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Vodafone gives roaming charges a summer holiday
News The places in which roaming charges are being dropped for the three-month promotion are: Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Canary Islands, Channel Islands, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Faroes,... [14 May 2009]
Flight booking checks into mobiles
News Justtheflight.co.uk, a flight booking website based in the Isle of Man, claims to be the first to launch a search-and-book facility for the mobile phone. ORTG is one of... [23 Jul 2008]
IT chiefs cutting back on contractors
News Allan Paterson, director of the IS division for the Isle of Man government, said: "We have no intention of reducing our spending in this area - we see... [28 Mar 2008]
Manx police to use covert Tetra handsets
News The Isle of Man is deploying 'covert' Motorola Tetra handsets to its undercover police and customs officers. According to Robert Williamson, technical director for the... [10 Mar 2008]
Power shortages squeeze London's data centres
News One company that has gone down that route is Netcetera, which has been building data centres for 11 years but is considering winding down its four London-based operations as it puts the finishing touches to a new 700-server-rack data... [27 Feb 2008]
Recycling kit the way to greener IT?
News Allan Paterson, director of the IS division for the Isle of Man government, said: "We have a managed churn of our PC estate, recycling as much as... [18 Feb 2008]
Manx healthcare gets a shot in the arm
News The Isle of Man government has struck a £7.5m, seven-year deal which will see a new healthcare IT infrastructure rolled out across the island. Allan Paterson, the Isle... [29 Mar 2007]
Isle of Man building for a tech future
Case Study The Isle of Man has completed the rollout of an IP network that will form the foundation for a new set of e-government services. The network is the... [28 Mar 2007]
Isle of Man aims for slice of download market
News The Isle of Man wants to boost its burgeoning offshore tech industry by convincing film and music download businesses to relocate to the island. In recent years the Isle... [20 Mar 2007]
Shortlists for CNET tech awards unveiled
News Isle of Man Government - Connect Mann CNET Networks UK, the publisher of silicon.com, has announced the finalists for its 2006 Technology Awards. The awards, which will... [07 Jul 2006]
ID cards to be used for criminal record checks
News The range of data sources the CRB can search is also to be extended from the Police National Computer and police intelligence sources to include the British Transport Police, Royal Military Police, the Serious and... [23 May 2006]
Mobile operators embrace HSDPA
News O2 led the way by building a trial network on the Isle of Man last year. A total of 109 mobile operators have launched WCDMA 3G networks, and the GSM Association... [11 Apr 2006]
Vodafone gives laptop users a speed boost
News O2 was the first off the block with the launch of a small network in the Isle of Man while Orange recently announced it will be deploying the technology in the second... [09 Mar 2006]
Set 3.5G free, says analyst
News As of 7 March this year, only six HSDPA networks support commercially available services, including Cingular Wireless in the US and O2 on the Isle of Man. Devine... [08 Mar 2006]
Dell does HSDPA laptops
News In November, the first HSDPA network in Europe was launched on the Isle of Man by Manx Telecom, a wholly owned subsidiary of O2. Up to now, take up of... [25 Jan 2006]
