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• June 27, 2023 27Jun2023 News

  Army enlists BT Wi-Fi to support smart bases project

  Five-year contract covering more than 150 sites across UK to deliver managed Wi-Fi services and enhance security, improving experience for soldiers on bases, even in remote locations Continue Reading

• June 27, 2023 27Jun2023 E-Zine

  The politics of AI

  In this week’s Computer Weekly, Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer both spoke at London Tech Week to present their visions of an AI future for the UK – we compare their plans. We talk to the CTO of chip giant AMD about making tech more energy efficient. ... Continue Reading

• June 26, 2023 26Jun2023 News

  SES-18 C-band satellite goes operational

  New craft comes onstream in what is said to represent one of the final milestones as operator taps into expected rich vein of services based at key wireless spectrum band Continue Reading

• June 26, 2023 26Jun2023 News

  How Ikea is driving digital customer experience

  Ikea franchisee in four Southeast Asian markets and Mexico taps chatbots, conversational commerce and remote planning, among other capabilities, to drive digital customer experience Continue Reading

• June 26, 2023 26Jun2023 News

  Nokia claims 5G fixed wireless access distance record

  Finnish comms tech provider reveals test showing world-record download speed for 5G fixed wireless access that paves the way for cost-effective, extended-range, high-quality internet connectivity Continue Reading

• June 26, 2023 26Jun2023 In Depth

  APAC career guide on AI

  The multidisciplinary nature of artificial intelligence offers career opportunities not only in builder roles like engineering and data science, but also in AI ethics and applied AI Continue Reading

• June 26, 2023 26Jun2023 News

  HSBC leaving Canary Wharf headquarters

  HSBC is to leave its current Canary Wharf headquarters by 2027 as hybrid-working policies reduce demand for office space Continue Reading

• June 26, 2023 26Jun2023 In Depth

  Could social media revolutionise war crimes trials?

  Computer Weekly speaks with open source investigators about how they use social media to gather evidence of war crimes, and the trouble with using such evidence in legal proceedings Continue Reading

• June 26, 2023 26Jun2023 News

  Ericsson and Proptivity claim first with neutral host-led shared indoor 5G radio access

  Leading comms tech provider and partner unveil shareable indoor 5G solution said to ‘vastly’ improve user experience and lower power consumption by up to 70% and equipment footprint by up to 80% compared with legacy technologies Continue Reading

• June 26, 2023 26Jun2023 Opinion

  Post Office scandal inquiry phase four: Here come the lawyers…

  The Post Office scandal was triggered by computer errors, but the cover-up and miscarriages of justice implicate the Post Office, government and lawyers, as professor of law and ethics Richard Moorhead explains Continue Reading

• June 26, 2023 26Jun2023 News

  Office workers feel AI is better than a human boss

  UK and US workers are quitting their jobs due to frustrations with how they are being managed – and some feel AI can be a better boss Continue Reading

• June 26, 2023 26Jun2023 In Depth

  Retail tech transformation: Winning boardroom hearts and minds

  Retail tech leaders from Sweaty Betty and Selfridges discuss levers to pull and tactics to adopt when influencing the boardroom on transformation projects Continue Reading

• June 26, 2023 26Jun2023 Podcast

  AI cyber monitoring: A Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast

  In this podcast, Darktrace’s Max Heinemeyer discusses the good – and the bad – to come out of artificial intelligence in IT security Continue Reading

• June 26, 2023 26Jun2023 Opinion

  ChatGPT’s phishing ‘problem’ may not be overstated

  Some data now suggests that threat actors are indeed using ChatGPT to craft malicious phishing emails, but the industry is doing its best to get out in front of this trend, according to the threat intelligence team at Egress Continue Reading

• June 26, 2023 26Jun2023 In Depth

  Networking a reconfigured workspace

  We find out how one company has optimised its network to support a post-pandemic work environment Continue Reading

• June 25, 2023 25Jun2023 News

  Aussie-built database migration tool makes global debut

  MongoDB’s engineering team in Australia has built a database migration tool to help customers migrate traditional relational databases to its document database Continue Reading

• June 23, 2023 23Jun2023 News

  ICO under fire for taking limited action over serious data breaches

  The ICO has come under fire from lawyers and data protection specialists for just issuing written warnings to two public bodies over serious data breaches that placed people’s lives at risk Continue Reading

