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• March 28, 2022 28 Mar'22

  Sajid Javid pushes digitisation of social care records

  Health secretary wants 80% of providers to abandon paper-based records by 2024 ahead of broader plans for digital health and care

• March 28, 2022 28 Mar'22

  Most big businesses are taking up banking as a service

  API-based banking services allow corporate customers to offer financial services without the need for heavy tech development or regulatory approval

• March 28, 2022 28 Mar'22

  Vodafone selects Nokia software-defined tech for fixed access network

  Mobile operator signs exclusive deal with comms tech provider on the evolution of software-defined network manager and controller (SDN-M&C) services for multi-access fixed network technology

• March 28, 2022 28 Mar'22

  Virgin Media O2 Business aims to ‘go beyond’ traditional broadband SLAs

  Business arm of UK connectivity provider proposes new way of working, built on successful outcomes rather than service deliverables alone, with bespoke agreements offering flexible use, reduced dual running costs and next-level service for new large...

• March 28, 2022 28 Mar'22

  FullFibre expands reach in East and West Midlands

  Boost to altnet’s goal of reaching 500,000 premises by 2025 as rising expectations from consumers, and demands such as increased homeworking, drive expansion in key central England belt

• March 28, 2022 28 Mar'22

  Verizon adds to adapter portfolio to boost 5G fixed wireless access

  Leading comms tech provider certifies C-band 5G adapter to provide connectivity across Ultra Wideband Network to give enterprise and business customers speed, capacity, coverage and performance

• March 25, 2022 25 Mar'22

  US offers concessions on surveillance and privacy as EU and US agree successor to Privacy Shield

  EU and US agree data privacy framework allowing trans-Atlantic data transfers after US offers concessions on surveillance and new rights of redress for EU citizens

• March 25, 2022 25 Mar'22

  European Commission proposes new cyber security regulations

  New cyber and information security regulations have been proposed by the European Commission to create a minimum set of standards in both areas

• March 25, 2022 25 Mar'22

  London police arrest seven in connection to Lapsus$

  Seven people arrested by London police over cyber attacks carried out by Lapsus$ group, which is responsible for a number of recent, high profile attacks

• March 25, 2022 25 Mar'22

  Telehouse’s takeover of Thomson Reuters Docklands datacentre brings more colo capacity to London

  Telehouse has hailed the buildout of its fifth datacentre in the London Docklands area as its most ambitious development to date

• March 25, 2022 25 Mar'22

  NHS advances digital trials with high-tech mobile health clinic

  The NHS’ Find and Treat van uses tech tools including artificial intelligence software and a tele radiology network to care for vulnerable, high-risk Londoners

• March 25, 2022 25 Mar'22

  NHS health and social care staff offered training on healthcare apps

  Health service staff have free access to training courses to help them understand which digital healthcare apps and websites are best for their patients

• March 25, 2022 25 Mar'22

  How Lapsus$ exploited the failings of multifactor authentication

  Attacks on Nvidia and Okta highlight weak MFA and the risk of employees being bribed or falling victim to social engineering

• March 25, 2022 25 Mar'22

  Neos Networks delivers education and research dark fibre network across Northern Ireland

  Neos Networks introduces education and research dark fibre network to Northern Ireland, bringing new points of presence and Belfast-based access centres designed to offer greater resilience through sub-sea backup links to mainland UK

• March 25, 2022 25 Mar'22

  More than 300 new hyperscale datacentres in development globally

  The number of hyperscale datacentres in operation around the world is set to hit the 1,200 mark by the end of 2026, as demand for capacity across the globe continues to soar

• March 24, 2022 24 Mar'22

  Under-investment in hybrid work threatens successful return to the office for European workers

  Research from Ricoh Europe shows staff are looking to their employers for clarity and innovation in their new hybrid workplace, but a lack of planning and investment threatens to derail the success of a widespread return to the office

• March 24, 2022 24 Mar'22

  Anonymous claims it has hacked the Central Bank of Russia

  Hackers operating under the Anonymous banner claim to have stolen more than 35,000 sensitive files from the Central Bank of Russia as part of its cyber war against the Russian state

