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• October 31, 2024 31Oct2024 News

  Fujitsu boss to face tough reappearance at Post Office inquiry, following inaction and sidestepping

  Fujitsu’s European boss will have to justify why promises made at the public inquiry months ago have not been followed through Continue Reading

• October 31, 2024 31Oct2024 Blog Post

  GitGuardian gives 'voice' to AppSec on hard-coded secrets

  Not a cyber security alert story per se, application security company GitGuardian has detailed its “Voice of Practitioners 2024” report with a note to highlight the current state of application ... Continue Reading

• October 31, 2024 31Oct2024 News

  Autumn Budget: Employment agencies to take on PAYE processing from umbrella firms from April 2026

  The government has pledged legislation to make employment agencies and end-hirers responsible for making sure contractors pay the right amount of tax, in a clampdown on non-compliant umbrella companies Continue Reading

• October 30, 2024 30Oct2024 In Depth

  Data classification: What, why and who provides it

  You need to know where your data is, what it is, its governance requirements and relationship to the rest of your data. We look at data classification and how AI can help Continue Reading

• October 30, 2024 30Oct2024 News

  Autumn Budget 2024: Chancellor emphasises importance of tech for UK growth

  In her first budget, Rachel Reeves reiterated the vital role of technology in delivering economic growth and improving productivity and efficiency in public services Continue Reading

• October 30, 2024 30Oct2024 News

  Interview: James Fleming, CIO, Francis Crick Institute

  Helping to cure cancer with computers puts digital leadership on another level – and the world-leading research institute is turning to data science and artificial intelligence to achieve its groundbreaking goals Continue Reading

• October 30, 2024 30Oct2024 News

  Interview: Rahul Todkar, head of data and AI, Tripadvisor

  The travel website generates huge amounts of data – as a result, artificial intelligence offers equally huge opportunities for the business and its customers Continue Reading

• October 30, 2024 30Oct2024 News

  SNS JU reveals raft of European 6G projects

  EU-backed next-gen mobile technology flagship to evaluate and explore sustainable 6G technologies, methods and use cases focusing on energy smart grids, e-health, and telemedicine and agriculture Continue Reading

• October 30, 2024 30Oct2024 News

  RedLine, Meta malwares meet their demise at hands of Dutch cops

  A multinational action led by authorities in the Netherlands has resulted in the takedown of the notorious RedLine and Meta infostealer malwares Continue Reading

• October 30, 2024 30Oct2024 News

  Thai Airways gains altitude with AI-native networking platform

  Leading Asian airline engages artificial intelligence-native networking company to modernise its network infrastructure at Thai headquarters by deploying platform to deliver measurable and secure wired and wireless services Continue Reading

• October 30, 2024 30Oct2024 News

  Alphabet results reveal extent of AI-powered programming

  The parent company of Google is using its Gemini generative artificial intelligence tool to code a quarter of new software development initiatives Continue Reading

• October 30, 2024 30Oct2024 Opinion

  IAM best practices for cloud environments to combat cyber attacks

  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

• October 30, 2024 30Oct2024 News

  Why geopolitics risks global open source collaborations

  Linux Foundation’s decision to ban Russian maintainers has the potential to destroy open source’s global collaboration model Continue Reading

• October 30, 2024 30Oct2024 News

  VMO2 Q3 revs slip back but fixed-line customer growth returns

  UK operator posts third-quarter results claiming delivery on both volume and value in consumer fixed Continue Reading

• October 30, 2024 30Oct2024 News

  Scality Ring XP to offer object storage at scale with rapid access

  Lightweight S3 API trades storage features for microsecond access. Scality pairs it with all-NVMe flash in Ring XP, aimed at AI use cases for small object data in PB-scale datasets Continue Reading

• October 30, 2024 30Oct2024 News

  Microsoft and Google in war of words following launch of anti-competitive cloud coalition

  Microsoft's claims that the newly formed Open Cloud Coalition is not all it seems, and merely a front for Google Cloud to ‘mislead’ competition authorities over the state of the public cloud market, are being challenged Continue Reading

• October 30, 2024 30Oct2024 News

  Global satellite IoT revenue to double by 2027

  Study predicts further strengthening of satellite internet of things market, with government and defence sectors to generate bulk of revenue globally in the sector by 2030, but also stresses need for beefed up cyber security Continue Reading

