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October 03, 2008 03 Oct'08
BT halves network costs with Ethernet over IP launch

Network users can now run non-IP protocols using Ethernet over BT's...
October 02, 2008 02 Oct'08
Harlaxton College deploys IP network to cope with student numbers

The British campus of a US university has deployed a next-generation...
October 01, 2008 01 Oct'08
Revealed: Internet and phone are media of choice for fraudsters

The internet and phone networks are now the vehicles for more than half of all fraud committed on UK bank accounts, the UK's payments industry association...
September 30, 2008 30 Sep'08
New mobile broadband consortium eyes $50 bn opportunity

New category of mobile broadband devices claimed to deliver a compelling alternative to Wi-Fi

September 30, 2008 30 Sep'08
Unified Communications hype disguises real prospects

Real transformational changes may take a generation to accomplish
September 30, 2008 30 Sep'08
Council’s network exposed after server sold on eBay

For 99p, an eBay buyer got access to a West Yorkshire council's network using a second-hand virtual private network (VPN) server.
September 25, 2008 25 Sep'08
Social networking puts staff at risk of Mafia extortion, warns ex-FBI agent

Joe Pistone, who worked at the FBI for 27 years, said the Russian and Italian Mafia were using data from public sites to launch attacks against businesses and individuals.
September 25, 2008 25 Sep'08
Social networks must improve security controls, says Gartner

Social network providers should enhance security controls available to users and businesses, says analyst firm Gartner.
September 23, 2008 23 Sep'08
Intelligence visualisation to supersede location based systems

Misplaced preoccupation with short-range wireless communications technologies and not information they carry
September 22, 2008 22 Sep'08
Carphone Warehouse bids £450m for Tiscali UK

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September 19, 2008 19 Sep'08
IT efficiency most improved by managing datacentre complexity

Energy conservation and managing total cost of power the most difficult issue for firms to resolve
September 19, 2008 19 Sep'08
Unified communications key to increased productivity

Organisations that implement a UC strategy can take advantage from new working mentality
September 17, 2008 17 Sep'08
HSBC wins first ‘excellent’ award for green datacentre

HSBC says it has achieved the UK's first "Excellent" green...
September 17, 2008 17 Sep'08
Sun unveils six-core servers to aid virtualisation and datacentre efficiency

Sun Microsystems has unveiled new six-core X64 servers to support virtualisation and aid datacentre efficiency. Sun...
September 17, 2008 17 Sep'08
Mainframe efficiency tops Tesco's Xmas list

Tesco is looking to keep a lid on its IT costs ahead of the Christmas peak by driving down its mainframe processing power utilisation, measured in mips (millions...
September 12, 2008 12 Sep'08
BT Mayfair phone exchange raided by network hardware thieves leaving customers cut off

Thieves have broken into a BT phone exchange in London's plush Mayfair and stolen an estimated £2m worth of communications equipment
September 10, 2008 10 Sep'08
System management a barrier to virtualisation

Users will face a challenge managing hypervisors from different software providers, because the technology to manage both physical servers and virtual machines...
September 09, 2008 09 Sep'08
Outsourcing key to beating downturn

Recession begins to bite into IT departments at nearly three quarters of firms
September 09, 2008 09 Sep'08
User demand key to roll-out of high-speed broadband

The key to a fast roll-out of high-speed broadband will be to stimulate and aggregate demand for it, says the chairman of the UK's main broadband advisory...
September 09, 2008 09 Sep'08
Turquoise equity trading chooses hosted corporate network

European equity trading venue Turquoise...
September 01, 2008 01 Sep'08
Government helps set up global database of e-crime prosecutors

The government is helping to set up an international network of e-crime prosecutors to help fight global digital crime.
August 29, 2008 29 Aug'08
Credit crunch drives software audits

More frequent software audits and new licence conditions likely as software houses seek to shore up revenues against the economic downturn.
August 13, 2008 13 Aug'08
SMBs increase use of multi-comms business gateways

Boom in products offering voice, data, and video functions into a single device at SMBs
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 08, 2008 08 Aug'08
Security conference expels three journalists for 'hack'

