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• 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.

• January 20, 2011 20 Jan'11

  Iran gets access to Google Earth, Picasa and Chrome

  Google has announced that Iranians are to be able to download Google Earth, Picasa and Chrome, available for the first time following the easing of US export controls.

• January 17, 2011 17 Jan'11

  Babcock outsources next-gen network to C&W Worldwide

  UK-based global engineering firm Babcock has hired Cable&Wireless Worldwide as its sole telecoms supplier for the next three years to consolidate Babcock's legacy network estate and connect its 250 UK and international sites

• January 14, 2011 14 Jan'11

  Vodafone Australia sacks employees over data leak

  Vodafone Australia has sacked several people after four million customer records were exposed in a privacy leak

• January 14, 2011 14 Jan'11

  Government wants hard evidence before changing fibre tax

  The government wants concrete evidence that the business rates tax on lit fibres - the so-called fibre tax - unduly hampers network investment before it considers reviewing the system

• January 11, 2011 11 Jan'11

  Cambridge village competes with South Korea on broadband speeds

  Residents of Broughton have become among the first UK consumers to get access to 1Gbps broadband speeds

• January 11, 2011 11 Jan'11

  BT to develop Goonhilly satellite site for deep space comms programme

  After closing the Goonhilly visitor's centre in March 2010, BT has announced it is planning to invest in the historic telecommunications satellite site.

• January 06, 2011 06 Jan'11

  Ofcom frees spectrum for better data, internet access

  From Thursday UK mobile network operators will be allowed to offer data services over their 2G networks, giving consumers better indoor and outdoor access...

• January 06, 2011 06 Jan'11

  Most people who sell their old mobiles don't clear personal data

  Just over three quarters of the UK population have sold on old mobile phones, but only 31% wiped all personal information before selling, a survey has revealed.

• January 06, 2011 06 Jan'11

  CES 2011: Steve Ballmer heralds new era of technology

  Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer highlighted that the next version of Windows will be the first to run on ARM processors in his keynote address at the opening of the 2011 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.

• January 05, 2011 05 Jan'11

  BCS CEO David Clarke talks about the future of the IT industry

  David Clarke, CEO of the chartered institute of computing the BCS, talks to Computer Weekly about being awarded an MBE, the future of the IT profession and tackling a membership revolt against his leadership last year.

• July 28, 2010 28 Jul'10

  Pacnet, Pacific Fibre, to light up cable competition

  Pacnet and Pacfic Fibre will team to construct a new trans-pacific cable, which will operate at 5.1 terabits per second.

• July 21, 2010 21 Jul'10

  Why the ACCC thinks carrier Ethernet is important

  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has indicated it may include Ethernet services in its list of Domestic Transmission Capacity Services. Richard Chirgwin analyses the implications of the move.

• July 21, 2010 21 Jul'10

  Using 3G as a backup WAN

  3G data services are often advanced as a cheap way to provide a disaster recovery service for your WAN. But experts say you need to do more than just cut from one link to another to create a functional connection.

• June 21, 2010 21 Jun'10

  Telstra/NBN FAQ

  Richard Chirgwin analyses the proposed deal between the federal government and Telstra, explaining how it will work, what it will mean for your broadband connection and the impact on competition.

• November 23, 2009 23 Nov'09

  CBI: Eight things you didn’t know about digital communications

  Interesting facts from the CBI report, The shape of business – the next 10 years

• November 06, 2007 06 Nov'07

  Users leaving Fibre Channel for iSCSI Sans find pros, cons

  Users who recently updated aging Fibre Channel equipment with new iSCSI San products have found ease of use can be a double-edged sword.

• November 06, 2007 06 Nov'07

  Adaptec reports losses

  Adaptec's revenue was down year over year, as well as sequentially; DataDirect says the InfiniBand business is booming.

• November 01, 2007 01 Nov'07

  ISCSI storage gets performance makeover

  Suppliers, including Ibrix, Mellanox, Alacritech and EqualLogic, are offering juiced-up new iSCSI configurations, while 3PAR, CipherMax and NeoScale boost data security products.

• October 30, 2007 30 Oct'07

  EMC's Tucci vows to keep up with new features

  EMC CEO says storage giant is widening its technology net to match innovations of smaller competitors.

• October 29, 2007 29 Oct'07

  Unified communications platform gets SMB twist

  While unified communications has eluded the SMB market, Siemens has released an all-in-one UC appliance specifically for the SMB.

• October 21, 2007 21 Oct'07

  VoIP certification credentials

  Many certifications touch on voice over IP topics tangentially, but numerous credentials now focus a fairly substantial portion of their coverage on this subject matter. In this certification survey, we take a look at available certifications, ...

• October 10, 2007 10 Oct'07

  Unified communications new priority for HP

  Unified communications is a confusing area with a number of vendors in the mix. HP has launched new services to help ease companies into unified communications and help them determine which integrated tools will best fit their business goals.

• October 07, 2007 07 Oct'07

  IP telephony adoption rising, quality sagging

  IP telephony adoption continues to grow, but service quality is lagging behind, according to a user survey from Psytechnics.

• September 16, 2007 16 Sep'07

  Communications-as-a-service taking hold

  Communications-as-a-service is taking hold worldwide as a viable hosted IP telephony system.

• September 09, 2007 09 Sep'07

  Virtual appliance lets users convert DAS to iSCSI San

  LeftHand Networks has released an edition of its SaniQ iSCSI San software that will convert locally attached disc to networked storage.

• August 31, 2007 31 Aug'07

  Suncorp reveals five-year VoIP plan

  Financial services group Suncorp explains its plans to IP-enable its operations to Adam Turner.

• August 26, 2007 26 Aug'07

  IBM back in iSCSI SAN fray

  IBM is looking to take on HP's MSA and EMC's AX150, as well as EqualLogic and LeftHand, with a new iSCSI SAN product OEMed from LSI.

• August 23, 2007 23 Aug'07

  Nokia Intellisync boosts device management

  Nokia Intellisync has released updates to its Mobile Suite to enhance remote device support, loss and theft protection, and management capabilities.

• August 09, 2007 09 Aug'07

  NAS appliance purchase considerations

  NAS appliances are frequently touted for bringing convenience and simplicity to network storage. Appliances include their own dedicated disks for storage and RAID, and most NAS appliances can be upgraded with more or larger disks for additional ...

• August 09, 2007 09 Aug'07

  VoIP vulnerability threatens data

  VoIP vulnerabilities have now reached a level of sophistication that allows hackers to steal, view or delete data.

• August 08, 2007 08 Aug'07

  NAS appliance specifications

  NAS appliances are noted for their convenience, offering dedicated internal storage that is relatively straightforward to identify and manage. The biggest issue for NAS appliances is avoiding network bottlenecks and supporting expansion without ...

• August 08, 2007 08 Aug'07

  Wi-Fi simplicity edging out Wi-Fi security

  Experts say the standards are available to lock down Wi-Fi, but many network and security managers are taking an easier approach.

• August 07, 2007 07 Aug'07

  Application-aware storage promises intelligence and automation

  Storage professionals overbuy both performance and capacity in an effort to forestall potential storage problems. Tiered storage was one way to address this problem -- matching storage resources and costs with the value of data. Today, storage is ...

• July 25, 2007 25 Jul'07

  EMC reports Clariion surge, data archiving slump

  EMC's revenues are up this quarter, attributed in part to a big boost in Clariion sales, but CEO Joe Tucci is critical of the company's execution in data archiving.