Rural broadband bills should fall after Ofcom "significantly" cut the broadband wholesale price BT charges other ISPs
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
News Cloud
Users Take the Lead On Power Management
Users want to save power by turning their PCs off - it's their companies that are holding them back, says research
Dell Beefs Up Networking Play With Force10 Acquisition
Dell has equipped itself with serious networking capabilities thanks to its acquisition of Force10 Networks
Data Centre Managers Warned On Cooling Regulations
Around 2,500 UK cooling companies are trading illegally, as fluorinated gases contribute to the greenhouse effect
Mozilla Calms Enterprise Fears With Working Group
Mozilla is re-establishing an Enterprise User Working Group to spike worries about enterprise deployments
Intel Bids To Buy Ethernet Chip Maker Fulcrum
Intel is expanding its networking portfolio by acquiring Fulcrum, a maker of high-speed switch chips
IBM Posts Healthy Q2 Figures On Software Gains
IBM has posted a healthy set of results for the second quarter thanks to good hardware and software sales
Spiceworks Plans Cloud Social App To Buy Ink
Social network for IT pros now lets members issue RFQs and buy ink cartridges online
SMBs Benefit From Staff Using Their Own Mobiles
A survey for Citrix Online claims productivity improves as staff bring their own devices into the workplace
Disaster Preparation Must Be Based On When, Not If
Disaster recovery is not an option but a necessity and it is time to wake up, says Chris Preimesberger
Veeam Says One Third Of Enterprise Servers Are Virtual
A new portal from Veeam has revealed the extent of the penetration of virtualisation into enterprises
Cloud Security Action Can Ruin Malware Economics
Speedy cloud-based security protection can hobble small profiteers and rein in online cyber-criminals, claims Eugene Kaspersky
Government Announces Consultation On Open Data
Further consultations will be held on expanding the government's open data scheme within weeks
Cisco To Cut 6,500 Jobs As It Begins Restructuring
Cisco will cut its workforce in August, with further losses when Cisco sells a manufacturing plant to Foxconn
Everything Everywhere Execs Go Elsewhere
Everything Everywhere boss Tom Alexander has resigned, closely followed by sales director Duncan Hay
SMB Optimism Slides Amid Economy Fears
A study has found that optimism among small businesses remains in short supply over trading fears
BBC Crowdsources UK 3G Coverage Map
The BBC is asking Android users to upload information which will map Britain's 3G coverage
Gen3 Of IBM XIV Storage System Ready To Go
IBM XIV Storage System Gen3 uses a grid architecture to process high-transaction workloads faster
Office 365 Could Validate Microsoft’s Cloud Strategy
Office 365 marks Microsoft's first foray into cloud computing, and carries some substantial risks for the company, says Nicholas Kolakowski
Cloud Vendor Lock-Ins Lock Out Secure Practices
Cloud providers are dragging their heels on the subject of federated, open cloud, impacting heavily on customer security, claims Eric Doyle
Oracle Critical Patch Update Is A Big Debugger
Oracle will patch 78 software vulnerabilities across its product portfolio, including the database, PeopleSoft and Solaris
OCI Wades In To Develop More Cloud Standards
Back from the brink, the Open Cloud Initiative returns, adding to the profusion of cloud standards bodies
Cloud-Based Analytics Suite Launched By IBM
IBM is combining Coremetrics and Unica software, as part of its Smarter Commerce strategy
Data Centre To Save Yorkshire Water £90k Per Year
Yorkshire Water is set to save itself £90,000 a year thanks to a new data centre incorporating green tech
Security Tops Readers’ Cloud Woes
Our readers still think the cloud lacks security. Next: What business tasks do you do on your mobile?
Enterprises Disappointed By Virtualisation Savings
A survey has found that the majority of enterprises are disappointed in virtualisation's cost savings
CA To Support IBM’s ‘Entry-Level’ Mainframe
Management tools from CA Technologies will support IBM's new zEnterprise mainframe
Quad-Core Chips To Reach Half Of Notebooks By 2015
Quad-core chips will appear in 49 percent of notebooks by 2015 according to a new report
European Data Centres Set For Impressive Growth
The data centre sector will grow another 28 percent, according to a report from Tariff Consultancy
Government: Social Networks Pose Terrorism Threat
New technologies are being used to plan terrorist attacks, according to the government's new security strategy