The global digital age has had a profound impact on consumer access to maps, which are becoming an intrinsic part of everyday life. We are all familiar with web based mapping applications such as Google Maps, Yahoo Maps or Microsoft Windows Live Local, as well as the Google Earth or Microsoft Virtual Earth platforms. Along with GPS devices for leisure applications, in-car navigation and the emergence of mobile phones and handheld devices that offer GPS services, we are being exposed to a wealth of location-based information. ...
25/06/2008 | Location, location.pdf | VIEW
With vulnerabilities and targeted attacks on the rise, two vendors offer a method of remeditating problems without application downtime. ...
20/06/2008 | From zero day exploit to zero day fix.pdf | VIEW
When the first Apple iPhone appeared a year ago it created a huge stir among consumers. It was a particular hit with the Apple faithful, with an expectation that anybody with a creative bone in their body, or a tendency to wear sandals and sport a ponytail would go for the device no matter what the functionality. ...
16/06/2008 | Who really gains from iPhone - Apple, Blackberry or Microsoft.pdf | VIEW
Banks are used to arms races. In the 1960s and 1970s the easiest way to for thieves to get hold of a bank's money was to turn up in person at branches with a gun and demand cash. So banks placed their workers behind bulletproof glass. This forced the thieves on to the roads where the vans transporting cash became the main target. When the vans themselves were armoured it was the man walking from the van to the bank who became the target, he too was armoured. ...
14/06/2008 | Hardware reputation and the online fraud arms race.pdf | VIEW
There is plenty of ‘hubbub' in many countries around whether customers are getting the broadband speeds advertised by their internet service providers (ISPs), highlighted again most recently in the UK with a series of populist news items. A new code of conduct from the UK's telco and media regulator, Ofcom, aims to stop what many believe is an attempt by the industry to mislead customers. ...
12/06/2008 | Are SMBs getting enough.pdf | VIEW
Business process management (BPM) has been around for years. Although organizations have bought BPM software, many feel that the benefits have not been recognized as expected. The biggest issue is that the tools are predicated on the capability of the organization using them to be able to adequately define its own processes. ...
06/06/2008 | BPM, I'd prefer BTE, Thanks.pdf | VIEW
Almost half of UK organisations subsidise employees' personal calls made on company supplied mobile phones - either completely or only requiring a partial contribution from the employee - according to recent Quocirca research. With the average personal usage on company mobile phones estimated to be as much as a third of the total bill, why are companies letting this through? Is it intended as a perk for employees or are those in control of the purse strings just being casual with money they could add to the value of dividends paid out to shareholders? ...
04/06/2008 | Why are CFO's giving away company profits.pdf | VIEW
I have recently returned from a trip to India, where I listened to a presentation by Dr. Ajay Mathur, Director General of the Bureau of Energy Efficiency in the Indian government. There had been a lot of coverage in the Indian press about how the US had been pointing fingers at India, stating that until India sorted itself out on energy usage, it was pointless the US doing anything. ...
31/05/2008 | Green India - Is This Really an Oxymoron.pdf | VIEW
A new generation of IPSec VPNs is now available that significantly reduces the management headaches associated with deploying, managing and maintaining large-scale remote access implementations. ...
22/05/2008 | Remote access - made easy.pdf | VIEW
Improved efficiency, new services, access to legacy apps - the advantages of service-oriented architecture seem endless. But there is a catch. The little question of security. ...
20/05/2008 | Is SOA testing tough enough.pdf | VIEW
