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BT launches trial of Phorm's deep-packet inspection: BT launches trial of Phorm's deep-packet inspectionWhy shouldn't you trust them?..."BT Webwise won’t collect any of your personal information, or keep IP addresses, website addresses, keywords or search terms."In other words..."Don't worry, I may have my hand in your pocket, but I'd never take your wallet!"Or how 'bout..."It's all right!...; Tags: Opt-In, deep-packet inspection, British Telecommunications, Phorm; Discussion threads 2008-09-29
BT launches trial of Phorm's deep-packet inspection: It won't be long before British Internet users see targeted advertising based on their usage patterns. British Telecom is about to test software by Phorm, which collects URLs visited, search terms entered, and other data from visited websites. Phorm then categorizes the content and serves up advertising based on your...; Tags: British Telecommunications, BT Webwise, Web Site Development, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Web Technology, Internet, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-09-29
BT bundles up SaaS for SMBs: BT bundles up SaaS for SMBsSaaS expansionIt’s good to see the discussion of SaaS being broadened. It is interesting to note that the majority of the movement in SaaS continues to be by companies that are focused on either the front or back office, so it is refreshing to see...; Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), cloud computing, SMB/SME, software-as-a-service, British Telecommunications, small and medium business; Discussion threads 2008-09-18
BT bundles up SaaS for SMBs: In its longstanding quest to find the right formula to bring SaaS to the SMB masses, UK telecoms giant BT is now creating packages of services that put SaaS into a practical context for its SMB customers. by Phil Wainewright; Tags: Software-as-a-service, British Telecommunications, Sales, Small And Medium Business, Software As A Service (SaaS), Smb/Sme, Cloud Computing, Emerging Technologies, Phil Wainewright; Blog posts 2008-09-18
Putting Semantic Technology to work at BT: UK-based telecoms and more provider, BT, has been interested in the Semantic Web for a long time, as a brief conversation I recorded with the company's Head of Next Generation Web Research back in January 2007 illustrates. John Davies appears in silicon.com this week, as part of...; Tags: British Telecommunications, John Davies, John, Semantic Web, Podcasts, Internet, Paul Miller; Blog posts 2008-08-12

140-year-old telco embraces its nemesis: Did Ribbit just sell out to the very industry it vowed to obsolete just a few short months ago, or is its acquirer BT determined to discard its 140-year history and reinvent itself? by Phil Wainewright; Tags: salesforce.com inc., ribbit, british telecommunications, sales force management, software as a service (saas), telecom & utilities, telecommunications, sales, emerging technologies, phil wainewright; Blog posts 2008-07-30
Better RIAs from the Ribbit-BT Acquisition: This morning Ribbit and BT confirmed previous rumors by announcing an acquisition price of $105 million. I've been a big fan of Ribbit since they launched because they made voice a first class citizen and data type for rich Internet applications. They helped bridge the gap between voice in your...; Tags: Acquisition, Voice, Ribbit, British Telecommunications, Rich Internet Application, Telecommunications, Ryan Stewart; Blog posts 2008-07-29
WordPress iPhone client stresses the need for copy/paste and BT keyboard support: WordPress iPhone client stresses the need for copy/paste and BT keyboard supportProductivity measurementsThis would be a great benchmark to compare productivity between the iPhone and other smartphones. So far, reviews of the iPhone have basically boiled down to [b]USER EXPERIENCE, USER EXPERIENCE, USER EXPERIENCE!11!!1one!!1[/b]. You could tell us [b]exactly[/b] how...; Tags: Smart phones, Keyboards, WordPress iPhone, keyboard support, Apple iPhone, User Experience, Wordpress, British Telecommunications, keyboard; Discussion threads 2008-07-22
WordPress iPhone client stresses the need for copy/paste and BT keyboard support: Jason posted the news that a WordPress iPhone client was coming soon and it is now available on the Apple App Store. I downloaded it with hopes that I could then blog here from the iPhone, but this WordPress client requires you to have WordPress 2.5 or later running and...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Blog, British Telecommunications, Apple Inc., Wordpress, Blogging, Keyboards, Bluetooth, Internet, Hardware, Peripherals, Wireless, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2008-07-22
Moving house: diary of a dial-up user (part 1): Here at ZDNet, we all get on most of the time and I'm lucky to be working with some absolutely lovely people. Behind the scenes, we have a discussion group, and I've been bitching about my lack of Internet the last week or so. My editor-in-chief, Larry, asked me a...; Tags: House, Phone, Broadband, Phone Line, British Telecommunications, Cable, Tiscali, Telecom & Utilities, Zack Whittaker; Blog posts 2008-07-10
