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The Weekly Round-Up: 06.11.09
Round-Up That's the sobering conclusion of the jury, which voted 10 to two against when asked whether the UK could create a global software business to rival the technology industry's most powerful companies. Check out... [06 Nov 2009]
Join the silicon.com LinkedIn networking group
News The group is open to all silicon.com readers, from CIOs and IT directors to other business leaders - including CEOs, finance directors, HR, sales and marketing chiefs who want to help their organisation reach its goals... [06 Nov 2009]
Windows 7: Over 200 per cent more popular than Vista
News If the prediction is correct, it would mean Windows 7 would have been adopted by business more quickly than any other Microsoft OS, according to the software giant. That Windows 7 is more popular than Vista is no... [06 Nov 2009]
BT offers free fibre to Glasgow businesses
News BT business customers in the Glasgow Halfway exchange area are being offered the chance to trial fibre to the cabinet (FTTC) broadband, the telco said yesterday. A BT Business spokeswoman said... [05 Nov 2009]
Telegraph CIO on the rocky road to going Google
News The business also uses hosted CRM from Salesforce.com to manage its subscription service and advertising sales, as well as its expanding ecommerce business. In addition, TMG has been using Amazon's EC2... [04 Nov 2009]
Naked CIO: Social networks are useless for finding a job
Comment Do you think social networks have a place in business? While social networking sites can be fun for connecting with family and friends, they're no use when it comes to professional networking, says the Naked CIO. [04 Nov 2009]
Why the UK will never create a Google, Microsoft or Oracle
News According to the TechMarketView report, there are around 40,000 UK nationals now working in the US software industry, and Alastair Behenna, CIO at Harvey Nash, suggested that given the global nature of big business, UK... [03 Nov 2009]
Photos: Google Waves hello to a new way of doing business
Photo People can exchange real-time IM, photos, videos, maps and documents within the wave but it is the wave's ability to handle custom apps that promises to be the most useful for business. At the recent TechEd conference in... [02 Nov 2009]
Forrester Strategies for Assessing IT Business Satisfaction
White Paper This new Forrester Research white paper explores the importance of assessing IT business satisfaction. Download the white paper to learn: -- Why assessing business satisfaction is key for IT success--... [02 Nov 2009]
Orange unveils iPhone tariffs and launch date
News Orange has also unveiled its pay monthly, pay-as-you-go and business tariffs for iPhone 3G and 3G S - with the cheapest price plan offering consumers a free iPhone 3G for just under £30 per month on a two-year contract. [02 Nov 2009]
Can I use a netbook as my everyday work machine?
Comment And while many of these will go to consumers as a secondary machine for simple web surfing, it's hard to keep any gadget out of business these days - so expect to find some cropping up in your office, soon. [02 Nov 2009]
Full steam ahead for plans to cut off file-sharers
News Secretary of state for business, innovation and skills Peter Mandelson has reiterated the government's 'three strikes and you're out' plan to cut off illegal file-sharers' internet access. Speaking at a cabinet creative... [29 Oct 2009]
Green IT: Thrifty CIOs should make it a priority
News Companies often renew their office hardware every three years without necessarily questioning the business case of upgrades, staff retraining and other overheads involved. The alternative is to simply extend your... [29 Oct 2009]
Digital Dilemmas: Should I add my boss as a Facebook friend?
Comment Want a few pointers on business netiquette? silicon.com's Natasha Lomas deconstructs this Digital Dilemma… It's the mother of digital conundrums: you log into your Facebook account and there's a friend request from a... [28 Oct 2009]
Why CIOs are saying yes to open source software
News Steve Clarke, systems and operations director at The TalkTalk Group, was similarly positive about the savings open source can bring: "Whilst we already have an extensive use of open source software within the business,... [28 Oct 2009]
