CenturyCom is one of many vendors warning companies to be aware of extra viruses and hacker attacks over the millennium changeover period. Cronin's warning was backed by Malcolm Skinner, product marketing manager at Axent: "Lots of small...
But employment law experts are warning that those who collude in designing contracts that give the impression the worker is a genuine contractor are breaking the law and face unlimited fines and a maximum of seven years in jail.
An outsourcing partnership based upon the agreement of unrealistic delivery terms for a price which leaves little profit for the supplier, is a relationship that is almost destined to fail. Understandably, the customer will try to hold the supplier...
But, despite Russia being in Gartner's top 10 list of near-shore outsourcing locations, the analyst still sounds a warning bell for companies thinking of heading there. On a simple level, India is further away - with implications for visits from...
An early warning of this insecurity in modern ATMs came in 2003 when the Nachi Internet worm infiltrated "secure" networks and infected ATMs from two financial institutions, while the SQL Slammer worm indirectly shut down 13,000 Bank of America ATMs.
Experts have warned the ID card scheme risks being derailed by mistakes in fingerprint matches. The £4.4bn National Identity Scheme's (NIS) preference for relying on fingerprint and facial recognition biometrics exposes the system to error...