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Trial aims to explode open source 'risk myths'
News Birmingham City Council has started a giant trial of open source software on desktops and servers, intended to determine whether open source really delivers benefits. The year-long trial will be backed... [17 May 2005]
Trial Microsoft's cloud SQL Azure Database - for free
News Today it unleashed a free trial of SQL Azure Database, the software giant's cloud-based relational database. The free trial will last until November, at which point the full service will be rolled out. [19 Aug 2009]
Fixed WiMAX Field Trial Measurements and Analyses
White Paper Therefore a test-bed is set up using WiMAX equipment now on the marked, and did extensive, real life field trial measurements. Much hype is spread about the performance of WiMAX, and many contrary statements are put... [23 Apr 2009]
Sasser virus writer trial date set
News The trial of the 19-year-old will start on 5 July and will be held behind closed doors because Jaschan was a minor at the time of the alleged crime, according to the court in Verden. A German court has set aside three... [01 Jun 2005]
Schoolchildren to be tagged in safety trial
News If it gets the go-ahead, the school plans to run a trial to evaluate the tagging technology. A school in Wales is considering electronically tagging its pupils to prevent them leaving the school grounds during break... [21 Jan 2005]
LiteSpeed 5.0 for SQL Server is Here! Start Rocking with a Trial Copy
White Paper Download a trial of LiteSpeed 5.0 - the ultimate backup performer - and get a free poster by Kevin Kline full of Dynamic Management Views (DMV) tips and tricks. Quest Software's LiteSpeed 5.0 for SQL Server is here, and... [01 May 2009]
Microsoft trial: Beginning of the end announced
News Microsoft trial judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly has called on both sides in the case to change their proposed settlements. Kollar-Kotelly wants lawyers to rank the proposed settlement provisions according to importance. [19 Jun 2002]
BT to trial free phone calls
News Darren Makin, MD of Free Telecom, said his company has just signed a deal with Germany's Viag Interkom to trial the service. BT is to offer customers free calls if they are willing to have their conversation interrupted... [28 Apr 1999]
In brief: PC cash machines on trial
News The Visa Cash pilot scheme will be rolled out next month to 2,000 Visa and Bank of America employees in the US, who will trial the cards in their office canteens. The Bank of America has launched a Web interface for... [31 Jul 1998]
Microsoft pre-trial hearing gets underway
News The pre-trial hearing between Microsoft and the US Department of Justice (DoJ) is set to begin in Washington this afternoon. The district court judge presiding over the case set today's date in an attempt to stop... [04 Aug 1998]
In brief: Microsoft antitrust pre-trial hearing postponed
News US District Court Judge Jackson Penfield has ruled that the pre-trial hearing for the antitrust case between the US Department of Justice and Microsoft is to be moved. The judge decided at 7.30pm EST that the hearing... [05 Aug 1998]
West Yorkshire police in secure Linux desktop trial
News West Yorkshire police has taken delivery of some bespoke Linux workstations as part of a trial which, if successful, could lead to the force rolling out the open source software on 3,500 desktops, shaving £1m off its... [16 Oct 2002]
Internet banks to trial facial recognition for customers
News Internet banks in the UK and Europe are set to trial facial recognition technology in the New Year that will authenticate customers from their home PC instead of passwords or PIN numbers. Participants in the... [11 Dec 2003]
BAA's RFID trial prepares for takeoff
News Airport operator BAA is preparing to kick off an RFID luggage-tracking trial at Heathrow. Back in the summer the track and trace pilot was slated for a September launch but although all the necessary equipment for the... [14 Nov 2007]
BBC and Microsoft in European WebTV trial
News WebTV's Crossover Links software uses clickable icons, which will allow trial viewers to access Web pages relevant to the programme being watched. The BBC has joined Microsoft's WebTV company to launch the first European... [03 Jul 1998]