N&P
RSS N&PEmpresas Publicas de MedellÃn, E.S.P. Improves Annual Financial Projection Procedures
White Paper Empresas Publicas de Medellin wanted to standardize financial information to facilitate the creation and consolidation of financial projections for all of the organization's public enterprises and create a historical record of basic... [01 Oct 2009]
On the Rate Distortion Function of Bernoulli Gaussian Sequences
White Paper This paper studies the rate distortion function of the i.i.d sequence of multiplications of a Bernoulli p random variable and a gaussian random variable ~ N (0,1). This has some interesting implications... [01 May 2009]
Identity crisis for £1.2bn e-Borders system?
News N is for Neologisms P is for Passwords In a report for the Institute for Public Policy Research, Frank Gregory, professor of European Security at the University of Southampton, warned that it will be... [30 Mar 2009]
BT slammed over unbundling price hike
News N is for Next generation P is for Power lines Carphone Warehouse's broadband supplier, TalkTalk, has attacked a proposed rise in the amount BT charges other internet service providers for installing... [10 Mar 2009]
Legal Eye: Social networkers get smart about privacy rights
Comment P is for Passwords N is for Neologisms Social networking fans are getting more aware of their privacy rights online, says Ruth Hoy, and they're using web 2.0 technology to protect them. Since their... [05 Mar 2009]
"Netbook security is not there yet"
News P is for Passwords N is for Neologisms Netbooks have made headlines since their 2007 launch but their cheap cost could also carry a steep price tag due to lax security that makes them easier prey for... [04 Mar 2009]
Cheap broadband will stop BT going fibre charge crazy
News N is for Next generation P is for Power lines Cheap mobile broadband and existing fixed services will keep BT from running a fibre monopoly, according to the communications regulator Ofcom. The watchdog... [03 Mar 2009]
Mind the mobile broadband cash gap
News P is for Power lines N is for Next generation According to analyst Strand Consult, many operators are selling mobile broadband for around 50 per cent less than it costs to produce such volumes of data. [11 Feb 2009]
Airlines fear delays from snooping tech
News N is for Neologisms P is for Passwords Fliers face possible disruption from plans to begin electronic tracking of every journey into the UK during one of the busiest holiday periods of the year, the UK... [11 Feb 2009]
BT's wi-fi router turns biz into hotspots
News N is for NFC P is for Pubs Those vouchers can also be used at other Openzone hotspots, such as those found in airports and train stations. According to BT, the internet channel that would be offered to... [10 Feb 2009]
Dongle power users will be booted off 3G first
News N is for NFC P is for Pubs As operators start looking at deploying a successor to their 3G networks, power users could be among the first to be shifted onto higher speed mobile networks. Operators'... [06 Feb 2009]
UK is Big Brother capital of the world say Lords
News N is for Neologisms P is for Passwords The UK is now watched by more about four million CCTV cameras and details of seven per cent of the population is held in the National DNA Database (NDNAD) - more... [06 Feb 2009]
As crunch bites: Don't neglect the logs
Comment P is for Passwords N is for Neologisms Managing log files may seem like a mundane issue but doing it well tightens data security and boosts compliance efforts, says Quocirca's Fran Howarth. Managing... [05 Feb 2009]
Broadband Britain: Where's our revolution?
Comment P is for Power lines N is for Next generation Yesterday the comms minister, Lord Carter, unveiled a draft strategy which the government hopes will ensure the UK keeps pace with tech change and grows its... [30 Jan 2009]
Is this the largest security breach ever?
News P is for Passwords N is for Neologisms Heartland Payment Systems, which processes payroll and credit card payments for more than 250,000 businesses, reported Tuesday that consumer credit card data was... [21 Jan 2009]
