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FD grave by Bill McConkey

Opinion

Windows XP bytes the dust

Nothing lasts forever and the demise of XP is just part of a natural progression. There is absolutely no need to panic

19 Jun 2013

FD Knight Rider by Bill McConkey

Opinion

IT interfaces heading for Star Trek future

Cars are becoming increasingly like KITT from Knight Rider. IT interfaces could go the same way

23 Apr 2013

Opinion

Working From Where? - Making mobility real

The FD can help in the push to make the office environment more 'jellyfish-like', says Peter Cochrane

22 Mar 2013

Opinion

The internet must remain borderless

The internet must remain borderless and not under the control of any one country, government or organisation

30 Jan 2013

Opinion

IT strategy: Where are my bits?

The internet, servers and service providers are leaky buckets with data seeping out and in

25 Oct 2012

Opinion

The big Data

Business data now spans the simple bar code and the complex and seismic

27 Sep 2012

Opinion

A self-inflicted tech debacle

The software debacle at RBS had the potential to be a mass extinction event

30 Aug 2012

Opinion

An IP address for everyone

The switch to the new internet protocol will be a creeping change for most, rather than a rapid shock to the system

04 Jul 2012

Opinion

IT security: The walls have eyes

Once workers leave the office, security seems to drift to the back of their mind

29 May 2012

Opinion

Cutting electronic systems down to size

To be more competitive, we need far less management in companies, government and our electronic systems

26 Apr 2012

Opinion

Straightjacket for success

In today’s technological society, the innumeracy of the ‘so-called’ educated can only spell disaster

29 Mar 2012

Opinion

Rogue states pose new cyber threats

We have transcended the era of the lone hacker to find new cyber threats posed by rogue states

23 Feb 2012

Opinion

Do it yourself

At last IT will become like socks and underwear - truly personal and very diverse

22 Feb 2012

Feature

Money to go

The emergence of the mobile wallet is a great opportunity for business - if they tackle the security risks head on, writes Nikolaos Zacharopoulos

26 Jan 2012

Opinion

Man versus machine

As we all face a bigger mountain of data day-on-day, sophisticated search engines could turn out to be a godsend

26 Jan 2012

Opinion

Company killer

A degree of optimisation makes sense, but over-optimisation crushes people, departments and complete companies

06 Jan 2012

Opinion

IT wish list

Even though St Nick would struggle to fulfil an FD’s Christmas stocking, some IT wishes are not so far fetched at all

24 Nov 2011

Opinion

Smart thinking

The potential of mobile smarts is unimaginable, and there is hardly a sector that will escape the benefits of using it

27 Oct 2011

Opinion

Moving target

There are very big problems ahead for those who seek to tax the e-business domain, writes Peter Cochrane

27 Sep 2011

Column

Cloud strife

In the cloud environment, security is no longer a static or isolated activity, writes Peter Cochrane

01 Sep 2011

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