World News Feed: 2012

Wednesday, 17 October 2012

Ospero in the news: Ospero Partners with 10gen the makers of MongoDB to offer Big Data Cloud Services

Author: Jake Thomases Source: Buy-Side Technology | 01 Oct 2012 Categories: Infrastructure Technologies Topics: TechOspero The partnership will enable Ospero’s customers to design, develop and deploy Big Data open source projects in one of Ospero’s 24 global datacenters. Software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider Ospero today announced a partnership with 10gen, the MongoDB company. The partnership brings together [...]

http://www.ospero.com/news/press/ospero-in-the-news-ospero-partners-with-10gen-the-makers-of-mongodb-to-offer-big-data-cloud-services/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ospero-in-the-news-ospero-partners-with-10gen-the-makers-of-mongodb-to-offer-

Ospero in the news: Ospero Partners with 10gen the makers of MongoDB to offer Big Data Cloud Services. http://bit.ly/UnAVir

Ospero in the news: Ospero Partners with 10gen the makers of MongoDB to offer Big Data Cloud Services

Ospero in the news: Ospero Partners with 10gen the makers of MongoDB to offer Big Data Cloud Services. http://bit.ly/UnAVir

Contractor guide for first-time freelancers. http://bit.ly/R413vl

Contractor guide for first-time freelancers

Entering the world of contracting can be a daunting business. But if you need advice on finding jobs, dealing with clients, managing tax and all...

http://www.winchestercontracts.co.uk/news/contractor-job-market/contractor-guide-for-first-time-freelancers

Ospero in the news: Ospero Partners with 10gen the makers of MongoDB to offer Big Data Cloud Services

Ospero in the news: Ospero Partners with 10gen the makers of MongoDB to offer Big Data Cloud Services. http://bit.ly/UnAVir

Core Galileo satellites all in 'healthy orbit'. http://bit.ly/S2QjNr

Ospero in the news: Ospero Partners with 10gen the makers of MongoDB to offer Big Data Cloud Services. http://bit.ly/UnAVir

Tuesday, 16 October 2012

Ospero in the news: Ospero Partners with 10gen the makers of MongoDB to offer Big Data Cloud Services

Ospero in the news: Ospero Partners with 10gen the makers of MongoDB to offer Big Data Cloud Services. http://bit.ly/UnAVir

Ospero in the news: Ospero Partners with 10gen the makers of MongoDB to offer Big Data Cloud Services

Ospero in the news: Ospero Partners with 10gen the makers of MongoDB to offer Big Data Cloud Services. http://bit.ly/UnAVir

Ospero in the news: Ospero Partners with 10gen the makers of MongoDB to offer Big Data Cloud Services

Ospero in the news: Ospero Partners with 10gen the makers of MongoDB to offer Big Data Cloud Services. http://bit.ly/UnAVir

Ospero in the news: Ospero Partners with 10gen the makers of MongoDB to offer Big Data Cloud Services

Ospero in the news: Ospero Partners with 10gen the makers of MongoDB to offer Big Data Cloud Services. http://bit.ly/UnAVir

HMRC Business Records Checks scheme set to begin again

Reports have suggested that HMRC’s revamped Business Records Checks scheme is set to get underway once again.Contractor UK has reported that HMRC is preparing the paperwork that businesses targeted under the scheme will receive. The report suggests the new initiative will be a three-step regime with a new penalty system.Contractor UK references minutes from the most recent ABAB forum, and notes that “HMRC’s ‘improved’ approach to checking whether an individual’s paperwork is ‘adequate’ will hinge on a document sent to them by post.”Under the new system, it is understood that a letter to businesses will be the second step in the process, after identification but before a telephone call. The telephone call is expected to be used to help ‘de-select’ businesses that need a records check. Part of the aim of the new approach is to make the checks less heavy-handed on businesses and less onerous on HMRC.The minutes are quoted as stating, “Nobody had any difficulty in HMRC coming down hard on those who completely flout record keeping requirements – indeed there would be a lot of support for such actions – but there was wide concern that HMRC had much wider targets.”

http://www.50percenttax.co.uk/index/2012/10/16/hmrc-business-records-checks-scheme-set-to-begin-again.html

