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Editor's Blog: The naked truth about DSL
Comment But if naked DSL were widely adopted in the UK, the incumbent service providers would lose some revenue, both from those consumers who decide they can do without a landline at all and from those who would migrate to VoIP services over their... [03 Jul 2008]
Woolly risk analysis is hastening a housing crash
Comment Whereas most lenders test their ability to withstand single shocks, such as a rise in interest rates, some have adopted multi-variable shock models to handle a combination of circumstances. Only very few retail lenders have adopted comprehensive... [03 Jul 2008]
Centralised or decentralised IT?
Comment Several major organisations in financial services, logistics, telecommunications and software have adopted the model. Pool software developers and save money, or disperse them to business units and improve efficiency? [09 Apr 2008]
People are mugs over identity theft
Comment Perhaps it's time individuals took a leaf out of business's book and adopted a personal information policy that will make life harder for criminals, says Simon Moores. Identity theft is rife. I understand beards are back. [08 Apr 2008]
The ISO is right to back Microsoft's OOXML
Comment News this week that Microsoft's OOXML document format has been adopted as an ISO standard has sparked outcry and frustration in the anti-Redmond camp. Microsoft should have adopted ODF rather than forcing through its own proprietary alternative. [04 Apr 2008]
Data encryption brought into focus by HMRC
Comment However, it is widely recognised that data encryption helps to secure electronic data and safeguard privacy and therefore it is surprising that it has not been more widely adopted in the public sector. [21 Dec 2007]
The rise of the 'Brics'
Comment The cheap and cheerful offshoring story has already worn thin with Indian service companies and is unlikely to be adopted by other regions as a 'competitive advantage'. It actually stands for Brazil, Russia, India, and China and was coined by the... [18 Dec 2007]
The Weekly Round-Up: 07.12.07
Round-Up Hell no, it's still bullish about the success of the most rapidly adopted operating system in history, crowing about its invulnerability to software pirates and touting the 'big wow'. "For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction... [07 Dec 2007]
Leader: It's time for a data breach disclosure law
Leader The law has since been adopted by other US states.silicon.com's Full Disclosure campaign - what we are asking for.silicon.com wants the government to review its data protection legislation and improve the reporting of information security breaches... [22 Nov 2007]
On-demand software can help banks avoid fines
Comment Falling costs for bandwidth and improved software delivery models have provided the general spur for growth of SaaS but there had been little evidence this type of service was adopted for compliance solutions. [01 Nov 2007]
CIO power
AS Analysis Coby continues to adhere to his mantra of there being "no IT projects, only business projects" and is currently overseeing the tech infrastructure behind the new Terminal 5 at London's Heathrow Airport and introducing lean manufacturing principles... [12 Oct 2007]
The Weekly Round-Up: 10.08.07
Round-Up Not only has he been using his adopted persona to poke fun at the real Steve Jobs' reputation for (allegedly) being a highly demanding manager, he's actually making a satirical point about the dullness of corporate blogs. [10 Aug 2007]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Are we destined to repeat history?
Comment It is as if the young have adopted the mantra, 'if it ain't on the web it doesn't exist'. Written in Austin, Texas during a short stopover and dispatched to silicon.com the same day via free wi-fi at my hotel [13 Jun 2007]
Virtualisation gets trendy
Comment Some of the more basic uses of virtualisations have already been discussed but it is now being adopted in a wide range of areas including: Quocirca's Dennis Szubert explains the many uses of this paradigm-shifting technology. [15 May 2007]
Brampton Factor: Data theft a warning
Comment It is hard to see Enron as an exception - rather, it pushed widely adopted practices too far and came to grief as a result. Data theft is rampant, we've heard again and again. This shouldn't be too surprising, says Martin Brampton, but more... [22 Nov 2006]
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