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• August 01, 2011 01 Aug'11

  CIO interview: Michael Foster, European vice-president of IT, FedEx Express

  What role should IT play in business? This is the question Michael Foster, vice-president of IT at Fedex Europe, tackles at the global courier. Cliff Saran reports.

• July 29, 2011 29 Jul'11

  Apple and Samsung overtake Nokia as worldwide smartphone shipments grow 76%

  Nokia's woes continue as Apple and Samsung overtake the Finnish giant to become the largest global smartphone manufacturers, according to analyst figures.

• July 29, 2011 29 Jul'11

  BSkyB wins 174,000 new broadband subscribers

  BSkyB has reported a surge in its broadband business in yearly results, taking its subscriber base to 711,000.

• July 28, 2011 28 Jul'11

  KLM deploys RightNow natural language search for mobile website

  KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has rolled out software-as-a-service provider RightNow's CX Intent Guide on its mobile website.

• July 27, 2011 27 Jul'11

  Virgin Media sees small drop in business sales, and loses 18,000 broadband users

  Cable telecoms supplier Virgin Media has reported a small drop in business revenue for its second quarter, while the firm also revealed it has lost 18,000 broadband users...

• July 26, 2011 26 Jul'11

  UK fails to make world’s top 10 high-speed broadband countries - but Ireland scrapes in

  The UK has failed to make it into the top 10 countries with the highest average broadband speed, but neighbouring Ireland scrapes in...

• July 25, 2011 25 Jul'11

  Virgin Media trials 1.5Gbps broadband at London's Silicon Roundabout

  Virgin Media has rolled out broadband speeds of up to 1.5Gbps as part of a trial for businesses in the "Silicon Roundabout" area of London...

• July 22, 2011 22 Jul'11

  Vodafone increases UK enterprise sales, driven by greater data traffic

  Vodafone's latest results reflect increased use of smartphones and data consumption within the workplace.

• July 19, 2011 19 Jul'11

  Carphone Warehouse uses business process management to increase customer satisfaction

  Retailer Carphone Warehouse is claiming a 25% jump in its customer satisfaction ratings after investing in BPM software to help staff deal with sales, queries and complaints.

• July 06, 2011 06 Jul'11

  Ofcom UK broadband speed map shows wide areas of internet underinvestment

  An interactive map of broadband speeds has revealed large sections of the UK need investment in internet connectivity.

• July 01, 2011 01 Jul'11

  Betfair sees 120% increase in mobile customers

  The online gambling firm increased sales via mobile applications by 88% as customer mobile use grows.

• June 20, 2011 20 Jun'11

  Ofcom grants mobile phone operators right to trade radio spectrum to expand capacity

  Telecoms regulator Ofcom has given mobile phone operators rights to trade radio spectrum holdings to help increase mobile network capacity for consumers.

• June 15, 2011 15 Jun'11

  Government to create market for personal identity data

  The government is preparing to create a marketplace for citizens' personal data to be used for accessing online public services, according to documents that were issued to industry in preparation for the coalition's next-generation identity scheme.

• June 15, 2011 15 Jun'11

  Pizza Express rolls out Wi-Fi for smartphone connectivity

  Pizza Express has rolled out Wi-Fi across its 384 stores to meet growing customer demand for mobile internet connectivity.

• June 10, 2011 10 Jun'11

  Former T-Mobile employees ordered to pay nearly £80,000 for data theft

  The Chester Crown Court has ordered two former employees of UK mobile operator T-Mobile to pay a total of £73,700 after stealing and selling customer data from the company in 2008.

• June 09, 2011 09 Jun'11

  Visa predicts 20 million contactless payment cards in UK by 2012

  Visa Europe expects the number of contactless cards being used in the UK to reach 20 million by the end of 2011.

• June 08, 2011 08 Jun'11

  TfL makes real-time information available for ‘Boris Bikes’ apps

  Transport for London (TfL) has made real-time information available on its "Boris Bikes" scheme for developers seeking to create mobile apps.

• June 07, 2011 07 Jun'11

  Skype suffers second outage as users locked out

  Some Skype users have been unable to sign into accounts after the service suffered a second outage in as many weeks.

• May 27, 2011 27 May'11

  UK government announces next wave of rural broadband deployment

  Consumers and businesses in Wiltshire, Norfolk, Devon and Somerset are to benefit from the next phase of the UK government's drive to roll out superfast broadband connections to rural areas.

• May 27, 2011 27 May'11

  Skype users locked out as internet telephony service works on fix

  Skype was forced to issue a workaround for users unable to sign into their accounts while the internet telephony service worked on a permanent fix.

• May 25, 2011 25 May'11

  BT and Everything Everywhere trial 800MHz 4G LTE broadband in Newquay

  BT and mobile operator Everything Everywhere are seeking 200 volunteers in South Newquay, Cornwall to trial a joint high-speed 4G broadband initiative.

• May 13, 2011 13 May'11

  Analysis: What does Microsoft's Skype acquisition mean for businesses?

  Microsoft's planned acquisition of internet telephony services firm Skype for $8.5bn has caused quite a stir in the consumer world, but what will it mean for business?

• May 12, 2011 12 May'11

  Government urges councils to accelerate superfast broadband roll-out

  The government is calling on local authorities to accelerate broadband roll-out to help it deliver superfast broadband services to 90% of homes and business by 2015.

• May 03, 2011 03 May'11

  Cloud computing: How to avoid a network bottleneck

  Cloud computing can put a huge load on a business's network. Organisations need to ensure network access from the user's browser on the local area network (LAN), to a cloud-based datacentre across on the public internet are fit for purpose.

