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The McCue Interview: Claire Hamon, CIO, Rok Group

The McCue Interview: Claire Hamon, CIO, Rok Group

Comment In practical terms this is currently translates into what is core and what is not for Hamon and her team and managing the "tin and wires" is clearly not core, she says, and Rok has just put out an initial request for proposals for outsourcing data...

Tags: rok, claire hamon

[13 May 2008]

Google lays out mobile future

News One of the main aims with the mobile search app was to reduce keystrokes due to the tricky nature of typing on mobile devices, so the app suggests possible search terms as the user types, potentially allowing them to navigate much more quickly.

Tags: web, apps, android, mobile

[13 May 2008]

The Naked CIO: Process not bureaucracy

Comment Sometimes the best intentions don't succeed in terms of creating efficiencies and effectiveness in IT delivery. They're wrong, says the Naked CIO. Proper process can give organisations an edge. I remember once talking to some university students...

Tags: project management, process

[12 May 2008]

Cheques go up in smoke but plastic is fantastic

News The biggest growth is in debit cards, which have steadily increased in terms of value by £26bn in the last four years. Cheque payments continue to decline in the UK as card transactions increase, according to UK payments association Apacs.

Tags: debit cards, cheques, apacs

[12 May 2008]

SABIC Optimizes IT Desktop Service Costs With Centralized and Standardized Desktop Management

whitepaper It is the Middle East's largest company in terms of market capitalization at more than U.S.billion. IT Services at SABIC wanted to provide better desktop services in terms of security, resolution time, costs and control.

Tags: monitoring systems

[11 May 2008]

Bank Mandiri Uses Portal to Streamline Company-Wide Information Sharing

whitepaper PT Bank Mandiri (Persero) Tbk, the largest Indonesian bank in terms of total assets, loans and deposits, offers a broad range of banking products and services to its customers. With 956 branches and cash outlets across Indonesia, it previously...

Tags: application servers

[11 May 2008]

Network-Based Security Requires Firewall, IPS and AV

whitepaper The terms being used to describe network defense capabilities are just as blurry and hard to pin down as the latest flavor of blended threat. When it comes to information security these days, it's a mixed up muddled up world out there.

Tags: firewalls

[11 May 2008]

Dissecting Business From Software Requirements

whitepaper Business requirements, software requirements, business rules, non-functional requirements, constraints, and use cases are commonly used terms in requirements engineering. Although each of these requirements concerns is different, they are often...

Tags: software engineering

[11 May 2008]

Simplify Integration Architectures With an Enterprise Service Bus

whitepaper With the growing emphasis on Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) and the growing complexity in the family of Web services specifications, there is understandably confusion about such big-sounding terms as Enterprise Service Bus (ESB).

Tags: web services

[11 May 2008]

Sito Gruppo Industriale Adopts Software Solution for Managing Fast Growing Global Operations

whitepaper Sito Gruppo Industriale wanted to create and integrate management system for all of the group's operating and information processes, including goods movement, offer preparation and order dispatching and automate and simplify warehouse operation in...

Tags: knowledge and data management

[11 May 2008]

Using a Phased Methodology in Business Process Management: Stay on Target With a Logical Approach to Process Management

whitepaper In terms of process, phases are critical. Using a phased methodology in process management can drive a balanced view of the future for companies redesigning internal processes. Learn about the steps involved in typical process management phases and...

Tags: business management

[11 May 2008]

German Bank Solves IT Problems Quickly With Expert Dedicated Support

whitepaper Microsoft Services, by establishing individualized support contracts, helped VW Bank to optimize development in terms of security, availability, and power. By the end of the 1990s, Volkswagen Bank (VW Bank) had an online banking system using...

Tags: customer support services

[11 May 2008]

Dynamic Data Center: The Direct Link Between Business Needs and IT Requirements

whitepaper It will be some time before Dynamic Data Center functionality and the transition to what is referred to as "Utility computing" are fully realized, but the use of Dynamic IT Solutions already gives customers of Fujitsu Siemens Computers the...

Tags: data center

[11 May 2008]

Develop a Migration Strategy From a Legacy Enterprise IT Infrastructure to an SOA-Based Enterprise Architecture

whitepaper Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) are terms that have been around for a few years, since they were introduced by the research firm, the Gartner Group. However, the actual level of details sufficient for applying...

Tags: infrastructure management

[10 May 2008]

UK blueprint on how tech can beat climate change

News He said: "We can very significantly impact in terms of what is going on but the key thing is to make progress. The government is to lead the way in Green IT by launching a national strategy to cut computer-related carbon emissions.

Tags: climate change, energy, green it

[08 May 2008]

Microsoft's next plan: Make over Live Search

News He also played up the notion Microsoft is an important counterweight to Google's position in the market saying, Microsoft wants to "make sure that state of the art does get advanced and advertisers have good choices in terms of what they are doing...

Tags: live search, yahoo, microsoft

[08 May 2008]

The Simple Information Security Audit Process: SISAP

whitepaper The SISAP (Simple Information Security Audit Process) is a dynamic security audit methodology fully compliant with the ISO 17799 and BS 7799.2, and conformant with the ISO 14508 in terms of its functionality guidelines.

Tags: security standards

[07 May 2008]

Oracle Applications 11i: Credit Cards and PCI Compliance Issues

whitepaper The standard details specific requirements in terms of security configuration and policies and all the requirements are mandatory. All Oracle Applications implementations that "Store, process, or transmit cardholder data" must comply with Payment...

Tags: security standards

[06 May 2008]

Six Integral Steps to Selecting the Right IPS for Your Network

whitepaper Therefore, buyers beware, because simply throwing any IPS into the network without careful consideration can be a costly error, both in terms of capital outlay and operational provisions. Network Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS) can be extremely...

Tags: intrusion detection systems

[06 May 2008]

The Merchant-Acquiring Side of the Payment Card Industry: Structure, Operations, and Challenges

whitepaper He outlined several factors that have affected the evolution of the industry and described the current state of industry dynamics in terms of growth, competition, and business economics. The Payment Cards Center of the Federal Reserve Bank of...

Tags: security standards

[06 May 2008]

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