http://www.computerweekly.comen-gbTue, 01 Jan 2008 11:27:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/01/01/220422/hot-skills-catch-up.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/01/01/220422/hot-skills-catch-up.htmClick on the links for recent Computer Weekly articles on the background and applications of programming languages, formats, standards and skills, how easy it is to become expert in them, and how to go about adding a new one to your CV.Tue, 01 Jan 2008 11:27:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/26/228281/green-policies-hampered-by-lack-of-co-ordination.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/26/228281/green-policies-hampered-by-lack-of-co-ordination.htmThere is little connection between corporate plans to introduce "green" policies and what is actually happening in IT departments, according to a survey of 800 datacentre managers by Symantec. Mon, 26 Nov 2007 14:25:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/26/228285/harvey-nichols-has-ab-fab-integrated-crm-and-analysis-solutions.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/26/228285/harvey-nichols-has-ab-fab-integrated-crm-and-analysis-solutions.htmLuxury retailer expects new systems to generate an increase in per-customer sales revenueMon, 26 Nov 2007 12:28:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/26/228284/business-intelligence-grows-as-acquisitions-cut-vendor-choice.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/26/228284/business-intelligence-grows-as-acquisitions-cut-vendor-choice.htmBusiness intelligence market Pac-Man evidence that specialist BI functionality is more tightly integrated with the traditional business operations Mon, 26 Nov 2007 12:10:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/21/228237/ico-gets-right-to-spot-check-government-departments-in-wake-of-hmrc-privacy-catastrophe.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/21/228237/ico-gets-right-to-spot-check-government-departments-in-wake-of-hmrc-privacy-catastrophe.htmInformation Commissioner Richard Thomas today welcomed the prime minister's announcement that the Information Commissioner's office would in future have the right to run spot checks on government departments to check compliance with the Data Protection Act. Wed, 21 Nov 2007 17:18:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/21/228238/bcs-it-industry-awards-2007-look-for-business-focus.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/21/228238/bcs-it-industry-awards-2007-look-for-business-focus.htmThe BCS IT Industry Awards 2007 bring together for the first time the British Computer Society, the National Computing Centre and Intellect in recognising the contribution made by the IT profession to economic prosperity, business efficiency and public services.Wed, 21 Nov 2007 16:35:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/21/228234/new-body-offers-to-secure-java-programming.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/21/228234/new-body-offers-to-secure-java-programming.htmMore than 40 global user firms have set up a standard to test secure programming skills for Java programmers. This follows last month's move by software suppliers under the SafeCode initiative. Wed, 21 Nov 2007 15:04:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/21/228227/green-strategies-not-a-priority-for-european-it-departments-says-symantec.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/21/228227/green-strategies-not-a-priority-for-european-it-departments-says-symantec.htmImproving sustainability and meeting "green" policies set out at a corporate level is not a high priority for European IT departments in Europe. Wed, 21 Nov 2007 14:59:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/21/228229/west-lindsey-council-supports-flexible-working-with-security-system.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/21/228229/west-lindsey-council-supports-flexible-working-with-security-system.htmWest Lindsey District Council in Lincolnshire is supporting more flexible working by staff with a new security system. Wed, 21 Nov 2007 14:57:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/21/228231/women-considered-second-class-citizens-in-it-workplace.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/21/228231/women-considered-second-class-citizens-in-it-workplace.htmWomen are still treated as second class citizens within the IT sector with opportunities to move up in organisations limited, according to research from an IT recruitment company. Wed, 21 Nov 2007 14:53:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/21/228223/astaro-offers-upgrade-to-unified-threat-management.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/21/228223/astaro-offers-upgrade-to-unified-threat-management.htmAstaro has launched a beta programme for its new unified security appliance and is tempting testers with free Wii gaming consoles. Wed, 21 Nov 2007 12:13:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/21/228221/public-believes-councils-must-do-more-to-protect-their-data.