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The future, in 3D

News Display technology will also undergo radical change, said Kurzweil - consigning the touchscreen vs keyboard debate to the history books, at least if his prediction of 'virtual displays that hover in the air' come to pass.

Tags: mobiles, virtual reality, future

[19 May 2008]

Requirements Process for SOA Projects, Part 2: Business Requirements for Your First SOA Services - Business Requirements for Your First SOA Services

whitepaper It started with a debate about the reasons for examining technical requirements before business requirements. In the first paper in this series one learned about determining technical requirements for one's Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) project.

Tags: business management

[18 May 2008]

The Great Debate: Buy Versus Build -- Oracle's Pre-built Analytic Applications Versus Building a Custom Warehouse

whitepaper This Business Intelligence Consulting Group whitepaper explores the relative pros and cons of deploying pre-built analytic applications from Oracle versus building a custom data warehouse against Oracle E-Business Suite, Peoplesoft, Siebel, or...

Tags: knowledge and data management

[14 May 2008]

Outlawed: Reckless loss of data

News We are calling for greater public debate and for the government to consider legislation that would require organisations that suffer information security breaches to alert their customers if there is a chance the breach has put individuals...

Tags: data breach, full disclosure, data loss

[12 May 2008]

Listen and Be Heard With "Walkie-Talkie Management"

whitepaper Successful leaders know how to inspire with words, how to direct debate, and how to elicit constructive input. Communicating is more than just thinking with the lips moving. They essentially know when to talk, what to say, and when to shut up.

Tags: mobile - wireless communications

[11 May 2008]

Dear silicon.com... outsource vs insource, Naked CIO on open source, password overload…

Comment First up this week, readers were engaging in debate over the pros and cons of outsourcing. Then we have silicon.com resident Naked CIO who has been ruffling some feathers again: this time, the issue of open source.

Tags: password, offshore, outsourcing

[08 May 2008]

The Naked CIO: Is open source dead?

Comment Is the debate about open source finally over? So I'm pleased that the debate is quietening down and that effective open source applications have now carved out a niche. In the end everyone has a view on this debate.

Tags: applications, open source

[06 May 2008]

The Real-World Advantage of Application Problem Resolution Technology for Software Vendors (ISVs): Three Case Studies

whitepaper There's no debate that software issues can hurt a business. But when software IS your business, the impact of problems can be devastating. This paper presents 3 case studies that demonstrate how leading software vendors (ISVs) are improving quality...

Tags: software engineering, application development, resolution, competitive advantage

[05 May 2008]

Podcast: The Weekly Round-Up 25.04.08

Round-Up Podcast Foul-mouthed habits will get you fired, that ain't a word, and the age-old Mac vs PC debate all get an airing on this week's Weekly Round-Up podcast. Andy McCue hosts and is joined in the studio by Julian Goldsmith, Natasha Lomas and Bethan Jones.

Tags: pc, mac, dialect, jobs

[25 Apr 2008]

Dear silicon.com... ZX Spectrum nostalgia, Mac attack, tag a bag…

Comment Comments came flying in on this, some cheering for the winner, while some were a little miffed their favourite didn't feature on the poll… And from old computers to the latest in high-tech cool, the age-old debate - Mac vs PC - got readers riled...

Tags: mac, zx spectrum, rfid

[24 Apr 2008]

Security - vendors must take some responsibility

News At a panel debate at Infosecurity Europe 2008, security experts lined up to put some of the blame for hackers finding ways to exploit code on software makers. While companies may go to great lengths to ensure their IT environments are secure...

Tags: vendor, security

[23 Apr 2008]

UK hit by 100 data breaches in six months

News We are calling for greater public debate and for the government to consider legislation that would require organisations that suffer information security breaches to alert their customers if there is a chance the breach has put individuals...

Tags: security, ico, data breach

[22 Apr 2008]

Microsoft Office 2007 fails to conform with OOXML

News Brown said: "The question behind the question, for a lot of the current OOXML debate, seems to be: can Microsoft really be trusted to behave? Word documents generated by today's version of Microsoft Office 2007 do not conform to the Office Open XML...

Tags: microsoft, office, word, ooxml

[21 Apr 2008]

Naked CIO: The true cost of IT

Comment This debate might be fuelled by accountants looking for better accountability or by IT professionals frustrated by continued budget constraints in organisations that do not understand the cost of provisioning services to the business.

Tags: value, cost allocation, projects, departments

[21 Apr 2008]

Google reports sterling quarter

News Google has been the subject of intense Wall Street debate over whether recent comScore data showing Google having trouble converting web searchers into ad viewers is an indication its best days of growth are behind it.

Tags: profits, google

[18 Apr 2008]

Dear silicon.com... File-sharers, women in tech and the price of 'experts'

Comment The latest in the debate over music downloaders and sharers also got a lots of comments, while women in IT - or lack of them - sparked a huge debate. This week, readers had a thing or two to say about the Home Office consultancy bill and were not...

Tags: file-sharers, home office, women

[17 Apr 2008]

Yahoo! ad-share gaining ground on Google?

News Google is set to report quarterly results on Thursday as investors debate whether the company's explosive growth in search advertising has begun being hobbled by a slowing economy. New industry data out this week shows Yahoo!

Tags: ad, yahoo, google

[17 Apr 2008]

Legal Eye: Could you end up footing your e-crime bill?

Comment The true cost of these attacks remains open to debate. The banks and building societies have just signed up to a new code. What the code has to say about online customers paying for fraudulent transactions on their accounts is worth reading...

Tags: online banking, fraud, e-crime

[15 Apr 2008]

OOXML standard: ISO calls for end to 'personal attacks'

News The International Organization for Standardization has called for "personal attacks" to cease in the debate surrounding Microsoft's Office Open XML standard. We believe standards debate should always be carried out with respect for all parties...

Tags: microsoft, ooxml, iso

[15 Apr 2008]

Secret ID card review: Judge quashes its release

News In his view disclosure is likely to enhance public debate of issues such as the programme's feasibility and how it is managed. Judge Stanley Burnton overturned the decision by the Information Tribunal that the ID card gateway reviews should be...

Tags: gateway reviews, national identity register, id cards

[14 Apr 2008]

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