Networks

Regional Broadband Scheme Faces Investigation

Taxpayers' money could be needed to prop up regional broadband infrastructure scheme, as local councils begin an investigation

13 years ago

Wikipedia Blackout To Go Ahead Despite SOPA Pullout

Wikipedia and other high-profile websites will shut down for 24 hours in protest against 'devastating' anti-piracy bills, while Twitter's CEO…

13 years ago

Skype To Hit Windows Phone ‘Soon’

A Skype executive has revealed that the popular VoIP client will soon appear on Windows Phone handsets

13 years ago

Analyst Plays Down Dot-Anything Brand Risk

Companies should not be concerned about buying up ICANN's new generic top-level domains to avoid risk to their brands, according…

13 years ago

Core Internet And Protocol Security Requires Greater DNSSEC Adoption

DNSSEC is capable of securing other Internet protocols, not just the DNS communications, but widespread adoption is needed

13 years ago

Everything Everywhere To Begin Spectrum Sale

Everything Everywhere is set to launch rare auction for 1800MHz bandwidth, as demanded by the EC

13 years ago

Virgin Media To Launch 120Mbps Broadband

Government welcomes move to double users' broadband speeds in £110 investment

13 years ago

Mass SQL Injection Storm Uses Search Engines And Automation

The third mass injection attack in a year uses search engines as a reconnaissance tool to identify sites to hit…

13 years ago

O2 Wins Network Rail Contract

O2 Unify has won a contract to upgrade and replace the Cisco networking infrastructure belonging to Network Rail

13 years ago

Infoblox Looks To Raise £81m In IPO

Data centre software specialist Infoblox is looking to raise $125m (£81m) when it goes public later this month

13 years ago

CES 2012: Google TV Gets New Life From LG, Sony, Samsung

Google is to relaunch its TV platform at CES, with the participation of LG, Sony, Samsung and others

13 years ago

O2 To Offer Olympic Size Hot Spots For 2012

Westminster, Kensington and Chelsea are to offer free Wi-Fi connectivity in time for the Olymic Games and Diamond Jubilee

13 years ago

BT Will Pilot Microsoft Lync Voice Services Into The Cloud

British Telecom has joined forces with Microsoft to offer Lync voice services and functions as a hosted cloud service

13 years ago

Check Point Security Gateways Offered On Amazon Web Services Cloud

Check Point offers Amazon Web Services customers virtual security appliances built into their cloud environments

13 years ago

Cisco Pulls The Plug On Umi Telepresence System For Consumers

Cisco has recognised it cannot compete with the likes of Skype on pricing and axed its Umi video system

13 years ago

Hactivists Plot Satellite System To Bypass Web Censorship

So called hacktivists are considering an outlandish plan to launch their own satellites to create a free space-based Internet, immune…

13 years ago

Security Flaw Makes WiFi Network Vulnerable To Brute-Force Attacks

The WPS passcode used to secure wireless networks can be exposed through “brute-force” hacking and an attack tool is already…

13 years ago

VeriSign Reports 220 Million Domains On The Internet

VeriSign says there were more than 220 million domains registered at the end of the third quarter: 8.9 percent more…

13 years ago

Survey Says UK Businesses Must Embrace Social Media

Reluctant UK companies must cave to pressure and opt-in as social media blossoms in 2012, says KPMG

13 years ago

Juniper Sues Palo Alto Networks For Patent Infringement

Juniper Networks has hit out at Palo Alto Networks, alleging it willfully infringed upon six Juniper firewall patents

13 years ago

Government Opens ‘Super-Connected Cities’ Competition

Ten cities, including Birmingham, Bristol, Manchester and Glasgow, are eligible to compete for high-speed broadband funding, according to the Department…

13 years ago

IBM’s Top 5 Innovations Will Change Your Life Within 5 Years

The 2011 predictions cover green power, mind-reading machines, desirable junk mail, DNA passwords, and digital profusion

13 years ago

Councils Must Submit Broadband Funding Bids By February

English councils have until February to submit proposals to receive rural broadband funding

13 years ago

Sky Blocks Newzbin2 After Court Order

Sky says it blocked file-sharing site Newzbin2 to protect copyright holders and consumers

13 years ago

Skype Improves Android App With Photos, Video Sharing

Skype has improved the experience for its Android users, including better battery life and video quality

13 years ago

BT Adds Another 178 Exchanges To Fibre Rollout

BT has revealed the latest tranche of telephone exchanges in the UK that will be fibre enabled

13 years ago

Blue Coat Acquired By Private Equity Firm

Blue Coat Systems has been brought out by private equity firm Thoma Bravo for a cool £829m

13 years ago

Lobby Group Slams Rural Broadband Rollout Hitch

The Countryside Alliance has hit out at the lack of progress made in rolling out rural broadband

13 years ago

Integrated Networks Will See Cloud Go Sky High

The shift from internet-based to integrated networks will act as a catalyst for cloud growth says Flexiant's Tony Lucas

13 years ago

OpenDNS Releases Encryption For All DNS Traffic

DNS traffic encryption from the client computer to OpenDNS servers can prevent attackers eavesdropping

13 years ago