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2020 Stories

• September 24, 2020 24Sep2020 Opinion

  The new age of supply chains post-Covid

  Supply chain managers have been predicting the future for years. Now manufacturers are relying on insights to inform their decision-making Continue Reading

• September 24, 2020 24Sep2020 News

  West Midlands 5G, Transport for West Midlands unveil ‘revolutionary’ transport projects

  After funding award to develop new products and services, comms and travel consortiums will launch 5G-enabled road and rail transport trials across the West Midlands Continue Reading

• September 24, 2020 24Sep2020 News

  Third-party code bug left Instagram users at risk of account takeover

  A critical vulnerability in Instagram’s image processing could have allowed attackers to take over not just their victim’s account, but their entire device Continue Reading

• September 24, 2020 24Sep2020 News

  NHS contact-tracing app for England and Wales launches nationwide

  Arriving over four months later than originally proposed, the much-delayed and much-criticised UK Covid-19 contact-tracing app is now available to download Continue Reading

• September 24, 2020 24Sep2020 News

  NHS whistleblower privacy concerns passed on to regulator, but campaigners not holding their breath

  NHS Improvement chair Dido Harding acknowledges receiving concerns raised about the anonymity of whistleblowers, but campaigners have little faith that anything will be done Continue Reading

• September 24, 2020 24Sep2020 News

  Coronavirus shows inadequacy of rear-view mirror planning

  Looking at historical data has hampered businesses’ attempts to move forward effectively during the pandemic Continue Reading

• September 24, 2020 24Sep2020 News

  Can banks solve money laundering puzzle through technology?

  Banks face a huge challenge in identifying and stopping money laundering without interfering with police investigations Continue Reading

• September 24, 2020 24Sep2020 News

  Interview: Tech education in Africa, with a focus on female empowerment

  During a trip to East Africa in the early 2000s, Sonal Kadchha found a lack of secondary education and few teachers, which eventually led her to teach women in the region how to code Continue Reading

• September 24, 2020 24Sep2020 News

  Government blasted over ‘reckless’ contact-tracing security

  The Open Rights Group and Big Brother Watch accuse the government of endangering public health with a reckless attitude to contact-tracing data security Continue Reading

• September 24, 2020 24Sep2020 In Depth

  Top five ways backup can protect against ransomware

  Ransomware threatens to put your data beyond reach, so the best way to prepare is to have good-quality data you can restore from backup. We look at the key things to consider Continue Reading

• September 24, 2020 24Sep2020 News

  State of Pennsylvania launches contact-tracing app

  Leading Irish developer of contact-tracing technology, NearForm, bags second US state in a week with its Google and Apple API-based platform Continue Reading

• September 24, 2020 24Sep2020 News

  Race to patch as Microsoft confirms Zerologon attacks in the wild

  Don’t be the organisation that made the headlines because it failed to patch. Microsoft says it is seeing cyber attacks ramping up around the Zerologon CVE-2020-1472 bug Continue Reading

• September 24, 2020 24Sep2020 News

  How FedEx sustains tech innovation

  At the start of the Tibco Live virtual conference, FedEx CIO Rob Carter was asked how he helps the business drive innovation Continue Reading

• September 24, 2020 24Sep2020 News

  Klaxoon claims new visual standard for collaboration with Board

  Teamwork and smart work technology provider takes advantage of lockdown to develop next-generation visual workspace with built-in videoconferencing Continue Reading

• September 24, 2020 24Sep2020 News

  Data deluge grips enterprises amid digitisation

  Two-thirds of respondents in a new Splunk study expect the quantity of data to grow by nearly five times by 2025 as they embrace more emerging technologies Continue Reading

• September 24, 2020 24Sep2020 News

  Australians want more control over privacy

  Nearly nine in 10 Australians want more control and choice over the collection and use of their personal information amid declining trust in how organisations handle personal data, survey finds Continue Reading

• September 23, 2020 23Sep2020 News

  WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has Asperger syndrome and depression, court hears

  Julian Assange is on the autistic spectrum and has a history of depression that would put him at risk of suicide if he is extradited to a US prison, psychiatrists tell the court Continue Reading

