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Does your business really need an office?
Comment Nicholas Ridley, managing director of NCRE Consulting and former president of the British Council of Offices, is an expert in workplace environments. In this age of mobile working, should businesses consider ditching... [17 Nov 2009]
Shared Services: The Practicalities of Local Council Cost Reduction
White Paper Local government in the UK has been undergoing modernisation initiatives centred on IT. Substantial investments have been made in digitising the way that local government delivers public services, managesoperations and creates efficiencies. [16 Nov 2009]
Recommendation on the Credential Numbering Scheme for the FIPS 201 PIV Card Global Unique Identifier
White Paper This paper presents a proposal by the Smart Card Alliance Physical Access Council (PAC) on the population of the GUID field found within the Cardholder Unique ID (CHUID) of a PIV card. Past industry submissions to the... [12 Nov 2009]
Shavlik Risk and Compliance Management Suite for PCI DSS
White Paper The PCI DSS is enforced by the PCI Security Standards Council through the oversight of major credit card providers. The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) was developed to maintain a high level of... [12 Nov 2009]
PCI Compliance at the Source
White Paper As a result, the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC)'s PCI Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) reflects this growing awareness of the threat to privacy and data integrity by specifically establishing... [12 Nov 2009]
'Don't just outsource the problem when you outsource IT'
News Local council IT departments' tendency to outsource problematic tech functions means their outsourcing projects are rarely successful, according to a new report. Rather than outsourcing all IT to a single supplier,... [10 Nov 2009]
Europe: Brace yourself for a telecoms overhaul
News The European Parliament and Council of Telecoms Ministers have reached a compromise over the rights of internet users continent-wide, setting Europe on course for a major overhaul of telecoms regulations. [05 Nov 2009]
Parking in the West End goes contactless
News The three-month pilot, which is being conducted by Westminster City Council, will see around 20 parking meters equipped with the contactless readers. The number of parking meters that accept wave and pay could be... [29 Oct 2009]
Crossing the Valley of Death
White Paper The mission of research funders, such as the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, is to fund innovative work that proves new principles in engineering and science. Death Valley in California is the desert... [26 Oct 2009]
Open source? No good for cost cutting, say CIOs
News Chris Ford, IT director, Nottingham City Council Despite tough economic conditions, CIOs have not turned to open source software as a way of making their IT budgets go further, according to silicon.com's latest exclusive... [23 Oct 2009]
PCI Security Compliance: The Facts - What PCI Security Means for Your Business
White Paper The PCI DSS is now actively maintained by the PCI Security Standards Council, and represents a multifaceted standard that includes requirements for security management, policies, procedures, network architecture,... [06 Oct 2009]
Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) Primer Version 1.1: Applying PCI to Wireless LANS and Compliance Requirements
White Paper In an effort to curb the sharp rise and strikingly large impact of credit card theft, the top five payment card brands - American Express, Discover Financial Services, JCB, MasterCard Worldwide and Visa International - have formed the... [02 Oct 2009]
How the PCI Wireless Guidelines Apply to You
White Paper PCI Council Wireless SIG published wireless guidelines for PCI DSS. PCI Security Standards Council has acknowledged that wireless is a clear and present danger to network security and those who collect,... [01 Oct 2009]
John Suffolk
AS Profile Suffolk and the CIO Council are working to strip the complexity and cost out of government IT through the use of shared services and common data formats in government. As the man with the burden of overseeing the annual... [30 Sep 2009]
Michael Dell
AS Profile Dell himself has an input into the world's most influential business organisations, serving on the Foundation Board of the World Economic Forum and the executive committee of the International Business Council. [30 Sep 2009]
