Turk.internet.com English News http://turk.internet.com/ Turk.internet.com Turkish ICT News en Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:05:01 EEST Linux Vendor Completes $32 Million Acquisition of US Mobile Technology Leader http://turk.internet.com/haber/yazigoster.php3?yaziid=21355 English turk.internet.com Haber Merkezi Purple Labs, a French developer of Linux-based mobile software, today announced that it has completed its acquisition of the mobile client software business of California-based Openwave Systems, in an asset sale valued at more than $32 million. The browser and messaging products acquired in the deal are among the best-selling mobile applications in the world, having already shipped in more than 1.5 billion mobile phones. 2008-07-03 IPTV is coming... http://turk.internet.com/haber/yazigoster.php3?yaziid=21347 English turk.internet.com Staff Efforts to accelerate the deployment of IPTV by combining the expertise of key telecom operators, consumer electronics manufacturers and network infrastructure providers in the Open IPTV Forum are gathering further momentum, and the first release of the specifications that will allow IPTV to develop into a mass market service is close to completion. 2008-07-02 IBM Turkey Workers Has Unionized Claiming They Haven't Recieved Any Rise in Salaries for 5 Years http://turk.internet.com/haber/yazigoster.php3?yaziid=21327 English Metin Yżlmaz While IBM has announced that they are continuing their success with pointing out that their "RoadRunner" PC is the number 1 in super PC category in the Top 500 list, IBM Turkey employees are not pleased with their company. It is reported that 258 IBM workers has unionized claiming that they haven't recieved any rise in the salaries for 5 years. 2008-07-01 FOSI has Appointed Dave Miles as European Development Director http://turk.internet.com/haber/yazigoster.php3?yaziid=21325 English turk.internet.com Staff The Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI) has appointed Dave Miles as European development director to spearhead the international charity's work in Europe and help make the online world safer for children and their families. 2008-07-01 CIOs and the challenge of organisational leadership development http://turk.internet.com/haber/yazigoster.php3?yaziid=21322 English turk.internet.com Staff CIOs have a clear vision for their IS organisation but lack confidence in the ability of their department to deliver the plans, new research revealed today. CIO Connect, the networking organisation representing the majority of CIOs at the UK's top 250 FTSE companies, carried out the research to understand the development challenges facing today's IS organisations. 2008-06-30 Local councils make significant improvements to online services http://turk.internet.com/haber/yazigoster.php3?yaziid=21309 English turk.internet.com Haber Merkezi Local councils in the UK have made considerable improvements to online services in the past year, according to an annual usability study into local council websites, released today. 2008-06-27 Abant Workshop on Act 5651: Interior and Exterior Site Access Bans http://turk.internet.com/haber/yazigoster.php3?yaziid=21297 English Fusun S.Nebil "Workshop on Act 5651: Interior and Exterior Site Access Bans" event, which was organized by the collaboration of turk.internet.com and Ankara Bar Association and the contributions of Turk Telekom, was held in Abant on 18-19 June 2008. 2008-06-27 Mobile Phone Is The Hub Of SMB Communications -#8211; But Still Suffers Coverage Issues http://turk.internet.com/haber/yazigoster.php3?yaziid=21298 English turk.internet.com Staff RadioFrame Networks (RFN), the leader in small footprint, low cost wireless base stations today launched new, independent market research into how the SMB (small medium business) is using mobile communications and further strengthens the business case for indoor base stations, namely picocells and femtocells. 2008-06-26 Data loss and laptop theft more prevalent as number of cases reported increases http://turk.internet.com/haber/yazigoster.php3?yaziid=21289 English turk.internet.com Staff How many laptops and files containing sensitive data will go missing this week? When a laptop is stolen, the data stored on it can very easily fall into the wrong hands, exposing sensitive information such as customer details. 2008-06-25 Family Online Safety Institute Welcomes AT-T Vice President http://turk.internet.com/haber/yazigoster.php3?yaziid=21276 English turk.internet.com Staff The Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI) today announced that Brent Olson, Assistant Vice President of Public Policy, Emerging Services and Technologies at AT-T, will become the next chair of the FOSI Board of Directors. 