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RSS entry in newsEntry-level tech promise not dented by offshoring
News Even in the face of offshore outsourcing, there's hope for entry-level tech work in the United States. Berkeley professor Karen Chapple wrote in the report: "Although some entry-level work is disappearing offshore, the economy still offers... [18 Jul 2005]
French telecom operators hit out at 3G entry fee
News French telecom operators have spoken out against the French government's entry fee to bid for a UMTS licence. Grundy claimed the high entry price would discourage many smaller operators such as Bouygues Telecom from entering the race. [07 Jun 2000]
IBM targets Sun with entry-level Unix servers
News IBM has revamped its entry-level Unix servers with new processors and an Integrated Virtualisation Manager (IVM) aimed at the SME market, and launched a vitriolic attack on rival Sun Microsystems. Launching four new servers, three of them based on... [04 Oct 2005]
Microsoft touts entry level Windows
News The "entry-level" version of Windows was created to allow Microsoft to participate in the Thailand ICT Ministry's programme without adjusting its policy of charging a single price for Windows and Office around the world, Microsoft said on Monday. [09 Feb 2004]
China's entry will cause next downturn in chips market
News Morris Chang, founder and chief executive of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), said on Monday there have been busts in the chipmaking industry every five years, often caused by the entry of new countries into the market. [16 Sep 2003]
Nasa hacker "frightened" by ease of entry
News The British hacker facing extradition to the US on charges of hacking and causing damage to US defence sites has highlighted poor security as a major factor in his ability to wander through the IT systems of some key defence establishments. [14 Jul 2005]
Norwegian telcos face £7.5m entry fee for 3G auction
News The Norwegian government is to charge telecom operators a E12.34m (£7.5m) entrance fee for the UMTS third-generation mobile licence. Minister of Finance Karl Eirik Schjoett-Pedersen announced the decision in his budget for the coming year. [15 May 2000]
Big Brother Awards: US entry scheme shame
News A scheme that forces all visitors to the US to be fingerprinted upon arrival has won this year's Lifetime Menace award from Privacy International. The US VISIT scheme has been honoured in this way, according to PI, because of the "almost total... [29 Jul 2004]
Make a call, then chuck your phone
News A chip breakthrough announced by Texas Instruments (TI) on Monday looks set to lower the cost of entry-level mobile phones. Putting the digital baseband, SRAM, logic, radio frequency (RF), power management and analogue functions on one piece of... [26 Jan 2005]
Run up to prestigious CNET Awards begins
News The entry period for the CNET Networks UK Technology Awards, brought to you by the parent company of silicon.com, is once again upon us and the call is going out to the best and brightest across UK technology. [24 Apr 2006]
Infosys targets UK graduates in recruitment drive
News Offshore Indian IT giant Infosys is launching a drive to recruit UK graduates for entry-level jobs as the company expands its European operations. He said: "We are looking at adding talent at the entry level and getting them on board as they graduate. [04 Oct 2006]
Compaq beats IBM in server charts
News Compaq has pushed IBM off the top spot in the entry-level server market, according to the latest figures from IDC. The entry-level server sector saw a ten per cent increase in worldwide revenues. IDC classifies the entry-level server market as... [03 Feb 2000]
Microsoft blog spills the beans on IE 7
News In a blog entry posted on Friday, a member of Microsoft's Internet Explorer development team said the company plans to support key elements of World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) recommendations Portable Network Graphics (PNG), an image format, and... [26 Apr 2005]
Vivendi belatedly enters 'over-priced' French 3G auction
News SFR's entry into the UMTS arena means there are now only two confirmed contenders for the four French licences. Operators have complained that the entry fee is too high. The news comes two days after Telefonica and Suez Lyonnaise withdrew from the... [29 Jan 2001]
iPhone 2.0: Lower price and "amazingly zippy"
News Apple unveiled a next-generation iPhone last night with faster internet access that will run on advanced wireless networks and sell for as low as $199 - half the current entry-level price. An entry-level version of the new iPhone, with 8GB of... [10 Jun 2008]
