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clickBrits suffering fat pipe rage
News Firing up fat pipes is inducing techno-rage in many UK broadband customers, according to a survey commissioned by O2 Broadband. But the UK's fat pipe-related frustrations don't stop at speed, according to the latest survey. [25 Jan 2008]
Local gov't tech spend to hit £3bn
News According to the Society of IT Management's (Socitm) annual IT Trends survey, spending on local government IT will rise again as councils invest in efficiency programmes and securing the information held on their computers. [03 Jan 2008]
Security breaches down - but at what price?
News A government-sponsored security survey reports that while the number of security breaches has dropped considerably in the past two years, the drop has come at a price. The latest Information Security Breaches Survey, published yesterday to coincide... [23 Apr 2008]
UK businesses shunning encryption tech?
News Despite the lack of encryption, UK IT managers claim their corporate data is safe and almost two-thirds (65 per cent) said the HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) data breach will not change their IT spending priorities, according to a survey by Check Point. [03 Dec 2007]
DNS security still "as vulnerable as ever"
News The security of domain name system (DNS) continues to be an issue for network administrators, despite the availability of more secure DNS servers such as BIND 9, according to a survey by network appliance company, Infoblox. [21 Nov 2007]
Worried customers force data safety rethink
News The survey also found that while many organisations have business continuity plans only half have actually tested these plans, and one-third have not agreed recovery timescales with the business. For the first time in nine years organisations are... [14 Nov 2006]
Gov't not trusted with public data
News A survey of 1,000 members of the public, which was sponsored by Symantec and conducted by IPSOS Mori, found 62 per cent of respondents felt their personal data being held by government departments was at risk. [14 Dec 2007]
Mobile broadband threatening fixed line?
News The YouGov survey is based on interviews with 1,050 mobile broadband users and 2,050 non users in the UK. The YouGov survey also found a lucky four per cent of mobile broadband users have datacards provided by their work. [20 Aug 2008]
Work-related files go walkabout
News A survey has found 49 per cent of PC users store corporate files in multiple locations, with 21 per cent using a memory stick, therefore compounding the risk further. And one per cent of respondents employed by the 300 companies in the UK taking... [13 Nov 2007]
BT lags in broadband satisfaction stakes
News BT has come bottom of the eight major UK broadband providers in a customer satisfaction survey. And for the first time in the survey's three-year history, customer service complaints outnumbered service-related questions. [06 Dec 2007]
3.5G gizmos mushrooming forth
News The survey also notes a significant increase in the number of tri-band HSDPA devices in the past six months - from 75 to 145 - which enable global roaming. Laptops and PC datacards are the next largest product segment (103 apiece), followed by... [07 Apr 2008]
Brits still dissatisfied with broadband speeds
News The survey also found nearly a third (30 per cent) of consumers now watch TV or video online.uSwitch added that international broadband rankings put the UK's 4Mbps average to shame, with Japan boasting an average connection speed of 64Mbps, Korea... [14 Jul 2008]
HMRC data breach prompts password and PIN changes
News And despite the increased fears around identity fraud, around 30 per cent of adults who receive child benefit payments have yet to take any action, according to a YouGov survey of 435 adults. Sandra Quinn, Apacs director of communications, said the... [29 Nov 2007]
UK firms are broadband laggards
News The survey was carried out over the first quarter of 2006 and covered the 25 European member states as well as Iceland and Norway. A survey by the European Statistical Office, Eurostat, found that 94 per cent of businesses questioned now have... [13 Nov 2006]
Euro e-health getting the right attention
News An EC e-health survey has found the vast majority (87 per cent) of European doctors use a computer - and almost half (48 per cent) have a broadband connection. Approximately 70 per cent of European doctors use the internet and 66 per cent use... [28 Apr 2008]
