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E-Competence Framework to understand ICT skills
- Labour news from UNI global union - for trade unions in a global services economy. - ICT is evolving rapidly and so are the occupations and professional profiles in this field. Where there were a handful of distinct occupations, mainly relating to2008-05-16 01:11

ICT to the rescue of Europe's carbon footprint
The European Commission has adopted a communication outlining the role that information and communication technologies (ICT) should play in improving energy efficiency and reducing Europe's carbon footprint. Much of the focus is on the need for2008-05-14 14:28

Nigeria: Lagos Lists Progress On Ict Devt
14 May 2008 Posted to the web 15 May 2008 The Lagos State Government said the various ICT programmes embarked upon in the last one year by the present government have made meaningful impacts in the lives of the citizens. Speaking at the 20082008-05-15 01:26

EU to promote use of ICT in energy conservation
The European Commission announced Tuesday that it would promote the use of information and communications technologies (ICT) to improve energy efficiency throughout the economy, starting with buildings, lighting and the power grid. "To meet Europe's2008-05-13 06:09

EU to promote use of ICT in energy conservation
BRUSSELS, May 13 (Xinhua) -- The European Commission announced Tuesday that it would promote the use of information and communications technologies (ICT) to improve energy efficiency throughout the economy, starting with buildings, lighting and the2008-05-13 05:44

Africa, EU officials coordinate ICT development plans
Cisco opens ISR routers to developers; SaaS providers cut costs with open source. Listen now! Discover how Wait-Time Analysis, a new approach to application and database performance optimization, allows IT professionals to fine-tune applications based2008-05-12 16:00

EU says ICT is key to cutting carbon e...
andrewdonoghue I am planning a more considered news story on this but the first pass is that the EU seems have bought into the mantra that the IT industry has been banging on about of late. As well as...2008-05-13 08:25

Congress to bring gains to ICT sector
THE information, communications and technology sector will receive a boost from the five-day World Congress on Information and Technology (WCIT 2008), which will start here on Sunday.2008-05-12 20:44

ICT key to business connect - Qatar
(MENAFN Press) Technology will improve your business. This is the message from the Supreme Council of Communication and Technology (ictQATAR) to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the run-up to the inaugural Business Connect seminar on 25th May,2008-05-13 01:45

Didata and Datatec results: Spiwe Chireka – ICT analyst, Frost & Sullivan
MONEYWEB: Spiwe Chireka joins us as well. She's based in Cape Town, so a little bit closer to home [than London], but she's an analyst at Frost & Sullivan. Both of the bigger IT companies, Spiwe, released results today. Dimension Data first - I know2008-05-14 12:18

USA:MIF to release first Open Source Software
The Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF) of the Inter-American Development Bank announced the release of its first Open Source Software, aimed at increasing the dissemination of ICT solutions. The Proveeduría Virtual y Logística (PVL) software was2008-05-16 05:27

EU Says ICT Will Lead The Way To Carbon Neutrality
The European Commission said it would promote information and communications technologies to help cut EU energy use by 20 percent by 2020. In a report accompanying the announcement the Commission says it will encourage the ICT sector, which accounts2008-05-13 20:10

ICT key to chronic disease management
The annual EU eHealth 2008 conference , where stakeholders demonstrated achievements in the use of information and telecommunication solutions in health care, adopted a Portoro declaration as the basis for future work by the EU and its member2008-05-14 00:39

Major ICT Conference in Capital
8 May 2008 Posted to the web 8 May 2008 "This IST-Africa conference provides a significant opportunity to jump start the EU-Africa Strategic Partnership on Science, Information Society and Space, which was agreed to at the EU-Africa Summit, held in2008-05-08 02:40

AU to Boost ICTS in Africa
12 May 2008 Posted to the web 12 May 2008 The African Union Commission (AUC) has initiated a process to engage development partners to fund nine of 11 flagship projects under the Africa Regional Action Plan on the Knowledge Economy (ARAPKE)2008-05-12 03:33

