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IT industry news: G20's web economy 'to double by 2016'
The value of the digital economy in the G20 nations is set to reach $4.2 trillion (£2.7 trillion) by 2016, according to a new study.Research published by the Boston...
IT industry news: UK children 'would be sad without internet access'
Almost half of British children would be "sad" if they could not use the internet, a new survey has shown.Consumer research company Intersperience revealed that 49 per...
IT industry news: Quantum computing 'could boost cloud security'
A developing technology known as quantum computing could be used to enhance the security of cloud services, according to new research.Scientists at the University of Vienna said...
IT industry news: Facebook 'worth £2bn to UK economy'
Facebook contributes an estimated £2.2 billion to the UK economy each year, according to a new study commissioned by the social networking giant.Conducted by Deloitte, the...
IT industry news: Technology 'moving towards convergence'
A technology expert has said increased convergence will be a major trend to watch in 2012, with multi-functional smartphones and tablet computers replacing more conventional...
IT industry news: Internet set to face 'privacy backlash'
A technology expert has said he believes many internet users will react against perceived invasions of their privacy in 2012.Internet psychologist Graham Jones noted that...
IT industry news: Companies urged to consider data security for 2012
An expert has advised businesses and individuals to ensure they remain focused on data security in the new year.Mark Dampster, associate of the Centre for Cyber Security, said...
IT industry news: Average webpage size 'up 33 per cent'
The typical webpage is now approximately 965 kilobytes in size, according to new research.A study of top websites by HTTP Archive revealed the average size of a webpage has...
IT industry news: Online data security 'not taken as seriously as paper documents'
An expert has claimed many people still do not understand the importance of protecting their digital data in the same way as physical documents that contain sensitive...
Steve Jobs 'has plenty to teach IT industry'
Apple chief executive Steve Jobs has plenty to offer IT industry professionals, an expert has said.According to Carmine Gallo, founder of Gallo Communications and author of The...
Email 'could be surpassed by instant messaging'
IT industry professionals are abandoning email for instant messaging applications, new research reveals.According to a survey of chief information officers conducted by Robert...
Report reveals link between IT and success
IT industry firms are likely to see a correlation between their adoption of IT and their level of corporate success, new research shows.According to the 2011 Technology Trends...
Welsh village gets superfast broadband
A village in north Wales is to receive superfast broadband services in a few weeks' time.Some 7,500 people and businesses in Hawarden will benefit from the high-speed...
Managed print services 'can reduce costs'
Businesses can reduce costs and save energy by making the most of managed print services, it has been claimed.Howard Hall, managing director of DTP Group, said that a...
Jobseekers urged to 'control' social media profile
People looking for jobs have been advised to keep a check on what they put on their public social media pages.Charlie Ryan, director at Recruitment Queen and CMR Recruitment,...
Android increases market share
Android has continued to increase its market share of the smart phone market, new data reveals.According to statistics from ABI Research, Android's market share went up to...
Cornwall undergoes 4G broadband trials
Cornwall is currently undergoing trials of new cutting edge 4G internet technology that could provide a boost to the IT industry.The trials, which are focused in areas currently...
Expert highlight benefits of unified storage systems
An expert has highlighted the myriad benefits unified storage systems can have for firms within the IT industry.Bob Plumridge, chairman of the Storage Networking Industry...
Home learning courses 'should be relevant to learners' needs'
Home learning via computer correspondence courses should be made relevant to students' needs, an expert has said.David Patterson, project director at Learning Light,...
IT training in accounting software could pay dividends
Firms that offer their staff computer training for accounting software solutions are likely to reap myriad benefits.According to Randolp Johnston, executive vice-president of...
Firms urged to employ effective cloud policy
Firms within the IT industry have been urged to employ a well-planned cloud computing policy.According to Easy Connect, a properly thought out cloud computing approach will...
BT to roll out broadband across the UK
BT has announced plans to roll out superfast broadband across the UK in a move that could provide a significant boost to the IT industry.Bill Murphy, managing director for next...
SMEs urged to recycle IT equipment
Recycling IT equipment offers small businesses a number of benefits and such firms should consider re-using their products more often.That is the view of Andrew Boddington,...
Businesses urged to support IPv4 and IPv6
Businesses have been urged to support both IPv4 and IPv6 technologies for the time being, as both are likely to coexist for some time to come.Providing IT training for staff...
Social networking site users more popular and more engaged, study finds
Businesses keen to have engaged, motivated workers who get on well with one another should consider giving them networking training and encouraging them to get online.That's...
Government officials 'need to get online and involved with social media'
Government officials should be given social networking training so as to enable them to 'reach out to online citizens', it has been argued.With growing numbers of people...
IT industry news: What can web designers learn from high street stores?
A recent study has revealed why consumers still shop on the high street despite having online stores at their fingertips back home.Half of those questioned in the survey by...
IT industry news: Funding for broadband satellite secured
A new commercial space project that looks to improve global broadband provision has found financial backing.O3b Networks has raised £700 million for a string of satellites...
IT industry news: European broadband gathers pace
The European Commission (EC) has published new data showing that 29 per cent of broadband lines in Europe during July 2010 were supporting speeds of at least 10Mbps.This figure...
IT industry news: Google to delete Wi-Fi data
Internet search company Google is to erase all data that its Street View cars gathered on unsecured Wi-Fi networks across the UK.David Smith, deputy information commissioner,...
IT industry news: Britain's broadband blackspots revealed
A list of the towns and villages in Britain with the slowest broadband download speeds has been released.The small village of Farningham in Kent clocked the slowest speed in the...
