quality

IT managers planning to freeze headcounts

IT managers planning to freeze headcounts

Nearly half of IT directors plan to freeze staff headcounts during the next year, according to new research by an IT recruitment firm.
Phil Muncaster Apr 4 2009 9:35AM Training & Development
RNS faces up to the effects of bad data

RNS faces up to the effects of bad data

The Northern Sydney and Central Coast Area Health Service has flagged data quality issues that make comparisons between its hospitals and others state and nationwide difficult.
Staff Writers Feb 9 2009 1:37PM Storage
Small firms shun VoIP

Small firms shun VoIP

Small and medium-sized businesses are reluctant to invest in voice over IP (VoIP) systems because of concerns about cost and performance, according to new research released today.
Phil Muncaster Dec 16 2008 6:40AM Telco/ISP
Compuware tackles Microsoft source code bugs

Compuware tackles Microsoft source code bugs

Compuware today launched the latest version of its DevPartner Studio code checking tool designed to give Microsoft developers improved vulnerability diagnosis capabilities.
Phil Muncaster Oct 27 2008 2:53PM Software
Google upgrades ad quality judgment

Google upgrades ad quality judgment

Google is again visiting the health spa, this time for a make-over for its mechanism for judging ad quality.
Emma Hughes Aug 23 2008 4:44PM Software
Alitheia tool tests open source quality

Alitheia tool tests open source quality

The European Commission's Software Quality Observatory for Open Source Software (SQO-OSS) project has announced the release of its Alitheia Core checking platform.
Robert Jaques Jul 17 2008 3:12PM Software
DHS report: Open-source code "quality" is up

DHS report: Open-source code "quality" is up

A U.S. Department of Homeland Security-sponsored project has not only discovered that the quality of open-source software code has improved significantly over the past two years, it has debunked a widely held assumption that longer function strings within source code are associated with an increased number of code defects.
Jim Carr May 21 2008 8:55AM Security
Comms body wants quality of service for VoIP

Comms body wants quality of service for VoIP

Independent body, Communications Alliance has released two industry guidelines developed to assist operators meet Quality of Service (QoS) performance objectives when delivering VoIP services and Internet Protocol (IP) networks.

Staff Writers Dec 5 2007 3:22PM Telco/ISP
Major antivirus vendors fail quality test

Major antivirus vendors fail quality test

Kaspersky, F-Secure and Grisoft stumped by Virus Bulletin 100.
Tom Sanders Jun 12 2007 11:43AM Security
Users sue Apple over screen quality

Users sue Apple over screen quality

Two disgruntled customers in the US are suing Apple over what they claim to be false advertising in regard to the quality of the company's products.
Shaun Nichols May 23 2007 10:58AM Hardware
Opinion: Alice in “Quality” land

Opinion: Alice in “Quality” land

When confronted with the problem of how to address issues of data quality (DQ) many organisations face a similar dilemma to Alice during her travels in Wonderland; “I know that I need to do something, but I don’t know where to start”.
Staff Writers Apr 26 2007 12:14PM Software
Creative claims Xmod improves MP3 sound quality

Creative claims Xmod improves MP3 sound quality

Gadget connects between speakers and PC or MP3 player.
Clement James Oct 6 2006 10:11AM Hardware
VoIP call quality getting worse

VoIP call quality getting worse

Research claims quality of one in five VoIP calls is 'unacceptable'.
Will Head Jul 26 2006 12:42PM Telco/ISP
MessageLabs gains U.K. quality award

MessageLabs gains U.K. quality award

The MessageLabs Anti-Virus Service was awarded the Central Sponsor for Information Assurance (CSIA) Claims Tested (CCT) mark - a U.K. government quality award initiative for information security products and services.
William Eazel May 2 2006 10:58AM Security
Me and my job - Bernie Donnelly, vice president of quality assurance, Philadelphia Stock Exchange

Me and my job - Bernie Donnelly, vice president of quality assurance, Philadelphia Stock Exchange

I got into security in the 80s. Auditors came in and you would have the technology group managing passwords on the mainframe. They asked for a separation of duties. QA was the independent group and we became the security guys.
Staff Writers Oct 10 2005 7:26PM Security
Software quality, FISMA top federal CISO concerns

Software quality, FISMA top federal CISO concerns

Software quality and FISMA compliance topped a list of concerns expressed by federal CISOs in a recent survey.
Marcia Savage Aug 29 2005 5:35PM Security
Florida ITCEs and SEI bid to improve software quality

Florida ITCEs and SEI bid to improve software quality

National and international organizations are joining forces to help strengthen the security of software and systems on which businesses rely.
Staff Writers Mar 17 2005 2:19PM Security
ACS calls for software quality assurance

ACS calls for software quality assurance

The ACS has called on the adoption of software "quality assurance methodologies" to improve Australia's status as an offshoring destination and ensure better risk management practices.
Staff Writers Oct 18 2004 12:00AM Software
Users must wait if they want improved quality

Users must wait if they want improved quality
Ron Condon Mar 12 2004 3:18PM Security
The Need for Quality Security Policy Enforcers

The Need for Quality Security Policy Enforcers

The need for qualified network and systems security administrators is on the increase.
Anthony T. Jan 12 2004 2:59PM Security

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