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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...
June 03, 2009 03 Jun'09
BT broadband users to get free 20mbps upgrade

A free speed upgrade to 20mbps for BT's broadband customers suggests that communications minister Stephen Carter's plans for a universal service running at one-tenth the speed are unambitious.
June 03, 2009 03 Jun'09
Verizon launches cloud-based computing as a service

Service based offerings on a new level with on-demand, cloud-based Computing as a Service (CaaS) solution.
June 02, 2009 02 Jun'09
HSBC network failure meant no cash for customers

HSBC has launched an investigation after systems failed at the weekend leaving customers unable to withdraw cash from ATMs. Online banking was also down....
June 02, 2009 02 Jun'09
Cisco boosts tech weighting on Dow Jones

Network equipment maker Cisco Systems and US insurer Travelers are to replace recession hit Citigroup and General Motors on the Dow Jones Industrial Average US stock market barometer.
May 29, 2009 29 May'09
Server sales dip to 12-year low

The first quarter saw a number of records broken in the global server market - but for all the wrong reasons.

Customers across all geographies shelved...
May 28, 2009 28 May'09
AT&T to double mobile broadband network

New 7.2 Mbps network to support new range of mobile applications
May 27, 2009 27 May'09
Three million homes have slow broadband access

Three million homes in the UK have access to broadband speeds of less than two megabits per second, research released today shows.

The...
May 21, 2009 21 May'09
Data overload? Now you can ship petabytes of data on hard discs to Amazon

Amazon has developed a service to enable organisations to upload vast quantities of data into its cloud computing service without having to rely on an internet...
May 20, 2009 20 May'09
RIPE NCC pushes for IPv6 adoption

With just two years left before IP addresses run out, RIPE NCC, the not-for-profit organisation that supports the infrastructure of the internet, has launched...
May 20, 2009 20 May'09
Social networking sites keep users' photos after deletion

Many social networking sites keep copies of photos after users have deleted them, say researchers at the University of Cambridge today.
May 13, 2009 13 May'09
£10bn smart electricity meter project could change consumer behaviour

The government's £10bn plan to replace almost 50 million gas and electricity meters over 20 years is a golden prize for information and communications services firms.
May 12, 2009 12 May'09
BT wants smart meter network business

BT believes energy suppliers should use its communications network to connect the national network of smart energy meters announced this morning.
May 09, 2009 09 May'09
Open Hack Day: Yahoo co-founder predicts social search

David Filo, co-founder of Yahoo is in London today at the start of Open Hack Day, an event to encourage developers to build applications based on the company's platform.
May 08, 2009 08 May'09
Retailer to tame software suppliers

John Lewis is trying to tame its software suppliers, to cease their "unfair" licensing practices, put an end to "upgrade-itus", and block their hypnotic influence on its IT department.
May 07, 2009 07 May'09
Cisco CEO latest to talk of recovering market

Cisco CEO John Chambers has become the latest major IT figure to say the market is starting to show signs of recovery.
May 07, 2009 07 May'09
EC commissioner calls for government oversight of internet

Europe took a further step to fence cyberspace this week when communications commissioner Vivane Reding called for Icann to become a private corporation subject to a "G12 for internet governance"
May 06, 2009 06 May'09
Virgin Media tests 200Mbps cable network

Virgin Media has started testing a 200Mpbs network service in 100 houses in Ashford, Kent, following the commercial...
May 06, 2009 06 May'09
Campaigners use Twitter to press for faster broadband

Volunteers who regard themselves as "digitally literate" are holding a series of country-wide " unconferences "...
May 05, 2009 05 May'09
Global network traffic up 64%

International communications traffic grew 64% in 2008, spurring investment in network capacity despite the recession, according to data from TeleGeography's...
May 01, 2009 01 May'09
Europe tries to fence off cyberspace

Skype customers, internet users and internet service providers could lose their right to communicate and wander freely on the Internet
April 29, 2009 29 Apr'09
UK can create 700,000 jobs with £15bn IT investment

