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October 31, 2012 31 Oct'12
'Digital skills as crucial to UK as superfast broadband,' says Vaizey

UK digital skills must improve to make most of the economic benefits of superfast broadband, said communications minister Ed Vaizey
October 31, 2012 31 Oct'12
SDN scares big network suppliers

Cisco, Juniper and Brocade have had to embrace software defined networking or risk their hold on the market, says Emulex’s Sean Walsh
October 31, 2012 31 Oct'12
Huawei admits to being monitored by GCHQ

Huawei has admitted to working closely with government security arm GCHQ as part of review into security practices
October 30, 2012 30 Oct'12
TalkTalk CEO calls for regulatory intervention on superfast broadband

Dido Harding, the CEO of TalkTalk, has called for regulatory intervention into the superfast broadband market to encourage greater competition

October 05, 2012 05 Oct'12
Cisco acquires vCider

Cisco has acquired vCider, a provider of virtual network overlay technology to boost its cloud strategy and SDN capabilities
October 05, 2012 05 Oct'12
Cisco appoints two new presidents

The appointment of new executives raises further questions as to when Cisco’s long-serving CEO, John Chambers, will step down
October 03, 2012 03 Oct'12
HP revamps portfolio for software-defined networking

Supplier claims additions will bring capabilities of software-defined networking to infrastructure, control software and application layers
September 28, 2012 28 Sep'12
Buro Happold adopts Polycom video conferencing

Engineering firm Buro Happold cut costs and travel time with video conferencing facilities using Polycom RMXs and Microsoft Lync
September 28, 2012 28 Sep'12
BT and Yahoo block UK2 IP addresses

Customers of ISP UK2 have received no emails from Yahoo/BT Internet accounts for over a week after their IP addresses were blocked
September 21, 2012 21 Sep'12
Telefonica integrates AR into media platform

Telefonica Digital has partnered with augmented reality (AR) technology company, Aurasma, to broaden its range of AR media services

September 21, 2012 21 Sep'12
Buckinghamshire County Council awards PSN contract

Buckinghamshire County Council (BCC) has signed a four-year deal with Updata for a public services network worth up to £100m
September 13, 2012 13 Sep'12
WiGig wireless products due in 2013

WiGig, the wireless standard for linking devices over the 60GHz spectrum, should be product-compatible before the end of 2013
September 12, 2012 12 Sep'12
Cut network complexity with Ethernet fabrics and SDN, says Brocade

Brocade says abstraction layers, such as Ethernet fabrics and software-defined networking (SDN), can eliminate complexity from the network
September 11, 2012 11 Sep'12
Everything Everywhere poised to launch UK 4G mobile network

Everything Everywhere – rebranded 'EE' – is set to launch high-speed 4G mobile networking in the UK with download speeds up to 40Mbps
September 10, 2012 10 Sep'12
Circuit breakers could mitigate risk in automated trading

Merchant banks that automate trading could use circuit-breaking technology to reduce problems caused by stock market volatility
September 06, 2012 06 Sep'12
Polycom teams with IBM for cloud video services

The two firms will join forces to develop new solutions utilising the cloud for video applications and unified communications
August 24, 2012 24 Aug'12
Regulation and government policy drive utilities IT spend

Utility companies in Western Europe will spend $10.5bn on IT this year, of which over 62% will be invested in IT services.
August 16, 2012 16 Aug'12
Cisco boosts sales and income in 2012

The networking giant announces a 7% rise in sales for the year, along with income of $8bn
August 15, 2012 15 Aug'12
HP touts software for moving virtual machines

The network virtualisation solution named EVI claims to speed up the process of moving virtual machines and data sets in cloud environments
August 08, 2012 08 Aug'12
The IT behind Mars Science Laboratory's landing of the Curiosity rover

IT has been key to successfully landing the rover robot Curiosity, on Mars earlier this week.
August 01, 2012 01 Aug'12
Colchester Hospital tracks equipment with Wi-Fi

Colchester Hospital is using Ekahau’s real-time location tracking to locate important medical equipment across its campus over its Wi-Fi network
July 30, 2012 30 Jul'12
Oracle acquires Xsigo

