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'Cool' new rival set to challenge Google?
News Sullivan says of Cuil: "They do have the talent that is used to build large, industrial-strength search engines. A start-up led by former star Google engineers has unveiled a new web search service that aims to outdo the internet search leader in... [28 Jul 2008]
Prisoners to gain IT skills
News Wandsworth prison already offers various training options to prisoners, including industrial cleaning, bricklaying, carpentry, tailoring, electrical, painting and decorating, and plumbing - along with educational services such as creative writing... [11 Jun 2008]
Microsoft readies "Quebec" embedded Vista OS
News Microsoft's Windows Embedded family of products, which Microsoft sells to device makers, is designed to power thin client terminals, point-of-service terminals, gaming devices, medical-imaging systems, DVRs and industrial-automation systems, among... [06 Jun 2008]
BT pay industrial action suspended - for now
News The threat of industrial action by BT managers over pay conditions has been averted - for now - as talks continue between the telco and the trade union representing around 14,000 BT managers and professionals. [23 May 2008]
Linde Group makes way for new CIO
News A new CIO is in place at German industrial gases company Linde Group following the departure of Peter Dew.silicon.com Financial Services Get the latest financial services news straight to your inbox. Sign up for the FS newsletter today! [17 Jan 2008]
India top choice for UK outsourcing
News We are seeing a kind of Industrial Revolution sweep through the services landscape in the same way it did with manufacturing. India is now outstripping competitors worldwide for cost and service quality and is riding the crest of a revolution in... [11 Jan 2008]
MiFID: No big bang - but it's not over yet
News Chris Pickles, MiFID joint working group chairman and industrial relations manager at market infrastructure provider BT Radianz, told silicon.com: "I don't think there's been any big bang. The deadline for MiFID compliance passed without a major... [26 Nov 2007]
The carbon budget is coming...
News Currently only 50 per cent of the industrial economy is within the allocation programme and the system cannot carry on as it is, said Whitehead. Every UK business must carbon budget when the Climate Change Bill comes before parliament over the next... [12 Oct 2007]
European R&D spending on the up
News The R&D spend growth for the top 1,000 non-EU companies was 10 per cent, according to the 2007 EU Industrial R&D Investment Scoreboard. The Investment Scoreboard is produced as part of the European Commission's Industrial Research Investment... [08 Oct 2007]
Europe gets health check tech
News The MediSys system provides European health authorities with real-time information on developing health hazards such as disease outbreaks or industrial accidents. The European Commission has developed a system that alerts public health officials to... [15 Aug 2007]
£1,000 boost for tech and science students?
News CBI research found 80 per cent of engineering and industrial companies have trouble filling posts while 67 per cent of utility companies expect a shortfall this year. The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has said undergraduate students need... [13 Aug 2007]
Microsoft's 'new JPEG' to get standards vote
News That means that JPEG XR has the potential to unify the more industrial realm of JPEG 2000 and the consumer world of conventional JPEG. Microsoft's alternative to the ubiquitous JPEG image format could soon become a standard, a major step in the... [01 Aug 2007]
Xansa bought for £472m by French outsourcer Steria
News Steria general manager and CEO Francois Enaud said in a statement: "Focused on the fastest growing market segments, the new group will be one of the most attractive in the ITS sector, both through the value of its service offerings (business... [30 Jul 2007]
Scientists tap 'wobble power' for wireless sensors
News The device is initially expected to be used to power wireless sensors that monitor conditions within industrial plants and could form the basis of self-powered pacemakers. UK scientists have come up with a tiny generator that can power embedded... [05 Jul 2007]
Europe must embrace more R&D
News A major cause of the intensity gap is the low level of private R&D spending due to differences in industrial structure, according to the Commission. A lack of investment into research and innovation in European business could threaten the... [13 Jun 2007]
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