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Ten failures that went down in IT history

Ten failures that went down in IT history

Comment Good ideas gone wrong or misguided from the outset? All that matters is that they ended in disaster, says Jack Wallen [20 Nov 2009]

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Ten tips for software licensing in a virtual world

Ten tips for software licensing in a virtual world

Comment Virtualisation can cut costs, but only if you can avoid a number of software licensing pitfalls, says Manek Dubash [16 Nov 2009]

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Ten reasons Ubuntu 9.10 will be an enterprise hit

Ten reasons Ubuntu 9.10 will be an enterprise hit

Comment The Ubuntu 9.10 operating system, also known as Karmic Koala, has many features businesses will like, says Jack Wallen [13 Nov 2009]

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Tough choices for supercomputing's legacy apps

Tough choices for supercomputing's legacy apps

Comment The prospect of hundreds of petaflops and exascale computing raises tricky issues for legacy apps, says Andrew Jones [12 Nov 2009]

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Goodbye, GeoCities: It's the end of an era

Goodbye, GeoCities: It's the end of an era

Comment Yahoo's decision to close its once-powerful GeoCities hosting service says much about the web, says Bruce Lawson [11 Nov 2009]

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What Google Analytics cannot tell you

What Google Analytics cannot tell you

Comment Google's free web analysis tool may have a lot going for it, but it is worth knowing its limits, says Darren Guarnaccia [05 Nov 2009]

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Data breach calculations fail to pay off

Data breach calculations fail to pay off

Comment Agonising over the potential cost of data breaches is a distraction and a pointless exercise, says Anders Pettersson [30 Oct 2009]


The time is right to create a global IT profession

The time is right to create a global IT profession

Comment Steps undertaken in the UK to improve professionalism in IT will have worldwide ramifications, says David Clarke [27 Oct 2009]

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How is Digital Britain really doing?

How is Digital Britain really doing?

Comment Despite recent setbacks, there are still reasons to be cheerful about broadband in the UK, says Malcolm Corbett [21 Oct 2009]

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Ten ways of coping with office tedium

Ten ways of coping with office tedium

Comment Your desk-bound job need not lead inexorably to madness — just make sure you have ways of coping, says Jack Wallen [16 Oct 2009]

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The private cloud is no mirage

The private cloud is no mirage

Comment Strict definitions may deny the possibility of private clouds, but reality reveals a very different picture, says Lori MacVittie [15 Oct 2009]

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Ten reasons Windows 7 could flop

Ten reasons Windows 7 could flop

Comment Many expect Windows 7 to triumph where Vista failed, but there are good grounds for doubt, says Jack Wallen [09 Oct 2009]

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McKinnon case puts IT ethics in the dock

McKinnon case puts IT ethics in the dock

Comment The Nasa hacker's case helps emphasise the importance of moves to improve IT ethics, says David Clarke [05 Oct 2009]

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Ten key moments that shaped IT

Ten key moments that shaped IT

Comment IT may be a young industry, but its history is already punctuated by some seminal events, says Jack Wallen [02 Oct 2009]

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Should programming supercomputers be hard?

Should programming supercomputers be hard?

Comment Those who glibly argue for easier programming of supercomputers are broaching a complex issue, says Andrew Jones [01 Oct 2009]

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Ten of the best Linux file managers

Ten of the best Linux file managers

Comment The trusty file manager deserves more appreciation, especially given the choice of Linux tools, says Jack Wallen [25 Sep 2009]

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Data watchdog lacks bite for business lapses

Data watchdog lacks bite for business lapses

Comment Tory plans should include beefing up the information commissioner's powers against business breaches, says Alan Calder [24 Sep 2009]

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Virtualisation: Why the contract is king

Virtualisation: Why the contract is king

Comment Lawyer Mark O'Conor offers advice on how to avoid potential pitfalls when structuring a virtualisation agreement [18 Sep 2009]


Ten reasons Linux is the best choice for netbooks

Ten reasons Linux is the best choice for netbooks

Comment Whatever Windows zealots may say, the case for Linux on netbooks is unanswerable, says Jack Wallen [18 Sep 2009]

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Why cloud turbulence will leave users unruffled

Why cloud turbulence will leave users unruffled

Comment Cloud computing may result in upheaval, but not necessarily for developers or users, says Lori MacVittie [17 Sep 2009]

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