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What's holding back Wi-Fi?
News It's no surprise that the business community is sitting back and trying to weigh options, which later this year will also include 3G services, and who can blame them? Tracy Allard, Boingo’s director of European Carrier sales believes that while...
[April 1, 2004, 16:25]
IBM: 'Inertia' holding back government desktop Linux adoption
News Speaking at an IBM round-table event in London on Thursday, IBM's public sector business development executive Jeremy Wray said that the single biggest factor holding back government departments from migrating to the Linux desktop was inertia.
[November 18, 2004, 14:55]
What's holding back Wi-Fi?
Talkback what's holding it back -- it is fixed wireless if i have a mobile phone in my pocket that is bluetooth enabled, i have a hotspot anywhere i go dur http://www.blueserker.com
[April 1, 2004, 16:53]
Single biggest thing holding Linux back? Vendor lock-in
Blog Comment Absolutely right, well said.
[February 17, 2009, 7:10]
Single biggest thing holding Linux back? Vendor lock-in
Blog Comment Plus the fact that Microsoft will do anything to maintain a choke hold on a business to prevent them from switching to a more stable, secure system.
[February 17, 2009, 9:54]
Single biggest thing holding Linux back? Vendor lock-in
Blog Comment yep, as long as MS "supports" manufactures (guess how) GNU/Linux as an OS won't have a chance - neither in private use nor in companies. But the crisis might show a slight curve upwards in favour of GNU/Linux as state institutes are switching...
[February 18, 2009, 9:15]
Single biggest thing holding Linux back? Vendor lock-in
Blog Comment I think that in the previous two comments I would substitute the word inertia for laziness.
[February 19, 2009, 7:24]
Security worries holding back online banking
Talkback My bank is using windows and I absolutely refuse to bank online with such an unstable and insecure OS. When the makers of ANY OS, used in online banking, will take responsibility for the lack of security then,maybe, I will bank online.
[September 8, 2005, 15:11]
What's holding back Wi-Fi?
Talkback High costs & inflexible rate plans; little, or no roaming; lack of community support for free service in public areas; expensive equipment; broadband internet/cable companies that offer no support for wi-fi in your home; tech support, and sales...
[April 4, 2004, 5:30]
IBM: 'Inertia' holding back government desktop Linux adoption
Talkback IBM does not deserve the kudos it gets from its association with Linux. Sure it is putting money into Linux developement. But only because of self interest. Those who proclaim the Linux gospel while continuing to use MS desktops have a double...
[November 18, 2004, 20:26]
Single biggest thing holding Linux back? Vendor lock-in
Blog Comment Hi Jonathan. You comment: Of course, this assumes that the IT department would be willing to scrap Windows for Linux -- and here laziness, not lock-in may well be Linux's enemy. PCs are still delivered with Windows installed, and it takes work to...
[February 19, 2009, 15:08]
Single biggest thing holding Linux back? Vendor lock-in
Blog Comment I don't think it's quite as bad as that. Many desktop users aren't necessarily afraid to switch operating system, but may instead not be aware it's an option. Non-techie workers in companies work with the machines they're given, and if those...
[February 19, 2009, 15:07]
News Burst: Banks holding back UK e-commerce
News The e-commerce@its.best.uk report published Monday by government think-tank the Performance and Innovation Unit recommends an inquiry into the banks' role in online transactions. Full story to follow.
[September 15, 1999, 10:10]
What is holding back mobile working?
Blog Comment How about this for a reason? The difficulty related to supervising remote workers is one of the top reasons why many organizations shy away from nomadic working arrangements. That's from a paper by two American academics, Lei-da Chen and Ravi Nath...
[July 12, 2007, 12:34]
High prices holding back 3G laptops
News The GSM Association has launched a competition to find new broadband-enabled laptops that can appeal to the mass market. The mobile industry association and Microsoft have conducted a study which suggested a 70-million-unit-strong market for...
[November 13, 2007, 17:18]
Wireless Web at low cost. What's holding everyone back?
Member Review .apart from the battery life.
[July 14, 2004, 15:50]
BT is holding back Broadband Britain
News Broadband in the UK is being held back by BT, according to a report from the Institute of Economic Affairs published Monday. A working paper from the political thinktank urges government to seize the initiative and ensure that the breakup of BT...
[February 19, 2001, 14:40]
BT holding back DSL say rivals
News Broadband services -- offering high speed Internet access -- will be delivered via DSL technologies to both consumers and businesses. Following unbundling of the local loop -- in which BT opens its network to other operators -- the number of such...
[April 19, 2000, 7:05]
Single biggest thing holding Linux back? Vendor lock-in
Blog Matthew McKenzie over at InformationWeek raised some points recently which got me thinking about the level of uptake of desktop Linux. Among his comments were: Conversely, Windows 7 delivers a clear message to every Linux distributor aiming for a...
[February 17, 2009, 7:54]
Security worries holding back online banking
News The number of people in the US who turn to the Internet for personal banking isn't growing - but those who are already hooked on such services are using them more often, a new survey has shown. The percentage of Americans who conduct personal...
[September 7, 2005, 9:20]
