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Birmingham considers Linux extension
News Birmingham City Council is mulling an extension to its open-source software deployment, which was criticised last year for falling short of expectations. Birmingham is also considering moving to thin client PCs, which would give it another...
[March 5, 2007, 8:37]
Birmingham council hopes to cut costs with VoIP
News Cabinet members at Birmingham City Council are to vote on whether to spend more than £5m renewing the authority's telephone system. If plans are approved at a cabinet meeting on 16 March, 2009, Birmingham will replace its 10-year-old phone system...
[March 10, 2009, 8:00]
Birmingham begins major open source pilot
News Birmingham City Council has started a giant trial of open source software on desktops and servers, intended to determine whether open source really delivers benefits. Birmingham is going further in using a full open source solution, albeit on a...
[May 16, 2005, 17:55]
Birmingham wants affordable broadband for all
News A Birmingham City Council cabinet member has called on broadband providers to help families who struggle to afford the service. In the course of this month Birmingham is providing 2,000 school pupils with laptop computers, and plans to hand out...
[January 24, 2008, 12:46]
EZ Weather Birmingham for iPhone
Downloads EZ Weather Birmingham for iPhone delivers fast, accurate Birmingham weather information direct from the National Weather Service. Open up EZ Weather and get instant access to all the weather information and animated radars you need for Birmingham.
[October 15, 2009, 6:22]
A-Z Birmingham Street Map (Series 80) 1080
Downloads Comprehensive Birmingham street map based on the famous A-Z maps. This is the highest quality map of Birmingham you can buy. Maps are detailed, colourful and clear - exactly the same maps as on the BirminghamA-Z.
[April 10, 2006, 8:00]
Microsoft denies role in Birmingham Linux flop
News Microsoft has insisted it did not slash its software prices to encourage Birmingham City Council to abort its Linux project. Birmingham pulled the plug on its open-source desktop project after it found that an upgrade to Windows XP was cheaper.
[November 23, 2006, 10:09]
Birmingham City Council correction
Talkback "However, Birmingham City Council axed its Linux rollout last year, because it found that its Microsoft-based platform was cheaper. This statement requires a correction. BCC were too incompetent to manage a deploy Open Source software such as Linux.
[September 12, 2007, 14:13]
Criticism mounts over Birmingham's Linux project
News Criticism is mounting over the termination of a large-scale Linux project in Birmingham. As reported earlier this week, Birmingham City Council pulled the plug on its £535,000 open-source pilot after its analysis concluded that it was cheaper to...
[November 17, 2006, 14:59]
National open source centre comes to Birmingham
News An institute that aims to promote the use of open source software in the UK is being set up in Birmingham. Founding partners of the NOC include the National Computing Centre, Birmingham City Council and the council-led Digital Birmingham initiative...
[October 25, 2006, 16:00]
Networks show drops telecoms, stays in Birmingham
News However the new organisation works out, network managers can prepare themselves for another trek to Birmingham next year with, no doubt, just as many exciting products as they will have seen this year.
[June 25, 2002, 15:05]
Birmingham begins major open source pilot
Talkback Actually, I was pointing to a source of (free) information rather then pointing to a possible commercial relationship. The idea being to try to avoid re-inventing the wheel.
[May 21, 2005, 23:03]
Birmingham begins major open source pilot
Talkback Yes, indeed. However, Novell are a private sector organisation, and some might say a little more motivated than most to undertake the transition. One, this is a Public Sector organisation. The rules are a little different.
[May 17, 2005, 6:58]
Birmingham begins major open source pilot
Talkback Novell (and others) already did this internally with much more desktops. They also learned valuable lessons along the way.
[May 16, 2005, 21:26]
Birmingham to fund web access for 1,800 families
News Birmingham City Council is to provide computers and internet connections for 1,800 households in the Aston district. The council's cabinet approved phase three of the Aston Pride IT Project on Monday.
[November 27, 2008, 11:55]
Voice activated car debuts at Birmingham
News At the top end of the toys-for-boys market is the new Jaguar-S TYPE saloon which made its world debut yesterday. The car enables the driver to keep his hands firmly on the wheel, while controlling devices such as the radio, CD-player, phone and air...
[October 21, 1998, 15:25]
Events Diary
News July) Networks telecom '99: NEC, Birmingham July) Computer Telephony Expo '99: NEC, Birmingham IT Training Show :NEC, Birmingham Call Centre Expo '99: NEC, Birmingham. 28-30 Introduction to Datacommunications, London.
[June 18, 1999, 17:03]
Watchdog issues rogue-dialler help
Talkback A couple of weeks ago I was coming back from an appointment in central Birmingham and being geographically challenged took a wrong turn. Last night (18/04/2006) I had a phonecall saying I had won a holiday as the result of filling in a shopping...
[April 19, 2006, 15:06]
Events diary
News Birmingham ICC NEC Birmingham, UK th - 12th - National Project Management Exhibition Compaq Roadshow Belfast Galgorm Manor London Stakis Metropole London Stakis Metropole Edinburgh EICC th - 12th - Independent Exhibitions
[November 9, 1998, 6:36]
Student disappears in email mystery
News Police believe the disappearance of a Birmingham University student may have been triggered by a mysterious email message. Nick Bloy, a student at Aston University in Birmingham, is feared dead after his car, containing his personal belongings, was...
[September 10, 1999, 11:10]