Silicon Valley giant Oracle buys into software-defined networking with the purchase of Xsigo
July 30, 2012 30 Jul'12
European network professionals focus on server virtualisation

The latest results from Computer Weekly and TechTarget’s purchasing intentions study shows server virtualisation is becoming part and parcel of the networking professional’s job
July 27, 2012 27 Jul'12
Networking the least understood element of IT, says HP's Nick Watson

HP’s European networking chief Nick Watson blames complexity for lack of understanding of networking in cloud computing
July 26, 2012 26 Jul'12
Juniper and Riverbed enter technology partnership

Juniper and Riverbed combine network and application capabilitites for wide area network (WAN) optimisation, application delivery and mobility
July 24, 2012 24 Jul'12
VMware looks to SDN with $1.05bn Nicira acquisition

Software-defined networking (SDN) specialist Nicira vows commitment to open standards as VMware proposes $1.05bn acquisition
July 24, 2012 24 Jul'12
Virgin Media Q2 revenues grow 4.2% to £1.03bn

Virgin Media posted an increase in second quarter sales on Q2 2011, as revenues grew 4.2% to £1.03bn and business sales rose 9.8% to £166m
July 24, 2012 24 Jul'12
Cisco loses 1,300 jobs in another round of cost-cutting

Cisco Systems is to cut around 1,300 jobs – or 2% of its workforce – in continued efforts to cut costs and streamline decision making
July 18, 2012 18 Jul'12
Tech firm iCity wins datacentre bid for Olympics media centre

IT company iCity has been awarded the contract to turn the Olympics media centre into a datacentre, for which it will hire 4,600 staff
July 13, 2012 13 Jul'12
O2 claims mobile network is fully restored

O2 claims it has fixed network problems that left hundreds of thousands of customers without mobile voice and data connections for up to 24 hours
July 05, 2012 05 Jul'12
Are shared private broadband connections the future of Wi-Fi on the go?

We look at whether the growing trend of software opening up home routers for public Wi-Fi consumption is the future
July 05, 2012 05 Jul'12
Anyfi Networks targets existing Wi-Fi for public use

Software supplier Anyfi Networks claims to offer a secure means to move between residential Wi-Fi connections starting from your front door
June 18, 2012 18 Jun'12
Asian scientists call for government action on supercomputers

Scientists in India, China, Japan, Korea and India have called on their governments to collaborate on supercomputer technology
June 05, 2012 05 Jun'12
Cisco updates ASR 5500 series for 4G networks

Cisco's updated ASR 5500 series aims to help businesses with increasing mobile traffic moving across networks as 4G looms
June 01, 2012 01 Jun'12
Cambridgeshire launches PSN to cut £1m per year

Cambridgeshire County Council will save £1m per year with the launch of its public services network (PSN)
May 15, 2012 15 May'12
Emulex targets HPC with Ethernet partnership

Networking firm Emulex teams with Myricom to boost Ethernet performance for high-performance computing and cloud environments
May 14, 2012 14 May'12
Lincolnshire County Council to save £2.5m a year with PSN

Lincolnshire County Council expects to save £2.5m a year in its network costs by joining the East Midlands Public Services Network.
May 04, 2012 04 May'12
Cisco snaps up analytics firm Truviso

Cisco has acquired real time data analytics firm Truviso for an undisclosed amount.
May 01, 2012 01 May'12
Cisco and IDA to invest €26m into R&D jobs

Cisco has announced the expansion of its research and development centre in Galway, thanks to funding from the Industrial Development Agency (IDA) in Ireland.
May 01, 2012 01 May'12
Network company Enterasys offers BYOD network management

Network company Enterasys is to provide network management for bring your own device (BYOD) deployments
April 23, 2012 23 Apr'12
John Lewis pilots virtual fashion mirrors

John Lewis is using augmented reality to enable customers to try clothes on virtually, as part of its multichannel offering.
March 30, 2012 30 Mar'12
Biggest upgrade to PAYE system to go live in April

The biggest upgrade to the UK's PAYE system since the 1950s goes live within two weeks.
March 26, 2012 26 Mar'12
Cabinet Office names 12 PSN suppliers