The UK government can create and retain 700,000 jobs if it invests £15bn on IT to improve the broadband, utility and transport infrastructures.
April 28, 2009 28 Apr'09
Government monitoring plans 'doomed to fail'

Government plans to monitor suspect communications are doomed to failure because of the difficulty and cost of analysing the data from different databases,...
April 27, 2009 27 Apr'09
Internet will become unreliable next year

Unless the network infrastructure of the internet is upgraded, users will experience slower and unreliable connections by next year.
April 27, 2009 27 Apr'09
Consumers will back universal 2Mbps network, says consumer panel

Consumers will support the government's plan to introduce a universal 2Mbps broadband service, says the Communications Consumer panel.
April 23, 2009 23 Apr'09
Rural areas won't benefit from broadband, says industry group

The Broadband Stakeholders Group is worried that the government will not support investment to roll out a 2mbps universal broadband service broadband to rural areas.
April 23, 2009 23 Apr'09
Government pre-empts Carter with universal broadband plan

The government has backed a plan to introduce a universal...
April 22, 2009 22 Apr'09
Carphone Warehouse splits mobile and broadband

The Carphone Warehouse has announced it will split its mobile business and TalkTalk broadband units into two separately listed firms.
April 22, 2009 22 Apr'09
Upgraded UC gives University higher grade of comms

Scalable IP based phone system offers new feautres whilst protecting existing PBX investment
April 08, 2009 08 Apr'09
Hardware spend first to be cut by recession beating SMEs

Cutting hardware spend first tactic used by SMEs forced to cut costs to get through recession
April 06, 2009 06 Apr'09
NCP woos UK with 64-bit connections to IPsec VPNs

Germany-based secure connection software supplier NCP is pinning its expansion plans for 2009 on a universal software client for virtual private networks (VPNs).
April 02, 2009 02 Apr'09
Government to intervene in wireless broadband spectrum dispute

The UK government is expected to intervene in the dispute between mobile operators over sharing radio spectrum to be used to provide wireless broadband to rural areas.
April 01, 2009 01 Apr'09
Ericsson claims mobile broadband world record

Announcement said to represent a step for HSPA evolution
March 31, 2009 31 Mar'09
IT recession: telco spending slashed, but demand for security appliances grows

Businesses are buying fewer call control systems for private branch exchanges but are spending more on security appliances during the recession, according...
March 31, 2009 31 Mar'09
Conficker can no longer hide in the network

Security researchers have discovered a way to identify any network attached computer that has been infected with the Conficker...
March 30, 2009 30 Mar'09
Two billion mobile broadband users by 2014

Mobile broadband market to rocket by 1024% over the next five years
March 24, 2009 24 Mar'09
Manchester gets 100mbps fibre broadband

Firms and homes in parts of central Manchester are to get high-speed fibre broadband as a result of a £500,000 project funded by the Northwest Regional Development...
March 23, 2009 23 Mar'09
BT announces 40mbps fibre broadband areas

BT has announced the locations where broadband subscribers will be able to access the web at up to 40mbps over fibre networks from "early 2010".
March 20, 2009 20 Mar'09
BT to be allowed to bundle services for the first time

Telecoms regulator Ofcom has proposed allowing BT to bundle phone, broadband and telephone services for the first time.
March 20, 2009 20 Mar'09
Repeat of 3G auction windfall unlikely

European governments that earned billions from auctions of radio frequencies for third generation mobile networks will not be so lucky again.
March 20, 2009 20 Mar'09
Recession-proof mobile broadband to hit billion user mark by 2013

Researcher expects robust mobile broadband growth throughout 2009 despite downtuen
March 20, 2009 20 Mar'09
Recession spurs one-month mobile broadband

By Q309 one-month mobile broadband deals will account for 20% of all mobile broadband sales
March 19, 2009 19 Mar'09
Cisco rewrites the datacentre rule book for virtualisation

Cisco plans to rewrite the datacentre design book with a suite of products and a strategy to provide what it calls a unified computing system.
March 18, 2009 18 Mar'09
Recession: broadband will save the UK economy

Ofcom chief executive Ed Richards Ofcom, believes telecommunications will play a fundamental role in the UK's recovery from the recession.