• October 30, 2024 30Oct2024 News

  How Formula One works with AWS to drive data insights

  We speak to Formula One's lead cloud architect, Ryan Kirk, and AWS about a partnership that strives to deliver data for greater fan engagement Continue Reading

• October 30, 2024 30Oct2024 News

  No simple replacement for digital evidence rules, says Post Office Horizon trial judge

  Judge in Post Office Horizon trial says a more flexible approach to how digital evidence is used in court cases may be required as IT complexity increases Continue Reading

• October 30, 2024 30Oct2024 News

  How FPT Software is expanding its footprint in APAC

  Vietnamese IT giant is experiencing rapid growth in the region, driven by its diverse workforce, focus on key technologies and ability to navigate a highly competitive IT services market Continue Reading

• October 30, 2024 30Oct2024 Opinion

  From pixels to planets - the UK gaming and space sectors show how to lead on future technologies

  The UK has a track record of innovation and achievement in gaming and space technologies - what can the rest of the tech sector learn from these success stories? Continue Reading

• October 29, 2024 29Oct2024 News

  EMEA businesses siphoning budgets to hit NIS2 goals

  With NIS2 now in effect, European business leaders are having to divert budget from elsewhere to achieve compliance Continue Reading

• October 29, 2024 29Oct2024 News

  Government urged to introduce 10-year visas for overseas tech graduates

  Labour-linked think tank calls for government to introduce low-cost schemes to boost innovation Continue Reading

• October 29, 2024 29Oct2024 News

  AI core to Nordic net-zero economy

  Artificial intelligence will be core to attempts by Nordic countries to become net-zero economies Continue Reading

• October 29, 2024 29Oct2024 News

  TP-Link UK, ASK4 unite to elevate multi-tenant building connectivity

  Managed internet services provider announces strategic partnership with operational performance technology firm to use advanced switch technology to deliver enhanced connectivity across users in multi-tenant buildings Continue Reading

• October 29, 2024 29Oct2024 News

  Oxa gears up for autonomous Ford E-Transit van, minibus

  Leading connected vehicle software provider inks deal with global motor company to support reference autonomy designs on electric version of iconic van range Continue Reading

• October 29, 2024 29Oct2024 News

  Ericsson, MásOrange team on European-first 5G SA integration

  Global comms tech provider leader and leading Spanish service provider reveal ‘pioneering’ open programmable network integration project based on Open RAN-ready technology Continue Reading

• October 29, 2024 29Oct2024 News

  Tata Consultancy Services to deliver Irish pension scheme

  Indian IT services giant adds to its growing customer base in the pensions sector with Irish contract win Continue Reading

• October 29, 2024 29Oct2024 News

  Advanced use of IT observability speeds up problem resolution

  Organisations with a mature IT observability practice can resolve problems far quicker than those just starting out Continue Reading

• October 29, 2024 29Oct2024 News

  NXP boosts edge AI IoT

  Semiconductor firm expands artificial intelligence and machine learning portfolio to make it easier and faster to deploy GenAI, time series and vision-based LLMs directly on edge devices for use across the internet of things Continue Reading

• October 29, 2024 29Oct2024 In Depth

  Rewiring Whitehall: The next steps in digital government

  There’s a new government in place with fresh impetus to accelerate the digital transformation of public services – but what’s going to be different, better and more successful this time around? Continue Reading

• October 28, 2024 28Oct2024 News

  The Open Cloud Coalition makes debut to bolster competition in public cloud

  A new coalition has formed, focused on making the public cloud a more transparent and equitable place for enterprise IT buyers Continue Reading

• October 28, 2024 28Oct2024 News

  Tokyo University of Science sets pace in neural networks on edge IoT

  Researchers in educational establishment propose a novel magnetic random access memory-based architecture that uses spintronics to realise smaller, more efficient AI-capable circuits for internet of things Continue Reading

• October 28, 2024 28Oct2024 Opinion

  AI governance: mapping the road ahead  

  The global AI regulatory landscape appears to be evolving in a challenging direction, leaving global organisations struggling to identify where and when they may be subject to AI regulatory obligations   Continue Reading

• October 28, 2024 28Oct2024 News

  Community Fibre secures additional £125m for London gigabit push

  London-based 100% full-fibre broadband provider secures additional funding to bring total investment past billion-pound barrier to drive acquisition growth and achieve penetration targets Continue Reading

• October 28, 2024 28Oct2024 News

  Russian Linux kernel maintainers blocked

  To ensure compliance, the Linux kernel will no longer allow Russian software developers to work on maintaining the codebase Continue Reading

• October 28, 2024 28Oct2024 News

  Who is the subject of the Post Office’s Project Tiger investigation?

