[15.05.2008 first posted on silicon republic]Creating corporate virtual worlds could prove a cheaper alternative to videoconferencing but nine out of 10 such projects fail within 18 months, according to analyst firm Gartner.
Gartner said the impact of virtual worlds on organisations could be as big as that of the internet itself, but the failure […]

[15.05.2008 first posted on silicon republic]Turnover for BT for the financial year ending March 2008 grew by 4.3pc on last year, mainly drawing on the strength of its ‘new wave’ revenue, or earnings coming from broadband, networked IT services and mobility.
These services accounted for 30pc of BT’s overall revenue this past year, rising […]

[15.05.2008 first posted on silicon republic]The Xbox 360 has tipped the 10 million customer mark in the US, making it the first of the current crop of gaming consoles to do so.
The achievement has prompted Microsoft executives to declare victory in the console war.
“History has shown us that the first company to reach […]

[15.05.2008 first posted on silicon republic]In-car entertainment and information systems are expected to raise US$39.8bn in revenue in 2008, up 7.9pc from US$36.98bn in 2007, iSuppli Corp has claimed.
The figure is a combination of global combined OEM (original equipment manufacturer) and aftermarket revenue.
“Much of the automotive market is playing catch-up, with many […]

[15.05.2008 first posted on silicon republic]In a few days time Samsung will unveil its new LCD TV containing Blue Phase technology, which is said to give image quality of 240Hertz, in other words, twice the quality of the best LCD screen on the market today.
The Blue Phase LCD television will be on show […]

[15.05.2008 first posted on silicon republic]Despite Sony’s Blu-ray victory over HD-DVD, ordinary DVD burners will still be mass-market volume products in the PC industry until 2012, IDC claims.
However, as the PC market’s adoption of DVD burners becomes saturated and increasingly commoditised, Blu-ray adoption will accelerate in 2009 and Blu-ray drives will become the […]

[15.05.2008 first posted on silicon republic]A major recruitment drive is now on for applicants hoping to take part in the human spaceflight missions of the 21st century.
In Dublin yesterday was Leo Hennessy, special advisor the European Space Agency’s (ESA) scientific directorate, who was aiming to encourage budding Irish astronauts to strive for the […]

[15.05.2008 first posted on silicon republic]Establishing a successful business presence on the web can be tricky but when you fake it, the online community is unforgiving
And of course, what goes online stays online – blogging blunders are forever so a business should think carefully before it engages with customers on a blog, says […]

[15.05.2008 first posted on silicon republic]IT spending in developing countries will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.9pc to reach US$1.3tr by 2011, while in the mature markets it will grow at a CAGR of 4.6pc to reach US$2.5tr by this time, analyst firm Gartner has predicted.
In certain segments, such […]

[14.05.2008 first posted on silicon republic]In what is thought to be the biggest-ever court judgement against spammers, social networking site MySpace won a payout of US$236.8m in damages when hundreds of thousands of junk emails were sent out to its members.
Sanford Wallace, the man behind the mass unsolicited emails, was previously head of […]