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RSS dutch in newsTfL ends Oyster card contract early
News The spokesperson also said that Dutch security researchers cracking the Oyster card had nothing to do with the decision. Transport for London has terminated its contract with the Transys consortium that provides the Oyster ticketing system for the... [11 Aug 2008]
Hospitals roll out RFID
News A Dutch study recently found the electromagnetic interference generated by the track and trace RFID chips has the potential to disrupt medical devices. Hospitals across England are keeping track of patients and equipment using RFID tagging. [09 Jul 2008]
RFID could disrupt medical devices, say researchers
News The study by six Dutch scientists has found electromagnetic interference (EMI) generated by the track and trace chips has the potential to cause disruption to medical devices - which could be a potential hazard to patients. [25 Jun 2008]
ID cards plan: Airport union wants answers
News Meanwhile the government admitted to another embarrassing data mishap after it revealed a CD containing details of 4,000 offenders the Dutch authorities wanted to trace had been missing for almost a year. [20 Feb 2008]
Nortel CEO: 'Hyperconnectivity' the big opportunity
News But a revival is taking place based on still strong spending on R&D; a well-documented partnership with Microsoft for unified communications (UC); and some notable contract wins, such as at the Department for Work and Pensions in the UK (through... [20 Sep 2007]
Chip and bin wheels closer
News Dutch local authority Sittard introduced the system in 2002 and the scheme has reduced the amount of general rubbish by 41 per cent and increased the amount of recyclable material by 23 per cent. UK households could soon be throwing their rubbish... [23 Aug 2007]
Vast software 'counterfeiting ring' smashed
News The counterfeits were produced in at least eight languages: Croatian, Dutch, English, German, Italian, Korean, Simplified Chinese and Spanish. China's Public Security Bureau (PSB), acting with the FBI, has made a number of raids and arrests in the... [25 Jul 2007]
Linux web servers "faster"
News WatchMouse, a Dutch firm that monitors server performance, based its research on a survey of more than 1,500 European websites. Linux-based websites perform better than those hosted on Windows servers, according to new research. [21 Jun 2007]
Fraudsters fool ABN Amro customers
News Customers of Dutch bank ABN Amro have been fooled by a phishing scam into revealing their passwords. According to reports, four of the bank's customers had an undisclosed amount of money stolen from their accounts, even though they were protected... [20 Apr 2007]
CIO Jury: CEOs 'don't get' technology
News He said: "It is probably well summed up by a quote from a very IT-aware Dutch CEO that I worked with sometime ago - 'no IT, no business'. CEOs must do more to understand the challenges and potential of technology if they want to avoid failed IT... [08 Mar 2007]
Toxbot hackers sentenced by Dutch court
News A Dutch court has sentenced two hackers to prison for breaking into millions of computers worldwide and using the hijacked systems in online crimes. The lead perpetrator was sentenced to two years in prison and the accomplice to 18 months, the... [01 Feb 2007]
Microsoft, Nortel show off their unified comms
News The companies claim they've already signed up dozens of customers, including multinational oil company Royal Dutch Shell. The CEOs of Microsoft and Nortel Networks have announced the first set of products stemming from an alliance of the companies... [18 Jan 2007]
Amsterdam splashes cash on desktop Linux trial
News The Dutch government is funding the research through a three-year-old programme focused on supplier independence and interoperability. The city of Amsterdam has become the latest high-profile public sector organisation to evaluate the potential of... [03 Jan 2007]
Big Blue to help decode the Big Bang?
News Astron is a Dutch acronym for the Netherlands Foundation for Research in Astronomy. The Dutch organisation used IBM's Blue Gene for its Low Frequency Array software telescope. IBM and European astronomy organisation Astron are collaborating on... [06 Dec 2006]
FS embraces blades - beyond the server room
News Anglo-Dutch bank Insinger De Beaufort replaced its ageing desktop computers with PC blades more than a year ago and since then more and more financial organisations have shown an interest in the potential of blade technology. [05 Dec 2006]
