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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

Valid XHTML 1.0!

Valid CSS!

Level Triple-A conformance icon, W3C-WAI Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0

Wireless Networking

A very brief description of the use of the Linksys Wireless Networking access point in a real commercial situation and in wireless networking access pointa 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)

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