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How Travis Perkins IT Team Turned A Near Nightmare Into Security Spend
More security budget after a near-miss? Simon Gray tells how his team achieved this difficult task
Broadband: Could We Really Afford FTTH?
Britain's superfast broadband should take fibre to the home, says FTTH Europe Council's Nadia Babaali. But how would she pay for it?
Simmer Down O2 And Vodafone – Ofcom Just Uncorked A 4G Genie
Vodafone and O2 have been delaying the 4G auction. They don't like the way Ofcom routed round them, says Peter Judge
iPhone 5 Must Be Huge To Succeed
Wayne Rash thinks the new iPhone has to be big, both in device size and sales numbers
How Can Your Mobile Device Project Be A Tech Success?
Have you got a mobile device project that is helping your organisation perform better? Peter Judge wants to hear about it
HP To Beat Head Against Mobile Consumers Again
HP's consumer expertise plus Nokia's tablet nous adds up to disaster, says Peter Judge
The UK Public Sector Finally Gets Open Source
After years of lagging behind, the UK Government is finally getting open source right, says Yves de Montcheuil
IT Life: Making Hotels.com More Agile
Agile development has changed the world at Hotels.com, says VP of technology Stuart Silberg
New Cloud Laws Needed For Business Data
European cloud laws are a mess, says Dominic Pollard. Let's update them!
A $200 Microsoft Surface Tablet? Bring On The Tablet Wars!
A cheap Microsoft Surface would bring down prices of iPads and shake up Android tablets, says Wayne Rash
Big Data – The Austerity Buster
Mark Young thinks big data could be the development which finally allows us to lift our faltering economy
Move Over PUE – Here Comes FVER!
PUE is a good data centre efficiency measure, but Peter Hopton thinks FVER might go one better
Big Events: Providing Olympics Mobile Coverage
At big events, coverage is an issue. James Hattam discusses what service providers can do to keep the public connected
Tesco Security: Very Little Help!
Tesco ignores the advice of TechWeekEurope and security researchers, making it unsafe to shop on Tesco.com, warns Tom Brewster
Protecting The Business From RAT Infestation
Curt Wilson, research analyst at Arbor Networks, tells you how to get rid of nasty RATs
Google’s New Policy Won’t Help End Its Android Malware Nightmare
Google's new policy for devs will do nothing to kill off Android malware - it's technical steps that are needed, says Tom Brewster
Big Data: The Basics
Glyn Heath talks about Big Data analytics and the benefits it can bring to businesses of any size
How To Find A Security Threat, Kill It And Move On
When there's something strange in your neighbourhood, who are you going to call? Carl Blackett, ICT security architect at Norfolk County Council, has some answers
Firefox OS Is Fast, Open And Commercial – Brendan Eich
Mozilla's mobile platform is 100 percent open, but developers can make money, says Brendan Eich
IT Life: Running The Olympics IT Marathon
Gerry Pennell runs the IT systems for London 2012: he is a slave to his watch!
CloudFlare CDN: We Have To Stay Open, Even To Evil
CloudFlare's network will remain open to all, says CEO Matthew Prince
Big Data + Big Batteries = Smart Grid?
The smart grid can't do much unless it has analytics and batteries, says Peter Judge
All Hail The Death Of Usernames And Passwords
Brian Spector, CEO of cloud security vendor CertiVox, says the traditional user login is gasping its last breath
Ofcom’s 4G Auction Will Be Worth The Long, Long Wait
It may be late, but the timing is still good for the 4G auction, says Peter Judge. And the government won't say no to a couple of billion
Skype Users Might Be More Open To Wiretaps Than Before
A number of recent changes at Skype mean that rumours of wiretaps could well be true, says Tom Brewster
Microsoft Reports Losses While Looking Set For Rapid Growth
The accounting loss Microsoft chalked up in the fourth quarter doesn’t reflect the software giant’s true financial strength, says Wane Rash
IT Life: Linux Crusade Turns To Excellence
Andy Green and Andy Beer started out trying to convert the world to open source. Now, they help users manage all kinds of tech
How Big Is A Piece Of Cloud?
We need better ways of understanding what cloud providers actually offer, argues Peter Judge
O2 Problem Raises Compensation Questions
Compensation for the O2 problem could be a legal minefield, and Patrick Clark says consolidation may make it worse