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RSS commsBT drinks to $120m SABMiller deal
News Brewer SABMiller has signed a five-year, $120m deal with BT for comms services. Under the deal, BT will take over communications and networked IT services across Latin America and Europe, including the UK, for the beer... [20 Mar 2009]
The dawn of unified communications
Comment The recession is forcing businesses to search for ways to cut costs - and unified comms is one place many will start, says Quocirca's Bob Tarzey. As politicians quibble about whether a recession is turning into a... [19 Mar 2009]
Cheat Sheet: Unified communications
Cheat Sheet Unified comms - I've heard of it but frankly I don't know what it actually means. Reducing comms latency is one key aim of UC - but more of that anon. There are an awful lot of layers to modern... [16 Mar 2009]
Photos: Tech cracks the Arctic frontier
Photo The team can communicate between themselves and the UK HQ using a three-way hands-free voice comms system. Explorers are relying on cutting edge technology to map the retreating Arctic ice sheet during a treacherous... [16 Mar 2009]
WWF wild about comms upgrade
Case Study Since embarking on a project to upgrade its corporate network two years ago, conservation organisation the WWF has achieved much more than it originally intended. Working with the telecommunications company Telstra International, the WWF... [09 Mar 2009]
Drunk Facebook pics, iPlayer, BT and outsourcing hotspots
News BT's 2012 head, Stuart Hill, also revealed last month that he "wants to panic every moment" about the challenge of providing the comms backbone of the London Olympic Games. February started with a silicon.com exclusive... [05 Mar 2009]
Why BT is panicking about the 2012 Olympics
News Telco BT has revealed the Olympic-sized challenge it faces in ensuring the comms infrastructure behind London's 2012 Olympic Games hits the ground running and finishes its laps without a hitch. BT was announced as the... [26 Feb 2009]
Broadband Britain: Where's our revolution?
Comment Yesterday the comms minister, Lord Carter, unveiled a draft strategy which the government hopes will ensure the UK keeps pace with tech change and grows its digital economy over the next five years and beyond. [30 Jan 2009]
Don't trust your colleagues? Get on Facebook, IM
News Jones added that workers are taking a smart approach to new comms - using them to complement, not replace, traditional communication methods like face-to-face confabs, phone calls and email. The report also found workers... [29 Jan 2009]
Mile high text for British Airways' business fliers
News A spokesman for BA said it is installing an in-flight mobile comms system from OnAir into the two new aircrafts that will serve the route. British Airways is to launch an in-flight SMS and email service for business... [27 Jan 2009]
Nottingham Trent uni bets £1.6m on unified comms
News Nottingham Trent University is replacing its legacy ISDX telephone system with a £1.6m Cisco unified comms (UC) network to foster closer collaboration between members of staff. The university's IT director, David Swayne,... [26 Jan 2009]
Downtime will affect your comms for 10 hours per year
News Europeans comms networks have better than 99.9 per cent uptime, according to research commissioned by the European Network and Information Security Agency (Enisa). The survey, which is part of a wider Enisa programme... [22 Jan 2009]
British Museum finds its voice with Pinacl of comms deals
News The British Museum has awarded a seven-year deal for IT support and communications services. The deal will see the museum's incumbent data supplier Pinacl providing a managed helpdesk for its communications networks as well as a VoIP... [12 Jan 2009]
£12bn snooping database disappears from Queen's speech
News A snooping database of all UK communications data was put on the backburner after draft legislation failed to appear in today's Queen's speech. The Communications Data Bill was pushed back by the Home Office to allow more consultation on... [03 Dec 2008]
SMEs crazy in love with iPhone
News Discussing O2's strategy for 2009, Dowd said the operator is eyeing up the unified comms space. He told silicon.com: "Our insight has indicated to us that three years from now there will be four or five players in the... [02 Dec 2008]
