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December 05, 2008 05 Dec'08
Cheap mobile broadband the way forward for O2

Operator following up what it calls its ‘commitment’ to offer customers value products with clear pricing
December 05, 2008 05 Dec'08
Mobile broadband prices at crossroads

As telecoms operators feel the pinch from the credit crunch, the days of cheap mobile broadband could be over. Or maybe not...
December 04, 2008 04 Dec'08
Cisco calls on Obama to prioritise broadband strategy

Cisco has called on president-elect Barack Obama's incoming administration to deliver a national broadband strategy for the US.
December 04, 2008 04 Dec'08
Biggest winners and losers of the NBN

Business analyst IBISWorld has tipped the five biggest winners and five biggest losers of a high-speed broadband network like the government's NBN.

December 03, 2008 03 Dec'08
£12bn snooping database ommitted from Queen's Speech

The Data Communications Bill was a notable omission from the Queen's Speech today whilst...
December 02, 2008 02 Dec'08
BT sees Wi-Fi traffic double in a year

BT says usage on its Wi-Fi broadband networks has doubled in a year.

BT said users of its high-speed wireless broadband clocked up twice the number...
December 02, 2008 02 Dec'08
UK firms tap into cloud computing savings

Insurance firm Kennedys and Rowanmoor Pensions are using
December 01, 2008 01 Dec'08
SMBs’ computer needs satisfied for a tenner a month

£10 a month buys a complete business productivity SaaS solution based on Open Office, a multitude of email clients and the FireFox web browser
December 01, 2008 01 Dec'08
You can make money from old mobile phones

According to a survey from a firm that buys second-hand mobile phones, about 50% of users are missing out on up to £200 in cash for old...
November 27, 2008 27 Nov'08
Cloud computing – buyer beware

Switching to the cloud computing model of buying...

November 26, 2008 26 Nov'08
Private sector should drive demand for high-speed broadband

The public sector could not and should not drive demand for high-speed...
November 25, 2008 25 Nov'08
Cisco puts the crunch on UK operations over New Year holidays

Network equipment maker Cisco will shut its US and Canadian operations for four days over New Year, and will encourage its British staff to take holiday over the same period, to help save $1bn in costs.
November 24, 2008 24 Nov'08
Mobile broadband battle muddies mobile computing buying plans

IT departments face potentially business-significant decision regarding mobile broadband technology
November 24, 2008 24 Nov'08
European datacentres running out of capacity as importance grows

Datacentres critically close to exceeding their limits yet senior management failing to understand how essential they are
November 21, 2008 21 Nov'08
Capgemini simplifies the Amazon cloud

System integrator and outsourcing supplier, Capgemini,...
November 20, 2008 20 Nov'08
Firms save up to 40% on CRM using SaaS says Gartner

Organisations are experiencing project savings of between 25% and 40% by deploying CRM applications via the software...
November 19, 2008 19 Nov'08
EDS and Cubic win back Oyster contract

Cubic Transportation Systems has won the contract for Transport for London's (TfL) Oyster system. It will sublet some of the work to EDS. The companies...
November 14, 2008 14 Nov'08
Spend on architecture, not handsets, to get ROI from Unified Comms

CIOs should buy cheap phones and concentrate on infrastructure to underpin business processes, if they want to get the most out of unified communications.
November 13, 2008 13 Nov'08
BT extends broadband base to hold 27% market share

BT grew its slice of the broadband market by a net 258,000 extra connections, taking 27% of the available market, according to BT's results for the first half of the 2009 financial year.
November 12, 2008 12 Nov'08
Dropping price controls left consumers in the dark, says PAC

The removal of price controls from telecoms has left consumers without the information they need to get the best deal, according to ministers. The...
November 12, 2008 12 Nov'08
Virgin Media to cut 2,200 jobs

Virgin Media will starting slashing 2,200 jobs from its workforce from next year to cut costs and help reduce the company's debt. The jobs to go represent...
November 10, 2008 10 Nov'08
Hand-held computers make police less efficient, say officers

Seventy percent of police officers say hand-held devices designed to cut time spent in the office have made them less efficient , according to...
November 10, 2008 10 Nov'08
Mobile messaging services to beat credit crunch

Mobile messaging services to be seen as a more efficient way to communicate than voice services
November 10, 2008 10 Nov'08
Phones 4U promises to stop breaching consumer law

Mobile phone supplier Phones 4U has promised Ofcom it will stop treating customers unfairly. The move comes eight months after Ofcom published...
November 10, 2008 10 Nov'08
Mobile operators face penalty if retailers mis-sell

Mobile network operators could face fines of up to 10% of turnover if proposals now...
November 10, 2008 10 Nov'08
Cable & Wireless bucks recession with increased sales and profits

