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Telepresence And Video Conferencing Spend To Double
Spending on video conferencing and telepresence is predicted to double in the next four years, said Infonetics
BBC Suffers Total Website Outage
The BBC admitted that most of its websites went offline in an incident described as a 'major network outage'
Comodo Trust Wanes As Two More Accounts Hacked
Certification company's humiliation drags on as hacker scalps two more Comodo registration authority accounts
An APT Lesson From RSA’s SecurID Breach
RSA's breach thrust Advanced Persistent Threats to the forefront as the biggest danger to organisations
BT Customers In Cornwall Get Fibre Broadband
The first customers in Cornwall have been connected to BT's high ‘ca-pasty’ broadband service in that area
O2 Claims LTE Trial Success In Slough
Test LTE network could sort out the UK's mobile broadband 'capacity crunch', says O2
BT Music Download Service To Combat File-Sharing
BT has confirmed plans to launch a not-for-profit music download service for its customers
Co-Developer Of Packet Switching Dies At 84
Paul Baran, whose ideas partly formed the basis for the packet switching used in the Internet, has died
TfL Opens Bidding For Tube Wi-Fi Contract
Londoners will get to surf the web at Tube stations next year as the bidding for underground Wi-Fi provision begins
HTTPS Bug Disrupts Secure Hotmail Service
Microsoft turned off HTTPS access for Hotmail in some countries, leaving emails open to interception
ISPs Start Court Action Over Legality Of DEA
BT and TalkTalk have begun to frame their arguments in a court bid to overturn the Digital Economy Act
Comodo Web Certificates Heist Linked To Iranian ISP
A Comodo Security partner was compromised and attackers issue ...
Intel And AMD Chips Power Dell Next-Gen Micro Servers
Dell's shows non-partisan approach to third-generation, greener PowerEdge C5000 micro servers
Industrial Zero-Day Exploits Dumped Into The Wild
Dozens of serious vulnerability exploits targeting industrial systems have been released by a Russian security firm
3UK Welcomes 4G Auction Plan
Mobile operator welcomes Ofcom's bid to preserve competition - but still wants redress for earlier decisions
4G Auction: Ofcom Does The Sensible Thing
Just as the US loses a mobile operator, Ofcom is taking action to preserve competition in the UK. Peter Judge applauds
Ofcom Sets Limits For 2012’s 4G Auction
Strict limits in the 4G auction next year will ensure the survival of four competing operators, says Ofcom
Juniper Networks Joins Eclipse Foundation
Networking firm announces its membership of open source Eclipse Foundation with Junos access
XXX Porn Domain Set To Go Live
The top-level domain .xxx has been approved by ICANN and is set to go live in June or July
O2 Launches First 3G Service Over 2G Spectrum
O2 has launched an improved 3G service using the refarmed 2G mobile spectrum
Mobile Hotspots Lack Adequate Corporate Control
Hotspot-enabled smartphones are a boon to mobile workers and a bane to IT managers unless controls are in place, says Cameron Sturdevant
Microsoft Internet Explorer 9: Review
Internet Explorer 9 is Microsoft's fastest and slickest browser ever, but it will have to work hard to reverse a declining market share
Web Inventor Stands Up For The Open Internet
Tim Berners-Lee says ISPs must uphold net neutrality as they strive to manage increasing data on the web
Pitcom Warns Government Against Internet Regulation
The Parliamentary IT Committee uses recent Arab revolts as a powerful argument for net neutrality
Broadview Adds Mobility To Call Distribution Platform
Broadview's OfficeSuite ACD platform now supports work-from-home and mobile workforces
ITU Deploys Emergency Telecoms To Japan
The UN agency for ICT is providing emergency telecoms for victims of the Japan earthquake
Virgin Media 100Mbps Broadband Reaches 1m Homes
Virgin's super-fast broadband offering is now available to a million households around the UK
Intel Maps Its Greener Micro-Server Roadmap
Intel is preparing its launch into the nascent low-power micro-server market using Xeon and Atom chips
3UK Says 4G Auction Is A ‘Boot On Its Head’
Vodafone and Ofcom deny 3UK's claim that 4G spectrum auction will put it out of business