Schools across Scotland are to be given access to a dedicated learning network that will allow pupils to take lessons online, collaborate on projects and send and receive e-mail via a secure intranet.
Brodies, one of Scotland's largest law firms, has completed a major IT project to bolster its network infrastructure and document management system to cope with a rise in e-mail traffic and document sizes.
Some companies are investing in secure FTP suites to give employees and business partners the ability to transfer large files such as large documents, audio, video and photos.