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RSS edge in newsHackney Council in £1.9m IT overhaul
News Hackney homes head of ICT services Trish Haill said in a statement: "Rather than update existing systems we wanted to start afresh, implementing the latest technology to deliver a cutting-edge service to tenants and an improved working environment... [15 Aug 2008]
Microsoft's Zune tunes into video
News Microsoft's Zune is looking to Hollywood to gain an edge on Apple's iPod. Microsoft executives have been making the rounds at talent agencies and production companies in recent months in hopes of licensing exclusive original video programming for... [12 Aug 2008]
Web 2.0, cloud computing 'to transform business'
News She added that leading-edge companies are investigating microblogging as a means to enhance other social media and channels. Web 2.0 technologies may make you roll your eyes dismissively right now but the likes of software-as-a-service (SaaS), mash... [11 Aug 2008]
Highways Agency drives on with traffic tech
News Video: Heathrow T5's cutting-edge baggage tech The Highways Agency has awarded a £96m contract for the expansion of its active traffic management technology to Carillion. The scheme has been trialled on the M42 south of Birmingham, with the hard... [28 Jul 2008]
Orange plots Eee PC mobile broadband coup
News Mobile operator Orange UK is hoping the Eee has the edge over Apple's touchscreen mobile as it has stepped up to iPhone-wielding rival O2 - which is Apple's partner for the iPhone in the UK - and launched a range of mobile broadband packages which... [23 Jul 2008]
Flight booking checks into mobiles
News The island has courted large IT suppliers, such as O2, acted as a test bed for bleeding edge technologies and is building up a state-of-the-art communications infrastructure into the bargain. Justtheflight.co.uk, a flight booking website based in... [23 Jul 2008]
Freedom4 spreads WiMax love to students
News College principal, Ioan Morgan, said in a statement: "The College has a tradition of working with cutting edge companies in every sector, ranging from engineering to computer games manufacturers. WiMax provider Freedom4 is spreading long range... [16 Jul 2008]
iPhone 3G: The wait is over
News The new device uses 3G connectivity, whereas its predecessor used the slower Edge standard, and it now also comes with a bevy of enterprise-friendly features. The second iteration of Apple's iPhone goes on sale in 22 countries around the world today. [11 Jul 2008]
3G iPhone to storm enterprise world, says O2
News And rival mobile company RIM, which makes the BlackBerry smart phone and has a large enterprise customer base, touts the security credentials of its hardware as something which gives it a steely edge over the iPhone. [04 Jul 2008]
Skype touts biz credentials
News Robin said Skype can give businesses an edge through a number of recently introduced business specific services. According to Skype research, 30 per cent of its 309 million users use it for work and the company is trying to shed the perception of... [02 Jul 2008]
Jonathan Zittrain on why the internet is on a knife edge
News Internet scholar Jonathan Zittrain says the web is on the road to ruin. The Oxford University internet law professor argues the innovation that powered the growth of the internet and home computing was made possible by their open, "generative... [30 Jun 2008]
Offshoring: India still number one
News On the other hand, the investment into Beijing's infrastructure and the environment for the upcoming Olympic Games has sharpened the city's competitive edge, she added. Bangalore has retained its position as the ideal global delivery location for... [27 Jun 2008]
iPhone 2.0 - the rumours and the reality
News Many industry watchers - and Mac co-founder Steve Wozniak - expressed disappointment when Apple chose to launch its mobile gambit via a mere Edge device, rather than going straight to the mobile superhighway of 3G. [05 Jun 2008]
UK plc 'needs more skilled migrants'
News The Work Foundation report also points out that availability of skilled workers can influence where companies choose to base themselves - especially those working at the cutting edge of R&D - and says a climate of hostility towards immigration in... [02 Jun 2008]
BlackBerry goes Bold with super-3G
News It is not the first BlackBerry to use any kind of 3G at all - that honour would go to the 8707v, which came out in 2006 - but such connectivity has been extremely rare in BlackBerry devices since then, with the slower Edge standard being used... [13 May 2008]
