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Government strengthens UK border technology systems

More than 99% of foreign nationals from outside the EU will be tracked in and out of Britain by 2010 using the e-Borders system, says... 
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Aberdeen University unveils IT degree completed entirely online

A postgraduate degree which allows students to gain a professional IT qualification without leaving their home or office has been launched by the University... 
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Homeserve switches to O2 for VPN links

Homeserve, a home emergency insurance supplier, is to switch some 4,000 voice and mobile data connections to O2 from... 
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Inmarsat completes global satellite broadband network

Inmarsat has completed its broadband satellite network with the launch of the third Inmarsat-4 satellite. Inmarsat... 
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O2 wins awards for top broadband speed and customer satisfaction

O2 has won awards for providing the fastest broadband service and delivering the best customer satisfaction. Top... 
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Printer and copier market slows says Gartner

The printer and copier market in Europe... 
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IPv6 10 years away from becoming mainstream, says Arbor

Arbor Networks has published an extensive study into... 
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Dell fails to trademark ‘cloud computing’

The US Patent and Trademark Office has refused to allow Dell... 
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Experian appoints its first CIO

Worldwide information services and credit checking company Experian has appointed its first ever global chief information officer (CIO).  
Published 18/08/2008 more >>

Turquoise platform expects to sign up 50 major investment firms by September

Share trading platform Turquoise, which went live on Friday, expects to have 50 major investment firms using its service by mid-September. 
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Different engines

The subject area of accounting & financial reporting is very wide. Mark Cracknell of Emcee Consultancy examines what is included within the phrase and explains the difference between accounting systems and reporting systems. See our Accounting Software Centre. 
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EDA versus SOA

There has been much debate about whether event driven architecture and service oriented architecture are compatible or competing architectures. Steve Craggs of Lustratus tries to clear up the confusion, in our SOA Centre. 
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Mapping the way forward

To date, the business intelligence community has used a variety of graphical methods – charting, traffic lighting, dials, etc – to convey information to the business. But one alternative over traditional types of representation, says John Donoghue of Steria, is to use a geographical information system (GIS). See our Data Warehousing Centre. 
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