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Tech spend to top $3.4tr
News However, a separate survey has revealed more than half (52 per cent) of UK IT directors are reporting cuts in their budget, despite 91 per cent saying they face greater demands in their departments than last year. [19 Aug 2008]
Teens losing interest in IT
News Darren O'Connell, careers consultant at CompuTeach, said in a statement: "While a degree in Computer Science, for example, will show a commitment to the subject and a high-level of technical knowledge, it may not differentiate an individual in a... [15 Aug 2008]
Tech to get walkers back on streets of London
News Increasing walking journeys is an important way of helping to manage the demands this increase would otherwise place on the transport system. London is to use pedestrian counting technology to help turn the capital into "one of the most walking... [08 Aug 2008]
IT teams not living up to public sector demands
News Workers in the public sector are increasingly dissatisfied with the IT that is intended to support them.silicon.com Public Sector Get the latest public sector news straight to your inbox. Sign up for the PS newsletter today! [07 Aug 2008]
Faster broadband demands more bandwidth
News When it comes to broadband, a high fibre diet seems to increase customers' appetite for bandwidth, a new report has found. The study, by market development organisation the FTTH Council Europe, compared usage by consumers with FTTH (fibre to the... [08 Jul 2008]
Google: Server efficiency needs different approach
News Google is urging electronics designers to create products that more gracefully reduce power demands as activity diminishes. Chipmakers have been applying lessons learned in mobile computing to servers in an effort to increase efficiency by lowering... [25 Jun 2008]
3.5G laptops to overwhelm mobile networks?
News Unless there is sufficient investment into new infrastructure, the increased bandwidth demands of new advanced services could well outstrip capacity. Meanwhile, a survey of more than 350 telecom industry professionals, conducted by Tellabs and... [20 Jun 2008]
ID cards: The "surveillance society" risk
News The Home Affairs Committee report says the ID cards scheme should not become a "surveillance tool" and demands stronger assurances about the government's ability to protect information in the wake of government data loss scandals. [09 Jun 2008]
EDS customers advised to look for price cuts
News Compass Management Consulting, which helps broker outsourcing deals between companies and providers, says the combined HP/EDS company's desire to hold onto existing clients in the wake of the deal will leave it open to demands to improve service... [21 May 2008]
Credit crunch not hitting IT spend
News These areas include not just finances and pressure on resources but the need to satisfy growing IT demands caused by trends such as service-oriented architectures (SOA), web 2.0 and software-as-a-service (SaaS) architectures, Rold said. [21 May 2008]
UK blueprint on how tech can beat climate change
News The strategy will provide advice and tips on how to slash IT power demands and emissions. Suffolk also has high hopes for further CO2 cuts from near-future chips that can reduce power demands by adjusting their clock speed to match the task. [08 May 2008]
600 HMRC workers caught snooping
News The HMRC has discussed 11 data security incidents involving customer information with the Information Commissioner's Office since April 2005, has stopped data transfers unless there is a business critical need and now demands adequate security... [01 May 2008]
Fifa World Cup to get high-tech makeover
News The Fifa deal will see Satyam handling all "mission critical" IT requirements for the football tournaments and the scores of smaller associated matches, including event and facilities management and a network overhaul to allow it to cope with the... [23 Apr 2008]
Tech-savvy workers to make IT decisions in future
News Speaking at a briefing in Singapore to unveil Gartner's top 10 predictions for 2008, Gutberlet pointed out there are greater demands for consumer-type technologies from increasingly tech-savvy generations of workers. [14 Apr 2008]
Microsoft Windows 'collapsing' under own weight
News MacDonald argued Windows may need multiple kernels to support increasing demands from customers and hardware makers. But can this same approach be extended to embrace cloud computing and real-time architecture demands? [11 Apr 2008]
