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AS Profile Obama showed that his commitment to tech was more than just words when he signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which will guarantee $7.2bn investment in broadband projects. US President... [08 Oct 2009]
Symbian offers app developers a helping hand
News Help for chosen developers could include technical advice about improving hardware compatibility; help with marketing or sales advice; translation services to help apps go international and assistance getting their app through the... [16 Jul 2009]
Signing off a gov't IT contract? Don't move a muscle
News All major public sector IT purchases should receive the government CIO's stamp of approval before being signed off, according to the government Digital Britain report. The report, published today, comes after a series of... [16 Jun 2009]
Webwise re-Phormed with 'discovery engine'
News Mike Moore, Phorm's commercial director, told ZDNet UK that no UK-based or US-based ISP or publisher had yet signed up to use Phorm technology. Burgess said if the Webwise Discover content-serving technology proves... [03 Jun 2009]
TARP - The Road to Recovery
White Paper With a view to contain the global financial crisis, the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act (EESA) was enacted by the Congress and signed into law by former President Bush on October 3, 2008. The... [30 May 2009]
Nasa hacker wins judicial review
News McKinnon sent a signed confession to Starmer in December admitting offences under Section 2 of the Computer Misuse Act, in the hope of being prosecuted under UK law. Gary McKinnon, the man accused by US... [23 Jan 2009]
UK Border Agency to "shake up" immigration with new IT
News The UK Border Agency (UKBA) has signed a £3m, three-year deal with IBM to help with the design and integration of a new IT system to support work around immigration. IBM will act as strategic systems... [16 Dec 2008]
Broadband speeds going down toilet without fibre
News He cited the community-owned Ons Net fibre to the home project in Eindhoven in the Netherlands where residents of the town signed contracts to take the service prior to it being built, guaranteeing return on investment... [06 Nov 2008]
Naked CIO: When vendors go too far
Comment Once the purchase order was signed we asked what the next steps were. It turns out the company was well in their right to act in this way. In the rush to secure sales, vendors must make sure they don't... [27 Oct 2008]
Red Cross invests in Epos system
News The British Red Cross has signed a deal with Cybertill to install up to 430 electronic point of sale (Epos) terminals as part of a £12m store refresh and expansion over five years. Azzopardi told silicon.com the tills... [14 Jul 2008]
Casinos bet on Experian ID verification
News Three UK casino groups have signed up to an age ID verification service from Experian to comply with gambling regulations. Dawson said information is retained securely in accordance with the Data Protection... [11 Jun 2008]
Legal Eye: Could you end up footing your e-crime bill?
Comment The banks and building societies have just signed up to a new code. The code, which all the major banks have signed up to, ensures the banks must prove the user has acted without reasonable care. Failing... [15 Apr 2008]
Laptop theft breaks data protection law
News SFS has signed an undertaking to secure personal data in the future and has said it will carry out risk assessments where third parties are processing data for SFS. Skipton Financial Services (SFS) has been found to have... [21 Feb 2008]
BNP Paribas in £50m outsourcing deal
News French banking giant BNP Paribas has signed a five-year, £50m contract with Atos Origin for IT services in France and the UK. It will also act as a consultant with BP²I to deliver a framework for future... [10 Jan 2008]
Bill Gates sings at CES for one last time
News In a deal finalised just before the keynote, Microsoft has signed on BT as the first company to use the Xbox 360 as an IPTV set-top box. In the more near-term realm, Microsoft said Samsung will start offering an adapter... [07 Jan 2008]
