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BT adds smart phone to home broadband package
News Showing that BT's belief in convergence does not quite yet stretch to device convergence, Buckley said: "We think some customers will use two devices - so they'll have their mobile phone and this service. [08 May 2008]
The Brampton Factor: Open source 'brotherhood' closed to co-operation
Comment Another strong motivator is the desire to gain reputation and honour from peers, a consideration that is combined with the belief that open source is a meritocratic community. The open source brotherhood prides itself on its collaboration and... [03 Apr 2008]
UK record industry in illegal file-sharing crackdown
News Benn said that increasing numbers of people are sharing music over clients such as LimeWire in the false belief they are not breaking the law. Illegal music downloads are being fuelled by file-sharing applications that allow people to share tunes... [27 Mar 2008]
Photos: The Colossus WWII codebreaking machine
Photo At the end of the war destruction of most of the Colossus machines was ordered because of the secrecy around the machines, while the blueprints were burnt in a furnace - although contrary to popular belief it was not Winston Churchill who ordered... [18 Mar 2008]
Steve Ballmer's $44.6bn letter to Yahoo!
News Microsoft's consistent belief has been that the combination of Microsoft and Yahoo! Microsoft today made a $44.6bn offer for web giant Yahoo! valuing the company 62 per cent higher than its latest stock value. [01 Feb 2008]
Despite the Risks, FTP Use on the Rise in the Enterprise
White Paper Participant comments reflect an incorrect, and potentially painful, belief that encrypting data transfers via FTP is a viable data security solution. Global businesses require the free-flowing movement of information-from sensitive customer data to... [31 Jan 2008]
The Brampton Factor: Why big government IT projects fail
Comment Belief - specialised functions like IT should be outsourced. The second belief is widely promoted nowadays. Belief - managing IT doesn't require specialist skills. This is encouraged by the half-true belief that IT people just raise all kinds of... [22 Jan 2008]
Law firm beefs up search power
Case Study Speaking to silicon.com, Jane Bradbury, knowledge management director at FFW said: "We're in the business of handling information, knowledge, advising clients and I'm very much of the belief that when a client instructs us they're instructing not... [18 Jan 2008]
M-Switch X.400 Benchmarks
White Paper The benchmarks re-enforce the belief that M-Switch X.400 is substantially faster than any other X.400 MTA. This paper gives performance benchmarks for Isode's M-Switch X.400, a high-performance X.400 Message Transfer Agent. [07 Jan 2008]
Vista - businesses not convinced
News Longbottom disputes the widely held belief that users will find it easier to upgrade to Linux than to adapt to Vista's new GUI. And, in most of these places, Linux is more common on desktops than servers - apparently contradicting the common belief... [26 Nov 2007]
Are UK data laws fit for purpose?
News It quite simply beggars belief that any system with such sensitive data could have allowed this quantity of data to be extracted, and that any organisation should have sent the data unencrypted on CDs to save money. [23 Nov 2007]
Cisco-Based Storage Network Helps Cable Provider to Increase Customer Satisfaction and Operational Efficiency
White Paper After researching the switch choices available, the cable operator selected Cisco MDS fabric switches because of reliability, support, compatibility with a wide range of storage devices, and a belief that Cisco is emerging as the market leader in... [17 Nov 2007]
Computer games 'can help plug IT skills gap'
News We need to believe it and communicate that properly to create a sense of aspiration and a belief that IT can lead to exciting places," said Evans. Young people need to become more enthused about science subjects and the possibilities of a career in... [22 Oct 2007]
IT security breach pitfalls named
News Speaking at the Gartner IT Security Summit 2007, Joanna Rutkowska, CEO and founder of security company Invisible Things Lab, said: "The common belief is that once the users are educated [about the hazards of leaving their personal details online... [18 Sep 2007]
Dear silicon.com... DNA database, lie detector tech, sat-nav blunders...
Comment All these systems ID card, benefit lie detectors, airport iris scanners, contactless payment systems, rfid, speed cameras and so on are slowly taking peope out of the loop because of the mistaken belief that technology is infallible in its... [07 Sep 2007]