Contractors urged to keep personal and business finances separate

Contractors are being reminded of the need to understand and manage their finances if they are to be successful.The expert from PCG, a membership organisation for contractors, notes that the constantly changing landscape of the contracting industry means a tight rein on money is required. The article talks about the ‘feast and famine’ nature of contracting, highlighting that contractors and freelancers need to have a snapshot of their financial situation at all times so they can “cut their cloth” accordingly.The PCG piece advises freelancers to save for a rainy day and not to dip into their business profits for personal expenses. The author urges, “While it may be tempting to dip into the money for a new TV or for supplies to redecorate the house, it is important to keep your personal and professional finances separate. Setting up different accounts is paramount as this will make sure you aren't tempted by your savings.”Contractors are offered the following practical guidance, “While you are busy it can be difficult to keep track of your finances on the regular basis, but you need to set aside some time every now and then, preferably every week, to understand your finances and spot any problem periods, which you may need to plan ahead for. ”

http://www.50percenttax.co.uk/index/2012/10/11/contractors-urged-to-keep-personal-and-business-finances-sep.html

Government urged not to damage contracting sector with tax changes. http://bit.ly/RCy6qI

Contractors urged to keep personal and business finances separate. http://bit.ly/RQrN0b

Government urged not to damage contracting sector with tax changes

The government is being urged to make necessary changes to the UK tax legislation without risking damaging the contracting sector.The call comes following a recent MPs’ tax report which found that too many public sector organisations, including the BBC, use tax and National Insurance arrangements which allow individuals to pay less income tax.The PCG has warned that moves to address tax loopholes could mean that public sector organisations end up unable to use contractors and freelancers at all.John Brazier, managing director of contractors’ organisation PCG, said, “It may be that current tax policy does not include appropriate provision for this way of working, which can give rise to tax avoidance opportunities for a minority, but the solution is not to outlaw freelancing wholesale within the public sector, as Margaret Hodge and her colleagues are dangerously close to suggesting within their report.”He added, “The Government, rather than taking the retrograde step of attempting to push back against that change simply because it causes a few taxation difficulties, must develop a more sophisticated tax policy that changes with it. A tax system equipped to deal with 21st-century working."

http://www.50percenttax.co.uk/index/2012/10/9/government-urged-not-to-damage-contracting-sector-with-tax-c.html

Ospero in the news: Ospero Partners with 10gen the makers of MongoDB to offer Big Data Cloud Services. http://bit.ly/UnAVir

Ospero in the news: Ospero Partners with 10gen the makers of MongoDB to offer Big Data Cloud Services

Russell Crowe to split from wife Danielle Spencer

Oscar-winner Russell Crowe has separated from his wife of nine years, Danielle Spencer, according to reports. The New Zealand-born actor and his singer wife Danielle Spencer have yet to comment on the split but are said to have parted on friendly terms. The couple wed in 2003 and have two children together – Charles, 8, [...]

http://www.celestus.com/1526/russell-crowe-to-split-from-wife-danielle-spencer/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=russell-crowe-to-split-from-wife-danielle-spencer

Russell Crowe to split from wife Danielle Spencer. http://bit.ly/QpWQAx

Ospero in the news: Ospero Partners with 10gen the makers of MongoDB to offer Big Data Cloud Services

Divorce party trend reaches mainstream media. http://bit.ly/WuNWFi

Divorce party trend reaches mainstream media

It is official – divorce parties are big business. TIME is the latest mainstream media to cover the growing trend for divorce parties and the novelties that go with it, such as party favors and comical cake toppers.

http://www.18884mydivorce.com/news/article/divorce-party-trend-reaches-mainstream-media-186580.html

New addition to impact investment list welcomed by FRA

Seattle, UNITED STATES, 16 October, 2012 Forestry Research Associates (FRA) have backed moves to add Ecotrust Forest Management (EFM) to the open source ImpactAssets 50 2012 (IA 50) database of socially responsible impact investing funds. The list is created each … Continue reading →

http://www.forestry-research.com/forestry-investment/1522/new-addition-to-impact-investment-list-welcomed-by-fra

New addition to impact investment list welcomed by FRA. http://bit.ly/WuNGG4

New flag to fly from new flagpole in Gornal

A custom designed flag is to be hoisted up a new flagpole in the Midlands town of Gornal soon, featuring artwork from local school children.

