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Another speaker announced for the IAP Symposium in September 2017

We are please to have Professor Igor Schagaev on our list of speakers. He received his degree of Engineer from Moscow Power Engineering Institute in 1977, PhD in Computer Science in 1987 from Institute of Control Sciences, Russian Academy of Science. Currently Professor Igor Schagaev is Director of ITACS Ltd, UK. Igor was keynotes speaker […]

IAP Symposium 2017

The IAP Symposium at Cambridge Cottage, Kew Gardens on the 7th of September is coming.We’ve assembled a group of speakers with a huge range of experience and expertise for this year’s symposium on “Improving Software for Society” (Working Title). Here’s a preview: Sir Edmund Burton – Opening the event Ian Bryant – Trustworthy Software […]

Bletchley Park to become training centre for new generation of code breakers

Bletchley Park to become training centre for new generation of code breakers, see the link from the BBC.

9.06 Start of Day

An interesting article from the BBC on PIVOTAL Software’s unique way to control their employees working day. Perhaps if more employers were like this. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-37998577

Notice of AGM

The Institution’s 2016 AGM will be on Saturday, 15th October, at Boundary House, Boston Road, Hanwell W7 2QE, starting at 1.00 pm. The AGM is open to all members and allows any member to question the Executive and Council. It is usually a short meeting, its purpose being to fulfill a requirement of the Companies […]

Better Encryption?

As software to encrypt data gets better on PC’s and Mobile devices, it seems the Israelis can crack just about anything. This article shows how they can hack your phone. If they can hack a phone, they can sure hack your encrypted files on your PC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-37441109

Cloud Computing May Help With Medicine

Having recently attended the Computing ‘Cloud & Infrastructure Summit’ in London, I could not help but be drawn t o its uses in Medicine. Having a rare medical condition; does focus the mind, but this article shows that data is now the biggest asset the world has and it is sharing that data that may unlock […]

ARM chipmaker to be bought for £24bn by Japan’s Softbank

ARM founded in 1990 and based in Cambridge designs microchips used in most smartphones, including Apple’s and Samsung’s. See http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-36822806 for more details.

Scrum – First Do No Harm

Some scrum masters are doing more harm than good to their teams. The phrase “First, do no harm” paraphrases a portion of the Hippocratic Oath taken by physicians: “I will, according to my ability and judgment, prescribe a regimen for the health of the sick; but I will utterly reject harm and mischief.” Similarly, Agile […]

Trusted Software Foundation

The Trustworthy Software Foundation was formed on the 6th of April and. The Institution of Analysts and Programmers and the UK Testing Board are two of the founding members of this organisation. Ian Howles (a director with the UK Testing Board) and Alastair Revell (Director General of the IAP) are the directors with Ian Bryant […]