Search results for office

Home Office preps fudgetastic ISP data retention rulesOpen in New Window
Cash-strapped Whitehall gives small ISPs free passA Home Office official has baffled ISPs by telling them new laws will on paper require them all to retain data, but in practice some probably won't b read more »
Discuss     Bury

Court of Appeal backs EPO against UK patent officeOpen in New Window
Upholds Symbian software patentThe Court of Appeal has refused to accept the UK Intellectual Property Office's rejection of a patent for a piece of software in a move which experts say will open the read more »
Discuss     Bury

Home Office defends retaining comms dataOpen in New Window
But hasn't figured out how yetThe Home Office has said that ministers have not yet decided how to retain data on all communications - but defended the importance of doing so.… read more »
Discuss     Bury

Microsoft Office Labs Releases “Touchless” Multi-Touch Software As An Open-Source SDKOpen in New Window
No, Microsoft is not getting into the car-wash business. But it is releasing "Touchless," multitouch software from Microsoft Office Labs that uses a regular Web camera and everyday objects as input. read more »
Discuss     Bury

Needy Children To Receive Laptops With Microsoft XP, OfficeOpen in New Window
Some of the world's poorest children are about to get high technology in the form of inexpensive laptops with Microsoft software and Intel processors. read more »
Discuss     Bury

Nokia opens research office in AfricaOpen in New Window
Nokia launched a regional research center in Nairobi on Sept. 30 to gain a better understanding of the needs of African consumers, said Dorothy Ooko, communications manager for East and Central Africa, in an interview Wednesday. read more »
Discuss     Bury

Home Office finally approves UK cybercoppersOpen in New Window
E-crime unit gets green light but overlap worries remainThe Home Office has finally approved the creation of a central police e-crime Unit(PCeU), a year after the idea was first proposed.… read more »
Discuss     Bury

Open source office phones get SkypeOpen in New Window
Alabama telephony company Digium announced its flagship product Asterisk, open source PBX (Private Branch Exchange) system, has released a beta version of Skype for Asterisk. read more »
Discuss     Bury