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Future-proof your outsourcing: Stay flexible
Comment You can compare managing scalability of an IT service to motorway traffic, which has many variables - from number and capacity of vehicles, to road capacity and speed of traffic. Your outsourcing deals must be able to... [12 Nov 2009]
Is there a place for Android and Chrome? Google says yes
News For example, Android handles the complicated process of handing off an internet connection between cell towers as you drive down the motorway, and carefully manages the power consumption of the system to extent the... [13 Jul 2009]
O2 gets into bed with BT wi-fi
News Many of the new Openzone hotspots are in locations such as railway stations, airport lounges, conference centres and motorway service stations, as well as in Caffè Nero and Starbucks coffee shops, and Hilton hotels. [29 Jun 2009]
Steelbox Networks, Inc. Case Study: UK Highways Project
White Paper The primary aim of the NRTS project is to establish a single approach to the future of the communications network on England's motorway and trunk road network. Following the success of the M25 London Orbital... [16 May 2009]
Minority Report: Why is Apple skipping Macworld?
Comment Ever had a moment where you're cruising down the motorway in fifth gear, decide to drop it into fourth and accidentally hit the brake instead of the clutch? The iconic Macworld event has been the highlight of Apple's year. [05 Jan 2009]
Highways Agency drives on with traffic tech
News The scheme has been trialled on the M42 south of Birmingham, with the hard shoulder of the motorway opened to traffic during busy periods and variable speed limits being employed. Kelly recently proposed a £6bn... [28 Jul 2008]
Getting to the meeting - without the journey
Comment Would you rather sweat in a traffic jam, anxious about running late for a meeting with your boss, or sit in a comfortable, air-conditioned room with mood lighting talking to the big cheese without the motorway misery? [30 Jun 2008]
Green dream fuels shift in Whitehall
News Another department airing its green credentials was the Highways Agency (HA), which manages 4,696 miles of trunk roads and motorway carrying one third of all traffic in the UK. Government IT is undergoing a major shift... [09 May 2008]
India's high-tech cities, web whispers, Babbage's Difference engine and more...
Photo The cutting-edge Masternaut Three X telematics system allows a control centre to track 20 gritter lorries that keep a 178km stretch of the M4 motorway in South Wales clear of snow and ice. Pictured here is Tata... [29 Apr 2008]
Photos: Satellites free the roads from snow and ice
Photo The cutting-edge Masternaut Three X telematics system allows a control centre - pictured above - to track 20 gritter lorries that keep a 178km stretch of the M4 motorway in South Wales clear of snow and ice. [09 Apr 2008]
The high-tech road to happiness
News Smart signs on the motorway give early warnings of traffic conditions, can open or close lanes and control the speed of queuing traffic. Technology will be at the heart of an overhaul of the UK's road network. [01 Apr 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Resolutions for 2008
Comment Written on the M4 motorway in England as I was driven from Taunton to Ipswich. Dispatched via a commercial wi-fi service from a roadside café We all do it every year - resolve to do things better to improve our lot and... [03 Jan 2008]
Dear silicon.com... DNA database, lie detector tech, sat-nav blunders...
Comment My TomTom invites me during calculation to select a "Fastest", "Shortest", "Cycle", "Walking" or "Non Motorway" route. What's got silicon.com readers reaching for their keyboards this week? Reader Comments of the Week... [07 Sep 2007]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Know-nothing managers
Comment Written at the Membury Service Station on the M4 Motorway whilst transiting from Cardiff to Woodbridge. Dispatched to silicon.com via public wi-fi. In the middle of a legal trial involving technology, a high court judge... [20 Aug 2007]
HMSHost Europe Secures Its Business From Web Threats With Finjan's Vital Security Web Appliance
White Paper HMSHost is a market leader in supplying food and beverage services at airports and motorway travel plazas. The company wanted to prevent malicious web content from entering corporate network, while ensuring availability... [22 Jun 2007]
