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November 20, 2024 20Nov2024 News

Digital Catapult hails shared infrastructure as route to decarbonisation for logistics sector

Digital Catapult has opened up about the success it has seen with using shared digital infrastructure to help the transport-logistics sector work more collaboratively to cut carbon emissions Continue Reading

November 20, 2024 20Nov2024 News

Microsoft Ignite: A $4m zero-day reward plus $349 thin client

A $4m cyber hackathon prize was revealed at Ignite as part of Microsoft’s latest IT security efforts, as well as a new locked-down client device called Windows 365 Link Continue Reading

November 20, 2024 20Nov2024 News

Post Office project taking control of Horizon data from Fujitsu as part of messy split

The Post Office will no longer rely on Fujitsu for Horizon data past and present once cloud migration project is complete, in a major uncoupling of the 30-year relationship Continue Reading

November 20, 2024 20Nov2024 News

Microsoft Ignite: AI capabilities double every six months

If Moore's law promised a doubling of tech every 18 months, the pace is three times quicker with AI developments, says Satya Nadella Continue Reading

November 19, 2024 19Nov2024 News

AI readiness stalls in APAC

Despite significant investment in AI, only 15% of organisations in Asia-Pacific are ready to deploy the technology today, according to Cisco’s latest regional AI readiness survey Continue Reading

November 19, 2024 19Nov2024 Blog Post

Domino ‘fall’ release topples challenges across AI assembly, scale & governance

Domino Data Lab is a specialist provider of enterprise AI platform technologies. The company has used its “fall” (not a Dominoes game-related pun, it just means autumn in this sense) release and ... Continue Reading

November 19, 2024 19Nov2024 News

Post Office is paying lawyers too much, admits minister

When pushed, a government minister admits the Post Office is paying lawyers too much money in relation to the Post Office scandal Continue Reading

November 19, 2024 19Nov2024 News

Computer Weekly’s Women in UK Tech Rising Stars 2024

Each year, Computer Weekly selects a number of Rising Stars who are making waves in the women, diversity and inclusion in tech space and may find themselves on the top 50 list in the future Continue Reading

November 19, 2024 19Nov2024 News

From beauty model to tech role model – this year’s most influential woman in UK tech

This year’s most influential woman in UK tech, Sheridan Ash, talks about her path into the tech space, from modelling after leaving school at 16, to creating an organisation dedicated to encouraging girls and women to pursue tech roles Continue Reading

November 19, 2024 19Nov2024 News

Computer Weekly announces the Most Influential Women in UK Tech 2024

Computer Weekly has revealed who is on the 2024 list of the 50 Most Influential Women in UK Tech, including this year’s winner, Sheridan Ash Continue Reading

November 19, 2024 19Nov2024 News

Essential tech for optical data comms, sensing and AI hits headwinds

Paper on future of optical modulators and integrated photonics reveals research moving beyond traditional silicon platforms to thin-film LiNbO3 and III-V semiconductors for applications in artificial intelligence, quantum information processing and ... Continue Reading

November 19, 2024 19Nov2024 News

5G and LTE CBRS market to exceed $1.3bn by 2027

Study finds regulatory, standardisation and technical implementation activities are leading to a renewed wave of enthusiasm for coordinated shared use of 150MHz of spectrum in the 3.5GHz Citizens Broadband Radio Service band Continue Reading

November 19, 2024 19Nov2024 News

CMA clears Google over Anthropic partnership

The UK competition watchdog has finished its initial investigation into Google’s partnership with Anthropic, with no follow-up on the cards Continue Reading

November 19, 2024 19Nov2024 In Depth

Storage technology explained: Ransomware and storage and backup

We look at ransomware attacks, and the importance of good backup practice as well as immutable snapshots, air-gapping, network segmentation, AI anomaly detection and supplier warranties Continue Reading

November 19, 2024 19Nov2024 Opinion

Underfunded, under pressure: We must act to support cyber teams

With almost half of cyber pros experiencing more incidents this year, security leaders say their teams are coming under increasing strain. Businesses must be more proactive approach about building a resilient, future-ready workforce Continue Reading

