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Business starts to take Web 2.0 tools seriously

Far from being frivolous distractions, social networking tools can help streamline processes

Takeovers and mergers: Technology tangles when businesses combine

As banks and other institutions implement swift mergers, they must meld IT systems, says Ross Tieman

Perspectives: Darwinian tips to adapt and survive the downturn

Only the sharpest beak in the nest can hope to make it through to the other side of the economic turmoil, writes Alan Cane

Don’t make IT simpler than it needs to be

Graham Oakes argues that the industry should follow Albert Einstein’s advice when it comes to designing systems

Valley view: Real-time web comes of age

Many people get news notices from Twitter and Friendfeed, as their users are often on the scene quicker than news agencies, writes Chris Nuttall

Boardroom debate: The Four Horsemen pose a real threat

A war is under way and the plunder is talent. Now is not the time to be losing gifted IT staff, writes Ade McCormack

Stumbling into a minefield of regulations

However tiresome, compliance should not be skimped and can even represent an opportunity

Symantec tackles access

Symantec announces Endpoint Encryption 7.0, which is designed to prevent unauthorised access to desktops, laptops and removable storage devices

What IT means to me: ‘Suddenly everyone’s happy to meet me’

Jim Whitehurst of Linux distributor Red Hat, tells Stephen Pritchard of changes in company priorities

Futurephile: PCs will become sensitive

Rob Gear, manager of PA Consulting’s IT Innovation Unit, gazes into the future

IT role model: A pace-setter for the Olympics

Changing places and faces: Jobs takes a break till the summer

The internet as a payment platform

The danger lurking in your browser