  The Post Office is listening to a campaigner’s complaints almost a decade after ignoring his more serious accusations and warnings Continue Reading

• October 28, 2024 28Oct2024 News

  UK launches cyber guidance package for tech startups

  The NCSC and NPSA, alongside agencies from the Five Eyes alliance, have issued guidance for startups on how to secure themselves against common cyber threats and targeted industrial espionage Continue Reading

• October 28, 2024 28Oct2024 News

  Deutsche Telekom leads on Euro mobile experience

  Research reveals key differentiator in how operator groups compare in Europe and how they offer quality in service despite the issue of fragmentation Continue Reading

• October 28, 2024 28Oct2024 News

  Chunghwa Telecom preps for 5G-Advanced era

  Comms tech provider wins deal with leading Taiwanese operator as it readies to deploy latest generation of 5G mobile technology Continue Reading

• October 28, 2024 28Oct2024 News

  Western Digital boosts HDD capacity with 32TB shingled drives

  An 11th platter gives extra capacity, while shingled (overlapped) writes – best suited to sequential recording use cases – allow for greater density and big gains in thoughput Continue Reading

• October 28, 2024 28Oct2024 News

  Inside Google Cloud’s secure AI framework

  Google Cloud’s secure AI framework that’s integrated into its Vertex AI platform offers practical tools and guidance to manage the lifecycle, data governance and operational risks of AI Continue Reading

• October 28, 2024 28Oct2024 News

  How Manulife is empowering sales and call centre agents with AI

  Canadian insurance giant is leveraging generative AI to personalise customer experiences, transform contact centre workflows and automate underwriting processes Continue Reading

• October 28, 2024 28Oct2024 News

  Openreach preps to boost network automation, visibility and control

  UK’s leading fixed broadband provider reveals work taking place to improve complete full-fibre estate’s capability with software defined network Continue Reading

• October 28, 2024 28Oct2024 Blog Post

  Perforce 4-pillar AI testing lifecycle spans creation to maintenance

  What's a technology alert in late 2024 without a smattering of AI in it? It's a trick question, obviously i.e. there are no tech industry update this year that fail to make mention of AI at some ... Continue Reading

• October 28, 2024 28Oct2024 News

  Boldyn Networks unveils private 5G as a service

  Shared network infrastructure provider offers dedicated wireless net to improve safety and cyber security, and enhance operational efficiency with first deployment at port in Finland Continue Reading

• October 25, 2024 25Oct2024 News

  National quantum computer centre to open at Harwell

  The new site will provide open access for industry and academia to 12 quantum computers Continue Reading

• October 25, 2024 25Oct2024 News

  Zoom launches version 2.0 of AI Companion

  Version 2.0 of artificial intelligence assistant tool sees enhancements such as additional capabilities to help expand context, synthesise information and take action to give users time to focus on meaningful work and build connections Continue Reading

• October 25, 2024 25Oct2024 News

  Lords committee warns about risks of the UK losing its EU data adequacy

  The UK government must work with the European Commission (EC) to secure a renewal of UK’s two data adequacy statuses, says cross-party Lords committee, in stark warning about impacts of losing the ability to seamlessly exchange citizens’ personal ... Continue Reading

• October 25, 2024 25Oct2024 News

  IR35: Fallout from public-private sector reforms still being felt by IT contractors

  Research from accountancy consultancy Sapphire suggests IT contractors are still feeling the downbeat effects of the IR35 reforms Continue Reading

• October 25, 2024 25Oct2024 News

  Dutch critical infrastructure at risk despite high leadership confidence

  Stark paradox in Dutch cyber security landscape has business leaders expressing high confidence in their IT infrastructure as cyber attacks rise Continue Reading

