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Government invites bids for £22m marine energy fund
News However, for these to reach commercial viability, we need to focus on cost reduction and make mass deployment a reality. The government has invited marine-energy firms to bid for a share of a £22m fund that is intended to stimulate the development...
[September 22, 2009, 17:29]
Motorola to suspend mobile phone production
News It warned that an economic slowdown in America was hitting sales of handsets, and that it would respond by taking "additional cost reduction steps". Mobile phone maker Motorola is planning to suspend handset manufacturing for two weeks at its...
[March 5, 2001, 9:15]
IBM revamps Xeon server design
News The biggest reduction in cost in the system, according to IBM, is the removal of the off-chip L4 cache. IBM announced the eServer X3 architecture on Tuesday, the third major upgrade in its five-year Xeon server design programme.
[February 22, 2005, 17:50]
2005: More money means more decisions
News This requires an IT leadership switch from a focus on cost reduction toward revenue growth. 2004 saw the spending lockdown of 2003 continue. Although there were a few exceptions for some pieces of key infrastructure, IT managers and chief...
[December 31, 2004, 11:10]
Training for the worst
News However, the overall cost reduction can often make this method much more appealing than the more expensive options. Disaster recovery planning is a process that will no doubt push your boundaries in terms of your knowledge base and hands-on...
[March 28, 2006, 15:15]
Intel slashes chip prices up to 44 percent
News Intel slashed its low-cost Celeron chips, cutting prices on the mobile version of the chip by up to 44 percent. The largest mobile price reduction came on the 550MHz mobile chip, reduced by 44 percent to $96 from $170 (£64 to £113).
[June 1, 2000, 8:27]
AMD launches 1GHz microprocessor
News The most noticeable benefit to the consumer will instead be a forthcoming reduction in the cost of other lower-speed processors and PCs. Microprocessor manufacturer AMD delivered a huge smack in the face to arch industry rival Intel today by...
[March 6, 2000, 8:42]
Is the WEEE directive in trouble?
Blog Comment For both WEEE and RoHS, in the context of a possible review, the Commission services are investigating possibilities for further enhancing their environmental and health benefits, as well as for easier and more-harmonized implementation and...
[September 2, 2008, 16:02]
Government hopes ex-gas regulator can kick-start Broadband Britain
News This group is expected to call for a significant reduction in the cost of ADSL services. Clare Spottiswoode, formerly the UK gas industry regulator, has been asked by the Treasury to advise how the take-up of broadband Internet services in the UK...
[December 3, 2001, 11:32]
Government failing to close digital divide
News The report, "Closing the Digital Divide: Information and Communication Technology in Deprived Areas", comes from the government's Policy Action Team 15 and blames the cost of Net access and lack of a clear policy for putting people in the poorest...
[March 28, 2000, 13:23]
Roaming cuts may lead to coverage black spots
News According to the association, 25 percent of roaming traffic will become unprofitable if the legislation currently under review by the European parliament becomes law, as call rates will not cover the wholesale cost of providing the call.
[April 24, 2007, 15:47]
Oracle revs up to go speeding into Q4
News This equity reduction was necessary for Oracle Japan to comply with the listing requirements of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE1). Oracle's cost-cutting measures resulted in operating margins of 41.1 percent in the quarter, up from 27.4 percent in...
[June 21, 2000, 9:05]
Intel and AMD deliver pre-Christmas price cuts
News As expected, Intel reduced the cost of its Pentium 4 desktop chips by between 7 percent and 35 percent on Sunday, with the most expensive chips receiving the biggest whack. The 3.2GHz Pentium 4 dropped from $637 (£375) in volume quantities to $417...
[October 28, 2003, 8:00]
Shiny, shiny, shiny
Blog Added to which Pano Logic claims an up to 70% reduction in TCO. Prices start at $319 for black and $329 for the shiny chrome cubes to which you you need to add the cost of monitors and other desktop paraphernalia.
[November 30, 2009, 14:47]
UK police face increasing pressure from high-tech crime
News We will have to find extra money to: meet new statutory and policy responsibilities… forensic, IT and technological developments; and to fund a 12 percent rise in the cost of pensions as a result of mass officer recruitment in the 1970s.
[November 23, 2004, 15:05]
ID cards campaigners aren't giving up
Talkback It wouldn't be so bad if there was an outright band on any additional public service recruitment and a planned reduction of desk staff and the jobsworth jobs. If the ID cards were to be introduced within existing staffing and budgetary levels and...
[February 13, 2006, 15:39]
AMD announces drastic price cuts
News The fastest Athlon 64 X2, the 6000+, is now priced at $241 (equivalent to £122) per chip — a reduction of 48 percent for the US market — only slightly more expensive than some mid-range Intel processors.
[April 11, 2007, 9:18]
Outsourcing to gain control
Talkback In reality, opting to outsource the IT function to a third party not only delivers far more control but it can significantly drive down costs by leveraging economies of scale and providing low cost access to a broad, experienced skills set.
[December 24, 2009, 9:06]
Texas Instruments accelerates digital signals
News Priced at $115 in volume amounts, they will cost about half as much as those processors. The boost in performance and reduction in costs largely comes from TI's shift to the 90-nanometer manufacturing process -- a manufacturing shrink that leads to...
[January 19, 2004, 9:25]
Yahoo! beats estimates but cuts staff
News The company said that by the third quarter after its first-ever mass work force reduction, it expects to begin saving $7m to $9m per quarter through these cuts alone. We decided to be prudent and bring our cost base in line, so when the economy...
[April 12, 2001, 8:15]
