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£29bn bill for fibre to every UK home
News Tim Johnson, chief analyst at broadband analyst house Point Topic, told silicon.com: "BT's network will look very old-fashioned indeed if it hasn't got [FTTC] within five years. Antony Walker, chief executive of the BSG, said in a statement: "If... [08 Sep 2008]
Dell joins netbook race
News Back in May, Dell's chief executive, Michael Dell, was spotted with a version of the system, and it was believed that its launch was imminent. Dell has launched an inexpensive laptop with a small keyboard and screen, dubbed a netbook, four months... [05 Sep 2008]
Email and web snoop plans slammed - again
News UK security chief at Microsoft and former top cyber security agent for the FBI in the UK Ed Gibson raised similar concerns about the scale of the proposals. The Labour chairman of an influential technology group has warned that government plans to... [04 Sep 2008]
Google Chrome: Should its rivals be worried?
News Uniquely in this market, we're a public-benefit, nonprofit group, with no other agenda or profit motive at all," Mozilla chief executive John Lilly said in a blog posting Monday. Google Chrome is a warning shot for Internet Explorer, Firefox... [03 Sep 2008]
Cloud - not ready for mission-critical business
News Patrick Chan, IDC Asia-Pacific's chief technology advisor of its emerging technology council, said during an earlier session: "CIOs today must understand the implications of emerging technologies so as to leverage them for the blueprint of... [03 Sep 2008]
CIOs ready for flexi-time law
News If you are a CIO, CTO, IT director or equivalent at a large or small company in the private or public sector and you want to be part of silicon.com's CIO Jury pool, or you know an IT chief who should be, then drop us a line at editorial@silicon.com [03 Sep 2008]
Ex-BT CEO to head up Alcatel-Lucent
News Alcatel-Lucent has appointed former BT CEO Ben Verwaayen as its new chief executive. The appointment follows the news, back in July, that chief executive Pat Russo and chairman Serge Tchuruk were both stepping down. [02 Sep 2008]
UK crime fighters grapple with iPhone wipe threat
News Criminals can remotely destroy incriminating evidence by exploiting security features on the Apple iPhone, a leading digital forensics expert has warned. The head of the Serious Fraud Office digital forensics unit Keith Foggon cautioned that the... [02 Sep 2008]
Microsoft: Google lags 'years behind' on privacy
News Google's approach to privacy is a decade behind Microsoft, the Redmond software giant's chief privacy strategist told silicon.com sister site ZDNet.com.au on Thursday in a video interview. Peter Cullen, Microsoft's chief privacy strategist, told... [01 Sep 2008]
Dell records slide in quarter profits
News After Dell released the results yesterday, Tim Ghriskey, chief investment officer at Solaris Asset Management, said: "[Dell is] saying lower IT spending is spreading. Dell chief financial officer Brian Gladden said in a statement: "Strategic... [29 Aug 2008]
Google, Yahoo! ad deal on track for October
News s search results will go into effect by early October, Google chief executive Eric Schmidt told Bloomberg on Thursday, indicating the deal hasn't been derailed, at least so far, by antitrust scrutiny. [29 Aug 2008]
Home broadband gives kids better GCSE results
News Stephen Crowne, chief executive of Becta, said in a statement: "The evidence is clear; when schools use technology effectively, it can have a direct impact on pupil attainment and results. The latest UK internet access report from the Office for... [28 Aug 2008]
Beijing Olympic diary: Closing ceremonies
Comment As public attention shifts to London and 2012, Jeremy Hore, chief integrator for Olympic worldwide IT partner Atos Origin, breathes a sigh of relief in his exclusive silicon.com diary. Follow the link for more on the technology behind the Games. [27 Aug 2008]
Closing time for Bangalore's nightlife
Comment The new police chief is stringently enforcing the deadline, saying it helps maintain law and order and keeps crime in check. Bangalore authorities have introduced a deeply unpopular curfew for the city's traditionally bustling nightlife. [26 Aug 2008]
Beijing Olympic diary: Producing results
Comment Despite the nerves and apprehension, all the hard work seems to be paying off, says Jeremy Hore, chief integrator for Olympic worldwide IT partner Atos Origin, in his exclusive silicon.com diary. Follow the link for more on the technology behind... [19 Aug 2008]