The raising of the locally-made flag will mark the inaugur...

http://www.flagmakers.co.uk/news/new-flag-to-fly-from-new-flagpole-in-gornal-186579

New flag to fly from new flagpole in Gornal. http://www.flagmakers.co.uk/news/new-flag-to-fly-from-new-flagpole-in-gornal-186579

Ospero in the news: Ospero Partners with 10gen the makers of MongoDB to offer Big Data Cloud Services

Ospero in the news: Ospero Partners with 10gen the makers of MongoDB to offer Big Data Cloud Services. http://bit.ly/UnAVir

New hearing aid technology being tested in the UK. http://bit.ly/V5P4kT

New hearing aid technology being tested in the UK

New hearing aid technology is being tested in the UK at the moment, taking the form of a small device that is fitted not in the wearer’s ears but, instead, in their mouths.

The new device, known as the SoundBite, is designed for use by people who are deaf in one ear. The technology works by using the bones of the head to conduct sound through the head and to the working ear.

It is thought that one in ten adults in the UK suffer from some degree of single-sided hearing loss, with the actual number affected being far higher, as many people dismiss the problem and fail to seek help.

The device, which could go on the market for around £600, is currently being tested at University Hospital Southampton, as well as at a number of other medical institutions on Continental Europe. Ear, nose and throat specialist, Andrew McCombe, said that the aid is a very interesting and clever idea and could prove to be a crucial advancement in helping people with partial hearing loss.

“The big selling point here is likely to be convenience and avoiding surgery,” he said. “It also indicates that bone-anchored hearing aid research has come full circle - the very first bone-anchored hearing aids arose from dental implant work, following a chance discovery when a drill hit an implant and a deaf patient reported being able to hear it!”

http://www.kirkhamyoung.co.uk/news/article/new-hearing-aid-technology-being-tested-in-the-uk-186577.html

Ospero in the news: Ospero Partners with 10gen the makers of MongoDB to offer Big Data Cloud Services. http://bit.ly/UnAVir

Ospero in the news: Ospero Partners with 10gen the makers of MongoDB to offer Big Data Cloud Services

Ospero in the news: Ospero Partners with 10gen the makers of MongoDB to offer Big Data Cloud Services. http://bit.ly/UnAVir

Technology leaders to speak at data centre conference

iTnews has confirmed a range of high-profile speakers for its forthcoming data centre conference to be held on the Gold Coast in February. Brett Winterford, the editor of iTnews, surveyed CIOs and data centre managers about who they’d like to see at the conference and the topics they’d be interested in hearing about. He then [...]

http://www.ospero.com/news/technology-leaders-to-speak-at-data-centre-conference/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=technology-leaders-to-speak-at-data-centre-conference

Technology leaders to speak at data centre conference. http://bit.ly/T7XSVS

Ospero in the news: Ospero Partners with 10gen the makers of MongoDB to offer Big Data Cloud Services. http://bit.ly/UnAVir

Ospero in the news: Ospero Partners with 10gen the makers of MongoDB to offer Big Data Cloud Services

Ospero in the news: Ospero Partners with 10gen the makers of MongoDB to offer Big Data Cloud Services. http://bit.ly/UnAVir

Ospero in the news: Ospero Partners with 10gen the makers of MongoDB to offer Big Data Cloud Services

Ospero in the news: Ospero Partners with 10gen the makers of MongoDB to offer Big Data Cloud Services. http://bit.ly/UnAVir

Ospero in the news: Ospero Partners with 10gen the makers of MongoDB to offer Big Data Cloud Services

Ospero in the news: Ospero Partners with 10gen the makers of MongoDB to offer Big Data Cloud Services. http://bit.ly/UnAVir

Leica Geosystems enhances Cyclone software. http://bit.ly/P6sUwn

Leica Geosystems enhances Cyclone software

New advancements made to the Leica Cyclone 8.0 software will provide users with powerful new capabilities, including being able to directly connect point cloud data with other spatial data sources such as 3D models.