• June 23, 2023 23Jun2023 News

  Webex widens US government portfolio with contact centre, calling

  Webex Contact Center Enterprise for Government expanded to include Webex Calling, providing a single offer for calling, messaging and meetings that complies with key US government standard Continue Reading

• June 23, 2023 23Jun2023 News

  Vodafone unveils UK’s first consumer 5G standalone mobile network 5G Ultra

  UK operator claims to be first of its kind in the country to offer a 5G Standalone network and that customers will be able to experience the most technologically advanced 5G network in the UK. Continue Reading

• June 23, 2023 23Jun2023 News

  Microsoft slammed for hitting European cloud users with ‘unfair, additional’ charges

  Research from non-profit Cloud Infrastructure Services Providers in Europe organisation suggests cost of digital transformation is going up for ‘unfair’ reasons Continue Reading

• June 23, 2023 23Jun2023 Blog Post

  Doing much more, with even less to spend

  The nature of IT means that there are numerous ways to achieve more-or-less the same result.Some options are technically superior; others may be lower cost or simpler to manage. With so much choice ... Continue Reading

• June 23, 2023 23Jun2023 Blog Post

  Holy open source Batman, Robin AI whacks code reviews into shape

  Data privacy automation company Integral has announced the company’s first open source project, Robin AI. This is a technology that reviews code changes and provides constructive feedback, helping ... Continue Reading

• June 23, 2023 23Jun2023 News

  Government announces £21m AI diagnostic fund as NHS hits 75

  To coincide with the 75th anniversary of the foundation of the NHS, the government has announced a £21m fund for NHS trusts to buy diagnostic tools that use artificial intelligence Continue Reading

• June 23, 2023 23Jun2023 News

  Investment in employee experience, cloud, AI drives greater customer experience

  Study from global IT infrastructure and services company finds employee experience and customer experience gaining rapid recognition of their importance at board level, and as many as 95% of organisations see cloud enablement as vital in enabling ... Continue Reading

• June 23, 2023 23Jun2023 In Depth

  Generative AI: Data privacy, backup and compliance

  We look at generative AI and the risks it poses to data privacy for the enterprise, implications for backup, and potentially dangerous impacts on compliance Continue Reading

• June 23, 2023 23Jun2023 In Depth

  Why low code/no code opens doors but no panacea for skills shortages

  Citizen development is not without risk but it has a bright future in the enterprise, especially as a way to handle skills gaps Continue Reading

• June 23, 2023 23Jun2023 News

  Mid-band cloud on horizon but global 5G subs smash billion barrier

  Research from comms tech provider shows global operators continue to invest in 5G, with mobile 5G subscriptions set to reach 1.5 billion globally by the end of 2023 and 4.6 billion by 2028 Continue Reading

• June 23, 2023 23Jun2023 News

  Phishing and ransomware dominate Singapore’s cyber threat landscape

  Phishing and ransomware attacks continued apace in Singapore last year amid signs of improving cyber hygiene Continue Reading

• June 22, 2023 22Jun2023 News

  Health and care staff have three months to move to latest NHS patient record service

  NHS England has told health and care workers they have until the end of September to switch to the latest patient record system Continue Reading

• June 22, 2023 22Jun2023 News

  NHS England hires internally to fill CIO role

  The merger of NHS England and NHS Digital resulted in job losses, which meant the new organisation needed to fill the role of IT chief Continue Reading

• June 22, 2023 22Jun2023 News

  Lancaster University launches trailblazing cyber MBA

  MBA programme at Lancaster University designed to deliver security leadership education to business leaders has received NCSC backing Continue Reading

• June 22, 2023 22Jun2023 Blog Post

  MongoDB developer capabilities target ‘operational overhead’

  Project lead: Let’s build some data-centric apps! Developers: Hmm, you sound too keen - and anyway, how screwy is the requirements-gathering process and what crazy requests have we got from the ... Continue Reading

• June 22, 2023 22Jun2023 News

  EE looks to ace Wimbledon 4G mobile capacity

  Leading UK comms provider upgrades mobile network with small cell system and makes additional upgrades to existing sites in and around iconic London home of tennis tournament to head off traffic spike Continue Reading

