silicon.com : Results for defence http://www.silicon.com Results for defence en-us www.silicon.com http://www.silicon.com/i/s/feeds/simple_logo.gif http://www.silicon.com 124 50 News feed from silicon.com RFID Technology in Healthcare and Mass Casualty Incidents http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60575996p,00.htm Nowadays, more and more hospitals and healthcare facilities are considering the use of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology to improve the ability to accurately identify and track patients, hospital staff, medical equipment, patient... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:44:02 +0000 Troops in Afghanistan to get gadget gifts http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://hardware.silicon.com/pdas/0,39024643,39579961,00.htm The Ministry of Defence has launched an initiative to provide troops in Afghanistan with a range of personal equipment, including portable DVD players, games consoles and solar-powered chargers for MP3 players. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:01:01 +0000 Manchester United Know the Importance of Using the Best Defence http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60719833p,00.htm The name Manchester United needs no introduction. Formed in 1878, as Newton Heath LYR (Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway), becoming Manchester United in 1902. The challenge was to ensure that customers feel confident when it comes to making Payment. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Let's shine a light into the public sector IT money pit http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39487975,00.htm Take for example the £7.2bn Defence Information Infrastructure or the £513m National Offender Management Information Service. For instance, the Ministry of Defence failed to appoint a senior responsible owner - a move which it said contributed to... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 17 Aug 2009 11:45:02 +0000 Green shoots? What green shoots? No let up in IT spending freeze http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://services.silicon.com/itoutsourcing/0,3800004871,39482189,00.htm The research predicts that this figure will grow 4.3 per cent this year, as government departments invest in IT services that can provide future cost savings, and in new programmes to support border control and defence initiatives. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:42:02 +0000 Business in the 21st century: Stay tuned for brave new world http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/itdirector/0,39024673,39482184,00.htm Similarly, when the internet landed on an unsuspecting business world some 15 years ago (following several decades in the darkness of defence and academia), many scoffed at the revolutionary claims made for this 'new' medium. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:58:01 +0000 MoD tells British troops: Go forth and Twitter http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/itpro/0,39024675,39481563,00.htm The Ministry of Defence has issued its Online Engagement Guidelines (PDF), 13 pages of recommendations for keeping in touch with friends and family via blogs, social networks, virtual worlds, and multiplayer games without endangering military... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 10 Aug 2009 09:00:01 +0000 Electronic driving instructors puts thousands of bus drivers through their paces http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/telecoms/0,39024659,39476533,00.htm Computers that monitor or even control our driving are growing in popularity, with the Ministry of Defence already installing the GreenRoad system in 120 vehicles and Transport for London trialling a technology that can stop a driver from breaking... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:39:02 +0000 Extradition for Nasa hacker rules high court http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/government/0,39024677,39473326,00.htm The US can demand a suspect be extradited from the UK without providing prima facie evidence, which McKinnon's defence team have argued is not reciprocal. Gary McKinnon has lost his high court bid to avoid extradition to the US for hacking into... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 31 Jul 2009 11:57:01 +0000 Photos: The firefighting robots taking to London's streets http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/itpro/0,39024675,39470597,00.htm Four robots designed to tackle dangerous fires were shown off in London yesterday by defence technology company QinetiQ. Under a two-year deal - jointly funded by Network Rail, the Highways Agency and Transport for London, in collaboration with the... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:00:02 +0000 Microsoft to patch critical IE hole http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/security/0,39024655,39467905,00.htm The Internet Explorer bulletin will provide defence-in-depth changes to Internet Explorer to help provide additional protections for the issues addressed by the Visual Studio bulletin. In a rare move, Microsoft on Friday said it would be releasing... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 27 Jul 2009 09:05:02 +0000 Safety in the Cloud(s): 'Vaporizing' the Web Application Firewall to Secure Cloud Computing http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60628622p,00.htm It includes recommendations and practical use-cases based on Art of Defence's own patent-pending dWAF technology. Cloud computing was not designed for security, although organizations such as Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) and Open Web Application... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Labyrinthine IT systems lose MoD almost £300m http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39461055,00.htm Failings in computer systems used by the Ministry of Defence led to the loss of almost £300m in payments and equipment, the National Audit Office (NAO) has found. According to an NAO report into the MoD's 2008-09 accounts, published today, errors... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:54:01 +0000 Photos: Underwater robots compete to make the biggest splash http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/itpro/0,39024675,39453993,00.htm Nessie recently won the Student Autonomous Underwater Challenge - Europe (SAUC-E), organised by the Defence, Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL), scooping a £3,000 prize in the process. The Ministry of Defence normally uses the facility for... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:23:02 +0000 BT lands £99m comms deal with Ministry of Defence http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/telecoms/0,39024659,39453074,00.htm BT on Thursday announced a five-year, £99m contract with the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to manage voice and data networks across 197 military bases. The deal broadens the Defence Fixed Telecommunications Service (DFTS) agreement, under which BT is... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 17 Jul 2009 08:30:02 +0000 4,000 Indian jobs go as BT brings call centre work back to UK http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://services.silicon.com/offshoring/0,3800004877,39452615,00.htm In separate news, BT announced it has been awarded a Ministry of Defence contract worth £99m over five years for managed voice and data networks in more than a quarter of a million MoD assets, including buildings, comms rooms and underground cable... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:55:01 +0000 'Nasa hacker' case raised in parliament http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/government/0,39024677,39452609,00.htm Currently, two high-court judges are reviewing whether former Home Secretary Jacqui Smith was right to turn down McKinnon's second appeal for clemency, and are considering arguments from McKinnon's defence team that the director of public... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 16 Jul 2009 08:48:01 +0000 MoD inks £231m deal to boost comms http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39448352,00.htm The Ministry of Defence has awarded two comms contracts worth a total of £231m to General Dynamics UK. The deals cover upgrading the UK Armed Forces' Bowman digital radios comms system and improving interoperability with other UK and Allied systems. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:34:02 +0000 iPhone 3.0, holograms and the shed birthplace of Silicon Valley http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://hardware.silicon.com/pdas/0,39024643,39447405,00.htm Photo credit: Ministry of Defence Pictured here is cabinet newbie defence secretary Bob Ainsworth - the man who, among other tasks, will take over responsibility for managing the £7.1bn Defence Information Infrastructure tech change programme. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:06:02 +0000 Why Google's security arm doesn't have a war room http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/security/0,39024655,39447842,00.htm The computer security industry historically borrows military defence concepts to combat digital threats, literally creating war rooms where experts follow attacks in progress on huge screens with phones ringing off the hook. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:35:02 +0000