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- New Gmail SMS feature delayed for two weeks
- New Gmail SMS feature delayed for two weeksRemember ICQ SMS free service?Back in late 90s and early 2000s it was possible to send SMS for free from an ICQ account to pretty much any GSM mobile phone in Europe and a cell phone owner could reply easily back - the...
- Tags: Text messaging/SMS/MMS, Telephony, Cellular phones, SMS, ICQ, Google Gmail
- Discussion threads 2008-11-01
- Dumbing down our math tests?
- Dumbing down our math tests?Two factors at work.One, the "we mustn't make anyone feel bad" syndrome.And, two, the old adage: Those who can, do; those who can't, teach. You and I both know there's more than a little truth in that saying.Combine the two, mix in a little union, and...
- Tags: Dumbing Down, math test, education
- Discussion threads 2008-06-05
- Slovakian Regional Assembly Cuts Costs With Efficient Document Management Solution
- A regional assembly in Slovakia relied on manual data management and information distribution - producing documents of up to 500 pages per assembly member for a single meeting. Working with a Microsoft partner, it developed a document management system based on Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. All legislative procedures are...
- Tags: Assembly, Microsoft Corp., Document Management, Content Management, Managerial Accounting, Groupware, Data Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance
- Case studies 2008-06-01
- iPhone's international rollout continues; 10 million units not a stretch
- Apple's iPhone will be headed to a few more countries courtesy of a new deal with French telecom carrier Orange. In a statement, Orange said: Orange today announced a new agreement with Apple to bring the iPhone to Orange customers in Austria, Belgium, the Dominican Republic,...
- Tags: Orange PCS, Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., 3G, Wireless, Telephony, Wi-Fi, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Networking, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-05-16
- Africans tie mobile data to health care improvements
- Bridging the digital divide is the key to improving Africa's health, according to organizers of a conference in Namibia this week. And the fastest way to do it is through mobile links. Speakers at the IST-Africa conference in Windhoek said e-health services are key...
- Tags: Mobile, Health Care, E-health, Advertising & Promotion, Vertical Industries, Healthcare, Benefits, Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-05-09
- Slovakia's Largest Online Bank Relies on VeriSign Identity Protection to Increase Online Security
- Tatra banka is based in Bratislava, Slovakia and employs over 3,500 staff. Tatra banka needed a more secure user access method than the grid cards used in the past, but needed to maintain system performance while scaling with its growing customer base, increasing at approximately 50% per year. The challenge...
- Tags: Bank, VeriSign Inc., Security
- Case studies 2008-02-18
- Telecommunications Leader Provides New Opportunities With Subscription Computing
- Slovak Telekom Group is the leading provider of telecommunications services in Slovakia, with fixed-line phone installations in more than half of the country's 1.9 million households. The company also provides mobile, Internet, call-center, and other services and solutions to residential and business customers. In recent years, Slovak Telekom sought to...
- Tags: Broadband, Microsoft Corp., Computing, Telecommunications Leader, Slovak Telekom Group, Telephony, Internet, Telecommunications, Telecom & Utilities, Broadband Internet, Networking
- Case studies 2008-02-11
- U.S. ranks near the bottom in 2007 International Privacy Ranking
- The Electronic Privacy Information Center and Privacy International just published its 1,000-page "Privacy and Human Rights Report," which assesses the state of surveillance and privacy protection in 70 countries. Following are the key findings from the report. Needless to say, privacy is eroding in most parts of...
- Tags: Russia, Privacy, Privacy Protection, Security, Dan Farber
- Blog posts 2008-01-10
- Disk storage revenue in Central and Eastern Europe up 10.8% in 2005
- A 41.2% drop in price per terabyte in 2004 did nothing to slow revenue growth in the Central and Eastern European market for disk storage systems. According to 0= IDC study of six CEE countries (Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Russia, and Slovakia), vendor revenue for disk storage rose...
