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ID cards face student scorn
News The launch of the site coincides with the publishing of findings of a survey by the Identity and Passport Service showing that 63 per cent of young people support the idea of a nationally recognised form of identity to prove their age. [09 Jul 2008]
In his own words: Bill Gates' best quotes
News But there came a point when we realised it was happening faster and was a much deeper phenomenon than had been recognised in our strategy. As the world's most famous tech boss, Bill Gates has been quoted more times than you can shake a stick at... [26 Jun 2008]
OOXML - Microsoft admits to standards naivety
News Microsoft national technology officer Stuart McKee admitted that the company had no specific department or individuals focused solely on standards prior to beginning the process of fast-tracking Office Open XML (OOXML) to become officially... [24 Jun 2008]
MI5 seeking changeable techies
News Candidates also need experience of "the full project and software lifecycle" - using "recognised design methods, modelling processes and tools" - including software selection, procurement processes and systems integration, the job ad states. [23 Jun 2008]
ISPs face fresh threat from file-sharing laws
News An ISPA spokesman said: "It is ISPA's preference to agree a non-legislative solution which carefully considers the complex legal framework - as recognised by the Culture Secretary - in which ISPs operate. [18 Jun 2008]
Tech not to blame for Terminal 5 fiasco
News I think that's a lesson we should have recognised at the time and certainly recognise now. The opening day problems at Heathrow's Terminal 5 (T5) were largely down to a lack of staff familiarisation with new facilities and processes, rather than... [08 May 2008]
CIOs are driving the green agenda
News Meads added: "Certainly I'm seeing equally the number of CIOs that I'm meeting are the green ambassador or at least sitting on a green council because it's recognised they have a role to play. CIOs are increasingly becoming "green ambassadors... [01 May 2008]
Tech to tackle India's poverty
News The Unesco-recognised scheme to revolutionise rural education, healthcare and sanitation through technology and business acumen, is the work of the Byrraju Foundation - a not-for-profit organisation set up by chairman of Indian outsourcer Satyam... [23 Apr 2008]
BT CEO Ben Verwaayen to step down
News And by driving investment in a next-generation network he recognised the importance of moving the incumbent beyond its hardware legacy and embracing a world of software and services. Verwaayen, who will also step down from the BT board on 30 June... [08 Apr 2008]
Berners-Lee bigs up the 'semantic web'
News Sir Tim Berners-Lee, recognised as the founding father of the world wide web, claims the work of companies like Google has made the web a much more powerful tool. Speaking at the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce... [13 Mar 2008]
Is online TV throttling broadband networks?
News Last August a Tiscali spokeswoman told silicon.com: "We don't believe that the potential for it to cause congestion is being properly recognised and acknowledged. The massive increase in bandwidth-heavy online TV and video content being downloaded... [28 Jan 2008]
World's finest tech sites immortalised
News They may have transformed man's understanding of the universe but the monumental impact of the world's first large radio telescope and the planet's largest particle physics lab has never been fully recognised. [22 Jan 2008]
Debenhams almost doubles Xmas online sales
News Although the results were positive, the retailer recognised the overall poor performance across the retail sector in the weeks leading up to the holiday period. Department-store chain Debenhams said its online business grew by 85 per cent in terms... [16 Jan 2008]
Tesco nears £200m online Xmas sales
News Tesco has been widely recognised for its progressive approach to the way it harnesses technology to improve retail performance, although the departure of its CIO Colin Cobain announced in November, has raised questions about how its technology... [15 Jan 2008]
Sheep ID tags to combat disease outbreaks
News We do still have concerns about the cost and practicalities of introducing EID and these are recognised in the Commission's report. Electronic tagging of sheep will be mandatory for UK farmers from 31 December 2009 as part of a European Union... [19 Dec 2007]
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