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RSS a-levelSAP users air support gripes
News He suggested many Group members do not want or need this level of support and so are "reacting negatively to having a new support product and the associated increase in costs forced upon them". The UK and Ireland SAP User Group has expressed... [25 Jul 2008]
Quocirca's Straight Talking: Secure remote access closes in
Comment On the other hand, internet protocol security (IPsec) VPNs provide a level of network access that is comprehensive and offers an experience similar to being physically located in an office. The Naked CIO: Service level disagreements [25 Jul 2008]
Tesco.com vans cut fuel bills with telematics tech
News As a result we are distancing our delivery service further from the 'white-van man' stereotype, which improves the level of customer service we can give. Tesco.com has upped delivery rates and reduced fuel consumption of its delivery vans - by 10... [25 Jul 2008]
First students graduate from IT 'business' degree
News I wanted to study both IT and business as I had taken both at A level and I worked with my teacher from high school to identify a suitable course. Northumbria specifically targets high achievers for its ITMB course, requiring a higher level of... [24 Jul 2008]
Editor's Blog: Back to the future
Comment The Naked CIO: Service level disagreements Never let it be said that we at silicon.com don't go to extremes to get you the best stories. We've abseiled down buildings, walked the tracks of the London underground at 2am and this week headed into... [24 Jul 2008]
Take stock for tough times
Comment The Naked CIO: Service level disagreements Retail sales figures out today show the sharpest monthly decline for decades. History suggests those retailers that continue to focus on innovation now will emerge as winners, says Ged Keogh-Peters. [24 Jul 2008]
Web 2.0 prompts love for open source
News He said deployments examined by Forrester have demonstrated the level of maturity now attained by open source. The market for open-source databases is booming due to new workloads such as RFID projects, rich web applications and small portals... [24 Jul 2008]
Best Practices for VMware ESX Server 3.0 Backup on NetApp
White Paper The decision to use RDMs instead of vmdk (VM file system) was based on the desire for file-level restore capability. The goal of the VMware/NetApp solution is to provide a crash-consistent process that takes advantage of snapshot-based backups. [24 Jul 2008]
Microsoft training Black Country kids in joys of IT
News Youngsters gain a variety of qualifications on the scheme while being employed full time - including a Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technician (MCDST) and an NVQ in System Support at Level 3 and an Advanced Diploma as an IT Professional for... [23 Jul 2008]
Perception Differences About Participating in Distance Education
White Paper This paper presents a factor analysis of the 46 motivating and inhibiting factors for distance education participation and an analysis of interaction between responses and level of participation in distance education, gender, age, faculty rank and... [23 Jul 2008]
The Online Shadow Economy: A Billion Dollar Market For Malware Authors
White Paper It explores the high level of sophistication with which it operates, the continuous improvement of its techniques and looks at what the future holds for Internet crime. In an online black market worth more than $105 billion, malware authors can... [23 Jul 2008]
Health trust abandons NHS care record upgrade
News A spokeswoman for RUH said: "Following the termination of the contract between the NHS and Fujitsu, and subsequent meetings between the trust, Fujitsu, Cerner and Connecting for Health, the assessment of the RUH trust board was that it did not... [22 Jul 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Autosync, at last
Comment The Naked CIO: Service level disagreements Written while flying from London to Rome and dispatched on arrival at my hotel via a 3G HSDPA data service. Some 20 years ago I was running a series of experiments involving multiple home and office fixed... [22 Jul 2008]
Businesses fear Sepa debit fraud risk
News Financial administrators feel being unprepared for the Single Euro Payments Area (Sepa) directives could expose businesses to an increasing level of Direct Debit fraud. The Sepa initiative seeks to create a common framework for cross-border Euro... [22 Jul 2008]
Photos: Broadband in London's Victorian sewers
Photo It's the only network to run through London's sewer system, two metres below normal duct level, which the company reckons makes it highly secure and reliable - and less susceptible to workmen putting a pickaxe through it. [22 Jul 2008]
