Technology News Technology News http://stevenimmons.org/taxonomy/term/6/atom/feed 2008-06-06T01:40:01-07:00 Firm makes one billionth mouse http://stevenimmons.org/blogs/stevenimmons/03122008/firm-makes-one-billionth-mouse 2008-12-03T07:07:12-07:00 2008-12-03T07:07:12-07:00 SteveNimmons An interesting statistic from BBC Tech News: Firm makes one billionth mouse - Amid claims the computer mouse will soon be history, the world's biggest manufacturer of the device rolls the billionth one off the production line.

[BBC UK Technology News]

]]> An interesting statistic from BBC Tech News: Firm makes one billionth mouse - Amid claims the computer mouse will soon be history, the world's biggest manufacturer of the device rolls the billionth one off the production line.

[BBC UK Technology News]

]]> 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 Unveils Cognos Business Intelligence Software for Mainframe Customers http://stevenimmons.org/blogs/stevenimmons/02072008/ibm-unveils-cognos-business-intelligence-software-mainframe-customers 2008-07-02T12:07:49-07:00 2008-07-02T12:07:49-07:00 SteveNimmons IBM Unveils Cognos Business Intelligence Software for Mainframe Customers - BURLINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cognos, an IBM (NYSE: IBM) company and the world leader in business intelligence and performance management solutions, today announced that IBM Cognos 8 Business Intelligence software is now available, for the first time, for Linux on System z.

[IBM Newsroom]

]]> IBM Unveils Cognos Business Intelligence Software for Mainframe Customers - BURLINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cognos, an IBM (NYSE: IBM) company and the world leader in business intelligence and performance management solutions, today announced that IBM Cognos 8 Business Intelligence software is now available, for the first time, for Linux on System z.

[IBM Newsroom]

]]> Government launches data mash-up http://stevenimmons.org/blogs/stevenimmons/02072008/government-launches-data-mash 2008-07-02T11:56:39-07:00 2008-07-02T11:56:39-07:00 SteveNimmons Interesting story on data mashups in the UK public sector. I think we need a competition to solve our economic woes and remove the extortionate taxes applied by the lame duck excuse for a government we have, but I guess this is a step in the right direction - for now at least ...

Government launches data mash-up - The UK government launches a competition to find innovative ways of using the masses of data it collects.

]]> Interesting story on data mashups in the UK public sector. I think we need a competition to solve our economic woes and remove the extortionate taxes applied by the lame duck excuse for a government we have, but I guess this is a step in the right direction - for now at least ...

Government launches data mash-up - The UK government launches a competition to find innovative ways of using the masses of data it collects.

[BBC UK Technology News]

]]> Progress pushes for SOA evolution by acquiring Iona http://stevenimmons.org/blogs/stevenimmons/28062008/progress-pushes-soa-evolution-acquiring-iona 2008-06-28T10:49:45-07:00 2008-06-28T10:49:45-07:00 SteveNimmons Progress pushes for SOA evolution by acquiring Iona -

Progress Software made a strategic move to gain wider recognition in the infrastructure software market with its acquisition of integration specialist Iona.

[SOA News from Computer Weekly]

]]> Progress pushes for SOA evolution by acquiring Iona -

Progress Software made a strategic move to gain wider recognition in the infrastructure software market with its acquisition of integration specialist Iona.

[SOA News from Computer Weekly]

]]> 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]

]]> iTunes Channel http://stevenimmons.org/blogs/stevenimmons/21062008/itunes-channel 2008-06-21T15:02:27-07:00 2008-06-23T01:16:03-07:00 SteveNimmons I've got my iTunes channel up and running and all of the podcasts from Social Media, Mashups and Enterprise 2.0 are now available in the iTunes store (they are all free). I will be adding to this significantly over the next few months.

 

]]> I've got my iTunes channel up and running and all of the podcasts from Social Media, Mashups and Enterprise 2.0 are now available in the iTunes store (they are all free). I will be adding to this significantly over the next few months.

 

]]> MPs warned of GPS jamming risks http://stevenimmons.org/blogs/stevenimmons/18062008/mps-warned-gps-jamming-risks 2008-06-18T15:34:12-07:00 2008-06-18T15:34:12-07:00 SteveNimmons I was writing about this issue back in mid April, but it is nice to see this is now being raised at Parliament...

MPs warned of GPS jamming risks - Ministers are urged to invest in a radio system developed during World War Two as a back-up to GPS satellite navigation.

[BBC UK Technology News]

]]> I was writing about this issue back in mid April, but it is nice to see this is now being raised at Parliament...

MPs warned of GPS jamming risks - Ministers are urged to invest in a radio system developed during World War Two as a back-up to GPS satellite navigation.

