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August 20, 2008 20 Aug'08
British Olympic success puts strain on bandwidth

Britain's success at the Olympic Games is definitely hitting company bandwidth for business-to-business applications as employees log on to get the latest results.
August 20, 2008 20 Aug'08
Telstra's portable WLAN tested

If your business needs to set up temporary offices, but needs broadband on-site, a new gateway product could be for you. Ian Yates puts it through its paces.
August 19, 2008 19 Aug'08
Homeserve switches to O2 for VPN links

Homeserve, a home emergency insurance supplier, is to switch some 4,000 voice and mobile data connections to O2 from incumbent providers Orange and Vodafone.
August 19, 2008 19 Aug'08
Inmarsat completes global satellite broadband network

Inmarsat has completed its broadband satellite network with the launch of the third Inmarsat-4 satellite.

August 15, 2008 15 Aug'08
Latest Heathrow computer fault disrupts thousands

A failure in the computer network at Heathrow airport's terminal 3 yesterday disrupted flights for thousands of passengers. Two flights were cancelled,...
August 14, 2008 14 Aug'08
RIM to launch Blackberry Bold

Orange will be the first mobile operator to offer Research in Motion's (RIM) Blackberry...
August 14, 2008 14 Aug'08
Mobile broadband demand soaring, says Ofcom

Demand for mobile broadband connections is skyrocketing, an Ofcom report revealed today.
August 14, 2008 14 Aug'08
Gartner: wireless corporate IT arrives

Within two to five years, businesses will be able to give users a single wireless computing device that they can carry everywhere to access corporate IT,...
August 12, 2008 12 Aug'08
Lack of mobile device encryption placing firms at risk

Four-fifths of firms have sensitive business information on their mobile devices, but barely 25% use encryption
August 12, 2008 12 Aug'08
Government snooping doubles

Government requests to intercept private communications more than doubled last year, a parliamentary...

August 12, 2008 12 Aug'08
Telcos should seek new deal on value added services, says Gartner

Telecommunications carriers need to start selling value-added services or watch their margins and markets disappear, market analyst Gartner says.
August 05, 2008 05 Aug'08
British Energy: how to build a secure government network on the cheap

British Energy has demonstrated...
August 05, 2008 05 Aug'08
Linux to claw lion’s share of mobile Internet

Growth of Moblin, LiMo and Maemo will enable Linux to wrest control of the Mobile Internet Device market
August 05, 2008 05 Aug'08
LiMo drives ahead of Android

New mobile consortium steals a march on rival with delivery of new handsets
August 04, 2008 04 Aug'08
Wi-Fi networks catch autoimmune disease, lock out legitimate users

Wi-Fi networks can be persuaded to lock out their legitimate users by an "autoimmune disorder" attack, researchers at the Defcon-16 security conference will show this week.
July 31, 2008 31 Jul'08
Oyster security breach could mean major headache for other MiFare users

The recent court victory by Dutch academics, which allows them to publish...
July 30, 2008 30 Jul'08
Trinity Mirror group migrates to blade servers

Publisher Trinity Mirror group has migrated to blade servers following the upgrade of its publishing infrastructure for three newspapers.

The company...
July 29, 2008 29 Jul'08
HP, Yahoo and Intel partner on cloud computing

Hewlett-Packard, Intel and Yahoo have developed a global testbed to help businesses, government, academia and the IT industry develop and use cloud-based...
July 29, 2008 29 Jul'08
BT boosts voice and web integration with Ribbit acquisition

Software developers who need to integrate voice with web applications might welcome BT's £52.5m acquisition of Ribbit...
July 28, 2008 28 Jul'08
Unified comms key to growth

More than half UK companies with a unified communications ...
July 28, 2008 28 Jul'08
It's good to talk, but not for one in four

One in four people spend more time e-mailing or on mobile phones than talking face to face, according to a report ...
July 24, 2008 24 Jul'08
Vodafone shares slide on sales warning

Vodafone shares took a slide following an earnings warning by the world's largest mobile operator.
July 22, 2008 22 Jul'08
Rapid mobile broadband growth spurred by price cutting

Forecasts indicating that mobile data usage will increase to over 1 Exabyte likley to be somewhat of an underestimate
July 21, 2008 21 Jul'08
BT to outsource £1bn of business to Indian partner

BT Group is to spend more than £1bn over the next five years with Tech Mahindra, the specialist Indian telecommunications outsourcing company in which BT plc has a minority interest.
July 21, 2008 21 Jul'08
Business-class WiMAX will test fixed and mobile broadband operators

WiMAX's increasing popularity among business users fuelling need for operators to round out service options
July 21, 2008 21 Jul'08
iPhone sales hit one million in first week

Apple has said that it has sold a million 3G iPhones within three days...
July 18, 2008 18 Jul'08
What will be the impact of BT's fibre optic network?

