News
Internet infrastructure
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June 18, 2012
18
Jun'12
Ofcom announces leased line consultation
Telecoms regulator Ofcom proposes regulation for 1Gbps connections but takes lighter approach to BT wholesale broadband pricing in London
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June 15, 2012
15
Jun'12
Cumbria votes against broadband proposals from BT and Fujitsu
Cumbria County Council turns down bids from BT and Fujitsu, claiming they don’t fulfil the full requirements for superfast broadband in the area
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June 13, 2012
13
Jun'12
ICANN reveals bidders for top level domain names
The internet organisation names the companies bidding for 1,930 new domains for websites
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June 06, 2012
06
Jun'12
Top 10 tips for IPv6 security
Many organisations are being misled about the complexities surrounding IPv6 security, according to security firm Stonesoft
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May 31, 2012
31
May'12
BT kills broadband roll-out in London borough
Kensington and Chelsea turn down the offer of fibre broadband to keep its ‘historic streetscapes’ intact
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May 29, 2012
29
May'12
BT helps itself to Home Hubs for public Wi-Fi
A feature of BT's routers called Fon gives away a percentage of bandwidth from home-based Wi-Fi to passers-by, often without user consent.
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May 21, 2012
21
May'12
Google Chrome overtakes Internet Explorer
Google Chrome has finally overtaken Microsoft's Internet Explorer as the most popular Web browser, according to web metrics firm Statcounter.
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May 14, 2012
14
May'12
Legislators need to get a grip on ISP speed
It is time for the rules to get tough on ISPs and their broadband speed advertising
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May 10, 2012
10
May'12
BT revenues fail to impress
BT today revealed its results for the fourth quarter of its fiscal year, showing a number of its divisions with falling incomes
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April 25, 2012
25
Apr'12
Infosec 2012: Internet security body to tackle SSL problems
The Trustworthy Internet Movement (TIM) is to tackle implementation and governance internet communication protocol (SSL) as its first project.
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March 23, 2012
23
Mar'12
Google Chrome more popular than Microsoft Internet Explorer
Google Chrome use overtook Microsoft Internet Explorer last weekend, according to figures from web analytics company StatCounter
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February 27, 2012
27
Feb'12
WAN optimisation: improving the performance of business applications
How can WAN optimisation support IT consumerisation and cloud computing?
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February 21, 2012
21
Feb'12
Google bypassed IE too, says Microsoft
Microsoft has accused Google of bypassing the privacy settings of Internet Explorer users after Safari faux pas
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January 23, 2012
23
Jan'12
Advocacy group La Quadrature du Net rallies opposition to ACTA
As controversial anti-piracy legislation stalls in the US, a European group of free internet supporters, La Quadrature du Net, calls for a halt to similar legislation in the European Union.
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January 16, 2012
16
Jan'12
Rupert Murdoch attacks Barack Obama over online piracy legislation
News Corp chief Rupert Murdoch has accused Barack Obama's administration of siding with "Silicon Valley paymasters" as two anti-piracy bills go through US Congress.
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January 09, 2012
09
Jan'12
Tim Berners-Lee supports campaign against US PIPA and SOPA
Father of the web Berner-Lee, latest to support senator Ron Wyden's initiative against PIPA and SOPA.
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January 09, 2012
09
Jan'12
Olympics resale site still offline after two days
The Olympics tickets resale site has been offline for more than two days, after tens of thousands of people clamoured online buy unwanted tickets on 6 January.
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December 06, 2011
06
Dec'11
Google chairman Eric Schmidt meets EC competition chief ahead of charges
Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt has met Europe's competition commissioner amid reports the European Commission (EC) is preparing a 400-page document outlining Google's alleged anti-competitive practices.
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November 16, 2011
16
Nov'11
Computer Weekly wins digital publishing award
Computer Weekly has won a prestigious publishing industry award for the product development of the year.
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November 03, 2011
03
Nov'11
US and EU hold first joint cybersecurity exercise
The US and EU are holding their first joint cybersecurity exercise in Brussels on 3 November 2011, involving more than 20 EU member states and supported by the EU's cybersecurity agency Enisa and the US Department of Homeland Security.
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November 01, 2011
01
Nov'11
MoD calls on academics, industry and inventors to pitch cyber security ideas
The Ministry of Defence is calling for innovative solutions from academia and industry to protect and secure UK interests in cyberspace.
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October 31, 2011
31
Oct'11
Barclays customers unable to log into online bank accounts
Barclays has confirmed some customers are unable to log into online bank accounts and are experiencing slow response times
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February 09, 2011
09
Feb'11
IT managers find Internet Explorer 9 fails to render websites and web applications
With the development of Internet Explorer 9.0 near completion, ComputerWeekly.com has learned that thousands of sites and applications are incompatible with the new browser and its immediate predecessor.
