Computers Computers http://stevenimmons.org/taxonomy/term/33/atom/feed 2008-05-03T04:02:15-07:00 Podcast: Outsourcing and the credit crunch in this week's news round-up http://stevenimmons.org/blogs/steve-nimmons/05082008/podcast-outsourcing-and-credit-crunch-weeks-news-round 2008-08-05T14:13:29-07:00 2008-08-05T14:14:43-07:00 Steve-Nimmons An interesting podcast from ComputerWeekly...

]]> An interesting podcast from ComputerWeekly... Podcast: Outsourcing and the credit crunch in this week's news round-up from Podcasts from ComputerWeekly.com:
Hot topics covered in this week's round-up of the latest IT news are Westminster City Council outsources all IT services; how IT suppliers are avoiding the worst effects of the credit crunch; and Royal Mail's future IT spending plans

]]> IBM Supercomputer Bolsters Cancer Research http://stevenimmons.org/blogs/stevenimmons/28062008/ibm-supercomputer-bolsters-cancer-research 2008-06-28T10:47:49-07:00 2008-06-28T10:47:49-07:00 SteveNimmons 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]

]]> 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 http://stevenimmons.org/blogs/stevenimmons/13062008/darlings-uk-games-honoured 2008-06-13T23:20:57-07:00 2008-06-13T23:20:57-07:00 SteveNimmons '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]

]]> '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 http://stevenimmons.org/blogs/stevenimmons/06062008/call-prosecute-bt-ad-trial 2008-06-06T01:40:01-07:00 2008-06-06T01:40:01-07:00 SteveNimmons 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]

]]> 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 http://stevenimmons.org/blogs/stevenimmons/30052008/podcast-it-department-facing-extinction-says-capgemini-cto 2008-05-30T22:48:27-07:00 2008-05-30T22:48:27-07:00 SteveNimmons 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]

]]> 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 http://stevenimmons.org/blogs/stevenimmons/30052008/eu-calls-net-address-upgrade 2008-05-30T22:42:17-07:00 2008-05-30T22:42:17-07:00 SteveNimmons 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]

]]> 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]

]]> Rural homes dominate broadband UK http://stevenimmons.org/blogs/stevenimmons/22052008/rural-homes-dominate-broadband-uk 2008-05-21T23:22:07-07:00 2008-05-21T23:22:07-07:00 SteveNimmons 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]

]]> 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 http://stevenimmons.org/blogs/stevenimmons/20052008/oracle-readies-web-20-business 2008-05-20T12:48:19-07:00 2008-05-20T12:48:19-07:00 SteveNimmons 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]

]]> 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 http://stevenimmons.org/blogs/stevenimmons/15052008/estonian-cyber-defence-hub-set 2008-05-15T04:35:08-07:00 2008-05-15T04:35:08-07:00 SteveNimmons 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]

]]> 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' http://stevenimmons.org/blogs/stevenimmons/11052008/government-launch-green-it-strategy 2008-05-11T12:30:01-07:00 2008-05-11T12:30:01-07:00 SteveNimmons 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]

]]> 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 http://stevenimmons.org/blogs/stevenimmons/08052008/child-web-safety-guide-launched 2008-05-08T14:38:06-07:00 2008-05-08T14:38:36-07:00 SteveNimmons Child web-safety guide launched - New teaching resources aimed at helping primary school children surf the web safely are launched. [BBC UK Technology News]

]]> 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 http://stevenimmons.org/blogs/steve-nimmons/04052008/hp-announces-sustainable-it-ecosystem-lab 2008-05-04T05:24:06-07:00 2008-05-04T05:24:06-07:00 Steve-Nimmons 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]

]]> 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]

]]> Microsoft walks away from Yahoo http://stevenimmons.org/blogs/stevenimmons/04052008/microsoft-walks-away-yahoo 2008-05-04T02:32:42-07:00 2008-05-04T02:32:42-07:00 SteveNimmons 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]

]]> 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]

]]> Emergency 2.0 is coming to a website near you http://stevenimmons.org/blogs/stevenimmons/03052008/emergency-20-coming-website-near-you 2008-05-03T04:08:58-07:00 2008-05-03T04:08:58-07:00 SteveNimmons 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.

]]> 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.

Emergency 2.0 is coming to a website near you - Social media websites could spell a sea change for crisis management, but how should emergency services respond?


 [New Scientist Main Headlines]

]]> Cuba lifts ban on home computers http://stevenimmons.org/blogs/stevenimmons/03052008/cuba-lifts-ban-home-computers 2008-05-03T04:02:15-07:00 2008-05-03T04:02:15-07:00 SteveNimmons 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]

]]> 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]

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