Government admits altnets can compete against BT in rural areas
A series of pilot schemes has proved that small broadband suppliers can effectively compete against BT Openreach in rural areas
Month: February 2016
Microsoft buys iOS and Android app startup SwiftKey for $250m
Acquisition shows how government funding and support can catapult digital startups into successful companies
Further staff cuts at Yahoo as it reports a $4.43bn loss
Yahoo announces another strategic plan to reduce costs by $400m and raise up to $3bn in the wake of a $4.43bn loss for the fourth quarter of 2015
EU orders digital TV out of 700MHz spectrum by 2020 to make way for 5G services
Broadcasters not happy
Microsoft pushes Yammer directly into Office 365
Company looking to fend off rival services from Facebook and IBM
Yahoo to shed 1,500 jobs after $4.5bn asset writedown, and considers sale
CEO Marissa Mayer claims new focus is just what the company needs
Finnish police pick Gemalto for e-passports and IDs
Finnish authorities sign new contract with digital security specialist to supply electronic identity documents for citizens
Gridstore plans KVM and container support in further tilt at VMware
Hyper-converged appliance maker Gridstore gets $19m in funding to drive KVM and container support to provide an alternative to “costly” VMware
Comodo ‘secure’ web browser turns off web security
Digital certs and security vendor lambasted by Google Project X.
Oracle expands UK data centres to boost enterprise cloud services
Oracle aims to be 'number one in cloud' by offering everything in one place