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Open source gains business credibility
News Paul Haley, IT director, University of Aberdeen The use of open source is on the rise in the corporate IT environment as organisations look to cut the cost of developing and using software. Three-quarters of silicon.com's 12-strong CIO Jury IT user... [22 Feb 2008]
Recession fears squeeze tech budgets
News Paul Haley, IT director, University of Aberdeen Tech budgets are starting to feel the squeeze on the back of the credit crunch crisis and fears of a recession. Any resulting belt-tightening by organisations will usually hit the IT budget first and... [24 Jan 2008]
Does superfast broadband Britain stink of sewage?
News Last year, H2O Networks won a contract to connect a student hall of residence at the University of Aberdeen via fibre laid down the drains. Plans are afoot that could see something speeding out of the UK's sewers and into people's homes. [23 Jan 2008]
Improving TCP Friendly Rate Control Behaviour in DVB Satellite Networks
White Paper This paper envision in the not so distant future an Internet where the biggest share of bandwidth is used by streaming applications, without any hard reservations in the network core. Such a traffic distribution calls for a robust end-to-end... [26 Dec 2007]
Implementing a Semantic Web Blackboard System Using Jena
White Paper After describing the metaphor on which the Blackboard Architecture is based the authors introduce the key components of the architecture: the blackboard Panels containing the solution space facts and problem related goals and sub-goals; the... [06 Nov 2007]
Are 'naked PCs' cheaper for businesses?
News Paul Haley, IT director, University of Aberdeen But not everyone is in favour of a Windows-less PC option. If you are a CIO, CTO, IT director or equivalent at a large or small company in the private or public sector and you want to be part of... [27 Sep 2007]
University sends student internet down the drains
News The University of Aberdeen is using the underground sewers to provide high-speed broadband internet connectivity for students. The dark fibre sewer connection will provide broadband at the university's Hillhead student village halls of residence by... [17 Aug 2007]
BlackBerrys and PDAs bad for work/life balance
News Paul Haley, IT director at the University of Aberdeen, said: "Having used both a BlackBerry and Windows mobile devices I can honestly say that they have significantly improved the efficiency of myself and my colleagues. [18 Jul 2007]
Are consultants a waste of money?
News Paul Haley, IT director, University of Aberdeen Paul Haley, IT director at the University of Aberdeen, said: "To permit the consultant to scope the project is to abdicate managerial responsibility. Organisations risk wasting vast sums of money on... [21 Jun 2007]
Warning over rogue wi-fi security risk
News Paul Haley, IT director, University of Aberdeen Rogue and insecure wi-fi access points are increasingly posing a threat to the security of corporate networks. One of the main worries about wireless security is users unwittingly accessing insecure... [19 Apr 2007]
CIOs dump environmentally unfriendly suppliers
News Paul Haley, director of IT, University of Aberdeen Paul Hopkins, IT director at the University of Newcastle, said: "Green issues already have a major impact on our decision making, for example sourcing kit that uses less power, and considering... [05 Apr 2007]
Businesses failing to enforce network abuse policies
News Paul Haley, director of IT, University of Aberdeen Two-thirds of silicon.com's 12-strong CIO Jury panel of IT chiefs said other departments, such as HR, often don't understand the role they have to play in enforcing policies and educating employees... [30 Mar 2007]
CIO Jury: Bosses back mobile driving ban
News Paul Haley, director of IT, University of Aberdeen Nine of this week's 12-strong silicon.com CIO Jury IT user panel said they have a policy in place to cover the use of mobile devices on the road by staff - although many already had such guidelines... [01 Mar 2007]
CIO Jury: Google is "real value" for business users
News Paul Haley, IT director, University of Aberdeen If you are a CIO, CTO, IT director or equivalent at a large or small company in the private or public sector and you want to be part of silicon.com's CIO Jury pool, or you know an IT chief who should... [22 Feb 2007]
CIO Jury: Viruses still a major security threat
News Paul Haley, IT director, University of Aberdeen Computer viruses still pose a major threat to corporate networks despite the lack of a major outbreak for two years, according to leading UK IT chiefs. While the days of the mass-mailer worm like... [25 Jan 2007]
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