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£2.5bn gov't telecommunications contract up for grabs
News The network will see separate fixed and mobile phones replaced with one handset; offer VoIP calls; stream IP CCTV and broadcast quality video; allow data and document sharing; allow bulk electronic data transfers; offer audio, web and video... [05 Aug 2008]
Microsoft readies online apps for business
News For $15 per month per person, the business productivity suite offers an Outlook-integrated Exchange Online for email and calendars, Office SharePoint Online collaboration, messaging via Office Communications Online, and Office Live Meeting video... [09 Jul 2008]
MoD plans telepresence trial
News According to Towler, the conferencing pilot may involve technology supplied by WebEx, a company Cisco acquired last year, and the pilot is due to commence this summer. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is considering a telepresence pilot, as part of... [03 Jul 2008]
Procter & Gamble in $650m network deal with BT
News BT will provide a state-of-the-art, high speed, IP-based, firewall protected network that will offer conferencing, remote access, voice calls, IP telephony and internet services. Consumer packaged goods manufacturer Procter and Gamble (P&G) has... [10 Jun 2008]
BT buys into videoconferencing
News According to Aaron McCormack, chief executive of BT Conferencing, Wire One "is one of the leaders in videoconferencing and is a great acquisition for [BT]". BT announced yesterday it has completed the acquisition of Wire One Holdings, a specialist... [03 Jun 2008]
Business travellers demand more tech
News Only 36 per cent of those questioned said technology had reduced the need for travel, with the overwhelming majority - 88 per cent of men and 75 per cent of women - feeling that technological alternatives such as video conferencing are less... [02 Jun 2008]
Tesco spends £100m on network overhaul
News Folkes said the next-generation network could also help Tesco realise its target of cutting its CO2 emissions in half by 2020, by allowing more video conferencing and intelligent systems that adjust heating, lighting and cooling at stores and... [28 May 2008]
Met Office forecasts blue skies for green IT
News Meanwhile staff share three printers between about 100 people, are encouraged to turn off the HQ's 1,900 PCs out-of-hours and have three video-conferencing rooms to link them to 60 branch offices over ISDN. [09 May 2008]
Green dream fuels shift in Whitehall
News Building fatter connections between its 300 offices to promote video conferencing and enable it to roll out VoIP. It has also fitted network cards to allow unused PCs to be switched off, and is relying heavily on video conferencing for virtual... [09 May 2008]
UK blueprint on how tech can beat climate change
News Suffolk said it was important for CIOs to begin by mastering the basics in cutting carbon, such as: using equipment for longer, using DC power and fresh air cooling in data centres, switching off computers out-of-hours, reducing employee-to... [08 May 2008]
BT wins £62m outsourcing deal from KPMG Europe
News BT will be responsible for KPMG's wide area network and local area network refresh and management, deployment of Cisco IP telephony, integration with an existing Microsoft Office Communications Server platform, video and audio conferencing. [31 Mar 2008]
£30m funding for "universal" broadband
News Other potential methods include text alerts, email and video conferencing. The government has pledged £30m of funding over the next three years to help school pupils from low income families gain home broadband access. [09 Jan 2008]
'Ello 'ello 'ello... North Wales police calls up IP
News North Wales Police is implementing a unified communications system from Cisco which will link 75 police stations and provide them with IP phones and video conferencing facilities. Policing in the remote areas of North Wales is getting a boost with... [10 Aug 2007]
Face-to-face favourite for chatting to the boss
News Meanwhile video conferencing - much touted for its green credentials - barely got a look-in, with just two per cent of the vote. Despite the business world becoming increasingly technology dependent it seems face-to-face contact is still the... [20 Jul 2007]
IM users to get etiquette lessons
News With IM predicted to surge in popularity over the next few years and web conferencing and text messaging becoming more common, the guide is touted as a way to select the most effective communication methods. [06 Jul 2007]
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