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Beijing Olympic diary: Producing results
Comment In the technology operations centre a team of about 160 people monitor the competition, the systems and the networks, making sure the data is flowing and press and broadcasters are getting what they need. [19 Aug 2008]
Legal Eye: Bogus brands face web crackdown
Comment But the key question is what impact does counterfeit trading really have on brands or consumers and whose responsibility is it to monitor it. Recent research we conducted with online intellectual property specialist Commercial Security... [22 Jul 2008]
iPhone 3G, terrorists and tech, file sharers vs ISP
Comment Is this just another way to try and justify the government's wish to monitor all email and phone calls for their latest gigantic database project? And, according to a certain anonymous poster, here at silicon towers we need to get over the iPhone... [15 Jul 2008]
BMC Software Assures Reliability of Key Services with PATROL
White Paper They developed an ENC team to centrally monitor the components of the distributed environment. The team, however, soon discovered the need to modify their management efforts. The PATROL infrastructure management products offered them a great set of... [03 Jul 2008]
Dear silicon.com... Rural v City fat pipe row and ID cards
Comment How many rural users get anywhere near the supposed "up to 8Mb" that they pay for, would be a more relevant issue for Ofcom to monitor and report on. Not sure where and how Ofcom carried out this survey but we have offices in Southampton, Taunton... [29 May 2008]
Dear silicon.com... iPlayer vs ISPs, rip off outsourcing, social networking…
Comment It's very clear: unless some new fantastic plan is used to assign, require and monitor email addresses it will be of no use at all. We need to think and think again when it comes to transformations undertaken for economic reasons (and yes, I do... [10 Apr 2008]
People are mugs over identity theft
Comment Large businesses use services to monitor corporate reputation. What we need, other than the exercise of common sense, is to adopt a more universal view of the dangers of unrestricted personal information flow than simply have government warn us all... [08 Apr 2008]
Profile: Nottingham Building Society head of IT Jack Cutts
Comment Next, Cutts set about creating processes to monitor key systems, so that the team could tell where the problems were about to occur, rather than have to spend all their time putting out bush fires. Cutts said: "We want to be in a position where we... [11 Mar 2008]
Dear silicon.com... data guardians, not so "killer" mobile apps, Vista on sale…
Comment OK, 37 people is more than one person - but just how are 37 people going to monitor hundreds if not thousands of people if the HMRC does not have the technology to prevent people copying data on to CDs, or at least flag it up if somebody is... [06 Mar 2008]
Windows-based cash machines 'easily hacked'
News He said it is important for banks to be able to monitor ATM systems at the Windows level for any security holes and to be able to shut the network down in a controlled manner if any problems arise. It is a much more complex beast and the security... [04 Mar 2008]
Scientists track bees with RFID
News Hundreds of bees at their east London lab have been tagged using RFID chips to monitor their every move. RFID allows us to carry out experiments on a much larger scale, using RFID to monitor multiple individuals at the same time. [28 Feb 2008]
Wireless hospital brings patient data to bedside
News The network will also have the potential to be used to monitor and track medical supplies and equipment through barcoding and RFID as the C5 unit incorporates barcode and RFID scanners. However, RFID will be used sparingly, if at all, to monitor... [24 Jan 2008]
Fuzzy logic tech project to help the elderly
News These sensors can monitor people's movements, capture sleep patterns or measure pulse and respiration, meaning they can identify medical emergencies or diagnose health problems. Click on the links below to find out everything you'll need to know... [03 Jan 2008]
The greening of IT: Do it yourself
Comment But why use a CRT monitor when a newer TFT screen may consume less than a third of the power of its predecessor and consequently pay for itself within 18 months? We looked at recycled paper a couple of years ago and it was slippery, grainy and dusty. [02 Nov 2007]
Bean counters spice up client relations with Sage
Case Study Taylor Cocks uses SalesLogix to monitor contacts between its account managers and clients and to set "contact frequencies" - so clients don't get to feel neglected. Ian Cocks, managing director of Taylor Cocks, explained: "We have one instance of a... [15 Oct 2007]
