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Voice networking and VoIP
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Security Think Tank: It’s time to secure the collaboration revolution
After a year of unprecedented disruption thanks to Covid-19, it looks like remote working is set to remain with us for now, which means security strategies will change in 2021. What will this change look like, and what tools and services will be ... Continue Reading
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Passive optical LAN: When network speed, bandwidth and security matter
Copper-based local area networks are increasingly unfit for purpose in a digital enterprise, but passive optical LANs may be a solution. Tech evangelist Paul Ryan, European chair of the Association of Passive Optical LAN, explains why Continue Reading
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ESN: a long-term evolution or a game-changing revolution?
There is little doubt that the Home Office’s plan to update the Emergency Services Network is transformational, but how does it compare internationally? Continue Reading
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How can telcos respond to the strategic questions they face?
Traditional telcos are under tremendous pressure to reinvent themselves to remain competitive and relevant. BDO’s Christian Goetz looks at the options Continue Reading
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Making the case for network modernisation
It's time to break out of reactive investment mode, says Dale Vile, research director at analyst group Freeform Dynamics Continue Reading
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Laying the iOS 6 Foundation
The main purpose of Apple's purchase of NeXT in the 1990s was to obtain the operating system that was to become today's OS X and iOS Continue Reading
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Near field communication (NFC): Latest shockwave of the technological invasion
By Vedak Coskun, co-author of "Professional NFC Application Development for Android" Continue Reading
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The digital silver lining for technology inclusivity
Mainstream devices are becoming increasingly user-friendly for disabled people as design becomes more inclusive for all of us Continue Reading
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Google enters the fray in battle for smartphone technology patents
Patents equal real strategic value, right? It was only last week that Google, one of the world's largest technology companies, purchased Motorola Mobility in a deal worth $12.5bn. Continue Reading
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Security zone: Mobile malware is already costing you money
Mobile malware has already been predicted, and it is fair to say that it is now here. There are already numerous exploits and scams in the wild that have been used to exploit users and mobile devices alike. Continue Reading
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Why FTTC isn’t enough and how the UK might do more
The UK government recently announced its strategy to deliver improved rural broadband services - one of the longstanding and well-documented problems facing the UK. The ambition to construct the best broadband network in Europe by 2015 is admirable,... Continue Reading
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Forrester: Harnessing mobile UC to transform the business
The appeal of unified communications (UC) has been the convergence of all business communication applications across the range of enterprise interfaces, including the PC, telephone, web, and mobile Continue Reading
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Can social media save local government?
The great Ernest Hemingway once said: "There is no rule on how to write. Sometimes it comes easily and perfectly; sometimes it's like drilling rock and...
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Opinion: eBay could innovate to rescue Skype Sale
News that eBay is facing a copyright claim from the founders of Skype's innovative peer-to-peer 'Global Index' (GI) technology has left its proposed sale of the internet calling business on decidedly dodgy ground, writes Nick Wallin, patent attorney... Continue Reading
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Benchmarking ISP service: the Harley Davidson standard
Would the telecoms industry benefit from establishing a standardised benchmark for measuring customer service across the sector? If customer service needs to be improved, is this the best way to do it? Continue Reading
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Why the TIME has come for videoconferencing
Hectic schedules, limited budgets and environmental concerns are increasing the popularity of videoconferencing and telepresence, writes Jeff...
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Teleworking comes of age
Teleworking has moved from nice to have, to must have. Found somewhere in the corporate handbook under "business continuity", "building a sustainable...
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Carter report: missed opportunity and muddled thinking on UK broadband
Lord Carter's interim review on Digital Britain is not a bad report for the MPs and people who are clueless about the digital economy. As for the rest of us, it fails to tell us anything we haven’t understood for a long time, and worse, it doesn’t ... Continue Reading
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Will cheap broadband drive video conferencing?
It was at an IT industry symposium I attended back in 1996 where some American network rep boldly stated, "Within two years, WAN bandwidth will be free and...
