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RSS rRefreshing Management of Risk: Guidance for Practitioners
White Paper M-o-R was first published by the Office of Government Commerce (OGC) in 2002, "To help organisations put in place effective frameworks for taking informed decisions about risk". This was largely in response to the... [13 Nov 2009]
The Power of Information Availability: What Every Healthcare IT Manager Needs to Know - How to Solve Downtime Challenges to Patient Care, Operations and HIPAA Compliance
White Paper Public and private healthcare and life sciences enterprises, like all organizations, must manage costs and revenues. But unlike other organizations, responsibilities extend much further than ensuring r own fiscal health... [13 Nov 2009]
The ROI of Data Loss Prevention
White Paper One data loss incident can result in continuous cost. After making affected customers whole, conducting an internal investigation, repairing any damage to internal systems, and dealing with expected litigation, one can count on external... [13 Nov 2009]
Targeted Trojans: A New Online Threat to Businesses
White Paper Attacks are still relatively few in number but their economic impact could be significant. If one gets attacked by a regular virus, it will cost ones time and money to clear up and reputation may be damaged when company computers start... [13 Nov 2009]
Future mobiles, Windows 7, iPhone apps and the latest gadgets
Photo October saw silicon.com cast its eye over the top iPhone apps for business. Shown above is the Skype app which allows users to make calls and send instant messages to anyone else with a Skype account for free. [12 Nov 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 06.11.09
Round-Up Question: What do Britain's hairdressers and IT technicians have in common? Answer: A shared love of getting a bit on the side. No, not that kind of 'bit on the side'. Well, maybe they do, but it's not what the Round-Up had in mind. [06 Nov 2009]
Why the UK will never create a Google, Microsoft or Oracle
News The UK will never create a software giant to rival the likes of Microsoft, Google or Oracle. That's the sobering conclusion of the silicon.com CIO Jury which voted 10 to two against, when asked whether the UK could create a global... [03 Nov 2009]
Applying Predictive Analytics to Physician Detailing
White Paper Producers of prescription drugs face high R&D, and sales and marketing costs. This three-page technical paper describes how predictive analytics can help them optimize their sales and marketing efforts to improve the... [03 Nov 2009]
Split Mirror Backup/Recovery Solution With the IBM TotalStorage Server DS6800
White Paper This white paper explains the use of an IBM TotalStorage DS6800 storage server as an essential component of advanced infrastructure solutions, such as one implementing a High Availability Split Mirror Backup / Recovery solution (SMBR)... [30 Oct 2009]
UK software industry - alive and kicking
News The UK software industry is alive and kicking - despite many claims to the contrary. But more needs to be done to help young software companies if the UK wants to create its own Google or Microsoft. The top 50 UK software companies... [23 Oct 2009]
Photos: New BlackBerry Bold-ly goes for European design
Photo "A little less bold" is how RIM's co-CEO has described the latest incarnation of its Bold smartphone (pictured above). The BlackBerry Bold 9700 was unveiled today and has something of a European flavour too - being the first device from... [21 Oct 2009]
Telecoms worker? You're in demand. Techie? Not so much
News ICT workers looking for a new job should keep their eye on the telecoms sector. The number of job vacancies in the industry rose sharply last month, according to new research. Telecoms vacancies increased by 10 per cent month-on-month in... [14 Oct 2009]
Could hackspaces hold the key to business innovation?
Comment Where to look for the next wave of corporate innovation? 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', display a... [14 Oct 2009]
Downturn means fewer outsourcing workers saying 'I do'
Comment Economic hard times are causing Indian outsourcing workers to put off tying the knot, says Saritha Rai. What's Bangalore's hottest outsourcing trend? It's got nothing to with high-value services or cost savings - but rather the marriage... [07 Oct 2009]
Netbooks, Apple goodies, vintage kit and a futuristic datacentre
Photo Bonhams previewed some vintage tech last month as the London auctioneer prepared to put a selection of classic hardware under the hammer. The sale includes Sinclair computers such as the ZX81 machine and a ZX Spectrum 48K extension shown... [02 Oct 2009]
