[31.03.2008 first posted on silicon republic]Spam, or unsolicited email, is all about getting email from people you do not know or authorise. But the social web, which is an intrinsic part of Tim Berners-Lee’s semantic web, is built on a layer of connections and trust and can be used as a verification system.
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[31.03.2008 first posted on silicon republic]Acquisitive Irish information and communications technology (ICT) services provider Calyx Group is to bring its nine divisions, currently operating separately, under the one brand as it targets a generous slice of the €4bn Irish ICT market.
The rebranding initiative will see security specialist Entropy and business software and e-business […]

31.03.2008 Google on privacy: You want choice? You got choice.In a revamp of its privacy centre and through multimedia like YouTube channels, Google appears committed to clearly explaining its privacy policies to customers for products and services like Gmail and Firefox. …
31.03.2008 Fujitsu Siemens to merge with services businessFujitsu Siemens, which manufactures hardware from laptop […]

[31.03.2008 first posted on silicon republic]Fujitsu Siemens, which manufactures hardware from laptop PCs to servers, will this week merge with a former Siemens IT services company to enable the company to battle head on with players like IBM, Dell and HP.
Two years ago, Fujitsu Siemens bought a former Siemens engineering division called Siemens […]

[31.03.2008 first posted on silicon republic]In a revamp of its privacy centre and through multimedia like YouTube channels, Google appears committed to clearly explaining its privacy policies to customers for products and services like Gmail and Firefox.
The new site directs to the specially created YouTube channel with videos starring Google employees which explain […]

[31.03.2008 first posted on silicon republic]The internet and digital media have put power into the hands of the consumer. So how do brands create and maintain loyalty in a world where customers have such a forum?
Today, groups of customers are interacting and collaborating, and they are saying both positive and negative things […]

[31.03.2008 first posted on silicon republic]A new messaging craze that combines the best elements of online communications is sweeping the professional world, even the politicians are in on it.
“What are you doing?” This little question is what keeps us all connected: the human desire and need to tell others what we are up […]

28.03.2008 Plug-ins key to Apple Aperture improvementsSoftware plug-ins from trusted third-party developers, which enhance the user experience in Apple’s photo-editing package Aperture, are the highlight of the latest Aperture 2.1 update. …
28.03.2008 Irish telcos spend €700m a year upgrading networksIrish telecoms operators are collectively spending €700m a year to build out next-generation networks (NGNs), the […]

[28.03.2008 first posted on silicon republic]Software plug-ins from trusted third-party developers, which enhance the user experience in Apple’s photo-editing package Aperture, are the highlight of the latest Aperture 2.1 update.
An improved, open, plug-in architecture will allow photographers with specialised needs to use other tools inside the software and the update is available free […]

[28.03.2008 first posted on silicon republic]Irish telecoms operators are collectively spending €700m a year to build out next-generation networks (NGNs), the Telecommunications Industry Federation (TIF) said today after the industry agreed guiding principles for the future of NGNs in Ireland.
NGNs are expected to transform Ireland’s telecoms landscape and bring a wide variety of […]