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RSS world war iiReach Aging Baby Boomers Online ... The Right Way
White Paper Baby boomers - that oversized post-World War II generation identified with free love and rock and roll - are rolling into their 60s and heading toward old age. Boomers are bringing to their online experience, however, a growing list of ailments and... [28 May 2007]
Revealed: Strangest business tech emergencies
News World War II bombs discovered in a nearby building site caused one company to evacuate all staff, while another was forced to implement disaster recovery after a cleaner unplugged the main server to use a vacuum cleaner, according to a 2006 study... [27 Apr 2007]
Blair-Hitler ID card ad 'not offensive'
News The lobby group said the advert contained an implicit claim that ID cards were useful to the implementation of Nazi policies across Europe during World War II, that ID cards had been used to control populations in occupied Europe and were closely... [30 Nov 2006]
Photos: Vintage arcade games... revealed
Photo Missile Command is a Cold War classic from 1980 in which players defend cities from the threat of interplanetary ballistic missiles. Pac-Man was another benchmark in arcade gaming, moving away from the space-war style with its hungry little hero. [28 Nov 2006]
When Is the Use of RFID Really Justified?
White Paper It has been around since before World War II. RFID is not an emerging technology. RFID is used everyday in tracking livestock, identifying pet cats and dogs, in car ignition keys as ignition immobilizers for auto theft prevention, for purchasing... [09 Nov 2006]
Microsoft Enables Major Infrastructure Upgrade at Key Government Technology Association
White Paper Since the end of World War II, The Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) has played a major role in helping industry understand the critical requirements of uniformed services and intelligence organizations, while... [31 Oct 2006]
RFID 101: Benefits of the Next Big Little Thing - Part 1 of a 2 Part Analysis
White Paper It proved to be a critical technology during World War II, used by the British Royal Air Force to identify friendly airplanes. At the most basic level, Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) is a method for wireless identification. [09 Feb 2006]
Lords leave ID cards bill in tatters
News Independent Labour peer Lord Stoddart of Swindon, accused the government of undermining the freedoms won by those who had fought for the UK in World War II, saying the measures had "elements of a fascist state". [24 Jan 2006]
New order in New Orleans
Comment We will defeat the terrorists," Bush informed a crowd of World War II veterans. As disaster unfolded in New Orleans, the authorities were left disorganised and flat-footed but bloggers were propelled to the fore of the relief effort - a perfect... [06 Sep 2005]
Pay IT Forward: Doing the Public's Business With Digital Technologies While Reducing Pressure on the General Fund
White Paper The National Governors Association (NGA) claims that states are suffering their worst economic crisis since World War II. This white paper documents a growing body of evidence that IT is being used to reduce pressure on the general fund in three... [07 Jul 2005]
Creator of the integrated circuit dies
News He went into the Army during World War II but returned to Illinois to graduate in 1947. The device, about half the size of a paper clip, was the world's first integrated circuit. TI chairman Tom Engibous said in a prepared statement: "In my opinion... [22 Jun 2005]
Aging Baby Boomers in a New Workforce Development System
White Paper The post-World War II baby boom generation has had a profound effect on public policy and the demand for public services. The baby boomers are moving into their forties and fifties at the same time as states and localities are redesigning their... [15 Jun 2005]
Official Treasury Report Shows Fourth Year of Deficit Growth, Despite Economic Recovery: This Marks First Time Since World War II That Deficit Grew for Four Straight Years
White Paper The Administration claims that a $413 billion deficit reflects an "improvement in the nation's budget picture. Such a claim is misleading at best. The Administration's claim comes about only because the deficit did not increase as much in 2004 as... [20 May 2005]
Criminal IT: Why insecurity is implicit in computing
Comment Unfortunately, they managed instead to prove that it wasn't - but on the road to that discovery, they managed to invent computers, help to win World War II and built our modern 'information age'. He produced not only an answer to the Decidability... [18 May 2005]
Virus alert: Sober spreads hate mail
News However, in the same week that Germany and Europe celebrate the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe, the latest variant's sole purpose seems to be to distribute hate mail. Last week, antivirus firms warned that the previous Sober... [16 May 2005]
