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IBM has announced that it will open a new data centre in Scotland which will offer services to middle-sized businesses http://www.execdigital.co.uk/Technology/IBM-invests--2-million-in-Scotland_8084.aspx http://www.execdigital.co.uk/Technology/IBM-invests--2-million-in-Scotland_8084.aspx Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:39:51 GMT Technology Digital UK BSA has settled with three companies using illegal software, and filed a court order against a fourth http://www.execdigital.co.uk/Technology/Business-Software-Alliance-announces-biggest-settlement_8044.aspx http://www.execdigital.co.uk/Technology/Business-Software-Alliance-announces-biggest-settlement_8044.aspx Fri, 03 Oct 2008 11:34:03 GMT Technology Digital UK Nintendo has announced a new DS console that will re-launch ‘old favourite’ games for the Wii http://www.execdigital.co.uk/Technology/Nintendo-revamps-consoles_8031.aspx http://www.execdigital.co.uk/Technology/Nintendo-revamps-consoles_8031.aspx Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:05:13 GMT Technology Digital UK According to a recent survey by Shopzilla, over 11 million Britons shop online twice a week http://www.execdigital.co.uk/Technology/Online-shopping-soars_7995.aspx http://www.execdigital.co.uk/Technology/Online-shopping-soars_7995.aspx Wed, 01 Oct 2008 09:31:58 GMT Technology Digital UK Despite the economic climate, Game stores and its recently acquired Game Station brand have reported record profits http://www.execdigital.co.uk/Technology/Game-Group-sales-up-54-1-_7982.aspx http://www.execdigital.co.uk/Technology/Game-Group-sales-up-54-1-_7982.aspx Tue, 30 Sep 2008 13:33:31 GMT Technology Digital UK Vodafone Group plc has appointed two Vodafone insiders to the board to run its two new regions http://www.execdigital.co.uk/Technology/Vodafone-appoints-new-executives_7953.aspx http://www.execdigital.co.uk/Technology/Vodafone-appoints-new-executives_7953.aspx Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:02:00 GMT Technology Digital UK A recent report predicts that spending on internet advertising and marketing will increase by 20 percent this year http://www.execdigital.co.uk/Technology/Net-marketing-will-grow-20-percent_7933.aspx http://www.execdigital.co.uk/Technology/Net-marketing-will-grow-20-percent_7933.aspx Fri, 26 Sep 2008 10:50:57 GMT Technology Digital UK The number of available Internet Protocol, or IP, addresses is likely to run out in 2010, stopping users getting online http://www.execdigital.co.uk/Technology/Millennium-bug-all-over-again-_7914.aspx http://www.execdigital.co.uk/Technology/Millennium-bug-all-over-again-_7914.aspx Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:51:12 GMT Technology Digital UK PC world has released an eco-friendly computer made from recycled plastic which uses less electricity http://www.execdigital.co.uk/Technology/PC-World-launches--green--computer_7873.aspx http://www.execdigital.co.uk/Technology/PC-World-launches--green--computer_7873.aspx Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:39:04 GMT Technology Digital UK iRex, the world’s leading provider of e-reading solutions, has announced the launch of the 1000 Digital Reader series, aimed at professionals http://www.execdigital.co.uk/Technology/Office-based-A4-e-reader-range-launched_7849.aspx http://www.execdigital.co.uk/Technology/Office-based-A4-e-reader-range-launched_7849.aspx Tue, 23 Sep 2008 11:43:07 GMT Technology Digital UK The Carphone Warehouse has reportedly tabled an offer for the UK arm of the Italian broadband company, for under £450 million http://www.execdigital.co.uk/Technology/Carphone-Warehouse-to-bid-for-Tiscali-_7808.aspx http://www.execdigital.co.uk/Technology/Carphone-Warehouse-to-bid-for-Tiscali-_7808.aspx Mon, 22 Sep 2008 09:35:15 GMT Technology