• June 22, 2023 22Jun2023 News

  Manchester University students threatened by ransomware gang

  Students and staff members at the University of Manchester are being pressurised by an unnamed ransomware gang Continue Reading

• June 22, 2023 22Jun2023 News

  UK pension scheme expands relationship with IT services giant TCS

  Tata Consultancy Services retains contract with UK pension scheme for another decade after extending a contract that was first signed in 2011 Continue Reading

• June 22, 2023 22Jun2023 News

  Lloyds Bank to open tech centre in India

  UK bank taps into Hyderabad tech ecosystem by opening a tech centre focused on improving digital experiences for customers Continue Reading

• June 22, 2023 22Jun2023 News

  Cabinet Office updates decade-old public cloud-first mandate for central government

  A decade after it was first introduced, the government has updated its cloud-first guidance by including nine principles to guide public sector IT buyers through their off-premise purchasing decisions Continue Reading

• June 22, 2023 22Jun2023 News

  BT begins roll-out of Digital Voice across UK East Midlands

  Latest part of incumbent telco’s strategy to evolve national communications network sees new voice offering deployed Continue Reading

• June 22, 2023 22Jun2023 News

  Orange Business leads team to deliver cloud-native managed SASE to enterprises

  Enterprise division of the global telco taps in-house cyber security practice and leading cyber security technology provider to offer simpler operational model for customers with end-to-end accountability, improved agility, efficiency and performance Continue Reading

• June 22, 2023 22Jun2023 News

  How Vedanta is harnessing tech in aluminium production

  India’s largest aluminium producer Vedanta Aluminium is using industrial internet of things devices to improve emissions control and robotic process automation to improve efficiency, among other digitisation efforts Continue Reading

• June 21, 2023 21Jun2023 News

  Avaya expands Google, Alcatel-Lucent alliances to boost customer experiences

  Collaboration with leading cloud platform designed to deliver enhanced contact centre solutions as improved Experience Platform enables users to integrate digital capabilities to redefine agent operations Continue Reading

• June 21, 2023 21Jun2023 News

  CIO interview: Stuart Hughes, chief digital information officer, Rolls-Royce

  The aerospace giant uses internet of things and sensor technology to create a personalised digital twin for the airlines that fly its engines, but the benefits of further data science and analytics could be even bigger Continue Reading

• June 21, 2023 21Jun2023 News

  Nearly quarter of a million malicious websites reported and removed through NCSC service

  A suspicious email and text message reporting service in the UK has directly led to a quarter of a million malicious websites being removed Continue Reading

• June 21, 2023 21Jun2023 News

  Software spending grows fastest as finance firms spend $652bn on tech in 2023

  Banks and investment firms are increasing their spending on IT despite gloomy economic outlook, but priorities have changed Continue Reading

• June 21, 2023 21Jun2023 In Depth

  Aalto University: The startup’s starting place

  Helsinki's Aalto University is at the heart of one of the world's most productive tech startup hotbeds Continue Reading

• June 21, 2023 21Jun2023 News

  Co-op Group adds nearshore engineering resources

  Manchester headquartered Co-op group adds additional engineering resources as competition for talent in the UK ramps up Continue Reading

• June 21, 2023 21Jun2023 Podcast

  Podcast: Cloud security, compliance and data classification

  The rise of cloud has led to a proliferation of enterprise data and a rise in risk. We talk to Vigitrust CEO Mathieu Gorge about how to ensure compliance in a multicloud world Continue Reading

• June 21, 2023 21Jun2023 News

  The security interviews: Exploiting AI for good and for bad

  The chief product officer of AI security firm Darktrace explains how large language AI models are making it harder for people to spot email attacks Continue Reading

• June 21, 2023 21Jun2023 In Depth

  Interview: Michael Kagan, chief technology officer, Nvidia

  The chip maker's CTO explains how the compute demands of AI are pushing semiconductor technology beyond the principles of Moore's Law Continue Reading

• June 21, 2023 21Jun2023 News

  Belgian researchers build energy-efficient AI frameworks

  Researchers in Belgium are working on a new generation of platforms to support artificial intelligence applications in an energy-efficient manner Continue Reading

• June 21, 2023 21Jun2023 News

  Interview: Paul Cooper, director of technology operations, River Island

  Retailer River Island has had a recent in-store technology overhaul, making it easier for shop staff to cater to customers Continue Reading