Speaking...
March 16, 2009 16 Mar'09
SMEs use Twitter to cut costs

More than 700,000 small and medium businesses are using the Twitter social network to save on marketing and recruitment costs, an O2 survey says.
March 16, 2009 16 Mar'09
University virtualises to save £120k

Lancaster University has saved over £100,000 on electricity bills and more than £20,000 on hardware procurement in less than three years after virtualising large chunks of its x86 server estate.
March 16, 2009 16 Mar'09
Cisco prepares to reveal unified computing strategy code-named California

Later today Cisco will reveal one of the poorest-kept secrets in industry history with the launch of its unified computing strategy, which hinges on its new blade servers, code-named California.
March 13, 2009 13 Mar'09
Europe to double R&D spending

The European Commission today...
March 11, 2009 11 Mar'09
Should the BBC subsidise Digital Britain?

The BBC may have to subsidise UK broadband.

Following publication of the Digital Britain report, Lord Carter said today that the BBC...
March 09, 2009 09 Mar'09
Home is where the SME working heart is

55% of SMEs are at their most productive when working from home, supported by effective broadband connections
March 05, 2009 05 Mar'09
Greenwich council brings in Logicalis to manage network

Greenwich council has signed a seven-year £6m network services deal with Logicalis. The deal includes...
March 04, 2009 04 Mar'09
UK is slipping behind on broadband services

The UK lags behind European competitor nations in its use of information and communications technology (ICT) because of the relatively high prices charged...
March 04, 2009 04 Mar'09
Nasa and Cisco build climate change reporting platform

Nasa and Cisco are partnering to develop a climate change monitoring platform.
March 03, 2009 03 Mar'09
Ofcom paves the way to super-fast broadband

BT can build its £1.5bn super-high-speed fibre-based broadband network for UK internet users, following Ofcom's decision to open up the high-speed broadband market.
February 27, 2009 27 Feb'09
Royal London Asset Management deploys VMWare

Royal London Asset Management (RLAM), part of Royal London Mutual, is a fund management firm responsible for around £30bn of client assets.
February 27, 2009 27 Feb'09
3 hits Target for enhanced mobile broadband

UK’s biggest 3G supplier teams with IT supplier to offer mobile broadband
February 26, 2009 26 Feb'09
Nortel Networks lays off 3,200 staff

Nortel Networks is to lay off 3,200 staff worldwide over the next few months as part of business and financial restructuring plan to pull it out of bankruptcy protection.
February 25, 2009 25 Feb'09
Google joins EC war on Microsoft's browser dominance

Google has backed the European Commission's investigation into Microsoft's dominance of the web browser market.
February 24, 2009 24 Feb'09
Carter defends modest broadband ambitions

Stephen Carter, the Minister for Communications, Technology and Broadcasting, has defended the government's plans to establish 2mbs as the baseline for universal broadband access.
February 24, 2009 24 Feb'09
Still room for debate on shape of Digital Britain, admits Lord Carter

Lord Carter has acknowledged that there is room for further debate before he publishes his final report on the future of digital communications in the UK.
February 24, 2009 24 Feb'09
Accenture and Cisco form enterprise agility group

Accenture and Cisco are today launching the Accenture and Cisco Business Group to help large enterprises increase business agility by embedding collaboration...
February 20, 2009 20 Feb'09
Nortel expects to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection

Nortel expects to emerge from bankruptcy...
February 20, 2009 20 Feb'09
Vodafone tests 20 Mbps mobile broadband

Operator raises the prospect of higher network performance but only for customers in selected places
February 13, 2009 13 Feb'09
UK mobile broadband booming

New mobile applications and ‘attractive’ mobile computing platforms driving mobile broadband adoption.
February 11, 2009 11 Feb'09
Lord Carter to meet mobile operators to clear the way for universal broadband

UK mobile phone operators have been summoned to a meeting with communications minister Lord Carter this week to resolve a row threatening to derail plans for universal broadband internet access by 2012.