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September 10, 2010 10 Sep'10
Competition boosts broadband uptake to seven million lines

Competition in unbundled broadband services has reached seven million lines, up from only 123,000 five years ago.
September 08, 2010 08 Sep'10
Vtesse to appeal Cornwall's choice of BT as broadband supplier

UK telecoms operator Vtesse Networks has appealed against the European Commission's decision to approve a state-aided broadband scheme in Cornwall.

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September 07, 2010 07 Sep'10
Security and connectivity main worries over smart meter project

Network security, accuracy and reliability, and first-time connectivity have emerged as energy utility executives' key concerns for the proposed £10bn national smart meter project.
September 07, 2010 07 Sep'10
Welsh village gets broadband for 10% of BT quote

Rutland Telecom is to supply a 40Mbps fibre-based broadband service for £50,000 to about 80 homes in the Welsh village of Erbistock after BT quoted £550,000 for copper-based broadband link.

September 06, 2010 06 Sep'10
Tesco Finder app reaches 1m downloads

Tesco's store and product finding iPhone application, Tesco Finder, has reached one million downloads.

The free app, which allows users to locate stores...
September 02, 2010 02 Sep'10
HP outbids Dell to buy storage company 3Par

The bidding war between HP and Dell to buy a specialist storage supplier 3Par appears to be at an end, with HP upping its bid to $2.4bn.
September 01, 2010 01 Sep'10
Stonesoft launches secure mobile authentication for Apple and Android

Network security supplier Stonesoft has made its MobileID authentication software token available for five new mobile platforms to allow access to mission-critical...
August 27, 2010 27 Aug'10
3Par bidding war hots up as HP offers $2bn

The bidding war for storage specialist 3Par became even more ferocious today as HP twice upped its offer price in an attempt to prevent Dell winning the acquisition.
August 27, 2010 27 Aug'10
HP trumps Dell again in bidding war for 3Par

HP has increased its proposal to acquire all of the outstanding shares of 3Par to $27 per share in cash, valuing the storage virtualisation company at $1.8bn.
August 27, 2010 27 Aug'10
The new future of datacentres

When Kevin Timmons, general manager of Microsoft's Data Center Services, arrived in New York on the night before his keynote address to the DatacenterDynamics New York conference, he stepped out for a bite to eat.

August 16, 2010 16 Aug'10
Google could use Paypal for Android payments

Google is reported to be in talks with Paypal about integrating the eBay-owned payment service with the search giant's Android smartphone software.

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August 16, 2010 16 Aug'10
India could get workaround to view encrypted Blackberry data

Research in Motion and the Indian government are believed to be developing a workaround to allow security agencies to read encrypted Blackberry data....
August 16, 2010 16 Aug'10
Betfair takes online gambling to the iPad

Online gambling firm Betfair has added to its portfolio of interactive betting tools with the launch of an iPad app.
August 11, 2010 11 Aug'10
Vtesse fills broadband 'not spot' in Birch Green

Broadband minister Ed Vaizey opened a fibre-to-the-cabinet project in Birch Green, Hertfordshire on Tuesday that will see some 200 homes in the former "not...
August 09, 2010 09 Aug'10
Is virtualisation ready for the SME?

Virtualisation technology has allowed large companies to slash costs without compromising their IT effectiveness. But can small businesses also benefit from the technology?
August 09, 2010 09 Aug'10
HP seeks new CEO after harassment claim topples Mark Hurd

Hewlett-Packard is searching for a new chief executive after Mark Hurd's resignation in the face of allegations of sexual harassment and false expense claims.
August 06, 2010 06 Aug'10
UK mobile users targeted by phishing e-mails

Mobile phone users in the UK are being targeted by phishing e-mails that appear to come from mobile service providers.
August 06, 2010 06 Aug'10
D-day for Saudi Blackberry users

Thousands of Blackberry users will be cut off from today if last-ditch talks between Saudi authorities and smartphone maker Research In Motion fail.
August 04, 2010 04 Aug'10
Apple iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad open to hacking, say security firms

Several IT security firms have warned that a newly discovered vulnerability in Apple's iOS, which runs the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad, could allow hackers to take control of these devices.
August 04, 2010 04 Aug'10
Businesses pay the price for poor information management

Most enterprises are not following their own advice when it comes to information management, according to Symantec's 2010 Information Management Health Check Survey.
August 02, 2010 02 Aug'10
Android sales up ninefold in Q2, but Nokia keeps shipments lead

Android is the platform to watch in the smartphone stakes, says market analyst Canalys, following the latest batch of handset makers' quarterly results.
July 30, 2010 30 Jul'10
STA Travel signs Azzurri for global wide area network

STA Travel has awarded service provider Azzurri Communications a five-year contract to provide a global wide area network (Wan).
July 22, 2010 22 Jul'10
No room for BT complacency, said chairman

BT chairman Sir Michael Rake said the previous financial year had been a "year of delivery" at the company's annual general meeting in Liverpool today.
June 25, 2010 25 Jun'10
Poor Blackberry sales knock RIM share price

News of lower than expected first quarter Blackberry sales sent shares in maker Research in Motion (RIM) down 1.8% in New York.
June 25, 2010 25 Jun'10
Oracle Q4 earnings boost investor confidence

Oracle has announced that revenues for its fourth quarter, ending 31 May, were up 39% to $9.5bn (£6.4bn) and earnings of 46 cents a share, up 24% compared with the same period a year ago.
June 24, 2010 24 Jun'10
Malaysia Airlines harnesses iPad and iPhone functionality

