Recent articles by Robert Jaques

Global IT spend to top US$3 trillion in 2007

Global IT spend to top US$3 trillion in 2007

Worldwide IT spending is projected to surpass US$3 trillion in 2007, according to industry analyst Gartner.
Robert Jaques Oct 9 2007 10:45PM Financial Services
Boffins in a spin over quantum breakthrough

Boffins in a spin over quantum breakthrough

US boffins have unveiled a material which they believe could be as important to next-generation quantum computing as silicon is to the computers of today.
Robert Jaques Oct 9 2007 10:38PM Hardware
Eight million surfers switch on IPTV

Eight million surfers switch on IPTV

The number of global IPTV service users increased by 179 percent in the 12 months to 30 June 2007, according to new research.
Robert Jaques Oct 9 2007 1:53PM Software
Boffins promise large-scale nano-material manufacture

Boffins promise large-scale nano-material manufacture

Scientists have demonstrated that a new 'soft lithography' technique can be used to manufacture complex nano-materials inexpensively on an industrial scale.
Robert Jaques Oct 9 2007 9:20AM Hardware
Novell ships Open Enterprise Server 2

Novell ships Open Enterprise Server 2

Novell has begun shipping its Open Enterprise Server 2 Linux platform to customers worldwide.
Robert Jaques Oct 9 2007 9:20AM Hardware
WiMax threatens to disrupt 4G strategies

WiMax threatens to disrupt 4G strategies

Operators must make 'critical decisions' now, warns analyst.
Robert Jaques Oct 5 2007 7:20AM Telco/ISP
Trust in open source software soars

Trust in open source software soars

IT security professionals have an almost equal preference for deploying open source or commercial software, according to research by security firm Barracuda Networks.
Robert Jaques Oct 3 2007 9:25PM Software
Computers take bite out of sabre-toothed cats

Computers take bite out of sabre-toothed cats

Computer modelling technology has helped scientists to reveal that the Ice-Age sabre-toothed cat was not such a fearsome predator as its appearance would suggest.
Robert Jaques Oct 3 2007 12:41PM Software
Cyber-criminals unleash botnet swarms

Cyber-criminals unleash botnet swarms

Botnets are getting smaller as criminals seek to fly in under the radar of corporate network defences, security experts warned today.
Robert Jaques Oct 3 2007 7:33AM Security
Engineers build 'wires' one molecule wide

Engineers build 'wires' one molecule wide

US researchers at the University of Pittsburgh claim to have created "the best method so far" of assembling wire-like structures only a single molecule wide.
Robert Jaques Oct 2 2007 11:43AM Hardware
Boffins double mobile phone memory

Boffins double mobile phone memory

US computer engineers have developed compression technology that effectively doubles the usable memory on embedded systems such as mobile phones and cameras without any changes to hardware or applications.
Robert Jaques Sep 28 2007 10:47AM Hardware
Enterprises not ready for hosted IP voice

Enterprises not ready for hosted IP voice

Hosted IP voice services are not ready to challenge PBX "any time soon" for supremacy in the enterprise communications market, despite enjoying a steady increase in demand over the past two years, IDC argues.
Robert Jaques Sep 10 2007 3:18PM Telco/ISP
'Spooky' science points to quantum internet

'Spooky' science points to quantum internet

Physicists at the University of Michigan have demonstrated how two separate atoms can communicate with a sort of 'quantum intuition' which Albert Einstein referred to as "spooky".
Robert Jaques Sep 7 2007 2:16PM Telco/ISP
Microsoft claims 'global support' for Open XML

Microsoft claims 'global support' for Open XML

Microsoft today claimed that its Open XML data format is enjoying "strong" global support.
Robert Jaques Sep 5 2007 12:07PM Software
Microsoft declares IM war with Parlano buy

Microsoft declares IM war with Parlano buy

Microsoft's recent acquisition of instant messaging vendor Parlano forms the centrepiece of an "aggressive drive" to control the IM market, Gartner noted today.
Robert Jaques Sep 5 2007 11:34AM Telco/ISP
Video gaming linked to childhood obesity

Video gaming linked to childhood obesity

New research claims to have found a "strong correlation" between videogame playing and obesity among children and young adults.
Robert Jaques Sep 5 2007 11:30AM Software
Mobile phones ruining children's sleep

Mobile phones ruining children's sleep

Mobile phones are keeping children awake at night, new research has revealed.
Robert Jaques Sep 4 2007 1:55PM Oddware
Indian firm touts 'alternative internet'

Indian firm touts 'alternative internet'

An Indian technology firm has unveiled details of what it claims is a virus and spam-free "internet alternative".
Robert Jaques Sep 4 2007 9:48AM Telco/ISP
Oracle buys Netsure Telecom

Oracle buys Netsure Telecom

Oracle has agreed to acquire Netsure Telecom, a provider of network intelligence, analytics and network data integrity software.
Robert Jaques Sep 4 2007 7:12AM Telco/ISP
Breakthrough revolutionises microchip patterning

Breakthrough revolutionises microchip patterning

US research engineers claim to have developed a low-cost technique for patterning microchips.
Robert Jaques Sep 3 2007 10:51PM Hardware

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