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UK pubs get Wi-Fi
News The US is 12 to 18 months ahead of us in terms of scale and has a more competitive local loop in general. A company best-known for connecting machines in bingo halls, motorway service stations and bookies is launching a 3,000-site Wi-Fi network in...
[March 6, 2003, 15:38]
Intel announces mobile WiMax chip
News It's good that HSxPA technologies are progressing," Beardsmore told ZDNet UK on Friday, "[But] if you look at where they are in terms of bandwidth and cost per bit, we believe WiMax has a significant advantage in both those areas, and also in...
[July 24, 2006, 10:10]
Quotes of the Week, May 12-16
News We sold it because the technology was too costly to build, it did not have upward mobility in terms of capacity or performance, and it had a boat anchor attached to it called backward compatibility [with orthodox floppy disks].
[May 16, 1997, 14:50]
Experts: Gov't web-monitoring plan is unworkable
News In terms of privacy, the Home Office said that it will "ensure there are stringent safeguards inbuilt into any future proposals", and added that it had launched a consultation on the matter. The Interception Modernisation Programme (IMP) calls for...
[June 18, 2009, 12:34]
Messenger woes cast cloud over Hailstorm
News Microsoft in April revised the "terms of use" policy for its Passport service after criticism that the agreement gave the software behemoth excessive control of customers' communications. A partial outage of Microsoft's MSN Messenger service, now...
[July 10, 2001, 9:42]
DfT shared-services plan under fire
News The report says the department should renegotiate the terms and conditions of its contract with IBM to ensure value for money. Appointing high-calibre personnel with relevant experience of implementing shared-service transformation programmes
[May 23, 2008, 11:24]
Internet telephony rides back into fashion
News For example, in terms of VoIP product lines, it has 80 percent market share. In terms of core technology for VoIP, for example, echo cancellation is a must in voice applications. Thanks to improvements in quality of service and Internet bandwidth...
[April 22, 2004, 16:00]
BT Retail swallows Openworld, but rules out full merger
News Some ISPs have suggested that BT's decision breaks the terms of its licence, but Danon insists this simply isn't true. BT is to divide BTopenworld in two, placing the Internet Service Provider under the control of BT Retail, the company announced...
[December 9, 2002, 15:06]
Microsoft knocks legality of Lindows' claim site
News The agreement also specifically prohibits third parties from filing claims on the behalf of others, according to the letter, which alleges that the Lindows service encourages the filing of fraudulent claims by not presenting claimants with the...
[September 30, 2003, 10:00]
Nokia targets Web 2.0
News Sairanen added: "In terms of current business models, it's really too early to say. The service also lets users suggests new sets of widgets to be included and create new ones for their own blogs or sites.
[October 4, 2006, 8:50]
Hackers turn tables on file-swapping firms
News All of the software companies require people to accept terms of service, which bar users from hacking into the software. These "click wrap"-style agreements have generally been upheld by courts, unless the terms are deemed unreasonable.
[April 25, 2002, 13:53]
NTL targets broadband blackspot with wireless
News In order to take broadband forward to the next stage, we need more innovation -- in terms of price, products and innovative delivery methods," an industry source told ZDNet UK on Thursday. Wireless is seen as a vital part of the challenge of making...
[March 4, 2004, 16:10]
HP sets out its software and services strategy
News HP also introduced the Adaptive Infrastructure Maturity Model (AIMM) — a service to help organisations assess their positioning and future strategy in terms of efficient use of their IT assets. Organisations are assessed in terms of maturity from...
[April 25, 2007, 14:44]
Web services unplugged
News So therefore, Web services in terms of being adopted is early mainstream. And then you have to understand the quality of that service. Q: The theme that seems to be emerging these days is software as a service, as opposed to that of a few years ago...
[March 19, 2004, 12:35]
First fully IPv6-compatible WLAN kit available
News China, India and most of Europe may not be far behind in terms of mass IPv6 adoption. We don't make Ethernet switches, but our products enforce policy, such as security and quality of service," he said.
[October 27, 2004, 11:40]
Microsoft licensing prices tipped to fall
News Licensing prices for Microsoft software are set to plunge because of a second-hand market which has sprung up, thanks to a loophole in its terms and conditions. Until now, many organisations have not had a mature way to manage their software assets...
[November 14, 2005, 16:10]
If you've got the cash, Google's got the answer
News Google also takes "no responsibility for third-party content, nor does Google have any obligation to monitor such third-party content," according to its terms of service. Participants must comply with a long list of terms and services, which...
[April 22, 2002, 9:08]
IBM to court service providers with new servers
News IBM officials declined to disclose the terms of the agreement, other than that IBM was interested in the company's software for its Server Proven program. The company will introduce the Netfinity 4000R "thin server" as the centrepiece of a campaign...
[September 8, 1999, 12:16]
Life's sweet for Citron
News But cable companies are getting closer to Vonage in terms of subscriber totals; are you feeling some footsteps behind you? Three years after opening for business, Vonage has become the largest provider of voice-over-Internet-Protocol (VoIP...
[January 7, 2005, 11:00]
Microsoft antitrust efforts: Windows dressing?
News Microsoft's hoping to score some PR points by putting into motion some of the terms of the proposed settlement agreement," said Jupiter analyst Michael Gartenberg. The Department is strongly committed to ensuring that the licences provide a...
[August 6, 2002, 7:59]