November 19, 2024 19Nov2024 News

Morse Micro, Vantron team to boost IoT connectivity through Wi-Fi HaLow

Embedded IoT solutions provider inks partnership with fabless semiconductor company to drive development and application of Wi-Fi HaLow and ‘revolutionise’ IoT connectivity Continue Reading

November 19, 2024 19Nov2024 Opinion

Overcoming the cyber paradox: Shrinking budgets – growing threats

The challenging macro environment has left security budgets stretched thin even while new tech like AI presents a threat multiplier. In the face of these challenges, it becomes vital for security leads to do more to maintain funding Continue Reading

November 19, 2024 19Nov2024 News

Interview: Raymond Boyle, vice-president of data and analytics, Hyatt Hotels

Data culture is a key focus for the strategy at the global hotel chain, especially as AI opens up new opportunities to drive personalisation and trust with customers Continue Reading

November 19, 2024 19Nov2024 News

AMD pushes GPU advantage with HPC top spot

AMD’s El Capitan is the world’s fastest supercomputer and is being used in nuclear weapons safety Continue Reading

November 19, 2024 19Nov2024 News

Subpostmasters hit by Post Office scandal plan to meet over nuclear option

Members of campaign group Justice for Subpostmasters Alliance will discuss taking legal action in their pursuit of full, fair and final financial redress Continue Reading

November 19, 2024 19Nov2024 News

Alight looks to enhance Microsoft Teams Experience with Worklife

Human capital technology provider works with Microsoft expert on integration to simplify collaboration, boost awareness and enhance overall employee experience and wellbeing Continue Reading

November 19, 2024 19Nov2024 News

Post Office scandal: Inquiry’s final phase exposes dysfunction past and present

Conclusion of the seventh and final phase of the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry hearings is another landmark in a scandal that has unfolded over a quarter of a century Continue Reading

November 19, 2024 19Nov2024 News

Nationwide Building Society backs HPE GreenLake for hybrid cloud push

Nationwide Building Society's digital transformation efforts are continuing apace, with the company enlisting the help of HPE GreenLake to meet its hybrid cloud goals Continue Reading

November 19, 2024 19Nov2024 News

UK government seeks AI innovators to support clean energy transition and pursuit of net zero by 2050

The UK government has launched the second round of the Manchester Prize, which is geared towards using artificial intelligence technologies to assist with the clean energy transition Continue Reading

November 19, 2024 19Nov2024 E-Zine

Adventures in AI at Tripadvisor

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we find out how travel site Tripadvisor is embracing AI to offer new products and services to its users. Gartner says the chance of a successful digital project is like ‘flipping a coin’ – we went to its annual IT ... Continue Reading

November 18, 2024 18Nov2024 News

How banks are navigating the AI landscape

Industry experts discuss the transformative potential of artificial intelligence in banking, while addressing the challenges and governance implications of integrating AI into financial services Continue Reading

November 18, 2024 18Nov2024 News

Midlands, North East fire and rescue services to use Motorola control room platform

Comms tech provider continues momentum in UK emergency arena, working with four services in the Midlands and North East to deploy shared control room service Continue Reading

November 18, 2024 18Nov2024 News

Infinidat gets in on the RAG act with workflow architecture offer

Storage array maker says customers can get data from any NFS storage to use in RAG for internal enterprise AI projects, and claims its OS metadata expertise enables this Continue Reading

November 18, 2024 18Nov2024 News

AWS widening scope of MFA programme after early success

AWS reports strong take-up of multi-factor authentication among customers since making it compulsory for root users earlier this year, and plans to expand the scope of its IAM programme in spring 2025 Continue Reading

November 18, 2024 18Nov2024 News

Fibre to drive Asia-Pacific fixed broadband

Research finds national broadband network projects will leave optical infrastructure as the virtual universal platform for fixed broadband services in key market until 2029 Continue Reading

November 18, 2024 18Nov2024 News

Denmark’s AI-powered welfare system fuels mass surveillance

Research reveals the automated tools used to flag individuals for benefit fraud violate individuals’ privacy and risk discriminating against marginalised groups Continue Reading

November 18, 2024 18Nov2024 News

UK consumers losing more than ever to holiday scams

Last Christmas, UK consumers lost over £11m to cyber criminals. This year, to save them from tears, the NCSC and Action Fraud are teaming up to launch an anti-fraud campaign Continue Reading