• June 21, 2023 21Jun2023 News

  CDO interview: Mary O’Callaghan, director of technology engagement, British Heart Foundation

  Implementing a new data strategy sits at the heart of the charity’s digital transformation as it looks to build on its status as the UK’s largest charity retailer and the highest-grossing charity on eBay globally Continue Reading

• June 21, 2023 21Jun2023 News

  Virgin Media O2 extends Nokia 5G RAN deal

  Leading comms tech provider continues business relationship with operator to improve connectivity in the UK and supply RAN equipment from its AirScale portfolio Continue Reading

• June 20, 2023 20Jun2023 News

  Data sovereignty and security driving hybrid IT adoption in Australia

  Over half of Australian organisations plan to repatriate some applications from public cloud to on-premise datacentres due to data sovereignty concerns, Nutanix study finds Continue Reading

• June 20, 2023 20Jun2023 In Depth

  Is the UK datacentre industry set for further consolidation?

  Turbulent times make it tricky to predict which way markets will jump, yet UK datacentres continue to grow and hold investor attention Continue Reading

• June 20, 2023 20Jun2023 News

  Avaya deals Aces to boost customer experiences

  Communications and collaboration tech provider unveils what it calls reimagined professional services, prioritising AI, cloud and digital transformation through its core customer experience services platform Continue Reading

• June 20, 2023 20Jun2023 News

  Mizuho Financial Group trials generative AI for development and maintenance

  Japanese bank is working with Fujitsu to explore potential for using generative artificial intelligence technology in system development and maintenance Continue Reading

• June 20, 2023 20Jun2023 In Depth

  ChatGPT is creating a legal and compliance headache for business

  ChatGPT’s increased use in the workplace has led many to question its legal and compliance implications for businesses. Experts warn that the software poses major security and copyright risks Continue Reading

• June 20, 2023 20Jun2023 Blog Post

  An inconvenient truth: Changing the state of sustainability in IT

  In this guest post, Kumaravel Ramakrishnan, technology director at application management software maker ManageEngine, shares an extract from a recent company report from and ten independent IT ... Continue Reading

• June 20, 2023 20Jun2023 News

  ServiceNow’s Bill McDermott: a ‘work in progress’

  Bill McDermott, president and CEO of ServiceNow, speaks to Computer Weekly about his vision for the company and the technology industry, which he believes to be in the throes of exponential change Continue Reading

• June 20, 2023 20Jun2023 News

  University of York shifts HPC workloads to Swedish EcoDataCenter colocation site in green IT push

  With the University of York using its HPC capabilities for climate research, it decided it was time to shift its IT infrastructure to a greener colo site in support of its net-zero goals Continue Reading

• June 20, 2023 20Jun2023 News

  Post Office will not oppose potential Horizon conviction appellants

  Post Office CEO told MPs that the organisation is telling some subpostmasters it won't oppose them if they appeal Continue Reading

• June 20, 2023 20Jun2023 News

  EDF deploys Dynatrace to fuel site reliability engineering drive

  The energy company has adopted the observability platform to support in-house software development Continue Reading

• June 20, 2023 20Jun2023 News

  Oracle opens first EU-based sovereign cloud regions in Germany and Spain

  Database software giant is making good on its July 2022 pledge to open a series of sovereign cloud regions to cater to the data protection needs of EU-based enterprises Continue Reading

• June 20, 2023 20Jun2023 News

  More than 50% of care providers have adopted digital records

  The adoption of digital social care records has reached more than 50%, but the sector still has a way to go to reach the government’s target of 80% by March 2024 Continue Reading

• June 20, 2023 20Jun2023 News

  Tech entrepreneur Ian Hogarth to chair AI Foundation Model Taskforce

  The government has hired tech investor Ian Hogarth to lead its taskforce on artificial intelligence (AI) safety, aiming to tackle the safety challenges presented by AI and build public confidence in the use of the technology Continue Reading

• June 20, 2023 20Jun2023 News

  Union chief calls for outsourced services to be brought in-house

  Unison general secretary calls on Labour to bring outsourced public sector contracts in-house if they fail to meet certain tests Continue Reading

