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The Weekly Round-Up: 18.07.08
Round-Up Of course, when it launched last June it was only available in the US, while last week it was on sale, albeit fleetingly, in 22 countries. Some omissions are a bit baffling, and in the case of number three, totally bewildering. [18 Jul 2008]
BlackBerry ready to burst into new pastures
News RIM wants to expand the BlackBerry service, now available in more than 140 countries, in China, Latin America, Russia and Southeast Asia. BlackBerry maker RIM is charging ahead with international expansion plans and investments in new handsets and... [16 Jul 2008]
UK failing to respect computing heritage
News Graham Yellowley, head of IT for investment bank Mitsubishi UFJ Securities said: "We have a history of brilliant people creating the most inventive computing related tools on limited budgets and then the intellectual property gets taken over by... [15 Jul 2008]
Steve Ballmer on a future in the cloud
News He conceded that issues with broadband connection in developing markets still exist, and these would pose a barrier to adoption of web applications in some countries. The future lies in the platform in the cloud, according to Microsoft chief... [10 Jul 2008]
EU law to end file-sharers time online?
News The 'telecoms package', which on Monday gained approval by the Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO), has sparked concern over its support for greater collaboration between ISPs and the content industry - an association that... [09 Jul 2008]
Simplified Warrants Trading System for Pre-Eminent Financial Services Company
White Paper Citigroup Inc.is today's pre-eminent financial services company, with some 200 million customer accounts in more than 100 countries. Citigroup deployed BEA WebLogic Server 8.1 to create a Service-Oriented Limit Order system, which allows... [09 Jul 2008]
E-Learning Tool "Dileco" for Low Internet Bandwidth and Its Application
White Paper This system would be one of the best tools applicable for e-learning in countries with poor Internet. The main features of this tool aim to support operations, using unstable and limited Internet connection, utilizing novel solutions outlined in... [08 Jul 2008]
Comply with Global Statutory Requirements with Formula-based Depreciation
White Paper This paper discusses depreciation requirements in various countries and industries and sheds some light on how you can meet these requirements using formula based depreciation. It also walks you through some complex depreciation calculations. [03 Jul 2008]
Icann waves in relaxed website naming rules
News Countries are expected to keep their specific suffixes but, as in the example above, cities could also get individualised URLs, such as .london or .chicago. The group also voted to open public comment on a proposal that would allow countries to use... [27 Jun 2008]
'Pay to receive' calls won't happen, say UK operators
News O2's spokesperson told ZDNet.co.uk that "any move to such a system [receiving party pays (RRP)] would need to take place across the EU at once, in order not to distort the market", adding: "It is not clear that RPP actually conveys any overall... [19 Jun 2008]
Photos: Say hello to Intel's little helpers
Photo This second generation of Intel's Classmate PC is part of an ongoing project to design better and more useful personal computers for school children in developing countries. This robotic arm and hand developed by researchers at Intel's personal... [18 Jun 2008]
Minority Report: The 3G iPhone has landed
Comment Interestingly, China was not one of the countries down to receive the iPhone. Some Apple watchers got themselves overexcited in the run-up to this week's announcements. That Apple will hit its target of 10 million iPhones sold by the end of 2008 is... [13 Jun 2008]
Paul Greenwood
CIO Profile Former analyst Paul Greenwood is CIO of Clifford Chance, the world's largest law firm - which has some 3,900 legal advisors working from 27 offices in 20 countries. Greenwood joined Clifford Chance in April 2000 as international director of... [11 Jun 2008]
How outsourcing saved Zurich's IT
Case Study The five-year-plus managed desktop services contract saw 60,000 devices replaced globally across seven countries, with the aim of getting the same software and hardware running across all machines and transfer of 450 staff. [10 Jun 2008]
Photos: Steve Jobs dances the iPhone 3G tune
Photo Third-party applications will only be available from the App Store, and will now be available in 63 countries. The new iPhone supports many, many languages and will be available in more than 70 countries. [10 Jun 2008]