http://www.surveyequipment.com/news/article/leica-geosystems-enhances-cyclone-software-186553.html

Ospero in the news: Ospero Partners with 10gen the makers of MongoDB to offer Big Data Cloud Services

Ospero in the news: Ospero Partners with 10gen the makers of MongoDB to offer Big Data Cloud Services. http://bit.ly/UnAVir

Monday, 15 October 2012

Ospero in the news: Ospero Partners with 10gen the makers of MongoDB to offer Big Data Cloud Services. http://bit.ly/UnAVir

Ospero in the news: Ospero Partners with 10gen the makers of MongoDB to offer Big Data Cloud Services

Ospero in the news: Ospero Partners with 10gen the makers of MongoDB to offer Big Data Cloud Services. http://bit.ly/UnAVir

Ospero in the news: Ospero Partners with 10gen the makers of MongoDB to offer Big Data Cloud Services

Ospero in the news: Ospero Partners with 10gen the makers of MongoDB to offer Big Data Cloud Services. http://bit.ly/UnAVir

Ospero in the news: Ospero Partners with 10gen the makers of MongoDB to offer Big Data Cloud Services

More IT skills in demand in September jobs report. http://bit.ly/R75KCY

Ospero in the news: Ospero Partners with 10gen the makers of MongoDB to offer Big Data Cloud Services. http://bit.ly/UnAVir

Ospero in the news: Ospero Partners with 10gen the makers of MongoDB to offer Big Data Cloud Services

Brazil still a good bet for real estate investors, agrees AAA

Boston, Massachusetts, UNITED STATES, October 15, 2012 Although the Brazilian real estate market is slowing slightly, it is still a great place to invest in property, claims one expert, who has attracted the support of alternative investment advocacy group, Alternative Asset Analysis (AAA). The expert, Dr David Lynn, is the founder of Lynn Capital Management [...]

http://www.alternativeassetanalysis.com/alternative-investments/3624/brazil-still-a-good-bet-for-real-estate-investors-agrees-aaa

Brazil still a good bet for real estate investors, agrees AAA. http://bit.ly/V1PIQn

IT contractors in demand to finish 2012 'with a flurry'

IT projects put on hold pre-Olympics are now being pushed through with the help of contractors. The Association of Professional Staffing Companies...

http://www.winchestercontracts.co.uk/news/contractor-job-market/it-contractors-in-demand-to-finish-2012-039-with-a-flurry-039-

Brazilian scholars to attend forestry symposium

A number of scholars from Brazil and other Latin American countries have confirmed their plans to attend the Cuban forestry symposium later this month.

http://www.greenwood-management.com/news/article/brazilian-scholars-to-attend-forestry-symposium-186538.html

Brazilian scholars to attend forestry symposium . http://bit.ly/V1PrNg

SMEs 'still struggling'

Smaller companies are still facing difficulties when it comes to building their businesses back up to health in the wake of the economic crisis. This is according to a recent report from the European Commission, which found that SMEs are making slow process, with UK-based companies seeing things as a particular challenge. On one hand, [...]

http://www.bizsale.co.uk/blog/business-news/4345/smes-still-struggling

SMEs 'still struggling'. http://www.bizsale.co.uk/blog/business-news/4345/smes-still-struggling

Sale of pubs defies gloomy economic climate

With the seemingly never-ending stream of negative economic news, it can be hard to see that there are still some great business opportunities out there. Among them, is the idea of running a local pub, which many landlords are still doing successfully, despite the onslaught of headlines highlighting the difficulties in the business. A group [...]

http://www.bizsale.co.uk/blog/on-the-market/4335/sale-of-pubs-defies-gloomy-economic-climate

Mika: Music helped me deal with my sister's terrible accident. http://bit.ly/V1OSD0

Mika: Music helped me deal with my sister's terrible accident

Mika has revealed his music helped him to cope with nearly losing his sister in a horrific accident. The pop star’s third album The Origin Of Love was inspired by the worst moment of his life – when his sister Paloma almost died after falling from the window of her fourth-floor London flat and becoming [...]

