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Presents an interview with Matt Bross, chief technology officer at British Telecommunications (BT), on the 21st century network (21cn) project of BT involving the conversion of its lines to Internet Protocol to deliver broadband dialtone in Great Britain. Plans for trials of the 21cn; Possible impact of the 21cn project on the telecommunications industry; Advantages of the project for BT customers. INSET: The 21st century so far.

The article highlights the successful testing of the internet protocol version 6 (IPv6) on June 8, 2011 wherein more than 90 percent of the total participants were reachable from internet society's (ISOC) Great Britain-based servers.

The article focuses on the general practices has built a post of U.S. style physician associates as a solution for managing the spiralling demand which is hardly use in Great Britain. Topics includes care is so formulaic and compartmentalized in U.S., slaves to protocol, for clinical training money is needed to the physician associates, The article also includes the initiative band-aid at best rather than concrete solution for reducing demand on general practitioners.

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.

Reports on the discovery of the security flaws that affects that products of dozes of vendors in Great Britain. Approval of H.323 network protocol by the International Telecommunications Union; Availability of the software that supports a variety of applications technologies.

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.

Reports the creation of a visual vocabulary software by information architect Matt Jones in Great Britain. Use of the 802.11 protocol; Meanings of cryptic symbols; Ways to find free Wireless Internet access.

The article reports on the analysis of multiple protocols through digital oscilloscopes in Great Britain. It mentions that these devices with flexible input channels and advanced toolset are needed to straddle various buses in the development, maintenance and supervision of electronic system structure which applies mixed protocols. It also looks at the demand for these tools to aid system engineers in knowing the complex events that occur on the said buses.

The article presents a survey regarding the wireless technology application on several manufacturing facilities in Great Britain. Survey shows that there are about two out of three manufacturing plants, which is equivalent to 64%, have installed wireless application. Furthermore, it also notes the 23% increase of the technology's deployment as of April 2009.

The article presents information on the increasing use of Voice over IP (VoIP) services by companies. A switch from the telephony approach of the last 100 years to VoIP is inevitable in the next 10 years; even traditional phone service companies and private branch exchange manufacturers say so. Over 60% of Great Britain IT managers questioned by network consultancy Telindus believe VoIP will carry at least half of all Great Britain business voice traffic within 10 years. A research by communications integrator Affiniti shows that the number of IT directors that understand IP convergence has grown from 59% to 70% in 18 months. Cutting costs is still the biggest reason mentioned by 65% of IT directors in the Telindus survey. The benefits of implementing IP telephony include greater efficiency on the network, which helps drive down access costs, as well as simpler administration. Executives on the move and people working from home can have their phone numbers follow them to wherever they are and can access company data and systems and work-collaboratively through video or conference calls as if they at the office. Indeed, productivity is now a key reason for moving to VoIP, being mentioned by 42% of IT managers in the Telindus research.

Great Britain-based IT penetration-testing company SecureTest, has disclosed what it believes to be serious security flaws in VoIP systems and specific weaknesses in Cisco's popular 7900 series VoIP systems. Repeated tests have revealed susceptibility to both DoS attacks and voice stream interception issues. This allows attackers connected to the same network, or remotely activated Trojans, to intercept or tap any call on the network or crash the entire phone system of any organization using the VoIP system. The company first followed the industry protocol, posting details of the weakness on BugTraq and informing Cisco back in September 2003. With no response from the vendor. Finally, with details of the bug having been disclosed nearly six months ago, SecureTest has decided to publicly announce details of the problem in the security interest of the large number of sensitive organizations being left vulnerable. Like many IP devices, VoIP phones are vulnerable to ARP spooling, allowing man-in-the-middle attacks and including data interception and packet injection. This means that many VoIP phones can be tapped by anyone else with a phone on the same network, any individual VoIP phone can be crashed easily and many VoIP network infrastructures are heavily vulnerable to DoS attack.

Presents the results of a survey on the prices of Internet protocol virtual private networks (IP VPN) in Great Britain conducted by BRC Consultancy in December 2003. Reason for the variability in prices of IP VPN; Comparison of the prices of IP VPN and Frame Relay networks; Expectations of customers who shift to IP VPN from Frame Relay.

