http://www.silicon.com Results for festival 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://software.silicon.com/security/0,39024655,39479726,00.htm Way back when, Twitter outages were so commonplace that it was worth reporting when it didn't crash - as when it stayed afloat during the entire South by Southwest Interactive Festival in 2008. Twitter was inaccessible for several hours on Thursday... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 06 Aug 2009 17:04:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://comment.silicon.com/weeklyroundup/0,39024756,39448354,00.htm Then again, most festival goers are equipped with smartphones to send video clips to their mates and tweet about all the great bands they've seen, and a GPS to find their tent after a day of moshing, so really this is just the BBC catching up with... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:06:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/retailandleisure/0,3800011842,39445483,00.htm The BBC is using the latest online technology to boost its coverage of this weekend's Glastonbury music festival, which starts today. One of the most significant additions to the website this year is live streaming from the festival. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:06:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://services.silicon.com/offshoring/0,3800004877,39435172,00.htm The city delivers in uninterrupted 24x7 cycles, whether it is the Christmas holiday season or the Indian Diwali festival, says Karnik, who is chairman of the recently appointed board of outsourcing firm Satyam Computer Services. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 28 May 2009 08:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60571284p,00.htm When one puts on the biggest, most popular festival in United States, there are some challenges. The Bonnaroo Festival is essentially an instant population of 80,000 that materializes over night. The site becomes the 6th largest city in Tennessee... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 03 Apr 2009 01:22:56 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60572040p,00.htm The Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival is a four-day, multi-stage camping festival held in June on a beautiful 700-acre farm in Manchester, Tenn.miles south of Nashville. For the Bonnaroo Festival, D-Link served as a corporate sponsor, providing all... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 03 Apr 2009 01:22:56 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/itpro/0,39024675,39345605,00.htm Photos: Top tech for the festival season Inventor and futurist Ray Kurzweil was ranked 14th in this year's silicon.com Agenda Setters list. He has invented and commercialised a raft of innovative technologies - including a text-to-speech... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:54:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39336512,00.htm Officers deployed at the annual T in the Park festival are also using the voice, instant messaging and video capabilities to keep in close contact with central control in Dundee. Firefighters in Tayside are using unified communications to transform... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:16:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39322549,00.htm The island will be officially launched as part of the Hello Digital festival being held in Birmingham this week. Birmingham is getting its very own virtual island in Second Life showcasing potential ways in which the virtual world can deliver... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:47:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/applications/0,39024653,39292544,00.htm The University of Hull recently showed how a virtual shipwreck tour might look at the BA Festival of Science in Liverpool with the help of a 3D simulator. Ever wanted to explore Europe's shipwrecks without donning your wetsuit? editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:28:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/mobile/0,39024665,39287116,00.htm Photos: Top tech for the festival season In what looks like an attempt to compete toe-to-toe with Apple's iPhone, RIM announced a slew of new integrated application deals on Thursday to make its email-optimised smart phone more appealing to consumers. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 12 Sep 2008 08:44:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/financialservices/0,3800010322,39286265,00.htm Barclays will be giving away 50,000 single use contactless payment cards at this weekend's Thames Festival to get consumers used to the idea of the 'wave and pay' tech. Festival goers will be able to pick up one of the one-off cards on either... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:33:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39285820,00.htm Photos: Top tech for the festival season MP Lembit Opik braved arrest on Tuesday as he teetered along on a Segway at a cool 12mph outside the Houses of Parliament. The MP for Montgomeryshire was willing to be hauled away by police in his protest... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 09 Sep 2008 16:59:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/webservices/0,39024657,39283607,00.htm Photos: Top tech for the festival season Software-as-a-service (SaaS) is "several years away" from being enterprise-ready but companies should begin experimenting with the technology, according to a Citrix executive. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 03 Sep 2008 08:52:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/mobile/0,39024665,39283172,00.htm Photos: Top tech for the festival season Mobile operator O2 has announced the results of a six-month mobile wallet trial in London - and, despite claims consumers are enamoured of having contactless travel capabilities embedded in their phone, an... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 02 Sep 2008 15:20:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://hardware.silicon.com/servers/0,39024647,39275141,00.htm Photos: Top tech for the festival season While the continuing economic downturn might suggest that the market for computer hardware should likewise take a dip, the latest figures for server sales from analyst house Gartner suggest the market is... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 26 Aug 2008 08:28:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/os/0,39024651,39273467,00.htm Photos: Top tech for the festival season Canonical, the company that sponsors the Linux-based operating system Ubuntu, has joined the Linux Foundation. Ubuntu community members had already been participating in workgroups at the foundation... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:00:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/itdirector/0,39024673,39273027,00.htm Photos: Top tech for the festival season Despite a shaky global economic market, worldwide IT spending will pass the $3.4tr mark this year, up eight per cent from last year, according to analyst Gartner. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:52:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/os/0,39024651,39273023,00.htm Photos: Top tech for the festival season The International Organization for Standardization has thrown out four appeals against its ratification of Microsoft's Office Open XML document format. The appeals were made by Brazil, India, South Africa... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:04:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/os/0,39024651,39272471,00.htm Photos: Top tech for the festival season The Linux Foundation has released a guide for developers who wish to contribute Linux code. A guide to the kernel development process aims to encourage participation by new programmers by explaining what's... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 18 Aug 2008 08:35:02 +0000