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RSS c&wEC shies away from data-roaming regulation
News Mobile users should be made more aware of how much data they are using while abroad in Europe, the director general for the information society and media at the European Commission has said. Speaking at a Westminster e-Forum on data roaming on... [22 Jul 2008]
Is the UK an open source laggard?
News CIOs are split on the controversial issue of adopting more open source software in corporate IT. In the latest silicon.com CIO Jury poll, participants were asked whether they planned to increase the amount of open source software they use within... [21 Jul 2008]
First iPhone 2.0 antivirus software released
News Paris-based computer security firm Intego said late last week it had released the first antivirus software for Apple's iPhone handset. The company said the latest version of its Virus Barrier X5 10.5.3 antivirus package for Mac OS X, released last... [21 Jul 2008]
Has Barclays stamped out fraud with PINsentry?
News Barclays claims to have reduced online fraud to zero among users of its two-factor authentication system, PINsentry. The UK's third-largest bank said this week that it has distributed the card reader, made by Amsterdam-based Gemalto, to more than... [18 Jul 2008]
Security heading for the cloud
News Security software will jump off PCs and into 'the cloud', with spending on online security services forecast to triple by 2013. Cloud-based malware and spam detection in email and instant messaging will grow from 20 per cent of messaging security... [17 Jul 2008]
O2 considers high fibre rollout
News O2 is considering investing in its own fibre-to-the-home network but wants to wait until Ofcom changes telecommunications regulation before it makes an investment. Following BT's Tuesday announcement that it was to plough £1.5bn into a fibre-access... [17 Jul 2008]
BT plans £1.5bn fat pipe upgrade
News BT is planning to spend £1.5bn on significantly upgrading its broadband network to support next generation super-fast internet. The plans aim to give 10 million UK homes fibre access by 2012 with bandwidth of up to 100Mbps - and potentially up to 1... [15 Jul 2008]
Law firm gets SaaSy with email security
Case Study International law firm Ashurst LLP has turned to web-based email management to help drastically reduce spam and free up time for its tech team. Ashurst has been using technology from email management specialist Mimecast to manage its Microsoft... [15 Jul 2008]
Brits still dissatisfied with broadband speeds
News Brits are still not satisfied with broadband speeds - and with good reason since actual line speeds are still on average 50 per cent less than the headline speeds advertised. Almost a third (28 per cent) of fat pipe subscribers - an estimated 4.2... [14 Jul 2008]
C&W inks £8m deal to hook up Réunion Island
News Telco Cable & Wireless (C&W) has inked an £8m, 15-year contract with telecoms operator Outremer Telecom for a high speed network to Réunion Island - a small French territory off the coast of Madagascar - providing faster access to internet, mobile... [14 Jul 2008]
Taylor Woodrow heads for the cloud
Case Study Taylor Woodrow has moved its 1,800 staff onto Google Apps for email and other services, estimating it will save £1m per year in the process. The construction division of Taylor Wimpey has embraced software as a service by adopting Google Apps... [10 Jul 2008]
Gov't data retention - how much is too much?
News Advances in technology could put the UK on the road to a Minority Report-style future, a security expert has warned. The Earl of Erroll, Merlin Hay, has warned against holding increasing amounts of data - such as proposals to retain internet, email... [10 Jul 2008]
WiMax - spreading to more UK businesses
News The spread of WiMax networks across the UK is continuing, with two providers announcing extensions of their business-oriented networks in the past week. On-Communications has said it has decided WiMax is the best technology for providing wireless... [10 Jul 2008]
ID cards face student scorn
News Young people have condemned ID cards as "illegal" and "creepy" on a website to canvas their views. People aged 16 to 25 have been using the site MyLifeMyID.org, launched today, to discuss the £4.4bn National Identity Scheme (NIS). [09 Jul 2008]
Prison tech: Mobiles blocked and bodies scanned
News Body scanning chairs and mobile phone blocking technology will be rolled out to UK prisons to stamp out drug abuse in jails. Mobile phone use will be blocked and Bodily Orifice Security Scanner (Boss) chairs will be fitted throughout non-high... [08 Jul 2008]
