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RSS assess in newsAMD to buy ATI for $5.4bn
News According to S&P's statement: "We will meet with management to assess the effect of the acquisition on AMD's financial profile, the near-to-intermediate-term changes in the graphics chipset industry dynamics, and the... [24 Jul 2006]
World Cup 2006: Making IT happen
News Securing the data is also key over such a distributed network, said Meyer, who has worked closely with network partner Avaya to proactively assess risk and potential attack vectors. There aren't many enterprises that... [20 Jun 2006]
Mobile giants unite on common Linux push
News The foundation also plans to provide a test suite to assess and demonstrate product conformance to the specification. Four mobile handset makers are teaming up with two network operators to develop a new Linux software... [15 Jun 2006]
EC plans to turn Europe into tech powerhouse
News Convergence in particular will come under the EC's microscope as Brussels tries to assess how to squeeze opportunities from the coming together of digital networks, devices and content. The European Commission has set up... [08 Jun 2006]
7/7 bomb rescue efforts hampered by communication failings
News The report said the 20-year timeframe for the completion of TfL's £2bn PFI project for the rollout of a digital radio system underground on the tube needs to be "significantly reduced" and a feasibility study undertaken to... [05 Jun 2006]
Want to ditch those software licence blues?
News Despite predicting complexity related to on-demand, as companies would be forced to overhaul their IT strategy, Governor agreed that the added benefit of lessening asset-management responsibility would be another reason why companies... [22 May 2006]
BSkyB tests mobile telly with Qualcomm
News BSkyB, which already has its own TV clip service over traditional mobile networks, is testing the technology to assess its feasibility for a wider commercial rollout. Qualcomm is getting the first European run out of its... [10 May 2006]
JBoss-Red Hat deal good for customers, say analysts
News This is a obviously a decision that changes the Open Source landscape [but] it is a bit early to fully assess the impact and to understand the new opportunities. Customers are likely to benefit from Red Hat's takeover of... [12 Apr 2006]
ID fraud soars with laptops targeted for data
News The first priority after discovering the loss or theft of a laptop or back-up tape is to assess the threat posed, said Sartin. An expert investigator into data theft has told silicon.com that a recent spate of stolen... [28 Mar 2006]
Scientists go back to school
News Neil Ferguson, a professor of mathematical biology, already uses predictive programs to assess the threat of pandemics. While businesses sometimes hog centre stage in the computing world, now it's time for the men in... [23 Mar 2006]
Visa: Beware retail software that stockpiles PINs
News One of VeriSign's offerings is that it will assess a company's computer systems to ensure they meet security standards required by the big credit-card companies. A popular software that retailers use to control... [20 Mar 2006]
Mobile WiMax gets thumbs-up in Japan
News The company has just completed field trials of the technology in area around the city of Osaka, in order to assess how mobile WiMax performs in an urban environment. Mobile WiMax could soon be coming to Japan. [13 Mar 2006]
Military to trial "enhanced" RFID tracking tags
News We plan to trial an enhanced active RFID capability in June 2006 to assess its potential to provide further improvements in our consignment tracking capability. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is to trial enhanced RFID... [28 Feb 2006]
UK voted internet villain 2006
News Judges at the Internet Service Provider Awards said the UK's presidency of the European Union garnered the award for villainy because it failed to assess the impact of the data retention laws before seeking to enforce them. [24 Feb 2006]
Offender risk assessment IT system two years late
News A Home Office IT system that is supposed to help the probation and prison services assess the risk offenders pose to the public and the likelihood of them re-offending is running two years late. The Prison Service and... [30 Jan 2006]
