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DRM Is Failing, MPs Told
News Appearing at a hearing conducted by the All-Party Parliamentary Internet Group (APIG), senior representatives from the British Library said they were frustrated that DRM is stopping librarians from giving the public long-term access to content.
[February 2, 2006, 16:25]
Government Intellectual Property Under Scrutiny
News It is funded by the British Educational Communications and Technology Agency, the British Library, the Department for Education and Skills, JISC (the Joint Information Systems Committee) and MLA (the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council) on...
[June 30, 2005, 16:05]
Sites Spotlight Reports Of Copy-protected CDs
News The British group came to prominence last month after leading a street protest of record shops when news broke that promotional copies of Michael Jackson's newest single would be protected in that country.
[November 13, 2001, 13:06]
UK Education System Failing Tech Industry
News The UK education system is failing to turn out the kind of school leavers that the technology industry requires to stay competitive with China, India and Eastern Europe, the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has warned.
[August 14, 2006, 14:35]
Securing The Olympics
Blog Wyatt was backed by one of the leaders of the Security Group at the British Computer Society (BCS), who called for a broader range of technology to be embraced. The MP also raised the possibility of a conflict between the technology necessary to...
[April 24, 2007, 13:13]
Anti-DRM Day Announced
News The British Library said the technology was hampering its ability to use digitised material within the context of a library, and the Royal National Institute for the Blind claimed DRM stopped certain e-books working with software designed to make...
[September 1, 2006, 13:55]
Xansa Founder Honoured With BCS Award
News The British Computer Society (BCS) IT Professional Awards ceremony took place on Tuesday night in London. Shirley founded the company in 1962 and in her 25 years as its chief executive she turned it into a leading business technology group.
[October 20, 2004, 18:05]
ARM: Moving On From Mobiles
News How about a 1,300-employee British company named ARM? What's the most dominant company in the technology industry? Companies that have already developed software for competing architectures will be reluctant to switch without a clear case for ARM's...
[April 3, 2006, 13:40]
News Schmooze: Chips Learn To Communicate
News The Schmoozer's admiration of British Telecommunications Group grows with each passing news-infested week. For example, new memory technologies that use photons, nanometres and very tiny magical fairies to be able to store the contents of the...
[March 1, 2002, 16:36]
British Library Calls For Digital Copyright Action
News Digital civil rights organisation the Open Rights Group said it "whole-heartedly supported" the British Library's call for a clarification of copyright law. The British Library has called for a "serious updating" of current copyright law to...
[September 25, 2006, 13:50]
Market Roundup: FTSE Down As Investors Hold Breath
News British Sky Broadcasting fell 10 to 634p amid reports the group is close to buying a minority stake in Premiere, KirchGruppe's digital pay-TV service, for about £300m. Telecoms generally rose, but shares of Orange, Vodafone Airtouch and British...
[October 27, 1999, 17:24]
UK Public Embrace IT But Shun Tech Hype
News The British public is still unimpressed by the hype that often surrounds new technology, despite the high take-up of PCs and mobile phones, according to a report published on Wednesday. With 52 percent of all UK adults owning a PC, a British home...
[July 24, 2002, 15:04]
Google Scientist To Demo Quantum Computer
News D-Wave is the only commercial quantum computing company, having raised $44m (£21m) from partners inluding Draper Fisher Jurvetson, GrowthWorks, BDC Venture Capital, Harris & Harris Group, and British Columbia Investment Management Corporation.
[November 9, 2007, 15:29]
Big Names In The Frame To Replace Fiorina
News Sean Maloney: The British-born Maloney has been one of the rising stars at Intel for years. Other strong IBM candidates include Steve Mills, senior vice-president of the software group; Abby Kohnstamm, senior vice-president of marketing; Nick...
[February 10, 2005, 16:20]
EarthLink Takes Action Against 'Alabama Spammers'
News EarthLink said as many as 100 individuals could be involved in the spamming ring in Alabama and British Columbia, and they've sent as many as 250m email messages on its network. The companies are meeting this week at Microsoft's headquarters to...
[August 28, 2003, 10:45]
CBI Predicts Second Internet Boom
News A quiet revolution has begun inside British business, imaginative companies in all areas of the economy have been embracing Internet technology". A survey of 1,000 leading companies in the UK by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) and...
[February 27, 2001, 7:50]
Real-life Iron Giant Invades IT Recycling Debate
News Around 85 percent of British households have a microwave but during its lifetime the average microwave uses more electricity keeping its light on that to actually cook food," he said. Unveiled on Friday at a special event at the GLA headquarters on...
[April 29, 2005, 12:45]
EMI And MP3.com Settle Suit
News MP3.com has reached a settlement with EMI Group that will allow it to distribute songs owned by the British record label. The judge in that ruling made it fairly clear that she believes intellectual property rights are not diminished by switching...
[July 28, 2000, 12:30]
Economic Woes Could Cost IT Sector £100bn
News American companies such as Compaq and Motorola have announced the closure of factories in Scotland, while a substantial drop in demand for mobile phones could mean the shutdown of two British-based Ericsson manufacturing plants.
[July 2, 2001, 12:10]
BCS: Embrace Tech Or Lose Advantage
News Stitching technology into the fabric of business strategy is vital for companies looking to get competitive advantage, according to the British Computer Society. Speaking to promote the organisation's long-running campaign to promote...
[July 10, 2007, 16:16]