• September 23, 2020 23Sep2020 Blog Post

  Tibco puts fresh flesh on Responsive Application Mesh

  Applications used to just be applications. Now we have rapidly developed applications, cloud-native applications, composable highly componentised applications with synaptic connections to a host of ... Continue Reading

• September 23, 2020 23Sep2020 News

  CyrusOne goes public with pledge to become carbon-neutral provider by 2040

  Global colocation provider CyrusOne has pledged to become a carbon-neutral operator by 2040 Continue Reading

• September 23, 2020 23Sep2020 News

  Over half of firms intend to continue US data transfers despite Schrems II

  Survey shows many organisations do not intend to significantly change their data-sharing practices, at least until there is more guidance from regulators or governments Continue Reading

• September 23, 2020 23Sep2020 News

  Somerset schools set to benefit from free full-fibre broadband

  As it continues its mission to develop its gigabit network, West Country full-fibre infrastructure provider gets local educational establishments enrolled on broadband fast lane Continue Reading

• September 23, 2020 23Sep2020 Blog Post

  Bush chucker challenge

  A crack squad of Openreach engineers dispatched to investigate a Welsh village’s long-running broadband mystery has managed to pinpoint the unwitting culprits. “One morning during lockdown, we ... Continue Reading

• September 23, 2020 23Sep2020 News

  Latest Tech Nation fintech cohort reflects diversifying sector

  The latest group of fintechs accepted into Tech Nation’s growth programme reflects the diversification of a maturing sector Continue Reading

• September 23, 2020 23Sep2020 News

  Public admires security professionals, but doesn’t want their jobs

  (ISC)² research finds attitudes towards security roles are increasingly positive, but not many people fancy joining the fight against cyber crime Continue Reading

• September 23, 2020 23Sep2020 News

  Banks stall return-to-work plans as UK government changes advice

  Banks pause plans to bring staff back to the office as the government backtracks on its policy Continue Reading

• September 23, 2020 23Sep2020 News

  Major tech firms urged to end targeted ads to under-18s

  An open letter to Google, Facebook and others is calling on the tech firms to take responsibility for protecting users of their services by ending behavioural advertising to children Continue Reading

• September 23, 2020 23Sep2020 News

  Video gamers barraged with cyber attacks

  From credential stuffing to SQL injection and DDoS, video game producers and players are seeing massive volumes of cyber attacks Continue Reading

• September 23, 2020 23Sep2020 News

  MoD Defence Digital adds Oracle Cloud to MODCloud list of assured providers

  Database giant Oracle has been added to the list of providers the Ministry of Defence has endorsed for use by the UK defence community Continue Reading

• September 23, 2020 23Sep2020 News

  US agencies warn of election disinformation and cyber attacks

  Federal agencies are warning of heightened disinformation as the crucial 2020 presidential election nears Continue Reading

• September 23, 2020 23Sep2020 News

  Virgin hits 2.2Gbps broadband speeds in innovation trial

  UK cable network reveals proof-of-concept trial to showcase multi-gigabit broadband speeds delivered without the need for additional infrastructure or civil engineering works Continue Reading

• September 23, 2020 23Sep2020 News

  8x8 accelerates remote contact centre deployment for Sefton Council

  Governing body for Merseyside council increases multi-channel communication to speed up first-call resolution and create a richer citizen experience with remote workers Continue Reading

• September 23, 2020 23Sep2020 Opinion

  Top 10 skills to include in your IT CV

  Find out what skills and keywords you should include on your CV to stand out as an IT professional in a competitive market Continue Reading

• September 22, 2020 22Sep2020 News

  The inside story of Taiwan’s AI whizz

  Not content with his stellar achievements in artificial intelligence, Chih-Han Yu wanted to create an impact with his work and formed one of Taiwan’s most important unicorns Continue Reading

• September 22, 2020 22Sep2020 Opinion

  Tech executives need new skills to lead in a remote world

  After helping organisations adapt to new ways of working during the Covid-19 pandemic, IT leaders worldwide are now enjoying greater influence, according to this year’s Harvey Nash/KPMG CIO Survey Continue Reading

• September 22, 2020 22Sep2020 News

  UK government to trial new single sign-on system for Gov.uk

  GDS introduces Gov.uk Accounts in its latest attempt to unify the growing number of login systems used across the government web domain Continue Reading

