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Virtual tech will 'kill the office'
News Nortel Networks is looking to the next generation of employees to shape the workplace of tomorrow - and high on its agenda is exploring the role of web 2.0 technologies and virtual worlds such as Linden Lab's Second Life. [31 Jan 2008]
Law firm beefs up search power
Case Study FFW was also one of the first law firms to set up an office in the virtual world, Second Life. European law firm Field Fisher Waterhouse (FFW) has improved access to its vast wealth of legal knowledge with an upgraded web-based search system. [18 Jan 2008]
T-Mobile cosies up to femtocells…
News He told silicon.com: "I don't believe in monopolistic approaches in life. Mobile operator T-Mobile is to kick off trials of femtocell technology in Germany, the Netherlands and the UK in the second quarter of this year. [17 Jan 2008]
Second Life clamps down on virtual banks
News Virtual world Second Life is banning unregulated banks from operating within its borders in order to protect its users' investments. Unrecognised 'banks' will no longer be able to offer interest or direct return on investment on Second Life's own... [10 Jan 2008]
Cisco's Second Life: Welcome to Cisco Island
White Paper Cisco joins Second Life, the world's fastest growing virtual community, with two islands designed to enhance customer engagement. [06 Jan 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 04.01.08
Round-Up The other two options in the poll - Second Life and Facebook barely got a look in. Second place in the poll of underwhelming tech events was the launch of the iPhone from Apple. The second is that he used to hang around outside computer makers like... [04 Jan 2008]
Poll: And the most over-hyped event of 2007 was...
News Both Vista and the iPhone eclipsed 2007's other high-profile tech tales - such as Second Life, which gained nine per cent of the over-hyped vote, and Facebook, which notched up just six per cent. Microsoft seems to have overreached itself with its... [03 Jan 2008]
Cisco's number two steps down
News Not a year has gone by that wasn't just a wonderful time in my life. Giancarlo is the second potential CEO successor to leave this year. The man thought to be next in line for the role of CEO at Cisco Systems has resigned, the company announced... [21 Dec 2007]
Top 10 skills stories of the year
News Age-old debates turning up the volume this year include the IT skills shortage and the threat it poses to the UK's future economy; the ongoing lack of female techies; how technology is impacting work/life balance; ageist recruitment attitudes; and... [17 Dec 2007]
Itanium revisited - one year on
Comment With all the tenacious grip on life of Rasputin - poisoned, shot four times, bludgeoned, stabbed and thrown into the Neva River where he eventually died, reputedly from hypothermia while trying to claw his way out from the ice - Itanium can... [13 Dec 2007]
With Cisco Unified Communications, Warner Pacific Insurance Services Has Improved Client Service and Reduced Teleworking Costs
White Paper With operations throughout California and Colorado, Warner Pacific Insurance Services provides insurance agents and brokers with tools, resources, and support to represent a wide selection of medical, dental, vision, life and other specialty... [09 Dec 2007]
E-payments: Cheap as chips
News The e-payment push is not only coming from the price of payment processing: virtual worlds are contributing to the drive to use electronic currencies such as Second Life's Linden dollar, with some unwanted consequences. [27 Nov 2007]
Cerner Corporation's Wireless Rx
White Paper Adding a wireless component to a traditional local-area network (LAN), or creating a stand-alone WLAN, involves a number of challenges, particularly in the health care arena, where network downtime can literally mean the difference between life... [22 Nov 2007]
Photos: Colossus gets cracking after 60 years
Photo Colossus could read paper tape at 5,000 characters per second and the paper tape in its wheels travelled at 30 miles per hour. The Colossus code-cracking computer is up and running for the first time in more than 60 years. [16 Nov 2007]
Microsoft readies Windows Vista patches
News One update aims to improve battery life on mobile devices, boost stability of wireless connections and improve Vista's response time following a period of inactivity. A second patch deals with the OS' interactions with USB ports, in particular when... [13 Nov 2007]
