Chris Hynes
Dial-up to be defunct by 2010

Network & Internet
Dial-up to be defunct by 2010
Just four per cent of residential internet connections will be dial-up by the end of the decade.
26 Nov 2007
European Commission to probe Google's DoubleClick deal

Network & Internet
European Commission to probe Google's DoubleClick deal
The European Commission will be looking into Google's proposed £1.4 billion takeover of online ad firm DoubleClick, amid competition concerns.
14 Nov 2007
Microsoft plans data centre for Ireland

Server & storage
Microsoft plans data centre for Ireland
The software giant is investing £237 million into a Dublin data centre, it's first outside the US.
7 Nov 2007
Cisco launches prize for promising entrepreneurs

Network & Internet
Cisco launches prize for promising entrepreneurs
Cisco announces its new $10 million I-Prize, a competition searching for fresh business proposals.
31 Oct 2007
Archived data affecting business operations

Network & Internet
Archived data affecting business operations
A new survey suggests companies are backing up too much information.
17 Oct 2007
Hitachi announce plans for 4TB desktop

Server & storage
Hitachi announce plans for 4TB desktop
A 1TB notebook drive and a 4TB desktop drive capable of holding a million MP3 tracks could be on sale by 2011, Hitachi has announced.
16 Oct 2007
Going green tops Gartner's 2008 IT trends list

Server & storage
Going green tops Gartner's 2008 IT trends list
Shifting to "Green IT" and unified communications are next year's top two trends, according to analyst Gartner.
11 Oct 2007
Google acquires micro-blog Jaiku

Network & Internet
Google acquires micro-blog Jaiku
Web giant Google continues is spending spree with the acquisition of Finnish start-up Jaiku, which specialises in RSS consolidation and information de…
10 Oct 2007
Orange in the lead for Olympics contract

Network & Internet
Orange in the lead for Olympics contract
French-owned telco Orange is expected to be named an official sponsor for the 2012 London Olympics within the next few weeks.
9 Oct 2007
German Ticketmaster site hacked

Network & Internet
German Ticketmaster site hacked
Kartenhaus.de, a daughter company of Ticketmaster has informed its customers that credit card information from 66,000 customers have been stolen throu…
8 Oct 2007
IT assets a mystery to big business

Network & Internet
IT assets a mystery to big business
Study uncovers the lack of knowledge chief information officers and chief financial officers from five separate countries have when it comes to their …
1 Oct 2007
EU starts capping phone roaming charges

Mobile
EU starts capping phone roaming charges
New limits on mobile phone roaming call charges now apply in EU member countries, cutting the cost of making a roaming call to 34p a minute.
1 Oct 2007
UPDATED: Microsoft announces new wave of web-based apps

Network & Internet
UPDATED: Microsoft announces new wave of web-based apps
Reacting to Google's growing efforts in the office software-as-a-service (Saas) market, Microsoft has announced a beta release of its latest Office Li…
1 Oct 2007
Forum calls for standard phone chargers

Mobile
Forum calls for standard phone chargers
Mobile phone operators have called on manufacturers to use standard USB connectors to charge and connect their handsets.
24 Sep 2007
Google's DoubleClick deal under scrutiny

Network & Internet
Google's DoubleClick deal under scrutiny
Google seeking European and American approval for its £1.5 billion takeover of online ad firm DoubleClick.
24 Sep 2007
Yahoo buys web email company Zimbra

Network & Internet
Yahoo buys web email company Zimbra
$350 million purchase sees Yahoo get access to web email technology currently used by universities, ISPs and many mid-size businesses.
19 Sep 2007
Happy Birthday to the smiley face

Network & Internet
Happy Birthday to the smiley face
The humble emoticon, which has spawned a multitude of different varieties and meanings in email and instant messaging, is 25 years old today.
19 Sep 2007
Microsoft's EU antitrust timeline

Business strategy
Microsoft's EU antitrust timeline
The legal battle between the Windows software maker and European regulators has been running for almost a decade. We look back at how it started, and …
17 Sep 2007