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WiMax - spreading to more UK businesses
News R is for Roaming On-Communications has said it has decided WiMax is the best technology for providing wireless connectivity to business customers. The provider announced it would be rolling out the technology to customers in Leeds, London... [10 Jul 2008]
ID cards face student scorn
News R is for Refuseniks People aged 16 to 25 have been using the site MyLifeMyID.org, launched today, to discuss the £4.4bn National Identity Scheme (NIS). So far the vast majority of the comments have been against the project. [09 Jul 2008]
Super scanners at UK airports
News Sign up for the R&L newsletter today! High tech security scanners that can slash queues are now in place at the UK's seven major airports. Explosives, guns, liquids and knives are easier for security staff to spot using about 200 dual-imaging... [09 Jul 2008]
Prison tech: Mobiles blocked and bodies scanned
News R is for Rootkits Mobile phone use will be blocked and Bodily Orifice Security Scanner (Boss) chairs will be fitted throughout non-high security prisons from March 2009. The technological measures were announced by the government on the back of a... [08 Jul 2008]
Microsoft warns of ActiveX attack
News R is for Rootkits An attacker would have to lure a victim, via a link in an email for example, to a specially crafted web page that could exploit the security hole to allow remote code execution. This would provide the attacker with as much access... [08 Jul 2008]
UK business lacking high fibre diet
News R is for Remote working The UK's business efficiency is being threatened by relatively slow broadband speeds, according to a report by the Communications Management Association. The Communications Management Association's (CMA's) Next Generation... [07 Jul 2008]
ID cards: 'Political' move, claim airport workers
News R is for Rootkits Representatives of the aviation industry have said they are being used as political pawns to further the government's controversial ID cards programme. The British Air Transport Association (Bata) said aviation workers were being... [07 Jul 2008]
Ofcom: Mobile broadband driving interest in fibre
News R is for Remote working The rapid take-up of mobile broadband could help spur the arrival of super-fast fibre broadband networks in the UK, says telecoms regulator Ofcom, which has set out plans for a pro-investment regulatory framework that will... [04 Jul 2008]
Terrorists turning to tech, warns gov't
News R is for Rootkits Terrorists are increasingly using technology to achieve their aims, according to the government. In a speech at the Homeland & Border Security Conference 2008 in London on Thursday, Admiral Lord West, parliamentary undersecretary... [04 Jul 2008]
Viacom vs Google: YouTube privacy fears
News R is for Rootkits A US judge's order for Google to turn over YouTube user data to Viacom sparked an outcry on Thursday from privacy advocates in the midst of a legal showdown over video piracy. Viacom, owner of movie studio Paramount and MTV... [04 Jul 2008]
SMS roaming rates: Expect EC to force cuts
News R is for Roaming Yesterday was the 1 July deadline set by European telecoms commissioner, Viviane Reding, for the mobile industry to voluntarily reduce the price of data roaming and sending text messages when abroad in the EU. [02 Jul 2008]
ePassport upgrade scaled back
News R is for Refuseniks Millions had been spent on the Electronic Passport Application (EPA2) project upgrade. The total write-down of EPA2 assets since the project began in 2005 is £10.8m, comprising £5.5m in 2006-07 and £5.3m in 2007-08. [02 Jul 2008]
Skype touts biz credentials
News R is for Remote working Skype is touting its voice over IP (VoIP) technology for small businesses keen to work globally and keep costs down. According to Skype research, 30 per cent of its 309 million users use it for work and the company is trying... [02 Jul 2008]
The 'multi-component' malware threat
News R is for Rootkits Malware is becoming increasingly complex, designed with multiple components that target different enterprise weaknesses, according to industry watchers. In other words, the next security threat that hits your organisation could be... [02 Jul 2008]
Femtocells to speed arrival of next-gen mobile networks?
News R is for Roaming Industry association body the Femto Forum and operator community group the Next Generation Mobile Networks (NGMN) Alliance have announced they will work together to ensure the DSL-piggybacking tech works with next generation mobile... [30 Jun 2008]
