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May 11, 2015 11 May'15
Tor Cloud Project killed-off by failure to fix software bugs

Tor calls time on Amazon EC2-based cloud project after inability to fix software bugs prevented users from accessing the internet
May 11, 2015 11 May'15
PSNGB rebrands to drive information sharing across PSN

PSNGB, the trade association set up to promote the Public Services Network, rebrands itself as Innopsis and says its work is far from over
May 07, 2015 07 May'15
City of London Police crack counterfeit Cisco ring

Detectives dismantle a criminal operation suspected of importing, exporting and selling fake Cisco hardware
May 06, 2015 06 May'15
Airbus Defence and Space embarks on networking R&D venture with Cisco

Airbus Defence and Space partners with Cisco to develop networking systems around SDN, security, mobile, cloud and the internet of things

May 05, 2015 05 May'15
Something disgusting at the Investigatory Powers Tribunal

Kevin Cahill explains why he has filed a case at the Investigative Powers Tribunal over US intelligence gathering on children.
May 05, 2015 05 May'15
Cisco CEO John Chambers to step down in July

Cisco CEO John Chambers announces plans to step down from the post after 20 years
April 27, 2015 27 Apr'15
HP adds SDN capabilities to network for mobile and the internet of things

HP unveils a software-defined network (SDN) visualisation app to help customers on the move towards mobile workplaces
April 16, 2015 16 Apr'15
IBM to share security intelligence on X-Force Exchange platform

IBM says it will make its library of security intelligence data available to all on a new platform called X-Force Exchange
April 14, 2015 14 Apr'15
Security risk potential linked to young, mobile users

A study conducted by wireless supplier Aruba Networks has identified a distinct cohort of high-risk, security-agnostic workers
March 31, 2015 31 Mar'15
Huawei not spying on UK, concludes Oversight Board report

A UK security probe into Huawei’s technology has concluded that the company has not presented any risk to national security

March 30, 2015 30 Mar'15
Government smart meter project should be "halted, altered or scrapped"

The Institute of Directors has weighed in on the controversial smart meter rollout and called for the scheme to be halted, altered or scrapped in its current form
March 26, 2015 26 Mar'15
Ovum urges service providers to get serious about cloud security

Analyst Ovum's report into enterprise cloud adoption warns service providers to stop treating customers' security as an afterthought
March 17, 2015 17 Mar'15
IoT and smart devices need ethical programmers, says Gartner

The internet of things (IoT) will need an emphasis on ethical programming if people are to come to trust smart machines and devices, say analysts
March 09, 2015 09 Mar'15
2015 IT priorities: SDN yet to prove itself, fear of network hacks growing

In Computer Weekly’s 2015 IT priorities study, software-defined networking is still behind management and monitoring as a networking priority
February 25, 2015 25 Feb'15
Avaya sends SDN to the network edge for distributed environments

Avaya introduces SDN architecture that extends the potential of software-defined to the edge of the network
February 18, 2015 18 Feb'15
Robust security and consumer buy-in needed for smart city success

Juniper Research names its top ranking smart cities for 2015 and points to a number of areas of concern that need to be addressed
February 12, 2015 12 Feb'15
Cisco’s software-defined networking business booms

Cisco’s Application Centric Infrastructure customer base doubles in three months as its software-defined networking model gains traction
February 10, 2015 10 Feb'15
Engineering firm Smiths Group to embark on landmark SDN project

Engineering and technology firm Smiths Group renews AT&T contract ahead of major network refresh, and plans to put SDN at the heart of its project
February 06, 2015 06 Feb'15
GCHQ surveillance was illegal until last year, rules tribunal

Human Rights groups plan to challenge tribunal ruling in European Court of Human Rights
February 04, 2015 04 Feb'15
Network downtime more costly than previously thought

A study conducted for network supplier Avaya has offered some insight into the true impact of network vulnerabilities
February 04, 2015 04 Feb'15
Milan Expo 2015 builds smart city with Telecom Italia and Cisco

The organisers of Milan Expo 2015 have built a smart city site from the ground up with the support of Telecom Italia and Cisco
February 02, 2015 02 Feb'15
Darknet technologies have legitimate security uses, says researcher

Darket technologies have legitimate security applications for business, says security investigator
January 27, 2015 27 Jan'15
Your digital projects are doomed to failure, warns Cisco

At Cisco Live! In Milan, Cisco set out the challenges of going digital, with many projects doomed to fail unless businesses embrace ‘Fast IT’
January 20, 2015 20 Jan'15
Dartmoor National Park brings public wireless to remote sites

Dartmoor National Park Authority deploys Cloud in a Box to offer visitors Wi-Fi at its facilities
January 19, 2015 19 Jan'15
EE, Virgin Media and Vodafone sign net neutrality pledge

