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Dear silicon.com... Tech skills slump, gov't snooping, Segway safety
Comment Dangerous driving? Also, the government's latest surveillance plans have had readers up in arms… and finally the recent calls by Lords to lift the Segway ban in Britain has divided readers… Skills slump? [22 May 2008]
BEA at the crossroads
News That's why driving revenue beyond its traditional application server stronghold is particularly crucial for BEA, analysts said. The strategy is a key part of BEA's plan to expand its product line-up and defend its core application server business... [03 Mar 2003]
Fool's Gold: Are Internet stocks really worth it?
Comment At the moment there are relatively few Internet companies and "shortages of stock are driving much of the rise in Internet stock prices", the report concluded. It seems companies like Amazon.com can do no wrong. [11 May 1999]
Q&A: Julian David: IBM's vice president public sector business
Comment So, when they produced the new driving licence they did that under this arrangement. Now he heads up the public sector team, one of the most important in terms of customer base for the company in the UK.silicon.com: Having had experience of both... [05 Dec 2007]
The Bloor Perspective: Who tracks your web usage, who owns your data, and who let the investors loose?
Comment Government itself should be driving the agenda. For the majority, this is just a case of issuing usernames and passwords and restricting access to parts of websites. Services such as Napster need to present an open stance so that its site can be a... [02 Apr 2001]
Collaboration best practices: Think big to act small
Comment Companies will often have a specific pain point they want to address, which is driving the trend for collaboration to be led by individual departments. So it's no surprise that many are turning to collaborative software tools to encourage staff... [08 Jun 2004]
Inside Amazon.co.uk: More than just a boy wizard
Comment Perhaps more than any other online brand, Amazon has become synonymous with the boom in internet retailing, going from strength to strength over the past 10 years. Its fastest growing market currently is here in the UK, and silicon.com went to... [31 Aug 2005]
Podcast: The Weekly Round-Up 26.01.07
Round-Up Podcast Up for discussion this week: Starbucks rapid expansion - good news for wi-fi Britain, tougher laws on drivers using mobile phones and the man who sold his world.on eBay [25 Jan 2007]
E-minister angers contractors over IR35
News But the Professional Contractors Group (PCG) has rejected this and slammed the 'uncertainty' that the majority of UK contractors feel. However, they welcomed Hewitt's words as an indication that the Inland Revenue will be taking a 'more clear and... [14 May 2001]
$12.9bn: Server market on the up
News The server market grew in the third quarter, despite pressure coming from low prices and virtualisation software. Revenue in the server market grew by 3.5 per cent worldwide in the third quarter, coming to $12.9bn, according to IDC. [22 Nov 2006]
Foot and mouth drives online surge
News Just over three per cent of the online population took to the net last month to search government sites for the latest news on the spread of the disease, according to figures from Jupiter MMXI. The Ministry of Agriculture site registered 451,000... [17 Apr 2001]
The McCue Interview: British Energy CIO, Ian Campbell
Comment Just outside the window of Ian Campbell's desk in the open plan office at British Energy's Gloucester headquarters, a mother duck waddles by with her three chicks. A couple of weeks earlier, one might imagine they would have been floating by but... [13 Aug 2007]
BAA moves its procurement online
News BAA, the world's largest airport operator with revenues of more than £2.2bn, is moving all of its suppliers to an online procurement system. All 1,500 suppliers have agreed to swap fax for browser in a move to drive down BAA supply chain costs from... [15 Nov 2001]
Zafi top threat as Netsky nuisance persists
News The Zafi worm was the most prominent virus of the past month, though the plague of Netsky variants continues to be a thorn in the side of any IT department. Sasser is also lingering in the list of top 10 reported viruses, and Bagle and Sober are... [01 Jul 2004]
Ariba helps O2 save millions in procurement costs
News O2 is claiming to have saved around £4.5m in procurement costs since spring this year after implementing sourcing software from Ariba. The mobile operator says it is happy with the savings it has made - one of its first e-auctions in March, for... [18 Aug 2004]
