The IAP’s President, Jim Bates, FIAP (Cmpn) has written before in these pages on his work in Computer Forensics. As readers who have not spent the last three months on the planet Zarg will know, he was engaged by the Defence in a recent high-profile court case. Here, he explains the background in more detail. […]
PITCOM The Parliamentary Information Technology Committee, on which the IAP has two places, meets roughly once a month. It provides an important opportunity for us to get our views into the political arena and, conversely, to gain greater understanding of the political imperatives. As a rule, Council members occupy our places but there are occasions […]
Robin Jones reflects on the convoluted and confusing world of intellectual property. Some years ago, I recall writing a routine that needed to execute a loop differently on the first pass from how it was to behave on all subsequent passes. I solved this problem by altering the executable code at the end of the […]
Darren Brook, MIAP is an IT consultant experienced in software development, systems/business analysis, database design and project management. His skills include OOD/OOP, VB, VBA, SQL Server, Access, Crystal Reports, COM, JavaScript, HTML, SSADM, UML, and Prince2. Sectors worked in include Finance, Accountancy, Venue Management, Telecoms, Printing, Retail, CRM, and Banking. Email him at darren@darrenbrook.fsnet.co.uk Gary […]
Internet World North is at G-Mex, Manchester on 5 and 6 November. Phone 020 8232 1600 or see www.internetworldnorth.co.uk for details. Open Source in the Public Sector: The case for free and open source software. Tuesday 11 Nov at the Rutherford Conference Centre, 76 Portland Place, London W1. See www.kablenet.com/events for more. [Got an activity […]
Stephen Denson, FIAP has been involved in IT consultancy at the SME/end user level for around two decades. He has some trenchant views on customer relations that he’d like to share with us. If I have learnt anything about the computer business over the last 20 years, it is not to underestimate the obtuseness of […]
New Fellows We are pleased to welcome two new Fellows, who were recently admitted to the Institution. Iain Buchanan Now nearing retirement and an exemplary professional in his field, Iain Buchanan’s career in computing goes back further than most. Trained as a programmer by the Fich Institute in 1967, he has spent his life since […]
Unusually, this letter isn’t from a member. Sarah Toll originally wrote to us some while back asking for advice on starting out in the IT business. We thought it appropriate to print her most recent email to demonstrate that we don’t just look after the interests of members. We also have a responsibility to the […]
