your communications a-z
Gov't data retention - how much is too much?
News He said the draft bill was unnecessary as government could gain access to all the communications data it needed from ISPs under the existing Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act. The Earl of Erroll, Merlin Hay, has warned against holding... [10 Jul 2008]
Ericsson CEO hails mobile broadband 'breakthrough'
News He said: "It is important, if you really want to have a society that works, to use communications to reduce travel and make this planet work for the long perspective. Trujillo said: "You can now do things with your laptop that you couldn't do... [11 Feb 2008]
Web 2.0 security risks being ignored
News Almost two-thirds (65 per cent) of US companies do nothing to block third-party collaboration tools, such as real-time communications and information sharing, according to research from Yankee Group. Security from A to Z [31 Jan 2008]
Happy 10th birthday Mozilla - there's a bug in your cake
News On 22 January, 1998, Netscape Communications Corporation announced its plans to make the source code for the Netscape Communicator client software available with free licensing on the internet. Security from A to Z [25 Jan 2008]
'Big Brother IT' fuels workplace stress
News Last year a college secretary from Wales represented by human rights group Liberty won a legal battle against her employers after her personal communications were monitored for 18 months without her consent. [08 Jan 2008]
Christmas spend online to hit £5bn
News Sandra Quinn, director of communications at Apacs, said the internet takes the stress out of Christmas shopping but it's important that people take steps to protect themselves. Security from A to Z A is for Antivirus [30 Nov 2007]
Who's been reading your emails?
News Victoria Southern, solicitor at Pinsent Masons told silicon.com: "Employers can monitor the emails of their employees provided they tell employees that they are going to do this, for example via a communications or acceptable use policy. [30 Nov 2007]
Wi-fi piggybackers 'fess up
News Dishonestly using an electronics communications service with the intent to avoid paying is breaking the law - and it's something police are increasingly taking seriously. Wireless from A to Z A is for Antivirus [15 Nov 2007]
East England Ambulance rides the Airwave
News EEAST hopes to bring in data communications on top of voice in the next few weeks, which will reduce the amount of time it takes to mobilise ambulance crews from minutes to seconds. Wireless from A to Z [24 Aug 2007]
Businesses tackle laptop theft data security risks
News Ian Auger, head of IT and communications at ITN, said: "We don't encrypt but we do have technology to remotely erase the hard disk on a stolen machine. Ian Auger, head of IT and communications, ITN David Supple, director of IT, creative services... [15 May 2007]
CIO Jury: Viruses still a major security threat
News While the days of the mass-mailer worm like Sasser may be over, the virus and Trojan Horse threats are becoming more intelligent and subtle, according to Ian Auger, head of IT and communications at ITN. [25 Jan 2007]
Nokia predicts four billion mobiles by 2010
News Speaking at the Nokia World 2006 conference in Amsterdam today, Nokia CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo said: "Mobile communications is once again changing even faster than many of us have predicted, and we are still far away from this being a mature market. [29 Nov 2006]
Bosses buy Bond gadgets to protect company secrets
News According to MI5 (as the UK Security Service is commonly known) foreign intelligence services are now targeting commercial enterprises "far more than in the past", in an attempt to get their hands on communications technologies, IT, lasers, optics... [17 Nov 2006]
Broadband boon comes to the borders
News With the possibility of virtual classes, school children will have access to a wider range of subjects, while young adults should benefit from the improved communications which may tempt them to stay in the rural areas once they have completed... [03 Nov 2006]
The A-Z of ebusiness (T-U)
News Means 'dealing with the earth' and refers to communications carried by a line or broadcast technology that is below or near the ground. Transport Security Layer, a system of securing messages over the internet. [01 Jan 2002]
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