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News Photos: The Colossus WWII codebreaking machine s board, sweeten its cash-and-stock offer for Yahoo! Microsoft's board met yesterday to discuss its stand-off with Yahoo! over its takeover bid but failed to reach a decision on what to do next...
[01 May 2008]
Case Study Manually auditing the software used on every machine ahead of the upgrade would have taken the council months, interrupted council services and could have meant the data would be out of date before the audit was completed.
[28 Mar 2008]
News Leaving technology of the future for a moment, silicon.com took a trip down memory lane to witness computing's pivotal role in WWII espionage with an exclusive peek at Bletchley Park's Colossus codebreaking machine.
[27 Mar 2008]
News C is for Cash machine Plans to introduce biometric fingerprint checks for domestic passengers travelling through Heathrow Airport have been delayed after the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) raised privacy concerns about the system.silicon...
[26 Mar 2008]
Case Study C is for Cash machine Police in Staffordshire are trialling video technology to capture and store footage officers have gathered on the beat using cameras worn on the body. The trial is funded from the £3m that the Home Office has set aside for...
[12 Mar 2008]
Comment C is for Cash machine Again they will be voluntary - though it's hard to see how paying £30 for a card that offers very little benefit will appeal to today's debt-ridden and cash-strapped students over the traditional fare of beer and skinny jeans.
[07 Mar 2008]
News C is for Cash machine By 2015, biometric technology will make getting on a plane almost as easy as getting on the Tube or train today, according to a leading border security expert.silicon.com's A to Z of Biometrics
[21 Feb 2008]
News C is for Cash machine Visitors to Europe will face biometric screening and automated security checks under proposals for a shake-up of EU border controls. Under plans to strengthen checks at European borders laid out by the European Commission...
[14 Feb 2008]
News C is for Cash machine Biometric passenger checks have landed at Heathrow that will allow domestic travellers to access more shops and restaurants.silicon.com's A to Z of Biometrics Click on the links below to find out everything you'll need to know...
[08 Feb 2008]
News C is for Cash machine UK police are in talks with the FBI about an international biometric database to track down the world's most wanted criminals and terrorists.silicon.com's A to Z of Biometrics Click on the links below to find out everything...
[15 Jan 2008]
News C is for Cash machine All applicants for visas to enter the UK will face biometric fingerprint checks from the end of this month. The fingerprint database contains the records of more than one million previous visa applicants.silicon.com's A to Z...
[14 Jan 2008]
News C is for Cash machine The Prime Minister Gordon Brown has reiterated his backing for ID cards this week in the face of accusations his support for the controversial scheme is wavering. During Prime Minister's questions this week the leader of the...
[10 Jan 2008]
News C is for Cash machine Technology aimed at improving care and the quality of life for the elderly will receive a boost with a major project looking at computational intelligence. Leicester's De Montfort University (DMU) and the University of...
[03 Jan 2008]
News C is for Cash machine The Driving Standards Agency has admitted losing more than three million learner drivers' details. In a speech to Parliament yesterday, transport minister Ruth Kelly said the details had been lost by a third-party contractor...
[18 Dec 2007]
Comment C is for Cash machine With the furore over 25 million missing child benefit records, the public sector's use of personal data has never been under greater scrutiny. Addleshaw Goddard's Paul Bentham says biometrics may be hailed as the ultimate...
[23 Nov 2007]
News C is for Cash machine The cost of a passport is set to increase "substantially" over the next five years to cover the cost of larger electronic chips that will hold more data and fingerprints. Fees for adult UK passports have risen by £45 between...
[10 Oct 2007]
News Losses at UK retailers were down 11 per cent, while cash machine losses fell by 57 per cent. Online banking fraud has fallen by 67 per cent during the first six months of 2007 compared to the same period last year, according to UK payments...
[04 Oct 2007]
News For example, software engineer David Fletcher blamed "the likes of Microsoft" for dumbing down PC users by encouraging them to adopt a 'toaster-style' mentality towards their PCs: "They don't seem to realise that a PC is NOT an item of consumer...
[02 Oct 2007]
whitepaper Gamestec uses the power of the Windows Mobile platform to help automate data collection, revenue share calculation, and communication with machine self-diagnostics. Employees collecting cash from the machines and engineers servicing the machines...
[05 Sep 2007]
whitepaper In an attempt to provide cash-handling solutions in the field of banking automation, Hitachi has developed a new ATM (Automated Teller Machine) with cash recycling capabilities for use worldwide. With this cash-recycling ATM, Hitachi fulfills...
[31 Aug 2007]
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