http://www.silicon.com Results for US en-us http://www.silicon.com/i/s/feeds/simple_logo.gif http://www.silicon.com 124 50 News feed from silicon.com http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://comment.silicon.com/weeklyroundup/0,39024756,39677645,00.htm All of which shows that as mobiles reach saturation point not only do they connect us all, they also act as a great leveller by generating a thriving ecosystem of bloopers and howlers thanks to poorly implemented interfaces and badly designed key... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:59:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/research/specialreports/virtualisation/zurich-inks-29bn-outsourcing-megadeal-with-csc-39677643.htm The deal, worth $2.9bn, will cover Zurich's operations in Europe and the US. Zurich Financial Services has announced an outsourcing megadeal. The company said yesterday is has signed a 10 and a half year deal with CSC to supply datacentre and IT... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 27 Nov 2009 12:18:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/mobile/0,39024665,39677642,00.htm The app is available in the US and Canada, and can be downloaded from BlackBerry App World. eBay has released an app for BlackBerry. The application, co-developed by the auction site and RIM, lets users search, track and buy items using their... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:30:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://services.silicon.com/itoutsourcing/0,3800004871,39661655,00.htm For example, for the service desk, if we have a lot of calls then Atos Origin are able to roll out a bigger team to handle them without us having to pay for that larger team each time we need it," she said. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:00:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://services.silicon.com/itoutsourcing/0,3800004871,39658905,00.htm This allowed us to do the cost reduction program using the information we had about the IT operation," Hayes said at The Sourcing Summit, hosted by the National Outsourcing Association, in London yesterday. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:29:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/mobile/0,39024665,39658903,00.htm The chipmaker said an Lenovo smartbook running Android will launch on US mobile operator AT&T's network at the start of next year. This week saw chipmaker Qualcomm taking the wraps off a range of hardware powered by its Snapdragon platform. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:08:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://hardware.silicon.com/desktops/0,39024645,39658901,00.htm Here's a look inside Apple's latest Manhattan store in New York US. Photo: Sarah Tew/CNET Except for the marble supporting walls, it's mostly glass, with an all-glass roof. Photo: Sarah Tew/CNET Apple's iconic logo on the glass. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:31:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/itdirector/0,39024673,39650567,00.htm One key result is that 71 per cent of European IT and business executives told us that when setting IT and business strategy, they should be tightly integrated. Michael Chui is a senior fellow of the McKinsey Global Institute, the economics... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://hardware.silicon.com/desktops/0,39024645,39653037,00.htm Housed at the US Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the Jaguar can reach a performance speed of 1.75 petaflop per second. AMD processors power the top three fatest supercomputers in the world, according to a new list published... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:26:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/itdirector/0,39024673,39650565,00.htm Could losing the office help shake us out of traditional offices and force us to engage with these wider networks? In this age of mobile working, should businesses consider ditching their offices? Richard Leyland weighs up the pros and cons. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60823461p,00.htm The real innovation in the mobile phone world is in the area of smartphones where we see the Apple iPhone, Palm WebOS, Google Android, RIM BlackBerry, and Microsoft Windows Mobile devices taking us to places we have never been before. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60817688p,00.htm Therefore, as organizations begin analyzing and planning for IFRS, it is important that US tax executives understand the impacts that an IFRS conversion could have on the company's global tax function and begin to plan accordingly. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60817689p,00.htm A critically important element in the solution to this problem is the convergence of US GAAP and IFRS, a process now under way at an early stage. Current accounting and reporting practices fall short of meeting the information needs of the capital... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60817479p,00.htm As the Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) market has matured, products within the market have lost the ability to quickly respond to threatening situations, and no longer meet the requirement to be a real-time decision support system... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60817685p,00.htm This paper highlights some of the significant differences between International Accounting Standard (IAS) 19 and US generally accepted accounting principles (US GAAP) for post-employment benefits, including pensions and other post-retirement... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60817444p,00.htm In late November 2008, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released for comment its proposed roadmap of the steps required for conversion from US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (US GAAP) to International Financial Reporting... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60817686p,00.htm Oftentimes, before a company can embed IFRS as its primary financial reporting standard, it must go through a dual-reporting period during which IFRS and US GAAP financial statements are reconciled. The ability to meet challenging multi-GAAP... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60817498p,00.htm The growth of compliance requirements over the past few years has sometimes been seen as a US-based phenomenon as regulations are implemented to address various corporate failures and scandals over the past decade or so. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60817497p,00.htm The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has fundamentally changed the business and regulatory landscape for all companies publically traded in the US. SOX is intended to instill confidence back into the investor community after several corporate scandals... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60817443p,00.htm Conversion to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) will likely be the largest single change of accounting policies and procedures ever undertaken by US companies. The move to IFRS may compel companies to make significant changes in... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000