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RSS impact in newsRecession won't hit BT £1.5bn fibre broadband plans
News If plans to build new homes and offices around the UK are delayed or canned, for example, it could impact the amount of residences that would be included in the rollout by 2012. BT's plans to roll out next generation... [17 Nov 2008]
'Telcos must join Google's cloud, not fight it'
News Gartner research VP, Alex Winogradoff, added telcos should consider working with rather than against Google if they are going to successfully make an impact with cloud services, offering Google Apps to business customers... [17 Nov 2008]
UK consumers worth £14k each to cyber criminals
News He said in a statement: "If your financial reputation has been compromised through identity theft, this could have an impact on your ability to obtain credit or borrow money in the future. The value of the average UK... [17 Nov 2008]
PC vendors under the microscope
News Commercial and consumer spending on technology is expected to fall off in the next year, and the PC industry is bracing for the impact. Already beginning to feel the effects of sagging average selling prices, thinning... [17 Nov 2008]
Microsoft patches flaw - after seven years
News And, to be clear, the impact would have been to render many (or nearly all) customers' network-based applications then inoperable. Microsoft has offered an explanation as to why it took the company seven years to issue a... [14 Nov 2008]
Got a Second Life? Get $10,000
News Linden Lab CEO, Mark Kingdon, said Second Life has got to the point where its impact stretches beyond the virtual world, which the Linden Prize will serve to showcase. The maker of Second Life has launched a contest for... [12 Nov 2008]
Virtual strip scanners move closer for EU airports
News It follows a European Parliament ruling that the scanners "have a serious impact on the fundamental rights of citizens", which also called for a detailed review of the technology before it is used. The EU has taken... [10 Nov 2008]
Betfair spins into financial trading
News Very often you find that people will trade latency for manageability or core security but what we've done is we've very carefully designed both the hardware and the software together - so that… [essential features such as] security [also... [10 Nov 2008]
Row over high street biometrics
News Smith added that accredited businesses would have a strong competitive reason to ensure that the biometric transfers they perform are secure, as failure to do so would have an impact on their reputation. [10 Nov 2008]
BA blames Heathrow T5 chaos on IT testing slip ups
News The transport committee report notes the impact of a lack of joint groundwork saying: "The chaotic scenes of late March and early April could, and should have been avoided through better preparation and more effective... [03 Nov 2008]
IT contractors search for job security
News Matthew Brown, managing director of giant group, said economic gloom is having "a sudden and dramatic impact on contractor joblessness" - especially for those who work in financial services. Long-term unemployment is on... [28 Oct 2008]
Google working on browser patch for Android flaw
News The article also quotes a Google security engineer, Rich Cannings, as saying the flaw's impact would be limited due to the compartmentalisation of the Android platform. Google's spokesperson also said the company did not... [28 Oct 2008]
Microsoft £5m freebie plugs RNLI IT budget hole
News We are bracing ourselves to be full hit next year when the impact of reduced share and house prices on the value of legacy gifts - upon which we are so dependent - is expected to become apparent. Microsoft is waiving the... [24 Oct 2008]
'Virtual strip search' scanners slammed by EU
News The scanners "have a serious impact on the fundamental rights of citizens", the lawmakers said in a resolution adopted by 361 votes to 16, with 181 abstentions. The non-binding resolution asks the bloc's executive... [24 Oct 2008]
Who will win the LTE vs WiMax grudge match?
News The analyst believes the $3bn Sprint/Clearwire WiMax rollout in the US will have a big impact on whether or not large worldwide operators opt to deploy mobile WiMax. The future of 4G is a tale of two technologies: LTE... [23 Oct 2008]
