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The Weekly Round-Up: 25.07.08
Round-Up Microsoft has tacitly admitted that Vista ain't all that. Sat-nav devices are either the saviour of the modern driver or the new bane of our roads. It's worth pondering but don’t dwell on it if you happen to be dawdling at a T-junction. [25 Jul 2008]
SAP: Time up for TomorrowNow
News SAP admitted TomorrowNow had made inappropriate and unacceptable downloads of Oracle software but denied it had access to any intellectual property. SAP is to wind down TomorrowNow, the third party support subsidiary it acquired in 2005. [22 Jul 2008]
Overview of QoS Routing
White Paper The goal of routing solutions is twofold: satisfying the QoS requirements for every admitted connection, and achieving global efficiency in resource utilization. QoS routing has been recognized as an important part in the evolution of QoS service... [18 Jul 2008]
Google open sources web 2.0 security
News Google admitted recently that the number of drive-by download sites listed in its typical search results has increased significantly over the past year. Google has released as open source a web application assessment tool, Ratproxy, that is... [14 Jul 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 11.07.08
Round-Up That's according to a survey of 300 City of London workers in which more than a quarter admitted to sneaking a peak at their work email at least once per day during their summer hols. This week the Round-Up is weaving its words of wisdom while... [11 Jul 2008]
Google open sources data-moving tool
News Google admitted that the system is comparable to long-established projects such as JavaScript Object Notation (JSON), which is often used in Ajax web programming. Google has open sourced an internal development tool called 'Protocol Buffers', a... [11 Jul 2008]
Visa Policy: Roles of the Departments of State and Homeland Security
White Paper It opens with an overview of visa issuances, with brief sections on procedures for aliens coming to live in the United States permanently and on procedures for aliens admitted for temporary stays. This report addresses policies on immigration visa... [03 Jul 2008]
Skype calls on ex-Motorola exec
News In essence, the company admitted to shareholders it has taken a loss on its original investment. Internet calling provider Skype said yesterday that it has hired Scott Durchslag, a former Motorola executive, to become its chief operating officer. [02 Jul 2008]
¿Dónde está el iPhone 3G?
Comment Asked whether Telefónica is able to set iPhone tariffs itself, or whether it must consult with its supplier, Alder admitted there has to be an agreement with Apple. Everyone knows it's hard to get your hands on a 3G iPhone. [01 Jul 2008]
Techies kept awake at night
News The study of 4,000 workers found that 75 per cent of employees admitted getting less than eight hours kip per night. IT workers suffer more sleepless nights than most other professionals in the UK. Exhausted techies are getting by on just six hours... [01 Jul 2008]
Probe into loss of 21,000 hospital patient details
News The manager has been suspended following the theft on 18 June and trust CEO Peter Murphy admitted the laptop should have been encrypted. A hospital trust faces possible enforcement action by the UK information watchdog for failing to encrypt a... [30 Jun 2008]
OOXML - Microsoft admits to standards naivety
News Microsoft has admitted that, despite being one of the dominant names in IT for more than 30 years, it had little or no experience of software standards until the company was mid-way through the process of getting Office Open XML approved by the... [24 Jun 2008]
Red Hat CEO: We're "tough to do business with"
News Red Hat's new chief executive Jim Whitehurst has admitted his company needs to improve its approach to its customers and partners. Speaking on the first day of the Linux specialist's annual user conference in Boston, Whitehurst said his company... [20 Jun 2008]
'Connected' UK vulnerable in face of cyber attack
News He admitted past failings in the public sector security due to delays in issuing patches in time but said that the government is committed to continuing to improve response times. Security minister Lord West told the House of Lords that the UK... [16 Jun 2008]
Stolen music still big with MP3 generation
News More than half (58 per cent) admitted to copying music from friends' hard drives, while 95 per cent have copied music in some way. Record industry artist and publisher group, British Music Rights (BMR), claims the average 14- to 24-year-old now has... [16 Jun 2008]
