November 2010
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The truth of (winter) broadband in rural areas
We can't even get first generation broadband into rural areas. Continue Reading
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November 30, 2010
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Copper broadband is just salt in the wound
Copper broadband is a short-term solution rubbing salt in this country's broadband wounds Continue Reading
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November 30, 2010
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EC slapped over open source contract
The European Commission has been scolded for wrongdoing over a quasi-open source software system.The European Ombudsman reprimanded the Commission after buying the system without holding a public ... Continue Reading
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November 30, 2010
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IT standards author mobbed by autograph hunters
Watch out Dan Brown you have a rival. Bill Curtis, is of course, the best selling author of the Capability Maturity Model, which will be well know to anyone who has outsourced their software ... Continue Reading
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November 30, 2010
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Fabric of the HTML universe
the HTML Patchwork Quilt will be on display at the National Museum of Computing at Bletchley Park for the rest of the year Continue Reading
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November 30, 2010
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How to cut software defects to 0.012 per thousand lines of code with software Big Brother
I was with Chinese offshore software company Bleum last week. The company was updating me on its recent entry into the UK. We talked about China's advantages. I thought price would be the main draw ... Continue Reading
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November 30, 2010
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How to achieve a gold medal career
Women in Technology recently held an event 'How to achieve a gold medal career' with BP. Maggie Berry shares career advice from Olympic, World, European and Commonwealth Athletics Champion, Sally ... Continue Reading
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November 30, 2010
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McKinnon: Blunkett repents over UK-US extradition treaty
With the hindsight of the past seven years, former home secretary David Blunkett admitted to a parliamentary select committee he would examine "very carefully" the implications of the 2003 extradition treaty he signed with the US. Continue Reading
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November 30, 2010
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EC to investigate Google over antitrust allegations
The European Commission (EC) is to investigate allegations Google abused a dominant position in online search. Continue Reading
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November 30, 2010
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HP Software Chief: We don't have a concept of "over the wall", ALM goes on...
HP Software chief makes some broad comments in terms of where his company's software unit and technology is positioned Continue Reading
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November 30, 2010
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Employees bring their own IT to work
Employees are bypassing IT departments and implementing their own software solutions, a study from data company Informatica Corporation has found.
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November 30, 2010
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EC pushes for uniform data protection legislation across Europe
Europe has the best data protection laws in the world, but the rapid pace of technology change has prompted new questions and challenges, according to Viviane... Continue Reading
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November 30, 2010
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Iran confirms Stuxnet hit uranium enrichment centrifuges
Iran's president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has confirmed that the Stuxnet computer worm affected centrifuges in the country's uranium enrichment programme. Continue Reading
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November 30, 2010
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EU launches probe into Google’s online search rankings
The European Union has launched an investigation into Google's business practices. Continue Reading
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November 30, 2010
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China and Sri-Lanka try and get one over India in software testing
Testing software is critical because the cost of fixing bugs once the software is up and running is extremely high. As a result software testing is in demand and is a growing market. I recently ... Continue Reading
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November 30, 2010
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Wikileaks turns to cloud computing to fend off DDoS attack
Whistleblowing site Wikileaks turned to cloud computing services to help defend against a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack ... Continue Reading
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November 30, 2010
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Wikileaks show US snubbed Brown over hacker McKinnon extradition
The US government rejected former prime minister Gordon Brown's request for self-confessed hacker Gary McKinnon to serve a sentence in the UK, according to cables revealed by Wikileaks. Continue Reading
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November 30, 2010
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Communications costs comprise 12% of UK household spending
UK consumers spent more on communications than on alcohol and tobacco as a result of more homes having computers and internet connections, the Office for National Statistics revealed on Tuesday. Continue Reading
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November 30, 2010
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Capgemini public-sector drive gathers pace
Capgemini continues to add public sector expertise to its management team with a former deputy Chief Constable appointed CIO of its Criminal Justice Sector...
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November 30, 2010
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Comcast sparks US net neutrality row
US internet network operator Level 3 has accused cable firm Comcast of introducing charges for carrying internet movies and other traffic.
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