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CIOs are driving the green agenda

News Because they both travel in the same direction it doesn't mean to say that one invalidates the other," he said. CIOs are increasingly becoming "green ambassadors" - taking responsibility for driving the adoption of sustainable business practices in...

Tags: cisco, green, cios

[01 May 2008]

E.ON powers down to cut carbon and costs

News The obvious areas - at least outside of its non-power generating business - were its buildings (covering things like heating, lighting, computer equipment etc) and its corporate travel. In order to cut emissions caused by its corporate travel E.ON...

Tags: green, e.on, carbon emissions, travel

[25 Apr 2008]

Say it in pictures - Google mobile ads go graphical

News Travel the galaxy without leaving your work station… click here for the best pics from Google Sky Google is expanding its advertising business into a new domain: graphical ads that appear on mobile devices.

Tags: iphone, android, google, mobile

[24 Apr 2008]

Yahoo! reports positive profits - Microsoft unconcerned

News stuck to its forecast for sluggish 2008 revenue growth of between three and 15 per cent in the face of weaker online-advertising demand in sectors such as finance, retail and travel. s business. posted a better-than-expected quarterly profit...

Tags: profit, microsoft, yahoo

[23 Apr 2008]

silicon.com Classics: The best of Google Earth

News Ten things not to do with your data tips for better business travel The latest in our weekly look back through some of the classic stories in the silicon.com archive from the last decade is a photo tour of the best of Google Earth - from burning...

Tags: google earth

[22 Apr 2008]

Google reports sterling quarter

News From Hollywood to Vegas and racetracks to controversial domes.click here to travel the world with Google Earth. Chairman and chief executive Eric Schmidt told investors on a conference call: "It's clear to us that we're well positioned for 2008 and...

Tags: profits, google

[18 Apr 2008]

silicon.com Classics: A London pub crawl… with wi-fi on the side

News Ten things not to do with your data tips for better business travel So you're out and about, need to get online but Starbucks is too busy. Why not try the more relaxing surroundings of a nearby pub - especially now they're all smoke-free?

Tags: wi-fi

[09 Apr 2008]

silicon.com Classics: 10 weird uses for an iPod

News Ten things not to do with your data tips for better business travel Most people are happy to use their iPod for listening to tunes and watching the occasional video, but the latest in our weekly look back through the classic stories in the silicon...

Tags: ipod

[03 Apr 2008]

The high-tech road to happiness

News Travel and delay-time signs are also in wide use and the HA is looking at introducing moveable travel time signs and extending their use during periods when roadworks are happening. In addition, the HA is opening up its network of traffic cameras...

Tags: cars, highways agency, traffic

[01 Apr 2008]

silicon.com Classics: 10 hard drive disasters

News Peeping Tom filter lets phones see through bikinis tips for better business travel The latest in our weekly look back through the classic stories of the last decade in the silicon.com archive is a story about some of the most bizarre ways people...

Tags: data, hard drive

[28 Mar 2008]

Free wi-fi wings its way to BA lounges

News BA lounges' development manager Emily Clark said lounges are an integral part of the travel experience for premium customers and the wi-fi service will enable business people to remain connected to the office right until they fly.

Tags: free, wi-fi, bt, openzone

[27 Mar 2008]

Heathrow Terminal 5 opens its doors

News BA CIO: 'Terminal 5 tech will revolutionise air travel' After taking five years to build at a cost of £4.3bn, Terminal 5 at Heathrow airport is finally open for business and is set to become one of the most technologically advanced airport...

Tags: baa, heathrow, ba, travel

[27 Mar 2008]

High speed TGV trains get online

News TGV trains can travel at a top speed of 320kmph, making the rollout of a viable onboard wi-fi internet service a "world first", according to SNCF. Frank Bernard, head of European business at SNCF, told silicon.com: "What we want to bring to...

Tags: wi-fi, train, satellite, charge

[26 Mar 2008]

London still wi-fi king of the world

News The locations where mobile workers choose to log on to wireless networks continue to be dominated by traditional business travel venues. Business use of wireless hotspots almost doubled last year but the increasing popularity of 3G as a mobile...

Tags: wi-fi, business traveller, hotspots, region

[14 Mar 2008]

Remote working here to stay

News The report said: "In the future, carbon taxes may drive businesses to open smaller locations, relying on technology for collaboration between workers and reducing the distance that both employees and customers have to travel.

Tags: wfh, remote working, workers, locations

[13 Mar 2008]

silicon.com Classics: The iPod and BlackBerry lost property mountain

News Peeping Tom filter lets phones see through bikinis tips for better business travel The latest in our weekly look back through the classic stories of the last decade in the silicon.com archive is a peek inside the lost property depot of Transport...

Tags: blackberry, ipod, property, phones

[05 Mar 2008]

Google takes aim at Microsoft's SharePoint

News From Hollywood to Vegas and racetracks to controversial domes.click here to travel the world with Google Earth. The new service, the latest stage in the internet leader's push into the market for business and educational users, allows non-technical...

Tags: google, sharepoint, jotspot, microsoft

[28 Feb 2008]

silicon.com Classics: 30 tips for better business travel

News The latest in our weekly look back through the classic stories of the last decade in the silicon.com archive is a feature on how to make business travel more bearable. The silicon.com editorial staff, along with help from some of our expert...

Tags: business travel, laptop, travel, list

[25 Feb 2008]

The mobile industry in its own words

News It is important, if you really want to have a society that works, to use communications to reduce travel and make this planet work for the long perspective. Not just software as a service… service as a service, bandwidth as a service, compute power...

Tags: nokia, mobile, vodafone, cisco

[22 Feb 2008]

Ericsson CEO hails mobile broadband 'breakthrough'

News Speaking in Barcelona on the opening day of the Mobile World Congress trade show, Svanberg said broadband benefits society in many ways - not least by the opportunities it opens up to reduce travel and shrink carbon footprints.

Tags: telstra, mobile broadband, ericsson, society

[11 Feb 2008]

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