India adds record renewables capacity in past year
Country outstrips UK, Japan, France and Canada as renewable energy capacity soars India added 2.33GW of grid-connected renewable power capacity during the year to the end of March, according to a statement from the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, mRead more |
Cisco lifts lid on new partner marketing hub
Partner Demand Centre will serve as central hub for reseller marketing activity Cisco has created a new organisation tasked with boosting the speed and efficiency of partner marketing activities. The Cisco Partner Demand Centre will provide assistance toRead more |
Crime agencies highlight dangers of online scams
Cybercrime awareness day warns internet users that online scams cost victims on average £325 each Cybercriminals cost the British public £3.5bn a year in frauds, scams and identity theft, according to the Serious Organised Crime Agency (Soca)....Read more |
Ruckus asks Top Dogs to prove their pedigree
Vendor hires new UK supremo to back revamped partner programme Ruckus Wireless’ new UK chief is banking on the vendor’s first deal registration scheme and a fortified top-partner level to help grow its reseller base....Read more |
Network provider calls on BT to reveal FTTC postcodes
Fibrestream boss wants Ofcom the put pressure on the telecoms giant Community network specialist Fibrestream has asked UK comms regulator Ofcom to force BT to provide the postcodes that will receive its fibre-to-the-cabinet (FTTC) connection....Read more |
Fallen bridges hamper Guatemala storm rescue (Reuters)
Reuters - Collapsed roads and highway bridges complicated rescue efforts in Guatemala on Tuesday after Tropical Storm Agatha drenched Central America, burying homes under mud and killing at least 180 people.Read more
US opens criminal investigation into oil spill (AFP)
AFP - US authorities said they opened a criminal probe into the nation's worst ever oil spill as BP voiced hopes of capping the six-week-old Gulf of Mexico leak soon.Read more
BP embarks on latest bid to capture gushing oil (Reuters)
Reuters - Robot submarines wielding powerful cutting tools went to work on BP Plc's latest bid to curtail the flow of oil spewing from its ruptured wellhead as the U.S. government launched criminal and civil probes into the six-week-old disaster in the GuRead more
U.S. fights Transocean's bid to limit liability (Reuters)
Reuters - The Obama administration on Tuesday sought to challenge Transocean Ltd's bid to limit its liability for its role in the gushing oil well it drilled in the Gulf of Mexico for BP Plc.Read more
Military to Adopt NFL's Instant Replay Technology (LiveScience.com)
LiveScience.com - The same video technology the NFL uses for instant replay during football games could soon help monitor battlefields in Afghanistan. Read more
Russian Soyuz Spacecraft Lands Safely with Station Crew (SPACE.com)
SPACE.com - A Russian Soyuz spacecraft landed safely in Kazakhstan late Tuesday to return a cosmonaut and two astronauts back home from the International Space Station after nearly six months in space. Read more
Oil Effects on Endangered Species May Be 'Mind-Boggling' (LiveScience.com)
LiveScience.com - The massive oil slick that is spreading throughout the waters of the Gulf of Mexico threatens the existence of a critically endangered sawfish, as well as other already threatened species that dwell there, scientists say. Read more
Could Gulf oil spill bankrupt BP? (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - Though the BP oil spill continues unabated, it is too early to write BP's corporate obituary, say industry analysts. Read more
Lost tomb of ancient mayor found in Egypt
After a five-year search Egyptian archaeologists locate an ancient tomb of the mayor of Memphis, lost for more than 100 years. Read more
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