Africa: Benchmarking Africa With the World
14 May 2008 Posted to the web 15 May 2008 We live in a global village where ICTs have a direct impact on a nation's ability to improve the economic well being of her people and compete globally. We must therefore ask ourselves how well we have fared in2008-05-15 01:26

Bahrain at 45th place on ICT readiness index
(MENAFN - Bahrain Tribune) Bahrain ranked 45th on the global information and communication technology (ICT) readiness index, according to a joint study conducted by World Economic Forum and INSEAD, one of the world's leading business schools. Now in2008-05-09 02:24

EU IT commissariat has lightbulb moment over green IT
The European Commission has decided that it is the information technology industry's job to lead the Euro Community into a greener future by reducing energy use and therefore carbon emissions. The Commission has adopted a new Communication which pushes2008-05-14 07:21

EU targets 'intelligent' light-bulbs in climate battle
14.05.2008 - 09:23 CET Information technologies that improve the efficiency of everyday items such as light-bulbs, the heating of buildings and how electricity is distributed can produce large energy savings and are an important weapon in the2008-05-13 23:23

Kinyarwanda Computing, is It Real Or Fiction?
OPINION 16 May 2008 Posted to the web 16 May 2008 Since September 2006, we have heard on radio, seen on TV, read in the newspapers, including "The New Times", that Kinyarwanda computing was almost at hand: computer systems were being translated to2008-05-16 01:29

Barry Clinches New Deal
ICT Winger Barry Wilson has signed a new contract with the club, extending his stay to January 2009. The tricky veteran had fallen out of the frame at ICT, but a succesful one-month loan at first Division side St Johnstone and some impressive recent2008-05-16 04:04

Calyx Appoints Chief Operating Officer as Senior Management Team Expands
Calyx Appoints Chief Operating Officer as Senior Management Team Expands - 13th May 2008 - Calyx Group, the leading independent end-to-end provider of Information & Communications Technology (ICT) in the UK and Ireland, has appointed Tara Brady as2008-05-13 08:24

New technologies should be accessible to all - UN chief
UN-Technology United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in his message on World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 17 May 2008, urged policy-makers and industry leaders to accelerate scientific and technical research aimed at developing2008-05-15 07:35

PTA chairman stresses ICT development
KARACHI: In connection with World Telecom Day, Chairman Pakistan Telecommunication Authority, Major General (R) Shahzada Alam Malik in a press2008-05-16 15:22

Africa Needs Investment, Not Charity-ITU
"Information and communication technologies have a crucial role to play in achieving these goals, for example, through e-education e-agriculture and e-health," Toure said, adding "African countries need modern, reliable broadband infrastructure in2008-05-15 00:34

Creation of 250 New Cisco Networking Academies will Triple Number of Students
The prime minister of Portugal, Jose Socrates, together with nine Ministers signed today a broad agreement with Cisco to help bridge the anticipated skills gap in the networking sector through the expansion of Cisco's Networking Academy across Portugal.2008-05-12 03:56

UAE and Japan to boost ICT trade
The UAE Ministry of Economy, led by minister Sultan Bin Saeed Al Mansouri, met with Japanese Government and private sector representatives at the ministry's Abu Dhabi office to discuss mutual collaboration in information and communications technology2008-05-05 02:44

UAE leads the Middle East in ICT readiness
. Announcing the results on Monday, Professor Soumitra Dutta, one of the co-authors of the report, which was a joint study by the World Economic Forum and leading business school INSEAD, said: "The e-...2008-05-06 01:58

FINEOS Named ICT Company of the Year for 2008
FINEOS Corporation, a global provider of innovative enterprise software solutions for insurance, bancassurance, and government, has been named Company of the Year at the annual ICT Excellence Awards in Dublin, Ireland. The award is given to the company2008-05-08 05:42

