Government purse key to breaking spam curse
News The UK government can only hope to win its war on spam if it provides the Information Commissioner with the necessary financial muscle, according to the organisation that handles some 96 percent of the Internet traffic flowing in and out of the UK.
[June 20, 2003, 12:24]
Google sponsors robotic race to the moon
News Google on Thursday announced it has sponsored the Google Lunar X Prize, a robotic race to the moon with a purse of $30m (£15m). Having Google fund the purse and title the competition punctuates our desire for breakthrough approaches and global...
[September 14, 2007, 15:12]
Bad contractual preparation
Talkback Examination will show that these are almost invariably due to incompetent civil servants preparing the specifications and neglecting performance failure penalties to protect the public purse. Failure to meet the contractual requiremen t must always...
[July 16, 2008, 12:14]
New rules tighten up e-money market
News Furthermore, each individual purse limit may not exceed 250 euros (£150). Companies will be able to obtain a waiver if the e-money they issue does not exceed a certain amount or their customers are limited by number or by area -- such as on...
[April 26, 2002, 16:56]
Mondex banks on land of the rising sun
News Compared to other electronic purse projects -- such as the German Gelt Karte e-cash initiative - Mondex take up has been poor, according to Andrew Phillips, semi-conductor applications group analyst at Dataquest "Some 50 million Gelt Karte smart...
[February 15, 1999, 17:12]
Friday
Blog Spotting an embarrassing hole looming in the imperial purse, I phoned up the bank and said, "Can I register my salary for the next six months as an asset, even though it hasn't been paid yet? Friday 28/06/2002
[June 28, 2002, 17:44]
iPurseona
Downloads This is the first digital iPod purse accessory. Give your iPod beauty tips, tricks, and homemade remedies and recipes for beauty. Use the back of your iPod as a mirror to have a portable beauty saloon.iPurseona works on all iPods, excluding iPod...
[May 22, 2006, 8:27]
The Real Threat to Google
White Papers No, one of the most formidable challenges facing Google (GOOG) is likely sitting in the pocket or purse. It's the cell phone, and it will put added pressure on Google and other Internet companies to revamp the way they handle online marketing.
[May 21, 2008, 1:01]
How to defeat the wardriving spamlords
Talkback Citizen: "Officer.Officer that man just stole my purse" This writer must be smoking crack! I can see it now Policeman: "Ma'am please hold on I have 2 unsecure access points and I need to call in backup.
[October 4, 2004, 15:03]
2005: Apple's 1984?
Talkback This arrogant insignificant pissy web site can always be counted on, to turn any silk purse into a sows ear complete with shit saturated pig pen, when anything Apple related is the focus. The most virulent anti-Mac tirades always emanate from these...
[January 18, 2005, 20:30]
Executives predict growth in IT spending
News We are seeing purse strings begin to loosen up with the growing demand to replace older systems and the belief that the economy is beginning to improve," said Jim Shepherd, an AMR senior vice president, in a statement.
[September 3, 2003, 8:30]
2005: Apple's 1984?
Talkback "This arrogant insignificant pissy web site can always be counted on, to turn any silk purse into a sows ear complete with shit saturated pig pen, when anything Apple related is the focus. The most virulent anti-Mac tirades always emanate from...
[January 18, 2005, 22:34]
Palm eyes services to woo enterprise
News It can't be a brick that requires you to carry a 'man purse' with batteries in it. If the key to an enterprise customer's heart is service and support, then Palm Computing is on the right track. Within the next few months, the 3Com subsidiary will...
[September 7, 1999, 10:02]
Cost to the NHS
Talkback I would like to think that the management and staff responsible for the "misplacement" of the discs are invited to jointly re-imburse the public purse the costs that were caused.
[September 30, 2008, 8:38]
Challenging eh..
Talkback As usual the only real challenge is getting BT's purse strings to open up a bit more than usual. "Making the business case for NGA investment in areas of lower population density remains challenging,"
[November 13, 2009, 19:00]
Who pays???
Talkback This typifies thinking in government, both political and civil service, that programmes can be funded by various different organisations rather than tax payer funded government purse. The rather shuttered view that this displays clearly reveals...
[March 18, 2008, 14:54]
The key to SME cybersecurity
News However, it can often take some extra effort to convince those who hold the purse strings that a proactive security strategy is usually your best bet. Most organisations follow an operational budget and pay little attention to security.
[March 1, 2005, 10:45]
Classic Tic Tac Toe
Downloads With its classic, hand-drawn look, this version of the quintessential pencil and paper Tic Tac Toe game will bring you back to the days before the iPhone was in your pocket or purse.
[August 20, 2008, 8:00]
IT Analysis: Mind the Gap - Mobile Coverage Issues and the SMB
White Papers Not only do most of them regard the mobile as one of the three items they check they have on leaving home - wallet or purse and keys are the other two - but the mobile number is likely to be the primary business phone number.
[March 1, 2009, 0:24]
My Roots
Downloads Since handheld computers can fit in your shirt pocket or purse, they are much more convenient than a laptop or a 3-ring binder. My Roots is the most powerful genealogy application available for Palm OS handhelds.
[May 24, 2005, 8:00]



