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Heathrow Airport: Lost laptop hotspot
News One reason blamed for this is that many laptops have no external identifying label. Airports are a hotspot for lost or missing laptops with around 800,000 being misplaced in European and US airports each year. [30 Jul 2008]
Critics label Microsoft's OOXML a 'marketing tool'
News The developer of XML and a former International Organization for Standardization (ISO) committee chair have both claimed Microsoft was interested in having Office Open XML (OOXML) accredited as an international standard in order to forward the... [21 Apr 2008]
Yo!Sushi cuts copper in favour of MPLS
News Sushi is forecasting a two-year return on investment on an MPLS (multi protocol label switching) network installed to support its plans to grow from around 40 restaurants to 100 by 2010.silicon.com Retail & Leisure [07 Apr 2008]
Google CIO to join digital music realm
News EMI, the fourth-largest record label, is based in London. Hab Haddad, vice president of business development at music management firm McGhee Entertainment, said: "For EMI to hire someone from Silicon Valley will offer them a huge advantage over the... [03 Apr 2008]
Is your network performance getting you down?
News Globally, migration to multi-protocol label switching (MPLS) data networks appears to be steady, the survey found, with most organisations still in the early stages of adoption. IT teams are dedicating increasing amounts of time on getting to the... [01 Apr 2008]
UK record industry in illegal file-sharing crackdown
News Multi-national label EMI sells tracks DRM-free through Apple's iTunes catalogue while Warner, Sony/BMG and Universal offer unprotected songs on Amazon's US site. More people than ever are able to illegally swap their music collections because... [27 Mar 2008]
Slicethepie releases first fan-funded album
News The approach allows bands to retain 100 per cent copyright on their music as well as the option to sign with a traditional music label if they wish. The first album to be solely financed by users of music website Slicethepie is released next Monday... [06 Mar 2008]
IKEA bolts on delivery tracking
News Drivers label damaged and returned goods with a warehouse barcode as soon as they go back into the vehicle so it can be returned to the distribution centre. IKEA Distribution Services has rolled out a distribution track and trace system that allows... [15 Nov 2007]
HP, Dell, Apple... How happy are PC buyers?
News Hewlett-Packard's HP brand showed a one per cent improvement in a year, while its Compaq label is still rated the worst. Customer satisfaction with the PC industry isn't necessarily bad but it could be much better. [14 Aug 2007]
Apple to lecture iPod lovers
News In other Mac-related news, Apple has also launched its DRM-free iTunes Plus service so customers can download tracks from music label EMI's track listings without any restrictions on the type of music player or number of computers purchased songs... [31 May 2007]
Amazon to open DRM-less digital song store
News Apple is expected to offer the label's DRM-free music beginning this month at $1.29 per song, versus DRM-protected music for 99 cents per song. Amazon.com plans to launch a digital music store later this year, featuring music downloads without... [16 May 2007]
Apple to sell DRM-free music through iTunes
News EMI is the first record label to embrace the unencumbered downloads but it's unlikely to be the last, as Jobs revealed the iPod maker is in talks with other majors. Apple and EMI have announced they have taken the first steps towards DRM-free... [02 Apr 2007]
Watchdog sinks teeth into VoIP
News Users will be asked to agree they are aware of the issues when they sign up to the service, while vendors will have to add a label to the system - either physically or by information on the computer screen, to remind users of the system's... [29 Mar 2007]
Woolies delves into home software
News The company has struck a deal with white label software developer Formjet to supply a range of seven home applications, including internet security, antivirus, word processing, photo editing, back-up and 'edutainment' software. [28 Mar 2007]
LG gives Black Label a new Shine
News LG has launched the second device in its premium Black Label line The first Black Label device, the Chocolate, has sold more than six million devices worldwide and LG believes it could go on to sell 10 million this year. [08 Feb 2007]