• September 22, 2020 22Sep2020 News

  Twitter investigates image cropping algorithm for racial bias

  The algorithm’s consistent favouring of white faces in image previews has forced the company to investigate it for racial bias Continue Reading

• September 22, 2020 22Sep2020 News

  Wielding influence: The challenges CIOs face under Covid-19

  IT decision-makers are more necessary than ever, but their skills are being put to the test as the implications of the pandemic and the role of technology in the business evolves, according to the 2020 global CIO survey by Harvey Nash and KPMG Continue Reading

• September 22, 2020 22Sep2020 News

  Microsoft Ignite: Revamped Teams and Azure options in offing to ease enterprises through Covid-19

  Microsoft is rolling out a series of additions to its cloud infrastructure and productivity portfolio, geared towards supporting enterprises as they adjust their digital transformation plans to accommodate coronavirus challenges Continue Reading

• September 22, 2020 22Sep2020 News

  Activision shoots down data breach claims

  Gaming company denies there has been any data breach after up to 500,000 accounts appeared to have been compromised, but evidence mounts that credential stuffing attacks are to blame Continue Reading

• September 22, 2020 22Sep2020 News

  GDS reviewing Cloud First policy post-Schrems II

  Review seeks to determine the future of government engagement with cloud hosting services as they relate to cross-border data flows Continue Reading

• September 22, 2020 22Sep2020 Blog Post

  Druva drives Data Protection-aaS for Kubernetes

  The jury is out on this one. In the world of cloud, does DPaaS stand for Data Platform (as a Service), Development Platform or Data Protection? At the time of writing, most of the industry ... Continue Reading

• September 22, 2020 22Sep2020 Opinion

  Digital leaders and the widening divide

  This year’s Harvey Nash/KPMG CIO Survey shows a widening of the digital business divide, with companies that have already adopted digital technologies more likely to accelerate those investments than those still in the planning stage Continue Reading

• September 22, 2020 22Sep2020 News

  Bechtel joins CityFibre gigabit broadband roll-out scheme

  Engineering, construction and project management firm supports step-change in mobilisation of build projects worth £1.5bn Continue Reading

• September 22, 2020 22Sep2020 News

  Green Cargo extends Rimini contract to keep legacy SAP backend running

  Mainframe and SAP to provide systems of record, with real-time data for new digitisation initiatives, built on multi-cloud, RPA and low-code platforms Continue Reading

• September 22, 2020 22Sep2020 News

  Unilever partners with Google Cloud to bolster supply chain sustainability

  Consumer goods giant Unilever is drawing on Google's cloud technologies to help it achieve its goal of finding sustainable sources of palm oil, and reduce the risk of its operations leading to deforestation Continue Reading

• September 22, 2020 22Sep2020 Podcast

  Gender pay gap, undersea datacentre, digital mapping – Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast

  In this episode of the Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast, Caroline Donnelly, Clare McDonald and Brian McKenna discuss the gender pay gap, undersea datacentre experimentation and digital mapping Continue Reading

• September 22, 2020 22Sep2020 News

  Scam mobile apps spreading via rogue TikTok accounts

  Malicious TikTok accounts are promoting a number of adware scam mobile apps Continue Reading

• September 22, 2020 22Sep2020 Blog Post

  Trends in Multi-Cloud and Cloud Native Networking

  So, for once on this blog I thought I’d leave the “talking” to someone else or, more to the point, someone “elses”. My old mates at Netevents have soldiered on through this increasingly bizarre, ... Continue Reading

• September 22, 2020 22Sep2020 News

  Patch grows data capabilities with Snowflake

  A Snowflake data warehouse pulls in data from various SaaS systems to provide master data for management reports for horticulture retailer Patch Continue Reading

• September 22, 2020 22Sep2020 News

  Gigamon partners with Nokia to accelerate 5G adoption

  Purpose-built joint 5G solution launched to offer ‘breakthrough’ real-time analytics to enhance customer experience and maximise investment impact Continue Reading

• September 22, 2020 22Sep2020 News

  CIO interview: Mark Holt, CTO, Trainline

  The coronavirus pandemic has reduced train travel significantly, but for the rail ticketing app it’s been an opportunity to focus on using innovative technologies to help support passengers in new ways Continue Reading