The Asian carrier Malaysia Airlines is using functionality based on Apple's iPad and iPhone to boost self-service, as well as revenue.
June 24, 2010 24 Jun'10
Net neutrality: Ofcom asks for comment on traffic blocking and choking

Communications regulator Ofcom is asking for comment on internet traffic management practices - or net neutrality - just as mobile network operator O2's plan to cap data traffic on its network comes into force.
June 24, 2010 24 Jun'10
Video: Droid X takes shine off iPhone 4

While people are queuing up today to buy Apple's latest baby, Google, Motorola and Verizon have launched Droid x, their iPhone 4 killer, which offers a 4.3 inch 854 x 480 resolution screen and voice recognition.
June 23, 2010 23 Jun'10
Apple sells three million iPads in 80 days

Apple claims to have sold three million iPads in the 80 days since the device was launched on 3 April.
June 22, 2010 22 Jun'10
Royal Mail donates 3,000 computers to Computer Aid

The Royal Mail is donating 3,000 used computers to IT charity Computer Aid International to be sent to disadvantaged children in remote areas of Chile.
June 17, 2010 17 Jun'10
Twitter warns of more disruptions during World Cup

Twitter's outages at the start of the week ...
June 07, 2010 07 Jun'10
Nokia to launch full qwerty phone for £109 next week

Nokia's latest full qwerty phone, the C3, will be available exclusively from the Nokia UK online shop from 18 June for £109, sim-free.
June 04, 2010 04 Jun'10
Union ultimatum as BT staff move on with strike ballot

Over 50,000 workers at BT will now be balloted for strike action after the Communication Workers Union expressed disappointment that BT will not improve its offer of a 2% pay increase.
June 04, 2010 04 Jun'10
Apple retains the best supply chain

A report by AMR Research has named Apple as the company with the best supply chain processess for the third year running.
June 03, 2010 03 Jun'10
Apple CEO Steve Jobs says Windows in permanent decline

Apple chief executive Steve Jobs has predicted that personal computers running Microsoft's Windows operating system are in a permanent decline.
June 01, 2010 01 Jun'10
Intel announces new Atom processors for tablets and netbooks

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May 20, 2010 20 May'10
Mobility and sustainability dominate SAP vision

SAP's new leaders have detailed various aspects of their product strategy at the software maker's annual customer and partner conference, making commitments to real-time analytics, mobility and sustainability, but did they go far enough?
May 20, 2010 20 May'10
How BMW virtualised with SuSE Linux and Xen

BMW is using the Xen para virtualisation tool in SuSE Linux Enterprise Server to run test and development production systems.
May 19, 2010 19 May'10
HP server sales in double figures in Q2

IT bellwether HP has reported double-digit PC and server sales in its second quarter of 2010, but its services business lagged behind.
May 19, 2010 19 May'10
Google Android overtakes Windows Mobile

Google's Android smartphone operating system has moved up the rankings to fourth place, ahead of Microsoft's Windows Mobile and Linux, in the first quarter of 2010, according to research firm Gartner.
May 11, 2010 11 May'10
Joint Orange-T-Mobile firm promises Everything Everywhere

Deutsche Telekom and France Telecom have unveiled Everything Everywhere (E2), the new name for their combined UK mobile operators, Orange and T-mobile. The...
May 10, 2010 10 May'10
BT to get back on broadband wagon

BT, the UK's largest network operator, is expected to reveal plans to extend its broadband service to two-thirds of UK homes when it announces its annual results this week.
May 06, 2010 06 May'10
Case study: London United Busways cuts server contract costs

London United Busways has reduced its server contract costs by £800 a year by moving from a "four-hour replacement" service to a "next business day" service.
May 05, 2010 05 May'10
Intel targets smartphones and tablets with Moorestown chips

Intel has released a new chipset designed to grab a greater share of the handheld device market dominated by UK-headquartered rival Arm Holdings.
April 27, 2010 27 Apr'10
Interview: Government CIO John Suffolk explains case for radical datacentre downsize

The UK government's IT strategy document was published in January this year by the Cabinet Office. In it, UK government CIO John Suffolk laid out the vision...
April 27, 2010 27 Apr'10
Blackberry CRM app frees Ridgid sales staff from laptops

Ridgid, a division of the $22bn diversified US manufacturing group Emerson, has developed a Blackberry-based customer relationship management system that frees its sales force from the tyranny of laptops on the road.
April 22, 2010 22 Apr'10
Inmarsat to launch €600m satellite for high-speed mobile comms

Europe will launch an innovative telecoms satellite in 2012 to provide mobile users with high-speed data and voice communications in remote parts of Europe,...
April 22, 2010 22 Apr'10
Infosecurity Europe 2010: PwC warns business vulnerability to cyber attack greater than ever

Cloud computing and social networking are among the trends that have increased the vulnerability of UK organisations to cyber attack, a survey has found....
April 21, 2010 21 Apr'10
BT loses bid for retrospective cuts to mobile operators' connection charges

The court of appeal has rejected BT's application for retrospective cuts to charges by mobile operators to connect calls to their networks to win back hundreds...
April 20, 2010 20 Apr'10
Malicious activity in emerging regions a threat to all business, says Symantec

Businesses need to take note of the increase in malicious cyber activity in emerging countries, particularly those offshore and outsourced operations, says Symantec.