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RSS homesOutsourcers to fall victim to cloud computing rush?
News Carr rose to prominence with the release of his book IT Doesn't Matter in 2003, in which he argued IT is destined to be delivered as a commodity service that is invisible to its users, similar to the way that homes and... [19 Nov 2009]
Does your business really need an office?
Comment Their new offices would be at homes and in connected 'third places', all around the city or town. In this age of mobile working, should businesses consider ditching their offices? Richard Leyland weighs up the pros and... [17 Nov 2009]
The Power of Information Availability: What Every Healthcare IT Manager Needs to Know - How to Solve Downtime Challenges to Patient Care, Operations and HIPAA Compliance
White Paper For hospitals, clinics, nursing homes and life sciences companies, the physical health and safety of patients is paramount. Public and private healthcare and life sciences enterprises, like all organizations, must manage... [13 Nov 2009]
When Corporate Network Safety Starts at Employees' Homes: Protecting Your Network From Home Wireless Hackers
White Paper While there is no guarantee for 100% hacker-free security, the "SAFE WIFI" practices package some of the best security that is commonly available with today's commercial products, to make home wireless network a less attractive target... [12 Nov 2009]
Running for Coverage: A Review of Femtocells
White Paper Femtocells are short-range radios used to extend the cellular network into homes and office buildings. While there is enormous enthusiasm over their prospects, deployment is still at a very early stage. [12 Nov 2009]
BT offers free fibre to Glasgow businesses
News Back in 2008 BT announced it would be spending £1.5bn to bring fibre broadband to around 10 million homes and businesses by 2012. Last month the telco also pledged to roll out FTTH broadband to 2.5 million... [05 Nov 2009]
WPA2 Security: Choosing the Right WLAN Authentication Method for Homes and Enterprises
White Paper Ask a hundred CIOs what three things about WLANs (wireless LANs) strike fear into their hearts, and the answers are likely to be similar: Security, Security, Security. Sure, you want good coverage. Sure, you want to minimize drops. [03 Nov 2009]
BT takes superfast fibre broadband to 2.5 million homes
News BT has announced it is rolling out superfast fibre broadband directly to 2.5 million UK homes and businesses. The news follows a July 2008 announcement that saw the telco pledge to deliver some form of fibre access to 10... [12 Oct 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 09.10.09
Round-Up But it seems the homes they live in are harbouring some pretty dark secrets. Nearly nine out of 10 homes with a Mac also own… a PC. Indeed, the colour-co-ordinated, minimalist home of your average... [09 Oct 2009]
Mac users just can't kick the Windows habit
News While popular wisdom says 'once you go Mac, you don't go back', new research has revealed that the majority of Mac users also harbour PCs in their homes. The research found that nearly 85 per cent of... [06 Oct 2009]
BT's home fibre tests: Coming in London and Milton Keynes
News It has, however, already rolled out FTTH to a greenfield site in Ebbsfleet, Kent, covering some 10,000 homes. BT has revealed more details on its planned brownfield pilots of fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) broadband tech. [02 Oct 2009]
A Vision for the Modern Grid
White Paper Throughout the 20th century, the U.S.electric power delivery infrastructure served nation well, providing adequate, affordable energy to homes, businesses and factories. Given the vision, one can create the alignment... [02 Oct 2009]
Intel takes aim at clever TVs as the gogglebox gets connected
News The company touted various elements of its plan Thursday at its Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco, including a new Atom CE4100 processor for TVs, technology to automatically extract a highlight reel from a football match, companies... [28 Sep 2009]
One in five of world's households now wired to the web
News At the end of 2008, 21 countries had broadband connections in at least 50 per cent of homes, Gartner reported. By year-end, one in five households worldwide will be wired up to the internet, according to new estimates... [28 Sep 2009]
BT to rollout 24Mbps broadband to three-quarters of the UK
News The telco currently provides speeds of up to 24Mbps to around 40 per cent of UK homes and businesses. BT has announced it will extend its planned coverage of 24Mbps broadband to 75 per cent of the UK by 2011 - up from... [28 Sep 2009]