• October 25, 2024 25Oct2024 Opinion

  How AI is radically changing the datacentre landscape

  The rising demand for AI workloads and applications is changing the face of the datacentre market, with operators having to rethink the design and location of their facilities Continue Reading

• October 25, 2024 25Oct2024 News

  Cisco looks to transform customer experiences with Webex AI Agent

  Collaboration and customer technology arm of Cisco automates contact centre inquiries with conversational intelligence to change how businesses interact with and support customers Continue Reading

• October 25, 2024 25Oct2024 News

  How Infoblox is tackling multicloud complexity and boosting security

  Infoblox CEO Scott Harrell discusses the company’s new Universal DDI service designed to address the growing challenges of managing network security in hybrid IT environments Continue Reading

• October 24, 2024 24Oct2024 News

  Government ‘urged’ to overturn all convictions based on Post Office Capture

  Influential group has written to the government calling for legislation to overturn the criminal convictions of former subpostmasters that were based on Capture system data Continue Reading

• October 24, 2024 24Oct2024 News

  Data bill will boost NHS and police access to data, says government

  The Data Use and Access Bill will pave the way for sharing medical records across the NHS and give police the ability to access databases without having to manually log the reasons for their use Continue Reading

• October 24, 2024 24Oct2024 Blog Post

  Aryaka's Sassy Additions - The SASE Bandwagon Continues To Gather Pace Five Years On...

  I’ve talked a lot about SASE in this ‘ere blog, including the SASE Network Scorecard I developed earlier in the year. For those who didn’t see that, here’s an example of one vendor completing it: ... Continue Reading

• October 24, 2024 24Oct2024 News

  Prudential taps AI to improve health insurance experience

  Insurance giant Prudential teams up with Google Cloud to streamline claims processing, personalise healthcare journeys and improve health outcomes Continue Reading

• October 24, 2024 24Oct2024 Podcast

  Beyond IBM Watson: A Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast

  We speak to IBM software's product management lead about making AI work in the enterprise Continue Reading

• October 24, 2024 24Oct2024 News

  Warning shots fired as former subpostmasters have ‘useful’ meeting with Post Office CEO

  Acting CEO meets two campaigning former subpostmasters emphasising need for their input into the Post Office’s future direction, including its branch system development Continue Reading

• October 24, 2024 24Oct2024 In Depth

  Kenyan workers win High Court appeal to take Meta to trial

  Despite the company arguing that Kenyan courts have no jurisdiction over an American company, the Nairobi High Court has ruled that Meta must face more than 180 content moderators and data labellers in court over allegedly poor working conditions, ... Continue Reading

• October 24, 2024 24Oct2024 News

  Wireless Broadband gets on the move for seamless Wi-Fi connectivity

  Wireless Broadband releases its report on wireless connectivity for moving networks, inviting global wireless ecosystem to join its moving network trials Continue Reading

• October 24, 2024 24Oct2024 News

  AI drives more Ethernet, everywhere

  Study from test and assurance services provider reveals ‘unprecedented’ demand and innovation for what is said to be Ethernet’s biggest transformation in decades Continue Reading

• October 24, 2024 24Oct2024 News

  Vodafone, Qualcomm and Ericsson trial 5G mmWave in UK

  Global comms tech provider, mobile processor platform firm and telco unite on 5G mmWave trials demonstrating fixed mobile access and avoiding network congestion in stadium connectivity use case Continue Reading

• October 24, 2024 24Oct2024 News

  Nvidia deepens investment in India’s AI ecosystem

  Nvidia is expanding its presence in India through new partnerships focused on building AI infrastructure, developing Indian language models and training AI professionals Continue Reading

• October 23, 2024 23Oct2024 Blog Post

  UiPath gets to work on the agentic AI building site

  Enterprise automation and AI company UiPath used its UiPath Forward + TechEd convention this week to detail some ‘day two’ event deep dives on building in the new agentic AI workflow space. ... Continue Reading

• October 23, 2024 23Oct2024 News

  Interview: Why Java is the future of cloud applications

  The CEO of Azul speaks to Computer Weekly about Java’s performance and its ability to run on different server chips in the datacentre Continue Reading