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/21/228221/public-believes-councils-must-do-more-to-protect-their-data.htm A survey says 85% of the public believe their local authority's computer systems have been breached. The online survey of 240 members of the public...Wed, 21 Nov 2007 12:11:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/21/228220/hmrc-broke-its-own-rules-three-times.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/21/228220/hmrc-broke-its-own-rules-three-times.htmHM Revenue & Customs breached its own regulations three times between March and October in making available the personal details of child benefit claimants to the National Audit Office. Wed, 21 Nov 2007 12:09:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/21/228219/diamond-trading-company-outsources-it-services-to-unisys.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/21/228219/diamond-trading-company-outsources-it-services-to-unisys.htmThe Diamond Trading Company (DTC), the UK arm of De Beers, has awarded an £8m IT services outsourcing contract to Unisys to improve business continuity and reduce costs. Wed, 21 Nov 2007 12:08:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/21/228218/firms-well-prepared-for-it-failure-says-bsi-british-standards.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/21/228218/firms-well-prepared-for-it-failure-says-bsi-british-standards.htmAlmost two thirds of UK businesses are well prepared for serious IT failure, according to a survey of top companies by BSI British Standards. Wed, 21 Nov 2007 12:06:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/21/228207/firms-causing-problems-for-themselves-by-outsourcing-on-cost-alone.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/21/228207/firms-causing-problems-for-themselves-by-outsourcing-on-cost-alone.htmCompanies that outsource services purely to cut costs are likely to set themselves up for short-term gains and long-term criticisms from management., says Gartner report Wed, 21 Nov 2007 10:06:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/21/228217/missing-child-benefit-cds-what-went-wrong-and-why-it-would-have-carried-on-regardless.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/21/228217/missing-child-benefit-cds-what-went-wrong-and-why-it-would-have-carried-on-regardless.htmThe practice of sending across the country unencrypted, CD-based files on millions of child benefit claimants could have continued indefinitely if the discs hadn't gone missing, we have learned.Wed, 21 Nov 2007 09:00:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/20/228214/computer-weekly-cio-confidence-index.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/20/228214/computer-weekly-cio-confidence-index.htmComputer Weekly surveys its CW500 Club of IT directors each quarter to assess the degree to which organisations are gaining business value through IT. Tue, 20 Nov 2007 16:34:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/20/228209/dns-servers-still-pose-major-security-risks.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/20/228209/dns-servers-still-pose-major-security-risks.htmDNS servers still remain vulnerable to attack despite a marked improvement in recent years. Tue, 20 Nov 2007 16:05:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/20/228208/us-department-of-veteran-affairs-in-yet-another-data-breach.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/20/228208/us-department-of-veteran-affairs-in-yet-another-data-breach.htmThe US Department of Veterans Affairs is investigating yet another data breach, this time the theft of three PCs containing the details of 12,000 vets. Tue, 20 Nov 2007 16:04:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/20/228211/skipton-building-society-deploys-new-anti-fraud-system-for-online-accounts.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/20/228211/skipton-building-society-deploys-new-anti-fraud-system-for-online-accounts.htmSkipton Building Society has implemented Compliance Alert from Northland Systems as its anti-money laundering and fraud detection system. Tue, 20 Nov 2007 15:37:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/20/228098/know-who-you-are-dealing-with-when-outsourcing.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/20/228098/know-who-you-are-dealing-with-when-outsourcing.htmWhat makes some outsourcing arrangements successful, while others fail at the first hurdle? To identify the reasons behind outsourcing success and, conversely, failure, sourcing consultancy Quantum Plus and law firm Bird & Bird surveyed people involved in managing outsourcing relationships.Tue, 20 Nov 2007 12:13:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/20/228200/rsa-inventor-rsa-standard-made-vulnerable-through-chip-design.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/20/228200/rsa-inventor-rsa-standard-made-vulnerable-through-chip-design.htmMillions of computers running the RSA security standard could be vulnerable to hacking attacks because the design of modern processors makes it harder to detect bugs. Tue, 20 Nov 2007 11:57:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/20/228138/doctors-voice-doubts-over-costs-and-benefits-of-npfit.