2008-06-24 Lack of Visibility and Control Puts Enterprise Network Resources at Risk http://turk.internet.com/haber/yazigoster.php3?yaziid=21266 English turk.internet.com Staff ConSentry Networks, the leader in intelligent switching has revealed that nearly 50% of enterprises believe employees and non-employees have access to data that is not relevant to their job function according to a recent survey the company conducted. This alarming statistic demonstrates the extent to which sensitive data is at risk in the enterprise due to the limited intelligence and lack of user and application controls in legacy switching architectures. 2008-06-23 Adam Smith Award for 'Harnessing the Power of Technology' with Wall Street Systems http://turk.internet.com/haber/yazigoster.php3?yaziid=21259 English turk.internet.com Staff Merck - Co., Inc, the global research-driven pharmaceutical company, has won the Treasury Today Adam Smith Award for Best Practice and Innovation in 2008 for the category 'Harnessing the Power of Technology'. 2008-06-20 45% of techies do not believe IT industry has adapted to flexible working finds http://turk.internet.com/haber/yazigoster.php3?yaziid=21242 English turk.internet.com Staff Research conducted by online recruitment specialist theitjobboard.co.uk reveals that although 61.1 percent of IT professionals work flexible hours, almost half (45.2 percent) of these do not believe the IT industry has adapted itself to a flexible working culture. 2008-06-19 Cutting the Cost of Transmission -#8211; for Everyone http://turk.internet.com/haber/yazigoster.php3?yaziid=21237 English turk.internet.com Staff Arantech, the pioneer in telecoms Customer Experience Management (CEM) is at the CommunicAsia 2008 event in Singapore (stand # 3H1-01), showcasing the industry's most powerful, tried and tested CEM product. 2008-06-18 Redknee Enters India http://turk.internet.com/haber/yazigoster.php3?yaziid=21226 English turk.internet.com Staff Redknee, the provider of mission-critical software and services for mobile operators and communications service providers, today announced that a leading Indian wireless operator, BPL, will be deploying Redknee's real-time rating and charging solution IPRC. 2008-06-17 Social network for language learners launches Video and Skype http://turk.internet.com/haber/yazigoster.php3?yaziid=21216 English turk.internet.com Staff VoxSwap.com, the social network for language learners, adds a video service and integrates Skype so users can see and hear as they chat and learn. 2008-06-16 AdaptiveMobile Urges Mobile Operators Worldwide to Follow US Example http://turk.internet.com/haber/yazigoster.php3?yaziid=21205 English turk.internet.com Staff AdaptiveMobile, the leading security provider of mobile subscriber protection for enterprises and individuals, today urged mobile operators worldwide to follow the example led by the United States, where this week three of the largest internet services providers - Verizon, Sprint and Time Warner Cable - committed $1 million to help block access to child pornography sites and bulletin boards, marking a first move of ISPs giving into government pressures of 'policing' the Internet. 2008-06-13 2nd Free Software Conference to be held in Ankara, Turkey http://turk.internet.com/haber/yazigoster.php3?yaziid=21201 English turk.internet.com Staff Turkish Linux Users Association, together with TOBB University of Economics and Technology are organizing the 2nd Free Software Conference between 20-21 June, 2008. The conference will be held in Ankara, capital of Turkey for the second time. 2008-06-13 Mobile Advertising More Effective Than Online Advertising http://turk.internet.com/haber/yazigoster.php3?yaziid=21175 English turk.internet.com Staff Today at the New York Mobile Marketing Forum, JumpTap - the leading mobile search and advertising solutions provider - announced results from a new study commissioned from Research and Analysis of Media (RAM), on the effectiveness of mobile advertising. 2008-06-11 'Property Porn' Sweeps Britain As Online Homes Addiction Bites http://turk.internet.com/haber/yazigoster.php3?yaziid=21169 English turk.internet.com Staff Britain is a nation addicted to online 'property porn' with thousands of Internet users spending hours searching for properties they could never afford, according to research released today by Globrix. 2008-06-10