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Microsoft Office Live Meeting: Security and Firewall
White Paper With everyone participating from their PCs, one can kick off a project, brainstorm ideas, edit files, collaborate on white boards, or negotiate deals more efficiently and cost-effectively than traveling. [30 Jun 2008]
Battle of the social networks: Facebook outpaces MySpace
News The site was initially restricted to members with email addresses from a handful of elite universities, before gradually expanding to the general public and becoming a genuine Silicon Valley sensation when it kick-started the developer platform... [24 Jun 2008]
'Pay to receive' calls won't happen, say UK operators
News The spokesperson said: "We believe that the threat by some to introduce 'receiving party pays' is an empty threat, as a company that would introduce this in Europe would kick themselves out of the market. [19 Jun 2008]
The Naked CIO: Price of panic
Comment Once economic optimism falters, it's remarkable how quickly the emergency strategic meetings kick in. Capricious boardroom decisions based on the flawed thinking of panicky executives always end up with the wrong things being cut. [03 Jun 2008]
Dear silicon.com... Tech skills slump, gov't snooping, Segway safety
Comment Another kick in the teeth for us consumers. The so-called skills slump in the UK has attracted a lot of attention this week, with many readers blaming the education system and outsourcing for the drought. [22 May 2008]
Fifa World Cup to get high-tech makeover
News Satyam envisages instantaneous 3D CGI recreations of corner kicks and other key match moments, showing how they could have played out differently with a more angled kick or tighter marking. Indian IT company Satyam is promising to "transform" the... [23 Apr 2008]
Promote Regular Team Interaction
White Paper Although team-building retreats and special events can be great ways to kick off new team initiatives, the real work of building a successful team happens in the trenches. It is the day-to-day challenges of communicating, organizing, and reporting... [16 Apr 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 28.03.08
Round-Up Kick some ass, Richard. Planes, trains and automobiles - the title of an amusing comedy flick starring Steve Martin is also a neat segue into the Round-Up's opening gambit, after a week gorging itself senseless on chocolate eggs and iPlayer... [28 Mar 2008]
High speed TGV trains get online
News It has been sampled by more than 7,000 passengers since kick off, according to SNCF. Wireless from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more… A is for Antivirus B is for Bluetooth C is for The Cloud [26 Mar 2008]
Google, Yahoo! and MySpace announce OpenSocial Foundation
News and News Corp's MySpace.com have announced they have formed the OpenSocial Foundation, a not-for-profit group to support the OpenSocial initiative that Google kick-started last year to promote a universal standard for developer applications on... [26 Mar 2008]
Cork Cuts Pre Go-Live Training Time by 75% and Reduces Learning Costs Throughout Solution Lifecycle
White Paper Cork City Council implemented Oracle User Productivity Kit, a complete online solution for kick-starting user training while providing time and cost savings following an upgrade or new implementation. [24 Mar 2008]
How fans can grab a slice of the music pie
Comment Artists upload three tracks to the site and a few very basic details about themselves and when we've got groups of 1,000 artists together we kick off what we call a 'scout room'. Slicethepie has been running since June 2007 and gives music fans the... [18 Feb 2008]
T-Mobile cosies up to femtocells…
News Mobile operator T-Mobile is to kick off trials of femtocell technology in Germany, the Netherlands and the UK in the second quarter of this year. It may also push out a limited deployment of the tech before the year's out. [17 Jan 2008]
Dear silicon.com... More data breaches and Google vs Wikipedia…
Comment Though I'd love to kick them while they are down, it's not their fault this time, but of sloppy, lazy IT people, and managers with no imagination, or concept of risk. What's got silicon.com readers reaching for their keyboards this week? [20 Dec 2007]
Mobile WiMax must grab YouTube generation
News Once you start to get laptops with integrated WiMax then that'll be quite a kick start for take-up. Fledgling technology mobile WiMax could rack up 80 million subscribers within five years - despite having just two commercial networks to its name... [11 Dec 2007]
