Saturday, April 16. 2005
Emma Nash, Computing, Thursday 31 March 2005 at 13:38:11 Businesses and employers must do more to welcome women into IT A couple of weeks ago I stumbled across some comments about the perceived benefits women bring to the workplace.Intrigued, I read on to discover that women can bring 'special strengths'... > Read the full article
Computing staff, Computing, Thursday 31 March 2005 at 09:21:37 Prudential initiative has lessons for IT directors Any time a business decides to turn away from a major outsourcing deal to bring its IT systems back in-house, critics will proclaim the beginning of the end for the... > Read the full article
James Watson, Computing, Thursday 31 March 2005 at 09:11:25 A specialist team at IBM is using mathematics to tackle complex problems such as firefighting In 2003, California was ravaged by some of the deadliest forest fires in its history, with up to 13 blazes raging across the state.The impact was devastating: more than 2,000... > Read the full article
Mark Samuels, Computing, Thursday 31 March 2005 at 09:01:04 Reviews analyse service levels and value for money from suppliers Prudential's decision to benchmark its datacentre outsourcing deal offers a valuable lesson for the many IT directors that use external suppliers to run their technology.The review will allow the financial... > Read the full article
Computing staff, Computing, Wednesday 23 March 2005 at 13:18:13 Could the hack on a Japanese bank happen to you? How many IT directors were last week asked by their chief executives, following reports of the
Mark Samuels, Computing, Thursday 14 April 2005 at 12:09:25 Computing launches new new web site to help IT directors donate computers IT directors pledged more than 28,000 PCs to our Computer Aid appeal in the past year.Working with specialist charity Computer Aid International, Computing is asking the UK's technology leaders to... > Read the full article
Mark Samuels, Computing, Thursday 14 April 2005 at 10:59:33 Lloyds TSB's Vantage system manages online purchasing Lloyds TSB has launched an ecommerce service that allows customers to buy goods and services via a single point.Vantage, an internet-based transaction hub, manages the purchasing process for organisations of... > Read the full article
Mark Samuels, Computing, Thursday 14 April 2005 at 10:00:42 BT hopes its many patents will earn cash and improve the company, reports Mark Samuels BT workers are expected to look for the most innovative solutions to the most intractable problems.Evidence to support this came when Computing visited the telecoms provider's head offices in London... > Read the full article
Mark Samuels, Computing, Thursday 14 April 2005 at 09:54:10 Computing reports from South Africa and Mozambique on how the PC project is helping access to education When Fannie Sebolela became principal of Khensani Primary School, he found the school, which had just 250 pupils, a depressing place to learn.The school is based in Soshanguve, a township... > Read the full article
James Watson and Daniel Thomas, Computing, Wednesday 13 April 2005 at 17:03:58 Industry works towards establishing a method for ensuring online identity As public concerns about online security continue to rise, the banking industry in the UK is poised to fundamentally change the way it verifies the identity of online customers.The sector... > Read the full article
Computing staff, Computing, Wednesday 13 April 2005 at 16:55:20 Tackling identity theft is about more than just technology The banking industry faces a near-impossible dilemma. It wants to encourage more customers to use the internet. But the growing threat of ID theft means that the more successful online... > Read the full article
James Watson and Daniel Thomas, Computing, Wednesday 13 April 2005 at 16:50:49 Means of authenticating online transactions will be established next month UK banks plan to establish a standard for physically authenticating online transactions early next month, allowing them to create greater consumer confidence in internet security.The growing threat of identity fraud... > Read the full article
Daniel Thomas, Computing, Wednesday 13 April 2005 at 16:46:47 Systems to help traffic officers The Highways Agency has signed an
James Watson, Computing, Wednesday 13 April 2005 at 16:46:05 IPE hits problems on first day of trading The International Petroleum Exchange (IPE) completed its transition to electronic-only trading last week, but system issues on its first day disrupted business for more than an hour.The exchange is using... > Read the full article
Daniel Thomas, Computing, Wednesday 13 April 2005 at 16:45:03 Donations can be made on runners? online pages or by text messaging The internet and mobile technologies are making the running in this year's Flora London Marathon.Some
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