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News Bonte said in a statement: "As the reliability and performance of mobile enterprise solutions improves and the concerns about maintenance costs, data protection and integrity are addressed, corporations will increasingly adopt mobile solutions and... [17 Jul 2008]
Security heading for the cloud
News Cloud-based proxy computers could provide security services traditionally performed locally, such as enforcing authentication, data loss prevention, intrusion prevention, network access control and vulnerability management. [17 Jul 2008]
UK youths going mobile web crazy
News New pricing structures, which include data in the voice and text tariffs, have also helped. Britain is fast becoming a nation peopled by hunchbacked youths with over-developed thumbs and a penchant for vicarious thrills. [17 Jul 2008]
BlackBerry PDF flaw puts business networks at risk
News He said: "Given the BES needs to access the data store from the mail server, obviously that's quite a high privilege. RIM is warning businesses to disable the function that allows a BlackBerry to read PDF files until an update can be issued, after... [17 Jul 2008]
SMS roaming cuts 'could stifle competition'
News Earlier this year, Reding warned the industry it had until 1 July to make credible, voluntary price cuts in this area - and to cut costs and improve pricing clarity for data roaming - or it would face regulation. [16 Jul 2008]
Privacy chief fights UK-wide database
News A database of all calls, emails and internet traffic, to be stored by the Home Office for at least 12 months, is thought to be included under proposals for "modifying procedures for acquiring communications data" in the draft Communications Data... [15 Jul 2008]
The 15-petabyte network behind the Cern atom smasher
News Terabytes of data are streaming through dedicated fibre optic links between laboratories and universities globally in preparation for the world's largest particle accelerator, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), being switched on in August at Cern in... [15 Jul 2008]
Users' privacy wins in YouTube vs Viacom
News We have reached agreement to anonymise the data. YouTube will be allowed to mask important user information from records it must turn over to Viacom, Google said in a blog post yesterday. Google said in a statement: "Viacom and the other litigants... [15 Jul 2008]
EC to outline slash in roaming rate
News In data, operators will get more time over the summer to cut prices further otherwise caps may be included in the autumn proposal, the source said. Reding will also call for greater transparency in data-roaming tariffs to avoid "bill shock". [15 Jul 2008]
Seagate unleashes 1.5TB desktop
News The 1.5TB capacity Barracuda 7200.11 drive has four platters and uses a Sata 3Gbps interface with a sustained data rate of up to 120Mbps. Seagate has unveiled 1.5TB desktop and half-terabyte laptop hard drives, claiming industry firsts for both. [15 Jul 2008]
Exclusive: Barclays to offshore 1,800 UK tech jobs
News More on outsourcing… Gov't stung by 'rip-off' outsourcing deals Shell signs $4bn IT outsourcing contract Cloud computing - the data centre of the future? Barclays is to cut 1,800 IT posts in the UK as part of plans to... [14 Jul 2008]
Red Cross invests in Epos system
News The new tills will be able to provide much more sophisticated and timely data about sales and stock.silicon.com Retail & Leisure In addition, data will be sent back to head office from the tills indicating how fast certain products are selling and... [14 Jul 2008]
C&W inks £8m deal to hook up Réunion Island
News The increased bandwidth offered by the network will enable it to carry higher volumes of voice and data traffic and support innovative new services, the two companies said. Telco Cable & Wireless (C&W) has inked an £8m, 15-year contract with... [14 Jul 2008]
Berners-Lee and friends promote web science study
News He said: "[Students] need to be taught something about techniques for looking at structures, tracking data through complex networks, how to understand the basic economics and social psychology of interaction so they've got some appreciation of how... [14 Jul 2008]
Aviva strikes $1bn BPO deal
News More on outsourcing… Gov't stung by 'rip-off' outsourcing deals Shell signs $4bn IT outsourcing contract Cloud computing - the data centre of the future? Insurance giant Aviva is to sell off its offshore operations and... [11 Jul 2008]
