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Comment To most people, it means something out there that you pay for but don't have to worry about. Depending on what you go for, clouds can accelerate your time to productive results and replace upfront expenditure with a regular service fee.
[09 May 2008]
News Microsoft chief executive, Steve Ballmer, told employees he has a figure in mind as to what Yahoo! is worth but doesn't plan to pay "a dime above" that amount, according to The Wall Street Journal. Worldwide, you'd maybe get seven or eight.
[02 May 2008]
Comment So long as, in the event of things going wrong the appropriate people go to prison, it's fine. You can write to silicon.com by posting a Reader Comment below, or emailing editorial@silicon.com. Mr Button - you mean get the police to do the job the...
[01 May 2008]
Comment As of the beginning of this month Google will no longer police the unauthorised use of trademarks in any new keyword purchases. But as well as seeking greater uniformity in practice, the move was almost certainly prompted by a recent landmark court...
[30 Apr 2008]
Comment The banks, the card companies and the retailers had been arguing for several years as to who should pay. As were most of the early mainframes, back in the 1960s. I would have liked to complete your survey of "what was your first home computer" but...
[24 Apr 2008]
Comment Contracts offer a range of pricing models, in contrast to the traditional pay-as-you-go model where consumables are bought as required. Responsibility is often scattered - so control and costs go out the window.
[22 Apr 2008]
whitepaper Just pay as you go -- less than a penny an email. With VerticalResponse, you can create emails and direct mail postcards in minutes, no technical experience required. You can also track your success in real time; see who clicks, opens, bounces and...
[18 Mar 2008]
News YouTube is also believed to provide around 10 per cent of all traffic on the internet - and if it goes "high-quality", as it is expected to do soon, this figure is likely to go up. Asked whether this meant those who consider themselves to be "light...
[17 Mar 2008]
Comment If you wondered what the loud screeching of brakes was in Whitehall this week it was the sound of the government attempting to halt the ID cards juggernaut and execute an almighty handbrake u-turn as the wheels started to come off and it...
[07 Mar 2008]
News The Vodafone chief said despite years of talking about surfing the web on mobiles, networks, handsets and services have only now come together to put a rocket under the mobile internet experience, adding: "Just imagine how great the experience of...
[04 Mar 2008]
News You're not alone… Health warning to overweight IT managers Demand for tech workers hits six-year high How the staffing crisis is deepening How techie salaries are faring Is the...
[25 Feb 2008]
Comment It also gives bands unprecedented access to accurate and valuable feedback from the music public.silicon.com spoke to founder David Courtier-Dutton to get the lowdown on Slicethepie and how it is taking on the traditional music industry as well as...
[18 Feb 2008]
Comment If your employees feel they are treated as short-term contractors, then expect their loyalty to be to their pay packet. As with any relationship, trust and loyalty is a two-way thing between employer and employee.
[14 Feb 2008]
Comment This handset-touting circus is coming to the seaside city of Barcelona on 11 to 14 February (as if you didn't already know). Pledges - or plain bribery - finding their way into journalists' and delegates' inboxes include offers of free lunch if you...
[10 Feb 2008]
Comment Editor's choice silicon.com editor Steve Ranger flags up his picks on the site this week.¦ Photos: The super 3D body scanner ¦ Q&A: Julian David: IBM's vice president public sector business ¦ Why must IT go green?
[06 Dec 2007]
News But she added IT departments often have to resist pressure from users or other departments to go down the consumer route as "the business units are often looking at the dollars". She said the premium companies pay for business systems "reflects the...
[03 Dec 2007]
News E-payments may be convenient for shoppers and retailers - but it has been suggested they also boost the amount of money you have to spend. Andy Kyte, VP of analyst firm Gartner, said at the Gartner Symposium: "All consumers pay between three to...
[27 Nov 2007]
Comment Should we really be relying on emerging economies such as Brazil, China and India to produce cheap software and bring down prices for us, just when their own prices look like taking off? Market power is at least as important.
[22 Nov 2007]
Comment I wonder did they also analyse the time you stand in a queue, waiting for someone phaffing trying to find a card, then to use it, only finding it didn't work and have to have the cashier void everything, when you only wanted one item and you had...
[01 Nov 2007]
Comment Terms like "plug and play", "pay as you go" and "on demand" exist in our society because, as consumers, we demand more of the technology that surrounds us. As for the being plugged into TV marlarky. You can write to silicon.com by posting a Reader...
[25 Oct 2007]
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