ICANN: Start planning for IPv6
Video Paul Twomey, president and chief executive of ICANN, advises chief executives to start discussions with ISPs on moving to systems compatible with IPv6
Digging into the underground datacentre
Photo 'The Bunker', a concrete structure under the Kent countryside, is a major datacentre and backup facility for some of the UK's leading companies
Upgraders to XP SP3 warned over IE downgrades
News Microsoft has said XP users who install Service Pack 3 will not be able to roll back their versions of Internet Explorer
MWg takes on HTC's Windows Mobile phones
News The Singapore-based, would-be HTC rival has launched its latest smartphone and promised its devices will make Windows Mobile more usable
RE:IPv6 hype suggests real problems
Blog Comment I think your failing to understand what the "real problem" is Peter !! The problem is were running out of IP V4 addresses. We've been surviving this long on clever workarounds that appear to be...
Citrix launch faster web delivery controller
Blog Citrix has given something of a boost to the performance of its web application delivery controllers with the addition of two NetScaler MPX controllers. The 17000 and 15000 slot in above the 12000...
IPv6 hype suggests real problems
Blog IPv6 is getting the kind of support that, in my experience, usually goes with a failed standard. ICANN is trying to scare us into adopting it, saying that "the people using new network...
Skype agrees to obey GPL
News The company has abandoned its appeal against a German ruling that it must supply source code with Linux-based VoIP phones, in compliance with GPLv2
Wi-Fi operator launches automatic sign-on tool
Talkback How many new users know how to secure a wireless hotspot? This will become a hacker's haven, opening windows users portables to the world. I have 3 neighbors I can locate,via wireless, and 2 of...
BBC in international spam shock scandal
Blog Last week saw the plausible 30th anniversary of the creation of email spam, an event marked by the arrival in journos' inboxes of large numbers of unrequested press releases from security...
ICANN attacks 'fat and happy' IPv4 users
News Businesses need to begin thinking now beyond having IPv4 address space, says ICANN's president, or risk losing online customers
Details emerge on Bournemouth fibre scheme
News H2O Networks' sewer-based deployment is the UK's largest fibre scheme and will bring next-gen connectivity to the town, the company says
3G iPhone confirmed, for Italy at least
Blog Over at David Manners' blog, there's confirmation -- if it were really needed -- that the 3G iPhone is launching next month, in Italy at least. Manners is one of the world's most venerable tech...
Gartner: IT bosses must prepare for cloud computing
News The analyst says IT managers must start planning now if they want to avoid implementing tech from Google and closing down their own datacentres
MoD encrypts laptops after data losses
News The Ministry of Defence is to protect 20,000 laptops with BeCrypt's Disk Protect Baseline after a number of recent data losses
Government to launch 'Green IT Strategy'
News The national initiative is aimed at reducing IT-related carbon emissions and will focus on examples of best practice
BT bundles smartphone with home broadband
News The company's consumer Total Broadband Anywhere package will come with a choice of two HTC smartphones