Cable & Wireless has posted increased sales and profits for the first six months. Group revenue for the six months ended 30 September was up 5% to...
November 10, 2008 10 Nov'08
Data destroyed on lost mobile phones

UK firm Virtuity has developed technology to remotely destroy data on lost or stolen mobile phones.
November 10, 2008 10 Nov'08
HP ProCurve goes indoors for wireless connection

HP ProCurve has released a new single-radio 802.11n wireless access point, the HP ProCurve MSM410, that enables high-bandwidth applications across a network inside hotels, hospital dormitories and office environments.
November 06, 2008 06 Nov'08
Gartner symposium: BT to cut IT spending by a fifth as credit crunch bites

BT is to cut its IT spending by 20% amid growing concern over the impact of the financial downturn.
November 06, 2008 06 Nov'08
Sales up, profits flat, cash flow plunges at Cisco

Network equipment supplier Cisco...
November 05, 2008 05 Nov'08
BAA signs network services contract with Carillion

Airport company BAA has signed...
November 04, 2008 04 Nov'08
US election promises universal internet access

The US presidential election promises to open up broadband access across the US following pledgesby both candidates to giveevery citizenonline access.
November 03, 2008 03 Nov'08
BT given 'negative' credit rating

BT's profit warning last week has resulted in ratings agency Standard & Poor downgrading the company's credit rating from "stable" to "negative".
November 03, 2008 03 Nov'08
Two-thirds of firms are using cloud computing, despite risks

Two in three businesses have embraced cloud-based computing, despite awareness of security and management risks, according to a survey from Citrix.
November 03, 2008 03 Nov'08
BT shares slide 30% as global IT services arm falters

BT saw its share price slide 30% last week after posting a profits warning for the half year.

The firm will be releasing its results for the second...
October 31, 2008 31 Oct'08
Lincs boy arrested by police for allegedly surfing on neighbour’s Wi-Fi connection

Lincolnshire police have arrested a 16-year-old suspected of hacking into his next door neighbour's Wi-Fi...
October 29, 2008 29 Oct'08
Google: First Earth, now the solar system

Google is working with NASA to develop a new efficient communications system in space.

Having jointly designed the networking protocols that launched...
October 29, 2008 29 Oct'08
Computer glitches hit BBC Scotland

BBC Scotland was hit by computer problems this week that disrupted yesterday's (Tuesday) transmission of the midday radio current affairs programme.
October 29, 2008 29 Oct'08
Home wireless networks more secure than business networks

Security of home wireless networks ...
October 29, 2008 29 Oct'08
Cutting costs in downturn could open firms to security risks, warns RSA

Business should beware of using emerging technologies to cut costs in the economic downturn without considering the security implications. This warning...
October 28, 2008 28 Oct'08
Cheap RFID chips make new US passports insecure, say researchers

Researchers say it is relatively easy to clone...
October 28, 2008 28 Oct'08
Average broadband speeds rise, but don't go wireless just yet

Average broadband speeds to homes are more than twice as fast as average mobile broadband speeds, according to broadband comparison website Broadband Expert.
October 23, 2008 23 Oct'08
Astute Carillion beats CSC to submarine outsource deal

BAE Systems' submarine building division has outsourced IT services for 4,500 usersin a deal with Carillion IT Servicesworth "tens of millions" of pounds over the next five years.
October 23, 2008 23 Oct'08
Police radios to work throughout London Underground

The police are to get full Airwave digital radio coverage on the London Underground network from next spring.
October 22, 2008 22 Oct'08
Government report to champion high-speed broadband

Stephen Carter, the minister for communications, technology and broadcasting, is to publish an action plan to show how the government can promote IT and...
October 22, 2008 22 Oct'08
American Airlines sues Yahoo

Dallas-based American Airlines has filed a lawsuit against Yahoo claiming the search engine allows companies the right to use the airline's trademark for internet searches.
October 22, 2008 22 Oct'08
Mobile phones may replace Oyster cards

The Oyster card could be replaced by mobile phone and bankcard ticketing systems, Transport for London told the London Assembly yesterday.
October 21, 2008 21 Oct'08
Economic slowdown to drive low-cost network security

The economic slowdown, will drive businesses to find low-cost ways to manage secure access to their corporate networks. In his keynote presentation...
October 21, 2008 21 Oct'08
Video: Firefox goes mobile

Mozilla has announced the availability of the first alpha release of Mobile Firefox.
October 21, 2008 21 Oct'08
Web 2.0 will prosper during downturn

Web 2.0 environments will "prosper" during the...
October 20, 2008 20 Oct'08
Video: HSBC business customers can bank on Blackberry