• March 24, 2022 24 Mar'22

  Vodafone heads consortium to develop use cases for world’s first 5G marine-focused testbed

  Smart Sound Connect Marine 5G mobile private network to be the world’s first 5G marine-focused testbed, cementing UK city of Plymouth’s position at the forefront of marine and maritime innovation

• March 24, 2022 24 Mar'22

  Ransomware demands and payments increase with use of leak sites

  Ransomware demands and payments continue to climb as gangs increasingly turn to Dark Web leak sites to add pressure on victims

• March 24, 2022 24 Mar'22

  Trainline readies for fresh challenges from launch of Great British Railways

  The travel industry is recovering from pandemic restrictions, and now the UK train sector faces a shake-up from a new state-run rail operator – all of which mean challenges for the popular ticketing app Trainline

• March 24, 2022 24 Mar'22

  UK full fibre flourishes from local, European gigabit broadband providers

  Slovenia-headquartered ICT provider is intensifying its activities in Western Europe, and is now offering fibre-to-the-home services from a newly opened branch in the UK

• March 24, 2022 24 Mar'22

  Unipart maps way ahead with Rise with SAP service

  Unipart has chosen the Rise with SAP S/4 Hana-based service as it seeks to develop further the systems integration side of its business

• March 24, 2022 24 Mar'22

  The Security Interviews: Red gets automated

  We speak to Jack Stockdale, CTO of Darktrace, about Cambridge’s strong data analytics and artificial intelligence links and the role of AI in cyber security

• March 24, 2022 24 Mar'22

  How India organisations can mitigate cyber threats

  Organisations in India will need to invest more in cloud security, gain more visibility into their systems and improve security awareness among employees to fend off cyber attacks

• March 24, 2022 24 Mar'22

  CIO interview: Craig York, CTO, Milton Keynes University Hospital

  A cloud-first digital strategy is helping the NHS trust becoming an innovator in the use of healthcare systems such as document management and electronic patient records

• March 24, 2022 24 Mar'22

  Ad agency slashes NetApp costs with Datadobi data migration

  US-based branding agency needed to migrate 20TB of large files to new NetApp hardware, but unwilling to stomach the vendor’s migration costs it chose Datadobi instead

• March 24, 2022 24 Mar'22

  Hiring and retention challenges in cyber security persist

  Latest ISACA report shows that enterprises are struggling to find and retain cyber security talent

• March 24, 2022 24 Mar'22

  Recognising APAC’s trailblazers in digital transformation

  The region’s top industry innovators were recognised for their digital transformation efforts at the Computer Weekly Innovation Awards APAC 2022

• March 24, 2022 24 Mar'22

  CW Innovation Awards: Plugging supply chain gaps

  StratMed’s Integer platform is facilitating data exchanges between healthcare providers and their suppliers to improve transparency in India’s healthcare supply chain

• March 24, 2022 24 Mar'22

  CW Innovation Awards: How Telekom Malaysia scaled its RPA initiative

  Telekom Malaysia has been driving automation efforts across the company, not only to serve customers more efficiently, but also to improve a slew of back office functions

• March 24, 2022 24 Mar'22

  CW Innovation Awards: Driving new revenue with data insights

  GLS Group beefed up its enterprise resource planning system to deliver data insights that support real-time decision making and drive new revenue

• March 24, 2022 24 Mar'22

  CW Innovation Awards: Transforming Australia’s national assessment programme

  Education Services Australia has transformed the country’s national assessment programme through an online platform that has enabled teachers to design adaptive tests and improved student engagement

• March 24, 2022 24 Mar'22

  CW Innovation Awards: Tracking cargo on the road

  Through Geodis APAC’s One Road platform, supply chain companies have received fewer enquiries on cargo locations and improved on-time performance using roads as an alternative way to move cargo

• March 24, 2022 24 Mar'22

  CW Innovation Awards: How WLTH is disrupting traditional banking

  The fintech company built its own technology stack that delivers data analytics and other capabilities as it seeks to win market share from traditional banks

• March 23, 2022 23 Mar'22

  Meta teams up with NatWest Bank to support female entrepreneurs in the UK

  Partnership will see female business owners receive financial readiness and digital training, and help with increasing their business connections and networks

• March 23, 2022 23 Mar'22

  Soracom teams with Orange Wholesale to grow global IoT connectivity services

  Connectivity provider introduces service designed to make it fast and cost-efficient to deploy IoT products globally.