- Tags: revenue, storage, disk, disk storage
- Blog posts 2006-02-04
- Central and Eastern European PC market up 27.2% in 2004
- The PC market in Central and Eastern Europe expanded a healthy 27.2% in shipments to 10.28 mln units in 2004. According to IDC, revenue jumped by 32.4% to more than $9 bln even as prices for desktops and laptops fell. The revenue surge is largely attributable to the sharp 87.5%...
- Tags: Notebooks, laptop computer
- Blog posts 2005-07-20
- U.K. moves to tackle phishing
- U.K. moves to tackle phishingPhishers attacking French banks on Friday May 27Well on last Friday May 27, it was the first time we saw phishers trying to steal account informations from French bank account owners.On Friday, a massive attack was launched targetting owners of accounts at 4 wellknown French banks...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Spam, SECURITY, French Bank, phishing, attack, bank
- Discussion threads 2005-06-02
- 72.5 mln mobile subscribers in Central and Eastern Europe
- According to an IDC study of 11 countries in the Central and Eastern European region (Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia), the total number of subscriptions surged by 24.8% to more than 72.5 mln and penetration levels rose 13 points across the...
- Tags: Central, International Data Corp., IDC Expects
- Blog posts 2005-05-25
- Central and Eastern European telecoms lost 0.5% of landlines in 2004
- The fixed-line markets of Central and Eastern Europe (Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia) contracted slightly in 2004. According to IDC, the number of fixed-line connections dwindled in 2004 by a 0.5% YTY to 32.88 mln and total telephony spending fell by...
- Tags: telephony
- Blog posts 2005-03-17
- Central and Eastern European telecoms lost 0.5% of landlines in 2004
- The fixed-line markets of Central and Eastern Europe (Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia) contracted slightly in 2004. According to IDC, the number of fixed-line connections dwindled in 2004 by a 0.5% YTY to 32.88 mln and total telephony spending fell by...
- Tags: telephony
- Blog posts 2005-03-17
- IT spending in Central Eastern Europe surpassed $19 bln in 2004
- IDC estimates that spending on information and communications technology in Central and Eastern Europe (Russia, Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, and Croatia) will surpass $19 bln in 2004, up 18.4% compared to 2003. By 2008, IT spending should top $31.68 bln in the region.The manufacturing sector process and discrete...
- Tags: IT-spending
- Blog posts 2005-03-17
- IT spending in Central Eastern Europe surpassed $19 bln in 2004
- IDC estimates that spending on information and communications technology in Central and Eastern Europe (Russia, Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, and Croatia) will surpass $19 bln in 2004, up 18.4% compared to 2003. By 2008, IT spending should top $31.68 bln in the region.The manufacturing sector process and discrete...
- Tags: IT-spending
- Blog posts 2005-03-17
- 8.1 mln Internet users in Central and Eastern Europe
- The total number of Internet connections in Central and Eastern Europe is expected to reach 8.1 mln at the end of 2004, up 20% from the previous year. According to a new IDC study, while growth in dial-up connections is slowing, users are migrating to broadband technologies such as DSL...
- Tags: Network technology, Broadband Internet, DSL, Cable, Internet
- Blog posts 2004-12-01
- Disk storage market in Central and Eastern Europe to grow 17.5% in 2004
- The disk storage market in Central and Eastern Europe (Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Russia, and Slovakia) grew by 22.5% in revenue to $418.10 mln in 2003 and is expected to expand a further 17.5% in 2004. According to IDC, unit shipments rose by 12.8%, while terabyte capacity surged by...
- Tags: storage, disk storage, disk
- Blog posts 2004-11-29
- Slovakia IT services market grew 24.5% in 2003
- Spending on IT services rose 24.5% to $218.29 mln in Slovakia in 2003. Due to the depreciation of the dollar, however, growth was flat at 0.5% in the local crown. Nevertheless, increased government transparency and continuing steps to meet EU IT standards by both the government and businesses should result...
- Tags: information technology
- Blog posts 2004-10-26
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