November 18, 2024 18Nov2024 News

Red Hat and SoftBank enhance wireless network orchestration

Leading open source provider and Japanese IT business and comms operator team to advance integration of AI technology within the radio access network infrastructure and enable faster data processing and resource optimisation Continue Reading

November 18, 2024 18Nov2024 News

Ubotica and Kongsberg ‘pioneer’ new era of autonomous smart satellites

Satellite AI firm teams with satellite mission integrator to accelerate mainstream autonomous satellite missions powered by edge AI and enable efficient satellite operations with cloud removal, data compression and real-time feature detection Continue Reading

November 18, 2024 18Nov2024 News

Final report on Nats calls for improvements to contingency process

Suppliers need to be involved much sooner and a review of technical documentation is needed to speed up recovery Continue Reading

November 18, 2024 18Nov2024 News

Post Office IT boss calls for subpostmasters to judge him on his actions

Recently installed Post Office chief transformation officer tasked with replacing controversial IT system tells Computer Weekly the organisation’s leadership understands the challenges ahead Continue Reading

November 18, 2024 18Nov2024 News

Volvo gears up with Dassault for electric vehicle development

Global car brand to deploy 3DExperience platform in its engineering processes to further its existing work and electric vehicle development, sharing real-time information with multiple teams worldwide Continue Reading

November 17, 2024 17Nov2024 In Depth

Storage technology explained: Flash vs HDD

In this guide, we examine the differences between flash storage and HDD, the rise of NVMe and much denser formats such as QLC, and whether or not flash will vanquish HDD in the all-flash datacentre Continue Reading

November 16, 2024 16Nov2024 Blog Post

Clearly smart, SAS acquires Hazy: A wider vision for synthetic data

SAS has this month announced the acquisition of Hazy, a synthetic data technology specialist. Upbeat about why this has come about, SAS says that this fruther drives its data innovation vision to ... Continue Reading

November 15, 2024 15Nov2024 News

RealWear looks to reshape industrial AR with Almer acquisition

In what is said to mark a pivotal moment in a key part of the spatial computing sector and boost frontline worker productivity, industrial wearable technology firm acquires manufacturer of ultra-compact, user-friendly AR headsets Continue Reading

November 15, 2024 15Nov2024 Blog Post

I guess the training’s down in Africa, CNCF & Andela skill-up 20,000+ IT pros

Full disclosure, I grew up in East Africa. A portion of my heart and soul will be forever tied to the dry earth, abundant fruit & fish, the golden beaches and the unwavering smiles of the local ... Continue Reading

November 15, 2024 15Nov2024 Blog Post

OpenTelemetry Certified Associate (OTCA) emerges

As anticipated and expected, the news wires at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America positively cackled this week as the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) and its guest list of some 800 ... Continue Reading

November 15, 2024 15Nov2024 News

IT leaders raise concerns over IT security overspend

How many IT security products does it take to secure a business? Too many, according to some IT decision-makers Continue Reading

November 15, 2024 15Nov2024 News

CBRE: Spare datacentre capacity levels to hit all-time low across Europe by end of 2024

Real estate consultancy CBRE has lifted the lid on how growing demand for datacentre capacity, coupled with shortages of land and power in Europe, are having a downbeat impact on vacancy rates Continue Reading

November 15, 2024 15Nov2024 News

Broadband upstream growth rate doubles downstream increase in Q3

Latest broadband consumption research by OpenVault shows significant change in dynamics, with demographic factors also influencing speed and consumption Continue Reading

November 15, 2024 15Nov2024 News

Post Office to decide on Horizon before April, Fujitsu board considers final contract extension

Chief transformation officer tells Computer Weekly about ongoing work on replacing controversial Post Office Horizon system and extending contract with Fujitsu Continue Reading

November 15, 2024 15Nov2024 In Depth

The Loan Charge scandal explained: Everything you need to know

Tens of thousands of IT contractors have been saddled with life-changing tax bills as a result of a controversial, retroactive government policy – and the fall-out from its introduction has been likened to the Post Office IT scandal Continue Reading

November 15, 2024 15Nov2024 News

EE scales Ben Nevis mountain rescue connectivity

Partnership with Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team sees 4G mast fitted with an antenna and cabling to support search and rescue operations in the area Continue Reading