Anew national fibre optic network could fuel demand for bandwidth-hungry applications such as videoconferencing ,...
July 18, 2008 18 Jul'08
Young British explorers use GIS to map Himalayas

A group of young British explorers are to use a satellite mapping system on their month-long trip to the Himalayas.

The 38 students, aged 16-20, are...
July 16, 2008 16 Jul'08
BT to work with councils on £1.5bn fast broadband roll-out

BT is to work with the government and local authorities on the roll out plan for its £1.5bn fibre network, which promises to deliver connection speeds of 40mbps to domestic internet users.
July 16, 2008 16 Jul'08
Lenovo, Vodafone and Ericsson bring down cost of integrated laptop mobile broadband

Lenovo, Vodafone and Ericsson have joined forces to lower the cost of integrated mobile broadband
July 16, 2008 16 Jul'08
iPhone and Android steer wireless industry shake up

Google and Apple may co-operate to change face of mobile telecoms says analyst
July 15, 2008 15 Jul'08
Mobile WiMAX take-up boosted by falling chipset prices

Falling WiMAX chipset prices could be critical for inclusion of the technology in smaller mobile devices
July 15, 2008 15 Jul'08
BT ploughs £1.5bn into fibre broadband services for 10m homes

BT plans to invest £1.5bn to deliver high-speed fibre...
July 14, 2008 14 Jul'08
Global bandwidth famine to impact all internet users

Demand for Internet bandwidth will more than double in two years and grow by an order of magnitude in five years
July 14, 2008 14 Jul'08
Rural broadband customers to be offered 400mbps

Rural telcos are being offered a new broadband technology that can give their customers access speeds of up to 400mbps.

The new technology is called...
July 14, 2008 14 Jul'08
BT to deploy cost-saving Cisco router as part of network contracts

BT Global Services will use the new Cisco ASR 1000 Series aggregation services routers in future networking contracts to ease deployments and save customers money.
July 14, 2008 14 Jul'08
BA's iPhone app could be rolled out to other devices

A program for the Apple iPhone ...
July 11, 2008 11 Jul'08
ntl:Telewest offers DSL bandwidth guarantee

DSL broadband service provider ntl:Telewest is offering businesses a way to improve the quality of their network connection, which it says would make DSL more practical for corporate use.
July 11, 2008 11 Jul'08
Oracle and Salesforce develop iPhone business apps

Apple has opened AppStore , the online shop for buying iPhone applications. Users running...
July 11, 2008 11 Jul'08
Queues form early for iPhone 3G

Queues began forming early this morning to get their hands on Apple's new iPhone 3G, which ships in the UK today. But with limited...
July 09, 2008 09 Jul'08
Firms pay different prices for same VPN services, study finds

Companies that use global virtual and dedicated private networks are battling to get best value for money in the face of widely differing prices for the same services, a study has revealed.
July 08, 2008 08 Jul'08
Siemens to axe 12,600 jobs worldwide

Siemens is slashing 12,600 jobs from its global workforce as it seeks to cut £1bn from its costs by 2010 in response to the economic downturn.
July 08, 2008 08 Jul'08
Exeter University upgrades network in bid to join top 10

The University of Exeter is upgrading its network as part of its attempt to become a top ten UK university.

The new 10,000 port network being built...
July 07, 2008 07 Jul'08
Firms offered free 3G iPhones from 11 July

Businesses are being offered the Apple iPhone for free when it launches as a 3G device this Friday (11 July). The new...
July 04, 2008 04 Jul'08
REVIEW: Using a mobile phone as a modem

Telstra is promoting use of mobile phones as wireless broadband modems, for those times when you need to get online but don't need to invest in a dedicated device. Ian Yates puts the proposition to the test.
July 02, 2008 02 Jul'08
Netgear embraces open source

Netgear is supporting the open source developer community with the introduction of its WGR614L wireless-G router.
July 02, 2008 02 Jul'08
CfBT picks Thus for global managed IP network

Education charity CfBT Education Trust is to use a fully managed internet protocol virtual private network (IPVPN) to connect 30 UK and 150 worldwide sites.
July 01, 2008 01 Jul'08
Messaging roaming price cuts imminent

Failure to heed EU Commissioner's warning operators that price cust woudl follock lack of credible data roaming tariffs
June 30, 2008 30 Jun'08
T-mobile switches HSDPA on for London

From 1 July, T-Mobile will be the first operator to deploy HSUPA technology on a nationwide basis - meaning users across the UK will be able to upload documents, photos and videos at speeds of up to 1.4mbps.
June 25, 2008 25 Jun'08
Mobile web users to top 1.7 bn by 2013

High-bandwidth networks and Web 2.0 collaborative business applications will ramp up mobile Internet services
June 24, 2008 24 Jun'08
Unified Communications benefits threatened by skills gap

