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iPlayer loses its Virgin-ity

News Users simply press the red button on their TV remote to instantly access iPlayer content and the service will also be accessible though Virgin's electronic programme guide by the summer. The BBC iPlayer is now available on Virgin Media's cable...

Tags: platform, cable, virgin media, bbc

[30 Apr 2008]

Tech-savvy workers to make IT decisions in future

News Businesses, said Gutberlet, need to administer the right policies but, instead of building up a policy to deny or block access to applications and services, they need one that looks at "managing the consumer-type applications and technology in a...

Tags: it, laptop, internet, smart phones

[14 Apr 2008]

3.5G gizmos mushrooming forth

News There are now 637 high speed downlink packet access products on the market, with almost half (303) of them being mobile phones. The number of HSUPA (high speed uplink packet access) devices has doubled in six months.

Tags: mobile broadband, 3.5g, hsdpa

[07 Apr 2008]

Mobile working goes mainstream

News Everybody understands that deploying mobile devices and smart phones with access to corporate email the mobile workforce get benefits. Office insights…   Workaholic Brits can't find the off switch   Get flexible, keep...

Tags: mobility, it department, smart phone, gartner

[25 Mar 2008]

Come an' Avatalk in Second Life, urges BT

News Users will be able to use their avatars to access the service at red BT phone boxes at five locations or by picking up a heads-up display that can then be used beyond these locations. R is for Remote working

Tags: bt, trial, ip, sms

[20 Mar 2008]

EC: Let's raise our broadband game

News Competition is limited for access to the fixed network, which is still provided to 86.5 per cent of customers over the incumbent's infrastructure. Broadband is also seen as key to helping set up new businesses, particularly in more remote regions.

Tags: broadband, ec, eu, telecoms

[20 Mar 2008]

Remote working here to stay

News A separate survey of UK and North American IT chiefs, conducted by network security company AEP Networks, has found 94 per cent either already allow or plan to allow network access to remote workers. The megalithic corporate HQ which deforms the...

Tags: wfh, remote working, workers, locations

[13 Mar 2008]

Five weird ways to bridge the digital divide

News A few years back, UK-based company SkyLinc was touting its Low-Cost Integrated Broadband Radio Access communications platform - a delivery method that proposed to use inflatable base stations, tethered to fibre-optic poles, to bring the benefits...

Tags: broadband, satellite, wimax, spectrum

[06 Mar 2008]

Local gov't adopts web-savvy interaction

News Martin Greenwood, programme manager for Socitm Insight and author of the report, said with widespread internet access there should be a focus on encouraging greater levels of take-up of online services and improving customer access.

Tags: socitm, online, web services, local government

[04 Mar 2008]

Satellite comms to bridge digital divide?

News He said: "The role of the space industry is very important in meeting our connectivity access targets [such as the 2015 Millennium Development Goals] and to contribute to the well-being of the world's population.

Tags: satellite, digital divide, itu, ensuring

[28 Feb 2008]

Fibre connectivity set to change, says EC

News Although he refused to divulge the details of the Commission's thoughts on the matter, Ducatel did say the recommendation would address a preferred technical method for rolling out next-generation access.

Tags: fibre, eu, ec, authority

[28 Feb 2008]

Faster speeds on the cards for Broadband Britain?

News Areas the review will consider include whether the public sector has a role to play to help minimise the cost of investment to the private sector; whether Ofcom has adequate powers of regulation around high speed access; and possible barriers to...

Tags: broadband, fibre, ofcom, high speed

[22 Feb 2008]

Careless homeworkers increase security risks

Careless homeworkers increase security risks

News He said: "In response we have brought in a new infrastructure that allows remote access from anywhere but the services all operate within our data centre - the remote access is purely a Citrix window.

Tags: homeworkers, cio jury, security, opening

[08 Feb 2008]

Cisco places faith in remote access

News Cisco has invested in SoonR, a company that offers mobile-phone users remote access to their desktops. SoonR allows its users to access, share or back up files on their desktop computers from their phones or other internet-enabled devices.

Tags: cisco, remote, soonr, phones

[14 Jan 2008]

BBC's iPlayer comes to Macs and Linux

News The streaming version of iPlayer will have new features such as the ability to share programme links, password protected access for more adult programmes and a radio button linking to BBC Radio content.

Tags: iplayer, download, on-demand, streaming

[14 Dec 2007]

Broadband summit: Speed is the key

News This echoes the view of various industry speakers at a recent Westminster eForum conference on the future of broadband, who said public sector intervention is likely to be needed to ensure all areas of the country gain access to next-gen services...

Tags: ofcom, broadband, ngn, economy

[27 Nov 2007]

CIO Essentials: Vista, Kindle and data breaches

News Yet another handheld device to bump up against the iPod, the iPhone, the BlackBerry and the remote access token. Our CIO Essentials feature puts you in the picture. Each week a leading IT chief picks his or her top stories from the past seven days...

Tags: cio essentials, graham yellowley, transport, adopt

[27 Nov 2007]

Where next for broadband Britain?

News All-IP next generation networks (NGNs) are being rolled out in the UK - such as BT's 21CN - but NGNs do not solve the problem of legacy copper wiring at street level, from exchanges to cabinets and homes - an issue known as next generation access...

Tags: ngn, nga, broadband, fibre

[22 Nov 2007]

PC World to offer remote tech fixes

News Using an application called GoToAssist from Citrix, TechGuys staff will be able to virtually access customers' PCs to deal with technical issues such as printer configuration. Consumer electronics retailer DSG International (DSGi) has launched a...

Tags: dsgi, pc world, dixons, customer service

[26 Oct 2007]

Bankruptcy agency seals £20m IBM deal

News The Insolvency Service is using IBM's virtual infrastructure access services technology to centralise its applications. Horne said a thin-client infrastructure also allows caseworkers to work from home or remote locations and means the department...

Tags: thin client, ibm, insolvency service

[09 Oct 2007]

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