INDUSTRY NEWS

Mobile web usage 'similar to fixed'

A new study has revealed that web users generally have a fixed browsing behaviour, .....

Green technology initiatives 'paying off'

Technological innovations will make great strides in reducing the energy consumption of IT systems .....

Internet a 'vital business platform'

The internet has become a crucial platform for charities and other organisations looking to .....

Enterprises 'monitoring employee email'

A growing number of organisations are employing staff to read and analyse the contents .....

Managed UGC delivers business benefits

If it is controlled and managed correctly, user-generated content (UGC) can be a highly .....

Server demand 'continues to grow'

Global server shipments increased by 7.6 per cent year-on-year in the first quarter of .....

Proposed 'communications database' criticised

Technology experts have criticised plans for a database containing details of all phone calls .....

Network storage 'fastest growing home networking category'

Although the home networking market is to enter a period of slower growth, one .....

Security 'still a concern for enterprise mobility'

Security concerns are preventing larger deployments of enterprise mobility, a new report from analyst .....

Femto forum agrees on single standard

In an effort to streamline an increasingly complex new technology, the femtocell community has .....

Enterprise policies to social networking questioned

The issue of whether staff should be allowed to use external social networking sites, .....

Centralised UTM 'delivers security and green business value'

Enterprises with complex distributed computing networks and remote workers could benefit from greater security .....

Open-source security improving

The number of security flaws in open-source software has fallen by 16 per cent .....

Government 'should adopt IT security role'

The government should issue advice and support to the IT industry in order to .....

IPTV operators must offer whole-home networking solutions

With home networking becoming increasingly common place over the next five years, Internet Protocol .....

Service Desk 'Beginning of IT Career Path'

Enterprises have been urged to take great care of their IT service desk employees, .....

MDM 'moves out of early adoption stage'

Enterprise executives are no longer considering how and when to deploy master data management .....

Enterprises 'driving mobile broadband growth'

The market for mobile broadband modems is to enter a new stage of growth, .....

RFID market 'to grow over next five years'

ABI Research has forecast that the total market for RFID (radio frequency identification) will .....

Strategic IT Outsourcing 'Increases Efficiency'

Technologically progressive companies tend to approach IT outsourcing strategically, and are subsequently more able .....

Innovation key to successful IT services delivery

Leading IT organisations are adopting innovative best practices with regards to the management and .....

Website hacks 'increasing'

A new report from internet security firm IronPort is set to show a worrying .....

Broadband market deregulated further

Ofcom has moved to further deregulate the broadband market, in an attempt to foster .....

Government ESD spending 'to rise'

Central and local government agencies in western Europe will increase their IT spending for .....

Common data exchange to revolutionise wireless USB

The establishment of a common data exchange method for various wireless services will be .....

802.11n to overtake wired Ethernet in enterprises

Enterprise adoption of next-generation 802.11n wireless (Wi-Fi) technology is taking off at a dramatic .....

Dark fibre rollouts expanding across Europe

European metropolitan areas are witnessing sustained growth in the roll out of dark fibre, .....

IT can help reduce carbon emissions

Chief information officers (CIOs) looking to reduce the energy consumption and subsequent carbon output .....

In-building wireless systems to reach 500,000 buildings

In-building wireless systems, providing mobile coverage and capacity indoors, are growing at a rate .....

OS software market 'to face disruption'

Global revenue for operating system (OS) software will total $28.9 billion (£14.7 billion) in .....

Companies encouraged towards remote working

IT managers have been urged to support more flexible working practices, following on from .....

Virtualisation 'to have biggest impact on IT industry'

Virtualisation and virtual working will have the most impact on IT organisations in the .....

Successful self-service BI 'a myth'

In order for self-service business intelligence (BI) implementations to be successful, companies must use .....

Mobile M2M communications set for growth

There is likely to be a significant rise in mobile machine-to-machine (M2M) communications over .....

Environmental risk management 'a growing priority'

Pressure from stakeholders and customers, complex business relationships and the business threat posed by .....

Consumer support services segment emerging

With technology becoming more prevalent among consumers, installation and troubleshooting problems have become more .....

SMEs 'to gain from IT outsourcing'

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) could transform the way that their businesses operate by .....

eProcurement IT spending to grow

Central government agencies and local authorities in Western Europe will increase their IT spending .....