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MS on verge of pricing revamp
News Microsoft is considering a revamp in its OEM pricing and licensing strategy in an attempt to stem the flow of grey imports and pirated software into the UK dealer channel, according to a source close to the company.
[March 13, 1998, 16:22]
A Year Ago: MS on verge of pricing revamp
News Microsoft is considering a revamp in its OEM pricing and licensing strategy in an attempt to stem the flow of grey imports and pirated software into the UK dealer channel, according to a source close to the company.
[March 12, 1999, 6:25]
R&D takes backseat during HP's IT revamp
News The next IT revamp should be a while in the future, Fink said, as the infrastructure is estimated to last until HP becomes a $200bn company — roughly double its current worth. Despite the fact HP's recent IT consolidation slowed down research and...
[April 17, 2008, 10:42]
BBC unveils major online revamp
News The BBC has unveiled its Creative Future strategy and its plans for a revamp of its online arm which could see it taking on the likes of MySpace. The move towards a more tech-savvy BBC is prompted by the broadcaster's fears it may be failing a...
[April 27, 2006, 8:55]
Thoughts on the Facebook revamp
Blog Those of you who use Facebook regularly will probably have noticed the big revamp of the site being rolled out. The motivation behind the revamp seems to be a response to the plethora of third-party applications that were vomited across profiles...
[July 23, 2008, 12:09]
Seven ways to revamp your CV
News And a CV revamp doesn't have to be intimidating. When was the last time you took a good, hard look at your CV? It's probably been a while. And, anyway, why should you? You've got a job that pays.well, it pays.
[October 29, 2002, 13:26]
Amazon to revamp privacy policy
News Online retail giant Amazon.com plans to revamp its privacy policy in an attempt to address concerns raised by customers, consumer advocates and state regulators. As part of its revision of the policy, which it plans to post "in the next few weeks...
[September 26, 2002, 8:02]
Employee home-PC scheme gets revamp
Talkback I work for one of the UK's Fire Services, and we as employees had never heard of the governments Home Computer Initiative, so I would imagine that neither has our employers. If I was to bring it to their attention, do you think it is too late for...
[December 10, 2003, 22:09]
Microsoft to revamp "broken" patching system
Talkback when you install XP,on a new PC,you have not only got to keep to its very strict rules regarding copyright,only one copy per computer,you then after installing XP,after install Service pack one and its updates and thats a lot of time,and a system...
[August 28, 2003, 14:52]
Re: revamp IT teaching...
Talkback hmm, nice idea in theory, but as always with teaching, there are some issues to be considered.after several years teaching in secondary schools, I've seen students come with widely varying skills; whilst some are confident with computers, some don...
[December 9, 2008, 14:19]
Sun execs hit as grid service gets revamp
News At least one high-level Sun executive is departing after a shake-up that also is affecting Sun Grid, a service to let customers pay by the hour to use its computers. Larry Singer, the senior vice president and strategic insight officer who joined...
[September 18, 2006, 8:55]
BBC unveils major online revamp
Talkback It's not just the 16-24 year olds who are shunning the BBC's televised output. The vast majority of it is extremely poor when compared to its past efforts from the 1960s and 70s. Add to this its loss of credibility on the sporting coverage front...
[April 27, 2006, 9:21]
Revamp IT teaching in primary schools, says review
News Primary-school children should be learning how to use technology earlier in their school career, according to an influential new government review. The review by Sir Jim Rose, a former inspector with schools watchdog Ofsted, found that IT teaching...
[December 9, 2008, 11:05]
Hands-on revamp for Cisco's CCNA
News The Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) certification is the challenging first step on the Cisco certification track. On March 12, 2002, Cisco released exam 640-607, a new exam that CCNA candidates must pass to earn their certification.
[May 16, 2002, 8:59]
Expert: In-flight entertainment needs iPod-era revamp
News Airlines should scrap in-flight entertainment systems because they cannot compete with the thousands of songs and scores of movies that can be stored on modern media players, according to an aviation expert.
[July 6, 2009, 8:26]
Quark revamp omits OS X
News Software publisher Quark has released a new version of its market-leading QuarkXPress page layout application, but support for Apple Computer's Mac OS X operating system is still in the works. Privately held Quark announced the release of version...
[January 25, 2002, 8:26]
MySQL database to get a revamp
News MySQL AB plans to make major changes to its namesake open-source database technology by year's end, including support for SSL and nested queries. The company will launch Version 4.0 this month and upgrade it to Version 4.1 in December, according to...
[October 10, 2001, 14:08]
IBM plans revamp of server pricing
News New server technologies, such as multicore processors and virtualisation, have led IBM to begin radically revamping its server software pricing method. Starting on Tuesday, IBM will charge on the basis of "processor value units" rather than actual...
[July 25, 2006, 8:40]
IT revamp saves council £5m
News The City of Edinburgh Council has reported savings of £5m in direct IT costs and expects to save £6.4m over five years from a major transformation project The project has involved BT replacing Edinburgh's dated infrastructure with Microsoft-based...
[September 3, 2007, 13:44]
Intel server revamp mirrors AMD's approach
News Intel is getting ready to introduce a chip communications technology that mirrors an approach central to the recent successes of rival AMD. If Intel's newly competitive chips recently brought to market act as the brains of a server, then the Common...
[September 11, 2006, 15:10]
