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Trevor Baylis
AS Profile If Baylis hadn't raised the possibility of helping Africa by using technology such as his hand-cranked radio, it could be argued that number 6 in the Agenda Setter list, Nicholas Negroponte, might not have come up with the idea of the $100 laptop... [12 Oct 2007]
What's the oldest piece of kit in your IT department?
News Phil Young, head of IT and operations at Amtrak Express Parcels, said his department still has an old bank of modems used for dial-up from remote locations as a back up if newer methods fail - and joked that the clockwork mechanism just needs... [16 Nov 2006]
Lib Dems accused of patent hypocrisy
News David Chan, a developer at Clockwork Software Systems, said he was unhappy the UK's Liberal Democrat MEP, Diana Wallis, voted against the amendments. European politicians representing parties including the UK's Liberal Democrats have been accused... [24 Jun 2005]
Next 'critical' Windows patch - out on Tuesday
News As part of its monthly patching cycle, Microsoft plans to release 10 security alerts for flaws in Windows and other programs on Tuesday. Seven security bulletins and fixes apply to the Windows operating system, and at least one of those is deemed... [10 Jun 2005]
Baker turns to open-source payroll software
News Clockwork Software Systems launched PayThyme, an open-source payroll application, in Birmingham on Thursday. Clockwork business manager Jim Welch said it was initially supplying the software pre-installed on hardware but will supply it as an... [26 Nov 2004]
AT&T wins Swiss airline IP contract
News Swiss, the Swissair successor airline, is to pay AT&T $2.4m over three years to connect locations around the world using virtual private network (VPN) technology. The AT&T Global Network (AGN) will link 36 sites across Europe and North America... [26 Aug 2004]
Inventor Trevor Baylis set to float
News Inventor Trevor Baylis, who sprung to fame in the nineties following his invention of the clockwork radio, is set to float his commercial venture Baylis Brands. Former TV stuntman Baylis made his prototype clockwork radio in 1994 with the intention... [16 Aug 2004]
Analysis: SMEs - an answer to public sector IT failings?
Comment Public sector IT is often characterised by the awarding of mega-deal contracts to a handful of large services companies - and, almost like clockwork, the failure of some of these contracts when it comes to delivery. [02 Mar 2004]
5 years ago... Vendors gather for Comdex trade show
News Well, apart from those companies no longer around to give a keynote or exhibit, there will be the regular-as-clockwork Sunday evening Bill Gates keynote. 13.11.98 Comdex Fall98 starts next week, with technology vendors out in force to present their... [13 Nov 2003]
Inside Intel: A vendor dossier
Comment Look at the regular-as-clockwork billion dollar plus quarterly profits, the continued dominance in PC processors or the familiar faces at the top and it looks like a familiar story. Inside Intel. We know, you've heard that title before. [30 Sep 2002]
The Winter Olympics 2002: The IT chief speaks to silicon.com
News You've got a budget of $300m and a deadline which is unbreakable. Your IT department has 3,000 people in it. You have to manage 145 Unix boxes, 4,500 workstations and laptops, 1,210 printers, and 1,850 fax machines and copiers. [19 Feb 2002]
What if... teachers were replaced by computers?
Comment Yet thinking back, even in that kind of environment, many classes ran like clockwork with well behaved kids participating actively in even quite boring lessons such as trigonometry. We have a shortage of teachers in the UK but in what way is... [29 Jan 2002]
Motorola launches wind-up phone
News Motorola is turning back time to launch a wind-up mobile phone charger that it is hoping will run like clockwork. Freeplay Energy Group, the UK firm behind the clockwork radio, and Motorola Companion & Accessories Division are developing the... [01 Oct 2001]
Solar powered notebook isn't a wind up
News Currently based on a clockwork generator, the South African outfit is aiming to have the machine ready by 2000 and is also hoping to include a solar panel. Freeplay Power Group, the firm behind the wind-up radio, is working with General Electric on... [11 Mar 1999]
