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RSS district in newsSatellite tech keeps tabs on Cornwall's rubbish
News Caradon and North Cornwall District Councils have been using Masternaut Three X to monitor their fleet online since June this year. Operations manager at Caradon District Council, Richard Isbell, said... [13 Nov 2008]
IBM chip guru agrees to join Apple
News IBM is suing Papermaster to prevent him from joining Apple and divulging trade secrets related to IBM's Power chips and server products, according to the complaint filed in the US District Court for the southern... [31 Oct 2008]
Apple's 'private' route to resolve 'Mac clone' dispute
News The document can be downloaded from the US District Court of Northern California's website, and it says Apple and Psystar have agreed to three portions of the ADR process: non-binding arbitration, early neutral... [21 Oct 2008]
Cotswold council signs £2m support contract
News Cotswold District Council has signed a five-year, £2m deal for IT support services with Steria. Cotswold District Council ICT services manager Mike Brown said in a statement: "Steria's experience will... [09 Oct 2008]
VoIP slashes hotelier's costs
News Pantin Hotels director of sales and marketing Sally Rouse told silicon.com The Ellington hotel is in the heart of the city's legal and financial district and that a significant proportion of business will come from... [03 Sep 2008]
Oracle adds to SAP lawsuit allegations
News The case is set to go to trial in the US District Court for the Northern District of California in February 2010. Oracle upped the ante in its lawsuit against rival SAP this week, claiming in an amended... [30 Jul 2008]
Kent signs £32m outsourcing deal
News The Kent Public Service Network will initially connect about 1,100 sites and provide extra bandwidth to Kent County Council, Kent schools, Canterbury City Council and Thanet District Council. Schools, libraries and... [22 Jul 2008]
St Albans council signs £2.5m desktop contract
News St Albans District Council has signed a £2.5m, seven-year contract for desktop support with Northgate Information Solutions.silicon.com Public Sector In a statement, St Albans District Council's head of... [17 Apr 2008]
Computer says 'No' - lie detectors trap benefit cheats
News It is also being piloted within Lincoln Contact Centre and Jobcentres in the Nottinghamshire district. Computer voice analysis is being used to root out benefit cheats - helping to save a council more than £300,000. [18 Feb 2008]
Wireless hospital brings patient data to bedside
News Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust has contracted Alfred McAlpine IT Services to install a wireless LAN (WLAN) at Salisbury District Hospital. The WLAN, which will cost the trust at least £170,000, will be used by medical... [24 Jan 2008]
TorrentSpy out of luck in email hacking suit
News But while a US District judge found that the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) had not violated the federal Wiretap Act, as TorrentSpy's attorneys had argued, the MPAA acknowledged in court records that it... [29 Aug 2007]
P2P indexing site shutters access to US users
News The barring of US residents by TorrentSpy comes as a US district judge is expected to rule any day on whether TorrentSpy must turn over its user information to the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA). [28 Aug 2007]
Yahoo! fights China human rights suit
News The case hinges on a lawsuit filed in April in the US District Court for Northern California. In a 51-page motion to dismiss, filed with the district court, Yahoo! Yahoo! has filed a motion to dismiss a... [28 Aug 2007]
Judge throws out $1.5bn MP3 decision
News Judge Rudi Brewster of the US District Court for the Southern District of California tossed out the damages after finding that a jury improperly ruled that Microsoft infringed on one of two patents at... [07 Aug 2007]
Urban wireless networks set to surge
News While it currently covers just the city centre area - from the station to the main shopping street and a business district known as 'Hub Milton Keynes' - there are plans to expand the network over the next year to 18... [26 Jul 2007]