• October 23, 2024 23Oct2024 News

  Government hails Cyber Essentials success

  Scheme to help keep organisations’ IT safe and secure has given businesses more confidence they won’t fall victim to a cyber attack Continue Reading

• October 23, 2024 23Oct2024 In Depth

  Detect ransomware in storage to act before it spreads

  Anomaly detection and immutable copies can be frontline tools against ransomware – we look at the role storage can play against the latest techniques employed by ransomware gangs Continue Reading

• October 23, 2024 23Oct2024 News

  How AI helps junior programmers and senior managers

  Many believe artificial intelligence will not replace human software developers but will instead offer a way to help coders deliver software more easily Continue Reading

• October 23, 2024 23Oct2024 News

  Federation requests government investigation into third Post Office branch system

  Following public anger over the Horizon scandal and the subsequent unravelling of the controversial Capture system, subpostmaster federation wants third branch IT system to be reviewed Continue Reading

• October 23, 2024 23Oct2024 News

  ServiceNow touts Now platform as AI engine for transformation

  At the ServiceNow World Forum in Melbourne, company executives touted the transformative power of AI in streamlining workflows, improving user experiences and driving business value Continue Reading

• October 23, 2024 23Oct2024 News

  Oracle and IBM clinch 10-year cross-departmental cloud deal with UK government

  Several weeks after it emerged that Oracle and IBM had secured a decade-long cloud deal with the UK government, further details about what the contract covers have materialised Continue Reading

• October 23, 2024 23Oct2024 News

  Snapdragon Summit 2024: Qualcomm gains mileage with automotive offer

  Qualcomm accelerates automotive offering designed to drive success with leading OEMs such as GM, BMW, Li Auto and Mercedes as cars become new computing space Continue Reading

• October 23, 2024 23Oct2024 News

  Democracy campaigner to sue Saudi Arabia over Pegasus and QuaDream spyware in UK court

  Pro-democracy campaigner Yahya Assiri given permission to file legal action in London court against Saudi Arabia over its use of Israeli spyware Continue Reading

• October 22, 2024 22Oct2024 Blog Post

  UiPath CEO: Future business automation is both robotic & agentic

  UiPath used its UiPath Forward + TechEd 2024 conference this week to explain where the enterprise automation and AI company that we all know for its Robotic Process Automation (RPA) goes next… and, ... Continue Reading

• October 22, 2024 22Oct2024 Opinion

  ERP horror stories and how to get back on track

  Organisations need to make sure their technology partners really understand their business to avoid ERP failures Continue Reading

• October 22, 2024 22Oct2024 Opinion

  Becoming a CIO: Eight tech roles to take you to the top

  Becoming a CIO isn’t easy. Nor should it be. But for the right person the role of CIO is one of the most valued and rewarding jobs you can have. So, what skills do you need? And what roles should you consider pursuing to get you to the top? Continue Reading

• October 22, 2024 22Oct2024 News

  Government ‘resets’ pension dashboard programme

  Following a National Audit Office report highlighting failings in the project, the government has set out a revised plan Continue Reading

• October 22, 2024 22Oct2024 E-Zine

  CW EMEA: Legally bionic

  In Sweden, the legal profession has begun a discussion around the use of artificial intelligence in the sector, in response to the increasing use of AI tools at law firms. Continue Reading

• October 22, 2024 22Oct2024 News

  Change to rules on computer evidence will be an ‘outcome’ of Post Office scandal

  The executive currently heading up the Post Office’s investigations department has told public inquiry that rules on computer evidence have to change Continue Reading

• October 22, 2024 22Oct2024 News

  Danish government reboots cyber security council amid AI expansion

  Denmark’s government relaunches digital security initiative to protect business sectors and society at large Continue Reading

• October 22, 2024 22Oct2024 News

  Dell CTO: Enterprise AI poised to take off in 2025

  After a period of experimentation, the building blocks are in place for wider enterprise adoption of AI, says Dell Technologies’ global CTO, John Roese Continue Reading

• October 22, 2024 22Oct2024 News

  Labour’s 10-year health service plan will open up data sharing

  To save the health service, Labour is focusing on bolstering the NHS app and enabling greater sharing of patient records in England Continue Reading

• October 22, 2024 22Oct2024 News

  Former Post Office IT boss alleged to have misrepresented alternative to in-house build

