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October 13, 2020 13 Oct'20
UK firms find obstacles to unlocking full potential of Edge

Survey finds almost of half of UK IT leaders in the UK are already actively using Edge technologies to deliver new outcomes and business value, but 87% of ITDMs are missing key skills to unlock the value of data
October 13, 2020 13 Oct'20
Nokia claims big win in small cells for Chunghwa Telecom 5G net

Leading Taiwanese mobile operator becomes first in its country to deploy 5G non-standalone network powered by Nokia radio technology
October 13, 2020 13 Oct'20
Covid-19 fuels bandwidth connectivity growth between carrier neutral colocation sites

The latest Global Interconnection Index survey from colocation giant Equinix highlights ripple effect of Covid-19 on connectivity growth patterns
October 13, 2020 13 Oct'20
Suppliers neglecting virtual appliance security, putting users at risk

Software suppliers are often distributing their products on virtual appliances that contain known vulnerabilities or are running outdated or unsupported operating systems, according to a report
October 13, 2020 13 Oct'20
GMB Union boss calls for Dido Harding to resign from NHS Test and Trace

Following the news that a technical glitch caused 16,000 coronavirus cases to go unreported, the GMB Union has called for Test and Trace chair Dido Harding to quit
October 13, 2020 13 Oct'20
Government minister’s plea for subpostmasters to take part in review of IT scandal rejected

Government minister met with former subpostmaster online in an attempt to get victims of the Post Office Horizon scandal involved in government review
October 13, 2020 13 Oct'20
London to become ‘Gigawatt’ colocation hub by 2023 as Covid-19 fails to dim datacentre demand

Inaugural datacentre market report by property consultancy Knight Frank highlights rise of secondary datacentre hubs across Europe, as Covid-19 prompts surge in demand for work and leisure-related cloud services
October 13, 2020 13 Oct'20
Hackney Council services offline after ‘serious’ cyber attack

Services to residents of the London borough of Hackney are being disrupted by a cyber attack

October 13, 2020 13 Oct'20
HMRC signs five-year £169m contract with Fujitsu for VME platform

Supplier will host 13 HMRC applications on its virtual managed environment platform, following its role as an incumbent provider to the department under two different contracts
October 13, 2020 13 Oct'20
Can chameleon Big Blue change its colours?

IBM is renowned for reinventing itself. It now plans to spin out its Global Technology Services business, a division that was once its crown jewels
October 13, 2020 13 Oct'20
DBS to deploy IBM z15 mainframes

Singapore’s DBS Bank has signed a seven-year deal with IBM to run and modernise mission-critical applications on z15 mainframes
October 12, 2020 12 Oct'20
Small training steps can have big impact on economic recovery

Staff cuts and using IT to drive optimisation are short-term measures and businesses need to reskill their workforce, says Microsoft
October 12, 2020 12 Oct'20
Challenger bank accessing latest anti-money laundering technology through fintech

Challenger banks works with fintech to support its anti-money laundering efforts
October 12, 2020 12 Oct'20
O-RAN ready to rocket to be worth $47bn by 2026

Industry analyst predicts rapid expansion for open radio access network over the next six years

October 12, 2020 12 Oct'20
5G set to add $8tn to global GDP by 2030

Research from leading global telecommunications technology provider finds that despite the economic challenges of Covid-19, a global boom in 5G investment will see 71% of companies invest in it over the next five years
October 12, 2020 12 Oct'20
Trickbot forced offline in major cyber security victory

Coalition led by Microsoft obtained a court order enabling them to take down the infamous Trickbot botnet’s back-end server infrastructure
October 12, 2020 12 Oct'20
Five Eyes spy group again demands access to private messages

Spooks are once again calling for the tech industry to break end-to-end encryption in messaging platforms
October 12, 2020 12 Oct'20
H&M Group signs multi-year colocation deal with Swedish eco-friendly operator in sustainability push

Clothes retailer H&M has signed a hosting deal, covering all of Northern Europe, with green datacentre operators EcoDataCenter, as its sustainability push continues apace
October 12, 2020 12 Oct'20
Cyber security skills ad branded ‘crass’ by minister

Security skills campaign advert depicting a ballet dancer comes in for criticism as the arts sector struggles in the pandemic
October 12, 2020 12 Oct'20
UK economy could see blockchain boost worth £57bn by 2030

Blockchain could provide major economic benefits by being used to track and trace products and services
October 12, 2020 12 Oct'20
Regional Covid-19 lockdowns will leave digitally excluded ‘stranded’

Charity calls on government to do more to level up digital skills as it warns that tougher regional lockdowns in the Midlands and the North will hit digitally excluded people the hardest
October 12, 2020 12 Oct'20
BT expands digital workplace portfolio with Zoom

New carrier agreement with conferencing provider Zoom designed to allow BT to offer a managed service with integrated networking to ensure optimal user experiences
October 12, 2020 12 Oct'20
Software AG caught in double extortion ransomware hit

Data stolen from prominent German software company by Clop ransomware gang appears on the dark web
October 12, 2020 12 Oct'20
Government gives update on post-Brexit customs systems

Cabinet Office’s Border and Protocol Delivery Group provides further clarity on the readiness of the UK’s post-Brexit border IT systems
October 12, 2020 12 Oct'20
Making sense of zero-trust security

Implementing zero-trust security is not an easy feat, but enterprises can still get it right if they approach it from a process perspective and get a handle on their infrastructure footprint
October 09, 2020 09 Oct'20
Nokia, Ericsson score 5G tech wins with Orange, Proximus