EE, Virgin Media and Vodafone are last of the UK’s major internet service providers to sign up to Open Internet Code of practice
January 16, 2015 16 Jan'15
Public sector may get encrypted connections over PSN in defiance of PM

Civil servants risk clash with Number 10 following remarks made by PSN chief technology officer James Duncan
December 24, 2014 24 Dec'14
Top 10 networking stories of 2014

Computer Weekly takes a look back at the year in networking with a round-up of the biggest stories from 2014
December 19, 2014 19 Dec'14
Government chief scientific adviser: 'Don’t trivialise the internet of things'

Government chief scientific adviser publishes report on the internet of things, making several policy recommendations
December 17, 2014 17 Dec'14
Technology needed to help ambulance services cope with increased demand

The future of the ambulance and emergencies services needs more investment in networking
December 17, 2014 17 Dec'14
US interception in the EU faces new legal challenges

US government orders against Microsoft to hand over email data 'infringes privacy legislation' in other countries
December 04, 2014 04 Dec'14
Alcatel-Lucent shores up cloud network pact with HP

Alcatel-Lucent and HP expand their existing alliance to support the construction of network-enabled, distributed cloud systems
December 04, 2014 04 Dec'14
BT hires across Europe to meet broadband roll-out obligations

BT updates MPs on its progress in getting broadband to rural communities to support the digital by default government policy
November 28, 2014 28 Nov'14
CGI secures communications between pilots and air traffic control

Satellite communications firm Inmarsat has outsourced the provision of security IT and services to CGI
November 27, 2014 27 Nov'14
The IPv6 dilemma – are we making the same mistake?

In 2012, the Regional Internet Registry for Europe claimed the five internet registries each had just 16.8 million IPv4 addresses left
November 25, 2014 25 Nov'14
National Trust for Scotland overcomes legacy network challenge

The National Trust for Scotland has replaced a historical network infrastructure with a core service from Brocade
November 24, 2014 24 Nov'14
BT in talks to buy mobile operator O2

BT is currently in talks with Telefonica over buying the mobile network operator O2.
November 20, 2014 20 Nov'14
BT asks Department of Business, Innovation and Skills to reject links to US drone strikes

BT asks UK officials to reject a complaint about its alleged role in a US military network used to direct drone strikes
November 14, 2014 14 Nov'14
Security analytics mainstream by 2016, says Arbor Networks

Security data analytics will be mainstream in the enterprise by 2016, predicts Arbor Networks
November 11, 2014 11 Nov'14
Network firewalls as relevant to data security as ever, says industry pioneer Gil Shwed

Network firewalls are as relevant to data security today as they were 20 years ago, says industry pioneer Gil Shwed
November 11, 2014 11 Nov'14
Juniper CEO Kheradpir resigns over misconduct allegations

Shaygan Kheradpir steps down from his role as CEO of Juniper Networks after less than a year in the post, after a customer negotiation went sour
November 10, 2014 10 Nov'14
BT to train counsellors working with online child abuse victims

BT and Marie Collins Foundation to pilot training programme for professionals working with young victims of online sexual abuse
November 07, 2014 07 Nov'14
How networking brought innovation and automation to Heathrow Terminal 2

Heathrow Airport has put automation and collaboration at the heart of a £34m network deployment in Terminal 2
October 24, 2014 24 Oct'14
Juniper Networks moves to cut more costs from business

Network and SDN supplier Juniper Networks recommits to cost-cutting programme after quarterly sales fall
October 20, 2014 20 Oct'14
Government seeks suppliers for £2bn telecoms framework

The government is seeking suppliers for a £2bn procurement framework to replace Whitehall’s telecommunications requirements
October 15, 2014 15 Oct'14
McAfee Next Generation firewall addresses siloed security risks

McAfee claims its Next Generation Firewall product will help CIOs mitigate the risks associated with siloed security products
October 09, 2014 09 Oct'14
The first big SDN data breach is just a matter of time

As more enterprises opt for software-defined networking implementations, the potential for a major security breach will grow
October 02, 2014 02 Oct'14
Sunborn puts network in the cloud at Docklands’ first floating hotel

Hospitality firm Sunborn picks Mitel 3300 IP Communications platform for London's first floating hotel
September 25, 2014 25 Sep'14
Lancaster University supports SDN development with HP Networking

Lancaster Uni deploys 40 OpenFlow-enabled HP switches to run SDN research and production environments concurrently
September 23, 2014 23 Sep'14
Last council finally connects to PSN

The last remaining local authority has moved to the public services network (PSN) almost six months past the deadline
September 23, 2014 23 Sep'14
Orange steps up to growing demands on business networks

Orange Business Services is extending Business VPN to cater for growing use of internet networks for cloud and web services
September 19, 2014 19 Sep'14
Peterborough City Council launches cloud-enabled technology strategy

