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Network hardware

• October 15, 2013 15 Oct'13

  D-Link begins fixing router backdoor

  D-Link has begun releasing security patches to close the backdoor discovered on some of its routers

• October 11, 2013 11 Oct'13

  Case study: Sky Broadband looks to scale with Cisco

  Sky Broadband ISP chooses Cisco’s new Network Convergence System (NCS) to meet the demand of its growing customer base

• October 11, 2013 11 Oct'13

  Fibre Channel vs FCoE. Fibre Channel rules. For now

  Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) and converged network adapters (CNA) offer storage and networking on one infrastructure, but what are the pros and cons of moving to FCoE?

• October 10, 2013 10 Oct'13

  BIS launches Smart Cities Forum to capitalise on the growing industry

  The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has launched an initiative to help the UK develop smart cities

• October 09, 2013 09 Oct'13

  Alcatel-Lucent to axe 10,000 staff

  The networking company’s new CEO continues his cost saving plan by wiping almost 14% of its global workforce

• October 07, 2013 07 Oct'13

  Driving Standards Agency updates WAN with MDNX

  The government agency has revamped its WAN solution to link its datacentre through the PSN network to its driving test centres across the UK

• September 30, 2013 30 Sep'13

  Europe fails to invest in downtimes

  Enterasys CEO Chris Crowell says economic downturns are the best times to invest, but with more activity in the US than Europe

• September 26, 2013 26 Sep'13

  British Gas invites startups into the connected home

  The Connected Homes division of British Gas is running a competition to attract startups to develop smart energy technology

• September 26, 2013 26 Sep'13

  What does the Public Accounts Committee want from BDUK?

  MPs slammed the BDUK broadband process for making it too easy for BT. But how to rectify the situation? We take an in-depth look at the report

• September 23, 2013 23 Sep'13

  DECC names IT suppliers for smart meter project

  The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has announced the IT suppliers that will provide the technology to underpin smart meters

• September 23, 2013 23 Sep'13

  Poundland outsources end-to-end datacentre management to NextiraOne

  Discount retailer Poundland has signed a multi-year contract with NextiraOne for complete datacentre infrastructure management

• September 20, 2013 20 Sep'13

  Virgin Media to axe 600 jobs

  Virgin Media will cut up to 600 roles as part of a restructure following its acquisition by Liberty Global, but customer-facing roles will not be affected

• September 16, 2013 16 Sep'13

  Huawei merges carrier IT services with managed network services

  Chinese networking firm Huawei is merging its IT services business into its managed network services operation

• September 13, 2013 13 Sep'13

  Huawei bets on European talent with mobile R&D

  Putting a cellular research centre in the homeland of Ericsson is a great idea for scouting talent, but will Huawei opening its doors win over the sceptics?

• September 06, 2013 06 Sep'13

  Siemon opens datacentre training and demonstration suite in the UK

  Network infrastructure specialist Siemon has launched a datacentre training and demonstration suite for its customers in Chertsey