Improving Software for Society

The IAP is a specialist professional body in the software development field. We believe well-designed software has a positive impact on industry, our communities and future.

We are the voice of our members and aim to uphold and improve industry standards by liaising with government, academia and employers. We have members in over 30 countries and, as a registered charity, are committed to providing a solid foundation to students and a hub of expertise to experienced practitioners.

To find out about becoming a member visit the JOIN THE IAP page, email admin@iap.org.uk or call 020 8004 9085.

VSJ – October 2005 – Work in Progress

Terry Longhurst, FIAP continues his celebration of the centenary of Einstein’s seminal paper on Special Relativity. This month he examines how much we really know about the nature of electromagnetic radiation. Albert Einstein’s original theory of relativity was based on two ideas: the concept and principle of relativity. However these proved to be incompatible. Einstein […]

VSJ – October 2005 – Members’ News

Christopher Hill, FIAP Members who knew him, and all who have benefited from the work he has done with the Institution Web site, will regret the untimely death of the IAP’s Webmaster Chris Hill. Chris died suddenly and quite unexpectedly of a stroke, shortly before his fiftieth birthday. Trained as an electrical engineer, Chris went […]

VSJ – October 2005 – Sounding Board

Robin Jones previews a change to the format of ‘Sounding Board’ When I introduced the IAP pages in VSJ just over six years ago now, I wrote ‘Sounding Board will be IAP members’ opportunity to get things off their chests’. So it will remain. We welcome members’ views on the industry and its foibles, the […]

VSJ – October 2005 – Employment Exchange

Craig Golby, MCMI MIAP is a Project Manager and Business Analyst with 17 years’ financial services experience, knowledgeable in mortgages, loans, credit/store cards and general banking. Companies worked for include Paragon (National Home Loans), CIBC Mortgages plc, Beneficial Bank, HFC Bank and Alliance & Leicester. He has experience with Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, Java, JSP, […]

VSJ – October 2005 – Notice Board

Storage Expo is at Olympia, London on 12 and 13 October. See www.storage-expo.com for details. The CSIA Information Assurance Roadshow is at Leeds Town Hall on 25 October and at Cardiff Town Hall on 31 October. See www.kablenet.com/ke.nsf for more. [Got an activity or event coming up? Email eo@iap.org.uk with the details.]

VSJ – September 2005 – Work in Progress

Terry Longhurst, FIAP is celebrating the centenary of Einstein’s seminal paper on Special Relativity by taking the opportunity to develop his distinctive ideas about Einstein’s theories from, as he says, an analyst’s standpoint. Here’s the second instalment, in which Terry looks at the weaknesses in the Special Theory and how they were addressed in the […]
« Newer Older »