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How the cloud is swallowing your comms
News Unified communications is migrating to the cloud, new research has found. According to a report by analysts In-Stat, tech vendors are now working closely with providers of hosted VoIP services, leading to several flavours of unified... [24 Nov 2009]
Is losing a mobile device really such a big deal?
Comment Losing a mobile device is a common occurrence - but that's doesn't mean it's not serious. Jon Collins looks at what businesses can do to protect themselves from this vulnerability. These days, it's no surprise to anybody that staff... [24 Nov 2009]
Recession hitting low paid IT jobs
News In the main IT industry wages look to be weathering the economic storm, according to this year's silicon.com Skills Survey, but there are signs that first-time tech workers are taking a hit. The research shows that fewer... [24 Nov 2009]
Cheat Sheet: Google Chrome OS
Cheat Sheet Google Chrome, that's just a web browser isn't it? Not anymore. Google have used their Chrome browser as the basis for a new operating system that shares the same name. Don't tell me I have to shell out for another OS, I've just bought... [23 Nov 2009]
Pay for IT chiefs weathers the storm
News Despite the cost-cutting forced on many organisations by the recession, pay packets for the IT management team have held up - and for some even grown. According to the exclusive silicon.com 2009 Skills Survey a greater proportion of IT... [23 Nov 2009]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: How the telcos could save themselves
Comment Compiled at Schiphol Airport, Amsterdam, and dispatched to silicon.com via a free wi-fi network in a London coffee shop four days later. Over the past six months the internet has seen a noticeable slow down and an increased level of... [23 Nov 2009]
Photos: Google takes the wrapping off Chrome OS
Photo Google released the source code for Chrome OS on Thursday, beginning the process of producing a browser-based operating system by the end of 2010 for lower-end PCs called netbooks. Although Linux runs under the covers, the applications... [23 Nov 2009]
Illegal downloaders crackdown: Digital Economy Bill to cut them off
News Internet users who illegally download copyrighted content could have their connection cut off as part of the Digital Economy Bill unveiled on Friday. The bill - a major overhaul of the UK's technology legislation - will mean ISPs must... [23 Nov 2009]
Doing business with citizen developers: Beware the legal pitfalls
Comment Citizen developers represent an innovative new way of creating software - just be mindful of the legal complications, says lawyer Mark Crichard. One quarter of business applications will be created by... [23 Nov 2009]
Salesforce.com makes more friends in the cloud
News BMC Software and CA have both teamed up with Salesforce.com to produce applications that are built and run on the latter's Force.com platform. The tie-ups were announced at Salesforce.com's annual Dreamforce user conference in San... [20 Nov 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 20.11.09
Round-Up Wheezing. Coughing and spluttering. Unable to complete basic tasks without falling over. Due for a serious upgrade or a one-way trip to the skip around the back of the office. No, the Round-Up is not referring to that dodgy email server... [20 Nov 2009]
Virtualisation: Real-life tales of how to get it right
Comment Adoption rates of virtualisation have yet to match the hype surrounding it, here Andrew Donoghue hears from businesses who've already taken the plunge. Despite vendors touting the numerous benefits that virtualisation can bestow on... [20 Nov 2009]
Google sheds light on netbook plans for Chrome OS
News Google has taken the wraps off its Chrome OS for the first time. At an event held at its Mountain View HQ on Thursday, Google vice president of product management Sundar Pichai gave the assembled press a tour of Chrome, which showed the... [20 Nov 2009]
How to squeeze the last drops of savings from an outsourcing contract
News How does a business pay less for its IT services when it's already getting them at rock bottom prices? It takes a long hard look at whether it needs to be gobbling up so many services in the first place. [20 Nov 2009]
Photos: The Android smartbook fired up by Qualcomm's Snapdragon
Photo This week saw chipmaker Qualcomm taking the wraps off a range of hardware powered by its Snapdragon platform. Among the devices on show was this Lenovo smartbook (pictured above and below) which runs the Google Android OS. [20 Nov 2009]
