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News The list from A to Z A recent O2 Broadband survey found slow connection speeds top the list of frustrations for the UK's fat pipe consumers. Back in 2004, customers could expect to pay... [01 Feb 2008]
Brits suffering fat pipe rage
News The list from A to Z Firing up fat pipes is inducing techno-rage in many UK broadband customers, according to a survey commissioned by O2 Broadband. A is for ADSL... [25 Jan 2008]
Recession fears squeeze tech budgets
News A-Zs… ¦ Security from A-Z… ¦ Biometrics from A-Z… ¦ Broadband from A-Z… ¦ Wireless from... [24 Jan 2008]
Local gov't tech spend to hit £3bn
News Local government IT spending is predicted to hit £3bn during 2007/8 - a nine per cent increase on the previous year. Security from A to Z According to the Society of IT... [03 Jan 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Christmas wish list
Comment The list from A to Z For decades my Christmas wish list has presented a viable spending opportunity - but not this year. Written at The Atlantic Hotel on the island of... [20 Dec 2007]
UK goes mad for social networking
News The list from A to Z UK web users are the keenest advocates of social networking in Europe, spending more time on them than anyone else across the continent. A is for... [12 Dec 2007]
UK businesses shunning encryption tech?
News Despite the lack of encryption, UK IT managers claim their corporate data is safe and almost two-thirds (65 per cent) said the HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) data breach will not change their IT spending priorities,... [03 Dec 2007]
Christmas spend online to hit £5bn
News Security from A to Z A is for Antivirus Z is for Zero-day Online spending on cards is set to rise by more than half (55 per cent) to £5.6bn - meaning... [30 Nov 2007]
ID cards to cost more than £5.6bn
News Silicon.com's A to Z of ID Cards The cost of a passport is set to increase substantially over the next five years to cover the cost of larger electronic chips that will hold more data... [09 Nov 2007]
UK passports face massive price hike
News But a report by parliamentary spending watchdog the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) warns the cost could increase even more with the introduction of the second generation ePassports in 2009.silicon.com's... [10 Oct 2007]
ID cards: The bidding war begins
News Learn about every aspect of the UK's national ID cards scheme in the A to Z of ID cards. The IPS predicts total spending on these procurement contracts will be around £2bn -... [09 Aug 2007]
Smaller ISPs: The secret to our success
News The UK broadband market witnessed a lot of consolidation last year, including Thus grabbing two rivals in a £70m spending spree, BT snapping up PlusNet for £67m, and Pipex forking out... [26 Jan 2007]
The Cloud descends on Europe
News Wireless from A to Z The Cloud is spending €100m over the next two years to expand its wi-fi presence in Europe. A is for Antivirus Z is for Zigbee Ben... [29 Nov 2006]
NTL:Telewest to become Virgin Media
News For everything you ever wanted to know about broadband but were afraid to ask, read our broadband A to Z here. Post-rebrand, the company will push content across various delivery platforms and has... [08 Nov 2006]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Parking fiasco
Comment But this machine actually asks you to input your car registration number on an unlit keypad that is neither QWERTY nor horizontal, but A to Z and 0 to 9 linear and vertical! It is a... [10 Jan 2006]
