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Archive - 18 Jun 2007

Red Hat rejects Microsoft advances

News Largest Linux vendor spurns renewed interest from the software giant in a patent or technology tie-up

Rant: Analyse my lifestream!

Blog I've just returned from a wildly infuriating lunch with a bunch of frothy-mouthed social media 2.0 evangelists. I will refrain from naming any of the people or companies involved in this, other...

Pressure mounts on Dell over Linux PCs

News Votes have been stacking up on Dell's user forum calling for PCs pre-loaded with Linux to be made available outside of the US

The BIG idea (part 1)

Blog Ok, I'm in my mid-30s and have lost my short-term memory. I'm skint, unfit for work and therefore sponging off the state: not a great situation for a lifelong 'Tory' voter. Nobody in their...

Specsavers opts for nationwide Linux migration

News Every business-critical application in the optician's 830 UK stores has been transferred to Red Hat software, with positive results

CIOs feel uninvolved in business strategy

News Survey reveals that three-quarters of chief information officers do not believe they exert a strategic influence on their business

UK enters government services top 10

News Accenture sees the UK move up its government customer-service league table, but the public remains indifferent

Watch Debbie wrestle the Kraken

Blog Or more accurately, watch as member Xwindowsjunkie gets to grips with pitting the latest test version of Windows Home Server (nicknamed the Kraken) against an open-source alternative (nicknamed...

Photos: Nokia reveals latest phones

Photo Mobile-phone maker has unveiled three new models, including a multimedia phone and smartphone, due for release in the third quarter

Microsoft buys into Chinese electronics firm

News Software giant will pay £6.2m for 0.8 percent of Sichuan Changhong Electric Co, the second-biggest Chinese television maker

DTI funds research into network security

News Four projects will use behavioural science to tackle the security risks caused by human error

RE:Mobile working is a myth

Blog Comment I can completely sympathise with the frustrations of data service use on-board the rail network. The operators can deliver this coverage - try the First Great Western line from London to Newbury...

IBA Health close to iSoft takeover

News Takeover of the troubled software firm by IBA Health moves closer as CSC gives its consent to the deal

Vodafone cuts data prices

News Customers using the mobile operator for laptop data connectivity will see surfing become cheaper from 2 July

Mozilla hits out at Apple's Safari plans

News Company's chief operating officer believes Steve Jobs wants to steal Firefox users and create a 'duopoly' with Microsoft

NHS IT chief to step down

News Head of the National Programme for IT, Richard Granger, will leave his post later this year, the NHS has revealed

O2 Xda Argon

Review O2's Argon has definite appeal as an upgrade to the Xda IIi , but more up-to-date features like Windows Mobile 6, 3G and perhaps even GPS would have been nice.

IDC: Low-cost laptop no threat to PC

News Stripped-down, inexpensive notebook computers aimed at emerging markets will need to overcome a lot of challenges before they can succeed

EC launches tech scheme for elderly

News European research programme worth €1bn aims to improve the lives of older people at home and work

Consumer-tech use threatens corporate security

News Introduction to the enterprise of technology such as web email, VoIP and social networking challenges traditional security models, analysts warn

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