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Frame Relay Over MPLS (FRoMPLS): Today, Tomorrow and the Future
White Paper Similarities have even been drawn to the old arguments of connection-less (IP) vs.connection-oriented (frame relay, ATM) technologies with the two sides represented by the "Bell-heads" on one side and the "Net-heads" on the other. [18 Jul 2008]
Criminal IT: What you can do to help the fight against cybercrime
Comment My job is to make sure the jury - usually complete computer novices - have the best possible chance of understanding and appreciating the nature of the technology and arguments involved. My day job is a rather unusual one; I'm a computer expert... [23 Feb 2005]
5 years ago... Moss Side call centre creates 500 jobs
News Comments about the ability of Indian staff to carry out job often border on the racist and many in the UK have done themselves a disservice getting dragged into arguments along these lines. In the UK the call centre job had become synonymous with a... [14 May 2004]
Leader: Why teach students malware techniques?
Leader The arguments for and against teaching students the techniques of the malware community have kicked off again this week, at the Virus Bulletin conference, after a PhD candidate from the University of Calgary walked delegates through a technique... [06 Oct 2005]
The Bloor Perspective: work-life balance, mainframes and Factiva
Comment When it comes to considering whether mainframe computers are 'expensive' one can get involved in some very complex arguments about total cost of ownership (TCO). Irrespective of the TCO arguments, small mainframe systems can be very cost effective... [30 Sep 2002]
Leader: Lazy Indian offshoring blame game
Leader Aside from the job loss issue, one of the main arguments used by those opposed to the offshoring of call centres to places like India is that the customer service suffers. The unions were up in arms when it was revealed that the National Rail... [11 Mar 2004]
Devil's Advocate: Is faster better?
Comment Last week, I was involved with some arguments about change control. Yet in other cases, it is not clear why a bunch of people will do a better job if somebody else employs them. Yet when it comes to IT skills and processes, there is a real argument... [19 Mar 2002]
Laptop-loving youth of today detest desktops
News Single people and families with children also erred towards owning laptops, with the theory being that their space is at a premium, or for households with young tykes, a small enough machine can be hidden and thwart arguments over whose turn it is. [11 Aug 2004]
Leader: Linux "jihad"? Less hysteria please...
Leader Businesspeople are precisely the type who aren't interested in ideological arguments. Linux is a great competitor but we think we do a better job' is the standard line coming out of Redmond. Microsoft has bent over backwards to present itself as... [11 Jun 2004]
IBM starts fighting cancer blame case
News Court arguments in the landmark toxic-chemical case against IBM opened in California yesterday, as an attorney for two former employees claimed the computer giant knew of symptoms of ongoing chemical poisoning among workers. [05 Nov 2003]
Oracle vs. DoJ: Trying a 'landmark case'
Comment Oracle's lead attorney, Dan Wall, summed it up in his opening arguments on Monday. Nonetheless, in the first few days of testimony, Oracle's team of high-price outside attorneys appeared to be doing a better job of outlining its case than the... [14 Jun 2004]
Opinion: Like it or not, here come ID cards
Comment Neatly dissected by the opening arguments of the Shadow Home Secretary and then buried alive by the experts who followed, we were offered little or no reason to believe that an identity card would be proportionate, cost effective or even capable... [31 May 2005]
The ISO is right to back Microsoft's OOXML
Comment Many feel the arguments against ratifying OOXML were so strong that the decision suggests the ISO process is broken. The Naked CIO: Shadow of the job axe Cooler heads have wisely prevailed, argues Dale Vile of Freeform Dynamics. [04 Apr 2008]
US tech jobs rising or declining?
News Businesses' "arguments aren't designed for solutions", Hira said. IDC's report on offshore IT services did not discuss job numbers. A pair of reports out this week carry different messages about the impact of global trade on US techies. [20 Oct 2004]
The Naked CIO: Offshore - or off their trolley?
Comment I also hope the arguments from those in favour or against can be more focused on concrete benefits and challenges - and I include myself in that criticism. The Naked CIO: Shadow of the job axe Is our embattled hero right to take a stand on the... [10 Mar 2008]
