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Google open sources data-moving tool
News Protocol Buffers is a sort of interface definition language (IDL) but IDLs have a reputation for being over-complicated, he said. Google has open sourced an internal development tool called 'Protocol Buffers', a data description language that forms... [11 Jul 2008]
Tesco spends £100m on network overhaul
News The extra bandwidth will allow high definition video conferencing using Telepresence teleconferencing provided by Cisco Systems. Tesco is about to embark on a five-year £100m overhaul of its telecommunications network that is expected to save the... [28 May 2008]
Sun unveils JavaFX for rich web apps
News Every Blu-ray disc player - the consumer and industry standard for high-definition content delivery - includes Java technology. Presentations by Sun fellow James Gosling and executive vice president of software Rich Green featured Movie Cloud - a... [08 May 2008]
Warning: Web will run out of space by 2010
News Cicconi added that more demand for high-definition (HD) video will put increasing strain on the internet infrastructure. The US telecoms giant AT&T has claimed that, without investment, the internet's current network architecture will reach the... [21 Apr 2008]
Ofcom - high-fibre diet ordered for Broadband Britain
News The speed offered by fibre optic cable - up to 100Mb - is much faster than broadband speeds of existing copper networks, and is able to deal with multiple high-definition video streams and near-instant music downloads. [16 Apr 2008]
Nortel to showcase networking breakthrough
News The new technology is designed to help network operators deal with bandwidth-gobbling applications like high-definition internet video. Many carriers throughout the world are likely looking to upgrade their networks as customers use the internet to... [12 Mar 2008]
Apple TV suffers a setback
News But the statement also said the new Apple TV software update, which allows users to rent high-definition movies directly from their widescreen TVs "is not quite finished". Apple released a statement yesterday noting the MacBook Air is now shipping. [31 Jan 2008]
Commons' committee calls for reckless-data-loss laws
News The definition is going to have to be fairly precise and why are we not including manual data. MPs have called for the reckless loss of computer data and personal information to be made a crime but IT industry leaders and legal experts have urged... [03 Jan 2008]
South Africa plumps for Open Documents
News In a report focused on interoperability, minister Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi wrote that ODF adoption would "ensure the enhancement of interoperability across government", adding: "To this end, this updated [report] contains an explicit definition... [29 Oct 2007]
Will digital switchover boost wireless broadband?
News The entertainment industry is lobbying for much of that spectrum to be retained for the broadcast of high-definition TV (HDTV) and radio. Cisco has issued a plea for wireless broadband services to win out in the so-called "digital switchover". [19 Oct 2007]
Doubts over £13.3bn government efficiency savings
News There are also inconsistencies in the definition of frontline staff when reporting reallocation of staff, with some departments such as HM Revenue and Customs categorising managers, administrative support and IT staff as frontline. [11 Oct 2007]
Ofcom ushers in licence-free UWB
News Ultrawideband (UWB) enables devices, such as PCs and DVD players, to communicate without wires at high speed and low cost over short distances, promising the eventual elimination of cabled interconnection for high-definition video and other... [13 Aug 2007]
Massachusetts opts for open docs 'third way'
News At that time, only ODF met its IT division's definition of an open standard, and was not supported in Microsoft Office. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is to adopt both OpenDocument Format and Microsoft's rival Office Open XML document format. [03 Aug 2007]
Massachusetts moots opening door to Microsoft
News At that time, only OpenDocument Format, or ODF, met the state IT department's definition of an open standard, which was not supported in Microsoft Office. Massachusetts has proposed changing its standards policy to make room for Microsoft Office... [03 Jul 2007]
Search gurus see big bucks in the enterprise
News While Mahalo is considered unique, none of the panellists sees it, or any other significant breakthrough on the horizon, as changing the definition of search. Some big names in search met on Thursday at the Red Herring East conference in Boston and... [29 Jun 2007]
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