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I have noticed a few things lately. Corporations have an obsession with information. That's essential you might say. I'd agree that information is essential, but exactly what? It is important to make ...
How many "silver bullets" have their been in the last 20 or so years? SaaS Virtualization Middleware Open Source Unix Client/server The list goes on and on, starting with Babbage's Differe...
We can all breathe a little easier now. As part of our server upgrade last month for each new server, the International Tree Foundation has planted a tree for us in Chesham. A couple of years ago I...
It has just been announced that an IBM Researcher has solved a thorny mathematical problem that has confounded scientists since the invention of public-key encryption several decades ago. The breakth
One of the reasons I haven't been too excited by the latest gadgets to 'assist' the customers at our dinosaur banks is because quite frankly - the whole idea is just ridiculous and obsolete. From wher...
Read Computer Sweden column by Joakim de Leeuw - innovation manager at SEB in Sweden. Reflections: Digital natives and digital immigrants are said to be virtually different races. As a rapidly growing...
Deloitte has come up with a thought provoking report and a composite index to measure the 'seismic' shifts in our lives. I think a very insightful read - go to http://www.deloitte.com/dtt/article/0%2C...
Most people are familiar with the TJX data breach, in which 45 million credit card numbers were stolen. TJX recently agreed to pay $9.75 million to 41 states to settle an investigation of the massive...
Well, the numbers are bad, but not altogether hopeless. The score on the Gallup Confidence in Banks poll in the NYTimes puts banks at 22, In 1979 they stood at 60. I expect that bankers themselves wi...
Citi's recent announcement of a potential deal to sell off IT assets confirms that no matter what the century or circumstance, most things never change. I had high hopes that Citi would emerge from th...
This autumn the world of forensic science and computing imaging is going to impinge upon the reality of anyone who may need to litigate. A new Practice Direction and a new E-Disclosure Questionnaire
A Boston woman has been indicted for allegedly stealing at least 34 identities, which she was able to access from her workplace, a medical cost-management firm. “This was an extensive scheme in which...