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Governments should switch to open source - study
News A new study has recommended that governments require the use of open-source software, fanning the flames of the increasingly heated debate over the place of open-source in public policy. The Free/Libre/Open Source Software (FLOSS) study, from the...
[August 23, 2002, 13:47]
governments?
Talkback HI GUYS i don,t know what happening in europe but i,ve contacted about 100 IT personal all over europe about our governments stance, on this young hacker gary mac.you may recall he,s been researching fron NSA.site for alien evidence ,shame really...
[November 14, 2009, 7:14]
Governments failed to foresee IT skills gap
News UK governments have let slip opportunities to narrow the shortage in IT skills, according to a prominent Labour peer. Lord David Triesman, parliamentary under-secretary of state at the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills, also said...
[October 26, 2007, 17:00]
Governments embrace outsourcing
News Tech-related outsourcing -- a service that Accenture provides -- involves businesses and governments contracting with IT companies for application development and technology support, leaving the business or agency to focus on its core products and...
[May 16, 2003, 10:37]
Governments get access to Office source code
News Microsoft is set to add Office to its programme that allows governments to view source code for key applications. Governments have made wide use of access to Windows source code, said Jason Matusow, director of Microsoft's Shared Source Initiative...
[September 20, 2004, 8:20]
Governments demanded OOXML
Talkback Governments, and the private sector have been screaming for a stable, secure, version of windows OS since the early 90's, and are still waiting. Who really believes the FUD being spread in defense of OOXML?
[February 11, 2008, 12:44]
Governments to see Windows code
News Microsoft will share the source code underlying its Windows operating system with several international governments, a move designed to address concerns about the security of the OS. There are lots of reasons that governments have started lining up...
[January 15, 2003, 7:33]
talking of governments
Talkback HI GUYS i don,t know what happening in europe but i,ve contacted about 100 IT personal all over europe about our governments stance, on this young hacker gary mac.you may recall he,s been researching fron NSA.site for alien evidence ,shame really...
[November 14, 2009, 7:11]
Racketeering using Governments, the BBC and Standards Organisations
Talkback Manipulating Governments (the UK Government being a favourite), once trusted organisations like the BBC (Erik Huggers presided over Windows Media during the EU Anti-trust case, his 'new' job is 'with' the BBC responsible for iPlayer) and once...
[September 11, 2007, 15:47]
indicative of our governments uncaring attitude
Talkback However when I see first hand the governments uncaring approach to immigration and rights to remain in the UK it is clear that everything "must be done by the book" and no account is taken of human feelings and the impact their decisions have.
[July 31, 2009, 16:29]
Governments urged to lay foundation for SaaS
News As the industry talks about the economies of scale software-as-a-service platforms can provide to user organisations, the best guardians of the underlying architecture are governments, a key Salesforce.com executive said.
[September 18, 2008, 11:29]
Google CEO wants techies to teach governments
Talkback Privacy issues will never die down as long as there are governments in the supposed "free world" looking to take control over peoples' lives by the use of technology. It doesn't matter what people like Eric Schmidt say, governments won't listen...
[October 18, 2006, 9:38]
US Report: Gates urges governments not to meddle
News That is what governments want, and what consumers want," he said. "I think it would be a tragedy if any government action held companies back in terms of doing more advanced products," the head of the software giant said at the World Economic Forum...
[February 1, 1999, 16:07]
Google CEO wants techies to teach governments
Talkback Perhaps the message is that governments listen to the wrong people. On the other hand, governments as such should try to establish communications within techies forums. Perhaps because those people make it a point to be heard by politicians.
[October 19, 2006, 23:34]
Microsoft: Governments demanded OOXML
News The Office Open XML document format exists purely because governments demanded it, according to Microsoft, which is hoping the format will become an international standard by the end of this month. Speaking to ZDNet Australia last week, Microsoft's...
[February 11, 2008, 7:56]
Why governments really choose open source
News The number of open source deployments by governments across the world has accelerated over the last few years. To date at least 160 international local and national governments have deployed open source software and over $2bn has been spent on the...
[November 17, 2005, 15:40]
Governments prepare for 'cyber cold war'
News Nato analysts, quoted in the McAfee report, said that some governments are leaving themselves open to attack. They warn that a "cyber cold war" is developing, in which governments are using technology not only for the immediate benefit of gaining...
[December 3, 2007, 10:58]
3G industry at odds with governments
News But there are plenty of reasons why governments are keen to oppose such a move. Commissioner for the Information Society Erkki Likkanen is backing the move, but not all governments are behind it. I would be hard pressed to see how they could compel...
[April 30, 2001, 6:35]
UK Tech Week: Governments must be "progressive" says MCI boss
News Governments should get out of play and allow market forces to take over. He blamed service, support and financial frustrations for this and called for governments to act now. Speaking at a keynote address to the UK Technology Week exhibition at...
[October 6, 1998, 14:14]
Google CEO wants techies to teach governments
News Those in the know about technology must spend more time reaching out to governments and helping them understand the Internet's role in society, Google chief executive Eric Schmidt said on Tuesday. The average person in government is not of the age...
[October 18, 2006, 9:05]
