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Vodafone gives roaming charges a summer holiday
News The places in which roaming charges are being dropped for the three-month promotion are: Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Canary Islands, Channel Islands, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Faroes,... [14 May 2009]
Amazon having a 'wizard' time with Potter sales
News According to a spokeswoman for Amazon.co.uk, the company has even received an order which will be despatched to the Vatican City. Online retailer Amazon is once again set for a windfall thanks to teen wizard Harry Potter... [13 Jul 2005]
Pope's funeral broadcast online
News Current ceremonies showing visitors paying their last respects to the pope are being streamed from the Vatican's website. The Vatican site adds that television coverage of the ceremonies will be... [08 Apr 2005]
5 years ago... Icann slammed by net guru Pope
News The Vatican has been a regular implementer of major IT projects - signing a security deal recently, and famously opening a call centre to deal with enquiries from pilgrims heading to Rome. 02.06.99: Global web naming... [02 Jun 2004]
TIM works with Motorola for Pope-ular Wi-Fi hybrid
News Motorola has worked with BT Openzone for Wi-Fi in the past and last month raised eyebrows by announcing that it was the supplier of choice to the Vatican. Motorola has extended a relationship with TIM to provide Wi-Fi... [19 Mar 2004]
'Web pastor' wanted for virtual parish
News In 1995, the Roman Catholic church established a complete virtual diocese, Partenia, equipped with real bishop Jacques Gaillot, who had been at odds with the Vatican for some time but refused to resign. [08 Mar 2004]
5 years ago... The Pope makes net debut
News The Vatican said the head of the Catholic Church will appear live, via a streamed RealPlayer webcast, as he leads a celebration for the Feast of the Assumption. The Pontiff's appearance will be recorded by... [11 Aug 2003]
Pope gets some online security
News The Vatican has hired a team of security experts to fend off attacks on the Pope’s website. Young Americans are the most common and aggressive of hackers around the world seeking to cross the Vatican's... [07 Jul 2003]
The silicon.com Yearly Round-Up 2002
Comment He blotted his copybook at the Vatican by putting 'making holy software' down as his occupation. So said Pope John Paul II back in January when the Vatican was said to be on the lookout for a Patron... [27 Dec 2002]
Representatives turn the heat up on Cerf
News The Committee's top Democrat, Ed Markey, said: "To hear some applicants tell it, events at the Vatican are shrouded in less mystery than the process by which Icann chooses [top-level domains]. Cerf, one of the founders... [09 Feb 2001]
Police crackdown breaks up Mafia online fraud ring
News Paolo Giovagnoli, magistrate in charge of the investigation said the Mafia had also planned to infiltrate the Vatican's IOR bank. The investigation revealed that the crime organisation has worked with corrupt bank... [04 Oct 2000]
Staying sane in the face of information overload
Comment Most of us regard the 'Sent Items' section as a sacrosanct repository of knowledge on par with the Vatican library. About two months ago, an email was sent round our office that turned our messaging world upside down. [05 Jul 2000]
Pope creates call centre for pilgrims
News The Vatican has opened a call centre to deal with the influx of queries from pilgrims visiting Rome during the Catholic church's Holy Year celebrations. Telcos Alcatel and Telecom Italia have been retained by the Holy... [23 Mar 2000]
Linux is OS of choice for Web servers
News The Pope - who has his own domain for the Vatican City, .va - only uses Linux on his Internet servers. The Internet Operating System Survey has put Linux firmly in first place ahead of Microsoft's Windows NT as the... [03 May 1999]
Pilgrims get smart for the millennium
News Pilgrims converging on Rome to commemorate the millennium will be able to make use of the latest smartcard technology, according to a statement issued by the Vatican today. The Vatican office in charge... [21 Jan 1999]
