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August 06, 2009 06 Aug'09
Cisco's sales plummet but cash reserves grow

Cisco's sales sagged almost a fifth as profits plummeted in the fourth quarter, dragging down the world's leading communications equipment maker's full...
August 05, 2009 05 Aug'09
Avaya is top contender for Nortel’s corporate networking business

Nortel Networks has been given the go ahead by US and Canadian courts to auction off its corporate networking business in New York on 11 September.

The...
August 04, 2009 04 Aug'09
Research Council UK cuts cost with tiered San

Research Council UK (RCUK), which is responsible for co-ordinating all scientific research at UK universities, has updated its storage area network (San) with mutli-tiered storage to lower costs.
August 03, 2009 03 Aug'09
Comtek launches Nortel customer rescue programme

A rescue programme for former Nortel Networks customers has been launched by IT infrastructure repair firm Comtek.

July 31, 2009 31 Jul'09
Business rates stifle investment in broadband infrastructure

Legal uncertainty about how the Valuation Office rates optical fibre networks is depriving the UK of new investors in high speed fibre networks, says...
July 31, 2009 31 Jul'09
IBM cuts data replication costs

IBM has added electronic data transfer capabilities, or native replication, to its ProtecTIER Deduplication product line.
July 30, 2009 30 Jul'09
Icann CEO reveals how to calculate the value of a network

Black Hat, Las Vegas: Networks should be valued on the transactions they make possible, rather than how many people (or machines) are part of the network,...
July 29, 2009 29 Jul'09
Ofcom given deadline to finalise the release of 900MHz spectrum

Ofcom will have six months from October to finalise the release of 900MHz spectrum now held by Vodafone and O2 to comply with new EU rules on spectrum allocations. Yesterday,...
July 29, 2009 29 Jul'09
Apple rejects Google Voice for App Store

Apple has distanced itself from former ally Google by refusing to sell applications-based Google Voice internet telephony technology through its online App Store.
July 29, 2009 29 Jul'09
Ericsson one step closer to buying Nortel assets

Ericsson's $1.1bn bid to buy the core wireless assets of Canada's Nortel Networks has been given the go-ahead by bankruptcy courts in the US and Canada.

Nortel...

July 27, 2009 27 Jul'09
Video: Google builds IPv6 platform

In this video, Lorenzo Colitti, network engineer at Google, discusses the company's new IPv6 network .
July 27, 2009 27 Jul'09
Industry fears high business rates could stifle broadband

Representatives from industry and the public will meet the Valuation Office this week to negotiate a reduction in the business rates levied on new optical...
July 24, 2009 24 Jul'09
East Africa broadband could bring lower cost BPO

East Africa now has broadband after Seacom completed the installation of a fibre optic link to Europe.

This will open up new potential...
July 20, 2009 20 Jul'09
Mobile networks: The evolution will be televised

WiMAX and LTE networks promise to bring to users the prospect of high quality mobile broadband services. .We find out what new innovations Swedish communications giant Ericssonit has up its sleeve.
July 15, 2009 15 Jul'09
How Moonfruit got Twitter right

Most big companies are suspicious of Twitter. Critics say there is no clear business case for Twitter, there are security problems, a lack of control over what happens, and there's potential for spectacular mistakes and reputational damage.
July 14, 2009 14 Jul'09
15-year-old intern dismisses Twitter as "pointless"

A 15-year-old intern at investment bank Morgan Stanley has generated a flurry of interest after writing a research note on teenagers' use of Twitter .
July 13, 2009 13 Jul'09
Self-governance key to internet’s future

The internet must continue to be self-governed if it is to be an engine for economic growth, delegates at the internet Best...
July 10, 2009 10 Jul'09
Nortel thrown off Olympics project

Nortel's contract to provide the networking infrastructure for the London 2012 Olympics has been cancelled and awarded to Cisco.
July 10, 2009 10 Jul'09
Carter report must try harder, say forum delegates

The Digital Britain report contained too little detail about implementation, according to senior representatives from the communications industry.
July 09, 2009 09 Jul'09
EMC wins battle over Data Domain

EMC has won the financial tug of war to acquire Data Domain for $2.1bn after NetApp lost its nerve and walked away from the negotiating table.

The...
July 09, 2009 09 Jul'09
Facebook is another shock to recruitment industry

Cisco is using Facebook to hunt for graduates to fill potential vacancies in the company.

The disclosure raises further questions over the value of...
July 08, 2009 08 Jul'09
50 is the magic number this summer

England batsmen have an extra incentive to score 50s against Australia in the Ashes series that opened today.
July 08, 2009 08 Jul'09
Internet survives Michael Jackson memorial

The internet passed a vital test by coping with tens of millions of Michael Jackson fans logging on to view the singer's memorial service online yesterday.
July 02, 2009 02 Jul'09
BT Broadband will give businesses broadband on demand

BT's £1.5bn roll-out of "superfast" broadband will soon allow businesses to buy network capacity on-demand for as little as 24 hours at a time. The...
June 30, 2009 30 Jun'09
Parliament announces inquiry into Digital Britain plans

MPs are set to investigate whether the proposals in the Digital Britain report are the right ones to strive for.
June 24, 2009 24 Jun'09
Facebook: The Movie!