Questions as to whether there is a sufficiently trained workforce to facilitate a UC boom
June 23, 2008 23 Jun'08
Glasgow subway to get Airwave mobile comms network

Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) has awarded Airwave a £4.2m contract to install its mobile comms network throughout the Glasgow subway system.
June 23, 2008 23 Jun'08
Network Rail pilots 'intelligent infrastructure'

Network Rail IT bosses plan to test a network of sensors that will predict when rail equipment needs maintenance as part of a programme to cut the company's costs by a fifth by 2014.
June 23, 2008 23 Jun'08
Verisign beefs up internet reliability with new centres in Paris and Brussels

Verisign, which manages the domain name servers for the .com and .net internet domains, this week opened new points of presence in Paris and Brussels that will give some 32 million internet users a faster, more reliable and more secure online ...
June 19, 2008 19 Jun'08
Airlines could use mobile phones to cut costs

The airline industry could save £300m a year using passengers' mobile phones
June 18, 2008 18 Jun'08
IT managers doubt iPhone is ready for business

IT managers will not be making friends with fashion-conscious staff any time soon. A straw poll by Computer Weekly has shown that many...
June 16, 2008 16 Jun'08
Agilent unveils four new testing systems for triple play services

Agilent Technologies is launching four new test measurement systems for triple-play multimedia services.

Agilent's N2X Multiplay Test Solution combines...
June 13, 2008 13 Jun'08
Abbey completes Partenon core project

Abbey has completed a project to replace 30-year-old legacy systems with Banco Satander's global banking platform three years after Banco Santander's £8bn acquistion of Abbey.
June 10, 2008 10 Jun'08
Apple's iPhone to the Enterprise

The new iPhone 3G offers 3G networking, built-in GPS, and iPhone 2.0 software that supports Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync and can run third-party applications built with the iPhone SDK.
June 06, 2008 06 Jun'08
Broadcom founder charged with drug offences

The co-founder and former chief financial officer of wireless chip manufacturer Broadcom have been charged with selling drugs.
June 04, 2008 04 Jun'08
Analyst reviews opinion of use of embedded 3G in notebooks

New pricing plans and wireless WAN (WWAN) technology evolution are forcing changes in strategy
June 03, 2008 03 Jun'08
Smartphones becoming an increased security risk

94% of IT managers surveyed at InfoSecurity Europe regard smartphones as a growing problem
June 02, 2008 02 Jun'08
Smartphones the clear choice of mobile productivity tool

Devices' prospects boosted by established and successful channels of distribution and less than expected pricing
June 02, 2008 02 Jun'08
Connectivity problems not enough to make SMBs switch Internet

Even though most SMBs have embraced the internet as an integral part of business strategy in the last five years, they are often let down by service providers
May 30, 2008 30 May'08
Tesco’s IT strategy to support international expansion

Tesco plans to centralise IT applications across its stores worldwide, after signing a £100m network and voice contract to support its overseas expansion programme.
May 30, 2008 30 May'08
London Stock Exchange hosts investment firms' infrastructure

The London Stock Exchange is offering to host investment firms' trading systems on its datacentre
May 28, 2008 28 May'08
High-bandwidth networks drive mobile Internet take up

3G network deployments have contributed to a sharp uptake in cellular modem adoption to provide wireless connectivity to laptops, UMPCs and desktop computers
May 27, 2008 27 May'08
BT wireless broadband users ‘open to hackers’, Telegraph reports

BT wireless internet users are open to hackers, reports the...
May 23, 2008 23 May'08
Qualcomm makes femtocell investment in ip.access

Qualcomm, the 3G chipset company, is the latest company to invest in UK mobile femtocell specialist, ip.access.
May 22, 2008 22 May'08
Rural broadband subscribers outstrip urban neighbours says Ofcom

Rural areas of the UK are better connected to broadband than their urban neighbours, a new Ofcom report says.
May 20, 2008 20 May'08
Wood chips and methane power greener data centres

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cliff.saran@rbi.co.uk

Innovative IT departments are turning to environmentally friendly technology such as wood chips and methane...
May 20, 2008 20 May'08
In-building wireless systems have sound foundation

In-building wireless systems that provide cellular coverage and capacity indoors will experience steady growth over the next five years
May 20, 2008 20 May'08
Mobile broadband to drive $850m investment in FMG and 4G

Ever-increasing demands on 3G networks will only be addressed by 4G networks and the use of fixed-mobile convergence (FMC)
May 20, 2008 20 May'08
Dark fibre grows across Europe

New European study reaffirms the continued expansion of dark fibre in Europe, with steady growth averaging at 8% per annum
May 19, 2008 19 May'08
Midlands bus passengers get free Wi-Fi

