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Open source Ubuntu announces 'need for an adventurous mountain goat'

News Version 8.10 of Ubuntu, Intrepid Ibex, will focus on user accessibility, wrote Shuttleworth in an email announcement. Canonical chief executive Mark Shuttleworth has revealed the name of the version of Ubuntu, due in October: 'Intrepid Ibex'.

Tags: open source, os, ubuntu, interaction

[22 Feb 2008]

Careless homeworkers increase security risks

Careless homeworkers increase security risks

News This impacts on the potential risk, ease of accessibility, the amount of support needed to maintain the systems and ultimately the cost. A survey by Cisco this week found a lack of discipline and vigilance among home workers on the internet - from...

Tags: homeworkers, cio jury, security, opening

[08 Feb 2008]

Mobiles go underground in Glasgow

News SPT is undertaking a programme of modernisation on the subway and said improving accessibility and connectivity for its passengers is a core part of this process. Wireless from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more…

Tags: wi-fi, glasgow, arqiva, connectivity

[14 Jan 2008]

Domino's sells £1m of pizza over the net in a week

News The two main drivers for this are customers' willingness to embrace new technology and the widespread accessibility to broadband internet services. Pizza takeaway chain Domino's Pizza has broken the £1m in a week milestone for online sales in the UK.

Tags: online, web, retail, milestone

[30 Nov 2007]

Staff mobile devices increase security risk

News According to Turner, technically minded security specialists can often overlook the fact that accessibility is equally as important as protection. As employee-owned portable devices become more sophisticated, they become less secure, according to...

Tags: pda, security, laptop, owned

[23 Nov 2007]

Why UK must pass data leak law now

News Security report that the data security breach notification law should include the following: workable definitions of data security breaches, covering both a threshold for the sensitivity of the data lost and criteria for the accessibility of that...

Tags: house of lords, data protection, security, full disclosure

[10 Aug 2007]

Stop e-voting trials, government told

News The evaluation also raised the issue of public confidence in the security of e-voting, as well as accessibility and technical difficulties. The Electoral Commission has called for the government to hold fire on further e-voting trials until...

Tags: local authorities, government, pilots, security

[02 Aug 2007]

Banks warned over IT security flaws

News While this extra accessibility is of benefit to many customers, at the same time it can increase the exposure to external attacks, he warned. The number of security flaws within financial institutions' IT systems is growing fast, due in part to...

Tags: security, financial

[14 Jun 2007]

Brum to extend Linux rollout?

News He says Birmingham's library-management system and accessibility software are not compatible with Linux, meaning staff use of Linux in the library service is limited. Birmingham City Council is mulling an extension to its open source software...

Tags: birmingham city council, birmingham, open source, birmingham

[06 Mar 2007]

Employers embrace e-learning

News Eight in 10 employers said the biggest drivers for using technology to teach is the accessibility, flexibility and cost-effectiveness that high-tech courses offer. Employers see big benefits from e-learning compared to more traditional training...

Tags: e-learning, training, education, benefits

[07 Feb 2007]

Public sector seeks cost-savings from Vista

News It won't be for end-user benefits such as UI [user interface], search and accessibility," Smith said. Cost savings will be a top consideration for public sector organisations migrating to Windows Vista - but it's not the only factor in their decision.

Tags: windows vista, public sector it

[02 Feb 2007]

silicon.com launches 'Fair Wi-fi' campaign

News Lending his support to the campaign, David Laurie, CEO of internet service provider Madasafish, said: "As the cost of broadband continues to fall, it seems hotels within the UK are determined to maximise profit rather than permit guests to benefit...

Tags: fair wi-fi, wi-fi, hotels

[30 Jan 2007]

World's leading websites failing the disabled

News Out of 100 sites tested in a UN commissioned study, only three met the minimum accessibility level: the UK Prime Minister's site and those of the German Chancellor and Spanish government. Simon Norris, managing director of accessibility agency...

Tags: united nations, w3c, accessibility

[06 Dec 2006]

EU accessibility boosted by €3m project

News The EC is ploughing €3m into a new technology project that will aim to use technology to improve the lives of elderly and disabled people by making them more independent. Brunel University will head up the Diadem (Delivering inclusive access for...

Tags: elderly, accessibility, disabled

[26 Sep 2006]

UK retailers fail disability web access test

News The UK's top online shopping sites all fail to meet basic web accessibility guidelines put in place to make it easier for people with disabilities such as sight impairments to use the internet. The study of the top 30 retail websites found that not...

Tags: nomensa

[21 Sep 2006]

Web accessibility to be mandatory in Europe?

News The 25 EC member states and nine accession countries have all signed up to a new inclusion plan that could make accessibility in e-procurement mandatory. The question of accessibility for disabled people looms large in the EC's plan for inclusion too.

Tags: accessibility, web standards, european commission, ec

[14 Jun 2006]

Disabled and elderly excluded by new technology

News Charities are calling upon businesses, the IT industry and government to make technologies such as PCs, mobile phones and TVs more easily accessible and affordable for disabled people and the elderly.

Tags: adi, rnid

[15 May 2006]

Web designers get accessibility guidelines

News The BSI recommends that disabled people are involved with every step of the process to improve accessibility. The British Standards Institution (BSI) has issued new guidelines for web designers in a bid to make websites easier for disabled people...

Tags: accessibility

[13 Mar 2006]

China to set up its own 'splinternet'?

News I think this is about accessibility. China has announced it is creating a new set of domain names based on Chinese characters. China has created three of its own top-level domains that will use the domain names dot-cn, dot-com and dot-net, in Chinese.

Tags: icann, china

[02 Mar 2006]

Tech "vital" to schools reforms, says government

News The Secretary of State for Education and Skills, Ruth Kelly, has claimed that online applications will allow parents to become more fully involved with their child's education and help improve teaching standards.

Tags: ruth kelly, schools

[12 Jan 2006]

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