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Wi-Fi to arrive at UK's railway stations

...a European wireless ISP, said on Monday it has reached agreement with Railtrack -- which currently owns the UK's railway infrastructure -- to install Wi-Fi... Read more

16 July, 2002 by Graeme Wearden

Wi-Fi hot spot lands at UK airport

Passengers waiting at Birmingham International Airport will be able to surf the Web wirelessly by using an 802.11b-compatible device Read more

17 September, 2002 by Graeme Wearden

Railtrack and Marconi link to raise 3G masts

Telecommunications equipment firm Marconi and Railtrack have announced they will together form Euromast, a joint venture to erect... Read more

20 December, 2000 by Kate Hanaghan

Railtrack to sue Marconi

Bane of the commuter seeks £20m from failing telecoms company... Railtrack is seeking £20m it believes it is owed by debt-ridden telecoms... Read more

15 April, 2002 by Kate Hanaghan

Rail regulator slams Railtrack network

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26 November, 1999 by Joey Gardiner

Logica picks up £10m Railtrack Y2K contract

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24 November, 1998 by Suzanna Kerridge

£18bn bid for BT's local loop goes WestLB

Even Railtrack is a more attractive prospect than BT... German investment bank WestLB has... Read more

20 November, 2001 by Ben King

Railways set for Wi-Fi showdown

...a key factor in winning this market. Megabeam signed a deal with Railtrack -- now Network Rail -- last year to create hot spots at 15 of... Read more

3 February, 2003 by Graeme Wearden

Gambling predicted to drive interactive TV

...British Airways Web site. A surprise entry in the top ten is Railtrack. Railtrack had four million hits in November last year -- the time it... Read more

17 May, 2001 by Jane Wakefield

BT creeps away from consumer broadband

...same parent company, leading AOL to liken the telco to the beleaguered RailTrack. BT's broadband record is not very impressive. Since October of last... Read more

19 April, 2001 by Jane Wakefield

Embed Linux, and put Microsoft on the desktop...

...the way, they have Windows NT 4.0 embedded, working in the Railtrack display boards at most London stations these days. I know that, because... Read more

27 March, 2001 by Guy Kewney

Jane Wakefield: No room at the inn

BT takes the role of the mean-spirited inn keeper in the telco's nativity play Read more

22 December, 2000 by Jane Wakefield

Jane Wakefield: Once upon a time there was the Net

The sad tale of a brave ISP's offer of free Internet access... Read more

8 November, 1999 by Jane Wakefield

Rupert Goodwins' Diary

...t replaced the wheels on my Skoda. A frantic check on the Railtrack website reveals my permanent way options, plus a telephone number for Great... Read more

19 September, 1998

Rupert Goodwins' Diary

...t replaced the wheels on my Skoda. A frantic check on the Railtrack website reveals my permanent way options, plus a telephone number for Great... Read more

19 September, 1998 by Rupert Goodwins

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BrownieBoy

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BrownieBoy

I had a quick skim through the PDF. It seems to be that many of these so-called cost savings would be down to a hardware refresh. Although...

7 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
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14 hours ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
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14 hours ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
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Well done to IDC for producing a report that says using XP is a waste of money. Only 11 years too late with it is all....

17 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Jack Schofield

@Burn-IT ...which doesn't mean it isn't true ;-) I'll be interested if you can find any properly-researched, independent data from any of the...

18 hours ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Burn-IT

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I think that we have been here before, shipments are not equal to sales. Correct?

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