Peterborough City Council is launching a cloud-enabled technology strategy to improve how it connects with citizens
September 15, 2014 15 Sep'14
‎DDoS is a threat to all businesses, says Neustar

No business can be confident it will not be hit by DDoS attacks, says communications and analysis firm Neustar
September 05, 2014 05 Sep'14
Camden Market launches social Wi-Fi system to track footfall

Free Wi-Fi connectivity is available to shoppers in Camden Market in London, which also provides real-time data on users
September 01, 2014 01 Sep'14
Suppliers discuss Emergency Services Network with Home Office

Suppliers have attended an event held by the Home Office to discuss details of the new Emergency Services Network
September 01, 2014 01 Sep'14
Chinese MSN Messenger service ends in October 2014

Microsoft will switch off Windows Live Messenger (WLM) for its last users in China at the end of October 2014
August 29, 2014 29 Aug'14
BT faces further investigation over link to US drone network

The UK government has reopened a complaint against BT after a Computer Weekly investigation into links supporting US drone strikes
August 26, 2014 26 Aug'14
Central Bedfordshire Council links up with Essex for PSN services

Central Bedfordshire Council is to run services over Essex County Council’s NGN following Daisy Updata deal
August 26, 2014 26 Aug'14
The internet of things: Britain's next big opportunity

Tech City's Gerard Grech talks about the IoT phenomenon and a startup competition that is intended to accelerate technologies
August 19, 2014 19 Aug'14
Kent County Council hands six-year PSN contract to Daisy Updata

Daisy Updata Communications to manage Kent’s public services network (PSN) deployment across more than 1,300 sites
August 15, 2014 15 Aug'14
Nike builds datacentre cloud and network infrastructure

Nike is creating a scalable next-generation datacentre cloud and retail network infrastructure using Juniper's MetaFabric architecture
August 12, 2014 12 Aug'14
NetScout sues Gartner over Magic Quadrant placing

Network performance management supplier NetScout launches lawsuit after being labelled a ‘challenger’ on Gartner’s Magic Quadrant
August 07, 2014 07 Aug'14
Manchester has the second largest Wi-Fi network in the UK

The city of Manchester is now home to the second largest Wi-Fi network in the country as it completes a network extension
August 07, 2014 07 Aug'14
Wi-Fi users not concerned about hotspot security

Ofcom report uncovers a blasé attitude to wireless security among users
August 06, 2014 06 Aug'14
Time puts servers at risk of denial-of-service attacks

The Network Timing Protocol, which is used to keep servers on the internet synchronised, could become a major vector of attack for hackers
August 05, 2014 05 Aug'14
What's the solution to Tech City’s lack of superfast broadband?

Reports of poor internet connectivity for startup tech companies in London’s Tech City have been circulating for some time
August 05, 2014 05 Aug'14
BT Business brings 4G to SMEs

BT Business has launched a range of plans for small businesses that include free access to 4G and unlimited BT Wi-Fi
July 31, 2014 31 Jul'14
Paddy Power hit by data breach in 2010

Gambling firm Paddy Power owns up to 2010 data breach after recovering a compromised dataset in Canada
July 31, 2014 31 Jul'14
IT needs to improve network infrastructure for future of retail

IT departments need to up their game and improve networks for the retail sector which is on the brink of massive technology change
July 31, 2014 31 Jul'14
BT forges on with fibre roll-out but customer uptake weak

BT rolls out fibre optic broadband across the UK at a steady pace but only 15% of fibre-ready premises sign up for the superfast internet service
July 29, 2014 29 Jul'14
BlackBerry to buy anti-phone tapping specialist Secusmart

BlackBerry to buy German voice and data encryption supplier Secusmart for an undisclosed sum
July 28, 2014 28 Jul'14
Cloudwatt deploys SDN to orchestrate public cloud service

Cloud firm Cloudwatt integrates Juniper OpenContrail SDN, NFV solution to support its public cloud environment
July 22, 2014 22 Jul'14
Law should be strengthened to protect data from mass surveillance, tribunal hears

Privacy of UK citizens' metadata may fall short of European standards
July 17, 2014 17 Jul'14
Law gives 'arbitary' protection against surveillance, tribunal told

Your choice of mobile phone service can determine whether the government can legally spy on you, tribunal told
July 10, 2014 10 Jul'14
Silent Circle’s OCC VoIP service cuts out roaming costs and snoopers

Mobile device privacy firm Silent Circle expands its hybrid encrypted Out-Circle Calling, quelling users' snooping fears and cutting roaming costs
July 07, 2014 07 Jul'14
Flat mobile batteries banned from US-bound flights

