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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. In other words, with fewer people and businesses shopping for PCs said Richard Shim,... [17 Nov 2008]
World IT spending still to grow next year
News Industry analyst firm IDC is revising its yearly forecast on the IT budgets of companies around the world. Emerging markets like Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America will still... [14 Nov 2008]
Women in IT 'a fifth worse off than men'
News Carrie Hartnell, programme manager at Intellect, added in a statement: "There have been some positive moves made within the industry to improve equality, and this is borne out in the improved perceptions that women are... [30 Oct 2008]
Four types of tech in demand during a downturn
News The economic downturn is not universally bad news for IT, according to consulting company Frost & Sullivan which says gloomy markets can actually mean good news for certain segments of the tech industry. [28 Oct 2008]
Google working on browser patch for Android flaw
News Android is a complete mobile stack - from operating system to applications - that is being developed by the Open Handset Alliance, an industry consortium headed up by Google. Google's spokesperson also said the company... [28 Oct 2008]
Should your tech chief be a jack-of-all-trades?
News Industry experience is considered low down on the list for CIOs and other heads of IT. According to the latest CIO Jury, having a wealth of experience in the industry... [27 Oct 2008]
Steve Jobs: No Apple netbook, no touchscreen laptop
News In fact, Blu-ray's presence in an Apple computer is pretty much a moot point, according to Steve Baker, vice president of industry analysis for NPD Group. He expanded, saying he meant that not from a consumer... [15 Oct 2008]
CIOs having night sweats over job security
News According to data from analyst house Gartner, global economic problems are impacting IT budgets - however the analyst does not believe the IT industry is in for reductions as large as those seen during the dot-com bust. [14 Oct 2008]
CIOs back call for common skills scheme
News The question of common accreditation, or an IT professional's charter, has been raised by a number of industry societies and employer focus groups, illustrating the demand for such a qualification but the lack of a... [13 Oct 2008]
UK tech Skills Academy needs YOU
News We've got six months to get the whole thing populated, to get products on the shelf," she told silicon.com, adding: "We're very interested in more and more [industry professionals] getting involved because this next six... [08 Oct 2008]
'Broken: E-crime policing in the UK'
News Former deputy home secretary, MP Alun Michael, told silicon.com that insights from industry as well as his own experience of reporting cyber crime, has left him convinced the system is fatally flawed. [15 Sep 2008]
Yahoo! gives a glimpse into Open Strategy
News really wants to drive innovation for industry itself," he said. The demonstration was designed to show what can be done by retooling the company's properties to provide a better experience for users -... [12 Sep 2008]
Ex-BT CEO to head up Alcatel-Lucent
News Ben Verwaayen's years of experience in this industry have given him great insight into Alcatel-Lucent. Their understanding of this industry with its challenges and opportunities make... [02 Sep 2008]
Ofcom: Copper capable of high-speed broadband
News Industry pressure group the Communications Management Association (CMA) has called for a £15bn government-led initiative to run fibre to all the nation's homes, and BT has begun a £1.5bn programme to take fibre to 10... [22 Aug 2008]
CIOs brave the cold for children's charity
News Byte Night is the IT industry's annual sleep out in aid of the charity, and this year sees the event celebrate its 10th anniversary. This year the 'silicon.comrades' team including Steve Clarke, director, systems and... [07 Aug 2008]
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