Reports the benefits of carrying voice communications in Internet Protocol (IP) packets in Great Britain. Pros and cons of voice over IP; Reduction of the cost of telephony management; Numbers of local area network nodes equipped with electrical power. INSET: Case study: VoIP on the Consumers Association's Wan..

Reports on preparations to launch the FIX-based platform for British brokers that will enable them to buy, sell and exchange shares of unit trusts and provide customers with consolidated account statements of holdings from various fund providers. Funding of the platform by the Association of Unit Trusts and Investment Funds; Tapping of Mutual Fund Technologies to build the Electronic Message Exchange.

The article reports on the completion of Coherent Remote File System (CRFS's) project to generate a detailed spectrum survey of the Great Britain Office of Communications (Ofcom) and the Great Britain telecommunications regulators. It states that the project used the RFeye distributed real-time spectral-analysis system, designed by CRFS for mobile and fixed-location spectrum monitoring. William Webb of Ofcom infers that the survey has provided them with an insight into spectrum use over a wide geographical area.

The article reports on the impact of Bluetooth Core Specification Version 3.0 High Speed (HS) of Bluetooth 3.0 on the ultra wideband (UWB) technology in Great Britain. It states that despite UWB's struggles, the technology offers a number of wireless-personal-area-network (WPAN)-specific advantages over Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi). Emma Naudo, research analyst at IMS Research, infers that the difficulty for UWB is that it is not mature and does not have an established ecosystem.

The article presents the findings of a study conducted by CPP Inc. on security of Wi-Fi networks which provide wireless signals in Great Britain. It reveals that around 40,000 networks are at high risk and open up the personal data of thousands of persons to hackers and identity thieves. It informs that nearly 200 people unsuspectingly logged onto a fake Wi-Fi network in just an hour. It mentions that around one third of private wireless networks have no password protection.

The article reports on the application of a next-generation Internet Protocol network by Harlaxton College in Great Britain. It reveals that the move aims to cope with the growing numbers of students of the institution. It also indicates the plan of the school to improve its telephony network in meeting the needs of the students.

The article reports on the plan of Cisco Systems to acquire PostPath, a Linux-based replacement to Microsoft Exchange providers in Great Britain. The author stated that PostPath aims to eliminate the need for full-time Exchange server administrators which is beneficial to Exchange professionals. In addition, PostPath's product supports Exchange's low level network protocols without using plug-ins. Meanwhile, Cisco is building a Web 2.0 software-as-a-service collaboration portfolio.

The article offers news briefs related to technology in Great Britain. The author stated that the new contest being run at the Nerdcon hacker has been criticized by the anti-virus suppliers. Meanwhile, the other inventions that Wi-Fi watch may want to turn his attention to include the battery-powered battery charger, undersea toaster and Braille speedometer. On the other hand, Microsoft UK is developing a senior PC, which will simplify interface.

The article reports that Scotland is conducting the first Great Britain trial of an advanced telemedicine system. This telemedicine system could enable health services to reach island and remote communities around the country. The Scottish Centre for Telehealth is collaborating with National Health Services (NHS) Scotland to trial the HealthPresence virtual clinic system, which links patients and doctors through videoconferencing without the need for medically trained assistants on site. The system, developed by Cisco Systems Inc., is being evaluated by doctors at the Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. The system uses an IP network to combine high definition (HD) video and audio with medical information.

The article reports that Avaya is hoping to tap into a growing opportunity for Internet Protocol telephony deployments in the British public sector as the refresh cycle for PBX networks installed before 2000 starts to kick in. According to Avaya EMEA convergence business development director Roger Jones, a lot of public sector bodies did work on their PBX networks in 1998 in readiness for Y2K and he is starting to see the early phases of that refresh cycle.

The article reports that British Petroleum Co. PLC. plans to bring together more than 530 employees in the next two years from its IT, corporate and physical security divisions worldwide, to devise plans to protect the business globally. The company said that this would allow it to manage security threats that begin in one part of the business but could go on to affect another area. Robert Martin, manager of digital security services at BP, said that a challenge in securing the company's back-office networks would be mapping all possible connections to the IP networks used in processing oil.