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/20/228138/doctors-voice-doubts-over-costs-and-benefits-of-npfit.htmThe latest Medix survey of 1,000 doctors' attitudes to the £12.4bn National Programme for IT in the NHS paints a picture of a good idea poorly implementedTue, 20 Nov 2007 10:46:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/20/228173/doctors-support-for-nhs-it-programme-plummets.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/20/228173/doctors-support-for-nhs-it-programme-plummets.htmDoctors' support for the NHS National Programme for IT (NPfIT) has declined sharply in the past three years, the latest survey from medical research company Medix has revealed. Tue, 20 Nov 2007 10:33:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/20/228216/uk-government-loses-data-on-25-million-britons.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/20/228216/uk-government-loses-data-on-25-million-britons.htmPersonal data on every child in the country and national insurance numbers and bank account details of parents and carers claiming child benefit have gone missing after the government sent two password-protected CDs through the post.Tue, 20 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/19/228193/it-contractors-value-lifestyle-benefits-over-lower-tax-says-survey.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/19/228193/it-contractors-value-lifestyle-benefits-over-lower-tax-says-survey.htmIT contractors put lifestyle benefits above financial rewards, according to contract services provider Giant Group. Mon, 19 Nov 2007 16:26:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/19/228192/microsoft-delays-winhec-hardware-show-by-six-months.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/19/228192/microsoft-delays-winhec-hardware-show-by-six-months.htmMicrosoft has put back its annual Windows Hardware Engineering Conference by six months next year. Mon, 19 Nov 2007 15:58:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/19/228191/national-grid-deploys-global-shared-services.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/19/228191/national-grid-deploys-global-shared-services.htmNational Grid is busy building a global shared service IT model to help integrate its acquisition of a US utility services firm. Mon, 19 Nov 2007 15:57:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/19/228147/best-places-to-work-in-it-2008-finalists-announced.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/19/228147/best-places-to-work-in-it-2008-finalists-announced.htmJudges have sifted through the entries to find the IT departments doing the most to make their workplaces attractive to staffMon, 19 Nov 2007 15:57:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/19/228190/top-hosting-firms-revealed.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/19/228190/top-hosting-firms-revealed.htmDataPipe and Rackspace were the most reliable hosting company sites for October 2007, followed closely by Seeweb. Mon, 19 Nov 2007 15:56:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/19/228183/durham-and-northumberland-target-savings-through-shared-services.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/19/228183/durham-and-northumberland-target-savings-through-shared-services.htmNorthumberland and Durham county councils are targeting millions of pounds savings through a shared service built on Oracle's E-Business Suite. Mon, 19 Nov 2007 15:18:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/19/228181/firms-failing-on-data-recovery-says-kroll-ontrack.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/19/228181/firms-failing-on-data-recovery-says-kroll-ontrack.htmMany companies are failing to provide for data recovery in their compliance policies, according to a global survey carried out by Kroll Ontrack, a provider of data recovery services. Mon, 19 Nov 2007 15:16:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/19/228178/mod-names-satellite-in-honour-of-homicidal-pc.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/19/228178/mod-names-satellite-in-honour-of-homicidal-pc.htmThe lighter side of ITMon, 19 Nov 2007 15:13:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/19/228179/proof-positive-consultants-talk-a-load-of-old-tarot.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/19/228179/proof-positive-consultants-talk-a-load-of-old-tarot.htmMore on the lighter side of IT Mon, 19 Nov 2007 15:12:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/19/228177/gartner-offers-iphone-users-unwanted-advice.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/19/228177/gartner-offers-iphone-users-unwanted-advice.htmThe lighter side of ITMon, 19 Nov 2007 15:11:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/19/228176/smoke-free-smoking-walks-rings-round-ban.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/19/228176/smoke-free-smoking-walks-rings-round-ban.htmThe lighter side of ITMon, 19 Nov 2007 15:09:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/19/228174/developers-wanted-as-it-vacancies-hit-five-year-high.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/19/228174/developers-wanted-as-it-vacancies-hit-five-year-high.htmThe number of IT jobs being advertised has risen by 26% since the start of the year, pushing vacancies to their highest level for five years. Mon, 19 Nov 2007 15:07:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/19/228172/ieee-honours-contribution-of-founding-bcs-president.