• June 20, 2023 20Jun2023 E-Zine

  How to keep network costs affordable

  In this week’s Computer Weekly, as demands for networking performance and speed increase, we examine how to keep a handle on costs. Chip makers are investing in PLC technology – the next generation of flash storage – but some think it won’t be worth... Continue Reading

• June 19, 2023 19Jun2023 News

  Avaya assures future-proof global communications with Enterprise Cloud

  Comms tech provider kicks off user group conference proclaiming company is back, and unveils tech for firms to pursue hybrid cloud models by hosting parts of comms infrastructure in dedicated cloud instance Continue Reading

• June 19, 2023 19Jun2023 News

  Huawei slams EU high-risk supplier claims as against principles of free trade

  Comms tech giant comes out swinging against being singled out by EC commissioner as having high-risk supplier status in 5G mobile infrastructures Continue Reading

• June 19, 2023 19Jun2023 News

  Salvation Army’s trading arm sets sights on helping enterprises reuse their IT devices

  Trading arm of Christian church charity The Salvation Army is expanding beyond textile recycling to help businesses reuse and recycle their e-waste Continue Reading

• June 19, 2023 19Jun2023 News

  Prime minister Rishi Sunak faces pressure from banks to force tech firms to pay for online fraud

  The UK’s major banks have told the prime minister to force tech firms to do more to prevent fraud that the banks end up paying for Continue Reading

• June 19, 2023 19Jun2023 News

  How Fastly thinks differently about CDNs and the edge

  Fastly is counting on its developer chops and different approaches towards security and other areas to compete with its rivals Continue Reading

• June 19, 2023 19Jun2023 News

  Early June Microsoft outages were result of large-scale DDoS hit

  Investigations into recent outages on Microsoft Azure and Outlook services have turned up evidence of a massive distributed denial-of-service attack Continue Reading

• June 19, 2023 19Jun2023 Blog Post

  What to expect from Snowflake Summit 2023

  Keen to dig below the headlines and find out if the claims are real, the Computer Weekly Developer Network team is off to Snowflake Summit - staged in Las Vegs from June 26-29… and billed as the ... Continue Reading

• June 19, 2023 19Jun2023 News

  Jordan’s Ahli Bank launches app on cloud-native platform

  Middle East bank launches app on latest cloud-native banking platform from Google-inspired company Continue Reading

• June 19, 2023 19Jun2023 News

  Nakivo adds ransomware scanning and new restore options

  Backup maker adds malware scanning with big names in security to immutable backup copy functionality. “Tape’s not dead” either, with restore from the venerable medium now possible Continue Reading

• June 19, 2023 19Jun2023 News

  UK to contribute up to £25m to Ukraine cyber defences

  Prime minister Rishi Sunak announces an expansion to the Ukraine Cyber Programme, with a cash boost of up to £25m over the next two years Continue Reading

• June 19, 2023 19Jun2023 News

  Visa takeover means economic turmoil won’t slow Tink’s progress

  Tink is one of the pioneers of the open banking sector, and under Visa’s light-touch ownership is continuing to think like a startup Continue Reading

• June 19, 2023 19Jun2023 News

  Dutch government puts up €123m to address shortage of ICT workers

  Financial injection aimed at improving cooperation between vocational education and business in the Netherlands, and making the tech professions more attractive Continue Reading

• June 19, 2023 19Jun2023 In Depth

  Optimising net gains: Building efficient and effective network coverage

  We look at how companies can gain efficient and effective network coverage around the world without it costing the earth Continue Reading

• June 19, 2023 19Jun2023 News

  Software République unveils H1st vision connected vehicle

  Consortium introduces ‘revolution’ in mobility, with connected vehicle bringing together 20 concrete operational innovations, offering a ‘true experience’ beyond automotive mobility Continue Reading

• June 16, 2023 16Jun2023 News

  Collaboration in finance sector develops prototype API for digital currency

  The Bank for International Settlements and the Bank of England worked with private sector on central bank digital currency experiment Continue Reading

• June 16, 2023 16Jun2023 News

  BBVA uses AI and analytics services from AWS

  BBVA invests in Amazon Web Services cloud platforms to help transform itself into an organisation driven by AI and data Continue Reading

