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BackBytes
BackBytes
An irreverent and offbeat look at the lighter side of technology
We’re speaking your language...
“It’s lovely to see Esperanto being taken seriously on your page, but your figure of 1,000 speakers is a bit short of the mark,” says Lynda Hill. How dare you Lynda – we sourced that from...
13 May 2008
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The Editor's diary
The Editor's diary
Computing editor Bryan Glick on the issues facing UK IT leaders and the latest in internet and business technology
What goes around, comes around (even water-cooled mainframes)
In the early 1990s, I was working for ICL – the once and former poster child for UK IT – trying to sell big old mainframes running an operating system called VME (which stood for “virtual...
16 May 2008
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The analyst view
The analyst view
Forrester Research vice-president Andrew Parker discusses the latest trends
A strong rupee won’t undermine offshoring
Many IT industry watchers have had a lot to say recently about the rise of the Indian Rupee against the US dollar.Despite this currency shift, leading Indian service providers like Infosys and Cognizant have sustained strong...
23 Apr 2008
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Technology leadership
Technology leadership
Comment and opinion from user group CIO Connect
All change
Business transformation is still high on the agenda for many chief information officers (CIOs), as they seek to rebuild their IT organisations along service-oriented lines, adapt to new technologies and deliver business agility.It can be difficult,...
17 Apr 2008
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Reader Letters
Reader Letters
Your opinions on the latest IT stories in Computing, the IT newspaper
Varied skills are an essential spend
Learning and training have always been discretionary spends for corporations (The demand for skills should not be demand-led, peterskyte.computing.co.uk).If the UK is not to fall behind the rest of continental Europe, never mind such countries as...
15 May 2008
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IT skills matters
IT skills matters
Opinion on IT skills issues from Karen Price, chief executive of e-skills UK
Virtual skills for the real world
Virtual world environments such as Second Life have immense potential, providing a shared and interactive space where groups of people can meet and work together in real time, regardless of their physical location.The graphical interface and...
31 Jan 2008
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Employment matters
Employment matters
IT skills and employment issues from Peter Skyte, national officer of the trade union Amicus
What if you are not consulted about redundancy?
Redundancy is an ever present fear even in the IT sector - and with the current so called credit crunch, probably an increasing fear just now.Under existing employment legislation, in a redundancy situation involving more than...
23 Apr 2008
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Hack cartoons
Hack cartoons
A light-hearted look at the latest IT news, by Computing cartoonist Matt Buck
University stacks up eco-friendly credentials
Sunderland University has installed what it claims is one of the UK’s first eco-friendly supercomputers, capable of handling powerful processing tasks without the need for extra cooling.The grid computing system uses 42 Dell PowerEdge 2950 servers...
15 May 2008
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From the newsdesk
From the newsdesk
The newsdesk's views on the latest in business IT, by our reporting staff
Women in IT – why bother?
I’ve been browsing the web for stories on women in IT and reading the comments posted online by readers.Unless you’re talking to the skills councils and equality groups, it’s quite difficult to have a serious conversation...
07 May 2008
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Get the inside track
Get the inside track
IT management insights from Sandra Smith, head of informations systems at Toshiba UK
It’s time for IT students to get down to business
We have the most techie generation of kids ever, with many youngsters knowing how to type, plug or print before they can properly walk. Yet the numbers of students opting to study IT at school is...
18 Apr 2008
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Information security
Information security
Independent analysis from Richard Hackworth, KPMG consultant and former IT security chief
The role of technology in global risk monitoring
At the time of writing, the G7 finance ministers reckon total global losses due to sub-prime loans to be in the region of $400bn, according reports in The Financial Times – several times more than the...
13 Feb 2008
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The industry view
The industry view
IT industry issues from Intellect, the UK's technology trade association
The future of eHealth without frontiers
As with most of these events the title of this month’s EU ‘eHealth without frontiers’ conference in Slovenia seemed to focus more on ‘ill health without frontiers’.  The UK is clearly not alone, with representatives from...
12 May 2008
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Information management
Information management
Information management issues from Denise Plumpton, the director of information at the Highways Agency
Where are all the IT skills?
We keep reading about the shortage of people with IT skills in the UK and the risks that shortage might present to our standing in the world.  Certainly, almost everyone I talk to is concerned about...
25 Jun 2007
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Innovation in IT
Innovation in IT
Innovation and entrepreneurialism in IT, from investment advisor Ariadne Capital
The new music industry
Back in August 1995, Microsoft launched its long-awaited, new at that time, operating system, Windows 95, to much industry anticipation. The company had delayed all year long, and eventually Bill Gates announced it to the world...
20 Apr 2008
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The knowledge
The knowledge
Management and strategic issues for IT leaders, by Computing Business editor Mark Samuels
"Glamorous" PR tarred with IT nerd brush
"I love Charlie Brooker, but then doesn't everyone? I also hate people," is a great way to start an email, methinks.A PR chum of mine emailed the above comment in response to my blog posting a...
