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Microsoft's $3 software plan ignores hardware problem
Blog It is essential that the massive excess of unwanted ICT in rich developed countries is transferred to the most disadvantaged economies - if global inequalities are to be reduced. I had a mail this morning from Tony Roberts, chief executive of IT...
[May 1, 2007, 17:50]
Linux racks up corporate credentials
News IBM's Global Services division will run the system, an extension of an existing services deal with Air New Zealand. On the eve of the LinuxWorld Conference and Expo, IBM and Hewlett-Packard have begun making the case that the comparatively young...
[August 8, 2002, 7:46]
Shortlists for CNET tech awards unveiled
News BNP Paribas Securities Services — BNP Paribas Securities Services' Global STP Platform The awards, which will be handed out on 26 September in London, recognise innovative use of IT in the UK, leading providers of products and services, and a chief...
[July 7, 2006, 15:35]
Enterprise AIM signs up Lotus Sametime
News Last week, Hewlett Packard announced it would integrate Enterprise AIM into its global messaging products for corporations and small businesses. America Online plans to test for the first time a business version of its AOL Instant Messenger...
[February 3, 2003, 14:01]
Intel's Centrino launch brings mixed reactions
News One attendee, who is employed within the mobility team of a global drinks manufacturer, and who asked not to be named, said: "It's difficult to realise the difference [compared to the original Centrino], in terms of what will make people decide to...
[May 11, 2007, 10:00]
Comdex: Speech recognition software talking up a storm
News Anne-Marie Derouault, director of IBM's global speech marketing and sales, expects that speech technology will be ubiquitous within 2-5 years and within 5-10 years will become extremely user friendly -- to the extent that people can ask natural...
[November 17, 1998, 9:17]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog The global economy will have to change dramatically, and how easy or hard this is for us will depend on how well we can model what's happening to the point we can predict what's up next. Thursday 24/11/2005
[November 25, 2005, 17:20]
Top Ten Things Wrong With Zune
Blog Comment If you want to be angry about something, bitch about global warming. Grow up. Get over it, the Zune isn't trying to BE the iPod, it's trying to COMPETE with the iPod.see 10. The market has shown that people like black and white; if you don't like...
[November 24, 2006, 10:54]
SAP marches to its own beat
News While it seems that smaller application vendors have seen an uptick in business as well, we believe that the larger vendors have fared better due to their large installed base of customers and global reach.
[January 15, 2002, 16:25]
Intel profit warning hits weak UK markets
News Like many global companies already feeling the effect of the weak euro and high oil prices, Intel could see demand soften further if these trends persist and further squeeze consumer spending. A profit warning from Intel Thursday night hit UK high...
[September 22, 2000, 10:32]
Linux looks good on server
News It has been negotiating for months now with Linux Global Partners in New York in this regard, but those negotiations have so far gone nowhere. The Linux revolution is turning into an evolution, with its prospects on the server and client splitting...
[May 22, 2001, 11:51]
IBM makes a patent offering to open source
News Through measures such as today's pledge, we will increasingly use patents to encourage and protect global innovation and interoperability through open standards, and we urge others to do so as well," Kelly said.
[January 11, 2005, 8:15]
TDK-Grey Cell buy to fuel GSM, PC Card, software comms
News David Chao, who founded Grey Cell seven years ago from a flat in Harrow, said that the company had decided to sell out in order to fund global expansion. The purchase announced today of London-based Grey Cell buys TDK's System Group expertise in...
[September 2, 1997, 14:17]
What has broadband done for us?
News Recent research conducted by Shopcreator and BT Global Services identified four areas where broadband has most impact on businesses: e-trading, backup and security, collaborative working and expenditure reduction.
[March 31, 2004, 12:15]
Lords probes online security risks
News Lots of banks have global networks, which is useful for establishing links with law-enforcement authorities we may not necessarily be able to reach. A House of Lords committee investigating internet security has heard evidence from leading...
[December 14, 2006, 16:29]
GPS device maps are mostly outdated
News He said updates are pushed out four times a year with the help of "tens of thousands of global sources — ranging from mapping vehicles and digital cartographers to zoning boards and public safety officials, to construction companies and truck...
[September 3, 2009, 11:39]
US plans huge spend on nanotechnology
News But the liberal ETC Group has called for a global moratorium on manufacturing nanomaterials, and Sun Microsystems founder Bill Joy famously warned that mankind must not unleash nanotechnology because it could "destroy the biosphere on which all...
[May 8, 2003, 9:28]
Can wikis change the Web?
News Because it's distributed, it's global, so when I have to go to sleep, someone else can pick it up and keep working on it. Moments after the eye of Hurricane Katrina made landfall along the US Gulf Coast on 29 August, news agencies everywhere rushed...
[November 16, 2005, 17:05]
Grid computing founders form start-up
News Sun's grid vision is a global pool of computing power that people pay to use, in the same manner they pay to pull power off today's electrical grid. The company, called Univa and based near Chicago, is building its business on the Globus Toolkit...
[December 13, 2004, 8:00]
Negotiators step in to software deals
News Compared to three years ago, it's a different economic climate," said Jacqueline Woods, vice president of global pricing and licensing strategy at Oracle. Budget-conscious technology buyers are turning to a new ally to help them squeeze the best...
[August 22, 2002, 13:01]