• March 23, 2022 23 Mar'22

  Digital continues to deplete bank branch networks as Lloyds cuts 60 more

  Lloyds Banking Group has stripped UK high streets of a further 60 branches as the take-up of digital banking continues

• March 23, 2022 23 Mar'22

  Japan’s Mizuho partners Google to accelerate tech transformation after a year to forget

  Following a year when it hit the tech headlines for the wrong reasons, Mizuho is on a mission to modernise IT in collaboration with Google

• March 23, 2022 23 Mar'22

  UK government promises high-speed internet for all schools by 2025

  Hot on the heels of announcing upgrades to UK mobile networks in hard-to-reach places, and as part of its latest plans to roll out gigabit broadband across the country, government turns connectivity focus on educational establishments

• March 23, 2022 23 Mar'22

  Umbrella company Workwell refutes contractor’s ‘withheld holiday pay’ claim

  A dispute between a contractor and their former umbrella company shines a light once more on the knotty issue of holiday pay

• March 23, 2022 23 Mar'22

  Private equity house spins SSE company out of McAfee Enterprise

  The launch of Skyhigh Security completes division of McAfee Enterprise into separate businesses by Symphony Technology Group, which acquired the long-standing cyber security firm for $4bn in March 2021

• March 23, 2022 23 Mar'22

  Spring Statement: Chancellor expands R&D tax relief to cloud computing and storage

  Rishi Sunak announces further measures intended to improve innnovation and tech-enabled productivity in UK businesses

• March 23, 2022 23 Mar'22

  Virgin Media Business Wholesale brings dark fibre, managed services capacity to south Wales

  Major fibre upgrade by wholesale arm of UK cable provider more than doubles capacity across Wales to support demand from wholesale partners, ensuring shorter delivery times for customer projects

• March 23, 2022 23 Mar'22

  NHS urgent care provider uses ID and access management to reduce complexity for clinicians

  Provider of care through NHS 111 is using a cloud-based identity and access management system to remove the need for clinicians to remember multiple passwords

• March 23, 2022 23 Mar'22

  Chinese state media use Facebook to push pro-Russia disinformation on Ukraine war

  Facebook owner Meta accused of failing to follow its own policies by not disclosing how Chinese state media were targeting Facebook users with ‘propaganda’ ads about the conflict in Ukraine

• March 23, 2022 23 Mar'22

  SAP to invest S$250m in Singapore innovation lab

  New lab will double SAP’s engineering workforce in Singapore by 2025 and help to shape the company’s product development roadmap

• March 22, 2022 22 Mar'22

  SES accelerates C-band spectrum for Verizon, set to acquire Leonardo DRS global satcom business

  Satellite operator to earn additional $170m from leading US telco through accelerated clearing, while strategic acquisition is said to let firm deliver broader suite of satcom services to US government customers

• March 22, 2022 22 Mar'22

  Biden issues warning about Russian cyber attacks

  President Biden has said that US companies running critical infrastructure should immediately harden their defences in anticipation of potential cyber attacks from Russia

• March 22, 2022 22 Mar'22

  Vodafone targets UK small business with full-fibre broadband offer

  With the impending shutdown of ISDN and PSTN phone lines in 2025, UK operator unveils full-fibre broadband offer specifically for the small office/home office sector

• March 22, 2022 22 Mar'22

  NetApp Cloud Insights gets AI monitoring and ransomware detection

  Cloud Insights adds artificial intelligence-based continuous audit and monitoring of entire IT estate and generates impact assessments from performance events, plus anomaly alerting for ransomware