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Goodbye Forever, Darling, I’m Working From Home
What would you give up to work from home? Some Americans would ditch their partner to join the pyjama brigade, finds Tim Moran
HP Shows Gen8 Servers With ‘Sea Of Sensors’
At its first global partner conference, HP has updated its ProLiant range with 'intelligent' Gen8 servers
Iran Begins Blocking Sites Using HTTPS Protocol
Reports suggest that Iran is clamping down on sites in the build-up to the 33rd anniversary of the Islamic Revolution
TalkTalk Loses 50,000 Customers In Three Months
TalkTalk may have raised its profit forecasts but it has failed to stem the haemorrhaging of subscriber defections
BT Reaches 3.5m Wi-Fi Hotspot Milestone
BT also releases BT FON app for BlackBerry users to locate nearest hotspot
TalkTalk Makes New Customers View Parental Controls
TalkTalk says new customers will have to make an active choice whether or not to filter a number of content categories,
Researchers Integrate Electronic Components Into Optical Fibre
Transatlantic team of scientists develop technique which could make communications technology faster, cheaper and more efficient
Cisco Warns Its B440 Blade Server Could Crash And Burn
The B440 blade server could overheat, according to a field notice from Cisco
Google Begins Construction Of Super-Fast Broadband Network
Google Fibre has begun laying cable for its 1Gbps broadband network in Kansas, and will also be testing a Wi-Fi router
Virgin Media 100Mbps Rollout Hits 10m Homes
Virgin Media is ahead of schedule for its 100Mbps rollout, which now reaches up to ten million homes
Ofcom Proposes New BT Line Rental Cap
BT plans to appeal proposals that it should cut the price it charges its rivals for access to its network
Virtual Network Start-Up Gets Backing From VMware Founder
Nicira officially launches its Network Virtualisation Platform, already in use by AT&T, eBay and Rackspace
Government Warns Of Olympic Internet Threat
Government warns of slow Internet access: one more reason to be less excited by the London 2012 Olympics
BT Promises 300 Mbps Broadband And Tests FTTP On Demand
FTTC customers can upgrade to FTTP, while the top speed of fibre broadband looks like going up again
Multimedia Developer Tools Beef Up Mozilla Firefox 10
The Firefox 10 browser is relatively light on new user features but has a variety of tools for multimedia developers
Steria And Microsoft Offer Tailor-Made Virtual Desktops For Enterprise
The companies claim Workplace On Command allows staff to work from any device, anytime, anywhere
Cisco Live: Faster Upgrades For Catalyst And Nexus Switches
Cisco is upgrading its key switches to enable them to handle 40GbE or 100GbE to satisfy demand for cloud, BYOD and video
Ofcom: UK Broadband ISPs Are Getting Faster, But Must Be More Honest
Broadband speeds increase by 22 percent in past year, but rise attributed to faster packages, not improved service
Scotland Reveals Plans For Fibre Broadband Rollout
Scotland plans to significantly ramp up average broadband speeds north of the border
Cisco Live: In Pictures
Fast cars, pinball, and a distance record for 100 Gigabit Ethernet.. Cisco Live visitors know how to live
Sky’s Fibre Broadband To Rival BT And Virgin
Sky will begin offering a fibre broadband service with speeds of up to 40Mbps from April
Nimbus Data Launches Big-Scale, Low-Power Solid State Storage System
The E-Class system can support up to 500TB of capacity while consuming only five watts of electricity per terabyte
Cisco Live: CommScope Demonstrates 100GbE Over 430 Metres
CommScope has shown 100GbE running on standard fibre at nearly three times the distance specified in the IEEE standard
Cisco Live: Advances Promised On All Fronts
Cisco's Padmasree Warrior promised to go for gold in the networking race but ruled out storage
Cisco Live: London Show Opens With ‘Fastest’ Wi-Fi AP
At Cisco Live, the company revealed a fast and flexible four-antenna access point but held back some details for Mobile World Congress
Cisco Live: Microsemi Reveals Latest Green PoE Midspans
Power over Ethernet (PoE) midspans from semiconductor-maker Microsemi could cut energy consumption by up to 50 percent
No Olympic Records Expected For Slow London Mobile Broadband
London finishes 23rd in 3G speeds survey, raising doubts about its ability to cope with heavy Olympic demands
T-Mobile Launches ‘Truly Unlimited’ Full Monty Plan
New tariff from T-Mobile offers unlimited mobile data, Wi-Fi and tethering
Government Warns Three Councils Over Broadband Funding
The government has officially warned three English councils that they could lose access to fibre broadband funding