 29% to 67%, as Google's mobile operating system Android took a chunk out of the company's global sales ...

Research in Motion unveils Blackberry BBX mobile operating system

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At the Blackberry DevCon Americas 2011 conference, RIM said its BBX OS combines elements of its Blackberry OS platform and QNX OS.

BCS’ CEO David Clarke awarded an MBE

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David Clarke, CEO of BCS, the chartered institute for IT, has been awarded an MBE in the Queen's New Year's Honours list for services to the industry.

UBS to cut thousands of jobs

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Swiss bank UBS will cut about 10,000 jobs to save up to £2.3bn by the end of next year with more highly skilled IT workers to flood onto a finance...

BackTrack 5 tutorial Part I: Information gathering and VA tools

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Our BackTrack 5 tutorial covers information gathering and vulnerability assessment using BackTrack 5.

How to select the right IP PBX

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Selecting the right IP PBX system for your company can be complicated. Here are some important things to consider when purchasing an IP PBX.

Bombay Stock Exchange’s server consolidation journey

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BSE recently consolidated its servers and began its cloud computing journey. Find out more about BSE’s server consolidation initiative in this case ...

Enterprise 5G network slicing to carve out $20bn revenues over next five years

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Research highlights dedicated network allocation technique as an enabler for new value creation as communications service providers bolster their ...

GSMA: mmWave 5G showing signs of market readiness

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With 5G roll-outs and adoption progressing quickly and with the mmWave ecosystem showing signs of readiness, the main question the mobile industry ...

Executive interview: Antony Roberts, Audi

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The head of digital at Audi UK discusses how the luxury car company has revamped its online presence as it shifts gear to drive online sales

Gary McKinnon broke into 73,000 US government computers, Lords told

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Self confessed British hacker Gary McKinnon, who is fighting extradition to the US, broke into more than 73,000 US government computers, including ...

Serco confirms Babuk ransomware attack

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Outsourcing firm was hit by the ransomware last week but insists most of its operations are running as normal

O2 and NEC claim Open RAN trial success

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Leading UK mobile operator teams reveal positive results from open radio access network test with IT and network technologies provider, including ...

Imperva and Acronis boost channel support

News | MicroScope

Data protection players roll out enhancements for partners to reach more customers and give MSPs increased support

Design change management procedure in five easy steps

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Clear-cut change management procedure is essential for success of any enterprise-wide IT deployment. Follow these simple steps to get it perfectly ...

Case Study: How RBS built a business case for virtual desktops to cut costs

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With an annual technology spend of £1.5bn, the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) wanted to move 55,000 of its users to a virtual desktop platform to ...

Fujitsu quit NHS project as terms were unaffordable, MPs told

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Fujitsu Services withdrew from talks to re-negotiate...

HP will not replace retiring CTO Shane Robison

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Hewlett-Packard has announced its chief strategy and technology officer, Shane Robinson, will retire at the end of October - and won't be replaced.

UK broadband speeds increase, but thousands left in the slow lane

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Thirty percent of UK internet traffic is now at speeds above 5Mbps, an increase of 70% compared to last year.

Post Office theft case deferred over IT questions

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A sub-postmistress accused of theft from the Post Office has had her case postponed until next year to allow experts time to investigate the ...

Legislation helps SMEs protect intellectual property rights in Patents County Court

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A law has come into force to make it easier for SMEs to protect intellectual property, ensuring lower-value cases will be dealt with at the less ...

Black Hat 2007: Researchers highlight new database attack method

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At this week's hacker confab, expert penetration testers will demonstrate how cyberthieves can reach into corporate databases -- without exploiting a...

Networking
  • firewall as a service (FWaaS)

    Firewall as a service (FWaaS), also known as a cloud firewall, is a service that provides cloud-based network traffic analysis ...

  • private 5G

    Private 5G is a wireless network technology that delivers 5G cellular connectivity for private network use cases.

  • NFVi (network functions virtualization infrastructure)

    NFVi (network functions virtualization infrastructure) encompasses all of the networking hardware and software needed to support ...

Security
  • virus (computer virus)

    A computer virus is a type of malware that attaches itself to a program or file. A virus can replicate and spread across an ...

  • Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)

    Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) is an advanced certification that indicates that an individual possesses the ...

  • cryptography

    Cryptography is a method of protecting information and communications using codes, so that only those for whom the information is...

CIO
  • IT project management

    IT project management is the process of planning, organizing and delineating responsibility for the completion of an ...

  • chief financial officer (CFO)

    A chief financial officer (CFO) is the corporate title for the person responsible for managing a company's financial operations ...

  • chief strategy officer (CSO)

    A chief strategy officer (CSO) is a C-level executive charged with helping formulate, facilitate and communicate an ...

HRSoftware
  • HR automation

    Human resources automation (HR automation) is a method of using software to automate and streamline repetitive and laborious HR ...

  • compensation management

    Compensation management is the discipline and process for determining employees' appropriate pay and benefits.

  • HR technology (human resources tech)

    HR technology (human resources technology) is an umbrella term for hardware and software used to automate the human resource ...

Customer Experience
  • martech (marketing technology)

    Martech (marketing technology) refers to the integration of software tools, platforms, and applications designed to streamline ...

  • transactional marketing

    Transactional marketing is a business strategy that focuses on single, point-of-sale transactions.

  • customer profiling

    Customer profiling is the detailed and systematic process of constructing a clear portrait of a company's ideal customer by ...

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