Gartner: ICT 'borderless' by 2015
As emerging markets continue to see rapid IT growth, the sector will become a 'borderless state' with companies and countries buying their tech from around the globe, Gartner has said. The analyst house said 'country of origin' will no longer matter2008-05-15 07:13

International Food Product Group, Inc. Changes Corporate Name and Forms Three New Subsidiaries
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., May 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- International Food Products Group, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: IFDG) chairman/CEO Mr. Richard Damion today announced that the corporate name will be changed to Advanced Technologies and Products2008-05-14 07:40

EC urges IT firms to go green
David Neal, IT Week, Wednesday 14 May 2008 at 12:31:00 The European Commission plans to lead by example when it comes to going green The European Commission has announced a new green ICT strategy, designed to promote the use, and development of more2008-05-14 04:39

Tunisia: International Forum Highlights Role of Digital Accessibility in the Integration of the Disabled
15 May 2008 Posted to the web 16 May 2008 The El Ghazala technological pole is hosting on May 15, 2008 a one- day international forum on "Digital accessibility: A chance for the promotion of the disabled". The forum which is organized by the very2008-05-16 04:52

State Plans to Build Technology Park
The Government is planning to build a 5,000 seat technology park at the export promotion zone by 2012, a move that is aimed at increasing the business process outsourcing resources in the country.2008-05-12 14:43

MPAA dangles early HD VOD releases, in exchange for closing that pesky analog hole
Filed under: HDTV, Home EntertainmentMoving beyond day-and-date releases via internet and HD video-on-demand, movie studios may be ready to move towards regularly putting movies online ahead of the DVD release date for a premium price -- that surveys2008-05-16 03:50

TM investing RM1.9bil in Iskandar Malaysia
JOHOR BARU: Telekom Malaysia Bhd (TM) is investing about RM1.9bil to provide broadband telecommunications infrastructure in Iskandar Malaysia. Chief executive officer Datuk Zamzamzairani Mohd Isa said...2008-05-13 18:14

We'll Give Education Top Priority- Fashola
16 May 2008 Posted to the web 16 May 2008 Lagos State governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN) has reiterated the determination of his administration to ensure that education is accorded its right of place as a major catalyst for the socio- economic and2008-05-15 22:16

Towards an Information Society: "Participation matters, not just access"
"Participation in the information society is important, not just access," said UNU-MERIT researcher Rishab Aiyer Ghosh while speaking at a UN event attended by members of parliament from over 40 countries in Geneva today. UNU-MERIT is a joint research2008-05-15 22:07

TN eyes 25 pc share in ICT production by 2011
Tamil Nadu would create 30 lakh additional jobs in the next three years and aspires to capture 25 per cent share of the country's total ICT production by 2011 from the present 11 per cent, Local Administration Minister M K Stalin announced in the State2008-05-05 01:25

Give People With Disabilities Access to Information Technology - Ban Ki-Moon
Attitudes towards the world's 650 million people living with disabilities need to change so that their right to participate fully in the information society is honoured, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today. In a statement released2008-05-15 17:52

An ICT Summit Where Foreign Investors Do Not Fear to Tread
Egypt hosts ITU Telecom Africa for second consecutive time, highlighting its important position in the continent's ICT industry CAIRO, Egypt, May 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Egypt will be hosting ITU Telecom Africa for the second consecutive time. The event,2008-05-12 14:21

Innovative Card Technologies Schedules Conference Call to Discuss First Quarter Results for Monday May 19, 2008, 12 PM ET
2008-05-15 14:22:59 - To access the conference call within the U.S. or Canada, please dial 866-704-7500 and enter conference ID 728436. A replay of the conference call will be available approximately two hours after the conclusion of the2008-05-15 04:42

Creation of 250 New Cisco Networking Academies will Triple Number of Students
Cisco Agreement with the Government of Portugal to Improve Access to Networking Training, Narrow the ICT Skills Gap and Increase Employment2008-05-10 02:33

