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18 June 2012
Networked Attached Storage devices are becoming key to making smart homes work like clockwork, but what makes them tick?
17 June 2012
Switching onto social media as a commercial tool is critical to your marketing strategy. Nick Smith talks to author Guy Clapperton, whose new book tells you how to turn social media into business.
21 May 2012
The high street is facing a slump in sales, but can digital technologies reinvent the retail shopping experience?
Computing in Queen Elizabeth's ascendancy year
20 May 2012
1952 was the year that Princess Elizabeth inherited the throne - and when several innovations fuelled technological leaps for the UK's nascent computer industry.
M2M in healthcare: wellness connected
24 April 2012
Linking patients and treatment systems over the Internet can save time, resources, and lives: how the Internet of Things is underpinning the Internet of Healthcare.
23 April 2012
New-generation management software is presenting ever more accurate pictures of computing infrastructures and resources. Here we take a look at four tools to help you to plan and manage IT.
Data centre professionalism steps out
23 April 2012
Will the data centre sector now be compelled to become better regulated and more professionalised by national broadband requirements and national prestige events like the 2012 London Olympics?
Computer science education looks at its principles
23 April 2012
The IT industry wants students to learn computer science not spreadsheet skills at school. But is it possible to teach long-lasting principles?
Titanic's legacy to communications
27 March 2012
How advanced wireless technology saved hundreds of lives on Titanic, and informs communications to this day.
Internet traffic jams: how to avoid them
27 March 2012
The system of Internet highways and byways is being reconfigured to cope with the size and shape of traffic heading over it, while Internet companies are dreaming up fresh approaches to avoid
The dangers of hoax security breaches
26 March 2012
A fake hack attack can be as damaging as a real one and they're becoming increasingly common.
The Importance of e-Governance
26 March 2012
We take a short trip to France and Estonia in our quest for the true meaning of e-governance.
26 March 2012
'Grey hat' apps are a new phenomenon in software that enable street hackers to delve into your smartphone and access your data, and more besides.
Have you heard the one about...?
26 March 2012
Christine Evans-Pughe looks at a group of computer programmers and researchers who are trying to turn gigabytes into giggles.
Scanning Titanic for the future
26 March 2012
Thanks to recent advances in technology, marine archaeologists are finally able to make a full 3D map of the world's most famous shipwreck more than 25 years after its discovery.
HPC cloud: supercomputing to go
20 February 2012
Many compute-intensive applications have a short-term need for supercomputing power but lack the long-term pockets to pay for it. High-performance computing is set to change all that.
IP-centric building design: rethinking the office
20 February 2012
The smartest office buildings of the near-future will be built around IP-enabled network infrastructures, rather than vice-versa.
Sony Vita now has even more to live for
14 February 2012
Last month Sony Computer Entertainment’s (SCE) CTO, Dr Masaaki Tsuruta, speaking exclusively to E&T magazine, offered a enticing glimpse of the company’s roadmap for fixed console computing; the interview generated global interest among Playstation futures pundits; but in fact did not tell the full story
Digital footprints are growing
23 January 2012
Are digital footprints treading on the toes of carbon footprints, as more of what we do - work, rest and play - moves online?
EU Data legislation amendments
23 January 2012
Proposed amendments to the EU data privacy laws propose to swap-out carrots for sticks in a redoubled effort to get European organisations to do a better job to protect everyones' data.
13 December 2011
Researchers are taking inspiration from the workings of human organism when it comes to developing next-generation switches, sensors and chipsets.
Blade Runner and technology's past future
12 December 2011
How has the science, engineering and technology in cinema classic 'Blade Runner' progressed over the 30 years since the film's first release?
Data management - will we ever press 'delete'?
12 December 2011
In our 'Cover Your Ass' culture we are storing more unwanted data than ever, and it's costing a bundle – so what steps can we take to generate less and delete more?
Nanotechnology and IT: the missing links
15 November 2011
There are now many examples of how nanotechnology has the potential to revolutionise IT and communications technology - but it might take some time yet, reports Martin Courtney.
19 October 2011
Formula One car designers and mechanics now rely on IT-based performance-analysis tools to give their cars a winning edge.
