Archive - 07 Nov 2005
Leader: Database wars
The old guard, Microsoft and open source
Bank group cuts out software duplication
Case study: HBOS FS saves hundreds of thousands with asset management tool
NB: BT PCs
BT's next broadband battle? Wireless broadband, of course. If you've already got the fat pipe now th...
ITV to win Friends Reunited bidding war?
£150m deal rumoured to close soon
£125m web portal push helps SMEs cut red tape
Serco wins the contract
US bank gives two-factor authentication to millions of customers
UK awaits two-factor standard...
CA spins off Ingres database arm
California private equity firm steps up
NB: Dads made to pay up
The Child Support Agency (CSA) is warning absent fathers they must pay child maintenance or risk bei...
NB: Learndirect
The National Audit Office has praised the education information service Learndirect. According to th...
NB: Googleplex
Google is crossing the pond. News has reached silicon.com that London will get its very own Googlepl...
Qualcomm sues Nokia over GSM building blocks
Who's the patent bad boy?
NB: Eminem iPod ad
Apple could be in yet another spot of iPod-related legal bother... A US footwear manufacturer is cla...
nb rats
Rat catchers are helping to cut train delays by stopping hungry rodents from eating their way throug...
NB: Upcoming stuff
Also on our agenda today: Council workers wasting time handling their email, Bank of America latest ...
NB: Upcoming
Handbags! Now Qualcomm has hit back at Nokia (one of six mobile makers suing the US company). It's c...
Q&A: Kevin Mitnick, former hacker
Notorious hacker turned security consultant on social engineering, big threats and catching today's ...
NB: NTTowerrecords
Here's interesting news from NTT DoCoMo and proof if it were needed that music and the future of mob...
NB: Libya blogger
We sometimes forget how dearly we should value freedom of speech. In Libya we see the latest example...
NB: Work your proper hours day
Mark you calendars (and mention it to your boss) - 24 February is 'Work Your Proper Hours Day'. On t...
NB: Gambling SR
Fancy yourself a poker champ? Hear what one of Las Vegas' best-known 'poker cheats' has to say about...
Greek police seize alleged 'spammer'
But programmer with anti-spam credentials protests his innocence...
Unsecured Wi-Fi under fire in the Big Apple
'Put up a firewall or face a fine... '
Libya jails blogger
Attempt to silence dissent...