We'll Not Revoke Any Licence -NCC
15 May 2008 Posted to the web 15 May 2008 Nigeria Communications Comission (NCC) has assured that it will not revoke license of any GSM operator for any offence. Chief Executive Officer, NCC, Mr Ernest Ndukwe gave the assurance yesterday in Cairo,2008-05-14 23:47

Azure mulls second acquisition
Eyeing the market research segment, the company has begun identifying research firms in Eastern Europe and Asia Pacific for an acquisition. The knowledge process outsourcing (KPO) and IT solutions company has set aside a corpus of $12 million (Rs 602008-05-14 15:37

Bahrain climbs 6 places on ICT index
Bahrain has moved up the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) readiness index to 45th in the world, according to the Global Information Technology Report (GITR) 2008. The kingdom showed the biggest improvement in the region, climbing six2008-05-08 01:58

Dot Hill Systems Expands Partnership with UNIADEX to Support R/Evolution Storage Solutions
Dot Hill Systems Corp. (NASDAQ:HILL) , a market leader in providing flexible storage offerings and responsive service and support to OEMs and system integrators (SIs), announced today an expanded relationship with support and service provider UNIADEX2008-05-14 09:41

Work Made Easy With Broadband
BROADBAND connections and the computer have become a must have in the work environment of Sophia Chow Mong Seang. The part-time senior consultant of Windsor Place Consulting Pty Ltd, an Australia-based communications consulting firm, says since her2008-05-11 22:51

Intel leads the Hyperlinked World discussion at World Economic Forum, Sharm El Sheikh
Intel Corporation, a global partner to World Economic Forum is set to join global leaders and thinkers at this year World Economic Forum opening later this week in Sharm El Sheikh.2008-05-14 04:32

IT Experts Discuss Narrowing Digital Divide
8 May 2008 Posted to the web 8 May 2008 ABOUT 400 delegates from 33 countries are meeting in Windhoek to discuss how to use information and communication technology (ICT) to advance socio-economic development in Africa through open and freely2008-05-08 03:40

NCC to Support Consumers, Organises Forum
14 May 2008 Posted to the web 14 May 2008 To demonstrate the fact that it is desirous to ensure that the Nigerian telecom consumers get a fairer deal in the areas of pricing, quality service and coverage, among others, the Federal Government has2008-05-14 00:12

Egypt's PM Urges Industry to Tackle Food Crisis
Thank you for voting on this story. Your vote has been successfully recorded. The ICT (information and communications technology) industry needs to do its part to help alleviate the current food crisis, according to the Prime Minister of Egypt Ahmed2008-05-11 17:48

Wesley Varsity Opens Today
13 May 2008 Posted to the web 14 May 2008 People from all walks of life are expected to converge in the ancient town of Ondo , today, as they join the congregation of the Methodist Church of Nigeria and the Management of Wesley University of Science2008-05-13 22:53

60 Exhibitors Showcase At Cto 2008 Trade Expo
14 May 2008 Posted to the web 14 May 2008 With no fewer than 60 Nigerian and American companies exhibiting in the largest West African trade exhibition, which opened in Lagos last Monday at the Muson Centre, there were strong indications that the event2008-05-13 22:40

TN IT policy aims at 25% share in national ICT production
Chennai, May 5 The Information Technology Policy 2008 of Tamil Nadu aspires for a key role in South Asia and 25% share in Indian ICT production by 2011 from its present share of 11%. It envisages creation of 30 lakh new jobs. The policy vision,2008-05-05 14:06

SmartCity: What’s in it for me?
SmartCity Malta is a joint venture between SmartCity and the Government of Malta; their mutual aim is to be recognised as the “predominant ICT and media business park provider in the Mediterranean region” while assisting in the2008-05-06 02:12

