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News I believe that a core UK strength is organisation and delivery capability, and while I think we will always have a role to play it will generally be a secondary one on the global stage. That's the sobering conclusion of... [03 Nov 2009]
£39m boost for London Olympics' emergency comms
News The two-way Tetra comms system has an important role to play during the London 2012 Olympics - with two Airwave networks being deployed, one for the emergency services to use, and a separate network for Games staff. [03 Nov 2009]
Green IT: Thrifty CIOs should make it a priority
News Using recycled paper, dropping desktop printers in favour of shared multi-function devices and duplex printing also all have a role to play in reducing print wastage. In a recent silicon.com survey, more... [29 Oct 2009]
How Google Apps helped Jaguar Land Rover keep motoring after Ford sale
News In future, with the IT department no longer having to run so many services internally, Vincent said staff will instead play a greater role in managing outsourcers, business process management and choosing and integrating... [26 Oct 2009]
Will 'citizen developers' shake up IT development?
News Now step forward the 'citizen developer' - an individual set to play an increasingly important role in creating business apps, according to analyst house Gartner. We've had the 'citizen journalist', blogging from war... [23 Oct 2009]
YouTube presses play on Channel 4 top shows
News Channel 4 has signed a deal with YouTube to bring its flagship shows to the video-sharing site. The agreement will see programming from Channel 4's catch up service 4oD made available for free through YouTube. [16 Oct 2009]
Privileged Access Lifecycle Management: How PALM Refines Strategy for Enterprise IT
White Paper In this paper, IDC analysts examine the role of identity and access management (IAM) solutions in addressing these needs and specifically looks at the role privileged access lifecycle management (PALM) can play in... [15 Oct 2009]
Could hackspaces hold the key to business innovation?
Comment They get together to pull gadgets apart, play with code and build things. As my fellow silicon.com columnist Jim Mortleman has pointed out, this open imperative is now bleeding into the wider business... [14 Oct 2009]
Cross-Layer Interaction Between TCP and UMTS RRM Scheduling Strategies
White Paper In particular, scheduling mechanisms play a key role in resource allocation for UMTS shared channels. In the third generation wireless system UMTS, Radio Resource Management (RRM) functions should encompass scheduling... [09 Oct 2009]
Adobe's Flash coming to smartphones, netbooks
News The company has just announced Flash Player 10.1 which will let users view Flash video and play Flash games on smartphones, netbooks and other mobile hardware. Flash is ubiquitous on the desktop - now Adobe is hoping it... [05 Oct 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 02.10.09
Round-Up They can simply use their computer and drink coffee and play with the cat. Over the years, the internet has been blamed for many of the world's ills. Sometimes fairly, though often not. The internet is corrupting the... [02 Oct 2009]
Enabling IPTV: What's Needed in the Access Network
White Paper Service providers around the globe have begun commercializing triple play services to better compete with cable and satellite operators. This paper examines the issues of deploying triple play services -... [02 Oct 2009]
CoSign Interfacing Options
White Paper Signatures play a crucial role in day-to-day lives. Organizations understand that paper processes are expensive and are looking to migrate from a pen on paper signature (wet signature) to a true paperless environment. [02 Oct 2009]
The Future Role of ICT in Meeting Operational Challenges in Energy Utilities: Shifting by Degrees to a Modern World
White Paper The key take-away points of this whitepaper are market dynamics are shifting as a result of merger and acquisition activity, government policy and changing consumer behavior, considerable ongoing debate regarding climate change and the... [02 Oct 2009]
Streamlined and Sustainable: The Dynamic Enterprise: The Role of ICT in Realizing the Business Benefits of Eco-Sustainability
White Paper Given that such solutions belong to the realm of Information and Communications Technology (ICT), IT departments have a central role to play in helping their organizations pursue their mission-critical objectives. [02 Oct 2009]
