Archive - 03 Nov 2005

Government "in denial" about true ID card costs

Critics round on scheme after LSE reveals cost could hit £30bn

Schools get £125m for classroom software

DfES hands out more eLearning credits…

NB: Airport cares

News just in about BAA making an investment in a Bristol Uni spin-off company. A statement reads: "W...

NB: Dell factory

Recently silicon.com got a chance to see Dell's well-known build-to-order manufacturing process up c...

NB: Digital pens

Digital pens may sound like a niche-y technology but they're getting plenty of use in the public sec...

NB: Sony uses virus writer techniques

A security expert has accused Sony of using virus writers' methods to prevent people copying its CDs...

CIO Jury: Data roaming rip-off slammed

IT bosses warn they may have to restrict use of mobile data services…

BT gets out cheque book - twice

Acquires Cara in Ireland and TNS back here

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Leader: Nokia - PC maker?

That's the way things are headed...

NB: Nutzwerk

Interesting story over on Ananova. Apparently German IT security firm Nutzwerk is so keen to foster ...

Nokia 'will beat BlackBerry by 2008'

'We want to be mobile email number one'

NB: Internet cheats

GCSE English examiners claim students are 'blatantly' copying material from the internet in coursewo...

NB: MS VoIP buy

Microsoft is stepping up its VoIP efforts, with <...

Cisco patches critical flaw

...after struggle to keep it under wraps...

Youth escapes denial of service charge

Defendant doesn't even take the stand due to the wording of outdated Computer Misuse Act...

Microsoft makes VoIP buy for businesses

Snaffles up little Swiss company...

Microsoft patches bust websites

ActiveX clash running some users into trouble...


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