Previous DayISO may change its processes following OOXML debacle
Blog The normally august International Organisation for Standardization (ISO) has said that it may change its fast track processes following the controversy around Microsoft's Office Open XML. I've...
Chinese attack on CNN predicted
Blog A contributor to the 'Dark Visitor' blog has predicted an attack on news company CNN. The blog, which claims to track Chinese hack attacks, has said that the attack will occur on April 19 at...
Critics brand OOXML a Microsoft 'marketing tool'
News XML author Tim Bray has accused Microsoft of pursuing OOXML standardisation for marketing purposes, while others claim the ISO process is 'broken' and 'politicised'
How the net-neutrality debate crossed the pond
Comment The net-neutrality debate has finally hit the UK. It is well worth having, but advocates need to pick the right fight
Cash raised for Voice 2.0 plans
Blog Truphone, the mobile VoIP company, has gathered up £16.5m in an investment round. Last week the company also bought SIM4travel, a global pay-as-you-go mobile network. Truphone says its new cash...
Alarm Bells Again?
Talkback Is it just me or do the carriers ring this alarm bell every 18 months? It's not clear to me what they're looking for. In this case one might argue that this is a prelude to a discussion on how...
Security: It's all in the software
Q&A Security-industry veteran and venture capitalist Ted Schlein says chief security officers' time should be spent on engineering, not network security
Cool award for storage-robot maker
News Gartner names Data Robotics the title of Cool Vendor in Storage for its small-business robot, Drobo
Where is a need?
Talkback I am unable to identify anything in this plan that will in any way be of benefit to those who will fund it - the tax payers. It may well be an exciting innovation to Council executives and will...
Red Hat says no to consumer Linux desktop
News The company plans to focus on enterprise systems and says it would not profitably be able to create a traditional desktop product
Very nicely put Andrew.
Talkback That would tie up with a couple of facts. I tried to get to see one consultant as I thought they would do a better job once they met me, no chance, most of them only want to deal by email now! I...
AT&T: Internet to hit full capacity by 2010
News The company has warned of the need for urgent investment in the internet's infrastructure, deliberately avoiding the term 'net neutrality'
First announcement...sign of intent
Talkback Ketan Karia, SVP Marketing EMEA at Ingres: With the latest announcements from Sun/MySQL it looks as if the open source community is losing MySQL to a proprietary model. And as the first major...
Enterprise open-source census underway
News The project plans to tackle the fact that a lack of traditional software licences means there is little solid data on how much open-source software is being used by businesses
The correct business model
Talkback "We need to find a model that allows us to produce a ton of great code under GPL while having the financial strength to do all this." Services, services, services....WooowoowW. I *used to* love...
The crisis is in the recruitment "industry"
Talkback [[ new talent in the IT industry is "diminishing at an alarming rate" as enrolments in technology-intensive courses decline and women remain unconvinced of a career in IT. ]] *Women* remain...
Multi-Tech Faxfinder 820
Review Multi-Tech FaxFinder is a simple-to-install and flexible fax server. The system provides good configuration and logging options and integration to an existing PBX is seamless. If you're after a...
Councils join data-sharing scheme
News A group of 10 councils plans to share access to confidential information using Microsoft's digital identity system
Tech problems delay launch of NHS booking system
News The launch of the latest 'Choose and Book' online referral system has been delayed due to a technical issue causing patient appointments to be made incorrectly
