The Federal Desktop Core Configuration (FDCC) is an OMB mandated security configuration set applicable within United States Federal Government agencies. Learn how you can address each of the FDCC requirements with Lumension Vulnerability Management. 

In this week's Computer Weekly, we find out how mainframe technology that was meant to be dead and buried is finding innovative new applications. We analyse the challenges facing the government's largest deployment of agile software development, and our Buyer's Guide highlights the firms making the most of social media. Download the new issue now. 

When researchers from the University of Windsor needed a mobile strategy for conducting a National Child Seat Safety Survey across Canada, they turned to a Blackberry to help gather the data and accurately download the it automatically to an analytical database. 

A virtualisation project has allowed the National Trust to reduce its carbon emissions and to drastically cut its IT energy bill. 

This week's Computer Weekly examines how the Football Association's IT director is using technology to help improve the prospects for the England national team. Our Buyer's Guide to government IT looks at the future of open source in the public sector and we report from Infosec 2012 on the rising number of cyber attacks. Read the issue now. 

Read this transcript of the 'Considerations for IT' podcast to learn why companies have chosen Google Apps to improve their IT infrastructures. Learn which technical and business factors drove one company to adopt this technology. Determine how this technology can be used in your IT environment to improve Web application performance. 

Green computing has become a national passion that is spreading globally. As a key element of the IT infrastructure, storage is expected to play its part by adopting green storage practices. 

This report from KPMG, packed with case studies, looks at the drivers for innovation in e-health. 

In this week's Computer Weekly, with less than a year until Microsoft ends support for Windows XP, we examine the options for the many firms still using the operating system. The PC market has seen a record slump in sales - what does it mean for the IT industry? Plus, we evaluate progress in moving software to the cloud. Read the issue now. 

This white paper examines a new mobile barcode solution for consumer engagement, which is helping to connect the offline world with the online world. 

This case study explores how the National Bank of Abu Dhabi ensures their data in transit remains safe and meets all security and compliance regulations with the help of a managed file transfer (MFT) solution. View now to learn more! 

This week’s Computer Weekly kicks off our Buyer's Guide to data security by looking at the changing role of the IT security chief. We also examine why flexible working is proving so slow to roll out and we talk to the UK's air traffic control operator about its ambitious desktop virtualisation project.