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RSS standardisedBill Gates' legacy hailed by IT chiefs
News Rob Neil, head of ICT and customer services at Ashford Borough Council, said: "Like it or not, we now have standardised (almost ubiquitous) operating platforms and productivity applications. Bill Gates formally steps down from his day-to-day role... [26 Jun 2008]
WiMax Forum stamps 2.5G products with seal of approval
News LTE has not yet been standardised, although that hasn't stopped the chipmaker NXP announcing last week that it would have an LTE-compatible modem available for interoperability testing in the first half of next year. [20 Jun 2008]
Google Docs sports PDF support
News People using the service now can upload and view documents encoded with the widely used and now standardised Portable Document Format (PDF) initially created by Adobe Systems. Google Docs, the online office suite from the search giant, now has some... [17 Jun 2008]
Nortel ditches WiMax in 4G race
News Even though LTE hasn't yet been standardised, it has more support from major carriers around the world than WiMax. Telecom equipment maker Nortel Networks is ditching its WiMax business to focus on a more popular 4G wireless technology. [16 Jun 2008]
IBM sings a Symphony to rival Office
News Also, Microsoft Office's native OOXML format has been accepted for international standardisation but the standardised version will not be included in Office until its next version. IBM has launched a commercially supported version of its Lotus... [09 Jun 2008]
Smart phone battle: Qwerty vs touchscreen
News Andrew Jackson, head of IT at Huveaux, said: "The Qwerty keyboard, like those used on BlackBerrys, provides a familiar, standardised layout and good tactile feedback which is always going to appeal to business users who don't want to learn a new... [22 May 2008]
Geographic database opens doors to private sector
News Speaking to silicon.com Steve Brandwood, programme manager at the IDeA, said: "We've been working with local authorities for the last 10 years to help them create standardised address lists within each authority. [30 Apr 2008]
Tendering in NSW Health
White Paper HPPC's initial strategy to this effect is the establishment of "standardised tender documentation". This HPPC group reviewed Health and NSW Government policies on tendering and contracting and developed standardised documentation, which was... [10 Apr 2008]
In Defence of WAP: The WAP Standard Is One Element in the Bigger Mobile Internet Picture - It Will Not, by Itself, Determine the Fate of GPRS and 3G - The WAP Factor
White Paper Without an efficient and standardised way of formatting web content and applications onto handheld devices - which is the promise of WAP - it will be difficult for operators to exploit the full mobile internet potential. [10 Apr 2008]
Did Microsoft use desktop dominance in OOXML standard?
News European antitrust regulators are investigating whether Microsoft abused its desktop software market dominance in its effort to get the Office Open XML file formats standardised. The European Commission's antitrust regulatory body has sent queries... [04 Apr 2008]
UK Plc calls for national police e-crime force
News A spokesman for Intellect said: "A centralised unit and a standardised way of handling e-crime enquiries is certainly something that Intellect would welcome as it would better protect both businesses and individuals. [14 Mar 2008]
Biometrics the future for flying bliss?
News By 2015 the majority of people arriving in and departing from the UK will hold an international standardised travel document that contains biometrics. Click on the links below to find out everything you'll need to know about biometric security. [21 Feb 2008]
Tech to cut red tape and leave police to police
News If key processes are standardised then paperwork will diminish. Virtual courts, handheld police computers and joined up crime-fighting computer systems will all be brought in under the review of policing by HM chief inspector of constabulary Sir... [08 Feb 2008]
London Underground Enhances Graphical User Interface With Standardised, Scalable Technology
White Paper London Underground is the world's oldest and most complex subway rail network, with 500 trains running at peak hours. Last year, it carried more than 976 million passengers. London Underground Limited (LUL) was formed in 1985, but dates back to 1863. [17 Jan 2008]
Linde Group makes way for new CIO
News Dew had been helping the company to meet its aggressive efficiency targets of €250m by the end of this year and he had been tasked with moving to a standardised global IT model, including a single global SAP platform. [17 Jan 2008]
