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The Kentucky Department of Education Is Leveraging Information Technology to Take Educational Opportunities to New Heights With a Flexible, Robust and Secure Nortel Solution

whitepaper Through the Kentucky Department of Education, the Office of Education Technology laid out its "2007-2012 Education Technology Master Plan" with the objectives of providing equal access to technology for all teachers and students, enhancing their...

Tags: ethernet

[16 May 2008]

EC backs tech for green future

News The European Commission (EC) is backing the use of technology to cut carbon emissions and improve energy efficiency across Europe's economy. The Commission is promoting the intelligent use of tech to improve efficiency in buildings, lighting and...

Tags: energy, emissions, carbon, europe

[15 May 2008]

Nasa supercomputer gets rocket power

News Nasa is upgrading its supercomputer to cater for an expected surge in workload associated with future missions and scientific research. The US space agency's Pleiades programme aims to give peak performance of 1,000 trillion operations per second...

Tags: petaflop, performance, upgrade, supercomputer

[09 May 2008]

The tech behind the Beijing 2008 Olympics

News Getting the technology behind the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games up and running has been more of a marathon rather than a 100m sprint. The Olympics - which open on 8 August - will use more than 70 venues, which will host 302 events and 10,500 athletes.

Tags: infrastructure, servers, olympic

[08 May 2008]

Mobile M2M connections on the up

News Cellular machine-to-machine (M2M) connections are set to rise by more than a third in the next four years, analyst Berg Insight predicts, driven by rollouts of vehicle telematics. Wireless from A to Z

Tags: ecall, telematics, m2m

[06 May 2008]

Global security spend to hit $10.5bn

News Global security software revenue is expected to reach $10.5bn worldwide this year, an 11.2 per cent increase over 2007, and will exceed $13.1bn in 2012, according to research firm Gartner. Increasing demand for a mobile workforce and awareness of...

Tags: smes, security

[28 Apr 2008]

Olympic tech getting fit for Beijing 2008

Case Study Preparations for the Beijing Olympics in August are nearly complete and for Atos Origin, it's the end of an IT project that has lasted nearly four years. The contract Atos Origin has with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is the largest IT...

Tags: security, servers, infrastructure, olympics

[16 Apr 2008]

Tech-savvy workers to make IT decisions in future

News Within two years, the brand and model of the enterprise laptop could be decided by the user, not the IT department. End users' preferences will account for up to 50 per cent of all purchasing decisions relating to hardware, software and services...

Tags: it, laptop, internet, smart phones

[14 Apr 2008]

Changes to retail bricks to match online clicks

News Retailers are planning to close stores or alter existing store formats to bring the in-store experience in line with the self service customer experience shaped by the rise in online shopping. According to a report from Visa Europe, more than a...

Tags: kiosks, self checkout, visa

[09 Apr 2008]

Chinwag Live: Xmas Futures, Crystal Balls

whitepaper The future shape of digital marketing, advertising, user experience, planning and digital agencies in 2012 was explored in this panel debate on 5th December 2007. Bringing together leading experts and practitioners from Agency.com, CIMEX, Agenda 21...

Tags: web services

[08 Apr 2008]

Open source to go mainstream, says Gartner

News In a few years' time, almost all businesses will use open source, according to Gartner; even though IT managers may be unaware of it, and prefer to talk about fashions such as software as a service (SaaS).

Tags: gartner, linux, open source

[07 Apr 2008]

Ofcom primes WiMax spectrum auction

News Ofcom has released details of the largest spectrum auction to date, which will make available a swathe of spectrum suitable for mobile broadband and advanced wireless services via WiMax and 3G tech. Wireless from A-Z

Tags: mobile broadband, ofcom, wimax, spectrum

[07 Apr 2008]

Photos: Eye in the sky to spot 'friendly fire'

Photo UK troops on the ground are to get an eye in the sky that will help save lives by reducing 'friendly fire' and the number of air attacks. From 2012 the Land Environment Air Picture Provision programme (Leapp) will pull together information from a...

Tags: defence, army, mod

[03 Apr 2008]

Mobile phones: A public health time bomb?

News Mobile phones could represent a public health time bomb akin to asbestos or smoking, according to a study by neurosurgeon Dr Vini G Khurana. It suggests there is growing evidence of a link between excessive long-term use of mobiles and certain...

Tags: cancer, health, mobile

[31 Mar 2008]

Warning over migrant tech skills shortage

News The UK's high tech sector will need tens of thousands extra skilled migrant workers in the next five years, but attracting skilled IT pros from abroad to plug those gaps may become more difficult. A report by consultancy the Centre for Economics...

Tags: skills, it workers, migrants, education

[25 Mar 2008]

NHS IT savings predicted to hit £1.14bn

NHS IT savings predicted to hit £1.14bn

News The £12.4bn national NHS IT project will save the health service £1.14bn by 2014, a government report claims. The first annual Benefits Statement published by the government estimates the National Programme for IT in the NHS has already saved £208m...

Tags: nhs, government, connecting for health, programme

[13 Mar 2008]

ID cards are dead

Comment If you wondered what the loud screeching of brakes was in Whitehall this week it was the sound of the government attempting to halt the ID cards juggernaut and execute an almighty handbrake u-turn as the wheels started to come off and it...

Tags: id cards, physical, cards, register

[07 Mar 2008]

Satellite comms to bridge digital divide?

News The UN agency for information and communications issues is looking to the heavens to bridge the digital divide. Dr Hamadoun Touré, the International Telecommunications Union's (ITU) secretary-general, said satellite comms technology can play a...

Tags: satellite, digital divide, itu, ensuring

[28 Feb 2008]

Photos: Android, high-tech Heathrow, the future of shopping

Photos: Android, high-tech Heathrow, the future of shopping

Photo The biggest mobile trade show in the world, aptly called Mobile World Congress 2008, took place in Barcelona in February.silicon.com reporter Natasha Lomas was at the event and gave a behind the scenes peak of the big event.

Tags: heathrow, mobile world congress, android, rfid

[28 Feb 2008]

ID cards: Gov't slaps on fines of up to £1,000

News The latest government ID card plans have revealed people will face fines of up to £1,000 for skipping biometric scans. Silicon.com's A to Z of ID Cards Click on the links below to find out everything you ever needed to know about the government's...

Tags: id cards, government, biometrics, identity

[26 Feb 2008]

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