• September 22, 2020 22Sep2020 News

  UDG Healthcare deploys AT&T, Cisco SD-WAN to gain intelligent edge

  Global healthcare group deploys software-defined wide area network to create additional operational efficiencies Continue Reading

• September 22, 2020 22Sep2020 News

  WikiLeaks published unredacted cables after password was disclosed in book

  WikiLeaks published a cache of unredacted government cables after the publication of a book containing the password led to their publication on other parts of the internet, court told Continue Reading

• September 21, 2020 21Sep2020 News

  NBN Co pumps in A$700m to shore up business connectivity

  Australia’s national wholesale broadband provider is creating up to 240 business fibre zones across the country to provide businesses with access to its enterprise ethernet service Continue Reading

• September 21, 2020 21Sep2020 E-Zine

  Can Arm stay strong under Nvidia?

  In this week’s Computer Weekly, we examine the implications of the controversial acquisition of UK chip leader Arm by US rival Nvidia. Black Lives Matter has raised awareness of social inequalities, but is the tech sector becoming more diverse? And ... Continue Reading

• September 21, 2020 21Sep2020 News

  Trump implicated in plans to prosecute Assange over war leaks

  US journalist and Trump supporter, Cassandra Fairbanks, said she was given advanced details of US plans to oust Wikileaks founder Julian Assange from the Ecuadorian Embassy and to arrest him for over documents leaked by former soldier Chelsea Manning Continue Reading

• September 21, 2020 21Sep2020 News

  Video to power the future of work culture

  Research from leading video cloud providers show that more than two-thirds of workers want remote work options for the future Continue Reading

• September 21, 2020 21Sep2020 News

  How Alder Hey NHS Trust uses HoloLens in the operating theatre

  Mixed reality provides a way to present medical data and enable experts and consultants to offer advice during complex procedures Continue Reading

• September 21, 2020 21Sep2020 Opinion

  Why business resilience management should be high on the agenda

  Business resilience management is key to business survival in the face of rapidly changing IT, cyber threat and regulatory environments Continue Reading

• September 21, 2020 21Sep2020 News

  Iliad Group makes €2.2bn Play acquisition

  In a move covering Poland, France and Italy, parent company of French operator Iliad announces public tender offer for leading Polish mobile provider Continue Reading

• September 21, 2020 21Sep2020 News

  Nutanix boosts storage performance by 50% with BlockStore

  Hyper-converged infrastructure pioneer Nutanix boosts access to NVMe and potentially Optane storage with BlockStore, which avoids the need to access the deepest layers of the OS Continue Reading

• September 21, 2020 21Sep2020 News

  Royal Mint coin production freeze points to digital future for small payments

  Royal Mint freezes production of certain coins as demand dries up amid changing consumer habits Continue Reading

• September 21, 2020 21Sep2020 News

  CIO interview: Julie Berry of Saffery Champness advances business advisory role for IT

  Julie Berry, IT director at accountancy firm Saffery Champness, describes how her team has enhanced its advisory role to the business, in part through the implementation of a cloud-based document management system Continue Reading

• September 21, 2020 21Sep2020 News

  Big questions to be answered over TikTok and WeChat reprieve

  TikTok and WeChat seem to have received a stay of execution, but big questions and contradictions remain Continue Reading

• September 21, 2020 21Sep2020 Blog Post

  Resiliency must run across the supply chain

  The coronavirus pandemic is the latest crisis to impact global supply chains. After the banking crisis of 2008, banks put in place stress testing to assess how resilient they were to future banking ... Continue Reading

• September 21, 2020 21Sep2020 News

  WikiLeaks cables showed US interfered in German torture investigation

  Khalid El-Masri, a German citizen who was kidnapped and tortured by the CIA in a case of mistaken identity, told a court that disclosures by WikiLeaks showed that the US had intervened in a German judicial investigation into his treatment Continue Reading

• September 21, 2020 21Sep2020 News

  NHS tech bosses outline cost of coronavirus app development

  The government is forecasting spend to exceed £35m in the controversial contact-tracing app, a Public Accounts Committee on digital transformation in the NHS has heard Continue Reading

• September 21, 2020 21Sep2020 News

  Remote workers lack appropriate tools to adapt to the new normal

  Research finds that companies must proactively address the workflow and productivity challenges remote workers continue to face in order to drive greater productivity Continue Reading

