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Apple expands recycling programme
News As part of the new programme, which began Wednesday, Mac purchasers will receive an email with instructions and a label for free shipping and recycling. Apple Computer will now accept old computers - Macs or PCs - for recycling from anyone who...
[June 1, 2006, 13:30]
Google announces new ad programme
News Google formally announced a new advertising programme on Tuesday that allows advertisers to place ads on the company's partner sites. The Content-Targeted Advertising programme is an extension of the company's AdWords programme, which lets...
[March 5, 2003, 9:12]
Microsoft draws fire for stealth test programme
News The original WGA programme, launched in September 2004, calls for people to validate their Windows installation when they download additional Microsoft software from a Microsoft Web site. I don't think that we have done it before," David Lazar...
[June 14, 2006, 9:15]
Does Palm’s developer programme lack substance?
Blog Interesting then to see recent ZDNet.co.uk news detailing the company’s approach to its WebOS platform and the fact it will drop programme fees for open-source developers. The company’s developer programme framework will provide, “feedback on early...
[October 7, 2009, 10:31]
Microsoft trials licence-checking programme
News Microsoft has launched a pilot programme in which some visitors to the main Windows download page are being asked to let the software maker check to see whether their copy of the operating system is licensed.
[September 20, 2004, 11:00]
Symbian to set up app developer programme
News The Symbian Foundation plans to release an application publishing programme, called Horizon, to help developers write for the upcoming open-source mobile platform. Under the programme, announced on Thursday, the industry alliance will assist...
[July 16, 2009, 16:57]
Microsoft sells first licence in EC programme
News Microsoft announced on Thursday that it landed Quest Software as its first licensee in a protocol technology programme formed following action by European antitrust regulators. The programme, which stems from the European Commission's historic...
[March 9, 2007, 9:42]
Dell readies PC recycling programme
News Dell Computer is getting set to announce a programme to offer PC recycling to consumers. Details of the programme are being finalised and will be made public within the next day or two, company spokesman Bryant Hilton said on Thursday.
[May 17, 2002, 10:50]
Microsoft to extend security programme
News Microsoft is to extend its Security Response Alliance (MSRA) programme, having admitted that the current programme is "ad hoc". Anyone involved in the MRSA programme will join the new programme, tentatively called the Malware Sample Sharing Program.
[October 24, 2006, 17:45]
Microsoft calls in police over employee 'abuse' of discount programme
News Microsoft has called in the police after firing seven people whom it claims have abused its discounted software purchase programme for employees. Internal investigations found the seven people had abused network access rights, passwords and the...
[January 10, 2005, 15:25]
E-government programme 'going well'
News Socitm's IT Trends survey is upbeat about the UK's local e-government programme. There are concerns, however, among a number of councils that the national e-government programme is "distorting local priorities" for service development.
[December 7, 2004, 13:10]
Microsoft woos developers with new programme
News In an effort to make the Windows OS more attractive, and to keep developers onside, the software company is stepping up its support programme The company on Sunday launched a new support programme and detailed a number of ways it is trying to...
[July 12, 2004, 9:40]
The Today Programme's fear of a tech planet
Blog It wouldn't be so bad, but at least two of the main stories running on the programme today were directly linked with the Net. They try, bless 'em, but this morning the 8am headlines said "Professor Sir Tim Berners-Lee, who invented the Internet.
[November 2, 2006, 8:09]
PeopleSoft closes refund programme
News PeopleSoft has quietly let expire a customer-refund programme that it began last year after becoming the target of a hostile buyout attempt by its rival Oracle. The company's "customer assurance programme" is essentially a money-back guarantee that...
[April 2, 2004, 10:55]
Criminal Justice IT programme seeks suppliers
News The UK government's £1.2bn criminal justice IT programme is looking for suppliers to deliver software and data hosting services for its main infrastructure. The CJS Exchange Programme is novel and complex, and because it is an ongoing programme in...
[July 12, 2004, 15:15]
Apple ends Safari beta-test programme after leaks
News Apple has terminated a beta-testing programme for its Safari browser, after some testers apparently leaked several pre-release Safari versions to the public. On Saturday, members of Apple's "Software Seeding" programme for Safari received an email...
[March 24, 2003, 13:33]
Is your patch programme up to scratch?
News Overkill: they set up an elaborate patch management programme that involves personally trying out every patch in a test bed environment on an exact replica of every one of their production servers and then using expensive and complex deployment...
[May 27, 2005, 11:10]
Itanium pilot programme takes off
News Intel plans to gradually ramp Itanium production as pilot programme customers begin deploying Itanium systems over the course of the first half of 2001. One month into a pilot programme that allows users to kick the tires on the new chip, Intel...
[November 22, 2000, 12:25]
Microsoft extends anti-piracy programme
News As part of its growing anti-piracy programme, Microsoft plans to require customers that want to download a local language add-on to Windows to first verify that their copy of the operating system is legitimate.
[March 31, 2005, 17:15]
Handspring announces developer programme
News Device maker Handspring announced on Tuesday a new programme for developers of its Treo combination mobile phone and organiser line of devices. The programme will provide developers with free technical and marketing support to speed up the process...
[February 12, 2003, 15:10]
