4D Interactive Bike Team set sights on Brighton

4D has announced that it is to once again put the pedal to the metal and enter a team for this year’s London to Brighton Bike Ride in aid of the British Heart Foundation on Sunday 15th June 2008.

Team Captain, Omar Shah said:

“The bikes have been dusted off, the Lycra is out and the vaseline is ready. Yes Team 4D is ready to once again cycle down to sunny Brighton in the name of Charidee.”

To sponsor the team and aid the BHF please click here!

Social Networks to benefit from Enterprise 2.0!

Web 2.0 is set to be embraced by Enterprise 2.0 as businesses prepare to spend nearly $5 billion by 2013 on social networking tools.

Over half of the companies in North America and Europe see Web 2.0 as a priority for next year, a report says.

Forrester, the research company which carried out the Web 2.0 survey, believes the technologies being developed and unveiled over the coming days represent “a fundamentally new way” for businesses to communicate with employees and customers. Read more….

Ofcom plans to conserve the geographic environment!

Ofcom have today released details of their consultation papers regarding how the impact of the ever decreasing availability of geographic number ranges can be reduced. In certain areas of the UK, geographic number ranges have become scarce and can be problematic for network providers seeking to fulfill demand. More…

PhonepayPlus forum – Tuesday 22nd April (London)

Sarah Godfrey, Sales & Marketing Director at 4D will be attending. website

AIME General meeting – Tuesday 15th April (London)

4D will be attending the AIME general meeting.

The way to a man’s heart is through his mobile!

M:Metrics reveals that young males are a rich target for mobile advertisers, as among mobile phone users 36 per cent of 18 to 34-year-old men accessed mobile media in February. Men in this age group are also highly receptive to SMS advertising, with nine per cent responding to an SMS advert they received, versus a four per cent market average. Read more…

Nokia plan for 4G!

Nokia, the world’s largest handset manufacturer, has persuaded Sony Ericsson, NEC and Alacatel-Lucent to join it in developing plans for a 4G wireless system.

The companies will work together to develop the emerging mobile standard, called Long Term Evolution (LTE).

LTE, could be set to become a direct competitor to Wimax, which is currently being developed by Intel.

The first LTE networks are to be trialled in the US and China but it will be some time before it reaches UK shores.

Compared to 3G, LTE offers a greater distance and potentially faster rates.

Nokia and its partners see LTE as the logical evolution of 3G systems. ”

Read more!

MySpace signs new TV deal

Social networking site MySpace has signed a deal to put its shows on TV.

The deal means that MySpaceTV shows such as Quarterlife, Roommates and Special Delivery will soon air on screens outside the US.

The deal was signed with the Shine Group which is run by Elizabeth Murdoch – daughter of Rupert Murdoch who owns MySpace parent News International.

The deal covers DVDs and merchandise but MySpace retains all net rights to its programmes.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7339983.stm

Google and Yahoo to share web ads!

Yahoo and Google, the world’s two biggest search engines, have announced a two-week experiment that will see them share advertising space.

During the pilot, Google will be able to place ads alongside 3% of search results on Yahoo’s website.

Analysts say the move is designed to frustrate Microsoft, which has offered to buy Yahoo for $44.6bn (£22.6bn).

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7339864.stm