The Ministry is aiming to migrate from the current database setup which is only used by internal staff via a Web-based system. This level of use will require constant availability and reliable response times which BEA Systems says it can guarantee.
One of the main issues dogging the widespread introduction of smartcards is the ongoing battle between banks and retailers over which side will foot the bill, as terminal and other equipment is upgraded.
However, reducing costs is still the first thing on the agenda in a large proportion of companies as the days of ever-growing IT budgets have long since gone. Cost reduction remains the top priority for Europe's IT directors in 2003, even though...
In 2000, DSL was available over just 50 per cent of lines, compared to 60 per cent for Germany and 69 per cent for Canada - both fellow members of the G7. After years of lagging behind other countries in terms of both availability and take-up...
The key ICTs the EC used to judge the spread of ebusiness ranged from having an internet connection to employing a LAN and extranet. Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Belgium and Germany topped the league for technology adoption while Belgium, Finland...
The many schemes pioneered by Western tech powers to spread hardware and software into emerging markets appear to be well-meaning. If published figures are at all accurate and applicable to Microsoft products, it follows that reducing global piracy...