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RSS queenA Policy-Based Middleware for Web Services SLA Negotiation
White Paper Negotiation of Service Level Agreements (SLAs) is very important for maintaining Quality of Service (QoS) of composite Web services-based business processes. The process of negotiation involves specification of negotiation parameters,... [12 Nov 2009]
Photos: Inside a virtually perfect hospital
Photo This is an outside view of the hospital, which is set within a replica of Imperial College's grounds, complete with a virtual Queen's Tower - pictured here. The wards are spotless, there are plenty of beds and groups of... [20 May 2009]
Photos: The top five UK supercomputing projects
Photo Hector's power has allowed professor Ken Taylor from Queen's University in Belfast to simulate how light interacts with helium, one of the smallest atoms with multiple electrons. Queen's is also using... [18 May 2009]
The A to Z of ID cards
News The Identity Card Act received Royal Assent from the Queen on 30 March 2006. With the first ID cards issued in 2008 the government is determined to push ahead with the rollout of the controversial cards to the UK public. [15 Apr 2009]
10-Gigabit iWARP Ethernet: Comparative Performance Analysis With InfiniBand and Myrinet-10G
White Paper iWARP is a set of standards enabling Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA) over Ethernet.iWARP supporting RDMA and OS bypass, coupled with TCP/IP Offload Engines, can fully eliminate the host CPU involvement in an Ethernet environment. [31 Jan 2009]
Bah humbug! No let up for IT bosses over Xmas
News Not all organisations require their IT head to be on call on Christmas Day and four out of the CIO Jury can rest easy in front of the Queen's Speech this year. Christmas may be a time of peace on earth but CIOs are... [19 Dec 2008]
£12bn snooping database disappears from Queen's speech
News A snooping database of all UK communications data was put on the backburner after draft legislation failed to appear in today's Queen's speech. The Communications Data Bill was pushed back by the Home Office to allow... [03 Dec 2008]
Photos: Windows 7, supercomputers, Google Labs, iPill
Photo Meanwhile, the Queen visited Vodafone's global HQ in Berkshire to check out the mobile operator's latest technology. The Queen also visited Google's London office in October. Attendees got to have a play... [27 Nov 2008]
£25m for Queen's fight against e-crime
News Queen's University Belfast has landed £25m to set up a new centre to combat online crime. The 'innovation and knowledge centre', which will go by the name of Centre for Secure Information Technologies (CSIT), will be... [21 Nov 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 21.11.08
Round-Up But until such a time that Google decides to perfect the Queen's English version of its Google Mobile voice app, the Round-Up recommends trying an American accent for more accurate results. I say tom-ah-to, you say... [21 Nov 2008]
Super comms database ditched for next year?
News Whitehall sources have told The Independent that the Bill will now not be included in next month's Queen's speech setting out the legislation the government intends to table for the following year. A Home Office... [21 Nov 2008]
Photos: The Queen visits Vodafone HQ
Photo Royalty came ringing for mobile phone giant Vodafone today when the Queen toured its global HQ. The Duke officially re-opened Vodafone's gym and dance studio, which was badly damaged in the 2007 floods, and the... [14 Nov 2008]
Betting on a Winner - UltraBac Software Solutions
White Paper The system worked well but Emerald Queen Casino (EQC) needed a comprehensive plan for data backup and recovery. Running separate business locations means mission critical data is being entered and retrieved on dozens of... [04 Nov 2008]
Multimillion pound boost for privacy watchdog
News Information Commissioner Richard Thomas said the proposed £6m cash injection, which would give his office £18m per year, is expected to become law after the Queen's speech in December. The UK privacy watchdog is set to... [29 Oct 2008]
2012 Olympics 'like a digital Queen's coronation'
News The London 2012 Olympic Games could fuel a leap in broadcasting technology not seen since the rush for televisions for the Queen's coronation, according to the BBC. The corporation laid out plans that will see it... [23 Oct 2008]
