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News That could spell the end of motorways jammed with heavy goods lorries, with ad-hoc wireless networks using adaptive networking technologies to co-ordinate "flocks of unmanned aerial vehicles for goods... [26 Jan 2006]
Hackers find security hole in wireless Windows
News If the computer can't set up a wireless connection, it will establish an ad hoc connection to a local address. A Windows feature that automatically searches for wi-fi connections can be exploited by... [17 Jan 2006]
Skype hopes to bring P2P magic to video calling
News This should relegate it to the realm of the consumer, with perhaps the occasional ad hoc business call, said Quocirca analyst Clive Longbottom. Skype has unveiled the latest version of its popular voice... [01 Dec 2005]
CIOs bamboozled by asset management
News She added: "It's all very ad hoc. A worrying number of UK CIOs are failing in the vital task of IT governance and understanding what assets they have within the organisation. Although most agree they... [30 Nov 2005]
Target overload hits public sector IT
News Many systems used for reporting are also inflexible and unable to respond to demand for ad hoc reports. Public sector organisations are struggling to cope with pointless targets and are being hampered by... [06 Oct 2005]
Gartner: Outsourcing managers must be retrained
News Linda Cohen, a managing vice president of the analyst firm who spoke today at the Outsourcing & IT Services Summit in Sydney, Australia, said: "Most organisations have practised what we call 'ad hoc,... [07 Jun 2005]
CIO Jury: Will skills shortage lead to IT wage spike?
News We have already seen evidence of ad-hoc salary reviews outside of the annual cycle, more head-hunting and higher expectations for annual increases and bonuses. Increased demand for skilled IT... [16 Feb 2005]
Oh, what a mesh!
News Mesh networks are ad hoc, decentralised networks. Motorola said on Tuesday that it will purchase MeshNetworks, which makes equipment for mobile broadband and position location networks. That deal and an... [17 Nov 2004]
5 years ago... Newspapers set to survive online revolution
News Micropayments - which make possible charging for content on a daily ad hoc basis - are also slowly proving to be a major bonus to publishing giants looking to squeeze online revenues out of users.... [24 Jun 2004]
Microsoft plans Longhorn laptop revolution
News Other enhancements include improved support for multiple displays and the ability to create ad hoc wireless networks. With the next version of Windows, Microsoft is looking to add a number of... [06 May 2004]
Microsoft wants a list of your friends
News In both Longhorn and an upcoming version of Office for the Mac, Microsoft is using the idea of "projects" - or ad hoc groups of people and documents that change over time. Thanks to email, we all have... [05 Mar 2004]
Intel, Microsoft raise standards on standardisation
News The protocol is designed for situations in which network connections between devices are done in an ad hoc way. Microsoft and Intel are backing a standardisation effort to connect all manners of devices,... [18 Feb 2004]
Printer bickering costs firms millions
News Peter Grant, principal analyst at Gartner, said most firms manage their printing environments on an ad hoc basis, which can prove costly. Politics between the IT and other departments is preventing... [19 Nov 2003]
Gates gives first look at Longhorn
News Although the concept is similar to that of folders, it is more ad hoc than the folder design and is meant to facilitate having one piece of information in several stacks. Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates... [28 Oct 2003]
SCO gets shifty about Linux licence plan
News This is not to me ad hoc or random. The SCO Group has backed off a plan to send invoices to corporate users in order to prod them into buying licenses for their use of Linux, an operating system the... [16 Oct 2003]