http://www.lyricfinder.org/801/mika-music-helped-me-deal-with-my-sisters-terrible-accident

Woman puts dead mouse on landlord's desk to highlight mouse problem

A woman from south-east London has resorted to placing a dead mouse from her heavily infested flat on the desk of her landlord, after making repeated appeals for the source of the problem to be tackled.

http://www.greenshield.com/Woman-puts-dead-mouse-on-landlord's-desk-to-highlight-mouse-problem--186541.gs

Woman puts dead mouse on landlord's desk to highlight mouse problem. http://bit.ly/V1OC6Z

Tablets prove more popular for shopping

Just a few years ago the idea of shopping online while away from a computer was almost unthinkable. Now, however, there are plenty of internet-enabled devices that can be employed to browse and compare prices while on the bus or sitting in a park. Recent research and data compiled by eDigitalResearch and IMRG has revealed [...]

http://www.mobileu.co.uk/2012/10/15/tablets-prove-more-popular-for-shopping/

Tablets prove more popular for shopping. http://www.mobileu.co.uk/2012/10/15/tablets-prove-more-popular-for-shopping/

Ospero in the news: Ospero Partners with 10gen the makers of MongoDB to offer Big Data Cloud Services

Ospero in the news: Ospero Partners with 10gen the makers of MongoDB to offer Big Data Cloud Services. http://bit.ly/UnAVir

Ospero in the news: Ospero Partners with 10gen the makers of MongoDB to offer Big Data Cloud Services

Ospero in the news: Ospero Partners with 10gen the makers of MongoDB to offer Big Data Cloud Services. http://bit.ly/UnAVir

Ospero in the news: Ospero Partners with 10gen the makers of MongoDB to offer Big Data Cloud Services

Ospero in the news: Ospero Partners with 10gen the makers of MongoDB to offer Big Data Cloud Services. http://bit.ly/UnAVir

Union Jack flag suit among gifts to Boris Johnson

Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has been given some rather strange gifts by virtue of his high-profile position, but perhaps none more so than a suit made entirely of Union Jack flags.

The suit, mad...

http://www.bannerbox.co.uk/news/union-jack-flag-suit-among-gifts-to-boris-johnson-186547

Union Jack flag suit among gifts to Boris Johnson. http://www.bannerbox.co.uk/news/union-jack-flag-suit-among-gifts-to-boris-johnson-186547

Researchers design totally wireless data centre

Researchers have created plans for a data centre which is 100 per cent wireless. The experts from Cornell University and Microsoft say the data centre design uses no wires at all, yet is completely viable. Despite the futuristic idea, the inspiration comes from a historic source – a 19th-century mathematician. Apparently maths whiz Arthur Cayley’s [...]

http://www.ospero.com/news/researchers-design-totally-wireless-data-centre/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=researchers-design-totally-wireless-data-centre

Researchers design totally wireless data centre. http://bit.ly/TrQGhJ

Ospero in the news: Ospero Partners with 10gen the makers of MongoDB to offer Big Data Cloud Services

Ospero in the news: Ospero Partners with 10gen the makers of MongoDB to offer Big Data Cloud Services. http://bit.ly/UnAVir

Ospero in the news: Ospero Partners with 10gen the makers of MongoDB to offer Big Data Cloud Services

Ospero in the news: Ospero Partners with 10gen the makers of MongoDB to offer Big Data Cloud Services. http://bit.ly/UnAVir

Laser survey reveals solstice detail at Stonehenge

A detailed laser scan of Stonehenge has uncovered new details about the efforts made by its builders to align it with the sun during the summer and winter solstices.

http://www.surveyequipment.com/news/article/laser-survey-reveals-solstice-detail-at-stonehenge-186523.html

Laser survey reveals solstice detail at Stonehenge. http://bit.ly/R0rMZx

Ospero in the news: Ospero Partners with 10gen the makers of MongoDB to offer Big Data Cloud Services

Ospero in the news: Ospero Partners with 10gen the makers of MongoDB to offer Big Data Cloud Services. http://bit.ly/UnAVir

Ospero in the news: Ospero Partners with 10gen the makers of MongoDB to offer Big Data Cloud Services