The Cabinet Office has named 12 suppliers for the government’s Public Services Network framework (PSN), which will be worth between £500m and £3bn over two years
March 16, 2012 16 Mar'12
Cisco buys UK video company NDS for $5bn

Cisco is paying $5bn for NDS, a UK company which specialises in securing subscription TV services
March 15, 2012 15 Mar'12
Smart meter sales set to accelerate this year

Sales of smart meters across the globe are set to rise dramatically this year, with annual sales of the intelligent metering devices totalling about 140 million units every year by 2016
March 15, 2012 15 Mar'12
NATO signs £39m BT deal

NATO has signed a €47m (£39m) deal with BT for a communications network
March 01, 2012 01 Mar'12
MoJ is first department to sign up to PSN

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has become the first government department to sign up for a public services network (PSN), in a deal with BT that is expected to save £8m per year by 2015
February 29, 2012 29 Feb'12
Does the PSN need to happen before the cloud?

The deployment of public services networks (PSN) will need to happen before widespread uptake of CloudStore services occur, IT heads said at a roundtable meeting.
February 16, 2012 16 Feb'12
Cisco wants EU to reconsider Microsoft Skype deal

Cisco is calling on European Union authorities to reconsider the unconditional approval of Microsoft’s $8.5bn acquisition of Skype.
February 09, 2012 09 Feb'12
Cisco back on acquisition trail after record quarter

Cisco Systems has reported record revenues of $11.5bn for the second fiscal quarter that ended 28 January 2012, up 11% on the year-ago quarter, and profits of $2.6bn or 47 cents a share, up 27%.
February 08, 2012 08 Feb'12
First reports of IPV6 DDoS attacks raise security fears

Ahead of the official launch day on 6 June 2012, network service providers are reporting the first IPV6 distributed denial-of-service attacks.
February 02, 2012 02 Feb'12
Cisco launches BIG Awards to seek out best UK tech innovation

Cisco launches BIG Awards offering cash injections to UK start-ups with the most innovative technology-based ideas.
February 02, 2012 02 Feb'12
Cisco unveils product consolidation plan

Cisco has unveiled details of the product line consolidation it hopes will turn around the company after its struggles with poor financial performance.
February 01, 2012 01 Feb'12
Cisco to leave Olympic legacy in 25 London Network Academies

Cisco is unveiling 25 London-based Network Academies to train the community, after it has completed its Olympic Games 2012 contract.
January 27, 2012 27 Jan'12
Data protection tops UK security investments in 2012

Data protection will be the top security initiative for most UK organisations in 2012, reveals a survey of IT professionals.
January 23, 2012 23 Jan'12
Ministry of Defence to provide spectrum during Olympics

The Ministry of Defence is to provide spectrum for the Olympic Games to take the strain off networks in July and August.
January 23, 2012 23 Jan'12
Buyer's Guide: The future of virtualisation

As businesses virtualise datacentre infrastructure, they experience the limitation of their existing hardware, IT administration tools, procurement and licensing models.
January 09, 2012 09 Jan'12
Network Rail selects O2 to roll out Cisco LAN and WAN upgrade

Network Rail is to refresh its entire current Cisco switch and router estate across 450 sites, including four data centres in the UK
January 09, 2012 09 Jan'12
Stratfor hacking puts UK, US, Nato officials at risk

A breach of web servers at US-based global intelligence firm Stratfor over Christmas has put hundreds of UK, US and NATO officials at risk, a cyber-security expert has revealed.
January 06, 2012 06 Jan'12
London boroughs roll out free O2 Wi-Fi for Olympics

Westminster, Kensington and Chelsea councils have signed a deal with 02 to provide a free Wi-Fi zone for the visitors and residents in time for the Olympic games.
January 05, 2012 05 Jan'12
Gartner: Enterprise software spending to rise by 6.4% in 2012

For 2012, Gartner expects telecommunications equipment and enterprise software to see the biggest growth in spite of the looming recession.
January 04, 2012 04 Jan'12
What’s in store for IT in 2012?

