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Alastair Revell's Web Log (Blog)
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Alastair Revell's Web Log on the IT Profession, Technology Issues and Applications
- Added on: Jun 16th, 2007
- Country: United Kingdom
- Language: English
- Author: Alastair Revell
- Listed in: Computers Business
- Tags: Security Networking coding professionalism consultancy competitiveness
Recent Posts
IT Professionals must be Assertive!
I’ve been mulling over Michael Cross’ article of 23rd September 2009 for the Guardian web site for a while now, which was written in response to The British Computer Society rebranding itself as BCS The Chartered Institute for IT and ann...
Rural Payments Agency: More Government Data Loss
Farmers Weekly has reported that the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) has lost the payment details of every farmer in the United Kingdom that has ever claimed a farm payment. The details include names and addresses, bank details, passwords and security q...
BCS Rebranded: The Future isn't just Green!
The British Computer Society (BCS) launched its new branding over the weekend and it is clearly setting an ambitious course. The changes clearly run far deeper than just the corporate colour change from blue to green. Firstly, it is obvious fro...
National Museum of Computing to Reboot the Harwell Machine
I was pleased to just read a few moments ago on the BBC Web Site that the National Museum of Computing at Bletchley Park is to acquire the Harwell machine. It is the oldest computer in existence (depending on whether you classify the Collu...
Chartered IT Professional (CITP): The Qualification Whose Time is Coming?
I welcome the joint report produced by fellows of The Royal Academy of Engineering (RAE), The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and The British Computer Society (BCS) entitled: "Engineering Values in IT", which was published ...
Selling and Marketing in a Recession: Forget EMail?
I’ve recently had occasion to contact a number of professional service firms “out of the blue” about the services that they offer. As an IT professional, I’ve naturally used email as my preferred means of communication. What...
