Networks

Lifeboat Crew Rescue Themselves From Broadband Isolation

The RNLI station in a remote area of rural Humberside is on the way to having a 100Mbps connection -…

16 years ago

Why Apple Must Embrace Google Voice This Time

In order to make amends for legions of iPhone users upset at the first rejection, Apple needs to take advantage…

16 years ago

Google Voice May Come To iPhone Via Browser

Google is building a Web browser-based application for Google Voice to run on Apple's iPhone.

16 years ago

UK Tech Experts Help Tackle African Digital Divide

Mesh networking is one of the tools being used to help improve internet access in some African countries

16 years ago

US Lawmakers Signal Network Neutrality Support

Two US lawmakers and FCC chairman Julius Genachowski deliver a chilling message to broadband providers: Consumers have rights, beginning with…

16 years ago

Xobni Plus Review

If your Outlook inbox gives you nightmares Xobni Plus' advanced search features could be the solution.

16 years ago

Apple Bans Google Voice Apps From iPhone

Apple shuts the door on all Google Voice applications, including third-party applications that support search engine giant Google's VOIP and…

16 years ago

Broadband Providers Inflate Speeds – But They Are Improving

Users get half what ISPs promise them, according to an Ofcom report

16 years ago

University Thin Clients Win Green Award

Queen Margaret University has won an award for its sustainable approach to IT, based on the roll out of a…

16 years ago

Spinvox Partners Back Technology Claims

Transcription company Spinvox, accused of faking, gets scientists and call centres to vouch for it

16 years ago

Microsoft Readying Unscheduled Critical Security Patches

Microsoft will release two out-of-band security bulletins tomorrow, targeting issues in Internet Explorer and the Visual Studio product line

16 years ago

One In Four SMBs Say IT Failing To Support Tough Times

The IT Effectiveness Index Mid-Year Report has found small-to-medium-sized businesses with failing IT are at a competitive disadvantage

16 years ago

Spinvox Denies Privacy And Faking Claims

There are humans in the Spinvox machine, but they're well behaved

16 years ago

Oracle Gets Out Chequebook For Database, Middleware Boost

Oracle has acquired GoldenGate Software to integrate into its database and middleware products, alongside Sun and Virtual Iron

16 years ago

AMD Ships 500th x86 Processor, Despite Disappointing Quarter

AMD said it has shipped it 500-millionth chip shipped comes days after reporting a $330 million loss on disappointing revenue…

16 years ago

Spinvox “Faked” Speech Transcription Service And Broke Privacy

Speech-to-text service from Spinvox used humans and broke its privacy promises, according to the the BBC and rival vendors

16 years ago

The Ten Commandments of Social Network Security (For IT Managers)

Don Reisinger advocates maintaining your perspective and an open mind to employee use of Web 2.0 with his ten top…

16 years ago

Recession-Busting Space Centre To Combat Climate Change

The creation of a new European space center will add to the £6.5bn the sector already contributes to the UK…

16 years ago

IBM Offers Cost-Cutting Office-In-A-Box

IBM is offering cost-conscious businesses a unified communications and collaboration UC(2) solutions based on an open platform

16 years ago

GlassHouse Takes Aim At Data Centre Energy Impact

New service is aimed at helping enterprises tame power-hungry data centres, harness cost savings and gain environmental benefits

16 years ago

Cash-Strapped Operators Risk Overheating The Internet

Operators who delay network expansion may overload their Internet switches, warns Ovum. Users may have to buy premium IP services…

16 years ago

UK Councils Use Content Management To Boost Efficiency

Two major councils in England are using content and document management technology to play a central transformational role in process…

16 years ago

Struggling BT Gets A Lift From Cash-Strapped MOD

A £99m, five year contract could help off-set BT's poor performance over the 12 months

16 years ago

Research Finds SaaS The Greenest Option

NetSuite drives another nail into the coffin of the traditional cost of ownership of on-premise business software

16 years ago

ICANN’s New Internet Domains Hit Trademark Issues

Trademark-owners and Internet users are scared, but ICANN wants to press ahead with a move to allow an unlimited number…

16 years ago

EC Plans Use For Digital Dividend Spectrum

when analogue TV is switched off, European states will be £40bn better off if they work together on re-using the…

16 years ago

Zero Carbon Buildings Will Put Pressure On IT

A Westminster summit has suggested the looming zero carbon commercial targets will expose IT operations to more pressures

16 years ago

Gartner Predicts Rise of Cloud Integration Services

Difficulty integrating cloud services and ensuring their integrity will give rise to what Gartner is calling “cloud service brokerages”

16 years ago

Spammers Abuse Short URL Services Like Twitter

MessageLabs research shows spam containing links masked via URL shortening services has jumped dramatically in the past few days

16 years ago

Analysts Mixed On Chrome OS Impact On Windows

Analysts say they need to see more of the Linux-based Chrome OS before they believe it will eventually prove disruptive…

16 years ago