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RSS researchLarge Hadron Collider's grid gets stressed
News The tests, called Scale Testing for the Experiment Programme '09, threw huge amounts of data around the distributed computing project, which uses dedicated optical-fibre networks to distribute data from Cern (the European Organization... [03 Jul 2009]
iPhone 3.0, holograms and the shed birthplace of Silicon Valley
Photo Intel Labs' researchers were also demonstrating some new technology at the Intel Research Day at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California.silicon.com sister site CNET News.com went along to take a look -... [03 Jul 2009]
Trend Watch: Mission Critcial x86
White Paper This paper examines how, over the past several years, research has shown many organisation moving mission-critical systems onto x86 servers. [03 Jul 2009]
The Benefits of Computer-Based Audio Conferencing: Reducing Costs, Increasing Convenience, Improving Productivity
White Paper This new Wainhouse Research white paper takes an in-depth look at the uses and costs of traditional audio conferencing, as well as the multitude of cost and productivity benefits companies realize with computer-based... [02 Jul 2009]
Cut Costs and Drive Efficiency of Virtual Teams
White Paper Download this new research review to discover the benefits of combining Web and audio conferencing to improve team communication, reduce costs and increase efficiency. Technology has increased our mobility and... [02 Jul 2009]
ATM hack talk pulled from security conference
News In a statement, Juniper Networks said the company "believes that Jack's research is important to be presented in a public forum in order to advance the state of security. However, the affected ATM vendor has expressed to... [02 Jul 2009]
British Airways: No mobiles on old planes
News The research we have done on voice tells us that the vast majority of customers do not want it. British Airways CEO Willie Walsh has said the airline will not extend in-flight mobile comms to any of its aircraft already... [01 Jul 2009]
Cisco to put Office rival in the cloud?
News Salesforce is the biggest maker of web-based applications, a segment of the software industry that research firm Gartner estimates will see sales rise about 30 per cent this year to $6.5bn. Cisco Systems is considering... [01 Jul 2009]
World's IT spending to plummet by 10 per cent
News Andrew Bartels, Forrester Research VP and principal analyst, said the first signs of a market revival will be seen later this year. Global spending on IT could drop by 10 per cent this year, according to analysts. [30 Jun 2009]
£1bn cash for UK's tech start-ups
News Science and Innovation Minister, Lord Drayson, said in a statement: "We must safeguard the government's record investment in the science and research base over the past decade. We cannot afford to lose out on the wealth... [30 Jun 2009]
CIO Job Report: June's job moves and CIOs wanted
News Applications have now closed for the post of director of IS, business solutions at Cancer Research UK. Let silicon.com keep you up to date with all the latest CIO job moves and changes with our regular CIO Job Report. [30 Jun 2009]
Dell puts email, encryption up in the cloud
News The research firm recommended that services providers invest in delivery methods, such as SaaS, that can grow quickly while keeping staffing costs down. Dell has rolled out a SaaS package to enable European businesses to... [30 Jun 2009]
Free Strategic Mobile Deployments Special Report from Sybase
White Paper It also features research from Gartner Inc.the Magic Quadrant for Mobile Enterprise Application Platforms, 2008. By enabling strategic mobile deployments, organizations can realize significant benefits including reduced... [30 Jun 2009]
BT tops terrible customer service poll
News According to the survey, which was conducted by market research company OnePoll.com, the biggest customer service complaint is automated call systems which delay contact with a real person. Telecoms companies may tell us... [30 Jun 2009]
Why Email Fails
White Paper Research, email traffic between 2008 and 2012 is projected to grow by 68%. Dell, a provider of email continuity, archiving and crisis communication services, conducted this research to understand the... [29 Jun 2009]
