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BBC hits back at ISPs over iPlayer usage

News Content providers could also indicate which ISPs allow their content to be accessed most effectively, to limit the squeezing or shaping of content. BBC tech chief, Ashley Highfield, has hit back at ISPs who want online organisations to pay extra...

Tags: content, highfield, bbc, iplayer

[04 Apr 2008]

Heathrow Terminal 5 opens its doors

News See how the high-tech airport development is shaping up. After taking five years to build at a cost of £4.3bn, Terminal 5 at Heathrow airport is finally open for business and is set to become one of the most technologically advanced airport...

Tags: baa, heathrow, ba, travel

[27 Mar 2008]

MiFID compliance warning

MiFID compliance warning

News He agreed that firms have complied as cheaply as possible and added they are now waiting to find out what IT budgets will be available, how trading alternatives are shaping up and how strong customer demand is for using these.

Tags: mifid, banks, compliance, europe

[13 Mar 2008]

Is online TV throttling broadband networks?

News Despite its comments, Tiscali says it would not target iPlayer content for traffic shaping - possibly as it can't distinguish iPlayer content from other BBC traffic - but the issue is something the company is concerned about.

Tags: bbc, iplayer, tiscali, bandwidth

[28 Jan 2008]

Five mobile trends to watch in 2008

News How is 2008 shaping up in the mobile and wireless world and which mobile and wireless technologies are you going to be hearing more about in the next 12 months? silicon.com picks the five key areas to watch…

Tags: mobile, 2008, iphone, mobile wireless

[09 Jan 2008]

Debate ID cards 'or scrap them'

News A report from Demos said meaningful engagement with the public about how the technology should work must be foremost in shaping what the cards do, if ID card scheme is to go ahead. There needs to be serious debate about the government's...

Tags: privacy, id cards, scheme, debate

[07 Dec 2007]

UN digs into 'e-scrap' mountain

News Other plans involve shaping government policies worldwide and addressing issues involved with the product life expectancy, reuse and recycling. A United Nations-led initiative aims to shrink the world's massive 'e-scrap' mountain by improving...

Tags: recycle

[07 Mar 2007]

Wi-fi mobiles flying high

News Mobile phones with wi-fi are shaping up to be the hottest segment of the handset market. Dual-mode wi-fi/VoIP handsets are the fastest growing area of the mobile market, with a compound annual growth rate of 198 per cent between 2006 and 2010...

Tags: wi-fi mobile, convergence, fimed mobile convergence, wi-fi

[25 Jan 2007]

CIO Agenda: The 2007 tech shopping list

News Stay tuned for more of silicon.com's exclusive CIO Agenda series this week when we look at CIO priorities, and how IT budgets are shaping up for 2007. What's in store for IT over the next 12 months? To find out, we polled members of silicon.com's...

Tags: cio agenda

[15 Jan 2007]

Gates: 'I don't get out of bed for less than a billion'

News Although the US and UK remain central to Microsoft's research and development plans it is the plants in China and India which are indicative of the way the industry is shaping up, he said. Bill Gates, outgoing Microsoft chairman, claims the...

Tags: bill gates, china, india, microsoft

[10 Nov 2006]

Next broadband Britain boom predicted

News A separate survey by JupiterResearch shows the strong growth of broadband is shaping the media consumption landscape, with Europeans now spending more time online than reading newspapers and magazines.

Tags: broadband use, broadband britain, broadband, broadband adoption

[09 Oct 2006]

BenQ Mobile talks insolvency, Sony Ericsson talks tough

News Two of the top 10 mobile companies are shaping up for some major changes: BenQ Mobile has filed for insolvency, while Sony Ericsson's CEO is predicting the company will enter the ranks of the top three handset manufacturers within the next five...

Tags: benq-siemens, benq mobile, benq, sonyericsson

[02 Oct 2006]

Google: Business software 'bereft of soul'

News Benioff returned the compliment, saying the growing number of on-demand applications available on his company's AppExchange that mash up services such as Google Maps and Google search are shaping the future of business applications.

Tags: mash-up, salesforce, salesforce.com, google

[25 May 2006]

Microsoft moves Office launch to 2007

News With the twin push-backs, the PC industry's holiday season is shaping up to be quite different than the one originally expected. Fresh on the heels of a delay in broad availability of Windows Vista, Microsoft confirmed late on Thursday it is also...

Tags: vista, office, microsoft

[24 Mar 2006]

Iris scans and passenger databases to protect UK borders

Iris scans and passenger databases to protect UK borders

News Around 200 million passengers passed through UK airports in 2003 - and if growth continues as predicted, by 2030 as many as 600 million passengers will pass through UK airports each year. As a result of this massive increase in travel, coupled with...

Tags: biometric passport

[16 Feb 2006]

Solar-powered streetlights to offer wi-fi net access

News ACE director Mary Cowie added in a statement: "The pilot scheme will involve not only ACE but students from the University of Abertay who will be able to play a hands on-role in shaping the technology of tomorrow.

Tags: wifi

[04 Jan 2006]

CIO Agenda, part 3: The battle for credibility

News Read more of silicon.com's exclusive CIO Agenda series: part one on the 2006 IT shopping list and part two on how IT budgets are shaping up for next year. What's in store for IT over the next 12 months?

Tags: business, cio

[20 Dec 2005]

CIO Agenda, part 2: Boardrooms demand more from IT

News Today Andy McCue takes a reading on how IT budgets are shaping up for next year and what CIOs plan to do with their hard-fought cash. What's in store for IT over the next 12 months? To find out, we polled members of silicon.com's CIO Jury about...

Tags: cio agenda

[19 Dec 2005]

'Small is the new big,' says CA CTO

News The ability to know and to sense where people are and to provide services to them" will prove vital in shaping the tech world over the coming years, he added. The CTO of software vendor CA has said the most important technologies in the coming year...

Tags: ca, rfid

[14 Nov 2005]

BT slashes VoIP prices to keep customers

News VoIP is now shaping up to be a market tech firms are fighting to get into, with a series of companies announcing their intentions towards voice over IP this week. BT has slashed its VoIP pricing to undercut number one internet telephony provider...

Tags: skype, voip, bt

[28 Sep 2005]

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