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RSS wan and in newsLiverpool midwives cull paper with 3G laptops
News The laptops also run Nortel's Mobile Client Accelerator (MCA) - a WAN acceleration software package - to ensure login and data entry is not too slow. The hospital is planning to give 3G-enabled laptops... [27 Aug 2008]
University ramps up network bandwidth for e-learning
News The university selected ntl:Telewest Business to replace its WAN with a high speed metro Ethernet VPN network, which connects its main building and central campus at Northampton Square in Clerkenwell to... [23 Jun 2008]
Shell signs $4bn IT outsourcing contract
News AT&T will deliver WAN and LAN, voice services including IP-based telephony, managed security solutions, mobility services and will support Shell's Virtual Private Network service for... [31 Mar 2008]
Network optimisation market speeds up
News Cisco could face a tougher battle when it comes to selling companies kit to help them optimise WAN after one of its competitors released a raft of upgrades to its flagship operating system. One of the key additions is... [26 Feb 2008]
Specsavers eyes up savings with Vanco deal
News High street optician Specsavers has signed a £4.5m deal with network operator Vanco for the management of its global wide area network (WAN). Photo stories Check out silicon.com's latest photo stories here… [19 Feb 2008]
How Formula One takes tech to the extremes
News Plans for 2007 include the installation of larger capacity servers and an improved WAN at the factory. Following Jenson Button's maiden F1 win in Hungary last year, he talked about the vital role his... [14 Mar 2007]
Outsourcing to save Kelly Services $13.5m?
News Kelly Services signed a $12m deal last summer for virtual network operator (VNO) Vanco to manage a pan-European WAN connecting 310 sites in 16 countries. Jennings said the project to create a European... [28 Feb 2007]
Glasgow revamps e-government plan
News The contract will connect the council's 300 offices via LAN and WAN infrastructures with Thus - using the Cisco Unified Communications System - providing the council with IP telephony services to connect... [20 Feb 2007]
Iceland heats up tech plans
News BT Global Services will provide a managed service for Iceland's WAN and LAN, and will use its Hosted Voice service, which it said offers a step-by-step approach to convergence. Frozen... [02 Feb 2007]
BSN Medical inks $35m outsourcing deal with Unisys
News Unisys will provide IT services including a user helpdesk, WAN and LAN management, messaging and desktop services. BSN Medical has outsourced its IT to Unisys in a contract worth an... [17 Jan 2007]
BAT WAN worth $20m to Orange
News Tobacco giant BAT has signed a $20m contract extension with Orange Business Services. The agreement lasts for three years and covers a global wide area network and security. BAT CIO cited Orange's... [27 Oct 2006]
Luton gears up with high speed network
News Luton Borough Council (LBC) has joined other local authorities in implementing a high speed WAN linking council offices and schools. The network, installed by NTL:Telewest Business, links council... [26 Oct 2006]
Herts schools get connected
News Local communities in Hertfordshire can now enjoy the benefits of a high speed WAN linking schools across the county. The £31m project was built for Hertfordshire County Council by NTL:Telewest Business. [29 Sep 2006]
CIO Jury: Businesses use tech to beat travel blues
News The Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) is also trialling software for use on its wide area network (WAN) by customer service managers out on the road. Businesses are trying to reduce the amount of travelling done by... [16 Aug 2006]
Vanco wins €2.9m contract with Dutch engineers
News Dutch engineering company Royal Haskoning has signed a five-year, €2.9m contract for a global WAN with virtual networks company Vanco. The first phase of the network will be rolled out in Europe - in Belgium, France... [03 Aug 2006]
