Computerworld UK Networking

Alcatel-Lucent launches service to improve mobile network performance

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Mikael Ricknäs — Tue, 22 May 2012 13:03:00 GMT

Alcatel-Lucent will launch a new managed service to help mobile operators cope with overloaded networks and keep their subscribers happy.

BT to roll out fast broadband to 90% o rural Rutland

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Derek du Preez — Fri, 18 May 2012 11:33:00 GMT

Rutland County Council has selected BT to rollout fast broadband to 90 percent of residents by the end of 2013 in a project that is set to cost £3 million.

BT to roll out fibre to 90% o rural Rutland

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Derek du Preez — Thu, 17 May 2012 10:53:00 GMT

Rutland County Council has selected BT to rollout fibre to 90 percent of residents by the end of 2013 in a project that is set to cost £3 million.

BT and TalkTalk fail Ofcom mystery shopper broadband tests

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Derek du Preez — Tue, 15 May 2012 13:55:00 GMT

Communications regulator Ofcom has revealed that BT and TalkTalk are failing to comply with its Broadband Code of Practice by not voluntarily providing speed estimates to consumers often enough.

Facebook privacy policy changes proposed to appease Irish government

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Cameron Scott — Mon, 14 May 2012 09:33:00 GMT

Facebook intends to make further changes to its privacy policy in order to respond to an audit by the Irish government, but privacy advocates saw the move as an inadequate attempt to quell privacy concerns prior to Facebook's planned initial public offering.

Net neutrality a reality in The Netherlands after Senate approves law

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Loek Essers — Fri, 11 May 2012 09:41:00 GMT

The Netherlands is the first country in Europe to adopt a net neutrality law, and the second country in the world, after Chile. The Dutch Senate adopted the net neutrality provisions in a new Telecom Law approved on Tuesday evening.

Net neutrality a reality in The Netherlands after Senate approves law

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Loek Essers — Fri, 11 May 2012 09:41:00 GMT

Nokia Siemens to tap into Ruckus for service-provider Wi-Fi

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Stephen Lawson — Thu, 10 May 2012 06:26:00 GMT

Ruckus Wireless will announce two deals at the CTIA Wireless show this week which reflect service providers' growing interest in the unlicensed wireless technology.

VMware SocialCast sharing tool gets Lithium integration

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Brandon Butler — Fri, 04 May 2012 15:42:00 GMT

VMware has announced that its SocialCast sharing tool will now work with Lithium Technologies tools to capture and integrate external customer data.

Juniper enters BYOD management fray with new Gateway products

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Jim Duffy — Fri, 04 May 2012 14:31:00 GMT

Juniper has unveiled new and enhanced products designed to secure mobile device access to enterprise networks.

11 free Twitter apps and tools you need now

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Liane Cassavoy — Thu, 03 May 2012 15:37:00 GMT

Twitter is all about keeping things brief. It is, after all, a microblogging service, one that limits you to 140 characters per post. But while Twitter promotes a less-is-more approach, the same can't be said of the market for Twitter apps and services. You can barely turn a corner on the web these days without finding one, whether it's a desktop program aimed at organising your social media life or a search engine claiming to offer the next best way to cull the tweets you want to read. Of course, not all of those apps are equal - but we've found 11 free tools and services that mostly improve on the Twitter experience.

Switching to VoIP can save you money

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Jason Kennedy) — Thu, 03 May 2012 11:01:00 GMT

You probably can't turn a corner in the office without hearing about VoIP - a popular, cheap, and effective way to provide telephony to businesses. The premise is simple; instead of using the existing telephone lines in your building, or having new ones installed, you push all of your voice, teleconferencing, and video traffic through the internet.

Traders warned of telcos’ role in latency problems

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Derek du Preez) — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 17:45:00 GMT

The CTO of financial investment firm FGS Capital has warned that increases in latency may be occuring outside of organisations' four walls because of disruptions to their telecommunication providers' infrastructure.

Network virtualisation and next generation network architecture

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Sponsored by Intel) — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:02:00 GMT

As IT leaders try to get the best performance and efficiency out of their virtualised environments, they're realising the need for virtual networking, and often a whole new networking architecture that's designed for virtualisation from the ground up.

Orange launches cloud-based Telepresence Pass service

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Mikael Ricknäs) — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 10:31:00 GMT

Orange Business Services has launched the cloud-based Telepresence Pass service, and also signed an interoperability agreement with Verizon Enterprise Solutions to increase the number of companies that can communicate with each other.

Government's superfast broadband rollout widely criticised, inquiry reveals

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Derek du Preez) — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:45:00 GMT

The government has come under heavy criticsm in its efforts to roll out superfast broadband in the UK, a report has revealed.

Cisco broadens Jabber instant messaging appeal

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Juan Carlos Perez) — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 23:44:00 GMT

Cisco will include Jabber instant messaging and presence software at no extra charge with its Unified Communications Manager (CUCM) enterprise IP communications system.

London Marathon deploys WAN optimisation technology

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Derek du Preez) — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:55:00 GMT

Marathon ITS, the company charged with delivering IT for London’s annual marathon, will be using WAN optimisation technology for the first time to improve bandwidth capabilities and network quality during the event.

Judge orders Megaupload, other groups to work out arrangement over servers

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Grant Gross) — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 13:00:00 GMT

Megaupload lawyer Ira Rothken told O'Grady that the company would be willing to look after the servers, but the DOJ and the Motion Picture Association of America, pursuing a civil case against Megaupload, objected. The MPAA doesn't want the servers and an allegedly large amount of infringing data put back online, said Paul Smith, a lawyer for the trade group.

BT to recruit 150 broadband engineers following criticism it faced a shortage

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Derek du Preez) — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 16:10:00 GMT

BT Openreach has revealed that it plans to hire 150 permanent full-time engineers to aid its superfast broadband rollout, following criticism last month that it was facing a shortage in numbers.

Software error delays ICANN application deadline for new domain names

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Derek du Preez) — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 14:56:00 GMT

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers’ (ICANN) deadline for companies to apply for their own unique generic top-level domains (gTLD) has been extended by a week to midnight on 20 April, due to software problems.

Rail operators hit back at unions over passenger counting systems

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Derek du Preez) — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 13:10:00 GMT

The Association of Train Companies (ATOC) has strongly denied union claims that private operators have no idea about passenger numbers during peak times, arguing that there are systems in place to collect the data.

Rail operators hit back at unions over passenger counting systems

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Derek du Preez) — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 13:10:00 GMT

Anglo American pens £138m networking deal with BT

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Derek du Preez) — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 09:32:00 GMT

Mining giant Anglo American has signed a £138 million networking deal with BT Global Services that will see technologies deployed across 15 countries in Europe, Africa, Asia and Latin America.

Employees push IT to social networks

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Sharon Gaudin) — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:26:00 GMT

As more and more corporate workers use their favourite social networking tools for job-related tasks, IT executives are left with little choice but to quickly find ways to manage the consumer software.