The trick is to use cutting-edge technologies to capture new types of data that can be used to improve the bank's ability to sell to customers, according to Michael Redding, director of research at Accenture's technology labs.
The pilot will work through a network of kiosks in branches around the country, where cardholders can input employment and tax details using the smartcard - incorporating a digital signature - onto the Government's 'intelligent form' via the...
But the next step is to develop prototype chips and see if manufacturers are interested in making the processors, according to Ari Juels, a principal research scientist with RSA Laboratories. The labs at RSA Security have outlined plans for a...
If you are self-employed, there are potential tax benefits for you, but you lose a significant part of the employment law protection that is available to employees. There is one concession to those contracting through limited companies - expenses...
The Open Source Development Labs (OSDL), an industry consortium devoted to improving Linux, plans to launch an initiative today to bring the open source operating system to mobile phones. Among the 20 OSDL member companies involved are chipmaker...
Accenture Technology Labs' Teresa Tung said: "A data centre typically uses up to 10-15 more power per square foot than your average office block and can use up to 100 times more per square foot if they are poorly configured.