Openness: I've been privileged to be around some amazing people recently, first at Enterprise 2.0 in Boston and now this week at SuperNova, Wharton Business school's conference, which this year explored "how decentralization and pervasive connectivity are changing our world". My take away word of the...; Tags: Talent, Mozilla Firefox, Collaboration, British Telecommunications, Openness, JP Rangaswami, Sam, Web Browsers, Groupware, Workforce Management, Leadership, Security, Internet, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Management, Oliver Marks; Blog posts 2008-06-19
BT licenses Splunk technology to aid in data rentention and compliance monitoring: Communications provider BT has agreed to license IT search platform technology from Splunk to build a managed-security product that will allow customers to preserve 100 percent of the logs on a network. This is designed to satisfy data-retention requirements for compliance mandates. The search platform from Splunk,...; Tags: Compliance, British Telecommunications, Monitoring, Splunk, Intrusion Detection, Security, Dana Gardner; Blog posts 2008-05-19
Borland Software Case Study: BT: The IT services and telecommunications industries have become extremely competitive. To increase its efficiency, BT Group set out to transform the way it brings products and services to market, to reduce development costs and, above all, to enhance the end-to-end customer experience for both its internal and external customers. BT...; Tags: Borland Software Corp., British Telecommunications, UML, Telephony, Programming Languages, It Services, Ooa/Ood/Oop, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Networking; Case studies 2008-04-13
FCC hearings: Comcast versus Vuze: FCC hearings: Comcast versus VuzeCouldnt have said it better myself...George you pointed out specifically in your article that Comcast COULD change to the DOCSIS 3.0 networks vice the DOCSIS 1.1 network they have now (which a previous discussion I believe it was determined this has been around since 1999)..so Comcast...; Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), VOIP, FCC, Comcast Corp., network, British Telecommunications, Internet Service Provider; Discussion threads 2008-02-26
BT Error Manager (zip): BT Error Manager is a BizTalk solution that integrates with your BizTalk implementations and applications. It provides an off the shelf solution to managing errors and failures that result from unexpected conditions or corrupt messages. This simplifies the administration and management of your deployed BizTalk solutions, reduces the required effort...; Tags: Microsoft BizTalk Server, British Telecommunications, Error, Genetic Thought Software, BT Error Manager, Web Services, Application Servers, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software; Software downloads 2008-02-19
NakedIT: JP Rangaswami says, 'Don't call them IT projects': The Naked IT interview series talks with innovators about the evolving relationship between IT and business. Please listen to the audio podcast and enjoy the brief excerpts below. JP Rangaswami is Managing Director of Service Design atÂ BT Design, which has total responsibility for designing, building and...; Tags: Podcast, Information Technology, British Telecommunications, Strategy, Management, Michael Krigsman; Blog posts 2008-02-13
Dell Services Helps Telco Manage Dynamic Regional Growth Using Virtualised Environment Based on Dell Hardware: Faced with rising demand for computing resources from BT Global Services' businesses in some of the world's fastest-growing economies, the Sydney-based information technology team had to consolidate its disparate, ageing infrastructure to a scalable, robust and highly available platform. This platform had to be delivered cost-effectively, fit within tight space...; Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Environment, British Telecommunications, Team Management, Servers, Processors, Databases, Management, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management; Case studies 2008-01-21
Is 2008 the year the telcos crack SaaS?: Is 2008 the year the telcos crack SaaS?Telcos Being Behind the Curve Worries MeDoes it worry anyone else that the Telcos, the underlying architecture of the Internet is so being the curve when it comes to emerging trends in technologies.The are so burdened by their traditional way of thinking they...; Tags: Telecom & Utilities, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Software as a Service (SaaS), Mobile Phone Technology, Salesforce.com AppExchange, telecommunications company, British Telecommunications, software-as-a-service; Discussion threads 2008-01-14
Ten more ways SOA made a difference in 2007: From planes to trains to phones to hotels, SOA played a key role in advancing many businesses in 2007. I culled several more working examples of where SOA made a difference over the past year from my SOA in Action Website over at ebizQ, which tracks SOA success stories. More...; Tags: Airline, British Telecommunications, SOA, EasyFIDS, Marriott, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Joe McKendrick; Blog posts 2007-12-27
Europe and telecommunications regulations: Europe and telecommunications regulationsComments.Already in Europe, there is deregulation, and a requirement on the old monopoly operators to "unbundle the local loop". This means, in essence, they are obliged to let competitor have access to the copper between the exchange and the customer (not for free, of course).This has generally...; Tags: Telephony, Telecom & Utilities, Broadband Internet, Network technology, telecommunications, British Telecommunications, copper, village, broadband, broadband network; Discussion threads 2007-11-13