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RSS providers in newsISPs join file sharing crackdown
News UK internet service providers have joined forces with the UK record industry to crack down on illegal file sharing. The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) - which represents thousands of UK record labels - has signed a Memorandum of Understanding... [24 Jul 2008]
UK officials going snoop crazy
News Public bodies made 519,260 requests to phone and internet service providers under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act, according to a report by the interception of communications commissioner Sir Paul Kennedy. [23 Jul 2008]
MySpace gets on board OpenID
News which is also an OpenID member, or vice versa as both are considered "providers" and not "relying parties", Benedetto said. Providers can create new OpenIDs. News Corp's MySpace social network will join the OpenID alliance to begin letting its... [23 Jul 2008]
Health trust abandons NHS care record upgrade
News Fujitsu will continue to deliver the system in the south until it departs in November and health authorities are now in negotiations with Bath about whether it will use its own provider to implement the Millennium care records system or turn to... [22 Jul 2008]
Location-based services mean business
News While the growth of LBS is good news for mobile carriers, Bonte warned there is also a risk they could become mere bandwidth providers as independent LBS app and software providers step in with offerings. [17 Jul 2008]
Security heading for the cloud
News Kelly Kavanagh, principal analyst at Gartner, said in a statement: "The ability to provide massively scalable processing, storage and bandwidth inherent in cloud computing will require security controls and functions to be delivered to customers... [17 Jul 2008]
UK youths going mobile web crazy
News Other factors helping to drive mobile internet consumption in Blighty include operators signing contracts with free email providers, such as Google Mail, and social networking websites like Facebook. Britain is fast becoming a nation peopled by... [17 Jul 2008]
O2 considers high fibre rollout
News Some analysts have argued that BT's announcement was bad news for those providers who had invested large amounts in local-loop unbundling (LLU) - the process by which providers can get equivalent access to BT's infrastructure - because their... [17 Jul 2008]
Malware threat for iPhone 2.0
News They can also tap on secure proxy services or software-as-a-service providers but this option is usually geared at enterprises. Expect malware targeted at iPhone 3G users over the next six months, according to security vendor Trend Micro. [14 Jul 2008]
WiMax - spreading to more UK businesses
News The spread of WiMax networks across the UK is continuing, with two providers announcing extensions of their business-oriented networks in the past week. On-Communications has said it has decided WiMax is the best technology for providing wireless... [10 Jul 2008]
EU law to end file-sharers time online?
News A set of telecommunications laws has been given the green light by a European parliamentary committee, which includes amendments that some argue could lead to file-sharers being disconnected by their internet service providers. [09 Jul 2008]
LiMo adds Openwave browser to arsenal
News It also supplies fixed-line broadband providers with software. Purple Labs, an increasingly prominent mobile Linux firm and a member of the LiMo Foundation, has bought the browser and messaging side of Openwave's business. [07 Jul 2008]
UK business lacking high fibre diet
News Speaking on the subject of NGA investment, Richards seemed to imply the regulator would not put severe price limitations on those companies, such as BT, who are likely to invest in NGA and sell those services onto other providers. [07 Jul 2008]
ICO: Data breach law moves closer
News Amendments to the directive would require "providers of electronic services to inform users of breaches of data protection" and will be voted on by the EU later this year. The UK's privacy watchdog says the country is a step closer to getting a law... [03 Jul 2008]
Google helps measure up audiences
News The company was confirming details first reported by the Wall Street Journal about Google's plans to compete with established providers of eeb audience measurement tools such as comScore and Nielsen Media. [24 Jun 2008]
