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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...

Tags: ria, java, sun

[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...

Tags: web, web 2.0, isps, government

[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.

Tags: telco, broadband, fibre

[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...

Tags: nortel, bandwidth, network, definition

[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.

Tags: apple, steve jobs, iphone, tv

[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...

Tags: data loss, government, security, law

[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...

Tags: odf, open source, ooxml, format

[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".

Tags: hspa, ofcom, cisco, wireless broadband

[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.

Tags: efficiency, government

[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...

Tags: bluetooth, ofcom, ultrawideband, uwb

[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.

Tags: opendocument, open office, microsoft, open source

[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...

Tags: open office, microsoft, massachusetts

[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...

Tags: search, google

[29 Jun 2007]

Open source confusion must end, vendors told

News Gartner is therefore urging users to demand the right to modify code and redistribute software without restriction when vendors attempt to enforce their own definition. This uncertainty around vendors could make sourcing and architectural decisions...

Tags: warning, rights, users, vendors

[18 May 2007]

Motorola shoots for video-encoding company

News The acquisition of Modulus will help the company address issues that network operators face as they deliver high-definition TV programming and interactive services such as video on demand, which require a lot of bandwidth.

Tags: modulus video, tv, motorola

[18 May 2007]

Cisco: Businesses must learn from social networks

News High-definition entertainment was in homes for years before it got into enterprise, he noted. Social networks are the best way for companies to understand the future of how content will be distributed and consumed.

Tags: myspace, facebook, cisco

[03 May 2007]

21CN knocks BT home fibre chances

News It isn't a regulation issue, it's a market issue - if no one wants to pay for [high definition video] streams they're not going to magic themselves into people's homes. BT's investment in its all-IP next-generation network - known as the 21CN - has...

Tags: bt, 21cn, broadband, ftth

[12 Apr 2007]

Intel to make chips in China

News The definition of chipsets is broad the Intel spokesman said but can include WiMax and wi-fi chips, cellular chips or traditional chipsets. Intel has announced it will open a wafer fabrication facility in China, a significant milestone in the chip...

Tags: fabs, chipsets, processors, china

[26 Mar 2007]

Cisco embraces 'videoconferencing as a service'

News As part of the deal users at 50 Regus facilities will take part in high-definition videoconference calls to colleagues and clients. Molony added that the question of standards is likely to cause problems as businesses will likely want to continue...

Tags: videoconferencing, cisco

[20 Mar 2007]

Apple iPhone 'not too smart'

News While the definition of what constitutes a smart phone is still up for debate, most pundits agree that a smart device must have an open operating system that can support third-party applications. The long awaited Apple iPhone can't be classified as...

Tags: iphone, smart phone, smart phones

[26 Jan 2007]

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