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  • BT rolls out fibre to 10m UK homes

    British Telecom on Tueday in the UK announced plans to roll out fibre connectivity to millions of UK homes, in an initiative worth 1.5bn.

  • Whitehall IT to be carbon neutral by 2020

    The UK government has announced plans to make its computer systems wholly carbon-neutral by 2020 by adopting various green IT strategies, including automatically powering down PCs, configuring virtual servers and selective deployments of thin client technology.

  • British remain tight-lipped on OOXML vote

    The British Standards Institution has sent its response to the International Organization for Standardization on the subject of whether Microsoft Office Open XML should be certified with the ISO, but has refused to say whether it voted "yes", "no", or "abstain".

  • Symantec atones for church spyware mistake

    The antivirus vendor has seen the light, after it caused disruption by tagging a sermon-writing application as spyware.

  • Air traffic control glitch hits London

    An unspecified computer problem is causing major disruptions to air traffic in the south-east of England, with flights delayed or cancelled at Gatwick, Heathrow and other airports.

Blogs (2)

  • Read the blog post - Renai LeMay

    Telstra launches 8Mbps ADSL ... in the UK

    Why are the Poms getting uncapped ADSL broadband speeds from Telstra while Australians are stuck with speeds of just 1.5Mbps?

  • Read the blog post - Phil Dobbie

    Do we need the legislative blackmail?

    Virtually everyone in the telecommunications industry has their say in the Senate Standing Committee's public hearing into the pending legislation to split up Telstra, in this week's Twisted Wire podcast.

Features and Case Studies (5)

  • City of London tests disaster recovery plans

    Banking firms in the City of London have conducted a trial of their back-up communications systems as part of an exercise to test the ability of the financial sector to cope following a major disaster such as a terrorist attack.

  • Have (IT) certs will travel?

    Is certification better than experience? Here's what industry analysts and IT professionals have to say, including issues with MCSE.

  • Lessons to be learnt from Sasser

    We had the tools to stop the worm dead in its tracks, but it still exacted a high toll in lost productivity, and in the case of the sailors at sea around the coast of England, created a real risk to life.

  • IT governance: is it the answer?

    IT governance will likely be this year's new buzzword. It promises some rich rewards, including improved ROI, better service levels, and enhanced security.

  • Interfaces of the future

    How long will it be before your computer is able to read your facial expressions? Will a rude gesture become the next Control-Alt-Delete? ZDNet Australia investigates computing interfaces.

Reviews (2)

  • Does schmoozing make robots clever?

    A Belgian professor doing research for Sony wants to teach robots to be more like people--but he's running into some resistance.

  • Interfaces of the future

    How long will it be before your computer is able to read your facial expressions? Will a rude gesture become the next Control-Alt-Delete? ZDNet Australia investigates computing interfaces.

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