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¿Dónde está el iPhone 3G?
Comment Last week I was invited on a two-day Telefónica press trip, with an agenda that promised a visit to the telecoms provider's new €600m HQ in Madrid, strategy presentations from a trio of senior execs and an afternoon of R&D demos. [01 Jul 2008]
We are now roaming at 30,000 feet...
Comment Emirates has been a keen provider of aircraft telephony for some time. Once connected to the picocell, the calls are then routed over the aircraft's existing satellite gateway to the solution provider's terrestrial network. [26 Jun 2008]
Mike Wright
CIO Profile Mike Wright is head of technology at global investment provider Man Group, where he looks after IT operations in offices across the globe. Before joining Man, Wright was managing director for systems at Fidelity International and for eight years... [11 Jun 2008]
Cloud computing: Silver lining…
Comment IT buyers need to nail each prospective provider down and find out exactly what they have on offer. An SLA is all very well but hard questions still need to be asked of your provider, including the potentially awkward one of: "What APIs do you... [09 May 2008]
Dear silicon.com... XP lives, the femtocell 'truth', BlackBerry bashing…
Comment Here's how I understand it: I install the femtocell and use my broadband connection to improve my provider's 3G/HSDPA coverage, and they want me to pay them for it. XP lives? Dell and HP find ways to keep Windows XP alive [01 May 2008]
Legal Eye: Could you end up footing your e-crime bill?
Comment Customers who prefer to use an account aggregation service - where multiple online accounts are accessed through a single portal or provider - could be most at risk. What the code has to say about online customers paying for fraudulent transactions... [15 Apr 2008]
How will your deal weather a downturn?
Comment Organisations must have the technical and legal means to recover outsourced services from a service provider, either to take them back in-house or to pass them to an alternative provider. In either case, the contract must specify how the services... [10 Apr 2008]
Just whose legislation rules the internet?
Comment Blogger is a provider of content creation tools, not a mediator of that content. When he tried to stop them he discovered some surprising facts about the internet and the law. In the autumn of 2005, I wrote a column welcoming the arrival of the... [05 Mar 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Locked in at the bank
Comment People only had one line at home and office, and for the telecoms provider the world was a safe and stable place. Written in a coffee shop at Wickham Market, Suffolk, and dispatched via a free wi-fi service in Woodbridge a day later. [07 Feb 2008]
Why outsourcing divorce can end in tears…
Comment Whatever path public sector organisations decide to take, it is in its own interests to secure the help of the incumbent provider. This means the outsourced services, employees and all, get moved across to the new provider.silicon.com Public Sector [04 Feb 2008]
Losing control in the SaaS lane
Comment It's an illogical fear because your information will be at least as safe and secure with the right SaaS provider, if not more so. The SaaS provider concerned, a relatively large player with a significant customer base, said nothing could be done... [16 Jan 2008]
IT at your service
Comment Part of that process involves treating business departments like customers and providing them with the same type of consistent service that they might find from an external provider of IT or other services, say experts. [09 Jan 2008]
European payment issues will top 2008 agenda
Comment Or do they figure out the challenge of decoupling and moving to a new provider that may be able to serve them better and protect them from further changes? Complex and far-reaching compliance regulations around the world are putting payment... [20 Dec 2007]
Tech Visions: TV extends its reach
Comment Last month's agreement by pay-TV provider EchoStar Communications to acquire Sling Media for $380m provides strong evidence of the Slingbox maker's likely impact on the industry. Silicon Valley-based Howard Greenfield looks at what's accelerating... [24 Oct 2007]
The Weekly Round-Up: 12.10.07
Round-Up and claims it will make the company the largest provider of free wireless internet access in the country. McDonald's ongoing quest to improve its brand from beloved-of-chavs fast food chain to slightly less beloved-of-chavs fast food chain took a... [12 Oct 2007]
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