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Reports that Toshiba Corp. has launched a Wi-Fi computer network protocol package designed to allow British businesses to offer wireless local area networks (LAN) services to the public as an extra source of revenue. Price of the package; Significant features; Benefits for site owners and consumers; Distributor.

The article discusses the benefits that British higher education and publishers derive from the automated data harvesting of the "Journal Usage Statistics Portal" which utilizes the Standardized Usage Statistics Harvesting Initiative (SUSHI) protocol. It is argued that SUSHI provides significant savings to the centralized JUSP service as demonstrated by the efficient statistics gathering of the introduction of the Counting Online Usage of Networked Electronic Resources Code of Practice.

The article discusses the results of "A Review and Evaluation of Wi-Fi services in United Kingdom Public Libraries 2009," a market research on public Wireless-Fidelity (Wi-Fi) services in public libraries in Great Britain. It mentions an increase in the number of implementations of Wi-Fi services for public libraries since 2007.

The article comments on the ratification process of wireless networking standards in Great Britain. The author observes that the 802.11n Wi-Fi spec is still months from ratification, and pre-emptive products may yet trip up buyers. According to the author among the more significant events of late was the release of a second draft of the wireless networking standard. However, it's important to understand that the Wi-Fi Alliance will only test a very basic subset of common features.

The article presents information on the plan of British Telecom PLC (BT) to install the 10bn next-generation Internet Protocol (IP) voice and data network in Great Britain. The installation is aimed at transferring all British customers to 21CN by 2011. BT is working with utilities to test their outstation communications equipment and to ensure whether it is compatible with 21CN IP network technology.

This article presents information on the need to do more to ensure the security of mobile devices used by staff in Wi-Fi hotspots provided by wireless Internet service providers. Failure to do so could result in legal problems if, for example, data is stolen. A report related to this was compiled by law firm Charles Russell in association with managed Wisp iBahn. It says that although there have so far been no such legal actions in Great Britain, the dangers are increasing, which may push more companies to promote enforceable security policies. Companies without secure Wi-Fi for their laptops could face legal problems if sensitive information is exposed.

The article reports on the launch of the NetAtlasEnterprise, a Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), by its vendor ZyXEL Communications Corp. and network monitoring firm Paessler AG in February 2007 in Great Britain. It is said to be the Zyxel's first network management system, which is aimed at networks that run multiple applications across multiple switches to monitor traffic down to port level. Due to configuration options offered, the system is inferred to be used on non-Zyxel switches.

The article reports on a survey conducted to information technology (IT) directors of 100 firms in Great Britain on the adoption of the Internet Protocol (IP) kit for security purposes, by a research firm Vanson Bourne Ltd. Results show that 64% of firms were found using IP networks to either manage or deploy systems to monitor and control access to buildings. Such security systems include card readers, biometric readers, and monitoring tools such as closed-circuit television (CCTV).

This article reports that the wireless hotspot provider Cloud is rolling out extensive access zones across Great Britain. This spring, the company plans to roll out access in nine cities, and it estimates that the service will be within reach of some four million people. Last week, the company announced that in the first phase it will set up wireless zones in Edinburgh, Leeds, Manchester, Birmingham, Nottingham, Oxford, Cambridge and three London boroughs, but other cities will also be added this year. The hotspots will be supported by hundreds of BT payphones fitted with Wi-Fi kit. Cloud does not offer services to the public itself, but users of wireless services from BT Openzone, O2, Nintendo or Skype Zones will be able to access its hotspots.

This article focuses on the challenge for mobile communications suppliers to encourage customers to do more with mobile accounts, through faster speeds and more enticing products. Suppliers such as Ericsson speak of a "mobile triple play" involving voice, data and video. Of the current technologies driving change in mobile communications, 3G and Wi-Fi are perhaps the most significant. Since Great Britain's hugely lucrative spectrum auction of 2000, 3G has struggled as mobile carriers have focused on near-term opportunities.