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News The UK's privacy watchdog could get new powers to raid organisations under government proposals to "sharpen its teeth". The government launched its consultation on the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) powers and funding following the Data... [17 Jul 2008]
Exeter Uni gives £5.5m network upgrade the green light
News The network will be used to deliver course teaching materials and share computing power across the Dante and Janet research networks. The University of Exeter has finished the test-stage of a £5.5m network upgrade project slated for implementation... [17 Jul 2008]
O2 considers high fibre rollout
News P is for Power lines 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... [17 Jul 2008]
Defra to ditch desktops and PDAs
News The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) hopes to cut power bills and CO2 emissions by introducing one laptop per worker. A Whitehall department wants to scrap desktop and handheld computers in favour of lone laptops. [16 Jul 2008]
BT plans £1.5bn fat pipe upgrade
News P is for Power lines 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... [15 Jul 2008]
The 15-petabyte network behind the Cern atom smasher
News The LCG will allow researchers to tap into the distributed processing power of almost 100,000 CPUs, crunching through vast amounts of data from the detectors and speeding their hunt for clues about the fundamental nature of the universe. [15 Jul 2008]
Brits still dissatisfied with broadband speeds
News P is for Power lines Almost a third (28 per cent) of fat pipe subscribers - an estimated 4.2 million customers - in the UK are not satisfied with the speed they receive from their provider, according to a survey by price comparison website uSwitch. [14 Jul 2008]
'Greedy' appliances to power one million homes
News Squeezing more energy out of power supplies will help power more than one million homes, the government claims. Efficiency improvements to the greediest home appliances - including power supplies for laptops, mobile phones and printers - can save... [14 Jul 2008]
And the designer of the next great gadget is? - You
News Mark Power, chief executive of digital marketing company Concep, said in a statement: "By 2013 customer empowerment will be the norm rather then the exception. Apple's style gurus should watch their backs because the killer-gadgets of the future... [11 Jul 2008]
UK business lacking high fibre diet
News P is for Power lines 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]
Ofcom: Mobile broadband driving interest in fibre
News P is for Power lines 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]
ICO: Data breach law moves closer
News Smith also told silicon.com the ICO was about to be given the power to carry out data security spot checks on central government. The UK's privacy watchdog says the country is a step closer to getting a law forcing organisations to reveal data... [03 Jul 2008]
Skype touts biz credentials
News P is for Power lines 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 to... [02 Jul 2008]
Microsoft unveils licensing plan for business
News The programme's two main attractions are the fact it is not tied to a specific term and it makes it easier for different subsidiaries of a company to take advantage of their combined purchasing power. [01 Jul 2008]
Kangaroo web TV faces competition scrutiny
News But the OFT is worried the concentration of content could potentially give the joint venture excessive power in the market. Kangaroo, the proposed online on-demand video joint venture between BBC Worldwide, ITV and Channel 4, has been referred to... [30 Jun 2008]
