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ID cards: Seven years of missed deadlines and U-turns
News Picture the scene: the year is 2016 and ID cards have been embraced by the British public, with most UK citizens now carrying their very own card. This increasingly unlikely scenario is how the government initially envisaged the ID card... [02 Dec 2009]
Photos: A tour of Microsoft's new store
Photo Microsoft has recently opened a retail store in Mission Viejo, Orange County, California. Here's a view of the Microsoft store from the outside. Click through the rest of the pictures to take a tour of the shop and see how Redmond is... [02 Dec 2009]
Plenty of life ahead for RFID and NFC
Comment Radio and tagging technologies have loads of promise - though the applications may not be quite what you were expecting, says Quocirca's Rob Bamforth. RFID and its close cousin near field communications (NFC) have both been touted for... [02 Dec 2009]
2010: The year your desktop goes virtual?
News Server virtualisation is rapidly becoming an accepted part of the corporate IT infrastructure - and now industry experts are predicting that it won't be long until corporate desktops follow suit. Desktop virtualisation refers to the... [01 Dec 2009]
Outsourcing: UK carbon control plan needs a rethink
Comment Encouraging businesses to go green is good but the government must better incorporate outsourcing in its carbon control scheme, says the NOA's Mark Kobayashi-Hillary Much is being said about the UK government's upcoming Carbon Reduction... [01 Dec 2009]
Leaked report reveals billions in budget cuts for public sector IT
News Shared services delivered through the cloud will help the public sector shave billions from its annual IT spend, according to a leaked Whitehall report. The leaked draft document, Government ICT Strategy: New world, new challenges, new... [30 Nov 2009]
Your top HR tech priorities for next year revealed
Comment Working out your budgets and trying to figure out the tech priorities for your HR department in 2010? Nick Heath has a few suggestions for HR directors as to where to invest that cash on technology to get the most benefits for your team... [30 Nov 2009]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Can I become faster and smarter?
Comment Compiled on the M6 driving to Liverpool and dispatched to silicon.com a couple of weeks later via a free wi-fi connection in my hotel. I just cannot work any faster or smarter - I seem to have exhausted every degree of freedom, every... [30 Nov 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 27.11.09
Round-Up We've all made embarrassing mobile phone blunders as part of our busy modern lives. We've all done something with a mobile that has led to fingers pointed in mirth and mockery: a few years ago the Round-Up even had one of those Bluetooth... [27 Nov 2009]
Why you must rein in your power users
Comment The privileged users that manage your IT systems must be monitored as closely - if not more - than standard users, says Bob Tarzey. Within any organisation, a small group of employees have the ability to wreak havoc on... [25 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]
Outsourcing: CIOs' tips on getting it right
News Outsourcing deals typically promise to deliver cost savings and increased efficiency - but all too often the promises fail to match the reality. At the National Outsourcing Association's Sourcing Summit last week, two heads of IT shared... [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]
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]
