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• June 07, 2022 07 Jun'22

  Russia looks towards import substitution in its IT sector

  The exodus of Western IT companies from Russia and sanctions imposed on the country amid its military invasion of Ukraine are leading to shortages of IT and professionals in the sector

• June 07, 2022 07 Jun'22

  CDO interview: Matthew Lawson, chief digital officer, Ribble Cycles

  The 125-year-old bicycle manufacturer is transforming its business with digital innovations such as live streaming and online personalisation

• June 07, 2022 07 Jun'22

  CIO interview: Lee Cowie, chief technology officer, Merlin Entertainments

  The theme park giant faced an enormous challenge during Covid with its venues closed, but digital technology came to the rescue and is now opening up new opportunities

• June 07, 2022 07 Jun'22

  Software house Mega achieves holistic SaaS security with Synopsys

  Mega International, a supplier of IT management software, turned to Synopsys’s Coverity and Black Duck products to reassure both itself and its customers that its software-as-a-service offerings were built to the best possible security standards

• June 06, 2022 06 Jun'22

  Grain expands fibre network as CityFibre hits gigabit roll-out accelerator

  When it comes to UK fibre development, size certainly does not matter, as two full-fibre companies of very different sizes announce major expansion of their gigabit broadband footprints

• June 06, 2022 06 Jun'22

  Micron to deploy mmWave in Singapore fab

  The US chipmaker is leveraging Singtel’s 5G mmWave connectivity to roll out a range of Industry 4.0 applications at its cleanroom in Singapore

• June 03, 2022 03 Jun'22

  How digital twins can improve datacentre operations

  Singapore’s Red Dot Analytics has built an AI-powered digital twin platform that lets datacentre operators simulate their operations to manage their carbon footprint and energy consumption, among other uses

• June 02, 2022 02 Jun'22

  Indian stock exchange taps data analytics

  The National Stock Exchange of India is tapping data analytics to speed up and improve regulatory decision making

• June 01, 2022 01 Jun'22

  Environmental social governance law enhances Danish tech’s impact

  A new environmental and social law in Denmark could help the country’s tech startup ecosystem to differentiate

• June 01, 2022 01 Jun'22

  Over a third of cyber security professionals plan career change

  Frustrations over a lack of support and recognition is fuelling a cyber security exodus, with just over one in three of those in the sector planning to change professions

• June 01, 2022 01 Jun'22

  EU must stand ground on cyber security, says Finland’s WithSecure

  Russian threat is serving to focus minds on cyber security across Europe, say executives at enterprise security company’s inaugural conference

• June 01, 2022 01 Jun'22

  SES and Vodafone team to deliver 4G and future 5G services via satellite to Papua New Guinea

  Latest development in satellite-based connectivity sees new mobile operator in southwestern Pacific island supported by terrestrial and satellite providers to boost further digital opportunities

• June 01, 2022 01 Jun'22

  Executive interview: Jeetu Patel, general manager of collaboration and security, Cisco

  Anyone with an idea can help solve a problem if geography and distance don’t matter when bringing in talent, says Cisco’s collaboration and security chief

• June 01, 2022 01 Jun'22

  Security leaders call for more observability for cloud native apps

  New research highlights the challenges CISOs face securing modern, cloud native applications

• June 01, 2022 01 Jun'22

  BT inks partnership with Ericsson to support commercial 5G networks

  First commercial 5G private network agreement of its kind in the UK will drive Industry 4.0 and the digital transformation of industrial sectors

• June 01, 2022 01 Jun'22

  How Pfizer is leveraging technology in healthcare

  Pfizer uses predictive modelling to recruit patients for clinical trials and supercomputers to identity candidate molecules that go into antiviral drugs, among other technology use cases

• June 01, 2022 01 Jun'22

  Millions of UK workers lack digital workplace skills, says FutureDotNow

  As the UK’s digital skills crisis looms larger, business coalition FutureDotNow says businesses must provide the essential workplace skills that people need

• June 01, 2022 01 Jun'22

  UKtech50 2022: Vote for the most influential person in UK technology

  Our judges have selected the top 50 leaders from a shortlist of over 250 people – now it’s your chance to tell us who you think is the most influential person in UK technology

• May 31, 2022 31 May'22

  CIO interview: Emma Frost, director of innovation, London Legacy Development Corporation

  The former Olympic Park in London has become a hotbed – and a testbed – for data and technology innovation that could have a wider benefit for the urban environments in which we live

• May 31, 2022 31 May'22

  How Police Scotland deployed mobile comms for integrated services

  Technology is core to Police Scotland’s 10-year plan to transform policing, and since 2019 it has worked with Motorola to roll out mobile comms

• May 31, 2022 31 May'22

  Eutelsat, Telenor set sail on maritime connectivity deal

  Reflecting the buoyancy of the maritime connectivity market in the Mediterranean and Caribbean, French and Nordic providers showcase combination of in-orbit resources and managed connectivity services

• May 31, 2022 31 May'22

  Researchers discover zero-day Microsoft vulnerability in Office

  Malicious Word documents have been used to invoke a previously undisclosed vulnerability in Microsoft Office without user interaction through Windows utility functions

• May 31, 2022 31 May'22

  Heineken puts employees in charge of their own careers with new HR system

  According to Sanne Noordam, head of SAP SuccessFactors in the Netherlands, companies need to look and listen more closely to the needs of employees in order to attract and retain them

• May 31, 2022 31 May'22

  Nokia beefs up Microsoft partnership to enhance mission-critical industrial edge performance

  Comms tech provider forges partnership with cloud provider to enhance the performance of critical use cases pairing 5G private wireless, offering enterprises more options to tap into Azure for their OT environments

