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C&W and Cisco in the Middle East

Cable & Wireless is making moves into emerging markets with its customer Cisco.

Nortel in 2012 Olympics deal

Nortel wins the contract to provide network equipment for the London Games.

HP buys Colubris

HP's ProCurve purchases 802.11n networking experts Colubris.

    Latest Networking News

IDF 2008: Boffins discuss 21st century tech

The virtual will dominate the next century of innovation: speculations from IDF.

Tuesday Aug 19

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IDF 2008: Intel launches innovation challenge

Intel launches innovator challenge with big money up for grabs to help bring ideas to fruition.

Tuesday Aug 19

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Network to blame for Terminal 3 passenger delays

This time it’s not Terminal 5 that left thousands of passengers and dozens of flights delayed last night.

Friday Aug 15

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Cable & Wireless underpins Cisco's move into the Middle East

British telecom company Cable & Wireless is making moves into the emerging markets, with one of its biggest clients being networking number one Cisco.

Thursday Aug 14

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HP expands its networking reach with Colubris buy

HP's world's number two networking division ProCurve purchases 802.11n networking experts Colubris - and has Cisco in its sights.

Tuesday Aug 12

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Virgin Media loses 20,000 customers

A positive set of second quarter financial results are overshadowed by disappointing customer retention figures.

Thursday Aug 7

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Fender amps up business continuity

The world famous guitar brand has taken on new managed services to safeguard the delivery of business critical applications from its UK headquarters.

Wednesday Aug 6

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Cisco posts stronger than expected results

The networking giant's latest results make for positive reading amid industry economic concern.

Wednesday Aug 6

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Delta to offer in-flight Wi-Fi

The US airline will offer flat-rate internet access via wireless Lan on its domestic routes.

Wednesday Aug 6

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Nortel to provide London Olympic networks

Thanks much to its two decade relationship with BT, Nortel wins an exciting contract to provide network equipment for the London Olympic Games.

Monday Aug 4

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Virgin Media tipped to sell NTL Telewest Business

Reports suggest the business arm of the cable TV and broadband operator could be on the block as Virgin Media looks to refocus on its consumer services and raise money.

Monday Aug 4

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Apple fixes DNS security flaw

Apple protects itself from a highly publicised DNS vulnerability which has the potential to severely hit browsers and operating systems.

Friday Aug 1

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King's College moves to new networks

The London university has signed a new managed services deal to take advantage of modern network infrastructure.

Thursday Jul 31

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Alcatel-Lucent dumps chairman and chief executive

Repeated profits warning and criticism from shareholders over the way the Alcatel merger with Lucent was implemented has ultimately cost Serge Tchuruk and Pat Russo their jobs.

Wednesday Jul 30

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Corporate network misuse seen as top security threat

The threat from within an organisation has emerged as the biggest security breach fear among senior business and IT decision makers.

Tuesday Jul 29

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    Latest Networking Features

Q&A: Plusnet's Neil Armstrong

Plusnet reveals how it overcame a 'horrific year' to grow an even larger customer base.

14 Aug 2008

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Where will IT be in 2015?

You’re ready to tackle the IT challenges of the next year, but what’s going to happen in the longer term? What will the IT world of 2015 mean to you?

21 Jul 2008

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Q&A: John Stewart, Cisco's chief security officer

The head of security for Cisco speaks to IT PRO about application security and solving the identity problem.

14 Jul 2008

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Sunny future for cloud computing

Linux, HPC and virtualisation have all lead to the rise of cloud computing, which offers a range of efficiencies to companies willing to set their data free.

2 Jul 2008

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Ten of the most infamous ‘black hat’ hackers

As British hacker Gary McKinnon fights to avoid extradition to the US, we look at some of the most well known cases of malicious acts online - and the damage it caused.

19 Jun 2008

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802.11n: Is there an end to the saga?

After many years of discussion and debate, the 802.11n standard still awaits final approval. What is going on and why is ratification taking so long?

2 Jun 2008

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    Blogs

The iPhone 3G battery life debate

20 Aug 2008

I've posted about this before in comments to this post, but I think it deserves a seperate update post: 1 month and a few weeks in, I'm finding the iPhone 3G battery (...)

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Forgetting to Sudo

19 Aug 2008

I'm not going to start my first blog post with an excessive introduction to who I am and why you should listen to what I have to say - this is the Google generation after (...)

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XPress 8 gives us brain ache

19 Aug 2008

Last weekend we went picking blackberries and had entered a scruffy-looking field through the open gateway to get to the brambles around the boundaries. All the time, we (...)

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    Latest Networking Reviews

EXCLUSIVE - Astaro Web Gateway AWG3000

Rating: 4

Web content filtering is important for many businesses and Astaro's Web Gateway AWG3000 appliance is a sophisticated solution.

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    Latest Videos in Networking

Video: Q&A with Pankaj Manglik, chief executive of Proxim Wireless

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We sat down with Pankaj Manglik, president and chief executive of wireless networking specialist Proxim Wireless to discuss networking trends,...

 

    Latest Networking How Tos & Tutorials

Using LogMeIn Ignition and a USB stick to connect remotely to a PC.

Want to have access to your files, applications and intranet services without carrying a laptop? We show you how you can do it step-by-step.

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    Specials

Mobile comms for business?

Mobile comms for business

Professional Services

O2 explains how professional services can help a business make the right mobile buying decisions, as well as help companies implement a successful communications technology project.
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How Green is your enterprise?

How Green is your enterprise?

Enterprise Guide to Green IT

IT PRO and Sun Microsystems investigate environmentally friendly IT practices. With videos, features and downloads, we look at green IT strategy, sustainable energy options for the data centre and how to carbon count your business.

 
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