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Microsoft’s Muglia Heads To Juniper
Former Microsoft executive Bob Muglia will work with Juniper to compete with Cisco and HP in networking
Qualcomm Adds Gesture To Snapdragon With Asset Buy
Qualcomm is to add gesture recognition to its Snapdragon mobile chips by acquiring GestureTek assets
F5 Enchances Big-IP Security Platform
F5 Networks has updated its security platform to better protect Web 2.0 applications
Nominet Launches Free Trial Of Secure DNS
Nominet will give .uk domain owners a DNSSEC service to prevent hackers spreading counterfeit addresses
Hospital Denies Forcing Visits By Skype
A hospital has denied it was forcing relatives to use Skype instead of visiting them in hospital
TalkTalk Shamed For Poor Broadband Service
Talk Talk finished bottom of an Ofcom survey of broadband customer satisfaction
Can We Monetise The Web Without Breaking It?
Net neutrality has made the web what it is today. Surely we can expand it without abandoning that principle, says Sophie Curtis
Virgin Trumpets 1.5Gb Fibre Trial Success
Silicon Roundabout has 1.5Gbps broadband, thanks to a Virgin Media Business trial
Virgin Media Says Ofcom’s Rural Broadband Price Cut Won’t Help
Virgin Media has warned that Ofcom's change to rural broadband pricing does little to address the problem
Ofcom Demands Rural Broadband Price
Rural broadband bills should fall after Ofcom "significantly" cut the broadband wholesale price BT charges other ISPs
Dell Beefs Up Networking Play With Force10 Acquisition
Dell has equipped itself with serious networking capabilities thanks to its acquisition of Force10 Networks
Lego Comes In All Colours But PCs Need To Be Green
Building a computer case from Lego is a sustainable concept but the rest of the computer has to measure up
Intel Bids To Buy Ethernet Chip Maker Fulcrum
Intel is expanding its networking portfolio by acquiring Fulcrum, a maker of high-speed switch chips
Cisco To Cut 6,500 Jobs As It Begins Restructuring
Cisco will cut its workforce in August, with further losses when Cisco sells a manufacturing plant to Foxconn
Companies Buy Up .XXX Domains To Protect Brands
Businesses will have until 28 October to buy a .xxx domain for their trademark or opt out altogether
Attackers Go Gaga Over Latest Hack
Normally headline-grabbing, Lady Gaga has been unusually quiet about the theft of fans' email addresses from her site
BBC Crowdsources UK 3G Coverage Map
The BBC is asking Android users to upload information which will map Britain's 3G coverage
Vodafone Sure Signal Subject To Phone Hacking
Calls made using Vodafone's Sure Signal femtocells can be hacked and recorded, according to researchers
Telcos Seek End To Net Neutrality On Mobile Networks
A new report argues that European telecommunications providers should be able to charge for network priority
Digital Cold War Breaks Out Between Web Sheriffs
A 'digital Cold War' has been declared between British and Russian anti-piracy companies
Cisco Rounds Out Enterprise Support For Cius Tablet
Cisco's enterprise focused tablet now has app support from the likes of Sybase, Lexmark and others
Wales Gets £57m Broadband Injection
The UK government has given Welsh broadband a boost, with a cash allocation of nearly £57 million
Cisco Outlines Restructure Plans
Cisco's CEO is planning a structural overhaul, as well as plans for collaboration, virtualisation and video
Cisco Set To Axe 5,000 Jobs, Analyst Warns
Cisco could be about to cut as many as 5,000 jobs to save £626m as part of its global reorganisation
Phone ‘Hacking’ Scandal Could Get Wrong Answers
Bad journalism is bad journalism, and voicemail access is not hacking. Watch out for the results of a moral panic, says Peter Judge
Canada Investigates Value Of Nortel Patent Auction
Nortel may have to negotiate another legal obstacle before it can realise the value of its patents sales
Google’s Schmidt Lays Out Grand Plan For Google+
Google's Eric Schmidt outlined the search giant's vision for Google+ at a conference in the US yesterday
Ofcom Mulls FM Frequency For Rural Broadband
The white spaces around the FM radio frequency could be utilised to provide broadband to rural areas
Video Distribution Platform Rolled Out By Cisco
Cisco’s ECDS is makes video content delivery scalable, without interfering with enterprise network traffic