The article reports on the announcement of Anite and Mentor Graphics Corp. on a complete platform for handheld wireless applications in Great Britain. According to the report, Anite's tools have been integrated with Mentor's VStation suite. The announcement is for the development of a similar capability for Veloce, introduced by Mentor at the DATE EDA conference in April 2007.

The article reports on the announcement given by the Wi-Fi Alliance, an industry body, that products supporting the Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) Protected Setup (WPS) standard are expected to be available in Great Britain in June 2007. The WPS specification developed by Wi-Fi Alliance member companies is designed to ease the deployment wireless networks and encourage their use within smaller businesses. Frank Hanzlik, managing director of Wi-Fi Alliance, asserts that Wi-Fi has become one of the most pervasive wireless technologies, however, customers have wanted it to be easier to set up and protect.

The article presents information on the Desktop and Mobile Architecture for System Hardware (Dash) network initiative, introduced by the Distributed Management Task Force in Great Britain. Dash is a standard initiative for remote management of desktop and mobile systems that will deliver a set of specifications, providing architectural semantics, industry standard protocols and a set of profiles to standardise the secure management of desktop and mobile systems. It is informed that it has the capacity to integrate desktop and laptop management in an end-to-end management system.

The article focuses on the transition to so-called next generation networks (NGN) in telecommunication in Great Britain. Some operators have stopped marketing so-called legacy services like frame relay and asynchronous transfer mode, even though other operators say revenues from sales of these types of product are growing faster than for new Internet protocol services. Mobile network operators sometimes complain that NGN discussions never seem to get around to mobile, as if mobile was not considered part of the NGN process.

Many current phone models can act as gateways to the Internet for e-mail, IM and Web browsing. With a tri-band GSM phone, those capabilities-plus voice, of course-are available in more than 100 countries around the world. Just last month, for example, while in Great Britain for meetings, those functions pawed to be much more reliable ways to stay connected than the dial-up and Wi-Fi options on the laptop. Bluetooth headsets, which were just rumors or unusable first attempts as recently as a year ago, are common place in the present day.

Analyzes the impact of British Telecom's Internet Protocol-based infrastructure called 21st Century Network (21CN) on competition in the telecommunication market in Great Britain. Effect of 21CN on telecommunication service provider Easynet; Commitment of Easynet to European IP network infrastructure; Source of funding for building 21CN.

This article reports that Peter Kirstein an unsung hero in the international development of the Internet has been made the 24th BCS distinguished fellow. Kirstein, director of research and professor of computer communications systems at University College London (UCL) and a BCS fellow, has been involved with the development of the Internet since the early 1970's. The impact of the web on everyday life would be a pale shadow of what one see today without his relentless pursuit of connectivity outside the U.S. In the 1970's the goal was to interconnect computers in Great Britain and Europe to the emerging US Arpanet. This led to the idea of a concatenation of networks run over the wide area, including the Satnet Atlantic packet satellite network, the Arpanet and others. However, administrative and security problems caused by interconnecting multi-agency networks in the 1980's led to the need for policy control of routes and to the development of BGP, the protocol used to interconnect all the world's Internet service providers. UCL contributed to the development of BGP.

This article reports that Great Britain's first WiMAX network is under construction in Kent, England. According to wireless network provider Telabria, the wireless broadband network will be marketed to residential and business customers in the south east. Due for trials in January and a commercial launch in the summer, the network will also be used to provide backhaul services to the firm's own network of WiFi hotspots in the region.

This article focuses on the computerisation of public transport system in Great Britain. Public transport group Go-Ahead is rolling out a high-speed IP network to support new applications including smart ticketing kiosks and centralised payroll. The group, which operates services such as Thameslink trains, Metro buses and passenger handling for the airline British Midland, is investing£ 6.8m over the next five years on a 300-site wide area IP network operated by Cable& Wireless. The investment will see the consolidation of a Frame Relay infrastructure into a single IP network. Go-Ahead also expects the network to enable its operating companies to provide more information to its customers regarding the status of train and bus services and the whereabouts of their baggage. These are being replaced by an IP virtual private network offering quality of service control, which will allow the transport provider to prioritise applications on the network. The network provides a link into Sita, the global ticketing system, to support worldwide bookings for airline passengers. INSET: Improved service.