UN holds forum for bettering Asia Pacific connectivity issues
Africa popping over to help THE UN’S GLOBAL ALLIANCE for ICT and Development has announced that it will be hosting a forum on issues of "Access and Connectivity " with regards mainly to the Asian-Pacific region. The forum will be held in Malaysia, and2008-05-13 05:55

Becta takes Microsoft complaint to EC
Becta, the organisation that advises the UK government on educational IT, has escalated its complaint over the interoperability of Microsoft's products to the European Commission. "Becta believes that impediments to interoperability limit choice," the2008-05-13 05:42

Geo wins Welsh Assembly contract for open access network
Geo says that the first phase of the contract is likely to see an investment of more than ÂŁ30m over the next 15 years, part of which will be financed by the European Structural Funds, managed by the Assembly Government's Wales European Funding Office2008-05-13 09:11

Community to Share New Pounds100,000 It Suite ; A Cornish Secondary School is Planning to Become a Hotbed of Technical Innovation for the Whole Community.
Cape Cornwall has spent pounds100,000 on renovating a room which once led to a swimming pool into a computer suite boasting 30 machines and wireless laptops. The school wants the new IT suite to benefit not only its 480 pupils but also the people of2008-05-12 22:36

Many e-commerce tools readily available for SMEs to boost profits
KUALA LUMPUR: Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) can create an online presence and boost profits &#150; without spending a sen. Industry professionals said the expansion of businesses into e-commerce...2008-05-12 20:32

Prisoners to be provided all facilities
Islamabad The district administration will provide prisoners all facilities in new Bakhshi Khana of the Islamabad District Courts.2008-05-12 17:39

'India has potential to become global manufacturing hub'
NEW DELHI: India is far behind the Asian tigers—China, Japan and Taiwan—in manufacturing excellence. But India has the potential to become the most lucrative manufacturing hub for global majors. How to take manufacturing to the next level to2008-05-16 13:13

Kenya: Enhancing Country's Professional Services Exports
16 May 2008 Posted to the web 16 May 2008 The Commonwealth Secretariat is assisting Kenya to boost its professional services sector as way of diversifying the country's economy and creating more employment opportunities. As part of the efforts to2008-05-16 10:17

Your hands analysed
Gordon Brown's bitten nails show he's stressed. What does our expert say about your hands?2008-05-16 08:20

Ghana Telecom Reaches Out to Nima Police Station
16 May 2008 Posted to the web 16 May 2008 The management of Ghana Telecom, as part of its social responsibility, has donated lighting system equipment worth GH¢ 2100 to the Nima Divisional Police station to illuminate the station. According to the2008-05-16 11:22

Change of director for DCSF announced
Ralph Tabberer, who is taking a leave of absence from the Department for Children, Schools and Families, to be replaced by Jon2008-05-16 06:58

STS bags ICT contract in Jordan
STS, the Jordanian IT services and enterprise solutions integrator, has bagged the Ministry of Communications and Information Technologys (MoICT) contract for the third phase of the Secure Government Network (SGN) project. The tender mandates STS to2008-05-06 02:25

UN think tank urges legislators to support 'open source' information technologies, software
United Nations University-MERIT experts yesterday in Geneva urged parliamentarians to support open source software and information technologies as a way to let citizens participate meaningfully in the information society. Open source refers to a public2008-05-16 06:57

.ME Selects Deloitte to Perform Audit of Applications for Sunrise Registrations
2008-05-16 14:10:56 - valuable Web address for businesses and trademark owners with brands that have a personal interaction with their consumers," said Predrag Lesic, the registry's executive director. "Having a successful Sunrise launch is2008-05-16 04:29

GT to Embark On Expansion, Modernisation Programme in W/R
16 May 2008 Posted to the web 16 May 2008 Ghana Telecom (GT) would soon embark on a programme to extend its services to the northern parts of the Western Region (W/R) as a means to open up the area to enhance the socio-economic activities of the people.2008-05-16 11:22