The global economy is creating an atmosphere of uncertainty in the IT sector, but what can we expect in 2012?
January 03, 2012 03 Jan'12
Hacktivists plan to use satellites to by-pass internet censorship

Hacker activists plan to launch communication satellites to overcome the threat of internet censorship.
December 30, 2011 30 Dec'11
Top 10 mobile and networking stories of 2011

Mobile technology has truly taken off in 2011. We look back at some of the key developments in mobile and networking over the past year.
December 16, 2011 16 Dec'11
CIOs must trade off innovation and maintenance in 2012

CIOs face major challenges in trading off stretched budgets between innovative projects and keeping the business running as usual in 2012.
December 14, 2011 14 Dec'11
Salford University finalises IT revamp

Salford University is finalising a transformational IT project which includes a network link with the BBC’s Media City.
December 12, 2011 12 Dec'11
Cloud leaves many firewalls wanting – but could automation prove the silver bullet?

Most companies rely on firewalls, but the IT landscape is changing and so must approaches to security. Is there a silver bullet?
December 01, 2011 01 Dec'11
Facebook considers record $10bn IPO

Facebook is reported to be considering a $10bn (£6.4bn) initial public offering by the end of the year, in move that would value the firm at more than $100 billion.
November 29, 2011 29 Nov'11
Standard Life overhauls IT department and cuts jobs

Insurer Standard Life is to axe a number of IT staff following a review of its IT and operations division.
November 28, 2011 28 Nov'11
EC to curb Facebook passing information to advertisers

New European Commission rules could curb the way Facebook gathers users’ information, in a move which threatens to undermine the firm’s revenue model.
October 24, 2011 24 Oct'11
UK broadband speeds increase, but thousands left in the slow lane

Thirty percent of UK internet traffic is now at speeds above 5Mbps, an increase of 70% compared to last year, according to the latest Akamai State of the Internet report.
June 06, 2011 06 Jun'11
ForeScout aims to capitalise on demand for NAC and virtualisation

ForeScout aims to capitalise on growing demand for network access control (NAC) and virtualisation by offering a virtual version of its CounterAct NAC product.
June 03, 2011 03 Jun'11
Sony hit by another major data breach

Sony has been hit by another major data breach just as it restored its PlayStation Network and online entertainment services after the personal data of up to 100 million users was stolen in April.
May 31, 2011 31 May'11
Lockheed Martin investigates possible link between cyber attack and RSA data breach

US-based global defence firm Lockheed Martin says it has beefed up security around remote access to its IT network after a "significant and tenacious attack" on 21 May, which could be linked to an earlier breach at security firm RSA.
May 19, 2011 19 May'11
Sony reset suffers setback after security flaw discovered

Sony has been forced to suspend the PlayStation Network (PSN) and Qriocity password reset web pages after discovering a flaw that could be exploited by hackers....
May 16, 2011 16 May'11
Hackers hit Japanese video game maker Square Enix

As Sony battles to restore its PlayStation Network after suffering a data breach, hackers have hit Japanese video games maker Square Enix.
May 09, 2011 09 May'11
Leeds city deploys voice analytics to optimise callcentre

Leeds City Council is using speech analysis technology in its callcentre.
May 06, 2011 06 May'11
Sony blames forensics for delay in notifying millions of customers of data breach

Sony has blamed forensic analysis for delays in notifying more than 100 million PlayStation Network and Online Entertainment service users that their personal data may have been stolen in hacker attacks.
May 05, 2011 05 May'11
Sony's server software outdated and unpatched before attacks, says witness

Sony was using outdated software on its servers when its PlayStation and Online Entertainment networks were infiltrated by hackers in a data breach affecting over 100m users' personal data, a US House of Representatives hearing has been told.
April 28, 2011 28 Apr'11
PlayStation Network credit card information was encrypted, says Sony

Sony has reiterated its statement that there is no evidence that credit card data was taken by hackers who forced the company to suspend...
April 27, 2011 27 Apr'11
Sony warns millions of PlayStation Network users to be on the look out for fraud

