Dec
23

BBC iPlayer sets record viewing figures last month

Since its launch two years ago, the BBC iPlayer has gathered some considerable momentum. Which is aptly illustrated by some figures the Beeb has just released for its on-demand service, showing.. more
Dec
23

Andrew Wins Huawei’s Excellent Core Partner Award

Andrew Solutions, the CommScope, Inc. division that is a global leader in wireless communication systems and products, has received the Excellent Core Partner Award from Huawei, one of the world’s leading.. more
Dec
23

iPlayer and dongles nailed the noughties: but what's next for broadband?

The UK’s leading broadband experts have named mobile broadband, faster fixed-line speeds and the BBC’s iPlayer as the highlights of the last decade, with the keyword for the next one being.. more
Dec
23

OLPC announces XO 3 laptop for 2012

The OLPC, or One Laptop Per Child charity organisation is on a mission to do, well, exactly what its name suggests. Provide a laptop for every child in the developing world. Its XO laptop, which is designed specifically with children and their education in mind,.. more
Dec
23

Mobile TV needs to scale to meet audience peaks

In the last two weeks over 30 million viewers tuned into watch the finals of Strictly Come Dancing and X-Factor. Distributing mobile TV and VOD to an audience of that size is another matter, especially when mobile networks are feeling the strain of high volumes.. more
Dec
23

Fortify advises to code audit open source applications before deployment

Following Sun Microsystems’ decision to release a raft of open source applications to support its secure cloud computing strategy (http://bit.ly/7qrbou), Fortify Software is recommending companies conduct extensive security tests of their customised open source software before deployment. “Given the significant savings to be had from.. more
Dec
23

VoIP maturity drives Rostrvm growth

As businesses plan to meet the challenges presented by 2010, one of the items on many Christmas lists is VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol technology), in the contact centre. Ken Reid of Rostrvm Solutions says, “With the ultimate vision of Unified Communications in mind and.. more
Dec
23

BBC and British Library sign deal

The BBC is looking to forge digital partnerships with all sorts of new partners and one of the latest to sign a deal with the BBC is the British Library. The plan is to find ways to create a digital archive for both organisations, and.. more
Dec
23

ITV F1 competitions broke the rules

ITV is in trouble with the media regulator Ofcom over a competition that the broadcaster’s F1 show organised last year. The complaint surrounds a phone-in competition that took place when the broadcaster still ran the F1 series on ITV. The problem happened during the channel’s.. more
Dec
23

IP Vision’s complaint is thrown out

There is no doubt that the BBC has grabbed the digital TV revolution by the horns and has been running with it ever since, but along the way there have been issues about which the competition has had cause to complain. One is the internet.. more