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BBC Invited Suppliers to Bid for The Provision of Newsroom Computer System Softwar
Sep 10, 2013The BBC has invited suppliers to bid for the provision of newsroom computer system software to support more than 11,000 users. The BBC issued a tender in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU), stating that the software was ...
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Music and Film Have Asked UK Internet Providers to Create Databases of Customers Illegally
Sep 3, 2013Two of Britain's major music and film organisations have asked UK internet providers to create databases of customers illegally downloading music, film and books, and are asking for access to the information to help them to disconnect and ...
Tags: Computer Products, Consumer Electronics, Download Data
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Microsoft Apologised for a 3 Day Service Outage on Its Outlook.com and SkyDrive services
Aug 26, 2013Microsoft has publicly apologised for a three-day service outage on its Outlook.com and SkyDrive services. In a service status update on its website, Microsoft said: Further reading Why didn't Microsoft fight the SkyDrive case harder? ...
Tags: Microsoft, Computer Products, software
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Microsoft Will Be Forced to Rename Its SkyDrive Cloud Storage Service
Aug 1, 2013Microsoft will be forced to rename its SkyDrive cloud storage service after failing to defend its trademark against UK broadcaster British Sky Broadcasting. BSkyB, as the service is more commonly called, filed suit against Microsoft in ...
Tags: Computer Products, Microsoft
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Microsoft Will Appeal a Trademark Lawsuit Over Its SkyDrive Cloud Storage Service
Jul 3, 2013Microsoft on Monday said it will appeal a trademark lawsuit over its SkyDrive cloud storage service it lost to the British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB) Group. BSkyB sued Microsoft in order to prevent Microsoft from using "SkyDrive" as the ...
Tags: Microsoft, Computer Products
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BSkyB Was Been Warned by The BBC
May 28, 2013BSkyB was been warned by the BBC that it could soon be facing charges to carry BBC television signals across its networks, after retransmission fee talks between the two companies broke down. Currently, BSkyB charges the BBC and other ...
Tags: Computer Products, Electrical, Electronics
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The BBC Is to Abandon a £98m Digital Production System
May 28, 2013The BBC is to abandon a £98m digital production system and suspend its chief technology officer (CTO), John Linwood, after the organisation's chief executive Tony Hall said it had "wasted a huge amount of licence fee payers' money". ...
Tags: BBC, IT Project, CTO John Linwood
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BT Reported a Two Per Cent Rise in Its Full-Year Profits to £2.5bn
May 13, 2013Telecoms giant BT reported a two per cent rise in its full-year profits to £2.5bn for the year to 31 March, but revenues for the year slipped five per cent to £18bn. BT beat analysts' expectations of a five per cent drop in ...
Tags: Computer Products, BT
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There Are Opportunities for Big Data in Cyber Security
Mar 21, 2013There are opportunities for big data in cyber security, according to technology specialist at BSkyB Jamie Randall. Speaking at Computing's Big Data Summit 2013 today, Randall said that big data could be used to interpret alerts and ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
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Argos Has Announced Plans to Close Its TV Shopping Channel
Feb 27, 2013Argos has announced plans to close its TV shopping channel. On a separate note, the retailer has also pulled out of China. Its TV shopping channel launched in June 2011 on BSkyB and showcased over 1,000 products a week, reports The ...
Tags: retailer, TV shopping channel, Toys
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New Sky Vegas Mobile Casino Is Live Online Offering Numerous Top Class Mobile Casino Games
Dec 29, 2012New Sky Vegas mobile casino is live online offering numerous top class mobile casino games on its brand new mobile platform. Sky Vegas Casino,as a part of a popular brand BSkyB,has decided to make its way into the mobile casinos ...
Tags: New Sky Vegas mobile casino, mobile casino industry, HTML-5 software
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Management Policy Has"Avoided 20 Major Incidents"at BSKyB in Recent Months
Dec 27, 2012A good IT capacity management policy has"avoided 20 major incidents"at BSkyB in recent months,according to the company's head of capacity,Alan Collier. Further reading Storage capacity slowdown can be buffered by virtualisation,says ...
Tags: Capacity, Management, policy
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A Wi-Fi Network Running Across The Financial Centre of London Has Been Made Free
Dec 27, 2012A Wi-Fi network running across the financial centre of the City of London has been made free to the public. The Square Mile first became Wi-Fi enabled back in 2007, after the City of London Corporation signed a deal with The Cloud to ...
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The Providers Have Had Weeks to Prepare The Tenders
Dec 26, 2012The one day on offer for mobile operators to submit their bids for Ofcom’s 4G spectrum auction is here – Tuesday 11 December. The providers have had weeks to prepare the tenders, but will only have until 4pm on the 11th to ...
Tags: 4G, Application Day, Computer Products
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MCC,Which Owns The Venue,Has Agreed to The Five-Year Contract with The Cloud
Dec 24, 2012Lord's Cricket Ground has been brought into the internet age after its owners signed a deal with The Cloud to provide free Wi-Fi access for spectators. Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), which owns the venue, has agreed to the five-year ...
Tags: Lord's Cricket Ground, Marylebone Cricket Club, Wi-Fi, Cloud