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An easily remedied Web site loophole may be leaving banks and other companies that do business online more susceptible to phishing attacks, according to Netcraft.
Unless we start doing something to bring it under control, the XML blob could engulf the world's corporate networks and smother everything in its path.
Disaster recovery efforts can be extremely costly, both in terms of technology replacement and business interruption. But giving users access to the exact same work information through the Internet is a big step toward business continuity.
The rise in online identity fraud has companies on the hook: Either educate customers or lose them.
We look at five organisations that took different approaches to satisfying a common business requirement: to improve the management of corporate information. We hear from Jetstar, Family Court, SHFA, Count Wealth and MBF.
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Two document management specialists talk about their business strategies.
The ease and convenience of instant messaging has made it popular with users. But is instant messaging a curse or a boon for the office environment?
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Visa CIO touts new transaction technologies
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Google should come clean on datacentres
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