The Data Protection Act 1998. The Markets in Financial Instruments Directive. The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards. The Copyright, Design and Patents Act 1988. The Human Rights Act 1998. The Freedom of Information Act 2000. The Financial Services Authority. Sarbanes Oxley 404. ...
30/12/2009 | COA - article 1.pdf | VIEW
There is no doubt that many companies, as well as individuals, will look to keep budgets under control throughout 2010, and Quocirca research often shows that the cost of telecoms is among the more difficult to constrain. Organisations and individuals gain corporate and personal value from remote access, internet connectivity, mobile phones and so on, however, increased use means spending rises, even as tariffs come down. ...
17/12/2009 | QUO telco new years res.pdf | VIEW
With the seemingly un-wavering boom in sales of smart mobile handsets, the opportunity for developing and selling mobile applications more sophisticated than ringtones and games is ever more appealing. A recent event looking at the mobile applications market, co-hosted by the Mobile Data Association (MDA) and the Digital Communications Knowledge Transfer Network (DC-KTN) was over-subscribed in advance, completely full on the day and attended by a wide mix of eager folk, highlighting the significance of the opportunity. ...
08/12/2009 | QUO mobile app assessment.pdf | VIEW
RFID and its close cousin near field communications (NFC) have both been touted for great and sexy futuristic applications. These range from the tagging and tracking of all consumer goods to the conversion of mobile phones into all purpose 'super wallets' where simply waving the phone at the checkout would pay for your items. ...
04/12/2009 | QUO NFC RFID.pdf | VIEW
A small group of employees in any organisation will have the ability to wreak havoc on IT infrastructure and the business it is there to serve: they are the privileged users who manage it. ...
01/12/2009 | PUM-CRN.pdf | VIEW
High speed broadband, the digitisation of media and convergence of telephony and IT have made the smart digital home a real possibility. But whether it’s a universal media gateway, free video calls to the other side of the planet, unlimited music downloads or multiplayer online gaming that takes its occupants’ fancy, the services delivered to the digital home will today most likely depend on 3 strands of copper. ...
12/11/2009 | QUO home network.pdf | VIEW
Virtually every form of endeavour is dependent on access to information and communication in order to provide controls and support for the processes that it entails. While much of this can be accomplished by face-to-face interaction between people or using paper based records, the volumes of information involved and the need to communicate instantly at a distance with increasing numbers of people means that technology is playing role in most processes. Mobile technology in particular can be of great benefit. ...
28/10/2009 | QUO IT in lifesaving environments.pdf | VIEW
There has been a recent, not-so-subtle, shift in the tone of advertising campaigns for consumer products, which will undoubtedly make it into the business technology world as soon as marketing budgets permit. It follows a curve from the peak of the boom times through the turn downwards to thrift and then to the uncertainty in the decline that follows. ...
05/10/2009 | QUO cust care.pdf | VIEW
On 14nd September 2009, HP made a series of announcments to help businesses drive cost reductions and improve efficiencies across their print environment. ...
22/09/2009 | HP rides perfect storm in MPS market.pdf | VIEW
Neon Enterprise Software has been providing software to the mainframe markets to optimise systems management, application and database performance since 1995. It has carved itself a respectable niche in a market that, far from suffering the death envisaged when the PC and the mini-server came to market over 20 years ago, still provides IBM with a very respectable part of its revenues. ...
15/09/2009 | Neon makes IBM z-Series glow.pdf | VIEW
