Chris O’Toole, MIAP is, as you’ll see from what follows, one of our members in Ireland. Since graduating thirteen years ago, he’s worked mostly in the financial sector, currently as an IT systems designer for Acorn Life Limited. He’s working on an MSc thesis, studying for an MBA, goes power boating, hill walking, plays tennis […]

Darren Brook, MIAP is an IT consultant experienced in software development, systems and business analysis, database design and project management. His skills include OOD/OOP, VB, VBA, SQL Server, Access, Crystal Reports, COM, C, Clipper, JavaScript, HTML, SSADM, UML and Prince2. He has worked in a wide range of sectors including Finance, Accountancy, Venue Management, Telecommunications, […]

Enterprise Networks is specifically designed for Communications, ICT, Network and Corporate Managers. It takes place on July 5 – 6 at Olympia 2, London. See www.enterprisenetworks.co.uk for details. Flexible Working in the Public Sector: ‘Smarter business through the use of technology’ is at the Rutherford Conference Centre, 76 Portland Place, London W1 on Tuesday 13 […]

Council member John Ellis, FIAP introduced, in March’s VSJ, some ideas about Web accessibility. Since then, in May, you’ll have seen Paul Lynham’s report on the presentation by Julie Howell from the RNIB to the Annual Symposium. Here, John takes things a stage further. In my last article on making Web sites more accessible to […]

New Web Site Features Have you visited www.iap.org.uk, the IAP Web site, recently?  It may look the same, but under the covers it has been totally revamped.  The features that were merely promised by the old site are now fully implemented.  Members may find the following of particular interest: Email forwarding. If you feel FredBloggs123@hotmail.com […]

Peter Davey, MIAP has encountered some problems in tendering for security-sensitive contracts. Here’s his story. There is a ‘Chicken and Egg’ situation for companies tendering for contracts where the workers need to be cleared for security. When a position requires clearance, the ‘employer’ must sponsor a potential worker for vetting by the Security Agency for […]