This resource presents an overview of the principles of personnel identification and describes the basic elements that should be used in any security system. 

In this week’s Computer Weekly, Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude talks about releasing government datasets to the public and why open data will drive the next industrial revolution. We also review the latest test version of Windows 8 and see how it shapes up for tablet computers and business users and much more. 

Most organizations with application performance issues haven't developed the process and organization to take advantage of application delivery technologies many already own. Gartner outlines three phases to help IT organizations deliver better application performance. 

Watch this video to learn how one business was able to improve service delivery, monitoring and tracking by taking advantage of a new cloud system. Review the benefits they experienced, including improved supply chain management and faster service development. 

This white paper describes how today's end-to-end IT Service Management software can help you take control of the key business functions critical to most IT solution providers. Continue reading to learn more. 

This podcast summarizes, Define What's Valued Online, a new study which confirms what many technology marketers have instinctively suspected all along: Buyers of technology products consider Internet research essential to their ability to do their jobs. Listen to this podcast to learn about basic changes you can make to improve your online content. 

The benefits of storage consolidation and centralized management are well known - they include lower costs, better information protection, and improved IT efficiency. Server consolidation using virtualization software is aimed at generating these same results. 

<p>Many companies are realizing that fixed asset management can be time-consuming and complex, causing them to look for alternative strategies for tracking and reporting. Luckily, new management solutions can help simplify the process, improve efficiency, and cut costs. Check out what these platforms can offer by utilizing this ROI calculator.</p> 

In this webcast, William McKnight reveals how contact data quality can impact your business and shares practical insights for measuring, improving, and maintaining enterprise-wide data quality efforts. 

With over 5,000 requests per second during peak periods, online retailer Gilt Groupe could lose a large percentage of its daily profits in just 10 minutes of downtime. After choosing the Riverbed Stingray Traffic Manager as its load balancing solution, visits to the site have increased thanks to improved customer satisfaction. 

This report from Accenture looks at the challenges facing the public sector in offering digital services. 

This brief paper details IBM's options for asset management, beginning with long and short-term planning and continuing through deployment, monitoring, calibration and tracking. Read this now and learn why maintenance staff no longer must wait until a tenant complains or equipment actually breaks down to become aware of an issue.