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Over 18? Equifax card lets you prove it online
News Such I-cards are designed to be the online equivalent of a driver's licence, passport, or similar ID. Equifax has introduced its first information card, the Equifax Over 18 card. The basic idea is that customers use an... [14 Nov 2008]
'Downturn? What downturn?' say SMEs
News It seems one driver could be predicted growth among small businesses, with 40 per cent of SMEs planning to open up to five new locations and 54 per cent saying they expect to see revenue growth of over 10 per cent in the... [11 Nov 2008]
RIP voice, texting - long live bio-sensing bangle phones
News Is a very big and open space and in that space software is in the driver seat. RIP voice and texting: these two bastions of mobile revenue are set to be usurped by rich social media fuelled by an increasingly ubiquitous... [21 Oct 2008]
Google's Android: Beware the malware?
News If somebody can reach the whole OS then there is nothing stopping you from writing a new text message driver that every time you send a text message, it sends one to a premium high cost number. Senior staff at security... [14 Oct 2008]
It's official: Windows 7, no longer a codename
News In a May interview, engineering chief Steven Sinofsky said it would use the same driver structure and underpinnings as Vista. For the first time in recent memory, Microsoft has chosen to stick with its codename for a... [14 Oct 2008]
Met Office strikes data deal with HSBC
News The impact of climate change and weather on our world has been accepted by the finance industry as a key driver of financial decision making. The Met Office has struck an agreement with HSBC to provide weather and... [13 Oct 2008]
Wales steers clear of Vista
News He added that there were a range of concerns, including incompatibility with existing equipment because of a lack of driver support. The Welsh Assembly will not upgrade its computers to Windows Vista for at least three... [01 Oct 2008]
Lost data total nears 30 million records
News December 2007: Northern Ireland's Driver and Vehicle Agency loses data on 7,685 motorists after two CDs containing their details are sent by courier but never turn up. In the last 12 months a series of data security... [30 Sep 2008]
Google Street View goes mobile
News Street View endows Google Maps with a driver's-eye view of the world, and now people actually on the street will be able to use it, too. The company announced a new version of its Google Maps for Mobile software that... [18 Sep 2008]
Canonical joins Linux Foundation
News Ubuntu community members had already been participating in workgroups at the foundation, including the Linux Standard Base, Desktop Architects and Driver Backporting groups. Canonical, the company that sponsors the... [20 Aug 2008]
Leeds Council puts faith in Microsoft
News Interoperability was a key driver for us. Leeds City Council (LCC) is hoping to save money and develop new public services through a long term agreement with Microsoft. The strategic IT partnership is a major part of the... [28 Jul 2008]
Tesco.com vans cut fuel bills with telematics tech
News With this data the retailer has been able to alter driver behaviour through an advanced driver training programme, called Excellent Delivery, currently being rolled out across the Tesco store estate. The... [25 Jul 2008]
Sat-navs driving motorists to distraction
News Yet various companies are developing high tech in-car systems to embed far more driver-assistance technology into vehicles, with plans to wirelessly connect cars to the internet and each other in future, bringing far... [22 Jul 2008]
UK trails in open source race
News According to Forrester, organisations using or planning to use open source software say lower cost is the main driver. UK businesses are lagging behind their European and US counterparts in adopting open source software. [14 Jul 2008]
Bank invests in low latency monitoring
News The key driver behind this is the shift in the market from trading strategies executed by people to trading strategies executed by computer systems. Global investment bank Credit Suisse is rolling out a monitoring system... [23 Jun 2008]
