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RSS immediate startPeter Cochrane's Uncommon Sense: The large and small of IT
Comment Ten years ago this was all extremely problematic because the fundamental cost of the technology meant the potential return on investment for the small corporation was offset by the immediate risk. During the last five years in particular, I have... [03 Feb 2005]
Microsoft offers Outlook subscription
News Microsoft said on Wednesday that it's ready to start offering a paid-subscription version of its Outlook email program, marking the first time the software giant has made a component of Office available as a subscription service. [20 Jan 2005]
'Anti-phishing' verbal signatures get thumbs up
News The use of passwords would certainly provide an immediate improvement in the level of security," said Allan. They wanted bank account details to start collecting premiums for maintenance. With phishing attacks on the increase there has been growing... [12 Jan 2005]
Microsoft CFO quits
News Microsoft did not announce an immediate replacement, saying it would start a search, looking at both internal and external candidates. Microsoft said on Tuesday that chief financial officer John Connors is leaving the company to take a job with a... [12 Jan 2005]
Microsoft hopes to woo PeopleSoft customers
News During a federal antitrust trial that challenged Oracle's merger proposal, Microsoft executives testified that the software giant had no immediate plans to enter the business applications software market for large corporate customers - and that... [11 Jan 2005]
EU upholds antitrust penalties against Microsoft
News The European Court of First Instance dealt a blow to Microsoft on Wednesday, ordering the company to start offering a version of Windows without a bundled-in media player. Microsoft said: "While the Court did not find immediate irreparable harm... [22 Dec 2004]
Apple denies worm
News Security experts declared last week that it is almost unheard of for malware to target Apple computers, but said that this could be the start of a spate of attacks to come. But antivirus experts beg to differ, saying that while the program is not... [02 Nov 2004]
Want Windows XP for $36? Take a passage to India
News The software giant announced a yearlong pilot program to start shipping Windows XP Starter Edition to India in early 2005. But applications that are automatically loaded on start-up - such as an antivirus program or Microsoft's MSN Messenger - will... [30 Sep 2004]
Bookies stand firm against attacks and user demand
News In these days of widespread broadband usage Yu said consumers now expect immediate results and won't tolerate lengthy waits for a page to download. Originally it was feared many internet bookies would be targeted around the start of Euro 2004 by... [22 Jun 2004]
Devil's Advocate: Design software before you build it
Comment The best designs solve immediate problems, but are also flexible and robust enough to be adapted for the inevitable future changes. That is all to the good, until the design principles for the system start to be seen as obstacles. [04 May 2004]
IBM to track drugs and missiles for US army
News The immediate benefits of using RFID for 'slap and ship' - like being able to use data to better forecast demands - can be shared fifty-fifty between user and supplier," he told silicon.com. It's not the first end user to make such demands... [17 Mar 2004]
IT Consolidation - A Journey to an Adaptive Infrastructure
White Paper Journey can start at any point that makes sense for organization. An ongoing process, IT consolidation journey will put you on the path to immediate and future success. The journey to IT consolidation is urgent. [05 Mar 2004]
Buy.com Builds Personalized Portal for Shoppers in Two Weeks
White Paper Buy.com wanted to create a personalized “start page” that provides immediate access to account information, order status, and a customized selection of products based on each shopper’s preferences. They also wanted an efficient, re-usable way to... [25 Feb 2004]
Disaster Recovery Planning- An Overview
White Paper Often there is a desire for a DRP, but the level of effort and/or cost required to create a DRP can cause this project to have a low priority relative to other more immediate projects. Where do you start? [25 Feb 2004]
Safeway: RFID will become "ubiquitous"
News Safeway ran an RFID pilot with Unilever last year on 40,000 cases of Lynx deodorant tracking them from the factory through to the shelves of three stores and, in an exclusive interview with silicon.com, Safeway CIO Ric Francis said that while the... [20 Jan 2004]
