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RSS entry in newsFirst students graduate from IT 'business' degree
News Northumbria specifically targets high achievers for its ITMB course, requiring a higher level of entry than standard computing and information systems courses. The first students to take a university degree in Information Technology Management for... [24 Jul 2008]
Sat-navs driving motorists to distraction
News More than a third (36 per cent) of sat-nav users also said GPS has caused them to be uncertain or confused; and almost a third (26 per cent) said the tech tried to make them go through a no-entry sign or somewhere vehicles are prohibited. [22 Jul 2008]
Corporations riddled with security holes
News Roy Hills, technical director at NTA said in a statement: "A hacker could also gain entry to the corporate network and change users' passwords or delete files, which could wreak corporate havoc. Poor corporate IT security is leaving businesses... [19 Jun 2008]
"Boring" school IT curriculum slammed
News He called on the government to provide tax breaks and partner-with-industry to encourage internships and graduate entry schemes to get young talent into IT and help others transfer across from different industries. [17 Jun 2008]
iPhone 2.0: Lower price and "amazingly zippy"
News Apple unveiled a next-generation iPhone last night with faster internet access that will run on advanced wireless networks and sell for as low as $199 - half the current entry-level price. An entry-level version of the new iPhone, with 8GB of... [10 Jun 2008]
ANPR "ring of steel" watches over Manchester
News The plate number, car colour and entry time of an estimated 600,000 cars per day are being kept by Greater Manchester Police (GMP) for five years. The network of 15 automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras cover main approaches to the... [05 Jun 2008]
Qwerty beats touch for smart phone fans
News While touchscreen tech on PDAs is not a new innovation, the 2007 entry of Mac-maker Apple into the mobile market breathed new life into the technology, with its touchscreen iPhone quickly leading to a flood of other touch phones into the marketplace. [02 Jun 2008]
Revealed: Top tech security risks and cash-sappers
News Unprotected computers: Two to three per cent of computers studied had no antivirus software meaning they could provide an entry point for malware, which could potentially infect a whole corporate network. [29 May 2008]
SAP touts "collaborative" SOA
News The entry ticket to manage these networks is SOA. SAP says collaborative working through service oriented architecture (SOA) technology represents the future for businesses. Speaking at the opening day of SAP's Sapphire conference in Berlin... [19 May 2008]
Skills slump eroding UK's top tech talent
News Richard Holway, of Farnham Consulting, warned the lack of people to fill entry-level jobs in technology threatens employers' ability to train up the next generation of project managers on the job in the UK. [14 May 2008]
The tech behind the Beijing 2008 Olympics
News The data for the IDS is collected via touchpads (in swimming, for example) timing systems or manual data entry at venues. Getting the technology behind the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games up and running has been more of a marathon rather than a 100m... [08 May 2008]
iPhone out of stock after £100 price cut
News A £100 cut in the price of the entry-level iPhone has seen the touchscreen gadget flying off shelves in the UK. An 8GB iPhone now costs £169, while the 16GB version costs £329 - but many O2 and Carphone Warehouse outlets have now sold out of both. [02 May 2008]
Virgin Atlantic passengers flying through check-in
News This relies on a centralised passenger name record database, a system joining up Virgin Atlantic's cargo system and their revenue management program and a touchscreen information system, which allows passengers rapid entry into the Upper Class... [29 Apr 2008]
Who is the UK's IT hero of the year?
News Full details of the categories and entry criteria can be found on the awards website here. Entries for the prestigious CNET Networks UK Technology Awards 2008 - the most sought after accolades in the UK tech industry - are now open. [22 Apr 2008]
Virtualisation: IT managers warned of security challenges
News Crosby said that, in general, virtualisation reduced the number of points of entry into operating systems but that vendors relying on kernel access to implement security would run into difficulties. Security from A to Z [16 Apr 2008]
