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Dear silicon.com... Tech skills slump, gov't snooping, Segway safety

Comment Is this at all surprising given that IT has been a "sink" subject in schools for the last few years, with the best schools not even carrying it as a GCSE option. A-Level IT is a joke, giving very little grounding in the subject at all, and an IT...

Tags: email, lords, segway, skills

[22 May 2008]

Probabilistic Engineering Analysis Using the NESSUS Software

whitepaper The ability to quantify the uncertainty of complex engineering structures subject to inherent randomness in loading, material properties, and geometric parameters is becoming increasingly important in the design and analysis of structures.

Tags: software engineering

[22 May 2008]

Get Started With Model-Driven Development Using the Design Pattern Toolkit - Part 2: Accessing the DPTK Data Model

whitepaper Authoring Design Pattern ToolKit (DPTK) patterns requires familiarity with two subject areas: how to access the data model and how to use the available DPTK tags. The Design Pattern ToolKit (DPTK) is an Eclipse-enabled template engine for...

Tags: programming languages

[20 May 2008]

Compliance: The California Security Breach Notification Act (SB 1386)

whitepaper Failure to notify the individual(s) could subject the business/agency to civil damages and lawsuits. The California Security Breach Notification Act states that any business or agency that uses a computer to store confidential personal information...

Tags: security standards

[19 May 2008]

File Archival Solution With TSM Archiving Client and IBM System Storage DR550

whitepaper Thereby data subject for archiving originates in many different application areas, such as e-mail, files, Enhanced Resource Planning (ERP), Picture Archiving Communication System (PACS) and many more.

Tags: storage management

[18 May 2008]

Skills slump eroding UK's top tech talent

News While the tech sector needs more than 140,000 new entrants every year the number of applicants for single subject computer courses has fallen from 31,000 in 2001 to 16,000 in 2006 said the report. The UK will lose its base of highly skilled...

Tags: intellect, technology, skills

[14 May 2008]

HP seals $13.9bn deal for EDS

News EDS stockholders will receive $25 for each share and the acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions, including the receipt of domestic and foreign regulatory approvals and the approval of EDS's stockholders.

Tags: saas, hp, eds

[13 May 2008]

The Home Office Deduction

whitepaper The savings from an office-in-home deduction can be significant, particularly in the case of a taxpayer who is subject to both income and self-employment taxes. However, before including this deduction on the client's return, one should help him...

Tags: planning and services

[13 May 2008]

Is Your WLAN Putting Your PCI Compliance at Risk?

whitepaper Retailers that are not in compliance are subject to fines or suspension of credit card processing privileges. The Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard was created in 2004 by major credit card companies - American Express, Discover...

Tags: security standards

[13 May 2008]

Choose the Appropriate Legal Structure for a New Business

whitepaper Choosing an inappropriate business structure could place one at personal risk for the company's losses and subject the organization to unnecessary taxes. Creating a new business is an exciting undertaking for any personal financial advisor.

Tags: business management

[12 May 2008]

Nationwide WiMax in next two years?

News On the subject of the sudden increase in 3G dongle usage in the UK, Patel said the trend "validates the market for mobile data" but said he was "convinced that, at some point, 3G will not be able to cope from a backhaul [and general traffic...

Tags: 3g, wimax

[09 May 2008]

Regulating the Payment Card Industry

whitepaper The payment card industry is subject to substantive regulatory pressure. Both the fees, especially the interchange fees, and the scheme rules have been scrutinized and in many jurisdictions also regulated.

Tags: security standards

[06 May 2008]

Academic Writing Made Easier With the Research Task Pane

whitepaper In the case of nonfiction creative writing, for example, students in the fourth through sixth grades can choose a subject such as dinosaurs and then research it to develop a 200-word paper. From the new Research task pane in Microsoft Office 2003...

Tags: business management

[03 May 2008]

Microsoft Online Customer Story: Sony

whitepaper Messenger tabs include a link to a Web page that offers visitors detailed information on the subject being advertised, in this case a new release. Sony wanted to forge a connection between film fans and current information on upcoming releases, so...

Tags: streaming media

[03 May 2008]

O2 woos SMEs with broadband deal

News Both home and business offerings have unlimited downloads - subject to a fair usage policy. Mobile operator O2 UK has launched a business broadband service and extended the coverage of its home broadband offering to the whole of the UK from today.

Tags: broadband, smes, o2

[01 May 2008]

Facebook top of Vodafone's mobile web

News The operator announced it has tweaked its monthly price plans to include unlimited internet access (subject to a 'fair usage' policy of 500MB per month), meaning every plan automatically includes web access and pay monthly customers no longer need...

Tags: mobile internet, social networking, vodafone, facebook

[01 May 2008]

Skype trialled on Java mobiles

News However, at the same time, executives made it clear the software is preliminary and subject to significant limitations. Skype has released a test version of a client for Java-enabled mobile devices, a move which the company said is a significant...

Tags: java, mobile, skype

[30 Apr 2008]

Webcast: Voice over IP Security

whitepaper For example, the media channel is subject to a variety of attacks, including wiretapping and media manipulation. It's important to understand that VoIP is vulnerable to specific types of attacks. The signaling is also vulnerable to attack, which...

Tags: voip - ip telephony, voip, attacks, vulnerable

[30 Apr 2008]

Sharepoint Customization Best Practices

whitepaper This paper tackles a subject that has raised many questions and an equally large number of answers: How do I customize my SharePoint environment, and what is the best solution? Various types of customization elements, and how to implement them, are...

Tags: asps, questions, elements, raised

[30 Apr 2008]

Facebook under attack: The spam and phishing threat

News Kelly detailed a case, recently pursued by his team, where an unknown subject was identified by the system as "using features in an automated fashion" - in this case, the subject was trying to scrape users' email addresses from the system.

Tags: phishing, spam, facebook

[23 Apr 2008]

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