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Web conferencing: How will it affect the relationship between Cisco and Microsoft
Cisco's entrance into the web conferencing market, with its acquisition of WebEx, could spell the end of a beautiful friendship. Continue Reading
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Integration is key to effective VoIP
A "quick fix" view of VoIP implementation can lead to problems relating to quality, compliance and complexity. Even for small firms a strategic approach is vital Continue Reading
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Making a case for VoIP
End-user education and acceptance is the key to realising the full business benefits of converged voice and data networks Continue Reading
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Converged networks: How to work smarter
Converged networks technology is enabling end-users to work in new ways and can deliver substantial cost savings to the business. Continue Reading
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What’s in a name? A lot if it’s on an e-mail
High Court decision is a sign of the times Continue Reading
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Your shout: IT strategic importance, Vista, compliance
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It’s not size, but how it is used that matters
As suppliers introduce different sizes of hardware and pile functionality into ever smaller devices, are they meeting user demands, or simply creating the next gimmick?, asks Clive Longbottom Continue Reading
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A real tool against terror?
Industry has doubts over Data Retention Directive Continue Reading
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Voice over IP special report: Voice gets louder
Data has been the belle of the corporate IT ball for long enough. Now voice is getting the attention and users need to look at which form of VoIP is going to best suit the needs of their business Continue Reading
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Microsoft beefs up collaboration software
The Office Communicator messaging tool is the latest component in Microsoft's increasingly integrated strategy for collaboration, but does it deliver?, asks Christopher Harris-Jones Continue Reading
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Early adopters may gain IP telephony edge
With 75% of the world’s voice traffic predicted to be IP-based by 2007, most firms need to decide not whether to make the move, but when it would be most beneficial Continue Reading
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SIP standard could get businesses talking
SIP can help businesses integrate voice and data communications. Continue Reading
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What will the network look like by 2008?
Faster technologies may be just around the corner, but the extra bandwidth will soon be used up unless corporate policies are... Continue Reading
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Outsource to cut print costs by up to 30%
Copying and printing can cost up to 3% of a company's revenue - equivalent to the average IT budget - so don't overlook services... Continue Reading
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Broadband UK: we need a vision
Until the politicians wake up to the importance of universal access to broadband, we are destined to keep muddling on Continue Reading
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Telcos seek network revamp to make data pay
Fierce competition and flagging demand for plain old voice services is making the question of how to make money out of data the... Continue Reading
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Connected:Using the Internet to build your network
In the third of his fortnightly series on communications, Antony Savvas considers how companies should evaluate IPVPN security... Continue Reading
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Will ADSL stand the test of time?
About three years ago we were told that communications would never be the same again. Our private and public lives were on the... Continue Reading
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To serve customers, telcos must raise shareholder value
Calls to cut costs and increase revenues are the two most common imperatives echoing around the boardrooms of major corporations.... Continue Reading
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Living the broadband lifestyle
Fast Internet connections offer huge potential, but don't leave yourself open to attack Continue Reading
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The ASDL era finally dawns
As ISPs force down prices and BT retreats to the exchange, broadband take up is soaring Continue Reading
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Who stole my telecoms birthright?
Business strategy consultant Steven Domb explains how our 100-year-old telecoms network can survive the 21st century Continue Reading
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What the ADSL is going on?
Users wait for broadband Internet access as Oftel is slammed by communications managers for weak regulation. Guy Campos reports Continue Reading
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More to it than ADSL
The introduction of digital subscriber lines is about to ease the UK's move towards broadband technology, but the DSL story doesn't begin and end with ADSL Continue Reading
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The weakest link in the chain
Breifing: If you want to communicate with the office when travelling abroad you'll need a suitcase full of adaptors. Eric Doyle... Continue Reading
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Impressive words, but will UK Online go far enough?
Following the launch of UK Online, the Government's strategy to put every citizen on the Internet and make Britain the best place for e-commerce, we examine the impact on small businesses, telecoms and broadcasting regulation, Whitehall and the UK ... Continue Reading
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ICT fuels political protest
Parliamentary reporterThe mobile phone, IT and the Internet have transformed political protest, Liberal Democrat treasury spokesman Matthew...
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Cisco/IBM must prepare for telcos battles ahead
Comms sweethearts IBM and Cisco should watch out for the telcos Continue Reading
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UK dotcom needs DSL
The two-year wait for DSL could be disastrous for the UK dotcom Continue Reading
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Ericsson Colorado and Yukon routers with Newbridge Networks MainStreet 3612, 3630 and 3608 platforms
With dealerships in Exeter, Barnstable and Plymouth, Volvo knew it needed a reliable intranet that would support the needs of its... Continue Reading