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How Compliant is YOUR Email Archive?

whitepaper Failure to archive your emails can have dire consequences for your business. Do any of these regulations impact you? Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Act HIPAA Gramm-Leach Bliley Act (GLBA) Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Rules

Tags: back-up, emails, archive, dire

[16 Apr 2008]

Vendors hype up compliance fears

Comment We're warned of dire consequences if we get it wrong - especially in data security. Compliance. The word strikes fear into the heart of even the hardened executive. But could it be that suppliers are talking up the issue, asks Danny Bradbury.

Tags: sarbanes-oxley, data protection, compliance

[08 Apr 2008]

Printers Profit From New Business Model

whitepaper From all sides, these businesses are bombarded with dire warnings to add new services or sacrifice competitive position. Commercial print businesses face mounting pressure to deliver faster turnaround times and more custom publishing solutions.

Tags: printers - plotters, print, asset, custom

[02 Apr 2008]

Microsoft changes M&A strategy with Yahoo! bid

News I think it's crucially important but on the other hand I don't think - if for some reason the deal doesn't happen - that you're looking at anything dire happening to Microsoft. represents a step change in approach from a company which has...

Tags: microsoft, google, web, yahoo!

[05 Feb 2008]

DSGi Xmas online sales grow by a third

News Online sales at electricals stores group DSGi rose by almost a third during the last three months of 2007, against a fall for in-store sales over the same period. Sales at DSGi's ecommerce arm grew by 31 per cent in the 11 weeks to 29 December year...

Tags: online, retail, dsgi, store

[03 Jan 2008]

When 'Mission-Critical' Means Securing Public Safety, a Truly Reliable Network Solution Is the Only Option

whitepaper The MDPD was in dire need of an infrastructure upgrade. Miami-Dade Police Department (MDPD) - protects more than two million citizens over a 2,100-square-mile area. It was also looking to provide more bandwidth to its workforce and to bring the...

Tags: switching

[18 Dec 2007]

Data Breach Notification Laws Highlight the Need for Spyware Detection Capability

whitepaper Unfortunately, data breach notification laws have received far less attention, even though noncompliance with such laws can create dire financial consequences for your business. Much has been written about the pressing need for today's businesses...

Tags: best practices, laws, breach, notification

[12 Dec 2007]

The Brampton Factor: Chinese whispers

Comment Faulty toys are one thing but in recent weeks the Chinese have been cast as a dire threat to our security because of alleged attacks carried out across the internet. From cheap laptops to budget routers, China's low-cost products have helped...

Tags: offshoring, hacking, hardware, china

[25 Oct 2007]

Peter Cochrane's Blog: Animated statistics

Comment Like most things it was born from a group with a dire need and the ability to drive the technology. Written at an Amsterdam airport hotel and dispatched to silicon.com via an expensive public wi-fi service

Tags: trends, data, statistics

[12 Oct 2007]

JetBlue Airways Corporation: Microsoft Windows 2003 Case Study

whitepaper Despite dire economic conditions in the travel industry, three-year-old JetBlue Airways achieved much by keeping costs low and delivering high-quality service. One of the key factors in its success was the early adoption of cutting-edge...

Tags: infrastructure management, intel, adoption, microsoft windows

[26 Jul 2007]

Understanding Malware and Internet Browser Security

whitepaper The ultimate outlook of this is not dire. New forms of malware are under continual development and the issues shows no signs of slowing down. Properly defending against this rather complex issue involves commitment from the organizations...

Tags: network security, defense, outlook, commitment

[06 Jul 2007]

Systems Integrator Modernizes Telephone Billing System in India

whitepaper There is a dire need in many countries to modernize rural telephone billing systems. In the past, India's telephone system had been run by a national government department. Recently, India has allowed its telephone system to be formed into semi...

Tags: telephony systems - pbx, telephone, billing, intel

[06 Jul 2007]

Minority Report: Whither the Mac maker?

Comment Given the level of media interest in the device, a delay to the launch, which was pre-announced six months previously, would have been truly dire. Apple last month announced that the next iteration of its operating system would not be delivered...

Tags: apple

[03 May 2007]

CIO Essentials: The top five stories of the week

News After sleepless nights following the warnings of pandemic flu, we now get predictions of extreme weather with the associated dire warnings. Ever wondered what CIOs are reading on silicon.com? Our latest feature - CIO Essentials - puts you in the...

Tags: browne jacobson, peter birley, cio essentials

[27 Mar 2007]

University of Georgia Saves and Lowers Risk With Centralized Security Management Solutions From CA

whitepaper When the new Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) joined UGA, he quickly realized that the University was in dire need of a centralized security management solution. The University of GeorgiA (UGA) is the state's flagship institution of higher...

Tags: managed, identify, education, locations

[01 Feb 2007]

Three dire Windows holes patched

News Microsoft on Tuesday released seven security updates with patches for 11 security vulnerabilities, most of which affect the Windows operating system. The software maker originally planned to release only six security bulletins as part of its...

Tags: flaws, patches, windows

[13 Dec 2006]

More cash pours into online ads

News Television advertising, for example, has had to find creative solutions to the problem of ad-skipping digital video recorders such as TiVo amid dire predictions for the future of the typical 30-second TV spot.

Tags: online ads

[26 Sep 2006]

Brampton Factor: NHS IT - can this project be saved?

Comment Martin Brampton tallies up the organisational and financial missteps that have put the NHS IT overhaul in dire straights - and surveys what solutions could be put in place at this juncture. Attacking NHS IT may seem like shooting at sitting ducks.

Tags: nhs it

[19 Sep 2006]

SQLWays White Paper: Database Migration Software

whitepaper Acquiring dire importance, migration can become a challenging task due to a number of accompanying technical problems. Application and database migration is an important process required by a wide variety of companies willing to enhance their IT...

Tags: database management, migration, task, reducing

[14 Sep 2006]

Peter Cochrane's Blog: Searching for wi-fi in Norwich

Comment The City of Norwich is located in the northeastern corner of East Anglia and is pretty well isolated by a dire road network, poor rail services and a dinky regional airport providing a few business flights.

Tags: wi-fi

[30 Aug 2006]

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