Date: 16/09/11 Cloud roadmap for US Government released
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the lead technical agency for the US government, has released a new cloud computing roadmap and reference architecture. The documents will help federal agencies understand the standards they should use when deploying clouds, as well as the different categories of cloud services that can be used by governments.
Date: 16/09/11 Indonesia develops NSDI using cloud
Indonesia’s National Coordinating Agency for Survey and Mapping, BAKOSURTANAL, is taking its GIS initiatives to a whole new level by developing its NSDI using cloud computing technology – an initiative which stemmed from the agency’s thrust to provide accurate and reliable geospatial information to government agencies and the general public.
Date: 16/09/11 Rostelecom to increase capacity of main lines to Azerbaijan
Russia's major intercity and international communication operator "Rostelecom" will significantly increase capacity of main lines to launch transit traffic from Ukraine to Azerbaijan and Georgia, JSC said. The operator determined winners of a tender to select equipment suppliers to upgrade its network in main directions "Europe-Asia" and "North-South".
Date: 16/09/11 Azerbaijan examines small satellite programs
The Information Technology Institute under the Azerbaijani National Academy of Sciences (ANAS) examines experience and problems with small satellite program,
Date: 16/09/11 Azerbaijani mobile phone market ups
In January-July Azerbaijan imported over 76,900 mobile phones worth over $4.5 billion, the State Statistics Committee said. Import of mobile phones increased by 29.5 percent,
Date: 16/09/11 Volume of ICT services grow 10.5% in Azerbaijan
Information and communication services worth 765.3m manats were rendered to organizations and population in Azerbaijan in January-August. This is more than 10.5% over the equivalent period last year,
Date: 15/09/11 Greece 'integral' to the eurozone, say European leaders
The leaders of Greece, France and Germany have said that Greece is an "integral" part of the eurozone. It follows a telephone call between Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Date: 15/09/11 Technology firm Cisco more than halves revenue targets
Technology company Cisco Systems has more than halved its revenue forecast amid slowing economic growth and increased competition. Cisco said annual revenues would increase by between 5-7% over the next three years, down from a previous target of 12-17%.
Date: 15/09/11 Indian state of Tamil Nadu gives laptops to children
Authorities in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu are to start handing out the first of an estimated 6.8 million free laptops to schoolchildren. All children in government-funded secondary schools and colleges will be eligible for one. The five-year programme is the first of its kind in India.
Date: 15/09/11 Intel Capital invests £15m in software companies
Intel Capital, Intel Corporation's worldwide investment arm, has invested over $24m (£15.2m) in seven software companies to help it achieve its long-term aim of developing software to accompany advances in chip production. The companies it has invested in include DynamicOps, the provider of the Operations Virtualization platform.
Date: 15/09/11 Government set to adopt US-style cloud-first policy
Ministry of Justice executive and member of the G-Cloud delivery board, Martin Bellamy, told delegates at a Westminster eForum yesterday that he anticipates that the UK government will adopt a cloud-first policy in the near future.
Date: 15/09/11 More than 200 jobs saved as HP shelves DWP offshoring plans
Plans to offshore jobs from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to India have been dropped by HP following a campaign by the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union. More than 200 IT jobs have been saved after PCS members refused to assist with the transfer of their work from their HP offices in Newcastle, Lytham and Sheffield.
Date: 15/09/11 Ex-Becta chief says UK must invest more in learning technologies
The UK is lagging behind emerging economies when it comes to investing in technology in education, according to ex-Becta CEO and director of global education implementation for Cisco, Steven Crowne, who was speaking at a Westminster eForum event earlier this week.
Date: 15/09/11 Biometric passports to be issued in Azerbaijan in 2012
Biometric passports will be issued in Azerbaijan in 2012, the Deputy Chief of the State Population Register Service at the Ministry of Justice Mehdi Najafov told press. "The biometric passports project in Azerbaijan has entered the
Date: 14/09/11 Eutelsat Announce Agreement to expand Reach of Tooway‘ Satellite Broadband into Turkey, Iraq, Georgia and Azerbaijan
Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL), Europe''s leading satellite
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