• September 21, 2020 21Sep2020 News

  DBS taps AI and data analytics in intelligent banking move

  Singaporean bank has started using artificial intelligence and analytics to provide customers with hyper-personalised insights and recommendations, to win more market share Continue Reading

• September 21, 2020 21Sep2020 News

  WikiLeaks video ‘electrified’ public to civilian war deaths, court hears

  New Zealand investigative journalist and author Nicky Hager said that WikiLeaks’ publication of a video showing a US helicopter firing on civilians, along with the publication of secret war logs, ‘electrified’ the world to civilian deaths Continue Reading

• September 21, 2020 21Sep2020 Blog Post

  SASE Is Not Just A Sassy Fashion – It’s Here To Stay So Convert That Attic Now

  Earlier in the year, in this space I talked about SASE – Secure Access Service Edge – pronounced “sassy” as being one of the most relevant new Gartner definitions to explore and understand. And I ... Continue Reading

• September 21, 2020 21Sep2020 In Depth

  Supporting mobile workers everywhere

  With VPNs struggling to serve the unprecedented number of remote workers, we look at other ways of providing reliable remote networking Continue Reading

• September 21, 2020 21Sep2020 News

  India’s storage market takes hit but hasn’t lost its shine

  The slower growth in storage spending in India amid the Covid-19 pandemic is expected to be mitigated by digitisation efforts by financial services and manufacturing firms Continue Reading

• September 20, 2020 20Sep2020 E-Handbook

  A Computer Weekly buyer’s guide to modern software development practices

  The software development landscape is forever changing. In this 15-page buyer’s guide, Computer Weekly looks at what it means to be a modern software developer, what’s driving their innovation and how artificial intelligence can help build ... Continue Reading

• September 18, 2020 18Sep2020 News

  Ex-NCSC boss Ciaran Martin joins cyber venture capital outfit

  Outgoing NCSC CEO Ciaran Martin is to take up a new role guiding new investments in cyber security Continue Reading

• September 18, 2020 18Sep2020 News

  UK government reveals more insight into imminent contact-tracing app

  Head of Track and Trace and health minister stung by criticism about contact-tracing app’s development compared with Scotland and Ireland, but reveals further details of app that is on track for 24 September launch Continue Reading

• September 18, 2020 18Sep2020 News

  Outgoing NCSC CEO: Ransomware threat kept us up at night

  Former NCSC CEO Ciaran Martin sheds some light on some of the biggest cyber threats currently facing the UK Continue Reading

• September 18, 2020 18Sep2020 Blog Post

  FDM everywoman in tech awards launches 2021 nominations

  Now entering its 11th year, the FDM everywoman in technology awards 2021 is open for nominations. The annual event aims to shine a light on women making a contribution to the technology industry, ... Continue Reading

• September 18, 2020 18Sep2020 News

  Congressman offered Julian Assange a ‘win-win’ deal that would help President Trump

  Details have emerged of US congressman Dana Rohrabacher’s offer of a pardon to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in a ‘win-win deal that would benefit US President Donald Trump Continue Reading

• September 18, 2020 18Sep2020 News

  US government deplatforms TikTok and WeChat

  The Commerce Department of the US government has banned new downloads of TikTok and WeChat in the US, and announced new prohibitions on doing business with them Continue Reading

• September 18, 2020 18Sep2020 E-Handbook

  SaaS ERP mushrooms during Covid crisis, up to a point

  In this e-guide we look at the migration of business applications to the cloud, under the discipline of the Covid crisis; we examine the question of who is winning the cloud ERP wars; and offer a case study of one large, complex company, Vodafone, ... Continue Reading

• September 18, 2020 18Sep2020 News

  Open Data Institute explores diverse range of data governance structures

  Unlocking the economic and social potential of data will require a diverse range of governance structures to meet the needs of different contexts, use cases and stakeholders Continue Reading

• September 18, 2020 18Sep2020 News

  German authorities probe ransomware hospital death

  Hackers failed to extort a ransom from University Hospital Düsseldorf, but indirectly caused the death of a patient Continue Reading

• September 18, 2020 18Sep2020 In Depth

  What will increased remote working mean for tech salaries?

