A survey of 130 top-level software and hardware technology executives say their industry will lead the country out of the current economy, with eight out of 10 executives expecting business conditions in the technology sector to improv ...
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Government: Smart Ticketing Could Save Cash and Carbon
Electronic tickets could help cut costs and ease congestion but privacy campaigners have concerns about using IT to track passengers
Radisson Admits To Unwelcome Guests In IT Systems
Federal authorities are investigating a report from the Radisson hotel chain that someone illegally accessed its computer systems
EC Investing €18 million in 4G Mobile
The commission is investing in LTE Advanced technology which could deliver speeds up to 1Gbps
HP Sees Revenues Stabilising Says CEO
Even as HP saw quarterly revenue and earnings fall, HP CEO Mark Hurd said that business seems to be stabilising, particularly in the United States
Recession Forces IT Budgets Down By 4 Percent
In a survey of enterprise and SMB IT officials in North America and Europe, Forrester Research analysts find that companies are planning to reduce their IT operating and capital budgets by 1 to 4 percent as they manage their way throug ...
International Body Needed To Tackle Political Hacking
The cyber-attacks against Georgia launched by Russian hackers in 2008 demonstrate the need for international cooperation for security, according to a report by the U.S. Cyber Consequences Unit
Red Hat Compares Itself To Facebook or Wikipedia
Jim Whitehurst says that Red Hat is "defining a whole new business model... Open source is nothing but a specific instance of the power of participation
Government Partners With Bailed-out Banks To Help IT Firms
After helping to support struggling banks, the government has announced that is partnering with some of the same institutions to help fund small IT busineses hit by the credit crunch
Cut to the Quick of IT Power Recommendations
Feeling deluged with information and options to decrease power costs and increase energy efficiency? This online event enables you to quiz industry experts from your desktop.
Government Calls on Technologists To Combat Terrorism
Growing cyber-threats results in call for ideas and expertise to help security forces keep pace
UK Pirate Party Focused On General Election
The UK now has its own anti-patent and pro-file-sharing party which has its sights set on Parliamentary seats
Hope For Hacker McKinnon After US Asperger’s Ruling
Slightly reduced sentence for autism sufferer could similarly benefit British hacker
US Court Bans Sales Of Microsoft Word
Microsoft was ordered to cease sales and support of Microsoft Word after a U.S. District Court judge in Texas ruled that the company violated an XML-related patent held by small Canada-based technology company i4i
Call For Web Ideas To Improve Democracy
mySociety is looking for input on how it can use the Internet to give the UK more information about its government
No “Green Shoots” Yet For IT Spending
But the the decline in IT budgets may have bottomed out according to analysts
Government Ripostes To Tories Online NHS Plans
Service to rate hospitals online launches in same week the opposition tout plans to use the web to give patients more say over healthcare
Swiss Government Has Microsoft “Dependency”
Open source advocates claim that a Swiss government department must open its doors to non-proprietary software
IT Vendors Increasingly Liable For Product Failures By 2015
Increasing reliance on IT systems combined with concern about their effectiveness could force governments to more tightly regulate the sector say analysts
UK Forces Encouraged To Use Facebook, Youtube
Military authorities have outlined how service personnel should use social networks while the US appears to have taken a stricter approach
VMware vSphere 4 Host Profiles Review
The host profile feature of vSphere 4 is useful in streamlining host profile set up and eases diagnostics
Tories Plan To Rebuild NHS IT Using Google, Microsoft Tech
But privacy advocates have voiced concern about the plan
Hadron Collider Back Up But On Half Power
Followers of the Large Hadron Collider project run by the European Center for Nuclear Research will be pleased to know the collider will soon be back up and running. However, the LHC will run only at half power, CERN says.
Twenty-Somethings Leading Facebook, Twitter Enterprise Charge
Analysts from Nielsen Norman, IDC and Gilbane say front-line workers are leading the charge, forcing senior management to go with the flow or stem the tide
Facebook, Twitter DDOS Linked To Georgian Blogger
Security experts point out that the attack conicided with the first anniversary of escalation of the conflict in South Ossetia
Twitter DDOS Attack Coincides With Iranian Election Ceremony
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was sworn in shortly before an online tool used by his opponents suffered a DDOS attack. Users have also reported issues with Facebook.
UK Tech Experts Help Tackle African Digital Divide
Mesh networking is one of the tools being used to help improve internet access in some African countries
US Planning To Jam Prison Mobiles
Legislation would carve out an exception to a national law that outlaws wireless jamming devices, allowing such wireless jamming devices to be used in correctional facilities
Swiss Open Source Decision Going Microsoft’s Way
But the case isn't over yet argue legal experts and there is still room for an appeal
Tech Chiefs Explain Motives For Green IT
Despite the financial downturn, allocating time for so-called green IT makes sense for financial, marketing and altruistic reasons, according to leading tech chief information officers