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Virgin Media Cuts Off Users In Data Clean-Up
Updating its customer database gave Virgin Media some trouble with its Internet customers
O2 Officially Launches Broadband-Phone Bundle
O2 has officially moved into the home phone market, bringing it into direct competition with its former owner BT
The Biggest Security Threats Now
Web 2.0 and the recession have prompted CIOs to invest in anti-malware protection, patch management, data loss prevention and safer social networking
FCC Broadband Rules Could Boost US Net Neutrality
FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski has laid down new rules for applying narrow regulations to broadband providers
HP: It’s Time For Users To Question Cisco’s Role
It's time to stop creeping round the gorilla, and start demanding simpler networks, says HP Networking CTO Paul Congdon
Arabic Scripts Approved For Internet Addresses
As part of the move to make the web more inclusive, net regulator ICANN has permitted full web addresses to contain no Latin characters, for the first time ever
Facebook Fixes Flaw That Exposed User Chats
Facebook has plugged a security hole that exposed users' live chat sessions and pending friend requests
Time To Cast A Tech Vote?
Whether your vote is swayed by technology or not, it's important to get out and use it, says Peter Judge
T-Mobile Ponders WiMax/LTE Options
T-Mobile is reportedly trying to make up its mind over whether to support a WiMax or LTE-based 4G network
Skype Offers New Calling Subscription Plans
In yet another sign of Skype's heavyweight presence in the global voice arena, the VoIP provider has unveiled new calling plans for more countries
Network Housekeeper Infoblox Buys Netcordia
Infoblox's boxes handle network chores like DNS management. Now Netcordia adds change management
Alcatel-Lucent To Boost BT Bandwidth
Alcatel-Lucent will provide the architecture for BT's 21st Century Network, boosting the IP network's bandwidth capacity
Green Data Centre To Boost Shetland Broadband
Excess heat and 100Mpbs broadband from the proposed facility in Shetland could be made available to local residents and businesses
Crescendo HyperScale Provides ADC Scaling On Demand
Crescendo Networks has demonstrated its HyperScale architecture, enabling IT admins to aggregate multiple ADCs to support up to 100G bps of throughput
Wireless LAN Vendors Line Up At Interop
Rival wireless LAN vendors had different views on the future at the Interop show in Las Vegas
RIM May Have Missed The Boat
Version 5 of RIM’s BlackBerry Mobile Voice System is both new and late, says Andrew Garcia
RIM Adds BlackBerry Wi-Fi Support
BlackBerry Mobile Voice System 5 lets enterprise workers use their landline phone number and extension
Campaign Emails: A Hung Parliament
Despite the buzz round new media, old-fashioned campaign emails are more important in the General Election. Which party is getting egg on its face?
eG VDI Monitor Ends Virtual Desktop Hell: Review
eG Innovations brings order to the chaos of virtual desktop infrastructure management and keeps administrators in “the know” with eG VDI Monitor
What’s The Story Behind IBM’s Storage Surge?
IBM’s general manager for storage, Brian Truskowski, tells eWEEK about Big Blue’s momentum in the storage space and how the company is outperforming its competition
Facebook ‘Like’ Plug-in Sparks Privacy Concerns
Facebook's new social software tools could help it colonise the web, but pundits are debating the privacy implications
Skype Hits Out At Threat To Mobile Internet Neutrality
Voice provider Skype hits out at moves in France and Netherlands that could undermine network neutrality
Video Conferencing Irritations Unveiled
Zoning out, checking emails or sports scores, or engaging in side conversations, are just some of the video conferencing bug bears unveiled in a new survey
Facebook Launches ‘Connections’ And Community Pages
Facebook has introduced Community Pages that feature Wikipedia information and a new option to link Pages to their profile
HP ProCurve Plans 3Com-Driven Assault On Cisco
The gloves are off: HP is combining its networking acquisition 3Com with its existing Procurve division, in a bid to build a credible Cisco alternative
Facebook Denies Web Tracking Accusations
Facebook claims that data it collects from its new "Like" feature will not be used for behavioural ad targeting
Social Networks Reach Out To Ash Cloud Refugees
People stranded in Europe, following the eruption the Icelandic Eyjafjallajökull volcano, are turning to social networks to find routes home
Review: Meru Networks’ E(z)RF Service Assurance Module
Meru Networks launched on the Nasdaq stock exchange this month - and eWEEK took a look at how its E(z)RF Service Assurance Module benchmarks an office Wi-Fi network
Orange Hands LLU Network Back To BT
Unbundling didn't work for Orange: the operator is handing its fixed-line network back to BT after struggling for broadband market share