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  • IT contractors bear brunt of downturn

    IT contractors are facing tough times as budgets bounce and new projects are parked. E&T details the pressures at play on the jobbing freelancer.

  • Buying into change

    HP has stirred up strong feelings by proposing that IT budget models should change in line with technological developments; E&T reports.

  • Case study: Everton FC

    Email has become an essential way for football clubs to keep in contact with their fanbase; but defeating bad email in the form of spam presents a formidable challenge to their IT departments. Everton FC’s head of ICT Steve Fell explains to E&T how ‘The Toffees’ beat the problem.

  • Thin clients’ fat challenge

    Thin clients may face thin times over the coming months, but the arguments in their favour remain sound, reports E&T.

  • Getting a purchase on Christmas

    Christmas is coming, but if you’re short on inspiration for gift ideas, don’t worry: retailers are using the wisdom of crowds to help.

  • Mainframes: life begins at 45

    Virtualisation? Thin clients? Secure data? Hard and software scalability? Big deal: mainframes have been doing it for 45 years, explains E&T.

  • Case study: legal firm Simmons & Simmons

    Global law firm Simmons & Simmons has successfully deployed a worldwide upgrade of its IT infrastructure helmed by IT director Abby Ewen and her team.

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Apollo Guidance Computer revisited

The Apollo Guidance Computer was more capable than the myth would suggest. E&T pays tribute to the hard-wired hardware that flew Apollo 11 to the moon 40 years ago.

Energy efficiency in IT

PCs could be made more energy efficient with emerging technology, reports E&T.

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Comparing copper and fiber options in the data centre

In most data centre designs there is a mixture of both copper and fiber infrastructure. With varied capabilities of networking equipment and cabling options, a thorough analysis should be performed to plan the most cost effective data centre infrastructure to maximize your return on investment.

Web use and misuse

Do your employees spend time internet shopping? What about playing online games, downloading pirated movies or gambling online? The internet has changed behaviour in the workplace and presents new challenges for managers.

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Philip Hunter, Associate Editor, IT Section. Organisations need a dedicated executive to make the most of social networks, argues Philip Hunter.

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