EDUCATION IN BULGARIA AngloAmerican School looks to the future
At the Anglo-American School of Sofia (AAS), respect for the student sets the foundation for 21st-century education. Educators translate their job into facilitating and equipping individuals to be life-long learners. There is an obvious commitment here2008-05-16 07:03

Europe may block Google's Street View
Neon Kelly, Computing, Friday 16 May 2008 at 10:56:00 Ground-level images of cities may infringe privacy laws, says regulator Privacy concerns could see European regulators prevent Google from adding street-level photo images to its mapping service. The2008-05-16 03:10

New life for Wesgro
Wesgro claims it has achieved R5.4bn committed investments into the Western Cape in the last three years. New CEO, Angelo Manzoni, says that it fell short of its R817m target last year by 19% but has set an ambitious target for this year of R980m. In2008-05-16 06:56

Siemens scores Nike for IT support
Angelica Mari, Computing, Friday 16 May 2008 at 10:28:00 Five year systems management and support services to sports clothes maker Sports equipment maker Nike signed a five-year support deal with Siemens services division. The deal will see Siemens2008-05-16 03:10

Becta renews Microsoft deal despite continuing licensing spat
Janie Davies, Computing, Friday 16 May 2008 at 12:13:00 Education IT agency Becta has renewed its contract with Microsoft for another three years Microsoft will provide software for schools for another three years, after extending its deal with Becta,2008-05-16 04:51

India, Brunei to sign four pacts next week
India is set to expand its economic and energy ties with the oil-rich Southeast Asian country of Brunei by signing four agreements when Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, one of the world's longest serving monarchs, comes here next week. India and Brunei will2008-05-16 03:56

India, Brunei to sign four pacts next week
India and Brunei will sign a bilateral investment and protection agreement (BIPA) and a pact on trade and economic cooperation during the sultan's visit, officials of the external affairs ministry said Friday. Two memorandums of understandings (MoUs)2008-05-16 03:15

Photo opportunity: UK first as Coventry University Enterprises and Hewlett-Packard join forces to boost micro enterprises growth rate
Coventry University Enterprises Ltd (CUE) has linked up with IT giant Hewlett-Packard to run an internationally-recognised business support programme for micro enterprises in the West Midlands. The University’s commercial arm has teamed up with2008-05-15 23:34

Panic stations! Internet addresses running out says OECD
Cornered! is a blog devoted, most of the time anyway, to telecommunications: local and global issues, technology, people and trends from the perspective of someone who's been reporting, analysing and commenting on the industry since the dark ages (BC -2008-05-15 19:47

Cairo to host Global Education Technology Summit 2008
(MENAFN) The Chief Executive Officer at SMART Technologies announced that the company has chosen Cairo to hold the Global Education Technology Summit (GETS) for the first time in the Middle East and Africa on May 6-7, 2008, a press release said. The2008-05-07 02:03

ICT Transforming Health Sector
9 May 2008 Posted to the web 9 May 2008 Africa should spruce up its e-health services to ensure improved access to health services as a fundamental human right, argued delegates at the IST-Africa Conference in Windhoek, New Era reports. It is2008-05-09 05:26

A Helping Hand in Parenting
Leaving a comfortable and stable office job for an online business is not an easy decision. But Hani Arziana Abdullah finds life as a Netpreneur good so far. Izwan Ismail finds out more. Q: Can you explain the concept of your online business? A:2008-05-11 22:51

Trimble Introduces Copernicus GPS Receiver
Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) introduced today the Copernicus™ II GPS receiver—a thumbnail-sized, surface-mount, high sensitivity module. The Copernicus II receiver features major advancements in signal tracking for applications working in poor signal2008-05-15 19:39

Burkina Faso Shea Butter Producers Go High Tech
Awa Sawadogo, who works for the Songtaaba Yalgré Association shea-butter trade group in Burkina Faso, never went to school. But she is a key member of the group, learning and using technology to produce a newsletter on association activities and the2008-05-15 11:46