16 May 2008
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Leaders and opinion
Leaders and opinion
Our weekly editorial leader article is published here - what do you think of our views on the latest news?
Time for green IT to show true colours
It is difficult to tell if green computing is today’s hot topic, or if people are getting fed up hearing about it.A good turnout and high-profile speakers at last week’s Green IT 2008 conference in London...
15 May 2008
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Leadership strategy
Leadership strategy
IT leadership issues by Dr Sharm Manwani, Associate Professor at Henley Management College and a former CIO
The challenges for IT leaders
As I noted in an earlier blog, my scope is in three main areas: IT-enabled business change, information management and the CIO role. Recently, I have been focusing on developing knowledge, qualifications and workshops in the...
11 Jun 2007
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Small business focus
Small business focus
By Peter Scargill, the National IT Chairman of the Federation of Small Businesses
Lights, camera, action, web site
As IT chairman of the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) one of my favourite events of the year is our annual conference, mainly because I get involved in the technology of making this available to our...
18 Mar 2008
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Talking outsourcing
Talking outsourcing
Comment and opinion on the latest in outsourcing and offshoring by Mark Kobayashi-Hillary
Merger mania to hit IT services?
Two giants of the international sourcing industry have joined forces. HP has revealed that it is to acquire EDS for $13.9bn. As EDS is the second largest IT services player in the world and HP is...
13 May 2008
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Technology Law
Technology Law
Opinion and debate on the legal issues affecting IT, by international law firm Pinsent Masons
Do you know where your data is?
It is often said that technology is the problem and the solution. This is surely appropriate for data security. After all, more than 95 per cent of corporate data is held electronically.Perhaps the best approach is...
01 May 2008
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Strategy
BulletEEA and Microsoft to develop online green information portal
Plan is to develop global repository of information for experts  16 May 2008
IBM
Internet
BulletIBM throws a paddy
The World Community Grid will help tackle famine by developing a new form of rice  16 May 2008
Nhs
BulletPatient records cause four-year NHS IT delay
Other parts of the scheme are broadly on track, but software delays mean care records will be four years late, says NAO  16 May 2008
Green
BulletWelsh Assembly leases space for £200m datacentre
A multi-million pound datacentre will create skilled jobs in Wales  16 May 2008
Innovation
BulletBecta renews Microsoft deal despite continuing licensing spat
Education IT agency Becta has renewed its contract with Microsoft for another three years  16 May 2008
Internet
BulletYahoo chairman rebuffs Icahn
The company was right to turn down Microsoft, says Roy Bostock  16 May 2008
Hardware
BulletPC shipments up 14.1 per cent in Western Europe
Dell, HP and Toshiba are first quarter winners while Acer and Fujitsu Siemens struggle  16 May 2008
Internet
BulletEurope may block Google's Street View
Ground-level images of cities may infringe privacy laws, says regulator  16 May 2008
Apple
BulletCampaign success as Apple bins collection charges
No more fees for consumers who return goods under law designed to protect online shoppers  16 May 2008
Retail
BulletSiemens scores Nike for IT support
Five year systems management and support services to sports clothes maker  16 May 2008
Internet
BulletCarl Icahn attempts to depose Yahoo board
The billionaire says the board's actions during Microsoft's attempted takeover were "unconscionable"  15 May 2008
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Strategy
BulletManaging risk is about people, process and technology
Computing’s web seminars on managing risk answered your questions to help make sure your company is not headed for disaster  14 May 2008
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Strategy
BulletShape up or ship out
In the third of our four-part guide to outsourcing, we look at the in-demand skills  15 May 2008
Innovation
BulletIT startups need more cash
Investors challenge the government over knowledge-based economy plans  15 May 2008
Strategy
BulletSchool plan is to build, not demolish
Building Schools for the Future chief Tim Byles answers the critics of the controversial £45bn programme  15 May 2008
Nhs
BulletPolitics pushing NHS scheme
Early adopters felt under pressure as Connecting for Health pushed the project forward to meet targets  15 May 2008
Software
BulletIntranets should be easy as ABC
Corporate speak is a barrier for IT managers tasked with deciphering complex documents  15 May 2008
Strategy
BulletDamage limitation
A four-step guide on managing risk­ from identifying potential problems to implementing and reviewing processes  15 May 2008
Government
BulletLessons learned is a good place to begin
Preparation is key to dealing with emergencies effectively  14 May 2008
Strategy
BulletHarnessing IT value
The challenges of IT management have shifted, leaving more CIOs with a pressing need to increase the value they deliver  15 May 2008
Green
BulletTime for green IT to show true colours
Green technology is very much on the agenda for IT leaders, but is not at the top  15 May 2008
Innovation
BulletBSF infrastructure at Forest Hill Secondary School in Lewisham, London
Forest Hill Secondary School benefits from its cutting-edge infrastructure and new IT facilities  15 May 2008
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