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The Weekly Round-Up: 06.11.09
Round-Up Check out silicon.com's list of business apps for the iPhone here. One anonymous reader of the story even offered their sophisticated barter-based price list for IT jobs on the side: a case of beer for a... [06 Nov 2009]
Exclusive: Jimmy Wales on what's next for Wikipedia
Comment For instance, he describes how strength of opinion for and against the actress Jane Fonda resulted in "a bizarre laundry list of facts" appearing in her entry - a paragraph that both the pro and anti-Fonda camps could... [05 Nov 2009]
How to pay for your Amazon purchases with a feisty mango
News Each phrase will only be used by a single Amazon user and can either be created by the customer themselves, or picked from a list supplied by the retailer. Amazon has launched a new payments system based around a user's... [30 Oct 2009]
Green IT: Thrifty CIOs should make it a priority
News It's no surprise that for some companies green initiatives are dropping down the list of IT priorities. Forrester analyst Chris Mines has come up with a list of recommendations for CIOs to be putting... [29 Oct 2009]
Photos: Top iPhone apps for business
Photo Apple's iPhone might be seen by many as largely a consumer device, with games and media apps regularly topping the 'What's Hot' list on iTunes. All of the tracked packages appear automatically, giving users the option to... [27 Oct 2009]
The top 10 technologies you need to plan for next year
News A technology which also made Gartner's list for 2009, the advent of cloud computing could help cut costs and will also see enterprise IT departments acting as cloud providers themselves, by providing services to... [22 Oct 2009]
Photos: Microsoft sweetens Aero for Windows 7
Photo In Internet Explorer, you can set specific web pages on your jump list, or begin a private browsing session directly. Windows 7 is officially released tomorrow, here's a walkthrough of what the new OS will look like once... [21 Oct 2009]
Photos: Windows 7 - getting inside security
Photo Clicking on the flag drops down a list of actionable items. Windows 7 is to go on general release this week. Here's a look at the security features of Microsoft's latest OS. The System and Security sub-section of the... [20 Oct 2009]
IT tsar confirmed: Cabinet Office names Angela Smith
News According to the list of ministerial responsibilities released this week, Smith's will include responsibility for the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer, Information Security and Assurance. [16 Oct 2009]
Defrag Myth Busters - What You Should Know
White Paper The list of defrag myths within this document may explain why. There are many serious misconceptions about fragmentation which, if believed, can lead to significant computer damage. Debunking these myths could save your... [16 Oct 2009]
Application Upgrades and Service Oriented Architecture
White Paper In a recent Forrester study, upgrades made the top concerns list of ERP customers together with Improving Integrations and Shifting the Process Orientation. This is not surprising, given that Applications upgrades are... [15 Oct 2009]
Could hackspaces hold the key to business innovation?
Comment Look at the list of projects created at Rewired State. It might just come from renegade geeks, says Richard Leyland. There's a new type of tech geek emerging. They have proved their mettle in collaborative 'hackspaces',... [14 Oct 2009]
How a tech 'watch list' can save CIOs from being caught out
News Companies should also ask other firms what's on their watch list and why, and start working on strategies for highly complex and high-impact technologies now. Research company Forrester said enterprise architects (EA)... [12 Oct 2009]
Jimmy Wales
AS Profile Jimmy Wales, co-founder of the free encyclopaedia Wikipedia, is a familiar face on the Agenda Setters list and one whose star is rising. He made the top 10 in 2006; the top five in 2008; and lands in the top three this... [08 Oct 2009]
Steve Jobs
AS Profile Steve Jobs becomes the only person, in the 10-year history of Agenda Setters, to have made it to the top of the list - twice. He's also made the list in eight of the nine previous years, and has made the... [08 Oct 2009]