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Heathrow's T5 set for take off

There’s plenty of glitz at the new Heathrow terminal, but it is brought to life by the IT systems.

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High flyers

Cutting-edge technology, including RFID and e-ticketing, is helping lead the airline industry out of the doldrums.

Data Centre & IT Infrastructure

The new virtual platform

The virtualisation revolution has just begun. Expect the most radical benefits to appear at the processor level.

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Risky business

What does the future hold for the UK’s IT professionals – from the trainee to the CIO – in a global economy?

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Purchasing power

eBay pioneers a new generation of mega-system management tools.

Development & Integration

Beating the odds

The Tote implements an enterprise service bus to deliver messaging that gallops.

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Flight to quality

Natural language speech recognition gives Air France’s customer service an upgrade.

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Capital & Regional

How the property management group has grown to view IT as a critical business enabler.

Data Centre & IT Infrastructure

VMWare's unstoppable rise

VMware is riding high with its virtualisation technology but it can expect tougher times ahead.

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A fine line

The boundary between IT and the business is becoming increasingly indistinct.

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Businesses not doing enough to counter identity fraud

With idenity fraud on the rise, businesses need to be doing more to prevent fraudsters penetrating their organisation.

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Confidence in virtualisation soars

As the hype around virtulisation shows no sign of dulling, companies are becoming more confident in the technology's capabilities.

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Industry growth reaches a new plateau

Industry index for August

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Sharing insight

IBM's new acquisitions improve information management for compliance and unified communications offerings.

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Don't call it a come back

Dell is showing the first signs of recover, but as Hewlett-Packard's stellar performance demonstrates, it has got a long way to go yet.

Information Management

FAST struggles to recover from a tailspin

Enterprise search company eliminates $24m worth of questionable contracts.

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Steria finds its soul mate in Xansa

A public-sector-IT-services love story.

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Lean and mean services

Wild speculation about IBM’s layoff plans just underscores the fact that IT services costs must fall further, argues Information Age’s Andrew Lawrence.

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Biometric testing

Speech recognition technology catches up with drug baron.   

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Wikiscanner is watching

A newly developed tool means there is nowhere for clandestine Wikipedia editors to hide.

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Network air traffic control

At LAX airport, a single faulty network interface card led to 17,000 people being stranded.

Security & Continuity

Security: a vendor problem?

A House of Lords report says vendors should take responsibility for ensuring customers' security.

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A skill upgrade

An IT skills shortage may not be cause for panic, says Information Age editor, Kenny MacIver.