HSBC has launched the first UK business banking service optimised for BlackBerry users.
October 20, 2008 20 Oct'08
BT offers free mobile broadband to small businesses with fixed line broadband

BT Business is offering free mobile broadband to SMEs if they sign up to a fixed line broadband package.
October 16, 2008 16 Oct'08
Telecoms convergence saves manufacturer £33 per user per month

Call analysis based on a roll out of fixed/mobile convergence at a European manufacturer has revealed that businesses could save £33 per user per month on every desk phone replaced.
October 15, 2008 15 Oct'08
UK hotels vulnerable to same Wi-Fi hack as US hotel chain

Insecure Wi-Fi systems installed at hotels across the UK could be hacked with embarrassing consequences
October 14, 2008 14 Oct'08
IT managers stay calm in recession

IT managers are calling for calm in the face of economic turmoil, according to the Chartered Management Institute.
October 14, 2008 14 Oct'08
Chatty robots on the brink of humanity

A computer program called Elbot succeeded in fooling a quarter of the people chatting with it into believing it was human during last weekend's Loebner Prize competition and came close to being the first to pass the Turing Test.
October 14, 2008 14 Oct'08
SMBs may not see cloud’s silver lining

Many SMBs seriously considering a switch to cloud computing but failing to see changes needed to obtain the rewards
October 14, 2008 14 Oct'08
Green still good for IT, if it saves money

Green IT and beating the credit crunch can go hand in hand if the right strategy is used
October 13, 2008 13 Oct'08
Britannia and Co-op in latest integration talks

Britannia building society and Co-operative Financial Services (CFS) could be the next UK financial services firms to integrate their systems.

Britannia,...
October 10, 2008 10 Oct'08
GPS tracking device for teenagers’ cars and family pets

Zoombak has introuduced a GPS tracking device the size of a matchbox.
October 10, 2008 10 Oct'08
Scots demand next-generation broadband

There is huge demand for next-generation broadband in Scotland, although like the rest of the UK there is a severe shortage of fibre connectivity to the home to allow it.
October 06, 2008 06 Oct'08
T-Mobile admits to losing 17 million German customer records

T-Mobile has admitted losing 17 million German customer records, with the records being offered online by criminals.

The records included customer...
October 06, 2008 06 Oct'08
T-Mobile and 3 to use BT’s 21CN to support mobile broadband

T-Mobile and 3 have selected BT's IP-based...
October 03, 2008 03 Oct'08
Schwarzenegger terminates RFID skimming

California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed a bill making it illegal to wirelessly hack a person's radio frequency identification technology
October 03, 2008 03 Oct'08
UK households on track for analogue switch off

A month before Selkirk in the Scottish borders becomes the first region in the UK to switch to an all digital service, the latest figures from Ofcom show that 88% of UK households have digital TV.
October 03, 2008 03 Oct'08
Royal Brompton & Harefield Trust uses Wi-Fi to mobilise patient services

The Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Trust has deployed an Alcatel-Lucent wireless local area network (Wlan) to help transform clinical care and enable total mobility of its patient services.
October 02, 2008 02 Oct'08
HSBC starts unified communications trial with Nortel

HSBC has selected a Nortel unified communications system for its London headquarters at Canary Wharf as part of a global UC pilot.
October 02, 2008 02 Oct'08
Hewlett-Packard boosts SME storage and virtualisation offering after grabbing LeftHand for £200m

Hewlett-Packard has acquired LeftHand Networks to extend its storage and virtualisation offering in the SME and branch office market segments.
September 30, 2008 30 Sep'08
New mobile broadband consortium eyes $50 bn opportunity

New category of mobile broadband devices claimed to deliver a compelling alternative to Wi-Fi
September 30, 2008 30 Sep'08
Unified Communications hype disguises real prospects

Real transformational changes may take a generation to accomplish
September 26, 2008 26 Sep'08
Visa develops mobile payments software around Google Android

Visa is developing mobile payments software for handsets running Google's Android mobile phone operating system.
September 26, 2008 26 Sep'08
Most emergency services successfully transmitting patient data to GPs

Most emergency health services are using automated electronic systems to share and transmit patient assessments to GPs.
September 25, 2008 25 Sep'08
BASF standardised on BT Global Services

German chemicals maker BASF has standardised on BT Global Services for its world-wide network needs with the signing of a contract for wide-area data network in the Asia-Pacific region.
September 25, 2008 25 Sep'08
E-mail trail leads OFT to investigate grocery price collusion

The Office of Fair Trading has confirmed it is investigating the UK's top retailers and grocery manufacturers for possible collusion on pricing.
September 23, 2008 23 Sep'08
Ofcom to let BT set own prices for fibre broadband

