In this week's issue of Computer Weekly, we look at the key technologies that retailers are turning to for IT-enabling customers' Christmas shopping. We examine research revealing the huge cost of application software that fails to meet requirements; and we talk to one of the pioneers of agile software development. Download the new issue now. 

This Case Study assesses the deployment of Mimecast SaaS-based Unified Email Management (UEM) solution at Basic Energy Services, a renowned publicly traded oilfield services Company. IDC examines the effectiveness of the Mimecast solution and its services in meeting Basic Energy Services' needs and the reasons why the Mimecast solution was chosen. 

As a leading project and portfolio management solution on the IBM Lotus Notes platform, Genius Project for Domino allows your organization to consolidate all of your project information delivering a 360 degree view of your resources, budgets, earnings, and strategic alignment of all of your projects. 

Watch this videocast to learn how IBM LotusLive provides a secure, robust and integrated communication environment to help you manage email, projects, remote teams and global clients. Take advantage of these collaborative tools so your employees can be more productive — regardless of device or geographic location. 

In just a half hour, we can show you how the web-based QuickBase from Intuit offers a refreshingly powerful, flexible and affordable solution for busy teams to better manage projects, information and processes. 

While data warehouses are important for many types of analytical systems, they aren’t always necessary. Building a data warehouse can dramatically increase the cost of a BI project. This paper describes data warehouses, along with many other options for placing relevant, timely information in the hands of business users. 

This white paper will help you better understand the Project Management Life Cycle by introducing the Project Management Network Diagram (PM Network Diagram) from Global Knowledge. This diagram provides a visual illustration of the life cycle and can help you prepare for the PMP exam. 

We all have better things to do with our limited time, but we end up in numerous unproductive meetings. In this paper we will discuss why meetings fail, what are the alternatives to conventional meetings, and how to spot the meetings that should be avoided. 

ITIL is becoming the next big thing in Information Technology. This paper outlines the origin of ITIL, who controls its contents, who are the biggest users, and why you should care. 

This white paper discusses approaches for enabling greater product agility and efficiency in credit decisions, improving customer retention and attracting a higher number of new consumers. 

Team interaction is an essential component of job success. Often, the creation of teams can lead to communication breakdown and conflict. Learn to identify positive versus negative conflict and how each can impact on your project. This paper also includes a behavioral quiz to help you determine the health of your team. 

People do not perform at their job for one of two reasons: either they can't or they won't. The second type of employee is the one we will address in this paper- the employee who chooses not to do his or her job for whatever reason.