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ITU: Standardization critical for global industry
News Technology heads from major companies call for "overhaul" of ICT standardization and offer recommendations to better address needs of industry.
Tags: Network standards/protocols, Standards, Standardization, climate change, Information Technology, Cisco Systems Inc., British Telecommunications, Telecommunications, Information And Communication Technology, Standards
Asian enterprises want 'packaged clouds'
News Enterprises looking to go to cloud quickly are not keen on piecemeal components. Instead, they want cloud offerings that come packaged, says virtualization vendor.
Tags: Cloud computing, Standards, Citrix Systems Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co., IBM Corp., Cloud, Virtualization, Asia, Red Hat Inc., Asia-Pacific
Printer makers mum on new security standard
News New security standards for devices such as printers, copiers and multifunction systems have emerged, but details on hardware compliance are scant.
Tags: Storage, Standard, Security, Device, Risk, Singapore, Access Control, Standards, Environment, e-mail
Open source evangelists lock horns with Nasscom
News India's open source community is miffed over Nasscom's proposal for e-government projects to support multiple standards, instead of single patent-free standards.
Tags: Local Government, Regulations, Open source, Standards, E-government, Red Hat Inc., India, F/OSS, Standards, phone
Openness unlocking Web's power
Insight perspective Accessibility and open standards have helped build the Web and remain central to its development, says Opera executive.
Tags: Web sites, Web 2.0, Web services, Standards, Open source, Apple Inc., Patent, Web Browser, Video, Standards
What makes a good Linux distribution?
Techguide Take the proprietary driver system and installation tools of Ubuntu, add the desktop of Elive+Compiz, add the foundation of Debian, and the security of Bastille Linux and you would have one killer distribution.
Tags: Linux, KDE, GNOME, Tool, Ubuntu, Standards, Hardware, Linux Distribution, desktop, MP3
Tech giants form open cloud standards group
News Companies including AMD, Cisco, Citrix, EMC, HP, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, Novell, Red Hat, Sun and VMware are to develop open standards for private and public cloud interoperability.
Tags: Cloud computing, Citrix Systems Inc., Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., Specification, Standards, VMware Inc., Cloud computing, Amazon.com Inc., PaaS
Intel to host smart-grid standards confab
News The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers will hold its first smart-grid standards meeting bringing together people from the power, IT and communications industries in June.
Tags: Green IT, Intel Corp., Standards, Grid, IEEE Standard, electricity grid, network, industry, information technology, solar energy
Opera: Web standards could eclipse Flash
News Chief executive Jon von Tetzchner says HTML 5 means Adobe's ubiquitous Flash platform will no longer be necessary for delivering rich media.
Tags: Web browsers, Programming languages, Adobe Systems Inc., Rich Media, Web Browser, Browser Company, W3C, Standards, API, multimedia
IE8 to give Web standards a boost
News Internet Explorer 8 attempts to reach middle ground between complying with Web standards and not alienating the many sites made for its earlier versions.
Tags: Web browsers, Web sites, Microsoft Corp., Web Browser, Developer, Standards, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, operating system, car dashboard, Microsoft Internet Explorer
Opera: Single-minded about widget development
Insight newsmaker Browser company believes that a single standard for widgets will stop Web users from being locked into one product, according to chief executive Jon von Tetzchner.
Tags: Standards, Web sites, Web 2.0, Web services, Mobile applications, Protocols and platforms, Web Browser, Browser Company, W3C, Standards
Firms turn to consumer goods for productivity
News The line between personal and enterprise tools may be blurring as organizations turn to consumer products to help them in the workplace.
Tags: Consumer Technology, IBM Corp., Ovum, Mobile, Smart Phone, IBM Lotus Notes, Standards, Consumerization, e-mail, asset
Mobile industry needs open standards
News Two major players issue call for industry to develop mobile ecosystem based on open standards, to ensure growth and cope with new market entrants.
Tags: Mobile platforms/communications, Business applications, Standards, Qualcomm Inc., Mobile, PC Company, Open Source, API, Mobility, Nokia Corp.
RFID has role protecting human health
Insight Alongside collaborative tools, radio frequency identification can help manage emergency efforts such as recall of contaminated food and notification of affected parties.
Tags: RFID, RFID Tag, GPS, Standards, tagging, performance, food, audit, supply chain, collaboration
Can new government sort out Thai 3G?
News perspective It seems 3G in the country will be delayed as long as possible so a small minority are kept happy, while businesses, the economy and techy geeks suffer.
Tags: 3G (Third Generation), Cable, Thailand, Database, ID Card, Standards, font, Government, Cable, CAT
