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ID cards rollout pushed back to 2012
News He said: "Clearly the home office has been listening to sensible advice for a change and decided that many of the original elements were unworkable by deciding on gradated introduction and with far fewer aspirations for the technology itself. [23 Jan 2008]
Vietnam tipped to be next outsourcing hotspot
News SilkRoad Systems CEO Marc Voss said in a statement: "With a growing and youthful IT workforce, low costs and high aspirations to develop its software services, Vietnam is a natural offshore location and has all the ingredients to become the... [10 Jul 2007]
Intel pours more cash into worldwide WiMax
News The Taiwan partnership is but one of several aspirations for WiMax that Intel has secured in the month. Intel on Wednesday announced a slew of new investments that build on its global vision of wireless networks over citywide areas, a setup also... [11 Nov 2005]
Oracle CFO Maffei to step down
News I was presented with an interesting opportunity that fits better with my long-term aspirations. Greg Maffei is resigning as chief financial officer of Oracle, ending a brief tenure with the company. The company plans to appoint Safra Catz, an... [04 Nov 2005]
Nokia 'will beat BlackBerry by 2008'
News We have great aspirations in this space - it's unbelievably important and strategic for the company," he added. Nokia is aiming to beat the likes of BlackBerry and snatch the mobile email top spot before the end of the decade. [03 Nov 2005]
Open source DRM: From Sun Labs, a Dream
News Sun has been working on DRM since at least 2002, when chief executive Scott McNealy first spoke of his aspirations in that area. After years of work, Sun Microsystems has begun trying to rally corporate allies behind a neutral standard for digital... [22 Aug 2005]
Microsoft asks its users to muck in with security testing
News With aspirations to be an antivirus and anti-spyware vendor, Microsoft is opening up its security procedures to the outside world a little more: the Redmond giant is enlisting the help of outside testers for its security patches. [13 Jan 2005]
Spies wanted... apply online
News Tom Hughes, managing director of the site, told Ananova: "Unusual Government departments need quality graduates as much as any other company, which means that more and more people can fulfil their aspirations, no matter how diverse. [27 Mar 2003]
Microsoft and BT form broadband alliance
News Now we want to do all we can to make broadband as attractive as possible to potential customers, residential and business, by giving them the compelling applications that will deliver a superb online experience that meets their needs and... [06 Nov 2002]
'Gates? What do you mean you booked Gates?'
News Even without the resale relationship for CRM, Microsoft is an important Siebel supplier and Siebel is an important proof-point for Microsoft's 'enterprise' aspirations," said Kinikin. By Alorie Gilbert [19 Sep 2002]
RIP 3G - time to cut losses for next-generation mobile?
News In a note entitled 'Death bell tolls - 3G RIP', Datamonitor analyst Nick Greenway writes: "Within the next 12 months some licence holders may shelve 3G aspirations, possibly having to treat the cost of licences as a write-down. [16 Aug 2002]
Broadband Europe: The next generation
News Although the action plan has been praised for its aspirations, ministers at today's meeting will be under pressure to come up with tangible improvements to European telco regulation. The rollout of high-speed internet access across Europe will be... [21 Feb 2002]
Captain Verwaayen takes the bridge of Starship BT
News There's also some concern about how Verwaayen's vision will fit in with the aspirations of chairman Sir Christopher Bland. New BT chief executive Ben Verwaayen assumes his duties at the helm of BT today, to begin the difficult process of turning... [01 Feb 2002]
Palm CEO Yankowski quits
News In a statement released last night in the US after markets closed, Yankowski said: "With Palm's transition into two individual businesses almost complete, my role has changed, and it no longer matches my aspirations. [09 Nov 2001]
New Media Spark feels the bite with £19m loss
News The company was aiming to float on AIM (Alternative Investment Market) within three months of its launch, and hoped to achieve a valuation of £100m within six months but has since downscaled its aspirations. [29 Jan 2001]
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