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RSS calls in newsBletchley Park future under colossal threat
News The letter calls for secure long-term financial backing on a par with other museums such as the Imperial War Museum, the Science Museum and the Natural History Museum. The survival of Bletchley Park, the secret home to Britain's codebreakers during... [24 Jul 2008]
Price hike for SAP's Enterprise Support
News Right now it is focusing attention on the benefits of SOA as a way of extending core functionality into what it calls composite applications. SAP has announced it plans to transition all customers to its new Enterprise Support offering from 1... [16 Jul 2008]
Dunelm Mill signs Epos maintenance deal
News He told silicon.com: "We are hoping that the maintenance contract will result in less calls to the service desk. So far we've seen a reduction in outstanding calls to be dealt with reduced from up to 30 a month to none. [16 Jul 2008]
Privacy chief fights UK-wide database
News A database of all calls, emails and internet traffic, to be stored by the Home Office for at least 12 months, is thought to be included under proposals for "modifying procedures for acquiring communications data" in the draft Communications Data... [15 Jul 2008]
EC to outline slash in roaming rate
News EU telecoms commissioner Viviane Reding will outline plans today that include extending price caps on roamed voice calls for another three years, the source added. The biggest hit operators face comes from separate proposals Reding is due to... [15 Jul 2008]
'Greedy' appliances to power one million homes
News Squeezing more energy out of power supplies will help power more than one million homes, the government claims. Efficiency improvements to the greediest home appliances - including power supplies for laptops, mobile phones and printers - can save... [14 Jul 2008]
UK must overhaul data sharing rules
News The review calls for new laws to strengthen and simplify data sharing guidance for front line staff; a clear code of practice on how data is handled; more transparency in data handling; tougher and further reaching powers for the Information... [11 Jul 2008]
Steve Ballmer on a future in the cloud
News The future lies in the platform in the cloud, according to Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer. During his keynote yesterday at Microsoft's Worldwide Partner Conference 2008, Ballmer said enterprise users will come to expect web-ready... [10 Jul 2008]
NHS data handling: Calls for independent audits
News NHS trusts are being urged to introduce independent auditors to make sure they are keeping to guidelines to protect their handling of patient data. It would mark a shift away from the current arrangements that see trusts responsible for carrying... [07 Jul 2008]
Skype touts biz credentials
News These include a range of subscriptions for land line calls, introduced in April, and the Business Control Panel, which allows people to manage their users and subscriptions more effectively. According to Skype research, 30 per cent of its 309... [02 Jul 2008]
Skype calls on ex-Motorola exec
News Internet calling provider Skype said yesterday that it has hired Scott Durchslag, a former Motorola executive, to become its chief operating officer. Durchslag spent more than five years at Motorola where he was most recently corporate vice... [02 Jul 2008]
Mobile operators warn over termination rate cuts
News Termination rates are the charges mobile operators make for connecting calls to each other's networks. Fixed line operators and their customers are indirectly subsidising mobile operators by paying higher termination rates for calls made from fixed... [30 Jun 2008]
‚¬100bn of consumer cash wasted on mobile termination fees
News Mobile termination rates are the charges mobile operators make for connecting calls to each other's networks. ECTA said the lucrative charges not only penalise consumers but also distort competition as they allow big operators to offer large... [26 Jun 2008]
Need for "radical change" in gov't data handling
News Justice minister Michael Wills has called for a root-and-branch change in how the government handles citizen data. Wills told the House of Lords Constitution Committee on Wednesday that government should treat data transactions in the same way as... [26 Jun 2008]
BBC takes wraps off iPlayer 2.0
News And it seems calls for the BBC to pay for extra bandwidth used by iPlayer have abated. The BBC's iPlayer on-demand TV service has undergone a major facelift designed to make it more appealing and easier to use. [25 Jun 2008]
