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Android phones, Firefox history, Google Wave and datacentres galore
Photo Sticking with software, November marked the fifth anniversary of the launch of Mozilla's Firefox 1.0, so silicon.com took a look at how the open source browser has developed over the years. and other... [01 Dec 2009]
Outsourcing: UK carbon control plan needs a rethink
Comment In the subsequent years, emission allowances will have to be purchased for energy usage, while those organisations that do not comply with the scheme will face punishment in the form of scalable fines. [01 Dec 2009]
Leaked report reveals billions in budget cuts for public sector IT
News Sureyya Cansoy, head of public sector programmes for UK IT trade body Intellect, said: "The strategy brings together a number of key issues that we have been talking about as part of a transformational government strategy for a number of... [30 Nov 2009]
Mini laptops, codebreaking, Wikipedia and why there's no 'British Google'
News Read their fascinating stories here - including Navy Wren Jean Valentine who was posted to Bletchley Park in 1940, just 18 years old. November's top stories on silicon.com tackled some big questions: does my business... [30 Nov 2009]
Recession fuels fears of UK jobs being sent offshore
News Meanwhile, as in previous years, a significant majority (67 per cent) of survey respondents believe IT jobs that involve business skills are less likely to be offshored than jobs that only involve technical skills. [30 Nov 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 27.11.09
Round-Up We've all done something with a mobile that has led to fingers pointed in mirth and mockery: a few years ago the Round-Up even had one of those Bluetooth headsets that make you look like a minicab driver (although the... [27 Nov 2009]
IT skills shortage squashed by recession?
News While the proportion of respondents reporting empty IT seats dipped in 2008 after several years of rising steadily, this year's result shows a much steeper decline as the worldwide economic recession mothballs big tech... [25 Nov 2009]
Outsourcing: CIOs' tips on getting it right
News Four years ago the Highways Agency - which is responsible for maintaining the UK's motorways and some A-roads - relied on more than 100 contracts with external companies to deliver a wide range of its IT services. [24 Nov 2009]
Providing Solutions for Environmental Challenges
White Paper Paper and packaging going into landfills has been a growing concern around the world for many years. By 2002, the member countries of the European Union were generating 176 kg of packaging waste per person, an increase... [13 Nov 2009]
IP Security Management (IPSM): BLC 6000 Multi-Service Access Platform
White Paper Today, as a result of nearly 10 years of experience with IP/Ethernet technology, the innovation continues with software features designed to advance these protocols from enterprise to carrier-class... [13 Nov 2009]
The Impact of the New FRCP Amendments on Your Business
White Paper Ranked number one in Enterprise IM Management by IDC for three consecutive years, FaceTime's award-winning solutions are used by more than 800 organizations, among them nine of the top 10 U.S.banks.... [13 Nov 2009]
Wireless Without Compromise: Delivering the Promise of IEEE 802.11n
White Paper The Wi-Fi technology has been improving for several years, to the extent that many students, healthcare workers, and enterprise users now rely on wireless as their primary data connection to the network. [12 Nov 2009]
Top 10 Threats to SME Data Security: (and What to Do About Them)
White Paper Thousands of network administrators run for years at a time without any compromises or intrusions. All of the attack vectors are well-known to security professionals. Mature processes, techniques, and technologies are... [12 Nov 2009]
£500,000 fine coming for businesses that lose data?
News The announcement coincides with the latest ICO figures showing that 711 businesses, government bodies and charities have suffered data security breaches over the past two years. Organisations that lose individuals' data... [12 Nov 2009]
Future-proof your outsourcing: Stay flexible
Comment Will changes happen within minutes, or over years? When they were designed 10 or even 20 years ago, the quantum changes in technology or volume we have seen since then had not been... [12 Nov 2009]