November 15, 2024 15Nov2024 News

Schwarz Group partners with Google on EU sovereign cloud

Partnership with Europe’s biggest retailer will offer client-side encryption and ensure data doesn’t leave Germany Continue Reading

November 15, 2024 15Nov2024 News

Nvidia, SoftBank claim AI, 5G telecom pilot first

AI processor leader joins Japanese telco on AI Aerial platform for outdoor pilot of what is said to be world’s first combined AI and 5G network Continue Reading

November 15, 2024 15Nov2024 News

Microsoft UAE power deal at centre of US plan for AI supremacy

Microsoft pens artificial intelligence energy deal with United Arab Emirates oil giant ADNOC Continue Reading

November 15, 2024 15Nov2024 News

Nvidia powers AI development in Japan and Indonesia

Nvidia is deepening its presence in Japan and Indonesia through partnerships with local cloud providers and tech companies to build sovereign AI infrastructure and local large language models Continue Reading

November 15, 2024 15Nov2024 Opinion

Preparing for future AI energy disruption

The explosive growth of AI is set to outstrip the capacity of global power grids, threatening to derail deployments. With datacentres facing power shortages and some countries halting construction, organisations must act now to secure their AI future Continue Reading

November 14, 2024 14Nov2024 E-Zine

CW APAC – Trend Watch: Modernising security operations

Organisations everywhere know the risks of cyber security complacency. In this handbook, focused on modernising security operations in the Asia-Pacific region, Computer Weekly looks at how Australia is bolstering its defences, Splunk and Cisco’s ... Continue Reading

November 14, 2024 14Nov2024 News

Williams Racing F1 team supports kids cyber campaign

A multi-region campaign will teach pre-teen children cyber security basics – with a little help from Formula 1 star Alex Albon Continue Reading

November 14, 2024 14Nov2024 News

A fifth of new PCs shipped in Q3 were AI-optimised

PC manufacturers are working hard to showcase the benefits of premium devices that use neural processing units to deliver on-device AI acceleration Continue Reading

November 14, 2024 14Nov2024 News

HMRC puts Loan Charge settlements ‘on pause by request’ until independent review concludes

After campaigners called for HMRC to pause all of its Loan Charge enforcement activity until the government’s independent review of the policy is complete, Computer Weekly has learned that the agency is accepting requests to pause settlements Continue Reading

November 14, 2024 14Nov2024 News

MPs hold first ever debate on live facial recognition

MPs have held an open debate on police use of live facial recognition technology for the first time since it was initially deployed by the Met Police in August 2016 Continue Reading

November 14, 2024 14Nov2024 News

Virtual wards to digital feedback: the Nordic approach to post-pandemic healthcare

Post-pandemic healthcare is benefitting from Nordic tech foresight, with the country bringing digital change to the world’s health sector to allow for more remote care Continue Reading

November 14, 2024 14Nov2024 News

Nokia acquires Rapid tech assets, takes Ionian submarine cable to 800Gbps

Acquisition designed to strengthen network API product development expanding ecosystem to use 5G, 4G network capabilities while comms tech company claims capacity-reach record for unrepeated transmission over 330km between Italy and Greece Continue Reading

November 14, 2024 14Nov2024 News

Mike Potter’s departure leads to changes at the CDDO

The government digital officer left his role in September, and government chief technology officer David Knott is currently leading the Central Digital and Data Office (CDDO) in the interim while permanent arrangements are agreed Continue Reading

November 14, 2024 14Nov2024 News

UK government accelerates 4G roll-out in rural Wales

Businesses in so-called hard-to-reach parts of UK principality now said to be able to benefit from mobile network upgrades to deliver faster and more reliable internet as part of the UK government’s £5bn scheme Continue Reading

November 14, 2024 14Nov2024 In Depth

Storage technology explained: What is S3 and what is it good for?

