Broadband news archive
B4B News archive from March 2007
| Computing out of the ether One of the many major business advantages of broadband is the ability to access your computer remotely and work on documents on its hard disk whether you are at home or away on a business trip. With all the security and data implications attached to laptops and USB Flash sticks etc., companies of all sizes are turning to less accident-prone means of working out of the office. | |
| Hopes raised for broadband over power line 2007 could prove to be the year that broadband over power line (BPL) finally comes of age. The much delayed and heralded technology to deliver broadband connectivity via the mains electricity network is now making in-roads to rural areas in the USA. | |
| Tourism and technology winners inspired by US visit The leaders of three award-winning projects promoting the use of technology in tourism and heritage have returned to Scotland inspired and ready for the task ahead from a visit to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). | |
| Dot TV – the new frontier for business? Ten years ago, the tiny island state of Tuvalu in the South Pacific struck a lucrative internet deal to rent out one of its national treasures. Now, with the growth of broadband on a global scale, the atoll islanders are set to reap even greater rewards for their prime asset – their dot tv domain extension. | |
| Feel it in your sticky fingers George Bush and Tony Blair have a 99 per cent chance of falling in love and having a successful relationship. Homer Simpson and Marge Bouvier, meanwhile, receive a 68 per cent rating and are advised to talk things through when the going gets tough. These are just two of the startlingly accurate facts thrown up by Dr Love at lovecalculator.com. | |