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Virgin Provides Fibre For UK Government Network
Virgin says its fibre optic network can help the government meet its targets for public sector data savings
LANDesk Targets Automation And Mobile Device Security
Acquisition by Thoma Bravo has focused LANDesk on its expansion into providing mobile device management services
Will High-Speed Malware Crash The Internet?
How do we avoid the collapse of the Internet under the strain of more malware attacks at higher speeds, asks Napatech's Dan Joe Barry
Exploit Code For Stuxnet’s Unpatched Target Goes Public
Exploit code for one of the zero-day vulnerabilities exploited by Stuxnet has been posted online
AirMagnet WiFi Analyzer Pro 9 For Roaming: Review
AirMagnet WiFi Analyzer Pro 9 carries out WiFi analysis on up to three channels, making it easy to spot problems from client roaming
Avanti Rural Broadband Satellite Beats Eutelsat
British-based Avanti will beat Eutelsat to the punch, launching a Ka-Band satellite for rural broadband this Friday
Virgin Plans Broadband Hotspot Network
Virgin Media is looking to provide public Wi-Fi in city centres, offering data transfer speeds of up to 5Mbps
The Internet Is Far From Broken
Scaremongering gets us nowhere. The Internet is big enough and ugly enough to look after itself, says Sophie Curtis
T-Mobile and Orange To Cut iPad Price to £200
T-Mobile and Orange plan to slash Apple iPad's price by half before Christmas, offering the device for £200
Intel And AMD Target Integrated Chips On Embedded Market
During 2011, Intel Atom and AMD Fusion plan to release new x86-based processors for the embedded market
Microsoft Gets Novell IP In $2.2 Billion Carve-Up
Open source vendor, Novell will become part of Attachmate - but just what intellectual property will Microsoft get?
Vaizey Spells Out His Views On Net Neutrality
Culture minister Ed Vaizey has clarified his stance on net neutrality, the unbiased running of Internet service access
3UK Deploys Human Hotspots Across Britain
Mobile operator 3 is sending out people with MiFi hotspots in their pockets, to promote the idea of mobile broadband
Experts Say China Web Traffic Hijack Was ‘Overhyped’
Data analysis of the China Telecom Internet traffic hijack show claims are incorrect and overhyped, experts say
BT Hits Back At Virgin’s ‘Stop The Con’ Campaign
Virgin Media's 'stop the con' campaign over broadband web speeds has angered rival ISPs
MP Counters Government Stance On Net Neutrality
Labour MP Tom Watson has tabled an Early Day Motion calling for further political debate on the thorny issue of net neutrality
Chinese Web Hijack Poses Huge Security Risk
The apparently innocuous rerouting of Internet traffic through a Chinese ISP is a warning that next time it could be malicious, says Wayne Rash
China Telecom Denies Internet ‘Hijack’ Intent
The ISP claims that an incident in April, where 15 percent of the world's Internet traffic was re-routed through servers in China, was an accidental failure
Virgin Media Calls For Broadband Speed Honesty
In a move sure to annoy other ISPs, Virgin Media has demanded that its rivals 'stop the broadband con'
Culture Minister Vaizey Shuns Net Neutrality
The government is apparently turning its back on net neutrality, suggesting that ISPs accomodate a two-tier Internet
Reaping The Business Benefits Of Social Networks
Collaboration tools with social features provide a powerful foundation for sharing information and linking experts within your organisation
Ofcom Outlines Auction Roadmap For 4G Spectrum
After an auction in 2012, Ofcom expects to see 4G networks come online in early 2013, barring any further delays
Google Voice For iPhone Accepted For App Store
Google's Voice app for iPhone has arrived - 16 months after Apple first rejected it and made Google jump through hoops
Concern Over Internet Redirection Through Chinese Servers
A US government report notes a massive redirection of military and commercial Website traffic through China in April
BT Announces ‘Race To Infinity’ Results
Caxton and Malvern are the first towns to reach 1,000 votes in BT's Race to Infinity, but they won't get their super-fast broadband until 2012
LTE Rollout Not Economically Viable Until 2015
Mobile broadband connections in the UK are set to continue in the slow lane for at least another six years, Informa has warned
Disabled Call On Website Owners To ‘Fix The Web’
Citizens Online's 'Fix the Web' campaign aims to solve online inaccessibility problems encountered by millions of disabled Brits
EMC Acquires Storage Specialist Isilon for £1.4 Billion
EMC is reaching for its cheque book again with the long expected news that that it will acquire storage specialist Isilon
Brocade And Juniper Show Off Faster Fabrics
Juniper and Brocade have both released new equipment promising to assist data centres struggling with bandwidth consumption