  As remote working becomes more popular because of the coronavirus outbreak, people have less need to be near city centres – but what might this mean for tech workers’ salaries? Continue Reading

• September 18, 2020 18Sep2020 News

  Ericsson acquires Cradlepoint to accelerate enterprise 5G

  Wireless edge WAN solutions supplier will complement Ericsson’s enterprise offerings in deal with an enterprise value of $1.1bn Continue Reading

• September 18, 2020 18Sep2020 Blog Post

  Is Number 10 waiting for Harry Potter to apply for the government CDO job?

  For many years, the UK IT community pined for a government that wants to put technology at the heart of the country’s future; one that understands the importance of bringing digital and policy ... Continue Reading

• September 18, 2020 18Sep2020 News

  Rampant Kitten spent six years hacking Iranian dissidents

  Details emerge of an ongoing campaign by Tehran-backed threat actors targeting dissidents and activists Continue Reading

• September 18, 2020 18Sep2020 News

  UK Parliamentary committee casts doubt on value of OneWeb satellite project

  UK Parliament’s Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee hears experts from the world of satellite communications cast doubt on the intrinsic value of the UK government’s ambition to be a sovereign satellite communications provider Continue Reading

• September 18, 2020 18Sep2020 Opinion

  Data institutions play critical role in solving global social problems

  Nigel Shadbolt, co-founder of the Open Data Institute, argues that a new breed of data institutions have a key role to play in unlocking the social and economic value of data Continue Reading

• September 18, 2020 18Sep2020 Blog Post

  Emerging ASEAN markets hit wall with cloud adoption

  There’s more work to do in developing markets in ASEAN to achieve higher levels of cloud adoption, say industry leaders in the region. In Cambodia, for example, most organisations, except for those ... Continue Reading

• September 17, 2020 17Sep2020 News

  Government IT leaders on how Covid crisis will shape future delivery

  At a TechUK Building the Smarter State event, government IT leaders shared their experience of the coronavirus crisis, and their thinking about how future service delivery will aim to be more joined-up for citizens Continue Reading

• September 17, 2020 17Sep2020 Opinion

  How to build a smart city from the ruins of Covid-19

  The London Data Commission is working to open up data about the capital to help regeneration and growth post-pandemic Continue Reading

• September 17, 2020 17Sep2020 News

  Maze ransomware borrows Ragnar Locker tactics to sneak past defences

  New research from the Sophos threat response team has found the Maze ransomware gang has adopted techniques pioneered by the cyber criminals behind Ragnar Locker Continue Reading

• September 17, 2020 17Sep2020 News

  WikiLeaks partners developed software to redact 400,000 Iraq War Logs

  Psychologist and co-founder of NGO the Iraq Body Count told a court that Julian Assange insisted on stringent redaction of hundreds of thousands of documents which revealed civilian deaths in the Iraq war Continue Reading

• September 17, 2020 17Sep2020 E-Zine

  CW APAC: Buyer’s guide to business intelligence and data analytics

  Businesses today are seeking to discover, interpret, extract and communicate meaningful patterns in data to increase efficiency and better serve their customers. In this handbook, focused on the use of business intelligence and data analytics in the... Continue Reading

• September 17, 2020 17Sep2020 News

  Current IT infrastructures not prepared for incoming strain of fourth industrial revolution

  With the future of business increasingly driven by smart things, applications and digital services that use data for transformational purposes, CenturyLink is undergoing its own transformation Continue Reading

• September 17, 2020 17Sep2020 In Depth

  Top five ways to benefit from tape today

  We look at the benefits that tape can bring, including in backup and recovery, long-term and ‘warm’ archiving, compliance and WORM use cases and ‘air gapping’ to protect data Continue Reading

• September 17, 2020 17Sep2020 News

  Saudi Arabia sees cyber security boom as coronavirus bites

  Saudi Arabian CIOs have been forced to increase their security posture as the Covid-19 pandemic transforms working methods Continue Reading

• September 17, 2020 17Sep2020 News

  What are the habits of highly effective CISOs?

  Data crunched by Gartner analysts reveals the behaviours that differentiate the top-performing chief information security officers from the pack Continue Reading

• September 17, 2020 17Sep2020 News

  Swedish bank cuts branches and jobs, increases IT spend

  Swedish bank is increasing investment IT to improve digital banking as it reduces its branch network Continue Reading