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News The academy is a public/private partnership between HM Prison Service (HMPS) and construction company Bovis Lend Lease, networking giant Cisco and network cabling company Panduit. Wandsworth prison already offers various training options to... [11 Jun 2008]
Social Networking: Brave New World or Revolution from Hell? A look at the phenomenon of Social Networking and the implications for Businesses
White Paper According to recent surveys, employee social networking is growing rapidly, on hot sites such as Facebook, LinkedIn and more. Reactions among businesses vary widely, from outright bans on social networking to indecision to permissiveness. [04 Jun 2008]
Vodafone chief's departure is a sign of the times
Comment He told MWC: "We must as an industry learn to both partner and compete with these new players because our customers want to experience entertainment such as music downloads, mobile TV, user-generated content such as YouTube and social networking... [29 May 2008]
Admit to security breaches, companies told
News Over the past year ENISA has also compiled a study on a European Information Sharing and Alert System to inform the public and SMEs about online threats, vulnerabilities and attacks, as well as putting together a report on the risks of social... [27 May 2008]
Cloud computing: Ready to experiment with
News Swaminathan added that companies should try to embrace external applications such as those on social-networking sites: "It's a stupid idea to block out mash-ups and social-networking apps. "Cloud computing" is now mature enough for CIOs to... [23 May 2008]
Mothercare web sales boom
News During the same period, the retailer launched Gurgle.com, a social networking and information site for parents. Online sales at Mothercare rose by more than 78 per cent over the last financial year, hitting £85.5m. [22 May 2008]
Photos: Welcome to Satyam's R&D labs
Photo Satyam is also developing its own in-car networking and car domain system - dot auto - that promises social networking, mapping of nearby shops and services and the ability to pre-pay for goods such as food and petrol. [19 May 2008]
'Hyperconnected' world grabs mobile over wallet
News Through the survey, Nortel - the US' biggest maker of telephone gear - was looking to find out how many workers around the world can be defined as "hyperconnected", or as those who have fully embraced multiple devices like mobile phones and... [14 May 2008]
Microsoft considered Facebook move
News The newspaper reported on its website that Microsoft's bankers put out subtle signals to Facebook, the social networking site, to see if it would be open to a full acquisition. Microsoft gauged Facebook's interest in a possible acquisition after... [08 May 2008]
Ignore social networks at your peril, retailers told
News Analyst house Gartner says social networking sites are starting to attract a broader spectrum of consumers with the rise of career-based networks such as LinkedIn and shopping-based sites. Retailers need to wake up to the potential of social... [02 May 2008]
Facebook top of Vodafone's mobile web
News The social networking craze is helping to drive mobile broadband, says Vodafone UK. The top two searches on the operator's mobile internet service - which launched last summer - are social networking websites Facebook and Bebo. [01 May 2008]
Disseminating Expertise in Social Networks
White Paper Professional networking sites expose expertise information to non-collocated social networks, but are limited to keywords input by users. This system architecture can be generalized to distributing other kinds of information in social networks. [01 May 2008]
Harrods makes a tech-savvy exhibition of itself
News Harrods is looking at using other technology such as Bluetooth broadcasting, RSS and Twitter feeds, social networking and SMS alerts depending on the campaign and target audience. Harrods is using cutting-edge mobile technology to promote a new... [25 Apr 2008]
Cool tech gets down with the kids
News At Gartner's co-located mobile & wireless and enterprise & networking conferences in London, the analyst house pointed to Apple as an example of a business whose success can be attributed to how firmly it keeps its finger on the pulse of cutting... [23 Apr 2008]
Mobile market ripe for femtocell loving
News This is due to three main factors: global growth in the number of mobile subscribers - predicted to hit 4.4 billion in three years' time; the proliferation of broadband - itself driven by the popularity of apps such as social networking, online... [23 Apr 2008]