Sony has admitted that hackers have accessed the personal details of millions of PlayStation Network users that may include credit card details.
April 26, 2011 26 Apr'11
Sony admits its PlayStation Network was hit by a hacking attack

After repeated claims by Sony that its PlayStation Network was undergoing maintenance, the company has admitted that it was hit by a hacking attack.
April 20, 2011 20 Apr'11
Infosec 2011: IoD raises protection and cuts costs with secure gateway

London-based Institute of Directors (IoD) has cut its security administration by 75% by deploying a secure web gateway to protect users of its UK-wide network.
April 18, 2011 18 Apr'11
Security firm Sophos calls on Facebook to implement safety plan

Security firm Sophos has called on social networking business Facebook to implement a three-point plan to address top security issues.
March 31, 2011 31 Mar'11
Samsung cleared of shipping spyware on new laptops

Network World published an article claiming that Samsung installs Microsoft Windows keyloggers on its laptops.
March 31, 2011 31 Mar'11
Flaws in NASA network put operations and personnel at risk, report reveals

Computer servers on NASA's agency-wide mission network have high-risk vulnerabilities that can be exploited from the internet, a US government report has revealed.
March 22, 2011 22 Mar'11
Facebook has learned lesson on privacy controls, says EU policy director

Facebook has achieved a good balance between granular and general controls around data privacy, says Richard Allan, the social networking firm's EU director...
March 03, 2011 03 Mar'11
Search malware up 55% and Twitter crime up 20%, says 2010 security report

Cyber attackers are moving from using email spam to more aggressively targeting the Internet, according to Barracuda Networks.
February 28, 2011 28 Feb'11
Vodafone reviews security systems after burglary causes network outage

Vodafone is reviewing its security systems after the burglary at one of its exchange facilities left thousands of UK users without phone or text-messaging services.
February 21, 2011 21 Feb'11
RSA 2011: Top attacks business will face in 2011

Social networking will be the attacker platform of choice in 2011, says Ed Skoudis, founder and senior security consultant with InGuardians.
February 18, 2011 18 Feb'11
UK technology M&A activity grows nearly 70% in 2010

Smart mobility, social networking and cloud computing boosted technology merger and acquisition (M&A) deals in the UK by 66% to a total of 152 last year, making Britain the second most technology-acquisitive country in the world after Japan, ...
February 02, 2011 02 Feb'11
Corporate network visibility key to emerging security risks, says Lancope

IT consumerisation, internal threats and the rise of social media are among the top business concerns for 2011, according to network security firm Lancope.
November 29, 2010 29 Nov'10
Google-backed O3b brings satellite broadband to developing countries

Google-backed O3b Networks plans to launch satellite-enabled broadband for developing countries in 2013 after securing $1.2bn funding.
November 10, 2010 10 Nov'10
Digital Economy Act goes to judicial review

The Digital Economy Act, which passed into law in controversial circumstances, will undergo judicial review to establish its legal status.
November 09, 2010 09 Nov'10
Cabinet Office conducts governmental digital review

The Cabinet Office is reviewing the government's digital engagement strategy as part of its business plan to meet the coalition government's policies.
November 05, 2010 05 Nov'10
London Stock Exchange problem was network change mix up

The two-hour disruption affected the Turquoise trading system
November 03, 2010 03 Nov'10
Has the Windows-based business desktop had its day?

Has the concept of the Windows-based business desktop become irrelevant due to the uptake of low-cost internet-connected devices and mobile apps? Cliff Saran investigates.
October 26, 2010 26 Oct'10
Cloud adoption outpacing security controls, survey reveals

While Forrester Research predicts the cloud security market will grow to $1.5bn by 2015, cloud adoption is outpacing security controls, a global survey has revealed.
October 11, 2010 11 Oct'10
Omniquad data breach spurs fears of online business, says CIF

The leak of consumer data, managed by network security provider Omniquad, has been held up as an example of the data breaches that undermine confidence in online business by the Cloud Industry Forum.
October 11, 2010 11 Oct'10
Australian military reveals 230% increase in cyber attacks in 2010

Australia's military networks are under constant cyber attack by foreign intelligence agencies, says the country's Cyber Security Operations Centre.