Google Apps for the Government

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Google has recently developed Google Apps – for the Government. It has also announced that it has been awarded Federal Information Security (FISMA) Certification.

Google currently offers Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Docs, Google Sites and Video for government use which it charges $50 a year, per user to use. It comes with heightened security levels and their data is stored on a completely seperate server to Google’s commercial customers.

Government agencies are obviously more concerned about their level of security and Google is proud to be the first cloud platform that has federal security.

Google hopes to make the Apps appropriate for all Government agencies and prides itself on its affordability. The company has over 100 federal agencies using its apps as well as other governmental agencies at different levels.


28 July 2010 | Katy Brennan | Uncategorized | No Comment | Read More

Amazon faces problems.

Amazon’s Kindle has sold out and they don’t know when it’s going to be back in stock.
Foxconn manufactures the Kindle for Amazon but also the iPad and iPhone 4 for Apple which may explain the company failing to meet customer demand. The iPad sold over 1 million devices in the first 28 days and, more importantly, the eBook sold over 1.5 million downloads from the iBookstore.
Amazon responded to this by dropping the price of the Kindle from $259 to $189. This may have caused the rapid sellout seen as orders have tripled since the change in price.
The future of the Kindle may be uncertain with the suppliers having higher priorities from the much larger company Apple, which leaves Amazon with no fixed date for the return of the Kindle.


28 July 2010 | Katy Brennan | Uncategorized | No Comment | Read More

Round Up of the Week

So it’s Friday, and for those followers who don’t know, we like to do a post rounding up things Decode Studios have been up to and what we have found interesting while surfing the World Wide Web.

Japan have been making head way in the fight to preserve energy and have come up with an innovative idea for their train systems. They are testing an experimental way of making electricty while people are walking through the ticket gates.SOURCE
Babies pick up their parents’ accents in the womb and come out crying in their native dialect. SOURCE

Watermelon is more effecient at rehydrating the body than water, it contains 90% water and vital rehydrating salts. SOURCE

For the budding artist I found this good site that tutors people on how to draw manga. How to Draw Manga.

I was looking for interesting photos and I found them here Amazing Pictures

If you’re feeling particularly gloomy and think you’ve had  a bad day fml.com is sure to bring a smile (or smirk) to your face. Remember there’s always someone worse off!

And for the more optimistic of us there’s givesmehope.com which is certain to leave you with that warm, fuzzy feeling inside.

In the office we have found out some interesting things too. Although the iPad may be glossy and shiny, the Mac we got to develop for it is beyond useless and causing a lot of stress for our director. We also had a heated debate about the difference between a fishcake and a rissel – we are true professionals!


23 July 2010 | Katy Brennan | Uncategorized | No Comment | Read More