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A Use Case Driven Safety Critical Programme
White Papers This paper examines the use of the Unified Modelling Language (UML) in the development of a safety critical programme, in particular concentrating on the aspects of traceability and navigation through the UML models.
[February 10, 2005, 2:00]
Google announces new ad programme
News Google formally announced a new advertising programme on Tuesday that allows advertisers to place ads on the company's partner sites. The Content-Targeted Advertising programme is an extension of the company's AdWords programme, which lets...
[March 5, 2003, 9:12]
Lib Dems would scrap NHS National IT Programme
Blog Just watching the Lib Dem's conference on BBC Parliament and Norman Lamb, Libe Dem's Health spokesman, has just laid into the NHS National Programme for IT. Hardly controversial - but this is the Lib Dem's we are talking about - as the NPfIT is...
[September 15, 2008, 16:53]
Microsoft calls in police over employee 'abuse' of discount programme
News Microsoft has called in the police after firing seven people whom it claims have abused its discounted software purchase programme for employees. Internal investigations found the seven people had abused network access rights, passwords and the...
[January 10, 2005, 15:25]
Redmond hails lifecycle security programme
News A programme placing strict controls on developers to ensure they build secure code is showing early signs of success, according to a senior executive from the software giant. The programme — known as the Security Development Lifecycle (SDL) — is...
[September 2, 2005, 16:05]
Photos: MoD unveils £80m IT health programme
News The Defence Medical Information Capability Programme (DMICP) system will hold the records of 200,000 military personnel, along with 50,000 civilian medical records. The Ministry of Defence has unveiled an £80m electronic military medical records...
[August 2, 2007, 16:30]
Microsoft to extend security programme
News Microsoft is to extend its Security Response Alliance (MSRA) programme, having admitted that the current programme is "ad hoc". Anyone involved in the MRSA programme will join the new programme, tentatively called the Malware Sample Sharing Program.
[October 24, 2006, 17:45]
MoD Implements Bespoke MCDST Programme
White Papers The Ministry of Defence is implementing a bespoke Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technician (MCDST) certification programme for its IT support staff. The programme, designed by training provider QA, was developed in response to the MoD's...
[June 9, 2006, 0:00]
Attention switches to Microsoft's licensing programme
News In particular, people want to see how well Microsoft has done in convincing customers of its older Upgrade Advantage licensing program to switch to the newer Software Assurance programme. With the cash question settled, investors will be looking...
[July 22, 2004, 8:55]
Microsoft woos developers with new programme
News In an effort to make the Windows OS more attractive, and to keep developers onside, the software company is stepping up its support programme The company on Sunday launched a new support programme and detailed a number of ways it is trying to...
[July 12, 2004, 9:40]
Doctors lose faith in NHS IT programme
News Most doctors have lost all confidence in the Government's ability to deliver real improvements in healthcare through its controversial NHS National Programme for IT (NPfIT) which is beset with "distrust and cynicism", according to the results of a...
[January 10, 2006, 10:35]
Dell readies PC recycling programme
News Dell Computer is getting set to announce a programme to offer PC recycling to consumers. Details of the programme are being finalised and will be made public within the next day or two, company spokesman Bryant Hilton said on Thursday.
[May 17, 2002, 10:50]
Is your patch programme up to scratch?
News Overkill: they set up an elaborate patch management programme that involves personally trying out every patch in a test bed environment on an exact replica of every one of their production servers and then using expensive and complex deployment...
[May 27, 2005, 11:10]
Microsoft sued over upgrade programme
News A New Zealand company has filed a complaint against Microsoft, alleging that a subscription-like software-licensing programme violates that country's laws. The complaint claims that Microsoft's Software Assurance programme allows the software giant...
[April 9, 2002, 9:15]
Microsoft sells first licence in EC programme
News Microsoft announced on Thursday that it landed Quest Software as its first licensee in a protocol technology programme formed following action by European antitrust regulators. The programme, which stems from the European Commission's historic...
[March 9, 2007, 9:42]
Stock-swap programme costs Microsoft millions
News Hit with a stock-option transfer programme and higher payroll costs, Microsoft's server and tools business posted a hefty operating loss in the December quarter. In January, Microsoft reported earnings that topped expectations, excluding...
[February 9, 2004, 9:25]
PeopleSoft closes refund programme
News PeopleSoft has quietly let expire a customer-refund programme that it began last year after becoming the target of a hostile buyout attempt by its rival Oracle. The company's "customer assurance programme" is essentially a money-back guarantee that...
[April 2, 2004, 10:55]
Microsoft extends anti-piracy programme
News As part of its growing anti-piracy programme, Microsoft plans to require customers that want to download a local language add-on to Windows to first verify that their copy of the operating system is legitimate.
[March 31, 2005, 17:15]
Afghanistan tech training programme produces first graduates
News A high-tech training programme set up as a public-private partnership in Afghanistan's capital has produced its first batch of graduates, a third of them women. The graduates completed the University of Kabul's Cisco Network Academy programme, set...
[April 16, 2003, 12:17]
Microsoft simplifies Shared Source programme
News Microsoft has simplified its programme for sharing source code in an effort to work better with third parties. Microsoft's Shared Source Initiative is a programme to allow third parties, such as other software companies and large customers, to see...
[October 19, 2005, 17:05]