Digital UK The online retail giant has announced it will launch a music download store for UK customers to match its American one http://www.execdigital.co.uk/Technology/Amazon-to-launch-MP3-downloads_7789.aspx http://www.execdigital.co.uk/Technology/Amazon-to-launch-MP3-downloads_7789.aspx Fri, 19 Sep 2008 11:02:14 GMT Technology Digital UK Stuff Magazine’s Editors declared the no-frills laptop the Asus Eee PC, ‘Gadget of the Year,’ but the iPhone 3G won the readers’ choice award http://www.execdigital.co.uk/Technology/iPhone-declared-reader-s--Gadget-of-the-Year-_7771.aspx http://www.execdigital.co.uk/Technology/iPhone-declared-reader-s--Gadget-of-the-Year-_7771.aspx Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:38:09 GMT Technology Digital UK Orange has announced the launch of three new business packages of HP laptops and wireless internet, aimed at small and medium-sized businesses http://www.execdigital.co.uk/Technology/Orange-launch-business-internet-and-laptop-package_7740.aspx http://www.execdigital.co.uk/Technology/Orange-launch-business-internet-and-laptop-package_7740.aspx Wed, 17 Sep 2008 09:44:44 GMT Technology Digital UK The government has named seven companies that will help create the technology to put a road-charging scheme into action http://www.execdigital.co.uk/Technology/Dept-for-Transport-names-road-charging-companies_7715.aspx http://www.execdigital.co.uk/Technology/Dept-for-Transport-names-road-charging-companies_7715.aspx Tue, 16 Sep 2008 08:56:11 GMT Technology Digital UK A University of Salford lecturer has been awarded over £130,000 for his company, Starchaser Industries, to develop an eco-friendly rocket engine http://www.execdigital.co.uk/Technology/Green-space-travel-given--130-000-grant_7693.aspx http://www.execdigital.co.uk/Technology/Green-space-travel-given--130-000-grant_7693.aspx Mon, 15 Sep 2008 09:27:17 GMT Technology Digital UK Kerchoonz, the Glasgow-based brainchild of singer Indiana Gregg and her producer husband Ian Morrow, will give users free downloads, and give musicians revenue http://www.execdigital.co.uk/Technology/Legal--free-download-site-set-to-launch_7672.aspx http://www.execdigital.co.uk/Technology/Legal--free-download-site-set-to-launch_7672.aspx Fri, 12 Sep 2008 10:34:20 GMT Technology Digital UK O2 has announced that it will become the first operator to provide mobile phone services underground http://www.execdigital.co.uk/Technology/O2-announces-mobile-connection-for-Glasgow-subway_7644.aspx http://www.execdigital.co.uk/Technology/O2-announces-mobile-connection-for-Glasgow-subway_7644.aspx Thu, 11 Sep 2008 09:13:05 GMT Technology Digital UK Just six weeks into his appointment as the Chief Executive of Vodafone, Vittorio Colao has appointed an outsider, Michel Combes as CEO of Vodafone’s Europe Region http://www.execdigital.co.uk/Technology/Colao-reorganises-Vodafone_7621.aspx http://www.execdigital.co.uk/Technology/Colao-reorganises-Vodafone_7621.aspx Wed, 10 Sep 2008 10:19:31 GMT Technology Digital UK Bletchley Park, the site where the Enigma Code was cracked in World War Two, has been given US$100,000 by the technology industry to set up a museum of computing http://www.execdigital.co.uk/Technology/Bletchley-Park-given--50-000-by-IBM-and-PGP_7570.aspx http://www.execdigital.co.uk/Technology/Bletchley-Park-given--50-000-by-IBM-and-PGP_7570.aspx Tue, 09 Sep 2008 09:36:23 GMT Technology Digital UK Government advisors the Broadband Stakeholder Group (BSG) have warned that even the cheapest method of installing the next generation of fibre-based broadband would cost a minimum of £5 1 billion http://www.execdigital.co.uk/Technology/Fibre-based-broadband-could-cost--28bn_7545.aspx http://www.execdigital.co.uk/Technology/Fibre-based-broadband-could-cost--28bn_7545.aspx Mon, 08 Sep 2008 09:18:01 GMT Technology Digital UK