The majority of user authentication schemes today still use userid and password. The burden to users of managing large numbers of userids and passwords has led to proposals for Federated Identity systems, where a single set of credentials can be used to authenticate with several organisations, which have agreed to work together as a federation. 

Increasing numbers of enterprises are incorporating project portfolio management in their strategic planning. And just as individuals use financial reports and analyses to consider various investment options, the enterprise uses an analysis called the Business Case to evaluate various project proposals for inclusion in the project portfolio. 

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. 

Design teams across the world collaborate to create and develop prod­ucts. Unfortunately, IT organizations face serious challenges when collaborative teams share large files. This white paper will assess the strengths and weaknesses of the four technologies most commonly used to enhance file sharing for distributed teams. 

The need for strategic information by department and executive managers is driving the transformation of tactical departmental systems into enterprise solutions, regardless of the size of the company employing the solutions. 

In this article, we describe how some key Digital Britain proposals have been implemented in the Digital Economy Act 2010. 

Do you have a large, complex set of interconnected, multi-tier applications that need ongoing development and testing? Spending too much time and resources setting up physical machines and resetting them than actually doing development and testing? Do you lack sufficient machines to test your multi-tier applications the right way? You're not alone. 

This expert guide helps you build a solid business case for ERP including important questions to ask, how to define your business needs, comparing in-house ERP to Software as a Service (Sass), upgrade options, and more. 

By turning to a virtual-ready infrastructure, IT has the opportunity to create a next-generation architecture that fundamentally changes the way data centers work for the future. In doing so, IT has the opportunity to transform its own value to the organization by making the infrastructure more flexible and ready to move at the speed of business. 

In this video presentation, the experts will discuss the differences among a proof of concept, a trial and a pilot desktop virtualization program.  In addition, they’ll explain the reasons why a desktop virtualization pilot program is key to defining the success of an actual implantation. 

In this video, the speaker discusses the three key messages that IT leaders should include in their business case for desktop virtualization: increased security, manageability and flexibility for the end user. 

View this paper to describe how Centrify DirectAudit can solve the security, compliance and third-party access challenges organizations face when auditing and monitoring UNIX, Linux and Windows systems and discover why traditional approaches cannot address the requirements of today's changing environment.