Wilson extends Inverness CT stay
Veteran Inverness CT winger Barry Wilson agrees a new six-month contract with the SPL club.2008-05-15 12:09

Yahoo! Human Rights Program
Earlier this month Yahoo! launched a new , intended to formalize its commitment to human rights, starting with full-fledged support at the highest levels of the company. The program also aims to build a culture within the company to identify and2008-05-15 13:28

Social Security Fund in ICT Drive
5 May 2008 Posted to the web 5 May 2008 Retired workers demanding their pensions in Rwanda Social Security Fund have reason to smile with introduction of computerised record keeping to ensure quicker service delivery. In a bid to maintain proper2008-05-05 05:55

The Changing Face of Kamwokya
9 May 2008 Posted to the web 12 May 2008 A few years ago, Kamwokya, a Kampala suburb was a residential area, where the rich and the poor mingled. The rich occupied most of the northern part, while the poor resided in the southern low land area. Today,2008-05-11 22:10

India woos Australia, New Zealand for investment
IN A bid to attract big ticket investments from Australia and New Zealand, the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce (FICCI) is heading a 50-member strong business delegation to the two countries, coinciding with the visit of Kamal Nath, Union2008-05-15 06:30

Ogun State and Its Strides in Education
COLUMN 15 May 2008 Posted to the web 15 May 2008 ONE of the cardinal points of the late sage, Chief Obafemi Jeremiah Awolowo during his electioneering campaign was education. For Chief Awolowo, education, alongside other sectors, remain the saving2008-05-15 05:27

Rescue-15 hold farewell party for SSP
Islamabad The Rescue-15 hosted a farewell party in honour of former SSP Syed Kaleem Imam who is now working as chief security officer (CSO)2008-05-09 15:13

Microsoft clings on to schools deal
By the skin of its monopolistic paws MICROSOFT has managed to sign a three-year deal to supply software to schools despite failing to settle a long-running spat with the UK's procurement sheriff over its licensing terms. Becta, the UK quango governing2008-05-15 02:58

Establishing & Expanding Business in the Blooming Vietnam ICT/Electronics Market
Establishing & Expanding Business in the Blooming Vietnam ICT/Electronics Market - "Vietnam Telecomp 2008" and "Vietnam Electronics 2008" will be staged during November 26 to 29 2008 at HoChiMinh City International Exhibition and Convention Center.2008-05-08 21:36

Africa: 1bn Africans to Get Satellite Connectivity
15 May 2008 Posted to the web 15 May 2008 One billion Africans located in under-served rural and urban areas across the continent are set to benefit from an initiative powered by a non profit association of the international satellite industry called2008-05-15 01:26

Prince Andrew to be president of Wellington Academy
Duke of York will visit the new state school in Wiltshire, sponsored by Wellington College, and maintain a close interest in its2008-05-15 02:06

McAfee, Inc. Endpoint Encryption Deployed by NHS for Widespread Data Protection
SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- McAfee, Inc. (NYSE: MFE) today announced that National Health Service Connecting for Health (NHS CFH) has selected solutions from McAfee to provide encryption and port control, to protect2008-05-14 23:25

Law firm partners with St Ignatius
Alistair Walters from Campbells Law Firm (back right) with St. Ignatius Principal Jennifer Paul-O’Donnell (centre) and ICT Teacher Hellen O’Brien (left) work with students Simon Watler (left) and Campbell Tyson at the St Ignatius Catholic2008-05-15 03:36

Rwanda: Parliament Passes Draft Law On International Exhibitions
15 May 2008 Posted to the web 15 May 2008 Rwanda will now ratify the international convention relating to international exhibitions after parliament Tuesday voted overwhelmingly in favour of the draft law. Of the 58 members in the extraordinary session,2008-05-15 01:24