A Midlands bus company is offering free Wi-Fi to passengers on some of its buses.
May 14, 2008 14 May'08
24/7-connected workers forcing change in company culture

Despite being constantly connected, only 35% of workers feel having communication tools help them, whilst 21% actually thought they make their lives more difficult
May 14, 2008 14 May'08
Lack of bandwidth and huge traffic threatens to engulf companies

As storage, green technologies and compliance compete for budget, a significant proportion of companies believe their bandwidth requirements will double within five years
May 13, 2008 13 May'08
BT and O2 join forces to improve mobile broadband

BT's 21CN to allow O2 to offer effective mobile broadband services that will be increasingly in demand
May 13, 2008 13 May'08
Mobile data and managed mobility services take off

Top three budget priorities for CIOs at large enterprises are mobile data, IP convergence, and overall cost management.
May 13, 2008 13 May'08
Vodafone broadens and simplifies mobile broadband

Beginning in June 2008, mobile broadband network will cover major cities and other key urban areas plus firm will typical download task times at point of sale
May 13, 2008 13 May'08
Ensuring the trust fabric of the knowledge capital society

As networks evolve, traditional views about security must change, creating new security paradigms that protect not only the integrity of knowledge capital but also the reputation and privacy of its users.
May 12, 2008 12 May'08
SMBs need to adopt technology that bolsters flexibility

Even though absence could be costing SMBs up to £25,000 per annum, firms express wish for staff to work flexibly
May 12, 2008 12 May'08
Broadband users will leave ISPs that adopt Phorm advertising system

The majority of broadband users would leave their ISP if it adopted the controversial Phorm targeted advertising system, a study has revealed.
May 12, 2008 12 May'08
UK shines in European IT and communications market

IT growth outpaces telecoms in generally sluggish market
May 09, 2008 09 May'08
EDF Energy cuts costs with mobile routing

EDF Energy is to cut maintenance costs by deploying mobile routing technology to monitor the performance of 400 electricity substations across South East England.
May 08, 2008 08 May'08
Mobile telematics to embrace 200 million machines by 2012

Analyst Berg Insight says 186 million machines will be connected to mobile networks by 2012...
May 08, 2008 08 May'08
Bournemouth to get fibre broadband via sewers

Bournemouth will begin the deployment of a fibre network within the next six months, bringing next-generation broadband and connectivity to all homes and businesses in the town.
May 07, 2008 07 May'08
Darlington Building Society optimises apps over Wan

Darlington Building Society has accelerated the performance of its business applications by as much as 2,000% by optimising a Wan set-up.
May 07, 2008 07 May'08
Millions of DSL broadband subscribers to switch to Wimax

Up to 12% of the world's DSL broadband subscribers will transfer to fixed Wimax connections by 2013, according to Juniper Research.
May 06, 2008 06 May'08
Office of Government Commerce starts £690m public sector mobile services procurement process

The Office of Government Commerce's (OGC) Buying Solutions division has invited tenders for public sector mobile service deals worth £690m.
May 06, 2008 06 May'08
EMC announces latest automated network change platform

EMC has announced its latest platform for automated network change and configuration management.
May 06, 2008 06 May'08
Nearly 200m machines connected to mobile networks by 2012

M2M connections to grow from 37.5 million in 2007 to 186 million connections by 2012
May 06, 2008 06 May'08
Clear differences between leading players in WAN services market

COLT , Orange Business Services, and Verizon Business lead the pack with the best overall combination.
May 01, 2008 01 May'08
Adobe launches Open Screen Project to deliver feature-rich content to any device

Adobe Systems has launched the Open Screen Project to support the delivery of feature-rich content on TV and mobile screens.
April 25, 2008 25 Apr'08
Unified comms projects should focus on business agility, not reducing costs, says Gartner

Company unified communications (UC) projects should focus on increasing business agility, rather than reducing costs, says analyst Gartner.
April 25, 2008 25 Apr'08
SME decision-makers pay too much for mobile communications

Research commissioned by T-Mobile reveals 60% of small business senior decision makers spend a minimum of five hours a week out of the office, but many are paying too much for their mobile communications.
April 24, 2008 24 Apr'08
Faster bank payments ready to roll

From May, businesses will be able to have UK internet, telephone banking and standing order payments cleared in as little as 15 seconds instead of three days.
April 23, 2008 23 Apr'08
Enterprise data warehouses replace data marts

Businesses are replacing departmental databases - known as data marts - with enterprise data warehouses designed to pool information across the company.
April 23, 2008 23 Apr'08
Hosted IP Centrex services continue steady growth

Seats in service will reach 6.5 million in the US and 14.1 million worldwide by 2012
April 23, 2008 23 Apr'08
21CN broadband launches but businesses still face wait for fast broadband

BT launches its 24Mbit broadband service over its 21st century network (21CN) next week, but small businesses will...