http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk Latest Mobile Business News At 15:00:00 EST en-us Copyright 2008 Miles Publishing Limited http://mbmagazine.co.uk/rss/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:00:00 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS/Small_Header.gif http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk Trusteer has discovered a concerning development in some new Ice IX configurations that are targeting online banking customers in the UK and US. Ice IX is a modified variant of the ZeuS financial malware platform. Amit Klein, CTO of Trusteer, said "In addition to stealing bank account data, thes... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15553 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:00:54 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15553 ANOVO is pleased to announce that a new contract has been signed to extend the current call centre technical services offered to Phones 4u. Both companies have been working together since 2007, continually evolving the service to the current high levels where customer experience and retention ha... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15554 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:01:33 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15554 Panasonic has announced that it is forming a new company, Panasonic System Communications Company Europe (PSCEU), which will integrate 12 different B2B product categories, project management and services into one organisation. The new PSCEU is made up of four business divisions: Communication... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15545 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:04:00 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15545 Vidyo Demonstrates Multipoint Video Conference, Connecting Amazon's Kindle Fire, Samsung Galaxy Nexus™ on ‘Ice Cream Sandwich', VidyoPanorama and more at ISE 2012 1 February 2012 Vidyo will demonstrate its award-winning multipoint video conferencing software on Amazon's new Kindle Fire, today... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15558 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:13:03 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15558 Platform as a service (PaaS) is a core layer of the cloud computing architecture, and its evolution will affect the future of most users and vendors in enterprise software markets, according to Gartner. "With large and growing vendor investment in PaaS, the market is on the cusp of several years... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15559 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:14:13 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15559 Alcatel-Lucent and Belgacom, Belgium's leading provider of integrated telecommunications services, are offering enterprises a new tool to enable them to improve operations and identify potential cost savings. Alcatel-Lucent's ‘Application Assurance' solution provides unprecedented visibility into wh... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15555 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:03:47 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15555 UK consumers are achieving 22 per cent faster broadband speeds at home than they were 12 months ago, new Ofcom research reveals. In November 2011, the average actual UK residential broadband speed was 7.6Mbit/s, compared with 6.2Mbit/s in November/December 2010, and 6.8Mbit/s in May 2011. Th... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15556 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:10:55 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15556 According to a new research report from the analyst firm Berg Insight, global shipments of Personal Navigation Devices (PNDs) declined to about 33 million units in 2011. In mature markets where the installed base of PNDs is already high, the device category is facing increasing competition from ... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15560 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:17:58 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15560 ioSafe, provider of disaster proof hardware, has announced a new partnership with Micro-P. This new alliance is effective immediately and sees Micro-P distributing the full range of ioSafe's fireproof and waterproof data storage products throughout the UK. Founded in 2005, ioSafe's patented tech... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15561 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:25:49 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15561 A "Freephone” Mobile Voice Short Code (MVSC) service has been deployed across all mobile networks to offer a number of benefits to businesses including a mobile friendly alternative to traditional Freephone numbers to further encourage two-way communication with customers. Until now, using a mobi... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15548 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:35:18 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15548 Inmarsat, a world leader in global mobile satellite communications, has selected Metaswitch to expand and enrich its FleetBroadband maritime communications service, the first maritime communications service to provide cost-effective broadband data and voice, simultaneously, through a compact antenn... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15557 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:11:53 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15557 GetJar, the world's largest free app store, announced that Minclip.com, the world's largest website dedicated to online games, is launching the brand new Android release of its marquee title Fragger exclusively on GetJar.com. Previously available online at Miniclip.com and on iOS, Fragger has been p... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15562 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:42:16 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15562 MACH, provider of cloud-based managed communication services, today announced that TELE Greenland is using its Roaming Implementation Service to rapidly build and expand its roaming business. Since deployment and seven months into the project, the state-owned mobile network operator says it has expe... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15580 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:22:08 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15580 In a growing number of countries, texting whilst driving is illegal and increases the chances of a crash even more than alcohol. Now, SMS services and infrastructure vendor Telsis is first in the world with an all-phones service, DriveSafe, that can lessen the temptation many people feel to text ... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15581 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:31:21 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15581 A burgeoning market for healthcare peripherals and increasing smartphone processing power will result in the number of patients monitored by mobile networks to rise to 3 million by 2016, finds Juniper Research's latest report on the mHealth sector. Remote patient monitoring, using the smartphone ... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15582 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:32:22 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15582 In a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) case filed before it, the Supreme Court of India issued today a judgment cancelling all 122 of the 2008 spectrum licenses granted to 8 operators (including Swan) and imposing a fine on all licensees who sold equity to foreign investors after issuance of the lice... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15584 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:02:20 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15584 Responding to the publication of Ofcom's new research into broadband speeds, Communications Consumer Panel Chair Bob Warner said:"It's good news that average broadband speeds are improving. However, we remain concerned that many people with ADSL-based broadband connections continue to experience muc... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15579 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:20:30 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15579 ShoreTel, provider of IP phone systems with fully integrated unified communications (UC), announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire M5 Networks ("M5”), a recognized leader in hosted Unified Communications. As a result of the acquisition, ShoreTel will be uniquely positioned to provi... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15583 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:59:12 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15583 Starhome, provider and acknowledged driving force behind roaming profitability for mobile network operators, predicts the fast growing technological progress within the industry is creating a new multi-network environment which will change roaming as we know it. New technologies and usage pattern... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15317 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 10:01:08 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15317 On 15 April 2011, Belgacom announced the acquisition of Wireless Technology owning a chain of The Phone House stores in Belgium, subject to approval by the competition authorities. The Belgian Competition Council formally approved the acquisition on 23 December 2011 and the transaction was close... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15318 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 10:02:38 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15318 Get mobile is the message from distributor Nimans as a new training programme takes shape for 2012 – providing resellers with a step-by-step route to maximise revenue from wholesale mobile minutes. 2011 saw Nimans join forces with Telefonica UK (O2), as part of a business alliance, based on simpl... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15319 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 10:02:49 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15319 Swyx will be showcasing their convergence solutions at both the Convergence Summit North in April at Manchester Central and the Convergence Summit South in October at Sandown Park in Surrey. Swyx's Marketing Director, Harald Bender commented,"We see both Convergence Summit events as ideal platfor... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15323 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 11:44:26 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15323 The latest post-Christmas research from YouGov's Technology and Telecoms analysts shows that while e-readers and tablets were generally a popular choice to give as a present this Christmas, 2011 was definitely the ‘Kindle Christmas'. In fact, YouGov data indicates that 1 in every 40 adults in Great... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15332 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:27:39 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15332 Alcatel-Lucent today announced its selection by Saudi Telecom Company (STC), a service provider in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, to launch the first 4G LTE wireless network in the country, bringing subscribers true broadband services to their mobile devices. The introduction of LTE technology wil... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15333 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:29:06 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15333 Everything Everywhere, the UK's biggest communications company, has announced that China Telecom (Europe), China Telecom's wholly-owned subsidiary for the EMEA region, will launch an MVNO on its network. The partnership marks the first time that a Chinese telecom operator has launched MVNO services ... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15336 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:32:44 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15336 Gartner has revealed its top predictions for IT organisations and users for 2012 and beyond. Analysts said that the predictions herald changes in control for IT organisations as budgets, technologies and costs become more fluid and distributed. Gartner's annual Predicts research on industry tren... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15334 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:31:20 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15334 Wick Hill has been appointed as UK distributor for Imation Mobile Security. Imation is a global technology company whose portfolio includes data storage and security products, electronics and accessories. Wick Hill will focus on the mobile security portfolio, which includes MXI, IronKey and Defender... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15335 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:32:00 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15335 Industry giant Huawei has identified user experience as a key driver of industry development in 2012 and the 10 key issues that will most affect industry development over the coming years. Over the past twenty years, the information age has developed at a rapid pace, and various technological tr... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15339 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:50:48 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15339 Daisy Distribution will be introducing a series of new workshops at its fourth exclusive Multi Network Deal Clinic, to be held next month. Due to the large volume of partners attending its previous three events, the leading mobile airtime distributor has changed the format of the day, giving part... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15340 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:54:30 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15340 Starbucks is offering loyal customers more value with the launch of its new "My Starbucks Reward” programme, offering free drinks and the chance to claim extra benefits as a Gold Level member. They'll also be able enjoy the convenience of paying with a Starbucks iPhone app for the first time in the... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15326 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 13:15:17 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15326