  Internal Post Office document reveals allegations that former transformation boss misrepresented off-the-shelf option to replace Horizon Continue Reading

• October 22, 2024 22Oct2024 News

  Snapdragon Summit 2024: PC, mobile reach AI first inflection point

  Annual conference of leading mobile technology platform sees launch of processors, and mission to set the pace of innovation in PC, mobile, automotive and spatial computing Continue Reading

• October 22, 2024 22Oct2024 E-Zine

  Delivering Olympic IT

  In this week’s Computer Weekly, we speak to a former Olympian and CIO of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games about continuous improvement. We also look at new enterprise AI services from major IT providers and assess the unified ... Continue Reading

• October 21, 2024 21Oct2024 News

  Labour signs up to five years of Microsoft AI

  The UK government has signed a deal with Microsoft to reduce the cost of running public sector services using the supplier’s cloud and artificial intelligence technologies Continue Reading

• October 21, 2024 21Oct2024 News

  Post Office worker who allegedly told staff to destroy evidence could return, as police investigate

  Post Office to allow employee, who allegedly told staff to destroy evidence of possible interest to public inquiry, to return to work during police investigation Continue Reading

• October 21, 2024 21Oct2024 News

  Techcombank’s tech investments set to fuel record profit

  The Vietnam bank is targeting $1bn in profit in 2024 while maintaining a flat headcount and reducing physical branches, thanks to its investments in artificial intelligence and a data engine Continue Reading

• October 21, 2024 21Oct2024 News

  Synology takes aim at enterprise customers and flash storage

  Best known as an SME and consumer brand, Synology claims multiple enterprise customers especially in backup and storage of infrequently accessed data, but has plans for flash, too Continue Reading

• October 21, 2024 21Oct2024 News

  Can AI be secure? Experts discuss emerging threats and AI safety

  International cyber security experts call for global cooperation and proactive strategies to address the security challenges posed by artificial intelligence Continue Reading

• October 21, 2024 21Oct2024 News

  Leicestershire Fire and Rescue goes live with emergency response comms

  English Midlands fire service enhances control room communications backbone of emergency response operations, with mobilisation system designed to enhance ability to swiftly and accurately handle emergency calls Continue Reading

• October 21, 2024 21Oct2024 News

  Review of late evidence doesn’t change Post Office Capture system report

  Conclusions reached in government-commissioned report into pre-Horizon software are unchanged after late evidence reviewed Continue Reading

• October 21, 2024 21Oct2024 News

  Morse Micro unveils Wi-Fi HaLow GitHub repositories, community forum

  Provider of long-range, low-power connectivity services intros multiple open-source software repositories, including assets, tools and resources designed to support and empower global developer community for wireless standard Continue Reading

• October 21, 2024 21Oct2024 In Depth

  Forrester: Tips for choosing a UCaaS provider

  Forrester analysts assess the various options and licensing arrangements available for unified comms-as-a-service offerings Continue Reading

• October 19, 2024 19Oct2024 Blog Post

  NORWOOD (Pilot) COMMUNITY SAFETY PARTNERSHIP

  This is a generic model for a local "community safety partnership" building based on guidance for, and practical experience with and Safer Neighbourhood Panels, Neighbourhood Watch Groups, Patient ... Continue Reading

• October 19, 2024 19Oct2024 Blog Post

  Draft CSP Guidance: Emergency and Non-Emergency Reporting and Contacts

  This is the draft guidance page on Reporting for Community Safety Partnership Clusters  in London. Please send comments on errors and omissions to me for forwarding. Similarly please make contact ... Continue Reading

• October 19, 2024 19Oct2024 Blog Post

  London Draft CSP Guidance on Safety, Safeguarding and Crime Prevention

  This is the draft guidance page for Community Safety Partnership Clusters  in London. Please send comments on errors and omissions to me for forwarding. Similarly please make contact if you would ... Continue Reading

• October 18, 2024 18Oct2024 Blog Post

  How to close the gender pay gap in the technology sector

  GUEST BLOG: In this contributed blog post, Sheila Flavell, chief operating officer, at FDM Group highlights some of the ways companies can work towards closing the tech sector's gender pay gap.  ... Continue Reading