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Leader: Is open source the right move for Sun's Solaris?
Leader Sun signed an historic server co-development and selling deal with long-time ally Fujitsu, came up with 'per citizen pricing' for some of its software, made RFID advances, updated its Java Desktop System and Java Enterprise System and plenty more... [04 Jun 2004]
Analysis: Sony and Apple growing ever more alike
Comment The signs that this convergence is taking root are growing daily, driven by fast-rising adoption rates for broadband internet services, home networking advances, and growing use of digital media such as video games and online music. [06 May 2004]
Leader: Minidiscs and why IT advances shouldn't be taken for granted
Leader But let's also not forget an industry that puts many others to shame in its advances. Yesterday we ran a short piece with the headline High-tech shopping basket ditches the minidisc. It was about the UK Office of National Statistics' latest changes... [16 Mar 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]
Devil's Advocate: Medieval historians bite back
Comment What is new is that hardware advances have made it possible to do things once regarded as having too high an overhead. Here he continues to question how the old affects the new in technology. Last week's discussion of education and training brought... [02 Mar 2004]
The Bloor Perspective: Symbian's future, US regulatory demands and spam strategy
Comment True they are doing quite nicely with some strong and committed licensees but despite a number of solid advances in the platform, we'd still only rate the Windows Mobile operating system product as 'Windows 3.1'. [22 Feb 2004]
2004: The year of the smart phone? Yes and no
Comment Nokia smart phones such as the 6600, based on the Symbian operating system and Series 60 interface, are undoubtedly at the start of a growth curve, and Microsoft’s Windows Mobile advances with its contract-manufactured SPV (also only on Orange... [23 Dec 2003]
Peter Cochrane's Uncommon Sense: A Christmas wish list
Comment It has been another hard business year with a lot of travelling and it has been tough keeping ahead of rising cost structures, not to mention fast changing markets, business practices and technological advances. [17 Dec 2003]
Biometrics: Eyes, ears, face or voice?
Comment But is a Minority Report style biometric future of billboards that scan your eyes and deliver personalised advertising and robot spiders that use biometric scans to catch criminals just science fiction or are those advances being made today? [15 Dec 2003]
Leader: What are broadband and mobile good for?
Leader Even with advances, most notably brought around 10 years ago with digital infrastructure and then other tweaks, connections can be less than perfect. It seems there will always be times when speaking on a mobile phone is fraught with cries of "You... [23 Oct 2003]
Leader: silicon.com - stepping up a gear
Leader Thanks to all those who have told us what they want in the redesign, from the advances in look and feel to the new content types. Notice something different about silicon.com? Given you're reading this, we bet you can't help but have seen the... [21 Oct 2003]
Peter Cochrane's Uncommon Sense: Logistics on the move
Comment Despite all of our technological advances our ability to move goods and provide services across the planet is still performed in a Dickensian mode. Back after a break Peter Cochrane talks trucks, chips and logistics. [16 Oct 2003]
The Bloor Perspective: SMS spam, go phish and Windows Media Center
Comment Of most concern is that the benefits of advances in mobile technology will be tarnished by their association with its main uses. Forrester Research recently published a forecast and analysis of European mobile messaging growth. [29 Sep 2003]
Peter Cochrane's Uncommon Sense: Grey goo
Comment Nanotechnology promises all kinds of advances but some would have us believe it might just destroy the planet, converting our surroundings into what has famously been termed 'grey goo'. Peter Cochrane warns against such worries. [07 Aug 2003]
Peter Cochrane’s Uncommon Sense: Medical records
Comment For all nations the single biggest advances in the health of their populations occurred in the following manner: the provision of clean water supplies, sanitation and sewage treatment, followed by antibiotics. [24 Jul 2003]
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