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The Weekly Round-Up: 13.11.09
Round-Up Tech problems come in many forms but where do you go when you need help with the latest gadget? The survey also detected that women are far more likely to approach problems in a logical manner (such as taking the logical... [13 Nov 2009]
Westminster computing put on size-zero diet
News To help with the diet, 110 green ICT action plans have been submitted from within central and local government as well as the wider public sector since the government published its Greening Government IT strategy in July... [13 Nov 2009]
£500,000 fine coming for businesses that lose data?
News Deputy information commissioner, David Smith, welcomed the ICO's new powers and said they would help stop more breaches from occurring. Organisations that lose individuals' data could face a fine of up to £500,000 under... [12 Nov 2009]
Why the key to saving big bucks is right under your nose
News According to Wilson, the corporate world needs to put a greater focus on how technology can help cut the vast majority of carbon emissions that aren't produced by IT. Such software could help businesses... [12 Nov 2009]
Inbox: Social networking can help you secure a job
Comment The weekly Inbox column collects the best and most thought-provoking of the reader comments silicon.com receives each week. The Naked CIO gets some mixed reactions to his views on the redundancy of social networks; open source advocates... [11 Nov 2009]
Photos: Emerging tech from location-based services to social networking
Photo Researchers can then try to predict when elderly patients are becoming more unsteady on their feet and help reduce patients' falls. The Vizit digital photo frame, seen here, is made by a small start-up Isabella. [09 Nov 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 06.11.09
Round-Up It probably doesn't help that all our best techies are spending all of their free time clearing out spyware from their mates' PCs for cash or beer when they should be thinking of how to invent the next Twitter. [06 Nov 2009]
Join the silicon.com LinkedIn networking group
News silicon.com has launched a networking group on LinkedIn to help readers connect with each other and keep up to date with silicon.com's top stories. The group is open to all silicon.com readers, from CIOs and IT... [06 Nov 2009]
Why are Indian outsourcing companies such bashful suitors?
Comment But now, as technology spending rebounds, aggressive M&A could help firms grow quickly. In an industry where heft matters, acquisitions could help bigger firms such as Tata Consultancy and Infosys emerge... [06 Nov 2009]
Why the UK will never create a Google, Microsoft or Oracle
News David Supple, head of IT and creative services at Ecotec Research & Consulting, said the UK won't turn out the next software powerhouse "until the government puts a more supportive framework in place to help our creative... [03 Nov 2009]
£39m boost for London Olympics' emergency comms
News The Home Office has announced a £39m deal to help emergency services comms cope during the London 2012 Olympic Games. The contract will also help support public order policing activities involving... [03 Nov 2009]
'You're responsible for your own wi-fi security' say ISPs
News BT Openzone, The Cloud and T-Mobile all recommended wi-fi users adopt VPNs to help protect themselves while using hotspots. Customers are responsible for their own wi-fi security, according to hotspot operators. [03 Nov 2009]
Photos: Google Waves hello to a new way of doing business
Photo To help design the process for selling insurance on the mortgage deals a business insurance analyst is invited to join the Wave. Since Google launched its Wave collaboration platform this year businesses have been... [02 Nov 2009]
3 Strategies for Reducing IT Support Costs
White Paper This IDC White Paper explores 3 tangible areas that IT departments should investigate to help strategise cost reduction during the downturn. As companies brace for more bumps in the economic downturn, many organisations... [02 Nov 2009]
Photos: Salesforce.com rides the Google wave with CRM app
Photo Tech companies are already creating custom apps for Google Wave, with software-as-a-service provider Salesforce.com crafting a wave app that can help companies deal with customer queries. If it doesn't, the chatbot will... [30 Oct 2009]
