2007 it management in news
ISO rejects latest OOXML appeals
News According to a statement late last week from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), "none of the appeals… received the support for further processing of two-thirds of the members of the ISO Technical Management Board and IEC... [19 Aug 2008]
Microsoft's 'Patch Tuesday' targets six critical flaws
News Security Bulletin MS08-044 gives details of five critical vulnerabilities in Office filters that could allow remote code execution, while Security Bulletin MS08-046 gives details of a vulnerability in the Microsoft Windows Image Color Management... [13 Aug 2008]
BBC to take better care of web budget
News The Trust asked the BBC Executive to propose a new system of financial management to address the shortcomings which led to the overspend. This management structure will be reviewed within a year of implementation. [22 Jul 2008]
Home servers latest trend to sweep market?
News The real appeal of the home server is its synching, streaming and management capabilities. By contrast, a home server acts as a central storage hub for all the content in the home, and multiple devices can link to it in order to stream or otherwise... [21 Jul 2008]
Soham report IT systems still not in place
News His recommendations include a full review of IT systems related to criminality information management systems; urgent IT fixes to existing systems to improve information management; information sharing to become a priority in IT projects; and... [17 Jul 2008]
Take part in the silicon.com skills survey
News Nearly half of the 2007 survey respondents agreed or strongly agreed there is a skills crisis - and 45 per cent said there are IT jobs in their business they are unable to fill, and project management rated as the non-IT skill in shortest supply... [16 Jul 2008]
Microsoft warns of ActiveX attack targetting Access
News Microsoft issued a security advisory on Monday warning about targeted attacks that exploit a hole in the ActiveX control for the Snapshot Viewer in the Microsoft Access database-management system. Microsoft suggested that users adopt a workaround... [08 Jul 2008]
Reports in full: HMRC and MoD data breaches
News It found no visible management of data security at any level. A new management structure that gives much clearer lines of accountabilities. These were a management and process review by chairman of PricewaterhouseCoopers Kieran Poynter, a review of... [26 Jun 2008]
Bank invests in low latency monitoring
News The CorvilNet Latency Management System, supplied by Corvil and implemented by BT, allows network administrators to specify latency benchmarks and automatically monitors Credit Suisse's network against those baselines, alerting the IT team if... [23 Jun 2008]
Exclusive: UK's top CIO revealed
News Catherine Doran, director of information management, Network Rail Our analysis also looks at all 50 CIOs' routes to the top to see whether a tech background is a help or hindrance, and why many of the UK's top CIOs have passed through the... [11 Jun 2008]
Casinos bet on Experian ID verification
News Authenticate Pro is being used by Genting Stanley, Grosvenor Casinos and London Clubs Management to make sure punters are of legal age when they enter their establishments.silicon.com Retail & Leisure [11 Jun 2008]
FS sector 'still hot for techies'
News Adam Stokes, operations manager at IT Jobs in the City, said tech roles supporting risk management and sector compliance projects such as MiFID - which came into force in the UK back in November - are helping to keep techies in demand. [03 Jun 2008]
BBC warned after busting website budget
News The BBC wanted to spend £39m of this in 2008/9 but the Trust will not approve the investment until it's satisfied the BBC has tightened its management controls to "ensure better financial accountability and editorial and managerial oversight". [30 May 2008]
EDS customers advised to look for price cuts
News Compass Management Consulting, which helps broker outsourcing deals between companies and providers, says the combined HP/EDS company's desire to hold onto existing clients in the wake of the deal will leave it open to demands to improve service... [21 May 2008]
Revealed: Cyber crimefighting successes
News These include an e-learning programme, a self service toolbox allowing access to more internal services, the roll out of Soca's IT network to liaison officers overseas, the first phase of a corporate knowledge management system and the development... [15 May 2008]
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