• May 31, 2022 31 May'22

  Industrial systems not safe for the future, say Dutch ethical hackers

  Ethical hackers in the Netherlands say operational technology and IT networks need to be integrated to prevent cyber attacks penetrating their operations

• May 31, 2022 31 May'22

  UK fibre roll-out continues apace with majors, altnets

  CityFibre, Connexin, MS3 Network and Air Broadband announce further digital infrastructure investment, taking full-fibre gigabit connectivity to Buckinghamshire and North and East Yorkshire

• May 31, 2022 31 May'22

  Singapore doubles down on quantum technology

  The city-state is shoring up its quantum talent and quantum device manufacturing capabilities in a bid to advance its knowhow in the emerging technology

• May 31, 2022 31 May'22

  OVHCloud facing client compensation class action claim of €10m over March 2021 datacentre fire

  The law firm overseeing the class action against OVHCloud claims 140 clients are now seeking compensation for the data lost as a result of the March 2021 fire

• May 30, 2022 30 May'22

  ICO calls for police to end ‘excessive collection’ of personal data from rape and assault victims

  The UK’s information commissioner, John Edwards, has called for prosecutors and police to end the excessive collection of personal data from victims of rape and serious sexual assault

• May 30, 2022 30 May'22

  FTTP coverage grows across UK

  Latest bi-monthly update on superfast and ultrafast broadband deployments in the UK shows that as of April 2022, despite acceleration in overall full-fibre roll-out, take up of fibre-to-the-premises is still sluggish

• May 30, 2022 30 May'22

  More than 5,000 UK public buildings plugged into high-speed broadband

  Some 1,200 schools, 340 libraries and 50 hospitals across UK now connected to gigabit speed broadband as Project Gigabit contracts worth more than £500m open for bids to upgrade up to 380,000 rural premises

• May 30, 2022 30 May'22

  Majority of organisations are hiring more IT staff to work remotely

  IT leaders are increasingly recruiting staff to work remotely as changing working methods brought by the Covid-19 pandemic look set to stay

• May 30, 2022 30 May'22

  Iceland’s natural and digital approach to healthcare disrupts global sector

  Iceland has the perfect blend of natural health remedies and tech startup entrepreneurship to shake up the world healthcare sector

• May 30, 2022 30 May'22

  Swim England takes the plunge with CaaS to reap remote work benefits

  England’s national body for swimming deploys communications-as-a-service platform to support remote work for employees and sees benefits such as 35% reduction in monthly platform costs

• May 30, 2022 30 May'22

  UAE residents think 3D printing will have the most positive impact on society

  People in the UAE believe next-generation technologies such as 3D printing and artificial intelligence will become widespread in the country

• May 30, 2022 30 May'22

  Google Cloud secures contract to supply online productivity tools to Central Dutch Government

  Search giant's cloud arm has secured a deal to supply its suite of online productivity tools to the Central Dutch Government

• May 30, 2022 30 May'22

  Omnispace Spark-2 puts global satellite mobile 5G into orbit

  Completion of initial phase of space-based comms programme designed to advance delivery of the first global, mobile network with direct-to-device connectivity from satellite constellation

• May 30, 2022 30 May'22

  Analysts weigh in on Broadcom-VMware deal

  VMware customers in APAC will need to assess their exposure amid uncertainty over the impact of the mega deal on the market

• May 27, 2022 27 May'22

  Broadband Forum launches app-enabled services network gateway

  Communications industry’s open standards development organisation claims forthcoming WT-492 standard will empower service providers with ‘app store-like’ functionality on their subscriber edge platforms

• May 27, 2022 27 May'22

  NatWest replacing multiple customer service systems

  NatWest Bank puts customer service tools on a single platform using Microsoft Dynamics 365

• May 27, 2022 27 May'22

  Amazon shareholders vote down audit of warehouse work conditions

  Shareholders reject proposal calling for an independent audit of Amazon’s working conditions during the company’s annual general meeting

• May 27, 2022 27 May'22

  Taiwan Mobile taps Nokia in energy-efficient 5G coverage expansion deal

  Deal will see delivery of enhanced 5G Standalone Core technology to support expanded 5G coverage across key Asian territory using energy-efficient technology portfolio, including slicing and low-latency edge cloud

• May 27, 2022 27 May'22

  NUS students learn to handle agitated patients through VR

  Medical and nursing students at the National University of Singapore’s medical school will soon don virtual reality headsets to learn how to handle agitated patients

• May 26, 2022 26 May'22

  Greggs bakes SD-WAN into shops of the future

  Food retailer deploys software-defined wide area network to drive the increased use of in-shop devices and ensure consistent, high-quality bandwidth to fulfil growing demand

• May 26, 2022 26 May'22

  Consultation launched on datacentre, cloud security

  The government is seeking views on how to boost the security and resilience of the UK’s datacentres and online cloud platforms

• May 26, 2022 26 May'22

  Verizon, AWS expand edge computing to more metro areas

  US comms provider teams with cloud giant to add new Wavelength Zones in Tennessee and Florida

• May 26, 2022 26 May'22

  Executive interview: Miles Hillier, NatWest

  Retail bank’s digital channel development head talks about building a multi-channel customer experience

• May 26, 2022 26 May'22

  Broadcom confirms $61bn deal to acquire VMware is going ahead

  Chipmaker Broadcom is continuing its buy-and-build strategy to expand into the software market by agreeing to acquire virtualisation giant VMware

• May 26, 2022 26 May'22

  Digdata and BT inspire future data scientists

  Educational initiative Digdata partners with BT on a programme that seeks to encourage young people to consider careers in data science

• May 26, 2022 26 May'22

  UK mobile call performance strong and improving

  Research shows that as the UK’s public switched telephone network is upgrading to a fully digital call network, dropped call rates have remained low over the past few years and continue to improve