Private sector businesses are spending on average 10 times less on their web site services than UK local councils, according to research from freelance jobs site PeoplePerHour. com. A Freedom of Information Act request put to every local council in the country by PeoplePerHour. com revealed an average bill for web site services of £40,917 [...]

The worldwide enterprise-class wireless LAN WLAN market suffered a slight hit in a financially difficult 2009 but is expected to rebound strongly this year, according to research firm IDC. The market is expected to recover and gain momentum throughout 2010, growing by 23 per cent from the £1.1bn revenue the market garnered in 2009 to [...]

Computerworld Technologists from AT&T and Verizon Wireless today outlined their respective companys LTE plans during a Web conference sponsored by the GSM Alliance. At the end, neither had showed that their firm held a significant advantage over the other. In fact, Kris Rinne, senior vice president of architecture and planning for AT&T, and Tom Sawanobori, [...]

Emerging technology is transforming the retail landscape. Mobile and self-service devices have made dramatic advances in functionality and reliability. Technology has made it easier for individuals to become creators as well as consumers of products. To respond to these challenges and remain competitive, retailers must create demand-driven merchandising and supply chains that are fully integrated [...]

IDG News Service Some BlackBerry users are complaining of an inability to use data services for the second day in a row. It appears that the issue could be related to two separate problems. While some users seemed to be back in business late Tuesday, others were still having problems. Research In Motion does not [...]

Computerworld Verizon Wireless today disclosed that wireless data speeds in LTE Long Term Evolution field trials have been faster than expected, prompting a spokesman to boast that the company will beat AT&T Inc. into the LTE business by 12 to 18 months. Verizons LTE field trials in Boston and Seattle have shown average downlink rates [...]

Computerworld Cisco Systems Inc. plans to add voice-over-Wi-Fi capabilities to its existing iPhone app by April, part of a continuing effort to expand its unified communications technology into the mobile space. The current iPhone Cisco Mobile app requires users to have a Cisco Unified Mobility Advantage server installed at a business. The server is usually [...]

A Business, Innovation and Skills Department survey has revealed almost two-thirds of consumers are less likely to return goods bought online than those they have purchased from the high street. This is in despite of a statutory seven-day cooling-off period for goods bought over the internet. The survey confirmed Britons are now the biggest on-line [...]

Just days after Microsoft rolled out a cloud-based version of its ubiquitous Office suite, Google is countering with its own enterprise-friendly cloud service. The search giant on Wednesday debuted its App Engine for Business, a version of its original App Engine retooled for the enterprise, and announced a new partnership with virtualization heavyweight VMware. Googles [...]

Computerworld Verizon Wireless demonstrated a series of technology prototypes this week to show how end users would benefit from its upcoming LTE Long Term Evolution cellular network. Streaming video and live videoconferencing over wireless LTE were among the demonstrations shown in a private room at CES to reporters and other visitors. Verizon is also working [...]