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UK fat pipes sluggish from lack of fibre
News R is for Remote working According to the latest silicon.com poll that asked readers what speed home broadband they'd signed up for, 50 per cent numbered themselves among the 'up to 8Mbps' crowd. Broadband from A to Z [30 Sep 2008]
Ofcom hatches plan to woo telcos to fibre
News R is for Remote working Ofcom is also working on ensuring newly built homes are equipped with fibre connections rather than traditional copper - such deployments are already happening in Belfast, Kent,... [23 Sep 2008]
Broadband Britain: UK needs wireless patchwork
News R is for Remote working We are working with all stakeholders to ensure investment and competition in the development of super-fast broadband in the UK," a Friday statement said. Friday's report, entitled... [12 Sep 2008]
Ofcom: Copper capable of high-speed broadband
News R is for Remote working An Ofcom assessment has predicted that DSL over normal copper phone lines could take virtually the whole country to broadband speeds of 50Mbps or more, as long as optical fibre is laid to the... [22 Aug 2008]
O2 considers high fibre rollout
News R is for Remote working We will continue working closely with Ofcom and the government to achieve this. We need clear and unambiguous regulation in place before we start shelling out huge sums of money,"... [17 Jul 2008]
BT plans £1.5bn fat pipe upgrade
News R is for Remote working 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... [15 Jul 2008]
Bigger is not always better
Comment This plant had more than 100,000 employees working in 16 million square feet throughout its 93 buildings. Ralph Silva explains how this could be stifling the innovation they need to stay competitive. European financial... [02 Oct 2007]
Apple settles Creative patent spat for $100m
News This isn't always the case, as another inventor can attempt to prove they were working on the invention before the other inventor filed for a patent but that's a long, expensive legal process with no certainties, he added. [24 Aug 2006]
Phones 4u sold for £1.5bn
News Caudwell said he will now spend some time "fulfilling personal ambitions", spending more time with his family and more time working with his charity which raises money for sick and terminally ill children. [07 Aug 2006]
Microsoft set to unleash OneCare in one day
News McAfee is working on a new product, code-named 'Falcon', and Symantec has a forthcoming project dubbed 'Genesis'. It is working on a new Microsoft Client Protection product to defend business desktops,... [31 May 2006]
Mexico sells itself as 'nearshore' outsourcing hub for US
News And the benefits of proximity add up, says Eduardo Ruiz Esparza Flores, president of Canieti, a Mexican IT trade group working with the Mexican government to promote the country as an outsourcing destination. [18 May 2006]
Unequal pay only partly to blame for lack of women in IT
News Flexible working, a macho culture and equal pay all need to be addressed if the IT industry is to attract more women, according to UK IT supplier body Intellect. But removing barriers to women working in... [27 Feb 2006]
Microsoft security service to ship in June
News It is working on a new Microsoft Client Protection product to defend business desktops, laptops and file servers against malicious attacks. It will offer a free 90-day test period and is working on deals... [08 Feb 2006]
Microsoft antivirus product due before summer
News It is working on a new Microsoft Client Protection product to defend business desktops, laptops and file servers against malicious code attacks. Microsoft plans to release its subscription security program before the... [07 Feb 2006]
Ellison's ambitions for $30bn Oracle
News Siebel, for example, is working on Project Nexus, its services architecture. Oracle's chief executive has revealed his game plan to grow the software giant from a nearly $15bn company to a $30bn behemoth... [22 Sep 2005]
