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...

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...

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...

Libya jails blogger

Attempt to silence dissent...


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