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LinkedIn Downed As ‘DNS Error’ Strikes
LinkedIn says site is back to normal after DNS glitch at its registrar
Cumulus Targets Data Centre Networks With Linux OS
A startup is challenging Cisco with its Cumulus Linux operating system for data centre networks
BT Chief Ian Livingston Leaving For Ministerial Job
He cut thousands of jobs, but he brought profit - BT CEO Ian Livingston is leaving to become minister for trade and investment
Cyber Cold War: US And Russia Set Up Emergency Hotline
Obama and Putin making like it's 1963
Facebook Blocks Tor Users After Heavy Malicious Activity
Tor security event leaves activists (and criminals?) exposed on Facebook
‘BBC Celebrity Cold Callers’ To Fight £225k Fine
BBC Three programme ‘The Call Centre’ looks set for some feisty episodes...
Samsung To Launch Galaxy S4 With Even Faster 4G
Korean smartphone with LTE-Advanced reportedly doubles the current LTE speeds
Saudi Arabia ‘Planning To Ban WhatsApp’
Saudis show aggressive approach in coping with modern communications
EE And Three 4G Spectrum Sharing Talks Collapse
Three wouldn't have gained as much as EE through deal, source tells TechWeek
Google Launches Balloon-Based Internet Access
Project Loon isn't just a load of hot air, says Google
Cisco pxGrid Aims To Improve Network Security
Cisco is invigint security developers to create applications for the Identity Services Engine as part of its Platform Exchange Grid framework
Siemens In Talks To Sell Nokia Siemens Networks
Siemens is in talks with private equity firms over the possibility of selling the Nokia Siemens Networks joint venture, according to a report
Professor Nigel Shadbolt To Receive Knighthood
The web pioneer and co-founder of the Open Data Institute has his achievements recognised by the Queen
NHS To Spend £2.2bn On ‘Rotten’ CSC NPfIT Work
The much-maligned NPfIT was canned in 2012 but CSC is still making a load of money from its Lorenzo contract
Cisco CRS-X Router To Tackle Bandwidth Demand
Cisco promises speeds of up to 400 gigabits per second with its new core router, the CRS-X
Make Way For Terabit Ethernet!
Ethernet's creators want it to go faster. "Troublemaker" Wayne Rash says bring it on!
Vodafone Confirms Interest in Cable Giant Kabel Deutschland
Vodafone is seeking to acquire Germany's largest cable company Kabel Deutschland
Microsoft Angers Security Researchers With Boisterous Botnet Bust
Researchers fuming after Microsoft botnet takedown ruins their own anti-cyber crime operations
National Audit Office Exposes Problems With BDUK Rural Broadband
A July report will question whether the rural broadband roll-out scheme provides value for money
The Threat Facing The World’s Mobile Networks
Mobile operators don't know enough about threats facing their network and they aren't being proactive enough, says Arbor Networks' Tom Bienkowski
Cisco Broadens Lead Over Aruba In Enterprise Wi-Fi Market
The enterprise WLAN market continues to show strong growth, with Cisco, Aruba and HP in the lead, according to IDC
IBM Transceiver Pushes Envelope For Radar Imaging
IBM Research says its tiny millimetre-wave transciever could revolutionise the world of mobile communications and radar imaging
Big Switch Exits OpenDaylight SDN Group
Big Switch Networks has left the SDN project it helped create citing the undue influence of major players like Cisco
Microsoft And FBI Hit 1,500 Citadel Botnets
Botnet takes a kicking but some think it will amount to just a chink in the fortress that is Citadel
Government Pressures Tech Firms To Censor More ‘Harmful’ Sites
Maria Miller asks Google, Facebook and BT to meet on blocking illegal content... something they already do
BT Wins Coventry, Solihull And Warwickshire BDUK Funding
BT wins yet more BDUK funding after agreeing West Midlands broadband deal
UK Committee Frets Over Containment Of Huawei Security Threat
Committee worried about how the UK checks Huawei kit and how an old BT deal was initially cleared
Cisco Releases Green Switch And Looks To Midmarket
Cisco looks to the midmarket as it releases a new green switch and cloud network management dashboard
Cisco Buys JouleX For Data Centre Power Control
JouleX's energy management software shows how power-hungry your data centre kit is