October 2009

China Telecom enter call centre market with UK software

China Telecom's European arm is to resell a UK-developed call centre solution aimed at small and medium enterprises, and a Chinese language version is in...

Window 7 users struggle to boot up

Windows 7 owners are having problems installing their new operating system, especially over Vista, according to comments on Microsoft's support site.  Continue Reading

Media140: opportunities, challenges and benefits of social media

This week's Media140 conference showcased some companies that are doing interesting things with the technology - even some whose entire business model is starting to rely on it.  Continue Reading

Why democracy needs tax-free broadband

This week's c&binet talking shop where business secretary Peter Mandelson confirmed his intention to cut off illegal file-sharers also addressed the worrying decline in local ...  Continue Reading

NPfIT Lorenzo - £57,500 per user so far

The NPfIT minister Mike O'Brien revealed in a Parliamentary reply yesterday that there are 174 regular users of the Lorenzo 1 system at five NHS trusts. The Lorenzo system is supplied by services ...  Continue Reading

Digitise Your Old Vinyl

Who buys those USB turntables advertised in newspapers? Of course, that's a rhetorical question. We all know it's the same people who buy five pairs of powder blue chinos for £29.99 and a special ...  Continue Reading

Google offers comparison shopping with AdWords

Google has added a feature that lets users compare multiple relevant offers served by its AdWords advertisement engine.  Continue Reading

VOA preserves networks' advantage in rates draft

The proposed business rates on optical fibre networks for the next five years preserve the present 11% tax advantage enjoyed by large network operators over smaller ones and new entrants.  Continue Reading

Mobile market faces rocky road to growth

Consumers are likely to take advantage of aggressively-promoted new touch-screen mobile smartphones in the run-up to Christmas, analysts say.

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Twitter phishing attack disguised as BT

BT's customer services' Twitter account has been used to spread a phishing attack.  Continue Reading

Microsoft App-V Virtualisation Issues: 5x5x5

In the first of a three-part series, Greg Lambert, Technology Director, ChangeBASE AOK, looks at some of the application compatibility challenges in getting applications to work on the Microsoft ...  Continue Reading

Web learns to read Chinese, Arabic addresses

Brand owners should be aware of the imminent introduction of non-Latin characters for internet domain names both to protect their brand identities and to...

North Korea blamed for attacks on US and South Korea

North Korea was responsible for major cyber-attacks on websites in South Korea and the US, according to South Korea's spy chief.  Continue Reading

Yahoo is “boring” with “pathetic” profits, says CEO

Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz said she will increase the company's profitability, which she described as "pathetic" and said the company had "become boring".

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Facebook gets $711m damages in spam case

Facebook has been awarded $711m in damages by a court in California as a result of an anti-spam case against an online marketer.  Continue Reading

Secure cloud computing: a contradiction in terms?

Cloud computing implementation is on the rise despite any worries that security professionals may raise about the technology.  Continue Reading

How to use solid-state drives in enterprise storage

SearchStorage.co.UK helps storage pros make the most of solid-state drive technology based on vendor product plans, SSD adoption and how SSDs can address storage bottlenecks.  Continue Reading