Technology Mashup

An interesting podcast from ComputerWeekly...

IBM Supercomputer Bolsters Cancer Research - IBM today announced the deployment of a Canada's fastest research supercomputer at the Ontario Cancer Institute, University Health Network. The new system will aid in the search for more effective cancer treatments.

[IBM Newsroom]

'Darlings' of UK games honoured - Two of the pioneers of the  UK video games industry are recognised in the Queen's Birthday Honours.

[BBC UK Technology News]

Call to prosecute BT for ad trial - BT should face prosecution for "illegal" trials of a controversial ad system, says a leading computer expert.

[BBC UK Technology News]

Podcast: IT department facing extinction, says CapGemini CTO - Cap Gemini CTO Carl Bate explains to Computer Weekly's Karl Flinders why the IT department - at least in its current form - will soon be a thing of the past.

[SOA News from Computer Weekly]

EU calls for net address upgrade - Time is running out for Europe to embrace the net's new addressing system, Brussels warns.

[BBC UK Technology News]

Interesting density stats, but of course the speed quality is likely to be lower in rural areas so there is a 'bigger' picture to consider in terms of overall utility...

Rural homes dominate broadband UK - Rural households are now more likely to have a broadband connection than residents of towns, says Ofcom.

[BBC UK Technology News]

Oracle readies Web 2.0 for business - Few companies see a genuine business benefit of Web 2.0. Oracle is looking at Web 2.0 in the enterprise and Phillips wanted to discuss what would make Web 2.0 useful to businesses.

Cliff Saran [Cliff Saran's Blog]

Estonian cyber defence hub set up - Nato backs a new cyber defence centre in Estonia, following attacks on its internet structure.

[BBC UK Technology News]

Government to launch 'Green IT Strategy' -

The national initiative is aimed at reducing IT-related carbon emissions and will focus on examples of best practice

[ZDNet UK Green IT Toolkit]

Child web-safety guide launched - New teaching resources aimed at helping primary school children surf the web safely are launched. [BBC UK Technology News]

HP announces Sustainable IT Ecosystem Lab - The company's facility will investigate 'green' concepts including swapping out copper for fibre within PCs and making advertising hoardings from electronic paper [ZDNet UK Green IT Toolkit]

Is it really all over or another positioning tactic? Microsoft for now at least ends its pursuit of Yahoo!

Microsoft walks away from Yahoo - Software giant Microsoft drops its three-month-old bid to buy internet firm Yahoo after the two sides fail to agree a price. [BBC UK Technology News]

I'm not convinced that the ramifications of Emergency 2.0 have fully been thought through. It would be a service highly susceptible to spamming, hoaxes and general nuisance. There needs to be quality of service, which is well thought through and tested. Ultimately there needs to be an integration point to regional emergency services and some kind of traceability with punitive action taken against those who would use it to indulge their own malevolence.

Good news for the technology market in Cuba as personal computers go on sale for legal private ownership.

Cuba lifts ban on home computers - The first legalised home computers go on sale in Cuba, in the latest relaxation of restrictions on daily life. [BBC UK Technology News]