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Yahoo! investor demands Microsoft talks reopen

News board had acted "irrationally" in refusing its $47.5bn offer. and assembled a 10-member dissident board slate for election at Yahoo! chairman Roy Bostock, Icahn said the board had "acted irrationally and lost the faith of shareholders and Microsoft.

Tags: board, microsoft, yahoo

[16 May 2008]

Doctors Boost Patient Load and Still Get Home for Dinner With Microsoft-Based System

whitepaper The Michigan Knee and Shoulder Institute, of Auburn Hills, Michigan, is a leading sports-medicine practice in the region, staffed by two board-certified orthopedic surgeons. Before adopting a first generation Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system...

Tags: application servers

[16 May 2008]

IT sector: Not so bad after all

News Three-quarters of IT professionals would recommend an IT career to their children, a survey by careers website The IT Job Board has found. The IT Job Board said that the overall outlook for IT careers was positive.

Tags: work, tech, skills

[15 May 2008]

Harris Corporation Streamlines Manufacturing Assembly Operations

whitepaper Harris Corporation deployed AutoVue Electro-Mechanical across the government communications division for viewing and reviewing native Printed Circuit Board (PCB) schematics and layouts, as well as manufacturing documents and provided 60 employees...

Tags: collaborative web

[14 May 2008]

Photos: Beijing Olympics 2008 - tech keeping the games on track

Photo The board lists some of the suppliers involved with the infrastructure for the games. silicon.com has been given a behind-the-scenes tour of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games venues and technology infrastructure.

Tags: project, infrastructure, olympic

[07 May 2008]

Yahoo! - Microsoft walks away

News shareholder with some 16 per cent of stock, told the newspaper: "I am extremely angry at Jerry Yang and at the so-called independent board. chief Jerry Yang signalled a more open stance towards Microsoft yesterday, saying he had been seeking common...

Tags: bid, yahoo, microsoft

[06 May 2008]

Photos: Tech ensures a smoother course

Photo She said: "In non-stop sailing, we have to make what we carry on board as light as possible. Here, the company has provided the team with a mobile wi-fi hotspot, so that they can connect to the web on the boat when it is moored, without having to...

Tags: yacht, ellen mcarthur, bt

[02 May 2008]

Use the Right Microsoft Office Program for the Job

whitepaper More than likely, the typical workday is divided between routine tasks (such as reading and responding to e-mail messages, answering phone calls, and scheduling meetings) and more challenging tasks (such as producing a report for the board...

Tags: business management

[02 May 2008]

CIOs are driving the green agenda

News In a poll of 200 IT decision makers, almost two-thirds (61 per cent) said sustainability is a key issue for them, while almost half (44 per cent) said it is now a board-level issue in their organisation.

Tags: cisco, green, cios

[01 May 2008]

Microsoft board meets over Yahoo! - but no decisions

News Microsoft's board met yesterday to discuss its stand-off with Yahoo! Microsoft's board of directors is still weighing whether to adopt a hostile approach and nominate a proxy slate of directors to replace Yahoo!

Tags: bid, microsoft, yahoo

[01 May 2008]

Does the ZX Spectrum deserve its crown?

News He added: "I built mine from a kit which cost £299 (and came with plastic bags of components and a bare circuit board and required many hours of soldering). Amstrad or Spectrum? Commodore 64 or Acorn Electron?

Tags: c64, computer, zx spectrum

[30 Apr 2008]

New president takes the reins at Socitm

News He is also a member of the Identity and Passport Service local government advisory board. Richard Steel has been named president of the Society of Information Technology Management (Socitm), the professional association for public sector IT managers.

Tags: cio, newham, local government, richard steel

[29 Apr 2008]

Microsoft dashes Yahoo!'s hopes of higher bid

News board, unless we made progress with Yahoo! s board of directors: that Microsoft would consider cutting its bid, now worth about $44bn, and take its case to Yahoo! s board. no hope of a higher takeover price, and said it is ready to go hostile or...

Tags: microsoft, yahoo

[25 Apr 2008]

Ballmer on Yahoo!: Microsoft prepared to walk away

News s board to accept a deal with Microsoft or face a lower bid, which Microsoft would take directly to Yahoo! s board of directors has said Microsoft's cash-and-stock offer significantly undervalues the company.

Tags: steve ballmer, microsoft, yahoo, google

[24 Apr 2008]

Security breaches down - but at what price?

News The latest Information Security Breaches Survey, published yesterday to coincide with the first day of the Infosecurity Europe conference, reveals that IT managers and board-level executives are trying to keep their organisations secure, with some...

Tags: breach, data

[23 Apr 2008]

Yahoo! reports positive profits - Microsoft unconcerned

News Our board and management team continue to be open to any and all alternatives, including a Microsoft deal. posted a better-than-expected quarterly profit yesterday but failed to deliver the outstanding results its shareholders hoped might force...

Tags: profit, microsoft, yahoo

[23 Apr 2008]

Printed Circuit Board Manufacturer Implements Supply Chain Solution

whitepaper Compeq, a major PCB (Printed Circuit Board) manufacturer in Taiwan, took this opportunity to automate and modernize its antiquated manual order processing system using the RosettaNet standard. In mid-2002, Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs...

Tags: customer support services

[23 Apr 2008]

Microsoft invites hobbyist developers to light a spark

News As part of this announcement, Microsoft said it now offers Board Support Package certification free of charge. Microsoft is trying to foster more interest in embedded software, encouraging amateur developers to experiment with programmable...

Tags: developers, microsoft

[17 Apr 2008]

Governance: The CIO's--and the Board's--Business

whitepaper The responsibilities of the board, CIO and the IT organization in overall IT governance. Effective IT governance practices have become critical for supporting overall corporate objectives. Without this required level of governance, organizations...

Tags: legal, governance, investments, discover

[16 Apr 2008]

Legal Eye: Could you end up footing your e-crime bill?

Comment The approach taken by the Banking Code Standards Board to supervising the code will be of particular interest. What the code has to say about online customers paying for fraudulent transactions on their accounts is worth reading carefully, says...

Tags: online banking, fraud, e-crime

[15 Apr 2008]

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