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/19/228172/ieee-honours-contribution-of-founding-bcs-president.htmMaurice Wilkes, a founding member of the British Computer Society and its first president, has been awarded the IEEE Computer Society 60th Anniversary Award along with David Parnas of the Software Quality Research Laboratory at the University of Limerick. Mon, 19 Nov 2007 15:04:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/19/228171/ministry-of-defence-it-project-has-practical-obstacles.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/19/228171/ministry-of-defence-it-project-has-practical-obstacles.htmLike the NHS National Programme for IT, the Ministry of Defence's Defence Information Infrastructure [DII] is unarguably a good idea. But it is a good idea impeded by the practicalities. Mon, 19 Nov 2007 15:03:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/19/228170/hot-skills-cut-costs-and-coding-time-with-database-for-objects.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/19/228170/hot-skills-cut-costs-and-coding-time-with-database-for-objects.htmDb4o (Database for Objects) is an open source object database for Java and .net developers. It is claimed to be the only database that is native to both Java and .net.Mon, 19 Nov 2007 15:01:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/19/228169/next-move-where-next-for-a-mainframe-analyst.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/19/228169/next-move-where-next-for-a-mainframe-analyst.htmCareer advice for IT professionalsMon, 19 Nov 2007 14:59:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/19/228168/it-departments-sign-up-for-a-high-time-on-the-three-peaks-challenge.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/19/228168/it-departments-sign-up-for-a-high-time-on-the-three-peaks-challenge.htmThe first IT departments have signed up to scale the heights in the CARE Three Peaks Challenge, organised by charity CARE International and supported by Computer Weekly. Mon, 19 Nov 2007 14:57:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/19/228167/it-industry-sleep-out-raises-325000-for-charity.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/19/228167/it-industry-sleep-out-raises-325000-for-charity.htmThis year's Byte Night charity sleep-out by 270 IT professionals raised a record £325,000 to aid NCH's campaign against youth homelessness. Mon, 19 Nov 2007 14:56:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/19/228166/government-will-invite-id-system-bids-in-may.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/19/228166/government-will-invite-id-system-bids-in-may.htmThe Home Office will call for bids for the first two pieces of work on the National Identity Scheme in May 2008. Mon, 19 Nov 2007 14:53:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/16/228165/travel-sector-may-have-to-redevelop-systems-for-e-border-requirements.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/16/228165/travel-sector-may-have-to-redevelop-systems-for-e-border-requirements.htmThe travel industry may have to redevelop its reservations systems to capture extra travellers' details under the government's new e-Borders scheme.Fri, 16 Nov 2007 16:38:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/16/228164/ncp-to-double-client-base-with-watchguard-tie-up.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/16/228164/ncp-to-double-client-base-with-watchguard-tie-up.htmNCP Engineering, a Nurenburg-based supplier of remote access security systems, aims to double the number of seats using its virtual private network (VPN) client software with an OEM deal with Watchguard Technologies, a global provider of network security systems. Fri, 16 Nov 2007 16:28:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/16/228163/bea-reports-strong-third-quarter-after-failed-oracle-takeover.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/16/228163/bea-reports-strong-third-quarter-after-failed-oracle-takeover.htmBEA has emerged from a failed takeover bid by Oracle to report a 59% increase in net profits for the third quarter. Fri, 16 Nov 2007 16:12:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/16/228161/silverjets-it-outsourcing-strategy-sees-the-airline-off-to-a-flying-start.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/16/228161/silverjets-it-outsourcing-strategy-sees-the-airline-off-to-a-flying-start.htmUK business class airline Silverjet introduced a second route to Dubai City this week, nine months after becoming operational with flights to New York. The airline attributes its rapid growth in large part to its IT outsourcing strategy. Fri, 16 Nov 2007 16:10:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/16/228156/set-up-full-time-group-to-improve-diversity-say-it-women.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/16/228156/set-up-full-time-group-to-improve-diversity-say-it-women.htmSenior female figures in the IT industry say it is crucial that work is done to attract more women into the profession. Fri, 16 Nov 2007 15:24:00 GMT