[BBC UK Technology News]

]]> Sainsbury's suspends online shop http://stevenimmons.org/blogs/stevenimmons/18062008/sainsburys-suspends-online-shop 2008-06-18T15:31:08-07:00 2008-06-18T15:31:08-07:00 SteveNimmons Sainsbury's suspends online shop - A computer fault forces Sainsbury's to suspend its online grocery service, meaning thousands of orders will not be delivered.

[BBC UK Technology News]

]]> Sainsbury's suspends online shop - A computer fault forces Sainsbury's to suspend its online grocery service, meaning thousands of orders will not be delivered.

[BBC UK Technology News]

]]> Report: IBM outpaces competitors in Application Development software market for seventh straight year http://stevenimmons.org/blogs/stevenimmons/15062008/report-ibm-outpaces-competitors-application-development-software-market- 2008-06-15T07:26:11-07:00 2008-06-15T07:26:11-07:00 SteveNimmons Report: IBM outpaces competitors in Application Development software market for seventh straight year - IBM today announced that analyst firm Gartner, Inc.* and market research firm Evans Data Corp. have ranked IBM as the leader in the application development software market. These rankings come just as IBM is projecting more than 12,000 people will attend its 2008 IBM Rational Software Development Conferences in 13 countries around the globe.

[IBM Newsroom]

]]> Report: IBM outpaces competitors in Application Development software market for seventh straight year - IBM today announced that analyst firm Gartner, Inc.* and market research firm Evans Data Corp. have ranked IBM as the leader in the application development software market. These rankings come just as IBM is projecting more than 12,000 people will attend its 2008 IBM Rational Software Development Conferences in 13 countries around the globe.

[IBM Newsroom]

]]> IBM Research and Kyoto University Create First of a Kind System to Simulate Urban Transportation http://stevenimmons.org/blogs/stevenimmons/10062008/ibm-research-and-kyoto-university-create-first-kind-system-simulate-urba 2008-06-10T08:17:04-07:00 2008-06-10T08:17:04-07:00 SteveNimmons IBM Research and Kyoto University Create First of a Kind System to Simulate Urban Transportation - Kyoto University and IBM's Tokyo Research Laboratory have jointly developed a system that can simulate a broad range of urban transport situations -- including millions of individual vehicles involved in complex traffic interactions -- to predict what will happen if a new office building, sports arena or other major facility is built and improve planning of roads and public transportation.

]]> IBM Research and Kyoto University Create First of a Kind System to Simulate Urban Transportation - Kyoto University and IBM's Tokyo Research Laboratory have jointly developed a system that can simulate a broad range of urban transport situations -- including millions of individual vehicles involved in complex traffic interactions -- to predict what will happen if a new office building, sports arena or other major facility is built and improve planning of roads and public transportation.

[IBM Newsroom]

]]> Microsoft's standards bid stalled http://stevenimmons.org/blogs/stevenimmons/10062008/microsofts-standards-bid-stalled 2008-06-10T08:11:08-07:00 2008-06-10T08:11:08-07:00 SteveNimmons Microsoft's standards bid stalled - Four developing nations appeal a decision to ratify Microsoft's document format as an open standard.

[BBC UK Technology News]

]]> Microsoft's standards bid stalled - Four developing nations appeal a decision to ratify Microsoft's document format as an open standard.

[BBC UK Technology News]

]]> Inside the Government's Backup Plan for GPS Failure http://stevenimmons.org/blogs/stevenimmons/08062008/inside-governments-backup-plan-gps-failure 2008-06-08T02:28:26-07:00 2008-06-08T02:28:26-07:00 SteveNimmons Inside the Government's Backup Plan for GPS Failure - With the threat of everything from antisatellite weapons to solar flares, the Department of Homeland Security is upgrading an old navigation system to eLORAN to track signals across the country...

]]> Inside the Government's Backup Plan for GPS Failure - With the threat of everything from antisatellite weapons to solar flares, the Department of Homeland Security is upgrading an old navigation system to eLORAN to track signals across the country...

 

[Popular Mechanics Tech News]

]]> Epson aims to cut CO2 emissions by 90 percent http://stevenimmons.org/blogs/stevenimmons/06062008/epson-aims-cut-co2-emissions-90-percent 2008-06-06T01:43:31-07:00 2008-06-06T01:43:31-07:00 SteveNimmons Epson aims to cut CO2 emissions by 90 percent -

The company has pledged to cut its CO2 emissions by 90 percent by 2050, through a variety of strategies, including shrinking its printer parts...

[ZDNet UK Green IT Toolkit]

]]> Epson aims to cut CO2 emissions by 90 percent -

The company has pledged to cut its CO2 emissions by 90 percent by 2050, through a variety of strategies, including shrinking its printer parts...

[ZDNet UK Green IT Toolkit]

]]> 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]

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