UK Department for Transport has announced that mobile devices with flat batteries will not be permitted on flights to the US amid new terrorism fears
July 02, 2014 02 Jul'14
ISPs take legal action against GCHQ over mass network infrastructure surveillance

Six global internet service providers (ISPs) have filed a legal complaint calling for a halt to GCHQ’s use of network infrastructure for surveillance
July 02, 2014 02 Jul'14
Microsoft under fire over disruptive anti-crime operation

Microsoft has come under fire after an operation aimed at taking down a criminal botnet disrupted traffic to millions of legitimate servers
July 01, 2014 01 Jul'14
Google loses US appeal over Street View data collection

Failure of appeal leaves Google facing legal action over Street View data collection programme
June 30, 2014 30 Jun'14
Internet of Things already stretching networks to capacity

A new study reveals the scale of the challenges facing network managers as the Internet of Things becomes a reality
June 30, 2014 30 Jun'14
DDoS attacks a growing concern for UK, BT study shows

DDoS attacks are a growing concern for UK organisations, a study has revealed
June 30, 2014 30 Jun'14
BT sorry after broadband customers hit by mystery outage

BT has apologised after a network incident left thousands of its customers without internet access on Saturday
June 25, 2014 25 Jun'14
Council IT chiefs aim to avoid repeat of PSN compliance debacle

Socitm president Nick Roberts reveals how public sector IT chiefs hope to avoid a repeat of PSN compliance problems
June 23, 2014 23 Jun'14
Bam Nuttall aids repairs to Dawlish's storm-damaged rail with WLAN

Civil engineering contractor Bam Nuttall deploys rugged comms network in Dawlish to keep repairs to critical rail infrastructure on track
June 18, 2014 18 Jun'14
Swift CIO to retire

The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (Swift) CIO is to retire after 15 years at the company
June 17, 2014 17 Jun'14
IT investment required to support global expansion of British firms

Over half of British businesses that want to expand internationally say insufficient technology or comms infrastructures are barriers
June 16, 2014 16 Jun'14
Vodafone buys automotive specialist Cobra for M2M tech

Vodafone plans to expand machine-to-machine capabilities with automotive and telematics systems
June 06, 2014 06 Jun'14
Vodafone blows lid on government spy networks

Vodafone reveals secret mobile phone-tapping network and joins Microsoft and Cisco in calling for debate on electronic surveillance
June 02, 2014 02 Jun'14
Cyber threats hiding in plain sight, says Palo Alto Networks

Cyber attackers exploit commonly used business applications to bypass security controls, research shows
May 28, 2014 28 May'14
EE brings MobileIron Cloud to UK businesses

EE and MobileIron Cloud will offer app management and control features and business grade security to corporate customers
May 23, 2014 23 May'14
F5 Networks buys cloud DDoS specialist Defense.Net

Application delivery firm F5 Networks shores up security offering with purchase of cloud-based DDoS mitigation outfit Defense.Net
May 21, 2014 21 May'14
Swale Heating emulates head office in national expansion

SE England based Swale Heating emulated its head office IT set-up in the Midlands when it expanded through a major contract
May 19, 2014 19 May'14
Cisco to Obama: get NSA out of our hardware

After allegations that the NSA routinely intercepted Cisco hardware to insert bugging equipment, Cisco CEO John Chambers has written to US President Barack Obama to demand action
May 16, 2014 16 May'14
London unites local authorities on Public Services Network

London is the first region to connect all of its local authorities to the Public Services Network (PSN) through the London Public Services Network (LondonPSN)
May 08, 2014 08 May'14
Tim Berners-Lee: Worldwide web Magna Carta by 2015

Worldwide web inventor Tim Berners-Lee repeats his call for an online bill of rights at the Southbank Centre’s Web We Want festival
May 02, 2014 02 May'14
Analysis: How the UK connects to the US global drone network

A single acronym in a US defence contract provided the clue that established the role of the UK’s telecoms infrastructure in US drone flights
May 02, 2014 02 May'14
UK telecoms infrastructure used to support controversial US drone operations

The UK’s telecommunications infrastructure is being used as part of a global defence network the US government uses for drone operations
April 22, 2014 22 Apr'14
Ordnance Survey and BT sign £23m data deal

Ordnance Survey has begun a new five-year agreement with BT Openreach to supply a range of data products and services
April 03, 2014 03 Apr'14
Why have organisations failed to make PSN compliance deadline?

A number of organisations have failed to meet the PSN security compliance deadline despite the threat of being cut off from critical services
March 31, 2014 31 Mar'14
Case study: Video as a service brings benefits across the NHS

Solution from Imerja is being adopted by health organisations across the country and is reducing costs, waiting times and problems for staff
March 31, 2014 31 Mar'14
Business counts cost of cyber attackers’ secret weapon

Businesses are counting the cost of failing to defend against advanced evasion techniques (AETs), a report reveals