VoIP operators face setbacks in US telephony market

VoIP operators' face a significant setback in their attempts to capture the US telephony market. Under Federal Communications Commission rules they have until 29 November to ensure that they can route 911 emergency calls directly to despatchers and provide them with the location of the caller. However before that they must inform customers about types of 911 services available. ...more

PlayStation console goes on sale, in Japan

Tomorrow the first PlayStation3 console will be bought, in Japan. The 11 November launch for the next-gen machine has been highly anticipated, and delayed. The US gets its hands on the coveted console 17 November, while the rest of us in the old world are destined to brave the winter months without such entertainment. ...more

Leeds Council scoops IT Excellence Award

Leeds City Council has been named the winner of the Local Government IT Excellence Awards for introducing Digital Pen and Paper Technology to its home care services. An IT project undertaken by the city council, titled Digital Pen and Paper Technology Within The Home Care Environment, used new technology to radicalise the way in which its Social Services Home Care service activity is recorded, stored and reported. Home care assistants are now being trained to use the tool to send information directly to corporate systems from patients' homes through a secure mobile link. ...more

Directgov launched to offer online Government services for all

The Office of the e-Envoy has announced the first stage of its Directgov online service. The idea is to simplify access to government services and information. So whichever departments of Whitehall you need access to - the site is a one stop shop for all of them. ...more

The Windows Java runtime dispute runs and runs

The long running legal battle between Sun and Microsoft has taken another turn. The dispute over how the Java runtime system should ship with Windows has received another court edict. Yesterday, Microsoft said it would begin shipping an updated version of Service Pack 1 for Windows XP, one that includes a more current version of the Java runtime environment from Sun Microsystems. ...more