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Microsoft Completes Skype Acquisition
Microsoft is the new owner of popular VoIP service Skype, after the acquisition was official closed
Dell: Big Buyers Are Big Winners
If you've got the infrastructure, the brand and the balance sheet, why wouldn't you grow by acquisition, asks Dell's Dave Johnson
Rats Cause Virgin Broadband Outage In Scotland
Some Virgin Media customers in Scotland were briefly left without broadband when rats chewed cables
O2 To Test Skype-Style VoIP Service
O2 is preparing to launch a new Skype competitor, using technology from a company it bought in 2009, Jajah
BlackBerry Limps Back To Life
BlackBerry maker RIM says services are now working in the EMEA region, but American users still face disruptions
RSA Says SecurID Was Hacked By A ‘Nation State’
At the RSA conference, executives explained its SecurID breach - but kept some details quiet
BlackBerry Online Services Crash Again
Many BlackBerry users are once again unable to send emails, access the Internet or use BlackBerry Messenger
Orange And T-Mobile To Merge 3G Networks
From next week, Orange and T-Mobile customers will be able to use each others' 3G networks
BlackBerry Users Worldwide Suffer Major Outage
RIM's BlackBerry data services are down across EMEA, as the company announces a new acquisition
Cisco Improves WAN Optimisation And Video
Cisco WAAS appliances upgrades improve performance of bandwidth-intensive enterprise applications
HP Extends FlexNetwork For Multimedia And Cloud
HP has extended its FlexNetwork portfolio with hardware and management tools for cloud and video
BT Reveals Lower Pole And Ducting Access Prices
BT has lowered the price it will charge rival service providers to access its ducting and telegraph poles
BT And TalkTalk Granted Final DEA Appeal
Internet service providers BT and TalkTalk will be given a final chance to get the Digital Economy Act repealed
EU To Give Green Light For Microsoft-Skype Takeover
The European Commission is to give its approval for Microsoft to buy VoIP service provider Skype
BT Promises 300Mbps Broadband For The Lucky Few
BT is to increase the speeds of its FTTC and FTTP offerings, but questions remain over its reach
Nominet Raises £3m In Short UK Domain Auction
Single-character domain names were in hot demand at Nominet's .uk auction, selling for an average of £39,000
Juniper Touts New Kit To Meet Mobile Challenge
Juniper's new switches help ease admin burden of integrating smartphones into corporate network
BT Broadband Suffers UK-Wide Outage
A power outage at a BT exchange in Birmingham has left consumers and businesses with no web access
Carry On Lying In Broadband Adverts, ASA Tells ISPs
ISPs can mislead users by advertising broadband speeds that are only available to a few, in new ASA rules
EC To Study Europe-Wide Broadband Speeds
The EC is to carry out EU-wide broadband tests following disappointing results from an Ofcom probe
Virgin Media Launches Business Cloud With Savvis
Virgin adds its network to cloud provider Savvis, and offers it with no set-up fees
Ghana To Lead LTE Deployment In Africa
Ghana could be the first country in Africa to get 4G mobile technology, and Alcatel Lucent is eager to get on board
London, Scotland Campaign For New Domains
The governments of Scotland and London are campaigning for customised top-level domains
Cisco Study Finds Internet As Vital As Food And Air
The Internet is as vital as food and air, and people cannot live without it, according to a report from Cisco
Low-Latency Network To Connect London And HK
A high-speed fibre network between London and Hong Kong could help decrease financial trading times
Alcatel-Lucent Touts Broadband Boost With VDSL2
Alcatel-Lucent has launched VDSL Vectoring equipment which should deliver faster broadband speeds
London’s Olympics Could Lose The IPv6 Race
Beijing 2008 ran on IPv6; if London 2012 hasn't implemented it, that could be an international humiliation, says Axel Pawlik
TalkTalk And 3UK Top Ofcom List Of Shame
TalkTalk and 3UK are still attracting more complaints to Ofcom than other telecoms companies
Cisco Plans Virtual Networking For Microsoft Hyper-V
Cisco will provide data centre packages that will control Microsoft Windows Server 8 virtual environments