Three journalists working for a French security magazine were expelled from the Black Hat security conference after allegedly hacking into the press-room computer network.
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 25, 2008 25 Jul'08
Libel award highlights legal risks for social networks and publishers of user content

Risks of libel actions against social networking websites have been underlined after the High Court awarded £22,000 in damages to a British businessman.
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 08, 2008 08 Jul'08
Privacy worries rise among social network users

Europeans who use social networking sites are increasingly concerned about their privacy.
July 03, 2008 03 Jul'08
Microsoft launches enterprise social network

Microsoft has launched a social networking community for businesses, allowing them to connect with other companies to share skills and expertise.
June 30, 2008 30 Jun'08
Microsoft, Intel, Cisco, IBM and Juniper Networks form security consortium

Five IT vendors have formed an organisation called the Industry Consortium for Advancement of Security on the Internet.
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 19, 2008 19 Jun'08
Shortlist for intenet best-practices award announced

Nominet, the UK's internet domain registrar, today announced a shortlist for its annual best-practice challenge.
June 13, 2008 13 Jun'08
Hacking US military systems was child's play, says Gary McKinnon

Gary McKinnon, who is currently fighting extradition to the US, describes how hacking US military systems was child's play, and offers his top tips on protecting your network from hacking attacks.
June 12, 2008 12 Jun'08
Florida court jails hacker Robert Bentley for adware attack

Evidence from the Metropolitan Police's computer crime unit has helped to convict Robert Matthew Bentley for infecting a company's network of computers in Europe with "adware" that cost thousands of pounds to detect and repair.
May 21, 2008 21 May'08
Executives divided over pros and cons of social networking

Should staff be allowed to use social networking sites such as Facebook at work, or should they be banned?
May 20, 2008 20 May'08
Wood chips and methane power greener data centres

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Innovative IT departments are turning to environmentally friendly technology such as wood chips and methane...
May 19, 2008 19 May'08
Dollond & Aitchison gains customer insight with next-generation network

Opticians Dollond & Aitchison is using a next-generation network to deliver centrally held customer data to 401 UK branches, allowing customers to receive a personalised service at any store.
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 14, 2008 14 May'08
Google unveils Google Friend Connect facility

Google has unveiled Google Friend Connect to allow websites to add social networking features to their sites.
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
April 22, 2008 22 Apr'08
More intruders found behind firewall, says 2008 Information Security Breaches survey

There has been a twelve-fold increase in the number of large UK companies finding unauthorised outsiders on their internal networks, a government report into security breaches will reveal at Infosecurity 2008 today (22 April).
April 21, 2008 21 Apr'08
Single sign-on saves firm £8,000 a month

Supply chain management company TDG expects to save up to £8,000 a month eliminating helpdesk calls to reset passwords after adding a single sign-on identity and access management appliance to the company network.
April 16, 2008 16 Apr'08
Socitm should lose 'elitist' tag and broaden membership, says incoming president

Socitm's next president, Richard Steel, wants to see a society that is more open, transparent, and which engages more effectively with its membership.
April 16, 2008 16 Apr'08
Montpelier invests in new IT infrastructure to comply with FSA regulations

Montpelier Asset Management has upgraded its network and IT infrastructure to help it comply with Financial Services Authority (FSA) regulations.
April 14, 2008 14 Apr'08
NYSE improves data management with datawarehousing

The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), which trades shares in Europe, the US and Asia, is using off-the-shelf technology to cut the time taken to access business-critical data on its network from as long as 26 hours to just over two minutes.
April 11, 2008 11 Apr'08
Malware will increase 10 times in 2008, claims security firm

The UK has dropped out of the top ten for the most networked economies in the world, according to the World Economic Forum.
April 07, 2008 07 Apr'08
London firms hampered by primitive search engines, study says

Almost 60% of London-based workers have said the company they work for uses poor tools for searching for information on their networks, according to research from Sinequa.
March 27, 2008 27 Mar'08
PrimeLife personal data protection project wins £7.8m EU funding

The European Union is to spend £7.8m on a three-year project to enhance users' privacy in social networks, virtual communities and other Web 2.0 technologies.