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Critics attack gov't email, phone database plan

News All email, blogs, instant messaging and VoIP calls could be monitored under government proposals - but critics warn the plans go too far. She said: "We are looking at the wider provision, there are a huge number of communications that could be...

Tags: privacy, data security, database

[20 May 2008]

Indian techies snubbing US jobs in favour of home

News Read the latest missive from tech guru and silicon.com columnist, Peter Cochrane, as he blogs from around the world. Indian tech graduates are increasingly turning their back on western countries in favour of finding work at home.

Tags: it, india, outsourcing

[29 Apr 2008]

Cool tech gets down with the kids

News Technology businesses need to monitor and be aware of such social trends if they hope to succeed - taking advantage of blogs, virtual worlds and online search summaries to help keep up with the kids - he said.

Tags: ipod, apple, virtual worlds

[23 Apr 2008]

Tech profit warnings rise as market confidence falls

News Read the latest missive from tech guru and silicon.com columnist, Peter Cochrane, as he blogs from around the world. Profit warnings among software and IT services companies are on the increase as market conditions force customers to tighten their...

Tags: profits, ernst & young

[14 Apr 2008]

Web 2.0 'imperative' for business

News Web 2.0 tools, encompassing second-generation web applications such as social-networking sites and blogs, aim to facilitate information-sharing and collaboration among users. With the business world becoming more competitive, it is critical...

Tags: oracle, social networking, web 2.0, facilitate

[27 Mar 2008]

Microsoft unveils web tool betas

News Expression Studio 2 and Silverlight 2 are available as free trial versions from the Microsoft Expression website along with a collection of community resources including forums, blogs and news. Microsoft has used its MIX08 event in Las Vegas to...

Tags: microsoft, beta, silverlight, ie

[09 Mar 2008]

Beware of web 2.0

News While corporate blogs can also make a company more accessible to its customer base, Illsley said that, currently, there are no mechanisms to check the consistency of blog entries against the corporate brand.

Tags: departments, managed, guide, ups

[30 Jan 2008]

BlackBerry's Lotus helps businesses get connected

News The software features web 2.0-based components including blogs, communities, profiles, and 'Dogear' - a function which allows users to access others' research bookmarks. Business users will now be able to engage in mobile social networking with IBM...

Tags: blackberry, ibm, rim, lotus

[24 Jan 2008]

Google invests in web to fight disaster

News The InStedd site will also feature blogs and a directory of aid workers, where professionals can register and regularly update their locations. Google.org's technology project to help save lives in the event of natural disasters or public health...

Tags: aid, facebook, google

[17 Jan 2008]

Youngsters told: Wise up with social networking

News The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has warned that young people are putting themselves at risk with the information they post on social networking sites and blogs. The details youngsters post online can be used by employers looking to find...

Tags: blogs, social networking, myspace, facebook

[23 Nov 2007]

Europe embraces consumer tech

News Blogs, social networking tools and other web 2.0 technologies pose another risk for information leaks or as channels for malicious software and viruses. There may also be a relationship between liberal tech-use policies and a willingness to outsource.

Tags: consumerisation, web 2.0, europe, consumer

[13 Nov 2007]

Tech industry must step up to climate challenge

News Read the latest missive from tech guru and silicon.com columnist, Peter Cochrane, as he blogs from around the world. The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is urging the tech industry to become greener to save the planet - and also to boost business.

Tags: emissions, co2, gartner, hp

[08 Nov 2007]

Google works on its social side

News Google's version of the 'write once, run anywhere' concept is called OpenSocial, a set of common APIs (application programming interfaces) that will enable developers to create applications for social networks, blogs and any sites that accept the...

Tags: google, blogs, social networking, facebook

[31 Oct 2007]

Airlines see passenger self-service take off

News Read the latest missive from tech guru and silicon.com columnist, Peter Cochrane, as he blogs from around the world. Airlines are embracing self-service check-in technology as passengers seek to avoid congested airport terminals.

Tags: customer, online, ip, sita

[19 Oct 2007]

Windows users getting unwanted auto-updates?

News Blogs have been buzzing with reports that Windows users who thought they had automatic updates set to either not install or get permission before installing nonetheless had their machines patched and rebooted.

Tags: microsoft, updates, windows

[15 Oct 2007]

Real world terrain coming to the virtual sphere

News Another project is SceneCaster, a new technology that allows anyone to make 3D "scenes" incorporating models from the 3D Warehouse that can then be attached to blogs or Facebook pages or even to Flickr.

Tags: multiverse, google earth, virtual world

[09 Oct 2007]

Chips to weed out fake cigarettes?

News Read the latest missive from tech guru and silicon.com columnist, Peter Cochrane, as he blogs from around the world. Cigarettes subject to UK duty are to carry a "covert security feature" intended to combat the problem of tobacco counterfeiting and...

Tags: crime, contactless, counterfeit, hmrc

[08 Oct 2007]

Councils sign £400m shared services deal with IBM

News Read the latest missive from tech guru and silicon.com columnist, Peter Cochrane, as he blogs from around the world. Two southwestern local authorities have signed a £400m deal to create a shared services joint venture with IBM.

Tags: taunton, somerset, ibm, shared services

[02 Oct 2007]

Expanding companies place faith in tech

News Read the latest missive from tech guru and silicon.com columnist, Peter Cochrane, as he blogs from around the world. Expanding businesses have a greater appreciation of how IT can help them overcome challenges than organisations that are not growing.

Tags: growth, economist, it, sme

[25 Sep 2007]

Microsoft brings RFID to Biztalk

News Read the latest missive from tech guru and silicon.com columnist, Peter Cochrane, as he blogs from around the world. Microsoft has launched its BizTalk Server 2006 R2 with a heavy focus on embracing RFID technology.

Tags: biztalk, microsoft, rfid

[11 Sep 2007]

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