Management

Information is key to a good software deal

There is no transparency in the software market, so there is no substitute for knowledge in getting a good deal from vendors.

Internal EDS memo on HP buy: Rittenmeyer remains

Ron Rittenmeyer says he will remain chairman, CEO, and president of EDS even after it is subsumed as a business group by Hewlett-Packard, according to an internal company memo received by Computerworld UK sister publication, CIO.com.

Where’s my job gone? – Offshoring in ERP

Perhaps supporters of offshoring failed to see that a country as ambitious as India would be unlikely to be happy for long with the status of supplier of cheap labour.

Principles of good key management

Too many businesses do not understand the importance of proper key management and they are not helped by vendors who make it very difficult to develop enterprise wide policies and systems. Nevertheless, best practice should be implemented.

Five ways to build a virtual office

When it comes to running a business, our feet are firmly on the ground but our data and software are increasingly in the cloud. My burgeoning media empire consists of two people (my lovely wife and me), but to the outside world we seem a lot bigger, thanks to online applications.

10 most important technologies you never think about

From Unicode to Lithion Ion batteries, XML and High-speed net access...we continue to use the technologies that changed the world, right under our noses.

Moving towards a smarter LAN

The network, the identity store, and policy - currently, these three elements are fairly separate, but integrate them tightly and watch them simplify the administration of controls in your LAN.

Overcoming the stigma of a lousy job title

The negative stigma that companies tend to attach to data protection has much to do with how it is perceived: a low-tech, career limiting move. But what is 'high-tech' has changed over the past few years.

Can Google's new CIO fill Douglas Merrill's shoes?

Executive recruiters and Wall Street analysts think Ben Fried is indeed a good choice.

Glyn Moody’s Open Enterprise Interviews

The definitive collection of interviews with the key players in the open source and free software sector.

The future of anti-virus

On the eve of the Infosec security conference We look at the arms race between virus writers and AV companies and ask what it does for enterprise IT.

How enterprise software will look in ten years?

Forrester Research vice president Andrew Bartels gazes into his crystal ball.

The WLAN wars are back - with a vengeance

The debates about wireless LAN architectures have got more complex, if anything. Craig Mathias explains why WLANs may never grow up and settle down.

Ubuntu Linux upgrade: Why you should try it

The final release of Ubuntu 8.04 next week should silence those who say Linux is too complex for the non-techie.

What Intel giveth, Microsoft taketh away

The conventional wisdom surrounding the Windows/Intel (aka Wintel) duopoly since the early days of Windows 95 is that performance advances in hardware are quickly consumed by the ever-increasing complexity of the Windows/Office code base.

Locking down the mainframe

Organisations are increasingly opening up their mainframe and sharing data, which means vulnerabilities and threats from both outside and inside are increasing, while the mainframe skill base is drying up.

NHS personal data: Are the security deadlines realistic?

The government's 31 March deadline for NHS organisations to guarantee the security of patient data might produce a tick box response and not offer enough time for health bodies to get their data fully in order.

Will traditional IT organisations cease to exist by 2012?

Will traditional IT organisations cease to exist by 2012? John Mahoney, Gartner vice president, makes his predictions for the future

Outsourcing or distress sourcing?

UK companies are using the emergence of mixed economic news to press their outsourced service providers for lower prices - and are mortgaging their future.

Five basic security mistakes

Having a corporate security policy – and disseminating it – isn’t just a good idea. Both actions are required by a slew of regulations.

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