B2B future is bright, for some

The future for most B2B exchanges isn't good, says IDC, but some will survive and prosper. According to the research firm, many of the B2B marketplaces that launch will close down and some planned exchanges won't even make it that far. Those that do survive will find it hard to exist in an overcrowded market and will consolidate into 'super e-marketplaces', said Leo Lipis, senior analyst at IDC. ...more

Dell to cut UK jobs

Dell to cut 275 jobs in the UK and Ireland according to reports. The PC firm, which has a manufacturing plant in County Wicklow and Dublin and an office in London, will lose 150 staff in England and 125 in the Irish Republic. Dell made 200 redundant in Limerick last month. ...more

Sony lines up the Cyber-shot T30

Sony has unveiled the Cybershot T30, its slim, high-spec digicam. Like the Cybershot T9, the T30 also has a combination of the Super Steadyshot and High Sensitivity collectively known as Double 'Anti-blur' technology. Sony boasts that even without the use of flash you can confidently snap away and not have to worry about possible blurry results. ...more

Mobile antivirus engine in development

NTT DoCoMo and Network Associates have developed the basis for an antivirus engine optimised for mobile phones, which they hope will be adopted as an international standard. The emergence of ever-more sophisticated phones, capable of delivering advanced data services, coupled with the convergence of devices towards communication over IP, can only mean that mobile phone networks will become more vulnerable to virus attacks, and the handsets more attractive targets. Sal Viveros, Wireless Security Evangelist at Network Associates, said that the appearance of viruses for mobile phone will mirror the first appearance of viruses for computers. ...more

BT wins ?530mn NHS broadband supply contract

BT is to hook up all 18,000 NHS sites to broadband, for sending X-Rays, test results and NHS voice calls. The company has been awarded the contract to build the New National Network, or N3, worth ?530mn over seven years. It makes the NHS the first major user in the public sector to take advantage of the Government's bulk-buying broadband initiatives. ...more