Googleworlds - discovering the dark side
17 October 2011
The world of Google seems such a fertile place, but its simple, colourful hemisphere is backed by a murkier side, crawling with troubled, critical users and vexed regulators, legislators and watchdogs. Can the two sides be reconciled?
17 October 2011
Steve Jobs's emergence as a technology icon was not down to his technical achievements, but rather to his instinct as to what would work, and what experiences consumers would be eager to embrace.
17 October 2011
E&T meets Nathan Myhrvold, former Microsoft chief technology officer and founder of patent acquisition company Intellectual Ventures, to find out why he is known as the world's biggest patent troll.
Software reviews: NI Labview 2011
17 October 2011
A look at National Instruments' Labview 2011 ahead of this year's NIDays conference in London.
ICT reuse: better than recycling?
04 October 2011
Businesses are missing out on generating a new revenue stream by overlooking the monetary value of reusing old ICT.
Data centres - the next big challenges
13 September 2011
Data centres are now integral to our economies and to national security, but just how ready for full-on professionalism is the data-centres sector?
12 September 2011
Health in mind and body is a standout theme of this month's software reviews.
M2M and the Internet of Things
12 September 2011
A rash of standardisation efforts and new technologies is bringing the so-called Internet of Things a step closer; should we be worried?
Interview - Maggie Berry talks women
12 September 2011
More female technologists in the workplace would close the skills gap and boost UK plc's economic leadership, says Women In Technology MD Maggie Berry.
Pushing cable capacity to the max
15 August 2011
How far can communications cable wire-speeds be pushed? We look at how the theoretical limits of the past are being exceeded due to new bit-rate acceleration techniques.
Vincent McGann, Cineworld: Q&A
15 August 2011
At Cineworld the business of entertainment technology and computing are getting ever closer: its IT head Vincent McGann explains how.
Digital signs: public displays of interaction
15 August 2011
Digital signage is shifting the way many organisations interface with the world, and its success is driving innovation in areas like display and systems integration.
James Bond technology vs reality
13 August 2011
James Bond has been transported into the modern world in more ways than one, as IT rather than weaponry takes over in the spy's armoury of gadgets.
E-tailing buys into own-site social media
22 July 2011
Online retailers are building social nets into their e-commerce to turn their customers into their new sales people.
IT can learn from hardware designers
11 July 2011
Designers of electronic hardware and critical embedded systems have embraced techniques to avoid expensive errors. Mainstream IT could learn from the experience.
Terrorism's invisible propaganda network
11 July 2011
Global militant organisations are tapping into the vulnerabilities in mobile technologies for propaganda and recruitment, as well as to filch data for financial gain.
VoIP: voicing security concerns
10 July 2011
Channelling voice calls over IP networks has brought many advantages to enterprise communications, but it also creates some security risks.
08 July 2011
IT is one of the most rigorously regulated parts of an organisation, and legislation affecting information security is spearheading the legal changes.
ID access management's cloud challenge
15 June 2011
With users accessing systems from ever more obscure points of entry, how do you keep control of access privileges? We look at the software that may have the answer.
G-cloud: government runs into trouble
14 June 2011
The UK Cabinet Office thinks that cloud computing can deliver cost savings to public sector IT expenditure; but insourcing outsourcing is throwing up some dilemmas.
Digital animation: moving stories
13 June 2011
Beyond the CGI-rich Hollywood blockbusters thrives a world of digital animation that manages to produce eye-catching results with limited IT resources.
Data Protection and Privacy Issues
13 June 2011
Should modern society adapt to digital reality? We look at the issues, and canvas the opinion of two key government supremos.
13 June 2011
With online video and cloud storage two of the hottest topics around, we look at some applications that suggest inspiring and productive futures for both.
Photo Competition: Can you tell what it is?
13 June 2011
Your chance to win a prize by simply guessing what the role of our photo competition winner is. We'll give you a clue: it's in engineering.
Infrastructure cyber attack threat grows
13 June 2011
Despite high-profile attacks, there is still a lack of IT security in key public infrastructure. We ask if it will take a major meltdown to prompt governments to take action.
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