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Blog How did I miss this? Blinked, probably. The IEEE has kicked off work on 802.16m, the next generation of WiMAX. I've read various reports of what it'll be and when, but without the correct IEEE...
Rocket from the Crypt
Blog I have some minority interests. One of them is strange lights in the sky (both causing and enjoying), so a couple of days ago I was intrigued to read about an odd glowing cloud -- with twinkly bits...
Microsoft and BT hook up for hosted apps
News Small firms will soon get access to an online marketplace for 'software as a service' applications
End of the line for LogicaCMG telecoms
News Days of hefty profits from the SMS market are long gone, as LogicaCMG exits the telecoms marketplace
Nicely optimised supply chain you've got there...
Blog Whoops - it seems O2 and Phones4U have untied the knot, in an echo of last year's tragic Voda/Carphone breakup. Voda's even congratulated O2, "you go girl"-stylee, for breaking free of its loveless...
I hate to be a downer but...
Talkback I agree with a lot of Linux enthusiasts that Dell and other manufacturers should allow some computers to be offered with Linux. Yet, for the big M$ market, I would suggest for the majority of...
Microsofts Gameplan...
Talkback I still think Microsoft's game plan here is to "own" linux - I do think that their long term goal is to build an OS on top of linux in the same way Apple have built on Unix.
Photos: Intel aids medics with tablet PC
Photo Intel and Motion Computing show off the C5 tablet, designed to be used in a medical environment
Nurses first to use Intel tablet PC
News Intel and Motion Computing have unveiled the C5 tablet PC, designed specifically for health-care professionals
Microsoft releases six Vista deployment tools
News Software giant is offering software downloads to bolster the deployment of its new operating system, plus a new version of Virtual PC
Overseas workers brought to the UK on a Work Permit are NOT...
Talkback I process work permits for an IT firm and the legal requirements are that you must pay the individual the same rate as a UK 'resident worker' or if still being paid on an overseas payroll must...
PC World plans
Talkback "claiming that it takes green issues extremely seriously." The only thing M$ takes seriously is their bottom line and the fact that they don't want any competition. PC's choice is like putting a 7...
Next BT chairman hints at future plans
News Sir Michael Rake has suggested that BT may have to borrow and spend to become a major IT services player
BBC Wonga
Blog It must be clear to everyone that the latest BBC licence fee agreement is going to be the last one. There are now so many distribution channels and alternative sources of programming that the model...
Intel and your insides
Blog INTEL TECHNOLOGY ALLOWS NURSES... said the email as it nestled in my inbox. The nurses I know don't tend to wait for permission for anything, but it's an intriguing headline. ...TO SPEND MORE...
I am not surprised by this.
Talkback I am amazed that there is any surprise in this. The whole model for IT Development in the UK is moving towards a lower cost offshore model. As part of this offshore model there is a need for...
Snort hit by vulnerability
News Companies running the open-source intrusion-detection system are vulnerable to malicious code and should take action
Nokia's new smartphones
Photo Nokia unveiled a number of new smartphones at the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona last week. See all the new models here, and find out what each has to offer.
onshore offshoring - cheap labour
Talkback And they only JUST realised - what does it take? This was obvious ages ago when offshoring became popular. Well done - a good way to make the UK economy go bust and the IT industry to become as...
Ballmer cautious; shock
Blog It comes to something when Steve Ballmer is not super-confident, but his latest analyst conference proved one exception. Or a partial one at least. One thing Microsoft's chief executive didn't hold...
Rise in UK work permits sparks alarm
News Number of visas issued to overseas IT workers has risen by a third, raising concerns that the scheme is being used to import cheap labour
PC World plans 'green' Vista PC
News Retailer is planning to build an environmentally friendly PC, but is criticised for choosing to run power-hungry Vista on it
Vonage and Verizon prepare for court
News Patent infringement case comes at a difficult time for Vonage as it struggles to continue signing up new customers
O2 prices force police to rethink vocab
News Police officers must cut down on long words when using the emergency services network or switch to normal mobile phones
SQL Server gets Service Pack 2
News Microsoft's second free service pack for SQL Server 2005 aims to make the database software compatible with Vista and Office 2007
HP sees rise in profit and revenue
News Company says the increase is due to solid growth across its business in the most recent quarter
Asigra Televaulting 6.2
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