• June 16, 2023 16Jun2023 News

  Latest ONS data shows that 10% of UK businesses plan to adopt AI

  The Office for National Statistics has found that UK adults are aware they have been using AI-based chatbots, and approximately one in six businesses are implementing AI applications Continue Reading

• June 16, 2023 16Jun2023 News

  Toulouse Métropole looks to boost connectivity with private 5G, IP/MPLS

  Local authority for southern French region unveils plan to install a private, shared, multi-service 5G and IP/MPLS infrastructure to offer very high-speed mobile access services to innovation areas, improve municipal and mobility services and ... Continue Reading

• June 16, 2023 16Jun2023 News

  CGI to develop virtual, cloud-hosted ‘black box’ recorder technology for aircraft

  IT consultancy CGI is developing an alternative to the traditional ‘black box’ recorders found in aircraft that will allow teams on the ground to intervene quicker in the event of an emergency onboard Continue Reading

• June 16, 2023 16Jun2023 In Depth

  Pure Storage: HDDs dead by 2028 and our flash will replace it

  Pure Storage says spinning disk is doomed, and only it can provide a replacement. We look at the rationale behind its bold message, and the possible impacts of such a scenario Continue Reading

• June 16, 2023 16Jun2023 Blog Post

  It’s going to take AI to power AI

  This is a guest post by Robert Linsdell, managing director for Australia and New Zealand at critical infrastructure company Vertiv We’re living in an ever-evolving digital world, one which is ... Continue Reading

• June 16, 2023 16Jun2023 News

  Citi US Personal Banking turns to AI to ‘delight’ customers with personalised services

  Citigroup’s US Personal Banking business has created a repository of customer data and is rolling out a decision engine to provide customers with personalised services Continue Reading

• June 16, 2023 16Jun2023 News

  Lenovo ups ante on AI infrastructure investments

  Lenovo is investing $1bn over three years to expand its artificial intelligence infrastructure offerings, including services to help organisations deploy and tap AI capabilities in a responsible manner Continue Reading

• June 15, 2023 15Jun2023 News

  Qualcomm unveils video collaboration platform suite

  Mobile technology giant unveils suite of artificial intelligence-based platforms focused on collaboration devices to accelerate design and deployment of variety video-conferencing product Continue Reading

• June 15, 2023 15Jun2023 News

  BBFC taps into AWS AI portfolio to speed up content classification

  The British Board of Film Classification has embarked on an exploratory piece of work to see how artificial intelligence could assist with classifying content Continue Reading

• June 15, 2023 15Jun2023 News

  Consumers look ahead with caution as connected device usage increases

  Survey shows connected device usage on the rise in the US, with 5G a catalyst for driving smartphone upgrades during the past year. Yet inflation and the global cost-of-living crisis are making consumers take a cautious approach to spending Continue Reading

• June 15, 2023 15Jun2023 News

  Enterprise software price hikes risk derailing digital transformation

  Buying software and cloud services for strategic initiatives is all very well as long as the price is stable. But costs are escalating, which is impacting value Continue Reading

• June 15, 2023 15Jun2023 News

  Exploitation of Barracuda ESG appliances linked to Chinese spies

  Intelligence from Mandiant links exploitation of a flaw in a subset of Barracuda ESG appliances to a previously untracked China-nexus threat actor Continue Reading

• June 15, 2023 15Jun2023 News

  Technology secretary Chloe Smith announces £54m package for AI

  In her speech at London Tech Week, Smith launched funding to support a series of AI initiatives, including creating a research and innovation ecosystem for trustworthy and responsible AI, and developing AI technologies to help the UK reach its ... Continue Reading

• June 15, 2023 15Jun2023 News

  NCSC warns over ‘enduring’ LockBit threat

  Although its activity volumes have been lower of late, LockBit is still a highly dangerous ransomware gang and is now the subject of a new international cyber advisory Continue Reading

• June 15, 2023 15Jun2023 News

  Clop begins naming alleged MOVEit victims

  Clop uploaded details of 12 new victims to its dark web leak site late on 14 June, many of them likely linked to the ongoing MOVEit cyber attack Continue Reading

• June 15, 2023 15Jun2023 News

  Green tech startups urged to join Climate Tech Supercluster to boost their growth

  The Climate Tech Supercluster has been launched to aid the growth and development of the green tech startup scene in university towns across the UK and Europe Continue Reading