The ISPA has mounted an attack against Lord Mandelson's strategy to deal with illegal file-sharers, laid out in the government's Digital Economy Bill
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Twitter To Launch Paid-For Business Accounts
Twitter has confirmed its plans to launch paid-for corporate accounts, designed to bring in new revenue streams for the micro-blogging site
Netgear Looks To SMBs With Dual-Band Access Point
Netgear is offering a new dual band access point for companies dealing with remote offices and a mobile workforce
Spain Plans To Make Broadband A Legal Right
Plans for piracy measures apparently don't conflict with moves to guarantee connection for all
Recession Hurting Fixed Line Data Spending
The economic downturn is taking its toll after research found that fixed-line spending has declined this year, for the first time in a decade
UK Businesses Squander Millions On Mobile Calls
UK businesses could potentially be wasting up to £264 million per annum on mobile call costs, due to staff failing to seek cheaper alternatives
Blue Coat Beefs Up Web Security Portfolio
Blue Coat is touting the improved performance of its new web security appliances to deal with the rising wave of malware and phishing attacks
Yahoo! Defends Jobs Site Against SQL Injections
Security firm Imperva has discovered a SQL injection vulnerability in a Yahoo! jobs site
Google Takes Aim At Skype With Gizmo5 Buy
Google has acquired VoIP provider Gizmo5, a move that some predict will make Google Voice more competitive with Skype
Microsoft Cracks Down On Piracy With Twitter Feed
Microsoft has launched a dedicated Twitter feed for its anti-piracy enforcement team in an attempt to curb unauthorised file-sharing
BT Fibre Roll Out Falls Short, Says Analyst
Many UK residents will miss out on high speed internet access because fibre rollout will fall short in crucial areas, says a broadband analyst company
eWEEK Webinar Bridges Windows And Linux
eWEEK Europe presents a webinar on 9 December, designed to help you get the best out of combining Microsoft and Linux
HP Takes On Cisco With 3Com Acquisition
Hewlett-Packard has agreed to buy 3Com for $2.7 billion (£1.63 billion) to build a stronger challenge to Cisco Systems in the networking space
Logitech Makes Video Conferencing Move With LifeSize Buy
Logitech is to acquire LifeSize Communications as it seeks to become a serious player in the video conferencing sector
Cisco Extends Deadline For Tandberg Bid
Cisco has extended the deadline for its $3 billion offer for Tandberg, but is woefully lacking shareholder approval
HP Ramps Up SMB Portfolio With New Offerings
HP has launched a host of new products aimed at the SMB channel, and unveiled flexible financing solutions to help businesses prepare for the economic recovery
Cisco Steps Up To Google, Microsoft And IBM
Guido Jouret, CTO of Cisco's emerging technologies group, explains how Cisco solutions such as Pulse, Show and Share are different from existing offerings from Cisco's competitors
Cisco, EMC And VMware Spread Their Wings With Latest Product Lineup
Cisco, EMC and VMware follow up the launch of their vBlock cloud services venture with a host of new products, including virtual desktops, hosted applications and new storage options.
D-Link Managed Switches Get IPv6 Approval
The portfolio of managed switches from D-Link have received the official blessing from the IPv6 Forum
Radware Relaunches Alteon Brand With New Platform
'Alteon is back', claims new owner Radware, after it launched the first new Alteon application delivery platform in nearly six years
eBay Settles Skype Lawsuit
eBay settles lawsuits with Joltid and Joost in a £1.13b deal that gives Skype ownership over all software previously licensed from Joltid
Opposition Mounts To Cisco’s Tandberg Bid
Cisco's bid for video conferencing rival Tandberg hangs in the balance as opposition to the deal grows
Industry Must Tackle IPv4 Depletion
The IT industry has ignored the availability of IPv6 addresses for too long at the risk of adding unnecessary risk and complexity to internet architectures, says Axel Pawlik, managing director of RIPE NCC.
EC Compromise Allows Mandelson Net Cut-Off Plan
The Fifth Of November exploded activists' hopes that an EU law would prevent Lord Mandelson's plans to force the cut-off of illegal file-sharers
Housing Workforce To Use Fibre For Mobile Working
A Yorkshire housing association has gone all high tech after enabling mobile working for tradespeople employed on its properties, thanks to a deal with ntl:Telewest Business
Cisco’s Chambers Sees Brighter Economic Future
Cisco CEO John Chambers says the economic recovery in the IT industry is picking up momentum
Cisco EMC Cloud Venture Launched Under Acadia Name
New company still doesn't have a CEO or a headquarters, but this shouldn't worry a virtualisation expert
HP Takes On Datacentre Rivals With Converged Infrastructure
Hewlett-Packard is pulling together its network and server strength into a converged infrastructure to take on Cisco and others
Broadband In Kenya: Small Steps For Big Rewards
The first broadband centre opened in Kenya earlier this year, but what effect will faster internet access have on a largely agricultural community, and how has the service been received so far?
Cisco To Team Up With EMC For Virtualised Services Venture
Cisco and EMC are planning to stamp their names on data centre technology with the launch of their latest cloud co-venture