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BT's archive: Pictures from the vault

BT's archive: Pictures from the vault

...In the run-up to privatisation, Post Office Telecommunications adopted a yellow cartoon bird called Buzby as part... Read more

20 January, 2012 by Rupert Goodwins

TfL seeks to make driver data viewable abroad

...these offices and we fear it could pave the way for further privatisation and offshoring of DVLA services." This story originally appeared on Guardian Government... Read more

19 March, 2012 by Gill Hitchcock

Pirates storm Berlin parliament

...free public transport and votes for over-14s, while campaigning against secretive privatisation deals. Under-30s apparently accounted for most of the Pirate Party vote... Read more

19 September, 2011

Government lifts council ban on selling green energy

...Miscellaneous Provisions) Act of 1976. It was put in place during electricity privatisation under Thatcher's government and was intended to incentivise the shift of... Read more

9 August, 2010 by Jack Clark
Container Management 1.6

Container Management 1.6

...a wide range of topics in global port and terminal development, port privatisation, financing and acquisition, cargo and container handling technology, IT, shipping, intermodal logistics... Read more

5 March, 2011
Container Management for iPad 1.6

Container Management for iPad 1.6

...a wide range of topics in global port and terminal development, port privatisation, financing and acquisition, cargo and container handling technology, IT, shipping, intermodal logistics... Read more

5 March, 2011
You Are G8, We Are 6 Billion - The Truth Behind the Genoa Protests 1

You Are G8, We Are 6 Billion - The Truth Behind the Genoa Protests 1

...world's most powerful nations: Third World debt Climate change Nuclear Weapons Privatisation of utilities Drug company profiteering This passionate account fully conveys the protesters... Read more

26 August, 2010
You Are G8, We Are 6 Billion 1.0

You Are G8, We Are 6 Billion 1.0

...world's most powerful nations: Third World debt; Climate change; Nuclear Weapons; Privatisation of utilities; Drug company profiteering; This passionate account fully conveys the protesters... Read more

25 August, 2010
El Al Meets Strategic Goals With Integrated Security Solution

El Al Meets Strategic Goals With Integrated Security Solution

...000 tonnes of cargo every year to more than 50 destinations. Following privatisation, El Al needed to roll out a range of new systems and... Read more

12 July, 2010

US Report: Domain-name plans pass to industry

Those familiar with the Clinton administration's Web domain privatisation plan, to be announced today, say many crucial details - such as who... Read more

5 June, 1998 by ZDNet

ICANN secures temporary funds

Criticised for its funding methods, non-profit ICANN continues to struggle for a regular income source. Read more

20 August, 1999 by ZDNet

US Report: Gov't hands domain-name reins to private sector

After nearly a year of intensive deliberations and consultation, The U.S. Department of Commerce on Friday said it will... Read more

8 June, 1998 by ZDNet

Clinton advisor defends Net privatisation

WASHINGTON-With full recognition that the government is stepping into a minefield of controversy, President Clinton's... Read more

5 February, 1998 by John Rendleman

European telcos heading for backdoor privatisation

...and it's a situation that appears to indicate a return to privatisation in the sector, says Idate – the Institute for audiovisuals and telecoms in... Read more

10 September, 2003 by Christophe Guillemin

The IT missionaries: preaching privatisation for Africa's telcos

The entire African continent has fewer telephone lines than the city of Tokyo - despite Nelson Mandela giving the issue top priority at Telecoms 95. With the next major industry summit just around the corner, Lisa Burroughes examines why little has changed - and why it's damaging businesses across the globe. Read more

15 September, 1999 by Lisa Burroughes

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Lonnie

those conformation letters are hard to figure out what is which letters it is a pain in the back side. Please make it more Ledge-able being better...

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BrownieBoy

"cites" even. Ouch!

8 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Horace Ontalhold

...... and PDP11s too

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BrownieBoy

I had a quick skim through the PDF. It seems to be that many of these so-called cost savings would be down to a hardware refresh. Although...

10 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
bobandroid

496,999 BT Fon Hotspots lovingly situated in your next door neighbours garden, no matter how you dress that up its still a pup... Not where I need...

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apexwm

Jack : I was hoping you could provide us a summary since you are familiar with this report. I am not yet sure how much of my time I'd like to...

13 hours ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Smilig Eddie

2 – 4 more weeks of waiting: how many buyers are going to decide instead to see what the iPhone 5 offers? Consumer trust in the brand has also...

13 hours ago by Smilig Eddie on Samsung Galaxy 'S3' delayed by special paint
SRist

So it looks like this was a complete red herring - Adobe are allowing upgrades from Photoshop CS3, CS4 and CS5 at the same price. When did this...

14 hours ago by SRist on Photoshop users attack Adobe upgrade policy change
Jack Schofield

@apexwm Have you considered either (a) reading the story above or (b) reading the PDF? There are answers in both.

16 hours ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
apexwm

I would love to hear why Microsoft believes that "upgrading from Windows XP to Windows 7 pays for itself in a year, in increased productivity and...

17 hours ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
debsmk

I have just changed mine to white they said 3 to 5 days

18 hours ago by debsmk on Samsung Galaxy 'S3' delayed by special paint
Atangana

I would like a job for me and do good to their tackiness vellent my help I will do my best to help you mercie for all

19 hours ago by Atangana on UK's 15-year-old World Excel champion offered £100k job
BrownieBoy

Well done to IDC for producing a report that says using XP is a waste of money. Only 11 years too late with it is all....

20 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Jack Schofield

@Burn-IT ...which doesn't mean it isn't true ;-) I'll be interested if you can find any properly-researched, independent data from any of the...

21 hours ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Burn-IT

As said, sponsored by Microsoft........

21 hours ago by Burn-IT on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
mrbigdong

@620W, I mine 1 BTC/daily for cost of 1.7eur, they naysayers regurgitate the rubbish they read as usual

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Mike Denton

If the link to the next section existed that would be awesome.... Guess I have to ask uncle google where it is

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minzhu

Don't blame CEO, they want RIM win. RIM has strange culture and self distruct political environment. In RIM if a new hired person figure out...

1 day ago by minzhu on RIM CEO: Time to squash BlackBerry myths
Thomas Gellhaus

I've been very pleased with Mageia 2. My review went up on Sunday. My only issue is that my particular wireless printer hasn't been detected on...

1 day ago by Thomas Gellhaus via Facebook on Scorecard - Linux Mint 13 and Mageia 2
knapper

That we have :-) Retailers don't buy stuff to lie around in warehouses, particularly with fast moving technology products. If they didn't think...

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