Views sought on Europe's digital agenda
Blog The European Commission has opened a consultation into Europe's digital strategy for the period from 2010 to 2015. The online questionnaire went live on Tuesday, and is open to individuals and organisations.
[August 5, 2009, 17:15]
Marillion sought for McKinnon concert
Blog A rock concert to benefit self-confessed hacker, Gary McKinnon, is being pitched by the man who runs Glastonbury Radio, who is hoping to recruit bands like Marillion. Ross Hemsworth is putting together the concert, he says, to draw attention to the...
[November 21, 2008, 14:40]
Plaintiffs sought in potential battery-life class action
Blog A Californian law firm is looking for potential plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit over laptop makers' battery life claims. Girard Gibbs has put up a webpage referring to AMD's claims that "many laptop battery manufacturers calculate battery life...
[June 30, 2009, 11:06]
Microsoft opens SaaS to others
Blog Up to now, Microsoft has sought to retain some control over any transactions taking place between customers and resellers. On Sunday, Microsoft said it was moving towards the idea of opening up its online business applications so that its partners...
[March 9, 2009, 15:01]
Microsoft missing out on User Feedback 2.0
Blog After two Microsoft Office employees started an unofficial suggestion site, MakeOfficeBetter.com, we sought comment from Redmond itself — particularly regarding why Microsoft doesn't do this sort of thing on an official level.
[August 13, 2009, 17:39]
RSA: Cryptography for bookworms
Blog Chey Cobb's Cryptography for Dummies is one of the latest in the ever-popular Dummies series, and it's been one of the most sought after books at Wiley's stand. It hasn't been the busiest tech exhibition of the year by a long way, but one stand...
[October 24, 2007, 17:29]
All About LTO Tapes....
Blog IBM, HP and Seagate sought to counter this by introducing a more open format. LTO is a magnetic tape data storage technology developed as an open alternative to the proprietary Digital Linear Tape (DLT).
[July 25, 2008, 10:04]
ISPs and govt to talk net neutrality
Blog We sought comment on this from the ISP Association at the time, but to no avail. One of the most interesting aspects of this week's massive shakeup of EU telecoms rules was to do with net neutrality. To rather lazily lift a paragraph from the story...
[November 16, 2007, 8:50]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog It was entirely remodelled by owner Tony Alleyne: he split up with his wife and he sought solace in the stars. Monday 28/04/2003 A message from the future. Captain's log, star date 2804 point three. Due to a chance encounter with a Rigolian...
[May 2, 2003, 14:53]
EC may extend MS antitrust probe
Blog Microsoft admitted to ZDNet.co.uk in August last year that it had sought to influence partners to join the ISO national voting bodies. The EC is to extend its antitrust investigation into Microsoft's behaviour during "a struggle last year to ratify...
[February 8, 2008, 15:59]
Internet advertising surpasses TV
Blog And I suspect that even if a shoe ad is sandwiched into a TV programme about shoes, the targeting is less good on TV than online due to the fact that people are more likely to have sought out a Web site and flopped in front of a TV prog.
[September 30, 2009, 8:40]
Flood Season: Top Tips On Keeping Your Business Above Water
Blog Difficulties can also be experienced when staff members sought to contact family members and are unable to do so. It’s this time of year when the winds and rain hurl their best at us. So here’s a practical guide on how your business can avoid...
[March 11, 2008, 15:03]
Lute alors
Blog Another Dickhead is one of Sting's contemporaries in the new wave pop scene, Gary Numan - who to date has not sought the company of Bosnian lute players. Right. Pay attention. Perception is on the blink again.
[October 17, 2006, 12:33]
Get ready for a transparent future
Blog Which is only fair, given that the moment anyone becomes remotely powerful such information will be keenly sought by press and opposition. For those of us of a more liberal persuasion - by my calculations, roughly 60,764,238 UK citizens - and who...
[November 24, 2008, 7:04]
Is this the start-up silly season?
Blog Due to their interest in the developer community I have been periodically tracking the progress of a programme called Seedcamp, which targets early-stage web tech startups and connects them with experienced and (I’m told) ‘sought after...
[July 13, 2009, 8:38]
