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Computing podcast - the highlights of 2008

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 06:45:00 GMT

Computing, Thursday 18 December 2008 at 06:45:00

The Computing team pick their personal favourites of the year

In the last Computing podcast of 2008, we discuss the key trends affecting IT managers in the private and public sectors....

Computing podcast - Standard Life's offshoring plans; and the prospects for government IT

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 15:42:00 GMT

Computing, Friday 28 November 2008 at 15:42:00

The insurance giant outlines its new outsourcing strategy; and we ask if the government's economic bailout will affect its IT plans

In the latest Computing podcast, we explore the issues behind the week's big stories. Standard Life is reviving its offshoring strategy in a bid to reduce costs and gain more...

Computing podcast: Europol's data sharing woes; credit card protection at Cotton Traders

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 02:00:00 GMT

Computing, Thursday 20 November 2008 at 02:00:00

The pan-European fight against organised crime is undermined by lax data sharing arrangements; and Cotton Traders enhances its credit card protection

In the latest Computing podcast, we explore the issues behind the week's big stories. Europol's data sharing arrangements come underfire, as police eschew the specialist IT systems for more informal...

Computing podcast: Defra's green leadership; and integrated transport problems

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 02:00:00 GMT

Computing, Thursday 13 November 2008 at 02:00:00

Defra is making headway with its green IT strategy; and experts warn integration issues could derail smart tickets

In the lastest Computing podcast, we explore the issues behind this week's big stories. Defra's green IT strategy is bearing fruit, already delivering significant cuts in energy use....

Computing podcast: First look at Windows 7; and the state of online shopping

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 17:06:00 GMT

Computing, Friday 7 November 2008 at 17:06:00

Microsoft has unveiled its next generation operating system, Windows 7 - we take a first look at the pre-beta release; and the government's latest figures for online retailing cause some confusion

In the latest Computing podcast, we examine the issues behind this week's big stories. Windows 7, the next version of Microsoft’s flagship product, is still at least a year away...

Computing podcast - IT delays spark FireControl fears, and a preview of the Computing Awards 2008

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:59:00 GMT

Computing, Thursday 30 October 2008 at 17:59:00

A project to rationalise fire service control centres will miss a key deadline due to IT issues - we discuss the challenges it faces; and with the 16th annual Computing Awards next week, we preview the big night

In the latest Computing podcast, we examine the issues behind the big stories this week. The government’s £350m programme to provide a new network of control centres for the fire...

Computing podcast: Ferrari cuts IT costs; and the latest touch-screen smartphones

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 06:00:00 GMT

Computing, Thursday 23 October 2008 at 06:00:00

Even the world's richest F1 team is cutting IT costs - we examine the reasons why. And as HP launches a touch-screen iPaq, we ask if touch-based phones are good for business users

In the latest Computing podcast, we examine the issues behind the big stories this week. Ferrari is introducing a series of measures to cut the cost of its IT systems...

Computing podcast - What the politicians plan for IT; and how the credit crunch is affecting outsourcing

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 12:41:00 GMT

Computing, Thursday 16 October 2008 at 12:41:00

We review the three main political parties' plans for government IT, and examine how the financial services crisis will affect the big outsourcing providers

In the latest Computing podcast, we examine the issues behind the big stories this week. The recent political party conferences had a sombre, thrifty tone thanks to worries about the...

Computing podcast - IT implications of the banking crisis, and the FSA clamps down on IT security

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:06:00 GMT

Computing, Thursday 9 October 2008 at 14:06:00

We discuss the effect of shotgun mergers and acquisitions on financial services IT staff, and examine the industry regulator's plan to fine directors for information security breaches

In the latest Computing podcast, we examine the issues behind the big stories this week. With the financial services sector plunging ever deeper into an M&A maelstrom, IT leaders are...

Computing podcast - Next-generation broadband Britain; and we report from Gartner's IT security summit

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 06:45:00 GMT

Computing, Thursday 2 October 2008 at 06:45:00

In our latest podcast, we discuss the hurdles that a national fibre-optic network must overcome, and look at the issues discussed at the recent IT security conference

In the latest Computing podcast, we examine the issues behind the big stories this week. There's a great debate underway about next-generation broadband - who will pay the estimated £28bn...

