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RSS methods in newsEcommerce hampered by payment methods
News The development of ecommerce is being hampered by antiquated methods of online payment, according to Fabrice de Comarmond, executive VP of French software specialist, Globe ID. He believes consumers are ready to use alternative methods of payment... [24 Aug 1999]
UK fraud hits 12-year high as methods go high-tech
News Fraud in the UK hit a 12-year high last year as criminals increasingly turned to technology. Security from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more. A is for Antivirus B is for Botnets C is for CMA [04 Feb 2008]
Phorm defends 'traffic-analysis' methods
News The company behind an ISP-based web advertising user-tracking system has denied claims what it is doing is illegal. Phorm - whose Webwise and Open Internet Exchange (OIX) technologies were used by BT in a trial on its customers - says the... [11 Apr 2008]
Microsoft's methods causing contempt
News The next Windows operating system, code-named Whistler, will include technology which forces users to register the serial numbers of disk drives and plug-in cards. It should then be impossible to install a single-licensed software package on more... [17 Jan 2001]
Employers embrace e-learning
News Employers see big benefits from e-learning compared to more traditional training methods, according to research from e-skills UK. The most popular up and coming high-tech teaching methods include podcasting - where teachers send audio files to... [07 Feb 2007]
McAfee scoops anti-spam patent
News Security software company McAfee said this week that it has been granted a patent for methods of filtering spam, or unsolicited email. The US Patent Office approved the patent, a sweeping grant for the company's methods and systems used within its... [03 Jun 2004]
EDS launches online payment system
News EDS has pooled its electronic payment systems to help companies migrate from paper-based to electronic methods of billing. Those systems represent decades of investment and millions of dollars in assets, but what companies can do instead is... [24 Mar 1999]
'Patent war' could be sparked by EU directive
News The European Parliament's decision to limit patents as they apply to software and business methods risks creating a "patent war", with fallout that could make it illegal to access some European e-commerce sites from the US, analyst firm Gartner... [06 Oct 2003]
Traders move online for share deals
News Internet share dealing has overtaken traditional methods, such as telephone and face-to-face trading, research suggests. Online trading is cheaper than traditional trading methods. While in 2001 only 28 per cent of traders placed deals online, the... [29 Aug 2006]
China will log 'keyboard clicking' to rein in the internet
News Keyboard monitoring and other methods of keeping tabs on computer users is allowed when it comes to fighting banned web activities, according to a Chinese official. To this end, the newly-formed state cyber-police will use methods such as... [02 Apr 2003]
The cashless revolution is coming...
News Cash faces stiff competition from electronic payment methods in the coming years as consumers realise the benefits of emerging technologies. Newton cited three developments contributing to the increasing digitisation of money: the consumerisation... [09 Nov 2007]
Has Amazon patented casual sexism?
News Amazon.com has been granted a US patent on "Methods and systems of assisting users in purchasing items", including the use of gift-buying habits to determine the age, gender and birth date of gift recipients, according to a US Patent and Trademark... [10 Mar 2005]
Adware company hit with $3m fine
News Adware company Zango has been fined $3m by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for the methods it has employed to download adware onto users' computers. The adware distributor agreed to settle with the FTC after the watchdog claimed Zango "used... [07 Nov 2006]
IBM and Opera make a song and a dance about voice recognition
News The two companies are developing multimodal technology that allows the use of different methods of input and output. Mobile phones need new data input methods because their screens are too small. Norwegian browser minnow Opera and IBM are jointly... [25 Jul 2002]
Revealed: The 'hidden' value of software development
News The Office of National Statistics (ONS) has updated its methods for measuring investment in software in the UK. The new methods cover software purchased by companies from external suppliers and "own-account" software written in-house by employees. [13 Feb 2006]
