mission -critical applications in news
Mobiles on the moon? Nasa prepares trial for takeoff
News During the MoonLite mission a lunar orbiter would use the technology to transmit information about the structure of the moon back to earth from scientific instruments buried in the lunar soil. The joint Nasa/BNSC MoonLite mission, due to be... [19 Feb 2008]
Google mobile mission: Not lifting off as expected?
News But shoehorning its existing web tools and applications onto a tiny mobile phone isn't going to be easy. Google admits that not all of its services and applications work perfectly in the mobile environment. [11 Feb 2008]
Ordnance Survey mash-up takes on Google Maps
News Our strategy goes back to Google's mission to make information universally accessible. The JavaScript application programming interface (API) will give individuals access to the OS' mapping data and allow them to develop applications with Google... [02 Nov 2006]
Boeing zeros in on Linux for military aircraft
News Boeing will use Wind River's Linux to run surveillance and other mission computing tasks in the P-8A Multi-Mission Maritime Aircraft, a 737 modified for US Navy uses such as finding submarines and other tasks, said Chip Downing, senior aerospace... [31 Jul 2006]
Investors to capitalise on open source
News The company, which intends to announce its formation on Monday, has secured commitments from Redpoint Ventures and Mission Ventures to put in $10m to $15m for six to eight start-ups over the next three years. [20 May 2005]
Update: Adobe springs for Macromedia in $3.4bn deal
News This acquisition strengthens Adobe's mission of helping people and organizations communicate better," Chizen said. They stressed the merger would allow them to expand more rapidly into the market for audio and video applications for use in... [18 Apr 2005]
New standard aims to wipe out software misuse in UK
News The organisation's mission is to make corporate UK "completely legal" in terms of software use, Kay said. About a third of respondents said they had no way to control which applications are on their networks and nearly two-thirds do not lock down... [11 Feb 2005]
Microsoft's CRM plans set back
News But according to Wilson, the CRM group remains focused on its initial mission, at least for now. Microsoft first introduced the CRM product about two years ago after launching a new business unit dedicated to developing business management... [11 Feb 2005]
Caring sharing Oracle gets hand-holdy with PeopleSoft
News His mission: to smooth out strained relations resulting from an 18-month hostile takeover struggle. In the memo, Oracle also said PeopleSoft customers that wish to migrate to Oracle's applications and database products can do so free of licensing... [21 Dec 2004]
Wireless broadband comes to Indian state
News The community internet kiosks, named Akshaya, have been set up by the Kerala State IT Mission Department. The kiosks can be used to, among other things, send bill payment to various government departments, file complaints and follow up on passport... [17 Aug 2004]
Tech heavyweights launch rival grid alliance
News We're in the process of evaluating the goals and mission of the organisation," an IBM spokesman said Tuesday. It will initially focus on applications such as so-called enterprise resource planning and customer relationship management programs. [21 Apr 2004]
A hub in the pub - all you need for rural broadband
News Baker also confessed that his mission for Telabria brings an added bonus. People don't need to go onto the wider internet, as they can use some applications such as messaging or printer-sharing over the local network. [07 Apr 2004]
Oracles gears up for SME fight with Microsoft
News Ayala's mission is to turn Microsoft's Business Solutions group, which sells products including Great Plains, Navision and Microsoft CRM, into a $10bn business by 2010, which is a huge leap from the $550m it generated in the 12 months to June 2003. [28 Nov 2003]
VeriSign drops Site Finder
News He concluded: "The only prudent course of action consistent with Icann's coordination mission is to insist that VeriSign suspend these changes pending further evaluation and study. These groups say the change causes havoc with applications such as... [06 Oct 2003]
IBM details one petaflop supercomputer
News Blue Gene's original mission was to tackle the computationally onerous task of using the laws of physics to predict how chains of biochemical building blocks described by DNA fold into proteins - massive molecules such as hemoglobin or testosterone. [08 May 2003]
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