BT should set its own wholesale prices for broadband in an effort to speed up investment in optical fibre networks, the telecoms watchdog said today.
September 23, 2008 23 Sep'08
London remains world’s top business Wi-Fi zone

London remains the top business Wi-Fi city in the world, according to the regular survey from business Wi-Fi management firm iPass.
September 23, 2008 23 Sep'08
Google Gphone unveiled today for under £120

As reported on Computerweekly.com last week,...
September 23, 2008 23 Sep'08
Labour Conference: Broadband should be left to market, says minister

The market should be left to its own devices when it comes to investing in next generation broadband, said cabinet office minister Tom Watson, speaking at the Labour party conference yesterday.
September 22, 2008 22 Sep'08
Number of VoIP users quadruples

The number of voice over IP (VoIP) users in Europe...
September 22, 2008 22 Sep'08
Carphone Warehouse bids £450m for Tiscali UK

Carphone Warehouse ...
September 19, 2008 19 Sep'08
IT efficiency most improved by managing datacentre complexity

Energy conservation and managing total cost of power the most difficult issue for firms to resolve
September 19, 2008 19 Sep'08
Unified communications key to increased productivity

Organisations that implement a UC strategy can take advantage from new working mentality
September 18, 2008 18 Sep'08
VMWorld: Cisco switch will make virtualisation easier

Cisco claims virtualisation will become easier for network administrators in the next year when it releases its first software network switch, The...
September 17, 2008 17 Sep'08
HSBC wins first ‘excellent’ award for green datacentre

HSBC says it has achieved the UK's first "Excellent" green...
September 17, 2008 17 Sep'08
Sun unveils six-core servers to aid virtualisation and datacentre efficiency

Sun Microsystems has unveiled new six-core X64 servers to support virtualisation and aid datacentre efficiency. Sun...
September 17, 2008 17 Sep'08
Mainframe efficiency tops Tesco's Xmas list

Tesco is looking to keep a lid on its IT costs ahead of the Christmas peak by driving down its mainframe processing power utilisation, measured in mips (millions...
September 16, 2008 16 Sep'08
Government slammed for not putting public cash into next generation rural broadband

The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) has slammed the government for deciding not to plough public money into next generation broadband.
September 12, 2008 12 Sep'08
Steady as she goes, as government holds broadband on course

The government should leave the roll-out...
September 12, 2008 12 Sep'08
UK in bottom half of broadband league table

The quality of broadband connections in the UK are below the average recorded in 42 countries, a Cisco study has revealed. The networking company's...
September 12, 2008 12 Sep'08
VoIP opens doors for Yo Sushi

Yo Sushi has adopted IP telephony to save money and help keep its restaurant expansion plans on track. The restaurant...
September 12, 2008 12 Sep'08
Severn Trent uses interactive voice system to collect customer debts

Severn Trent has deployed an interactive voice messaging system from Qire to collect debts in a more efficient manner.
September 09, 2008 09 Sep'08
Outsourcing key to beating downturn

Recession begins to bite into IT departments at nearly three quarters of firms
September 09, 2008 09 Sep'08
Turquoise equity trading chooses hosted corporate network

European equity trading venue Turquoise...
September 09, 2008 09 Sep'08
Symbian maintains growing interest

Device manufacturers, software and service providers lend added support for foundation
September 08, 2008 08 Sep'08
Mobile data comes to telcos’ rescue

With sales of high-speed USB modems growing at 700%, it looks as if mobile network operators may have underestimated the demand...
September 05, 2008 05 Sep'08
Lawsuit hits Apple over iPhone 3G access

Apple and its AT&T mobile operator partner are being sued in the US for providing an overloaded and poor iPhone service.
September 04, 2008 04 Sep'08
North Yorkshire network may be role model for Europe

NYnet, a six-month-old publically-owned, privately-run communications network in North Yorkshire, could provide a blueprint for extending fast broadband...
September 04, 2008 04 Sep'08
Londoners get crime mapping website

A new website which will enable Londoners to get crime figures for their neighbourhood has been launched by Mayor of London Boris Johnson. The new...
September 04, 2008 04 Sep'08
Second Life boosts communications support for enterprises

The creators of virtual world Second Life have launched a voice and instant messaging client that enables residents to connect and communicate with contacts inside and outside their virtual world.
September 03, 2008 03 Sep'08
NFC trial: Londoners want to use their mobiles to travel and shop

O2 has announced the results of a trial which saw 500 London customers given mobile phones equipped with near field communications (NFC) technology, to make Oyster travel and Barclaycard wireless payments.