Faster broadband could help businesses

High speed broadband could be beneficial to businesses, allowing them to take on bigger projects and therefore boosting their profits. However, the Digital Britain plan does not necessarily cater for all.. more

BBC moves lottery out to the regions

The National Lottery shows are to be moved by the BBC to the regions, in an attempt by the BBC to transfer more programming outside London as part of its plan.. more

Sky urges broadcasters to take first 3D steps

There is a clear indication that Sky TV is serious about 3D TV with the director of strategic product development, Gerry O’Sullivan, promoting it to the audience at the National Association.. more

BSkyB shares downgraded

The satellite broadcaster BSkyB is seen as one of the more resilient companies in this industry during this current financial crisis. Yet there are some bankers who feel that the share price of BSkyB is far too high, and as a result they have written.. more

New viewing cards for sky customers

Sky has started changing over ten million Sky viewing cards to a newer version in a procedure that is expected to take a few months to complete. Sky customers are already being alerted to the changeover through on screen advertising and no doubt through the.. more

BT in Wi-Fi deal with Starbucks

BT has announced a deal to provide Wi-Fi across at 650 Starbucks coffeehouses in the UK and Ireland. The deal builds on the increasing popularity of BT’s Wi-Fi service, and with coffee shops currently the third most popular venue for logging onto the Internet, the.. more

Check Point Introduces High-End Appliance Series

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd today announced a new high-end Power-1 series of appliances designed to meet the heavy demands of large enterprises and data centers. The Power-1 11000 series is the first to feature simple and flexible field performance upgradability, providing customers appliance scalability.. more

Solicall signs up three new customers

Israel-based VoIP service provider Solicall announced yesterday that three unnamed companies have acquired its noise reduction and echo cancellation technology. A UK-based company will use the technology for video conferencing, a New York-based company will use it for gaming applications, whilst an India-based company will.. more

Nildram pays £50 to refer a friend

Nildram, the business broadband arm of Tiscali, has launched a new ‘refer a friend’ scheme, offering rewards of up to £50 for each new customer referred. Existing Nildram customers can take part in the scheme by recommending Nildram to another business owner, a family member,.. more

Vaioni launches 10Mbps leased line in Manchester

Business ISP Vaioni has launched a new 10Mbps leased line service in Manchester. Priced at £450+VAT per month, the service offers a fibre optic based Ethernet connection, including 100% SLA and a guarantee to fix any problems within four hours. QoS is enabled as standard,.. more