Standards Bodies

ESSENTIAL GUIDE: Download the Open Group Service-Oriented Architecture reference architecture.

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 | Published: 17 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: This quarters figures compiled by jobadswatch.co.uk show that during the fourth quarter of 2010 the IT jobs market for permanent staff being recruited by media organisations is up by 1.8%. This is the sixth consecutive quarter that has seen higher demand.

Posted: 20 Oct 2011 | Published: 20 Oct 2011

WHITE PAPER: The current version (v4, 2008) of the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®) has four processes® within the Procurement knowledge area.

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 | Published: 19 Oct 2010

WHITE PAPER: The Security Forum is a membership group of security experts from both the customer and supply sides of industry, government, and academia, who share a common aim to raise confidence levels in IT business operations.

Posted: 20 Oct 2011 | Published: 20 Oct 2011

EBOOK: With The Virtual Presenter's Handbook, you can transform presenting online from a second-rate alternative to a potent new asset in your professional toolbag.

Posted: 03 Jan 2011 | Published: 03 Jan 2011

WHITE PAPER: Jericho Forum aims to develop and influence information and communications technology(ICT) security standards.  These will facilitate the secure interoperation of ICT to support collaboration and commerce over open networks, within and between organisations, based on a security architecture and design approach entitled de-perimeterisation.

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 | Published: 25 Oct 2011

WHITE PAPER: This white paper provides an overview of the updated FFIEC Guidance on Authentication and addresses the threat landscape which helped define it. View now to explore the gap between the previous guidance and this latest update, and why methods like out-of-band authentication with transaction verification are key to protecting online banking today.

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 | Published: 06 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: There is no question that the successful implementation of Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) relies on a careful and holistic approach to business planning. One of the most important tools in the evaluation, purchase, and ongoing use of SOA is this body of best practices that vendors, consultants, and customers have compiled.

Posted: 09 Sep 2009 | Published: 09 Sep 2009

WHITE PAPER: In December 2008, PMI® (Project Management Institute) released the 4th edition version of 'A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge® (PMBOK® Guide)',the Project Management Institute's (PMI's) collection of published “generally recognized good practices” (according to PMI's 4th edition FAQs).

Posted: 16 Mar 2009 | Published: 16 Mar 2009

WHITE PAPER: This white paper will answer the question of whether or not these standards are necessary in project management by exploring what can happen in the absence of these regulations.

Posted: 28 Aug 2009 | Published: 28 Aug 2009

EZINE: 2011 has been an overwhelming year for security; complete with security breaches, subsequent attacks and an abundance of negative attention. This month’s edition of Information Security Magazine, brought to you by SearchSecurity.com, is looking past the negativity and focusing on the positive. 

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 | Published: 01 Oct 2011

WHITE PAPER: This white paper details workforce management (WFM) solutions to help employers avoid the penalties of non-compliance.

Posted: 12 Dec 2011 | Published: 12 Dec 2011

WHITE PAPER: This white paper examines not only the technologies, but the organizational dynamics necessary to successfully implement an environmental footprint management program that can encompass all organizational impacts on the environment.

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 | Published: 11 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper explores new WLAN architectures and deployment models that have emerged which offer more options to help retailers get what they need while sticking to their budgets.

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 | Published: 13 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: This white paper shows you how to create a sustainable approach to access certifications and discusses how it enables your company to establish full visibility of user entitlements and roles and automate access certifications and compliance reporting.

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 | Published: 01 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: PCI DSS is mandatory for any business that handles confidential cardholder data. Riverbed® Stingray™ Traffic Manager and Stingray Application Firewall Module help with many parts of the PCI DSS specification, notably the web application firewall (WAF) requirements of section 6.6.

Posted: 12 Jan 2012 | Published: 12 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: This Technical Standard provides a taxonomy describing the factors that drive risk – their definitions and relationships. This Technical Standard is not a reference or tutorial on how to assess or analyze risk, as there are many such references already available.

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 | Published: 24 Oct 2011

WHITE PAPER: While the technology that supports VoIP has been present since the mid-1990s, the ability to quickly alternate between VoIP and circuit-switched networks has come into prominence in the last few years. Access this white paper for a full history and overview of the current mobile communications landscape.

Posted: 20 Jun 2011 | Published: 20 Jun 2011

WHITE PAPER: This white paper discusses the information security and compliance issues associated with Microsoft SQL Server database systems. Whether you’re a CSO, IT manager, internal auditor or database administrator, you'll learn about the database security threat, how compliance fits into the overall scheme and what you should do to minimize your risks.

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 | Published: 31 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: In this guide you will learn the most commonly used business analysis and project management terms and how to better communicate with business analysis and project management professionals.

Posted: 10 Dec 2008 | Published: 10 Dec 2008

WHITE PAPER: Choosing the right Web Content Management (WCM) solution requires more than an understanding of the content management capabilities needed to meet an organization’s requirements. Content management features should be common offerings from every WCM vendor.

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 | Published: 06 Dec 2011

EZINE: In this week’s Computer Weekly, we look at the importance of IT strategy when budgets are under pressure. The first part of our Buyer’s Guide to virtualisation examines the barriers preventing many organisations from adopting the technology; and Transport for London’s CIO talks about how IT helps avoid Olympic travel chaos. Download the issue now.

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 | Published: 30 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: Access this whitepaper to learn how you can offer a 3G-like user experience to Wi-Fi authentication and roaming with 802.11u.

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 | Published: 07 Feb 2012

WHITE PAPER: When today's modern, extended enterprises make the move to standardize on a single business software solution, they often find that very few vendors offer products with the necessary scope and flexibility. Read this paper to discover the required elements of successful, unified business software for the extended enterprise.

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 | Published: 02 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: The majority of user authentication schemes today still use userid and password. The burden to users of managing large numbers of userids and passwords has led to proposals for Federated Identity systems, where a single set of credentials can be used to authenticate with several organisations, which have agreed to work together as a federation.

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 | Published: 25 Oct 2011

WHITE PAPER: This technical architecture provides a common foundation of software and hardware infrastructure principles for multiple business applications. The technical architecture provides the framework for interfaces, protocols, standards and products to be used in defining a platform that supports applications across UK public sector organisations.

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 | Published: 21 Oct 2011