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Computing's weekly podcast - 18 January 2007

This week we discuss the plans for a combined Barclaycard and Oyster travel card in London, IT security professionalism, and reversing the declining number of women in IT

Written by Bryan Glick

Welcome to Computing's weekly podcast for 18 January 2007.

This week, Barclaycard and the operators of the Oyster travel card told Computing about their plans for developing a combined smartcard. We discuss how this will work and the implications for the future of electronic money.

Read the full story here: London opens up Oyster role

The Institute of Information Security Professionals is one year old, and plans are in place for formal accreditation of this important specialisation. We examine what this means for IT security experts.

Read the full story here: Professional security accreditation moves closer

And recent research shows that the number of women working in UK IT is falling even further. We discuss how to reverse this worrying trend.

Read the full story here: What women want

Further listening:

Computing podcast - 11 January 2007

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