We look at S3, AWS’s object storage protocol that originated in its cloud services and has now spread as near enough a standard and to third-party on-premise deployments Continue Reading

November 14, 2024 14Nov2024 News

CIO interview: Steve O’Connor, Aston Martin

Skills gaps, electrification and customisation driving need for change, says Aston Martin CIO Steve O’Connor Continue Reading

November 14, 2024 14Nov2024 News

Ping CEO on ForgeRock integration and future of identity

Ping Identity CEO Andre Durand discusses the company’s unified roadmap, commitment to customer stability and growth plans in the evolving identity landscape following the merger with ForgeRock Continue Reading

November 14, 2024 14Nov2024 News

Microsoft ramps up small language model effort

Microsoft is working with several industry sector specialist software providers to bring industry-specific AI models to its Azure AI platform Continue Reading

November 14, 2024 14Nov2024 News

GenAI apps boost interest in differentiated 5G connectivity

Study shows over a third of 5G smartphone users are interested in paying for differentiated connectivity and almost a quarter are willing to pay up to 35% more for guaranteed fast and secure connectivity for high-capacity applications Continue Reading

November 14, 2024 14Nov2024 News

Apple hit by Which? with £3bn legal claim that iCloud service charges are ‘anti-competitive’

UK consumer rights advocate Which? has appointed legal representation, as it sets about challenging Apple on anti-competitive grounds over its treatment of UK iCloud users Continue Reading

November 14, 2024 14Nov2024 Opinion

How standards and assurance are making responsible AI achievable

Everyone would agree that taking an ethically principled approach to using AI is essential - but in practice, delivering governance and assurance mechanisms around implementing AI responsibly is what really matters Continue Reading

November 13, 2024 13Nov2024 Blog Post

Dapr dresses up for CNCF project graduation + Diagrid delights

Dapr, or Distributed Application Runtime, is a portable runtime that makes it easy for any developer to build distributed applications that run across cloud and edge computing environments. ... Continue Reading

November 13, 2024 13Nov2024 Blog Post

Patent troll-busting: CNCF launches Cloud-Native Heroes Challenge

We’re all holding out for a hero, right? Especially in the world of open source cloud-native software application development and data science i.e. we need leaders, mavericks and people willing to ... Continue Reading

November 13, 2024 13Nov2024 News

Electric vehicle tipping point for US drivers expected in next 10 years

Accenture report warns automakers to adopt a life-centric approach to understand the next wave of EV buyers and their individual values Continue Reading

November 13, 2024 13Nov2024 In Depth

Schools go smartphone-free to address online harms

Schools are implementing smartphone-free policies in an attempt to curb students’ exposure to online harms, but teachers and parents are worried the Online Safety Act will only partially address concerns Continue Reading

November 13, 2024 13Nov2024 News

Scottish Fire and Rescue enhances control room tech

Investment in cloud-hosted command and communications service designed to mobilise firefighters, and help improve safety and security in Scotland Continue Reading

November 13, 2024 13Nov2024 News

China’s Volt Typhoon rebuilds botnet in wake of takedown

Nine months after its malicious botnet comprising legacy routers was disrupted by the Americans, Chinese APT Volt Typhoon is rebuilding and presents as persistent a threat as ever Continue Reading

November 13, 2024 13Nov2024 News

Closing in on quantum computing with error mitigation

Current quantum computers are prone to error. IBM’s latest Heron machine uses software and hardware to get better results Continue Reading

November 13, 2024 13Nov2024 News

Red Hat acquires tech to lower the cost of machine learning

The acquisition of Neural Magic by Red Hat is being positioned as a way to democratise machine learning and reduce the need for GPUs Continue Reading

November 13, 2024 13Nov2024 News

Ex-boxer fights US government over legality of Sky ECC cryptophone intercepts

Lawyers for former heavyweight boxer Goran Gogic argue that US prosecutors’ reliance on messages obtained by a European police hacking operation into the SKY ECC encrypted phone network breaches the US constitution Continue Reading

November 13, 2024 13Nov2024 News

European eArchiving project aims at eternal archive with smart metadata

The European Commission’s eArchiving project has got to version 2.0 and aims at open formats and sector-specific metadata to allow organisations to exploit data for decades to come Continue Reading

November 13, 2024 13Nov2024 News

Even AI laggards can see triple return on investment

A study from IDC shows that those businesses that have an aligned AI strategy can achieve accelerated benefits Continue Reading

November 13, 2024 13Nov2024 News

Server manufacturers ramp-up edge AI efforts

There has been a spate of developments in the server space, as manufacturers focus on supporting inference workloads at the edge Continue Reading

