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RSS goMinority Report: Mac Mini - a real nowhere machine
Comment Apple's Mac Mini could really have become the "most important Mac", as Steve Jobs once called it. Seb Janacek explains what happened instead. As a Mac user it's not often I gaze admiringly at the product pages on Dell's website but this... [26 Nov 2009]
Tesco Mobile to get a taste of Apple's iPhone
News Tesco Mobile has announced today it will stock Apple's iPhone 3G and 3GS. Apple ended its two-year UK exclusive deal with O2 this month by launching the iPhone on the Orange network. Vodafone also announced an agreement with Apple in... [25 Nov 2009]
Photos: Sony Ericsson debuts see-through Xperia phone
Photo Mobile maker Sony Ericsson has debuted another phone in its Xperia range - but with a twist. The see-through display is a world first, according to Sony Ericsson, requiring battery, memory card and antenna to be miniaturised to fit... [25 Nov 2009]
Why you must rein in your power users
Comment The privileged users that manage your IT systems must be monitored as closely - if not more - than standard users, says Bob Tarzey. Within any organisation, a small group of employees have the ability to wreak havoc on its IT... [25 Nov 2009]
Virtualisation: Real-life tales of how to get it right
Comment Adoption rates of virtualisation have yet to match the hype surrounding it, here Andrew Donoghue hears from businesses who've already taken the plunge. Despite vendors touting the numerous benefits that virtualisation can bestow on... [20 Nov 2009]
Naked CIO: Cloud computing more expensive than we thought?
Comment It's not just the technology that's important - how you account for its cost can also have a huge impact on your organisation at large, says the Naked CIO. I am very troubled by a new trend that is impacting IT departments across the... [19 Nov 2009]
Does your business really need an office?
Comment In this age of mobile working, should businesses consider ditching their offices? Richard Leyland weighs up the pros and cons. At the recent Workplace Trends conference, one speaker dared to ask: "Do we even need an office these days? [17 Nov 2009]
Digital Dilemmas: Should your business be on Twitter?
Comment As the hype around microblogging builds, should your business join the tweet-fest or keep schtum? silicon.com's Natasha Lomas deconstructs this Digital Dilemma. So you've heard about Twitter. You might even know what the word 'tweet' means. [16 Nov 2009]
Breaking the Bank - Vulnerabilities in Numeric Processing Within Financial Applications
White Paper Attackers will go to extraordinary lengths to compromise a financial application; the spoils are just too irresistible. So unsurprisingly these applications have higher requirements for data confidentiality, transaction... [13 Nov 2009]
How to Navigate Through the Multi-GAAP Reporting Maze During an IFRS Conversion
White Paper Oftentimes, before a company can embed IFRS as its primary financial reporting standard, it must go through a dual-reporting period during which IFRS and US GAAP financial statements are reconciled. The ability to meet... [13 Nov 2009]
Auditing Active Directory Changes Efficiently
White Paper If information is allowed to become stale, operations can be disrupted. However, for the same reasons that the information flow should not be allowed to stagnate, changes should not go unwatched. Those aspects of company... [13 Nov 2009]
Integrating Six Sigma and ITIL for Continual Service Improvement
White Paper The introduction of formal ITIL processes into an organization can be, and normally is, a very time-consuming, expensive and sometimes organizationally exhausting task. Many organizations, upon completing their process implementation... [13 Nov 2009]
Top Five Oracle Tasks for Windows Administrators
White Paper Oracle is a complex software system that requires a good deal of care and feeding in order for the organization using it to reap its maximum benefits. Which of the areas is most important depends on the environment. [13 Nov 2009]
BoKS Access Control for Desktops and Microsoft Active Directory: Using BoKS Access Control for Desktops to Secure Your Active Directory Environment
White Paper Admittedly, from a technical point of view and if one ultimately use smart cards only, some of the benefits organizations achieve using BoKS Access Control for Desktops could also be achieved in a Microsoft-only environment, issuing... [13 Nov 2009]
Holistic Security in the Supply Chain: The Integration of the Three Security Elements - Physical, Electronic & Information Security
White Paper There are several reasons for this convergence between information security and physical security. One of the primary reasons is because physical security elements have become increasingly computerized and networked. [13 Nov 2009]
