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Sales of Mac Office rocket, says Microsoft

News The company wouldn't disclose sales numbers, but said the sales are the highest in the 19-year history of the unit. While Apple's market share gains are cause for consternation for many in Redmond, one unit is clearly benefiting.

Tags: mac, apple, office, microsoft

[13 May 2008]

Photos: Babbage's Difference masterpiece in action

Photo Charles Babbage's Difference Engine number 2 is making its US debut at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California. Photo credit: Computer History Museum Photo credit: Computer History Museum

Tags: history museum, babbage

[12 May 2008]

The Data Center Tier Performance Standards and Their Importance to the Owner's Project Requirements

whitepaper This paper present a brief history of data center infrastructure topologies and their evolution, as well as a summary of the Tier Performance Standards and expectations, and endeavor to normalize several of the commonly used standards referenced...

Tags: data center

[11 May 2008]

PKI: Ten Years Later

whitepaper This paper examines the history and evolution of so-called Public Key Infrastructure (PKI). It compares the original definition of PKI with a broader and more flexible definition that better reflects the variety of implementation philosophies...

Tags: pki

[04 May 2008]

iPhone vs BlackBerry: What the users love...

News The BlackBerry and the iPhone must be two of the most talked about devices in the history of mobile. But what do the people who know them best really think about them? A survey of more than 800 US smart phone users has shed light on the most loved...

Tags: smart phone, blackberry, iphone

[30 Apr 2008]

The Case for Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs)

whitepaper The virtual LAN is a recent addition to the history of Ethernet. The VLAN was introduced to solve a number of networking issues. In this whitepaper you will learn about the evolution of Ethernet, the reasons VLANs were introduced, and the ways that...

Tags: ethernet, networking, ethernet, vlans

[30 Apr 2008]

New president takes the reins at Socitm

News Writing on the Socitm president's blog on Thursday, Steel said: "I also feel honoured to now be president of such a well-respected organisation that has achieved so much in its history, and optimistic about our future.

Tags: cio, newham, local government, richard steel

[29 Apr 2008]

India's high-tech cities, web whispers, Babbage's Difference engine and more...

Photo The reincarnated machine is currently being exhibited in the Computer History Museum in California. This month silicon.com senior reporter Nick Heath visited India to check out the high-tech goings on in Hyderabad and Chennai.

Tags: hyderabad, robots, bangalore

[29 Apr 2008]

Insurance Company Turns Business Information Into Business Intelligence

whitepaper The company implemented a business intelligence solution that enables it to rapidly identify its most profitable customers, their claims history and location. With competition heating up in the insurance market, PT Asuransi Allianz Utama Indonesia...

Tags: customer support services

[23 Apr 2008]

Editor's Blog: Home computing from Acorn, Amiga and Amstrad, to the ZX Spectrum

Comment All I can say is that the next time we look at the history of computing - and frankly it's a compelling issue so I'm sure we'll be revisiting soon - we'll make sure we get as many of these old favourites involved as possible.

Tags: sinclair, commodore, spectrum

[22 Apr 2008]

Police Facebook presence strikes privacy chord

News Contacts can opt out of this sharing but, by default, it includes information such as education history, work history, profile status, photos, groups and relationship status. Last week, Greater Manchester Police became the first UK police force to...

Tags: facebook, privacy, police, submit

[22 Apr 2008]

Red Hat: Linux consumer desktop not on the cards

News The post acknowledges that "technically savvy users" see Linux as a practical alternative but says this is not enough to build a sustainable business around the Linux desktop: "History is littered with example efforts that have either failed...

Tags: linux, red hat, microsoft, eye

[21 Apr 2008]

Peter Cochrane's Blog: Instant delays

Comment Never before in the history of mankind has so much processing been deployed to do such simple jobs as switching on a light, changing channels, increasing volume, adjusting temperature or opening a car door.

Tags: operating systems, software, design

[16 Apr 2008]

VoIP a perfect fit for Gieves and Hawkes

Case Study The tailor, which has a history dating back to the late 1700s, has 25 outlets in the UK and a flagship store in Savile Row, London. Bespoke tailor Gieves and Hawkes has moved over to a VoIP link between its two back offices to improve customer...

Tags: viatel, bt, voip

[15 Apr 2008]

The Power of the Pen

whitepaper More than at any other time in the history of personal computing solutions, pen computing today provides performance and flexibility that is opening doors for all types of industries and users. What used to be strictly a vertical technology, used...

Tags: pda

[15 Apr 2008]

ID cards fuel £147m consultancy bill

News Davis told silicon.com: "The Home Office has had its worst period in its 200-year history, stumbling from crisis to crisis. Home Office spending on consultants shot up from £7.6m in 1997/98 to £147m in 2006/07, a period described by shadow home...

Tags: home office, biometrics, id cards

[11 Apr 2008]

Assisted Firewall Policy Repair Using Examples and History

whitepaper Using examples and history mapping, a system administrator can easily identify the two or three critical rules in a rule set that lead to a serious firewall error. Using rule history with equivalence classes allows the system administrator to...

Tags: firewalls

[11 Apr 2008]

UWB Coexistence and Cognitive Radio: How Multiband-OFDM Leads the Way

whitepaper The recent history of Ultrawideband communications technology has seen great debate over whether these UWB cause unacceptable interference to existing users of the same and nearby bands. Building on the IEEE 802.15.2 Recommended Practice and the...

Tags: wireless lan

[11 Apr 2008]

Getting the Most From Your Call Center Investment

whitepaper Where they give incoming calls equal weight, now savvy businesses strategically sift and route clients based on sales metrics, campaigns, relationship history, and agent expertise. In response to mounting demands on their call centers, successful...

Tags: customer support services

[11 Apr 2008]

Revising With Word Processing/Technology/Document Design

whitepaper This paper begins with a brief history of computers and revision and then examines the potential impact on revision practices and strategies of both computer technologies and the recent expansion of composition to include multimodal processes and...

Tags: word processing

[11 Apr 2008]

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