ecommnet : Articles
The following are a series of articles produced by various authors and are for general use by anyone. Our aim is a better understanding of the real IT issues facing all of us, either as users and managers of systems
SQL Slammer Worm
A series of three articles expaining the recent internet worm that affected a huge number of servers running Microsoft's SQL Server.
SQL Slammer Worm : Business Case
SQL Slammer Worm : Introduction
SQL Slammer Worm : Technical
Email as evidence
A short article co-written by Robert Campbell and Stephen Mason regarding the increasing use of email as evidence
Integration of an RDF/RSS News feed using XSL
A short article on how to use XSLT to render a RDF/RSS news feed to XHTML for integration into a web site.
Links relating to Accessibility
- Resources
- W3C WAI - the web accessibility initiative.
- Accessibility at IBM
- Microsoft's accessibility centre
- Bobby, semi-automated URL checker
- W3C WAI Curriculum
- HTML writer's guild aware centre
- The RNIB's guide
- Department for Work and Pensions Disability Home Page
- UK Disability Rights Commission
- Mark Pilgrim's accessibility website, accompanying his book
- The Guild of Accessible Web Designers
- Juicy Studio, Gez Lemon's web.
- Bruce Lawson accessibility and humor, the 'friday joke'
- Legal
Wireless Networking
A very brief description of the use of the Linksys Wireless Networking access point in a real commercial situation and in
a practical use and configuration of the same system using a broadband wireless access point with BT's aDSL.
Content management with XML
A worked example of using XML to build a table of contents and site navigation elements within a browser based editor. Written by David Jones.
Supply Chain Managment
A white paper describing the development of a secure extranet for the Isola group.
Links relating to email and data privacy
The Telecoms Data Protection Directive (97/66/EC) The Directive on Privacy and Electronic Communications (2002/58/EC) The DTI consultation on the implementation of the Directive on Privacy and Electronic Communications The E-Commerce Directive (implementing Regulations have provisions affecting UCE)