Sunday, 14 October 2012

Ospero in the news: Ospero Partners with 10gen the makers of MongoDB to offer Big Data Cloud Services. http://bit.ly/UnAVir

Ospero in the news: Ospero Partners with 10gen the makers of MongoDB to offer Big Data Cloud Services

Ospero in the news: Ospero Partners with 10gen the makers of MongoDB to offer Big Data Cloud Services. http://bit.ly/UnAVir

Ospero in the news: Ospero Partners with 10gen the makers of MongoDB to offer Big Data Cloud Services

Ospero in the news: Ospero Partners with 10gen the makers of MongoDB to offer Big Data Cloud Services. http://bit.ly/UnAVir

Ospero in the news: Ospero Partners with 10gen the makers of MongoDB to offer Big Data Cloud Services

Ospero in the news: Ospero Partners with 10gen the makers of MongoDB to offer Big Data Cloud Services. http://bit.ly/UnAVir

Ospero in the news: Ospero Partners with 10gen the makers of MongoDB to offer Big Data Cloud Services

Ospero in the news: Ospero Partners with 10gen the makers of MongoDB to offer Big Data Cloud Services. http://bit.ly/UnAVir

Ospero in the news: Ospero Partners with 10gen the makers of MongoDB to offer Big Data Cloud Services

Ospero in the news: Ospero Partners with 10gen the makers of MongoDB to offer Big Data Cloud Services. http://bit.ly/UnAVir

Ospero in the news: Ospero Partners with 10gen the makers of MongoDB to offer Big Data Cloud Services

Ospero in the news: Ospero Partners with 10gen the makers of MongoDB to offer Big Data Cloud Services. http://bit.ly/UnAVir

Ospero in the news: Ospero Partners with 10gen the makers of MongoDB to offer Big Data Cloud Services

Ospero in the news: Ospero Partners with 10gen the makers of MongoDB to offer Big Data Cloud Services. http://bit.ly/UnAVir

Ospero in the news: Ospero Partners with 10gen the makers of MongoDB to offer Big Data Cloud Services

Ospero in the news: Ospero Partners with 10gen the makers of MongoDB to offer Big Data Cloud Services. http://bit.ly/UnAVir

Ospero in the news: Ospero Partners with 10gen the makers of MongoDB to offer Big Data Cloud Services

Ospero in the news: Ospero Partners with 10gen the makers of MongoDB to offer Big Data Cloud Services. http://bit.ly/UnAVir

Ospero in the news: Ospero Partners with 10gen the makers of MongoDB to offer Big Data Cloud Services

Ospero in the news: Ospero Partners with 10gen the makers of MongoDB to offer Big Data Cloud Services. http://bit.ly/UnAVir

Ospero in the news: Ospero Partners with 10gen the makers of MongoDB to offer Big Data Cloud Services

Ospero in the news: Ospero Partners with 10gen the makers of MongoDB to offer Big Data Cloud Services. http://bit.ly/UnAVir

Ospero in the news: Ospero Partners with 10gen the makers of MongoDB to offer Big Data Cloud Services

Ospero in the news: Ospero Partners with 10gen the makers of MongoDB to offer Big Data Cloud Services. http://bit.ly/UnAVir

Ospero in the news: Ospero Partners with 10gen the makers of MongoDB to offer Big Data Cloud Services

Ospero in the news: Ospero Partners with 10gen the makers of MongoDB to offer Big Data Cloud Services. http://bit.ly/UnAVir

Ospero in the news: Ospero Partners with 10gen the makers of MongoDB to offer Big Data Cloud Services

Ospero in the news: Ospero Partners with 10gen the makers of MongoDB to offer Big Data Cloud Services. http://bit.ly/UnAVir

Ospero in the news: Ospero Partners with 10gen the makers of MongoDB to offer Big Data Cloud Services

Ospero in the news: Ospero Partners with 10gen the makers of MongoDB to offer Big Data Cloud Services. http://bit.ly/UnAVir

Saturday, 13 October 2012

Ospero in the news: Ospero Partners with 10gen the makers of MongoDB to offer Big Data Cloud Services. http://bit.ly/UnAVir

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