IT PRO It should be Digital Britain – not ‘patchwork’ Britain
British companies working on next-generation broadband will have to provide a single service to run across multiple networks, across a single system. This is according to UK and Ireland Alcatel-Lucent director Andy King, who said that if “commonality” wasn’t achieved, there was the real risk that smaller networks would be relegated to just providing local or mixed services.

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Total Telecom US Internet companies look to keep footing
Internet companies held out against the recession longer than the traditional media as they benefited from a long-term shift in advertising to the Web, but lately results have shown wear from the economic downturn. The field also faces a renewed challenge from Microsoft Corp., which is finally gaining traction with its bing.com search engine.

http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=447115

Computer World UK Waitrose to cut IT costs with performance management system – Wants more innovative capacity planning to save costs. http://www.computerworlduk.com/technology/applications/enterprise/news/index.cfm?newsid=15632