August 2008

Fight looms for high speed wireless frequencies

Are we about to see a repeat of the feeding frenzy for 3G licences that cost network operators £22.5bn, hamstrung a fast roll-out of the new technology, and kept mobile calls costs h  Continue Reading

Infosys buys UK-based Axon in £400m deal

Indian IT outsourcing company Infosys ...  Continue Reading

Police get access to children’s database

The Government has made the £40m ContactPoint children's database available to the police.  Continue Reading

What are the components of a UC solution?

When does VoIP tip over to become UC? Blair Pheasant explains the components that comprise UC.  Continue Reading

If you only watch one web video from the Olympics make it this one!

London 2012 will be fantastic, we are all excited about welcoming the world to this great capital.  It will be the 'fun' Olympics. On Sunday evening in Beijing our new Mayor, Boris Johnson made a ...  Continue Reading

Intel IDF update

Intel has unveiled faster server processors and a roadmap for its multi-core processors, which it said could boost the performance of the PC's memory architecture...

Use all the numbers to reconstruct the sum

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Councils opposed to sale of electoral roll to junk mail firms

A survey of councils by the Local Government Association (LGA), shows overwhelming support for a change in the law to ban junk mail companies from gaining...  Continue Reading

Meet the new loss, same as the old loss

Another day, another data loss, and another struggle for an original headline. However, the RBS / NatWest / Amex loss of 1m sets of personal information isn't as straightforward as it might at ...  Continue Reading

Brazilian charged for leasing out PC botnet to attackers

Brazilian authorities have charged a man for allegedly selling access to a 100,000-PC botnet of zombie computers.

The authorities have charged Abreu...

Educated people more likely to have internet access in their home, says ONS

Educated people are more likely to have internet access in their home, says the Office for National Statistics.  Continue Reading

Personal details of more than one million bank customers exposed

The personal bank details of more than one million people have been found on a computer sold on eBay last week. The data included bank account information, mobile phone numbers, dates of birth, e-mail addresses and signatures of customers of the ...  Continue Reading

Popularity of IT integration and service oriented architecture waning

People, particularly on the industry side, often talk about the benefits of integrating IT systems: the nirvana of so-called end-to-end business processes....  Continue Reading

Virtual reality helps stroke victims

Patients who need physiotherapy following a stroke or accident could soon be put through their paces in a virtual reality environment.  Continue Reading

Mid-level IT pay soars as offshoring grows

Offshoring and the drop in IT graduates has led to huge pay increases for mid-level IT staff, according to research.  Continue Reading

Best Western Hotel chain hacked

The Best Western Hotel chain has launched an investigation after hackers stole the personal data of guests.  Continue Reading

Handset makers court software developers to secure enterprise markets

As businesses get to grips with mobile phones for enterprise computing, the fragmented handset market is likely to consolidate. The big question is who will...  Continue Reading