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Entries Tagged as 'Applications'

What’s the cost of freemail?

October 20th, 2008 · No Comments

Some businesses wanting to break away from the strangle hold of complex licensing agreements and expensive support have opted to use Google’s ‘free’ email service Gmail instead. A ‘no brainer’ some would say. A free service backed by one of the largest names in the sector and used by millions worldwide – what could possibly […]

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Tags: Applications · Supplier Management & Procurement

Plan for a future that’s firewall-free

October 13th, 2008 · No Comments

De-perimeterisation will be “already happening” to your company and security and network chiefs must start planning for a firewall-free future - according to experts gathered to discuss the issue at a recent Corporate IT Forum (tISS) presentation workshop.
The workshop, led by de-perimeterisation guru Paul Simmonds (who is also board member of the Jericho Forum), aimed […]

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Tags: Applications · Architecture & Strategy · Business Relations & IT Policy · Governance & Standards · HR & People in IT · Security & Business Continuity · Supplier Management & Procurement

Is the best green policy not to buy?

October 9th, 2008 · No Comments

The pressure’s certainly on for IT directors to keep an eye on their IT budgets and to ensure that, going forward, their IT’s sustainable and green. But surely - at least in some areas - can’t green also mean lean?

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Tags: Applications · Architecture & Strategy · Business Relations & IT Policy · Governance & Standards · Infrastructure · Operations & Service Management · Security & Business Continuity

Users get tough on suppliers’ green credentials

October 8th, 2008 · No Comments

IT suppliers are coming under increased pressure from buyers to be more environmentally savvy about their products and services.

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Tags: Applications · Business Relations & IT Policy · Governance & Standards · HR & People in IT · Operations & Service Management · Programme & Project Management · Security & Business Continuity

No source code, no sales… in China at least

October 6th, 2008 · No Comments

A Japanese newspaper has reported that the Chinese government is planning to start asking firms wanting to export digital equipment into the country to give the government the source code for the product.

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Tags: Applications · Applications · Architecture & Strategy · Governance & Standards · HR & People in IT · Infrastructure · Operations & Service Management · Programme & Project Management

Guarding the perimeter in a Web 2.0 world

September 8th, 2008 · No Comments

Writing in the Financial Times today, director of research for the Corporate IT Forum’s Information Security Service, tISS explains why the definitions of ‘inside’ and ‘outside’ a company’s perimeter are changing.

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Tags: Applications · Business Relations & IT Policy · Governance & Standards · Programme & Project Management · Security & Business Continuity · Supplier Management & Procurement