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RSS industry in newsSteve 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. In brief comments after a keynote speech to launch Apple's update... [15 Oct 2008]
Quarter of broadband homes to ditch DSL for mobile
News According to industry watchers Analysys, around one quarter of broadband homes will be pulling the plug on fixed-line DSL and connecting over 3G - so-called mobile broadband - by 2013. A significant proportion of UK... [15 Oct 2008]
Top 10 strategic techs for 2009
News Expect massive consolidation in the comms industry as apps shift to common off-the-shelf server and operating systems, says Gartner. Analyst house Gartner has tipped its top 10 strategic technologies and trends for next... [15 Oct 2008]
BBC iPlayer downloads coming to Mac and Linux
News I have asked BBC Research to explore whether we should create/drive an open industry standard for IP-delivered Media On The Go. The BBC iPlayer's download function will soon be coming to Linux and Macs, thanks to a deal... [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]
Met Office strikes data deal with HSBC
News The impact of climate change and weather on our world has been accepted by the finance industry as a key driver of financial decision making. The Met Office has struck an agreement with HSBC to provide weather and... [13 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]
Infosys posts strong Q2 results
News Srinivas added that, due to market conditions, he expected to see consolidation in the outsourcing industry. Outsourcing giant Infosys has posted its Q2 results, stating that revenues grew 19 per cent year on year. [13 Oct 2008]
Symantec CEO on weathering the credit storm
News While a number of handset makers have found themselves squeezed by the credit crunch, Thompson believes the IT security industry can weather the economic storm. Speaking at the Symantec Vision + ManageFusion EMEA 08... [10 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]
Why green tech is more influential than ever
News The latest Agenda Setters list includes more people working on a greener tech future than ever before: it's a significant sign the industry is finally taking the subject of the environment seriously. It is from the ranks... [08 Oct 2008]
'BlackBerry Storm was Vodafone's idea': RIM co-CEO
News Over time, what happened is the keyboard and the trackwheel and the trackball and the five-way joystick, they won [out over the resistive touchscreens used in the PDA/mobile industry in the 1990s]. After months of... [08 Oct 2008]
SAP sales drop as credit crunch looms large
News SAP, the world's biggest maker of software large and mid-sized companies use to manage their businesses, blamed the crisis in the financial industry and economic uncertainty for causing its customers to put orders on hold. [07 Oct 2008]
Exclusive: 2008 Agenda Setters revealed
News The Agenda Setters list, now in its ninth year, is voted for by an expert panel that chooses the 50 people who exert the most influence on the worldwide IT industry. Sir Tim Berners-Lee has been voted the most... [07 Oct 2008]
iPhone 3G woos users to dump carriers
News Ross Rubin, NPD director of industry analysis, said in a statement: "While the original iPhone also helped win customers for AT&T, the faster network speeds of the iPhone 3G [have] proven more appealing to customers that... [07 Oct 2008]
