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Photos: Emerging tech from location-based services to social networking
Photo AT&T Labs in San Francisco opened its doors on Thursday to show off its Emerging Devices division, as well as some research projects around location-based services, social networking, and medical devices of the future. [09 Nov 2009]
Why are Indian outsourcing companies such bashful suitors?
Comment These large operators offer a wide range of services under a single umbrella. Indian outsourcers certainly have the cash - so why aren't they buying up their competitors? Saritha Rai finds out. They have accumulated... [06 Nov 2009]
Whose IT budget has been hit the hardest?
News While the debate over bankers' bonuses may still be generating headlines, it seems the financial services industry has found one way to cut back - slash IT budgets. Financial... [04 Nov 2009]
Photos: Inside a Microsoft datacentre
Photo Microsoft isn't saying which services are being run out of Chicago, although the Bing posters that covered the second floor server rooms suggest one possible workload. Microsoft recently opened its Chicago datacentre. [04 Nov 2009]
Why the UK will never create a Google, Microsoft or Oracle
News David Supple, head of IT and creative services at Ecotec Research & Consulting, said the UK won't turn out the next software powerhouse "until the government puts a more supportive framework in place to... [03 Nov 2009]
£39m boost for London Olympics' emergency comms
News The Home Office has announced a £39m deal to help emergency services comms cope during the London 2012 Olympic Games. As a result, the system will be able to cater for thousands more users from within the police, fire... [03 Nov 2009]
3 Strategies for Reducing IT Support Costs
White Paper Download the White Paper to learn: -- Why IT utilisation, end-user support and maintenance budgets are the most strategic areas to investigate -- How to effectively approach cost-saving measures within these areas while... [02 Nov 2009]
Photos: Salesforce.com rides the Google wave with CRM app
Photo Using the app, customers can choose from accessing information about their billing and mobile service, adding services or reporting a hardware problem. Earlier this year, Google launched a collaboration platform called... [30 Oct 2009]
Taxman to save £110m by taking an axe to its IT estate
News The work will be carried out by outsourcing provider Capgemini under its Aspire (Acquiring Strategic Partners for the Inland Revenue) contract to provide IT services and supplies to the HMRC until 2017. [30 Oct 2009]
How will you use Google Wave? Recruiting, decision-making, dealing with complaints
News Lars Rasmussen, Google's software engineering manager and co-creator of Wave, said unlike typical Google services, Wave has stoked early interest among both consumers and enterprises. It may have only... [28 Oct 2009]
Who do you trust when you're spending your IT budget?
News According to a survey by industry watchers Pierre Audoin Consultants and the IT Services Marketing Association (ITSMA), CIOs and other business execs most trust their colleagues and peers for advice on... [28 Oct 2009]
Cheat Sheet: Augmented reality
Cheat Sheet The Wikitude app (pictured below) made by Mobilizy was among the first to exploit AR in the smartphone world - it used the G1's hardware coupled with data from the Panoramio, Qype and Wikipedia web... [27 Oct 2009]
How Google Apps helped Jaguar Land Rover keep motoring after Ford sale
News JLR's move to Google Apps is the company's first step towards simplifying the IT infrastructure it runs in-house and farming out more of its IT services to outsourcers... [26 Oct 2009]
Open source? No good for cost cutting, say CIOs
News David Supple, head of IT and creative services, Ecotec Research and Consulting Despite tough economic conditions, CIOs have not turned to open source software as a way of making their IT... [23 Oct 2009]
How tech is helping gamblers get that casino feeling
News The company is also looking to address user-generated content and is developing a social software platform featuring tools to help gamblers interact with each other, such as instant messaging, buddy lists, presence... [23 Oct 2009]
