Communications

Rutland County Council signs £3m fibre broadband deal with BT

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At least 90 per cent of rural council to gain access to fibre by 2013
16 May 2012

Facebook advertising failing to click with users, according to new study

Facebook home page
Click-through rate for advertising just 0.05 per cent, compared to 0.4 per cent for Google
16 May 2012

Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council issues £10m tender for LAN switch infrastructure

Connectivity
Switch is for internet security and load balancing across two datacentres
14 May 2012

Yahoo appoints interim CEO following Thompson's departure

CEO of ailing internet giant leaves company having exaggerated his education on his CV
14 May 2012

Windows RT 'may have anti-trust implications', says Mozilla

Ovum: Biggest winners of API war could be Android
11 May 2012

Supplier security audits on rise, but questions over cloud ignored

Upsurge in supplier security auditing, according to HP security experts
10 May 2012

Government prioritises new laws on data monitoring and retention

Queen's speech proposes draft Communications Bill based on the EU Data Retention Directive
09 May 2012

Opinion: Information is the lifeblood of healthcare

The efficient circulation of medical data is the key to better healthcare
09 May 2012

Cloud computing bringing IT industry to 'disruptive' inflection point, says HP’s Meg Whitman

The systems and software ‘elite’ are being challenged by Amazon, Google and Salesforce.com, warns Whitman
09 May 2012

ICANN to refund applicants after security 'glitch'

Users that want to revoke application will be given full refund
08 May 2012

Mobile PBX integration - avoiding ‘tele-shirking’


08 May 2012

Expert casts doubt on value of Facebook shares

Facebook's float points to another dotcom bubble
04 May 2012

Cisco to acquire data analysis software provider Truviso

Cisco claims customers will be able to analyse real-time data traffic on network
04 May 2012

Remote working during the Olympics

Cesare Garlati, director of consumerisation at Trend Micro, discusses what enterprises need to consider as large numbers of staff prepare to work remotely during the Games
02 May 2012

Everything Everywhere hits back at rivals over 4G campaign

Mobile operator says rivals may not be willing to invest in 4G
02 May 2012

Pirate Bay could look to "circumvent" High Court's ban of its website

ISPs wouldn't be liable for illegal website that uses proxy servers, says lawyer
01 May 2012

Lincolnshire County Council to save £2.5m a year after joining PSN

Council is first partner to join East Midlands Public Service Network
01 May 2012

Apple forced to remove iPad 4G claims from website

Latest iPad claims 4G feature, but the UK currently has no available 4G service, and when it does, it will be incompatible with Apple's tablet device
01 May 2012

O2, Vodafone, Three slam Everything Everywhere 4G campaign

4GBritain is only in Everything Everywhere's interests, claim rivals
01 May 2012

Industry slams standards bodies for lack of BYOD policy

Senior UK IT figures admit that security standards are inadequate, and do not cater for consumerisation trend
30 Apr 2012

Everything Everywhere attempts to speed up 4G rollout

Britons 'deserve to have the best infrastructure', says Everything Everywhere CEO
30 Apr 2012

Machine-to-machine communication reaching tipping point - report

Lower costs for both devices and network connectivity will drive a boom in 'the internet of things'
29 Apr 2012

Influence - Consumerisation

Staff are increasingly using their personal devices for work. Productivity may increase as a result, but the trend brings with it security risks
27 Apr 2012

O2 to rival Google and PayPal with new mobile payments service

O2 Wallet may mean trouble for joint venture with rival operators, says analyst
27 Apr 2012