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Photos: Robot warriors engage in battle
Photo The Grand Challenge is a science and technology competition set up by the Ministry of Defence to address military challenges faced by the UK armed forces. The challenge is to create a system with a high degree of autonomy that can detect, identify... [06 May 2008]
Backseat driver keeps armed forces in line
News Ministry of Defence (MoD) road safety officer Major Shepherd said: "As part of our commitment to duty of care, we have an obligation for the safety of all MoD personnel - whether they are drivers or passengers. [04 Apr 2008]
Photos: Eye in the sky to spot 'friendly fire'
Photo A spokesman for the MoD said: "It will build up a picture of what is going on in the air. Photo credit: MoD Photo credit: MoD Photo credit: MoD UK troops on the ground are to get an eye in the sky that will help save lives by reducing 'friendly... [03 Apr 2008]
Data breaches: Don't blame 'stupid' employees
News Ashenden's speech made reference to several recent high-profile security breaches, including the exposure of 25 million individual's records by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) in November last year, and the loss of an MoD laptop containing the records... [03 Apr 2008]
More than 1,000 gov't laptops lost since 2001
News Secretary Des Browne also admitted that three MoD laptops containing around 600,000 details of servicemen and recruits have been stolen since 2005. The Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (Berr) is the latest to reveal figures... [01 Apr 2008]
Photos: Flying robots, Colossus codebreaker, virus art
Photo Photo credit: MoD Photo credit: MessageLabs silicon.com took a trip to Bletchley Park to see the rebuilt Colossus machine used to break the German Enigma code during World War II. See more pictures here and check out the video of former spy Tony... [27 Mar 2008]
Photos: Talons, Eagles and Enforcers - the tech behind war
Photo Photo credit: MoD Photo credit: MoD Photo credit: MoD Photo credit: MoD Photo credit: MoD Holographic quantum technology and acoustic sniper sensors may sound like the stuff of science fiction films - but they are actually new defence technologies... [26 Mar 2008]
MoD admits to losing 11,000 ID cards
News The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has admitted that more than 11,000 military ID cards have been lost or stolen in the past two years. In a statement, the MoD said: "We take the loss of military ID cards very seriously and we are taking steps to... [13 Mar 2008]
'Data guardians' keep a watch over HMRC
News A Whitehall-wide ban on the movement of unencrypted data was imposed in the wake of the MoD losses. MoD losing hundreds of laptops. Scores of "data guardians" have been employed to protect HM Revenue & Customs from a repeat of the child benefit... [29 Feb 2008]
Microsoft's Windows Server 2008 gets cautious welcome
News Photos: MoD tracks with deadly accuracy Chris Robinson, European IT partner at property consultancy Davis Langdon, said his firm plans to upgrade to Windows Server 2008 sometime in the next 12 months. [28 Feb 2008]
EC monopoly warning after record Microsoft fine
News Photos: MoD tracks with deadly accuracy Competition commissioner for the EC, Neelie Kroes, has issued a stern warning to any company planning to blow off the regulatory agency and European antitrust laws. [28 Feb 2008]
Skin-detecting CCTV keeps an eye on motorists
News Photos: MoD tracks with deadly accuracy A company that has developed a CCTV system which counts people in cars by detecting human skin claims the London Congestion Charge could benefit from the technology. [26 Feb 2008]
Top of the class for online ads? Search and social networks
News Photos: MoD tracks with deadly accuracy For online advertising, the word is portals are out but search, entertainment and social network sites are in. Photos: The high-tech future of retail Photos: Behind the scenes at Mobile World Congress 2008 [25 Feb 2008]
Open source gains business credibility
News Photos: MoD tracks with deadly accuracy The use of open source is on the rise in the corporate IT environment as organisations look to cut the cost of developing and using software. Photos of the year [22 Feb 2008]
Microsoft to embrace open-source and says won't sue
News Photos: MoD tracks with deadly accuracy Photos: The high-tech future of retail Photos: Behind the scenes at Mobile World Congress 2008 Photos: Zoom in on London from the air… Photos: What should be crowned the king of Apple cool? [22 Feb 2008]
