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RSS ResearchRed tape hampering tech research
News EC commissioner and scourge of mobile network operators, Viviane Reding, has blamed red tape for hampering Europe's efforts to capitalise on its high tech research. Reding called on the European Parliament and Council to cut administrative red tape... [05 Sep 2008]
Sony Ericsson issues SDK for Windows Xperia
News Speaking to silicon.com recently, Gavin Byrne, research analyst at Informa Telecoms & Media, said mobile companies are involved in "a land grab for the application developers' mindshare". Sony Ericsson has launched an SDK for its first Windows... [05 Sep 2008]
Two-thirds of Brits want to do it from home
News Only 12 per cent of the working population regularly or permanently works from home, according to research by the Trade Union Congress for National Work From Home Day 2008 - a figure that has increased by only a fifth over the last 10 years. [05 Sep 2008]
Video: History of British PCs
Video In this exclusive video, museum volunteer Peter Chilvers, shows off the exhibits ranging from Research Machines and the BBC Micro, to the Sinclair ZX Spectrum, Amstrad and the Acorn Risc. Bletchley Park's cash-strapped National Museum of Computing... [04 Sep 2008]
Green IT - how CIOs can help
Comment Quocirca's research into managed print services is a solid backgrounder to understanding an area that can deliver rapid and measurable benefits. For instance nitrogen trifluoride, a gas used by most manufacturers of flat screens - but not used to... [04 Sep 2008]
Five iPhone apps for business
News According to the research firm, the iPhone 3G "does not deliver sufficient security for custom applications", so businesses wanting to deploy such applications will likely have to bear with a lower level of security. [04 Sep 2008]
Photos: A dip into Bletchley's classic PC archive
Photo Research Machines RM 380Z The BBC Micro was developed with computer manufacturer Acorn and was aimed at breaking Research Machine's stranglehold on the education market. Peter Chilvers, volunteer at the National Museum of Computing, said: "They... [03 Sep 2008]
Legal Eye: File-sharers under fire
Comment Driven by the huge growth in the number of homes with internet access, research shows that up to six million people in the UK participate in illegal file-sharing of films and music each year. You're now more likely to get caught. [03 Sep 2008]
HP unleashes virtualisation products
News The company said it sees virtualisation as a wide-open territory, and pointed to its global research conducted in August by Penn, Schoen & Berland. HP on Tuesday launched a wide-range of virtualisation products, including new hardware, such as a... [03 Sep 2008]
Five reasons why Chrome will crash and burn
News David Mitchell, VP for IT research at analysts Ovum, said: "Internet Explorer is still used by about 60 to 70 per cent of people and there is a big chunk of the population who are remarkable reticent to change platform. [02 Sep 2008]
Five reasons Chrome will take over the world
News David Mitchell, VP for IT research at analysts Ovum, said: "What you are seeing is the language of the browser coming very close to that of the operating system, with services provided at the browser level rather than the OS level. [02 Sep 2008]
Does Obama want the US to be the new India?
Comment By 2015, Forrester Research estimates that as many as 3.3 million US jobs and $136bn in wages could be moved to such countries as China, India and Russia. US presidential candidate Barack Obama has vowed to discourage outsourcing, while John McCain... [02 Sep 2008]
Sony Ericsson: Microsoft mobile is on track
News Ben Wood, research director at CCS Insight, said: "The challenge for manufacturers is that Windows Mobile 6.1 is struggling to meet the high expectations that devices like the iPhone have set for top-tier phones. [02 Sep 2008]
Internet Banking - US Research
White Paper Delivery of financial services over the Internet is, at least in theory, a potential killer application. Customers benefit from convenience, access to valuable information such as stock prices, and a wealth of value-added services. [02 Sep 2008]
Nemertes Research Report: Unified Communications: What, Why and How?
White Paper Unified Communications can help your company dramatically improve the quality of its business communications while reducing costs and enhancing employee productivity. To learn how, download this exclusive Unified Communications planning guide... [02 Sep 2008]
