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BT In Research Tie-Up With China’s ZTE
BT has tightened its relationship with Chinese equipment maker ZTE in a new R&D deal
File-Sharing Grandmother Gets 3 Years’ Probation
58-year old nurse Anne Muir has escaped a jail term, after being convicted of illegal file-sharing
BT Tests Low-Energy Broadband, Charts Progress
BT is testing an energy saving option for broadband lines as part of its ongoing green drive
Quarter Of US Web Users Opt For VoIP Calls
Research has shown that 24 percent of web users in the US utilise some form of voice over IP service
Eutelsat Launches Tooway Satellite Broadband Service
Eutelsat's KA-SAT satellite went live today, delivering Tooway broadband to remote areas of Europe
Juniper’s Fabric Network Could Improve Security
Flattening the network to give a single layer topography should make it more secure, but could also attract hackers, says Eric Doyle
Government Extends Rural Broadband Scheme
The government has freed up nearly £50m to help push superfast broadband into three rural counties
Ofcom Hails O2 As The Fastest Broadband Service
Ofcom's mobile broadband tests show O2 to be the fastest but location is the key factor for best results
Damballa Helps ISPs To Kill Botnets Automatically
Damballa improves ISPs' ability to monitor and identify infected subscriber devices on their networks
Skype Services Crash Around The World
Skype users around the world are currently unable to log on and make calls using the VoIP service
BT Admits Ducting Problems Cause FTTP Delay
BT is encountering more ducting problems than first thought, which has impacted its fibre rollout
Intel Offers AppUp SMB Service On Hybrid Cloud
Cloud platform features a subscription- based model for software applications suited to smaller businesses
AMD, Nvidia Chips To Feature In Cray Supercomputer
AMD’s 16-core 'Interlagos' Opteron chip and Nvidia’s Tesla 20-Series GPU will feature in Cray’s XK6 supercomputer
Cisco Surprise In x86 Blade Server Top Five, IDC Says
IDC takes Cisco into account and finds it is the third-largest blade vendor, passing Dell but trailing HP and IBM
Are Governments Over-Investing In Fibre?
Mobile and satellite operators reckon fibre is getting a leg-up at national level, but fibre broadband isn't always a winner, says Sophie Curtis
Mark Zuckerberg: Let The Under-13s Use Facebook
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg hopes to get under-13s using his social networking site before long
BT Set To Trial LTE To Bridge Rural Not Spots
BT is to trial LTE in conjunction with Everything Everywhere, as it seeks to bridge rural broadband not spots
Satellite Broadband Providers Lobby EC For Funding
Satellite broadband needs public funding to close Europe's digital divide, say the vendors
Embattled NHS Chief Tries To Defend IT Programme
Sir David Nicholson, SRO for the NPfIT, was closely questioned at a hearing looking into the project's failings
Social Media Will Beat Mobile Phone Operators
While mobile operators struggle to meet data demand, the social media which use that data are stealing their lunch, says Peter Judge
Falun Gong Says Cisco Aids Chinese Repression
Cisco has been accused of assisting the Chinese government in its persecution of Falun Gong followers
WiMax Backer Signals Eventual Jump To LTE Camp
Clearwire, a US wireless ISP who is also a major backer of WiMax plans to jump ship to the LTE ecosystem
Most SMBs Now Using Network-Attached Storage
Most SMBs now use some form of networked-attached storage, says new research from In-Stat
Most Organisations See IPv6 Transition As Low Priority
As World IPv6 Day approaches, research shows companies feel no urgency to adopt the new standard
Backup Provider Service Can Locate A Stolen PC
Backblaze's Locate My Computer allows users to geo-locate a computer if it has been stolen or misplaced
Virtual Desktop Provider Kaviza Eyed By Citrix
Citrix plans to buy strategic partner Kaviza, maker of VDI-in-a-Box, for its virtualised tablet capabilities
Advertisers Can Geo-Locate Users With IP Tricks
Geo-location privacy issues are being investigated but IP address pinpointing will be harder to legislate for
Cisco Rumours Hint At Linksys, WebEx Sell-Off
Cisco is reportedly considering selling its Linksys and WebEx divisions as part of its refocusing efforts
Vodafone Warns Against Excessive Fibre Investment
A new report by Vodafone suggests that mobile is a better way to patch broadband not-spots than fibre