computers in comment and analysis
The Bloor Perspective: Security, e-procurement and convergence
Comment The UK government's latest plans involve setting up an online procurement centre that will cover all its needs - from paperclips to parallel computers. * Security on a chip: a threat to civil liberties? [04 Oct 1999]
To buy, or not to buy? The ASPs think renting is the answer
Comment "Five years from now, if you are a CEO with a head for business, you won't be buying computers anymore. You won't buy software either. You'll rent all your resources from a service provider. That's the view of Scott McNealy, CEO of Sun Microsystems. [20 Sep 1999]
The IT missionaries: preaching privatisation for Africa's telcos
Comment From what the previous president said in Geneva, a lot has been done - Telephone access, Internet access, providing computers to schools and computer literacy," he said. He insisted: "Eliminating the distinction between information rich and... [15 Sep 1999]
Text book learning: Can teachers cope with the IT burden?
Comment But there were strings attached: head teachers became responsible for training local unemployed adults in IT, and they risked having their computers removed if specific numbers of job-seekers didn't find work that used their new skills. [29 Apr 1999]
The Trials of Microsoft - lessons from the past (Part 2)
Comment The decree forced IBM to separate its computer services operations into a subsidiary company; to sell its computers as well as lease them; and to service and sell parts for computers that IBM no longer owned. [17 Nov 1998]
Microsoft - A bully exposed?
Comment He testified that his company agreed to use IE because it wanted something in return: a promotional spot on the opening screen of all Windows-based computers. And no, this is not the synopsis of a 'how to' guide by a Mafia don. [15 Nov 1998]
Shouldn't the Year 2000 be about fun?
Comment People are not preparing for the millennium with far-reaching, ethical discussions about the future of human development - they're too busy wondering whether their computers will crash over night. Universal condemnation of the IT industry is well... [12 Nov 1998]
Why Linux is a safe bet for business
Comment It also coordinates printing and file sharing between Macintoshes and Intel-based computers easily - a feat no other operating system can boast. The decision by Informix, Oracle and Netscape to start developing server software for the Linux... [03 Aug 1998]
Macs and schools go hand in hand - but is Apple losing its grip?
Comment In one of the first NGFL contract announcements, Edinburgh City Council awarded Xemplar Education a £1m contract to supply 1,000 Internet-ready Apple Macintosh computers. The education sector has long been a stronghold for Apple, and remains so... [23 Jul 1998]
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