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RSS sommerSlowdown on the cards for business intelligence
News Dan Sommer, a senior research analyst at Gartner, said consolidation by the big names should "accelerate value derived from BI". The market for business intelligence (BI) tech is predicted to slow down following the strong growth seen over the past... [14 Jan 2008]
World Leader in Floor Coverings Improves Performance With Avaya IP Office Solution
White Paper Tarkett Sommer is one of the world's largest and most innovative flooring companies. As a solution Tarkett Sommer implemented an Avaya IP Office solution equipped with Avaya Phone Manager Pro. The company used an outdated PABX which was inadequate... [08 May 2007]
Emails probed in "cash for honours" swoop
News The Guardian reported today that "Scotland Yard had discreetly bought specialist software for the task" but in fact police have been using the program for several years, according to Peter Sommer, who has appeared as an expert forensics witness in... [12 Jul 2006]
Police 'frustrated by deleted text messages'
News Peter Sommer, who has appeared as an expert forensics witness in several court cases, said: "Why bother with examining deleted text messages when you can get data of who is talking to who? Law enforcement is at the mercy of mobile phone... [27 Jun 2006]
Can UK law stop criminal hackers?
News According to Peter Sommer, a security specialist at the London School of Economics the Home Office realised this was a problem. MPs are preparing to get tough on hackers as the law on computer misuse and hacking is up for a revamp. [13 Apr 2006]
Teenager in court over "email bomb" DoS attack
News The defence is expected to argue that the youth can't be convicted under the CMA because a flood of email would not modify any data on the server, according to Peter Sommer, a technical expert expected to be called by the defence. [01 Nov 2005]
Tsunami charity website 'hack' trial drags on
News At the latest hearing today, the court heard Visiting London School of Economics fellow Professor Peter Sommer has now done 10 hours work examining Cuthbert's hard drive. The trial involving the alleged hacking of a charity website set up to raise... [17 May 2005]
Microsoft Office for Mac update on its way
News Jessica Sommer, a project manager in Microsoft's Macintosh Business Unit: "Things have gone really well. Although Microsoft was initially disappointed with sales of the Mac OS X version of Office, Sommer said sales have improved, as more Mac users... [06 Apr 2004]
High tech fat cats slammed as 'money for old rope'
News On the other hand, leading execs such as Cisco's John Chambers and Deutsche Telekom's Ron Sommer have won plaudits for forgoing wages and bonuses while their companies weather the storm. High tech fat cats have come in for fresh criticism as they... [21 Nov 2003]
No more IE for the Mac, says Microsoft
News Although Microsoft may continue to provide security and performance updates, no major new releases are planned, Microsoft Product Manager Jessica Sommer told silicon.com sister site CNET News.com. Sommer said that, with the emergence of Apple's... [15 Jun 2003]
Microsoft shuts down independent Windows news site
News Hurricane spokeswoman Sommer Farrin said that the ISP did receive the notice from Microsoft. A Windows news site was taken offline for nearly 24 hours last week after Microsoft accused the site of infringing its copyrights. [11 Mar 2003]
The Mac-Microsoft relationship - upgraded
News The update won't offer complete parity with the Windows version of Outlook but Sommer said the company had to weigh what its "customers' needs were and get those highest needs out to them". The update to Entourage, which will be posted as a free... [11 Feb 2003]
Farewell Steve Case
Comment Michel Bon, Thomas Middelhoff, Ron Sommer, Jean-Marie Messier, Chris Gent and Shaun Fanning - all were the heart and soul of high-profile technology/media/telecoms companies, and where are they now? So farewell Steve Case, Hawaiian, one-time Pizza... [13 Jan 2003]
Breton the new boss at France Telecom
News The Agenda Setter 'curse' has so far befallen executives including Thomas Middelhoff (ex of Bertelsmann), Jean-Marie Messier (ex Vivendi Universal), and telco heads Ron Sommer and Michel Bon, France Telecom's previous boss. [03 Oct 2002]
High-tech VIPs and the silicon.com curse
Comment The past few months have already seen the demise of Jean-Marie Messier, ex of Vivendi Universal (our number four), Thomas Middelhoff, ex of Bertelsmann (seven), Ron Sommer, Deutsche Telekom (28) and now Shaun Fanning, the creator of Napster (39). [04 Sep 2002]