Centre of politics becomes centre of 5G activity as incumbent telcos tap Nordic comms giants to build out next-generation infrastructures
October 09, 2020 09 Oct'20
Dryad Networks gains funding for large-scale wildfire detection IoT network

Forest management startup gains seed fund to develop internet of things technology for what it says is the dawn of the digital forest
October 09, 2020 09 Oct'20
Facebook critics’ webpage removed over false phishing allegations

Real Facebook Oversight Board alleges Facebook is trying to censor it for speaking out against the social media company’s behaviour
October 09, 2020 09 Oct'20
TCS results signal enterprise readiness to spend on IT after Covid-19 pause

TCS’s financial results signal that enterprises are ready to invest in IT to help them recover from the coronavirus-related business slowdown
October 09, 2020 09 Oct'20
Inside VMware’s Kubernetes playbook

Kubernetes co-creator Joe Beda talks up the evolution of the container orchestration platform and efforts by VMware to help enterprises get the most out of the technology
October 09, 2020 09 Oct'20
Major tech companies respond to lawsuit over mining deaths

Multinational technology companies accused of knowingly benefiting from human rights abuses in the Democratic Republic of Congo have responded to a lawsuit seeking to hold them accountable for the deaths of Congolese children in their cobalt supply ...
October 09, 2020 09 Oct'20
Magecart strikes website of school payments service Wisepay

Magecart credit card skimmer harvested financial data of users of Wisepay’s platform over a two-day period
October 09, 2020 09 Oct'20
CMA asks for right to probe O2/Virgin merger

Competition and Markets Authority requests right to probe potentially game-changing joint venture that could transform UK’s wired and wireless communications provision
October 09, 2020 09 Oct'20
Cisco, Qwilt and Digital Alpha launch open caching CDN for service providers

Consortium of tech providers introduce new model for media delivery using open caching architecture, claiming ‘unprecedented’ levels of quality with open, global APIs
October 09, 2020 09 Oct'20
Datacentre sustainability tipped to become competitive differentiator for colo community by 2023

Schneider Electric marks 2020 Innovation Summit with release of joint report with 451 Research into global datacentre market’s attitudes towards sustainability
October 08, 2020 08 Oct'20
IBM preps for 2021 business split as enterprise hybrid cloud push gathers pace

IBM is set to split in two to form two publicly traded entities, with one focusing on the delivery of hybrid cloud services to enterprises, and the other specialising in the delivery of managed infrastructure services
October 08, 2020 08 Oct'20
Quarter of remote workers fail to engage with tech teams

Research reveals a burgeoning IT-employee divide among the growing ranks of remote workers, but the root causes have yet to be examined fully
October 08, 2020 08 Oct'20
NCSC relaunches SME security guide with home working focus

The NCSC is issuing an updated version of its guide to security for SMEs, reflecting the long-lasting changes to the world of work seen in 2020
October 08, 2020 08 Oct'20
5G to fore as Vodafone, Immense join Midlands Future Mobility

UK telco and simulation platform provider join project to accelerate the development of cutting-edge transport technologies
October 08, 2020 08 Oct'20
Emotet rated September’s ‘most popular’ malware

The current resurgence of Emotet is attracting attention as governments issue new warnings and cyber criminals rush to exploit the chaotic US election
October 08, 2020 08 Oct'20
Care Quality Commission enquiries into IT scandal CEO continue

NHS regulator continues enquiries about the appointment of former Post Office CEO at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust as more damning details emerge
October 08, 2020 08 Oct'20
Coronavirus face mask spammer fined by ICO

The director of software company Studios MG spammed members of the public at the height of the pandemic as one of its directors tried to shift a job lot of face masks
October 08, 2020 08 Oct'20
Edinburgh sets out plans to become a smart city

Three-year digital plan includes empowering people to become ‘smart citizens’, introducing sensor technology, 5G and smart public transport, and moving most of the council’s systems to the cloud
October 08, 2020 08 Oct'20
Tesco hires 16,000 staff to cope with Covid-19 shopping habits

After an increase in online sales as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, supermarket Tesco made 16,000 temporary staff permanent to cope with the shift in customer behaviour
October 08, 2020 08 Oct'20
CDO interview: Pets at Home uses data analytics to further petcare ‘ecosystem’

Robert Kent, chief data officer for Pets at Home, describes how he has built a data analytics team and technology stack to enhance the petcare company’s understanding of its customers
October 08, 2020 08 Oct'20
Crown Prosecution Service suffers 1,600 data breaches in 12 months

CPS sees a spike in data security incidents, many of them serious enough to be reported to the Information Commissioner’s Office
October 08, 2020 08 Oct'20
Threat of GDPR fines increasingly driving security buying decisions

Scaring the people who hold the purse strings may be the best option for CISOs who need a little extra budget
October 08, 2020 08 Oct'20
Singtel rolls out 5G trial network for enterprises

Singtel is providing enterprises with early access to its 5G standalone network at its testing facility to test and develop new 5G applications
October 08, 2020 08 Oct'20
Accenture acquires NZ firm to bolster SAP practice

Accenture’s acquisition of Zag comes amid growing demand for expertise in S/4 Hana migrations in Australia and New Zealand
October 07, 2020 07 Oct'20
5G regulation failures are a threat to UK’s national security

Defence Committee report on the security of 5G brands existing regulations outdated and unsatisfactory