• April 15, 2011 15 Apr'11

  Computer Weekly marks the end of an era as a new one begins

  The first issue of Computer Weekly magazine in 1966 marked the start of an era in the UK IT industry - the first ever weekly technology publication. This is the story of how it all began.

• April 13, 2011 13 Apr'11

  Building an Olympics network

  Preparation is clearly the key to Olympic success, as players on 27 July 2012 will see years of finely honed practice condensed into one gruelling fortnight

• April 11, 2011 11 Apr'11

  Manageability issues impede adoption of virtualisation

  Virtual infrastructure management challenges are hindering the adoption of virtualisation within businesses, according to research.

• April 01, 2011 01 Apr'11

  Community networks to be part of Devon and Somerset broadband projects

  Devon and Somerset county council has issued requests for tenders worth...

• April 01, 2011 01 Apr'11

  Samsung and Visa team up for mobile NFC payments

  Samsung and Visa have formed a partnership to provide mobile payments in time for the 2012 London Olympic games.

• March 30, 2011 30 Mar'11

  All for one fibre, one fibre for all, says ECTA

  Countries should separate the provision of new fibre networks from their operation, executives from telcos struggling to enter new national markets told the European Commission and major banks on Tuesday.

• March 11, 2011 11 Mar'11

  Rural broadband fund triggers technology tussle

  News that the government may be giving serious thought to a "last mile first" approach when it comes to spending public money on broadband projects emerged this week to a cautious response from industry.

• March 07, 2011 07 Mar'11

  Intel launches second generation Core vPro processor

  Intel says new chip will increase the speed of business applications by 60%

• March 04, 2011 04 Mar'11

  Azure propels Southampton's Windows Phone 7 balloon above the clouds

  Microsoft Azure is helping Southampton University to reach above the clouds in a first-of-its-kind experiment to probe the stratosphere using an unmanned vehicle.

• February 28, 2011 28 Feb'11

  UPDATE: Stolen network equipment causes Vodafone UK network outage

  The theft of specialist equipment has prevented thousands of users from accessing the Vodafone network.

• February 25, 2011 25 Feb'11

  Huawei asks US to investigate it for threats to national interest

  Huawei, the Chinese telecoms equipment maker, has called for the US government to make a formal investigation of the company to lay to rest allegations that it represents a threat to US national interests.

• February 25, 2011 25 Feb'11

  Intel rolls out high speed cable 'Thunderbolt'

  Intel has rolled out a high-speed PC connection technology named Thunderbolt, in collaboration with Apple.

• February 22, 2011 22 Feb'11

  Middle East governments stepping up internet control, study shows

  The internet has proved to be a powerful tool for rallying social and political change, but Middle East governments have also recognised their capability to disrupt communications

• February 04, 2011 04 Feb'11

  Vodafone protests Egyptian government propaganda on network

  Vodafone has described the Egyptian authorities' use of its network to send pro-government texts as unacceptable.

• February 03, 2011 03 Feb'11

  Every IPv4 address is now allocated and could run out within weeks

  It's official: the IPv4-based internet is full, or at least it will be within a few weeks

• February 03, 2011 03 Feb'11

  Broadband boosts BT profits to £531m

  An early return to positive cash flow at Global Services helped BT to produce earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation 7% higher on sales that fell 3%

• February 02, 2011 02 Feb'11

  O2 to apply for e-money licence to support NFC payments

  O2 will apply for an e-money licence this year, signalling its commitment to support contactless payments in the UK in the near future.

• February 01, 2011 01 Feb'11

  Interactive crime map site experiencing problems as millions log on

  An interactive crime map has been launched to allow people to monitor criminal activity in their area.

• January 31, 2011 31 Jan'11

  Vodafone restores services to Egypt after mobile shutdown

  Mobile operator, Vodafone, has restored mobile phone services in Egypt after a 24-hour shutdown.

• January 28, 2011 28 Jan'11

  Tesco rolls out in-store mobile phone network

  Supermarket Tesco is rolling out a converged fixed and mobile voice network across its stores based on GSM technology. Cliff Saran finds out how the rollout is progressing.

• January 27, 2011 27 Jan'11

  Sky buys The Cloud

  BSkyB has confirmed plans to acquire UK Wi-Fi network provider The Cloud. The deal allows the broadcaster access to 5,000 public wireless hotspots

• January 27, 2011 27 Jan'11

  Zuckerberg's Facebook page hacked

  The personal page of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg was hacked and an unauthorised update was placed on it

• January 26, 2011 26 Jan'11

  Virgin supplies London schools with 10Mbps fibre optic broadband

  Virgin Media's business division is to supply a managed fibre optic network to London's Grid for Learning that will replace a broadband network supplied by Symmetrix, a Capita company.

• January 24, 2011 24 Jan'11

  Bluwan's FTTA promises cheap high-speed comms

  Start-up French wireless comms company Bluwan has previewed microwave technology that promises to slash the cost of providing high-speed broadband to rural areas to between 2% and 5% of traditional microwave and fibre networks.

• January 24, 2011 24 Jan'11

  McDonald's to roll out contactless payments in 1,200 UK stores

  Fast-food restaurant chain, McDonald's, will roll out contactless payments in all of its 1,200 UK stores by the end of October

• January 21, 2011 21 Jan'11

  Rackspace launches system administrator app

  Rackspace has launched an app that allows a CIO or system administrator to dial up or take down servers and storage moment by moment.