Is Virtual Studying Progress?
Blog A postgraduate degree which allows students to develop a professional IT qualification without getting off their butts has been launched by the University of Aberdeen. According to the University of Aberdeen, the MSc in Software Project Management...
[August 20, 2008, 8:03]
Reports Predict IT Security Spending Will Skyrocket
News First, Boston-based Aberdeen Group (whose recent report on CERT listings of Linux vulnerabilities caused such a stir) has published a platform-neutral report titled "2003 Predictions for Security and Privacy".
[February 24, 2003, 13:09]
Sewer System To Provide Student Broadband
News The University of Aberdeen is using the underground sewers to provide high-speed broadband internet connectivity for students. The dark fibre sewer connection will provide broadband at the university's Hillhead student village halls of residence by...
[August 20, 2007, 16:48]
University Unites With Improved Online Communication Services
White Papers The Robert Gordon University (RGU), located in Aberdeen, is one of the oldest academic institutions in Scotland. The university's large and highly mobile user base was employing a mix of technologies across much geography.
[December 5, 2003, 23:00]
Combining Service Excellence With Profitability: "The New Contact Center Best Practices"
White Papers In a 2003 Aberdeen Group survey of customer service executives, 83% of the participants said that their contact center is critical or important to their enterprise. In 2004, Purdue University's Center for Customer-Driven Quality surveyed C-level...
[May 5, 2005, 3:00]
Is It Boom Time For IT Security?
News First, Boston-based Aberdeen Group (whose recent report on CERT listings of Linux vulnerabilities caused such a stir) has published a platform-neutral report titled 2003 Predictions for Security and Privacy.
[February 24, 2003, 10:50]
FBI Nets Scottish Web Paedophile
News The Aberdeen police force confirmed there are no current plans to launch a formal investigation into the matter. We would have to establish sufficient grounds to merit an investigation into this area -- we have not yet received any complaints about...
[March 12, 2001, 11:19]
BlackBerrys And PDAs Harm Work/life Balance
News Paul Haley, IT director at the University of Aberdeen, said: "Having used both a BlackBerry and Windows Mobile devices I can honestly say that they have significantly improved the efficiency of myself and my colleagues.
[July 19, 2007, 7:44]
Five Years Ago: Macro Viruses Still Causing Hassles
News The original Laroux was more danagerous because it kept itself pretty quiet - we saw cases in London and Aberdeen. Named after the popular name for the University of Washington, Wazzu randomly switches words and inserts its own name when infected...
[November 11, 2001, 6:00]
Peer Loses Cybercrime Fight
News Increasingly universities are offering ethical hacking degrees, such as Aberdeen. Dr Richard Clayton of Cambridge University warned in May that part (b) would catch a wide range of IT tools and activities that are not meant to be used in hacking...
[July 14, 2006, 16:25]
Companies Urged To Keep Control Of Consultants
News Paul Haley, IT director at the University of Aberdeen, said: "To permit the consultant to scope the project is to abdicate managerial responsibility. Organisations risk wasting vast sums of money on external consultants by not managing them tightly...
[June 21, 2007, 17:30]
US Government To Fund Open Source Bug Hunt
News This could be a boon for open source security, said Stacey Quandt, an analyst with Aberdeen Group. Through its Science and Technology Directorate, the department has given $1.24m (£702,000) in funding to Stanford University, Coverity and Symantec...
[January 11, 2006, 9:05]
Euro Satellite Navigation Takes To The Skies
News Professor David Begg, director of the Centre for Transport Policy at the Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen said: "Galileo is not just desirable from a transport policy perspective but essential. James Raper, professor of geographic information...
[July 27, 2006, 12:10]
