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BT Wins Contract For O2’s Mobile and Fixed Networks
O2 has signed a new five year, multi-million pound managed services agreement with its former owner, BT
Obama Uses YouTube Interview To Endorse Network Neutrality
President Obama used a YouTube interview to reiterate his support for network neutrality and an open Internet
MWC: Researchers Warn Of Femtocell Security Flaws
Two security consultants have uncovered serious vulnerabilities in femtocell devices and will present their findings at a hacker convention
Execs Divided Over Oracle’s Acquisition Of MySQL
With its newly acquired Sun intellectual property and R&D in hand, Oracle is moving headlong into new territory, but the MySQL acquisition continues to cause controversy
Carbon Reduction Commitment Is ‘A Tax On The Cloud’
Cap and trade rules will drive companies away from more efficient IT, says Dan Lowe of hosting company UKSolutions
Cisco Expands Its Telepresence Offerings
Cisco Systems is releasing a protocol designed to improve interoperability with other telepresence systems, as well as applications to expand its own TelePresence technology
Cisco Touts SMB Finance Deals To Encourage Spending
Updated: In an effort in kick-start IT spending, networking giant Cisco is offering a three year, zero-percent financing deal for businesses in Europe and the US
HP To Bundle Omnifone’s iTunes Rival
PC manufacturer HP is to offer Omnifone's digital streaming service MusicStation pre-installed on European laptops and desktops, in a bid to rival iTunes
UK Radio Spectrum Auctions Hang In The Balance
Re-using spectrum could get left behind in this year's political action, and Ofcom itself might get abolished by a new Conservative government
Juniper and Polycom To Lower Video Conferencing Costs
Juniper and Polycom have partnered up and are looking to drive the uptake of video conferencing services by driving down its cost and complexity
SMBs Ditch Foreign Travel For Tech Alternatives
Bad news for airlines, as businesses cut back on expensive foreign travel and explore alternative communication technologies
Virgin Dismisses BT Infinity Broadband Claims
BT claims its super-fast Infinity broadband is cheaper that Virgin Media, but Virgin points out you can't actually get the service yet
Polycom and Siemens Team Up Over Video Conferencing
Siemens Enterprise Communications is to integrate Polycom's telepresence technology into its unified communications (UC) offerings
Clinton To Call For Internet Freedom Following Google China Hack
US secretary of state Hillary Clinton will make a major policy speech that will make global Internet freedom an integral part of U.S. foreign policy
Cisco Tests Space-Based Internet Tech
Cisco announced that it had successfully tested the first step in creating IP networking technology that can run in space
NRO Warns Of Looming Shortage Of IPv4 Addresses
NRO warned that there is less than 10 percent of IPv4 addresses available, and has urged people to start deploying the next-generation Internet Protocol (known as IPv6)
Review: Plantronics Voyager Pro UC Bluetooth Headset
The Plantronics Voyager Pro UC provides enables callers to use the same Bluetooth headset for both mobile phone and PC-based unified communications systems.
UK Lags Behind Slovakia On Business Internet Access
UK businesses are lagging behind other European countries on Internet connectivity but, on the plus side, fixed broadband access is above the European average
Manchester And York To Benefit From Fibre
Fibre optics networks are to be built in both Manchester and York, with the promise to deliver superfast broadband speeds
Wireless Company Aruba Bids To Manage Wired LANs
Newest version of wireless management product controls client devices and wired networks – and multi-vendor equipment
Skype Hires Sony Ericsson Exec As New Chairman
Skype has made Miles Flint, former president of Sony Ericsson Mobile, its new chairman
Alcatel Lucent Vows To Boost Network Efficiency 1000-Fold
The Green Touch consortium, led by Alcatel Lucent's Bell Labs, promises it can cut the energy used by the world's data networks by a factor of 1000
US FCC Questioned Over Net Neutrality Decision
The FCC faces tough questions about its legal authority to penalise Comcast for throttling peer-to-peer traffic from BitTorrent
Intel’s Otellini Launches Netbook Appstore In 3D
Intel CEO Paul Otellini talked about an Atom-based smartphone and an online app store for netbooks in a 3D-enhanced CES keynote
Tiscali Brand Binned By TalkTalk
It is the end of the line for Tiscali, after new owner TalkTalk called time on the Tiscali brand name
Skype Offers High-Definition Video Calls
Skype has arrived in the living room after it announced that its VoIP client is to be embedded in a range of HDTVs
WLAN Maker Meru Goes For IPO
Bucking the trend, WLAN maker Meru plans a stock market flotation in 2010 - but is the wireless LAN moving to the cloud?
Telefonica To Acquire Jajah For £129 Million
Telecom giant Telefonica has dipped into its cash reserves to acquire small Silicon Valley VoIP provider, Jajah, for $207 million (£129 million)
Glide Beats Chrome OS – And Turns IE Into An OS
Transmedia has stolen a march on Google's Chrome OS with Glide, which turns Internet Explorer into a browser OS with its own storage