Computing podcast: M&S vs Information Commissioner, and our VMworld report

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 08:00:00 GMT

Computing, Thursday 25 September 2008 at 08:00:00

In our latest podcast, we examine the Marks & Spencer data protection case and report from the recent VMware user conference in Las Vegas

In the latest Computing podcast, we examine the issues behind the big stories this week. Marks & Spencer has encrypted all its laptops and withdrawn its appeal against an Information...

Computing podcast 18 September 2008

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 12:10:00 GMT

Computing, Friday 19 September 2008 at 12:10:00

We discuss the latest IT buzzword - cloud computing - and assess its potential for business, and we examine the challenges for the government's Integrated Children's System as a major project milestone approaches

In the latest Computing podcast, we examine the issues behind the big stories this week. The concept of cloud computing is being vociferously promoted by hardware and software companies, which...

Computing podcast 11 September 2008

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 10:22:00 GMT

Computing, Friday 12 September 2008 at 10:22:00

We look back at the troubled CSA IT system and assess the prospects for its successor, and we examine the prospects for mobile phone contactless payments as the technology completes a major trial

In the latest Computing podcast, we examine the issues behind the big stories this week. The Department for Work and Pensions is set to spend £50m on new IT to...

Computing podcast 4 September 2008

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:47:00 GMT

Computing, Thursday 4 September 2008 at 17:47:00

Find out what Michael Dell told Computing, and listen to our take on the latest browser wars

In the latest Computing podcast, we discuss the issues behind the stories making the news this week. In this podcast: Computing recently interviewed Dell founder and chief executive Michael Dell....

Computing podcast 28 August 2008

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:08:00 GMT

Computing, Thursday 28 August 2008 at 17:08:00

CIO job satisfaction plummets, and why schools' IT spending is set to top £1bn

CIOs feel their job is becoming less strategic and less satisfying, according to a major survey - we examine the research....

Computing podcast 21 August 2008

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 11:16:00 GMT

Computing, Friday 22 August 2008 at 11:16:00

Wi-Fi rollout comes in late at Virgin Trains, and how are IT staff surviving the credit crunch?

Virgin Trains is running a year behind schedule on its plans for onboard Wi-Fi internet access - we examine the problems....

Computing podcast 14 August 2008

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:32:00 GMT

Computing, Thursday 14 August 2008 at 15:32:00

Schools edge closer to use of open source software, and Co-op Financial Services spends £150m on an IT overhaul

Schools are edging closer to the use of open source software - we examine the pros and cons of the move....

Computing podcast 7 August 2008

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:24:00 GMT

Computing, Thursday 7 August 2008 at 15:24:00

The world's largest IT grid goes live at Cern in Geneva

The Cern nuclear physics lab in Geneva has switched on the particle accelerator it will use to uncover the secrets of the birth of the universe - we examine the...

Computing podcast 24 July 2008

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:20:00 GMT

Computing, Thursday 24 July 2008 at 15:20:00

Controversy over data protection funding, and the latest on the Intel anti-trust probe

Questions have been raised over government plans to increase funding for the Information Commissioner after it emerged the cash will not be spent on data protection - we examine the...

Computing podcast 17 July 2008

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:09:00 GMT

Computing, Thursday 17 July 2008 at 15:09:00

Councils struggling to hit data exchange deadline, and the future of the Data Protection Act on its 10th birthday

Council IT chiefs are warning of problems meeting a March 2009 deadline for secure data exchange - we examine the challenges....

Tesco overhauls its supply chain with £100m network

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 16:10:00 GMT

Computing, Thursday 5 June 2008 at 16:10:00

The UK's largest retailer is undertaking a root and branch restructuring of its communications network

Tesco is implementing a £100m Internet-Protocol (IP) network as part of a programme to consolidate datacentres and improve communications in stores and warehouses....