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 2003 – Notice Board

The European Technology Forum’s Technology Summit 2003 is at the Bloomberg Auditorium, City Gate House, 39-45 Finsbury Square, London on 8 and 9 October. See www.euro-techforum.com for more. Storage Expo 2003 is at Olympia, London from 15 – 16 October. Further details from www.storage-expo.com. The IT & Management Consultancy Fair is at G-MEX Centre, Manchester […]

VSJ – September 2003

VSJ – September 2003 – Work in Progress

Not so much a work in progress this month as a couple of thoughts that might lead to some. Progress, that is. Policy Documents The IT business moves fast and expects everybody to keep up. That’s a big enough issue for professionals but, these days, pretty much everyone else is affected by changes that seem […]

VSJ – September 2003 – Members’ News

The Yearbook for 2004 We’re about to start putting together next year’s IAP Yearbook. As usual, we’re looking for contributions in the form of articles likely to appeal to members. Possible topics include (but are not limited to) programming and technology issues, industry trends, continuing education and career development. Also of interest will be general […]

VSJ – September 2003 – Sounding Board

James Dobson MIAP, who is Systems/Project Accountant for the East Thames Housing Group, contacted us recently with a query that we couldn’t answer directly. But, as the AA used to say, we know a man (or, more properly, some people) who can. I’ll let him take up the story… I am writing to thank you […]

VSJ – September 2003 – Employment Exchange

Terry O’Keefe, MIAP, of TOK Logic Web Engineering, says, ‘Do you need a night shift?’ He can offer network and system monitoring and remote management while you sleep. Secure Web and Servlet Hosting, with servers in UK and Australia. Also Java, XML, XML-Schema to order. Email iap1@tok2.net, send a message to Terry via http://www.terry-comms.com or […]