IT industry news: Facebook debuts rival email service
Facebook has announced a new messaging service that will place it in direct competition with some of the industry's leading email providers.Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of the...
IT industry news: Social networking to replace email by 2014
Social networks will take the place of email as the leading form of office communication in a fifth of businesses within the next five years, research has shown.The study by...
Content key to search engine optimisation, says expert
Providing good content on a fast website is the key to search engine optimisation (SEO), an industry expert has claimed.Speaking at the Dublin Chamber of Commerce, Google head...
Cloud computing focus in 2010, analysts predict
Cloud computing and Web 2.0 will be the dominant technological focuses of 2010, research by Logicalis has suggested.Indeed, a move toward cloud computing could bring benefits...
Super-fast broadband network 'to be ready by 2012'
BT will have its super fast broadband network ready by 2012, several press reports have said. The firm has reportedly said its £1.5 billion fibre-optic network will offer...
Swindon goes Wi-Fi
Free wireless internet services have been switched on in the north of Swindon as the town begins its move to becoming Britain's first Wi-Fi-enabled town.The area has been at the...
Lancashire to become 'Wi-Fi county'
Three MPs in Lancashire are seeking to make the area the country's first 'Wi-Fi county', it has been reported.The politicians are hoping to secure backing from the government to...
Investing in broadband 'will reap rewards'
Funding superfast broadband technology will help a country to boost its overall economy, an expert has suggested.Many governments are looking to invest in high-speed internet...
IT training to boost security knowledge 'critical'
IT training needs to be increased in the UK as the country moves towards becoming a 'digital' society, it has been claimed.With the government seeking to increase access to...
UK's superfast broadband plans 'lagging behind'
Government efforts to deliver high-speed internet services to the UK are proving to be less effective than in other parts of the world, according to a new report.Figures...
'Vast majority' of population to access broadband within a decade
By 2017, 90 per cent of the British population will have access to superfast broadband technology, in a move that could boost the IT industry.According to the National Endowment...
Search moves into real-time
Search engine giant Google has announced it is to provide search results in real-time, in a move that could herald major changes for those with IT careers.According to the...
'Changes occurring' in online retail world
This year could be come to be seen as a watershed in the retail sector thanks to the growing importance of technology, it has been suggested.People with careers in the IT...
Online retailers predict record sales
The UK's biggest online retailers have reported significantly high volumes of transactions for Monday December 7th, which analysts predict could be the busiest online shopping...
IT industry urged to invest in social media for the long-term
People in IT careers seeking to exploit the potential of social networking as a way to boost brand recognition and increase sale have been urged to take a long-term view of the...
North-west set to be major internet hub
A new initiative will place the north-west of England at the cutting edge of broadband and internet technology, in a move that could create new job opportunities for the IT...
IT industry's importance in retail highlighted
The value of the IT industry to the retail sector will be thrown into sharp relief at an upcoming conference in the US.Delegates attending the SES Chicago 2009 event on December...
E-retail 'has proved resilient'
Internet retail services have proved resilient to the global recession and the sector is set for a strong Christmas, one expert has claimed.The suggestion that the e-retail...
Social networks 'provide important point of contact'
Social networking can help businesses develop important contacts with clients and prospective customers by giving a human face to the organisation, it has been suggested.Online...
Creating demand 'crucial to driving broadband'
Driving take-up of superfast broadband in the future will require greater thought into what services are desired by users, it has been suggested.According to the Communications...
Mobile broadband urged to improve
Mobile broadband suppliers may soon be offering new opportunities for IT careers as they attempt to win back disillusioned customers.Independent broadband and mobile broadband...
Superfast broadband penetrates Cumbria
The Cumbrian town of Alston Moor is hoping to become a regional leader in internet provision by creating a new high-speed network.According to the Sunday Times, the town is...
BBC moves into optimisation
The BBC has announced it is to use search engine optimisation (SEO) to improve the rankings of its news stories in search engines.The initiative could have a major impact on the...
City-wide Wi-Fi scheme offers glimpse of the future
The launch of a new Wi-Fi scheme across Swindon has been hailed as a major milestone in the development of internet coverage and could help boost internet access throughout the...
Tesco broadband deal could have 'explosive impact'
Supermarket chain Tesco's deal with Cable and Wireless could have a significant impact on the British broadband sector and could help increase access to high-speed...
Scotland eyes broadband cash
Residents in rural Scotland may soon be able to more easily partake in distance learning and IT training projects as a result of a drive to boost broadband availability in the...
Glasgow businesses set for 40Mbps broadband
Glasgow firms are to be the first in the UK to test out a new 40 megabit per second (Mbps) broadband being developed by BT, the company has announced.If the move proves a...
Mobile internet 'set to soar'
Mobile internet services will overtake fixed-line demand by 2011, according to a new industry forecast.Research carried out by mobileSQUARED has claimed that from 2011 the...
Internet set for home-working 'congestion'
An expert has warned the internet could suffer from congestion in the future if more people choose to work from home.With suggestions from industry and government that...
Online fraud 'still exists' despite growing security
Internet security technologies are growing all the time in order to beat online fraudsters, but experts have warned that threats still exist.Internet and PC security...
Growth in global domain names
The latest research on domain names has found the number of new names being registered have continued to increase over the past year, with the global recession apparently having...
Online shopping 'set to soar'
More consumers are now confident about using the internet to carry out transactions and as a result the sector is set to boom over the coming months, it has been...