Somebody has found the business value of Facebook in a big way.
June 24, 2009 24 Jun'09
Digital Britain needs a reboot, says ex-Microsoft boffin

Proposals in the Digital Britain report will transfer billion of pounds to old companies and tax the very companies it claims to want to help, says Microsoft UK's former national technology officer.
June 23, 2009 23 Jun'09
A beacon for broadband on the Isle of Man

With all eyes on Lord Carter's Digital...
June 22, 2009 22 Jun'09
Video: How to do IPv6

In this video Patrik Fältström, advisor to the Swedish government, explains the various models by which governments can encourage adoption of Internet Protocol Version 6.
June 19, 2009 19 Jun'09
BT plots a path to cloud-based IT infrastructure

BT is planning a Virtual Data Centre (VDC) service for delivering IT services including storage, networks and security. The service is part of BT's transition...
June 19, 2009 19 Jun'09
Dozen LTE deployments in 2010

12 operators to rolled out services and naturism in 2010 and forecasts that by the following year nearly 34 million users worldwide will subscribe to the new ultra-fast data services
June 18, 2009 18 Jun'09
Business needs ignored in Digital Britain report

The Digital Britain report just published aims to provide a blueprint for an economy based on a high-speed digital communications infrastructure.
June 17, 2009 17 Jun'09
Digital Britain report draws mixed response

The Digital Britain report has drawn a mixed response, largely because it made 26 decisions but left 51 more open to further consultation.
June 16, 2009 16 Jun'09
Breaking news: Digital Britain in a nutshell

Everything you wanted to know about today's Digital Britain report at a glance with live twitter updates and a full download of the report.
June 16, 2009 16 Jun'09
Digital Britain report: Government confirms commitment to high-speed broadband

Culture secretary Ben Bradshaw reconfirmed the government's commitment to high-speed broadband as he outlined the key points in the Digital Britain report to the House of Commons.
June 16, 2009 16 Jun'09
Digital infrastructure as important as transport network

Government plans to improve the digital communications infrastructure has raised its importance to same level as the UK's transport infrastrucure.
June 16, 2009 16 Jun'09
Digital Britain outlines measures to counter online piracy

Internet service providers will have to notify online pirates and provide their identities to enable content owners to take persistent offenders to court.
June 16, 2009 16 Jun'09
Businesses and consumers will pay for broadband for all

Businesses and consumers will pay for the roll-out of a universal 2Mbps broadband service to the UK.
June 16, 2009 16 Jun'09
Digital Britain expected to leave key points unanswered

The Digital Britain report expected this afternoon is likely to disappoint many.
June 16, 2009 16 Jun'09
Competition and consumer focus are key wishes for Digital Britain

What industry commentators would like to see in the Digital Britain report.
June 16, 2009 16 Jun'09
£200m from digital TV fund earmarked for univesal broadband plan

The government could use £200m left over from a fund to pay for the switch from analogue to digital TV broadcasting to help pay for the roll-out of universal broadband.
June 16, 2009 16 Jun'09
Is internet access really a human right?

France's highest court has ruled that the country's new online piracy law is "unconstitutional".
June 15, 2009 15 Jun'09
Rebuilding Iraq: the role of IT staff

The war decimated much of Iraq's infrastructure. Some restructuring work is underway, but Gartner predicts it will be at least five years before Iraq sees any real changes.
June 12, 2009 12 Jun'09
Mandelson to oversee Digital Britain implementation

Business minister Peter Mandelson is expected to oversee the execution of the government's new communications strategy once communications czar Stephen Carter...
June 11, 2009 11 Jun'09
Britain needs a clear digital signal from Carter

Communications minister Stephen Carter's report on Digital Britain, expected on 16 June, is an opportunity to put Britain on the digital fast track, or to perpetuate policies that will hamstring economic development.
June 11, 2009 11 Jun'09
Exclusive: Lastminute.com founder Martha Lane Fox to be digital champion

The government is poised to appoint internet pioneer Martha Lane Fox as a digital champion.
June 10, 2009 10 Jun'09
Wembley City gets Sky at 100mbps

Velocity1 , the new-build property fibre network specialist, is to distribute Sky channels to some 254 residents...
June 10, 2009 10 Jun'09
Santander’s Abbey experience pays back

The experiences both good and bad that Santander had during the integration of Abbey IT into its core banking system have made its next major transition easier.
June 09, 2009 09 Jun'09
Uncollected tax billions not helped by disparate IT systems, say MPs

HM Revenue & Customs' (HMRC) IT systems are hampering its efforts to collect billions of unpaid tax revenues every year.
June 04, 2009 04 Jun'09
Huawei complains about India's security concerns

Huawei, China's telecoms equipment maker, has complained that India is withholding contracts to the company over unfounded security concerns.

The...