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RSS education in newsMobile broadband threatening fixed line?
News E is for Education Mobile broadband is encroaching on the business of fixed line ISPs, market research company YouGov is claiming. But not everyone is happy with the dongle experience. Results from YouGov's DongleTrack report show while the... [20 Aug 2008]
University donates old PCs to Chile
News As a prestigious education establishment in a wealthy country it's great to know that our old equipment is being used to boost education in other parts of the world. She said: "Government-run schemes to increase access to ICT in education have made... [15 Aug 2008]
£68m 'snooping' database: Little impact on serious crime
News E is for Education Powers to snoop on the UK's email and internet records will be of limited use in tackling serious crime, the government has admitted. Home Office proposals for phone, email and internet records - including VoIP - to be kept for... [13 Aug 2008]
HP ProCurve buys networking specialist
News The company said in a statement that it sees the purchase as one that will "expand HP ProCurve's reach into vertical markets, such as hospitality, transportation, healthcare, manufacturing, service provider and education". [12 Aug 2008]
Tech to get walkers back on streets of London
News An intelligent camera system will count people on foot in 40 sites in Greater London, focusing on key shopping, financial, tourist and education sites. London is to use pedestrian counting technology to help turn the capital into "one of the most... [08 Aug 2008]
Companies urged not to ban Facebook
News E is for Education Companies shouldn't ban staff from using social applications such as Facebook and MySpace because of concerns about how they might be used. Instead businesses should view employee participation as part of the "social experience... [08 Aug 2008]
IBM-Linux love-in targets Vista grumblers
News The partnership is targeting specialised markets, such as government, finance and education, where the partners said they see an opportunity due to the unpopularity of Windows Vista and the recent success of Linux-based efforts from IT... [07 Aug 2008]
Welsh Assembly signs e-procurement contract
News Two hundred buyers for the government have been trained to procure goods and services online for central and local government, the NHS, emergency services and Higher and Further Education within Wales. [06 Aug 2008]
Skills gap plugged by latest IT degree?
News TVU's sites in Ealing and Reading will offer the foundation course, along with 11 education establishments around the UK which, after researching the market, HP said are sites where prospective students already live and work. [06 Aug 2008]
ISPs join file sharing crackdown
News ISPs are obliged to work with the music industry and rights' holders to bring about a "significant reduction" in illegal file sharing through education and by developing legal online services. UK internet service providers have joined forces with... [24 Jul 2008]
Greek island gets wireless mesh network
News As well as enabling tourists to catch two types of surf on the beach, the network will enable high school teachers and students on Patmos and its surrounding islands to access online education resources, the companies said. [24 Jul 2008]
O2 considers high fibre rollout
News E is for Education O2 is considering investing in its own fibre-to-the-home network but wants to wait until Ofcom changes telecommunications regulation before it makes an investment. Following BT's Tuesday announcement that it was to plough £1.5bn... [17 Jul 2008]
Freedom4 spreads WiMax love to students
News Brendan O'Rourke, chief operating officer of Freedom4, said the company believes the education sector can substantially benefit from the tech. WiMax provider Freedom4 is spreading long range wireless love to students in Warwickshire after teaming... [16 Jul 2008]
BT plans £1.5bn fat pipe upgrade
News E is for Education BT is planning to spend £1.5bn on significantly upgrading its broadband network to support next generation super-fast internet. The plans aim to give 10 million UK homes fibre access by 2012 with bandwidth of up to 100Mbps - and... [15 Jul 2008]
Brits still dissatisfied with broadband speeds
News E is for Education Brits are still not satisfied with broadband speeds - and with good reason since actual line speeds are still on average 50 per cent less than the headline speeds advertised. Almost a third (28 per cent) of fat pipe subscribers... [14 Jul 2008]
