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RSS funding 10mGoogle's $10m change-the-world prize: 16 themes chosen
News Google has finally whittled down the more than 150,000 ideas submitted as part of its Project 10^100 to 16 themes that will compete for $10m in funding. Now that the themes have been chosen, Google is... [28 Sep 2009]
Google to announce finalists in $10m 'help others' competition
News Five projects will be selected to receive a total of $10m in funding but choosing those five projects has taken Google much longer than originally anticipated. Google is finally promising to shed light... [19 Aug 2009]
WWII codebreakers' home gets £600,000 boost
News Speaking to silicon.com sister site ZDNet UK on Wednesday, Bletchley Park Trust director Simon Greenish welcomed the funding. The site of British codebreaking efforts during World War II is to get £600,000 from Milton... [12 Mar 2009]
Google: Celebrating 10 years, with $10m 'do-gooder' pledge
News We're looking for ideas that help as many people as possible, in any way, and we're committing the funding to launch them. Celebrating its recent anniversary, Google has published a guided tour of its 10 years in... [24 Sep 2008]
Suffolk Councils join up IT to save costs
Case Study In 2004, the councils decided to take advantage of funding from BT to set up a joint venture (JV) that would manage IT, supporting processes within both organisations, called Customer Service Direct (CSD). [05 Feb 2008]
Free music downloads get Universal blessing
News SpiralFrog said it has raised in excess of $10m, though Ford would not say exactly how much the company has raised or which investors provided the funding. A start-up hailing from the Big Apple is... [30 Aug 2006]
JBoss CEO criticises "riot mentality" around possible buyout
News Months after a media frenzy over a rumoured Oracle acquisition, JBoss continues to field buyout offers and consider further venture funding, the company's chief executive says. At the same time, the company may end up... [04 Apr 2006]
Grids and anti-terror bio-sensors get funding boost
News Grid computing in healthcare and anti-terrorist bio-sensors are some of the innovative projects taking part in a £90million government funding programme. The funding was divided into eight technology... [25 Nov 2005]
Unions get £10m for technology boost
News The government department is inviting bids for funding as part of a wider scheme to support projects that help unions adapt to new ways of working. The Department of Trade and Industry is touting up to... [18 Jul 2005]
SOX compliance diverts funding from IT security
News The multi-million pound cost of complying with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) is diverting spending away from protecting against other security threats. International security association the Information Security Forum (ISF) calculates... [11 Jul 2005]
Cash rolls into tech start-up scene...
News Bonomi recently landed about $10m in venture funding for his company, Minerva Networks, which makes software that lets phone companies offer television services. But the scale of the... [10 May 2005]
LinkedIn to charge for job listings
News The company scored a $10m Series B funding round led by Greylock Partners in October 2004, and a $4.7m round led by Sequoia Capital in November 2003. Social networking site LinkedIn will soon begin... [01 Mar 2005]
Exclusive: The headlines you WON'T see in 2005
News One issue is the fact the government intends to charge people for what many view as an infringement of their civil liberties, but it's unlikely the Home Secretary will pass up the chances for the scheme to be partially... [22 Dec 2004]
Napster founder turns middleman
News With $10m in venture funding and the backing of at least one major record label, Napster founder Shawn Fanning will officially unveil his new peer-to-peer music company on Monday. The new round of... [03 Dec 2004]
Alien life will be discovered within next 20 years
News Closer to home, the effort will also require funding. We should be able to determine whether there is intelligent life in our galaxy in about two decades, thanks to the relentless pace of Moore's Law, a researcher says. [26 Jul 2004]