November 12, 2024 12Nov2024 News

Microsoft fixes 89 CVEs on penultimate Patch Tuesday of 2024

High-profile vulns in NTLM, Windows Task Scheduler, Active Directory Certificate Services and Microsoft Exchange Server should be prioritised from November’s Patch Tuesday update Continue Reading

November 12, 2024 12Nov2024 News

Zero-day exploits increasingly sought out by attackers

Threat actors increasingly favour zero-day exploits to attack their victims before patches become available, according to the NCSC and CISA, which have just published a list of the most widely used vulnerabilities of 2023 Continue Reading

November 12, 2024 12Nov2024 Blog Post

How enterprises can improve ROI on AI investments

In this guest post, Sarju Raja, country manager at AvePoint UK, sets out the steps enterprises can take to ensure their investments in artificial intelligence technologies pay off. We're at the ... Continue Reading

November 12, 2024 12Nov2024 News

More data stolen in 2023 MOVEit attacks comes to light

Over a year since the infamous MOVEit Transfer cyber attacks affected thousands of organisations, more new victims have come to light after an anonymous threat actor leaked their data on the dark web Continue Reading

November 12, 2024 12Nov2024 News

Gartner warns GenAI demand will lead to datacentre energy shortages

IT market watcher Gartner is warning enterprises that the growing demand for generative AI workloads will have a knock-on impact on energy supply and pricing in future years Continue Reading

November 12, 2024 12Nov2024 Opinion

Strengthening cyber: Best IAM practices to combat threats

The Security Think Tank considers best practices in identity and access management and how can they be deployed to enable IT departments to combat cyber-attacks, phishing attacks and ransomware Continue Reading

November 12, 2024 12Nov2024 News

Network complexity and visibility blind spots an issue for 80% of firms

Study finds that as cloud adoption flourishes, organisations believe they are being hampered by lack of proper network operations, skilled workers and observability tools Continue Reading

November 12, 2024 12Nov2024 In Depth

AWS storage: Key storage options in the Amazon cloud

We survey the key cloud storage options available from AWS, which include S3 object storage and its options, block storage in EBS and a range of file storage choices Continue Reading

November 12, 2024 12Nov2024 News

Neos, Vorboss enhance enterprise fibre connectivity for London

Leading business connectivity provider strikes deal with fibre infrastructure firm to enhance connectivity options for enterprises in London Continue Reading

November 12, 2024 12Nov2024 News

VMO2 claims SRN TNS first in South Uist

Mobile total not spot site on Scottish island sees UK operator become first in country to successfully build such a facility as part of second phase of government-funded Shared Rural Network programme Continue Reading

November 12, 2024 12Nov2024 News

Post Office requested four-year Horizon extension, as Fujitsu boss arrived at public inquiry

Fujitsu boss says the Horizon system has reached the end of its life and a long contract extension might not be possible Continue Reading

November 12, 2024 12Nov2024 Blog Post

How To "Vawlt" Superclouds

For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, it might appear to be the season of autumn approaching winter but, for me, it’s been very much the vaulting, or vawlting season. Note – this has nothing ... Continue Reading

November 12, 2024 12Nov2024 News

Police cloud project raises data protection concerns despite legal reforms

Ongoing data protection issues with the use of hyperscale public cloud infrastructure by UK police could complicate the ambitions of nine forces to move their common records management system into the cloud Continue Reading

November 12, 2024 12Nov2024 News

Pure Storage CTO: How AI is changing storage demands

Pure Storage’s CTO stresses the need for adaptable IT systems to support AI workloads, advocating for open architectures and flexible storage platforms to avoid supplier lock-in Continue Reading

November 12, 2024 12Nov2024 News

How quantum computing could reshape financial services

Experts at the Singapore FinTech Festival predict quantum computing will improve risk management, investment strategies and fraud detection in the financial sector, while also posing new challenges for data security Continue Reading

November 12, 2024 12Nov2024 E-Zine

Innovating with weather data at the Met Office

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we find out how the Met Office is using its vast stores of weather data to create innovative new products. Our latest buyer’s guide looks into identity and access management systems. And we examine the geopolitical ... Continue Reading

November 11, 2024 11Nov2024 News

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