Economy be damned; more shop online in US in July
Most popular low-price products are clothes, toys, video games and books
Most popular low-price products are clothes, toys, video games and books
Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have announced a joint US$2.5 million quantum computing project to advance computing development beyond its current physical limits.
The much-lauded Irish "Celtic tiger" economy is likely to see slower growth due to the downturn in the global IT sector and should adjust its budgets accordingly, said the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in an annual report.
Never mind meeting the love of your life over the Internet - what about getting a new job, in a different country?
Auckland-based ISP Safety Net will install Internet-access kiosks in Caltex New Zealand's Star Mart stores from early April.
Minister pushes his ideas for e-government
It’s early Tuesday morning and you’ve just arrived at work. As you sit with a cup of coffee going through your mail, your phone rings — it’s your boss, sounding alarmed. “I’ve just had a call from some American security agency. Apparently they’ve traced us because our computer’s been trying to hack into the Pentagon. What on earth have you been up to?”
Acting minister of Commerce and Information Technology Trevor Mallard will have to stop making phone calls from his bath when 3G technology arrives.
Telecom is rejecting claims it is responsible for a growing telecommunications skills crisis. It is not Telecom's role to ensure ade- quate levels of trained telecommunications workers, says spokeswoman Lisa-Marie Richan.
Telecom New Zealand is offering wholesale international IP (Internet Protocol) calling to US carriers and plans to eventually offer the same in New Zealand and Australia.
Hitachi Data Systems is looking for software and services companies in which to invest a $US2.7 billion "war chest", says exe- cutive vice-president operations David Coombs.
Travel company Gullivers Pacific has established a separate software division to cope with international interest in its Serko travel booking software.
Auckland City Council has launched a property-specific Web site where home owners can access information on planning and building on their property.
The future of portability will depend on a "cost benefit study" of net economic benefits to society
Targetting hotels, cafes and airports