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News Archive
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September 07, 2020
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Sep'20
Adtran eyes IoT scale opportunities and enhances gigabit switch portfolio
As part of a sweep of moves to help service providers grow IoT applications, services and revenue, business connectivity solutions provider announces new gateways and brings carrier-class feature set to gigabit switch portfolio.
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September 07, 2020
07
Sep'20
Artificial intelligence keeps HSBC ATMs stocked with cash
HSBC is using artificial intelligence technology developed in-house to help it make sure ATMs are appropriately stocked with cash
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September 07, 2020
07
Sep'20
AWS hits out as US Department of Defense reaffirms JEDI contract award to Microsoft
The US Department of Defense claims its re-evaluation of the controversial JEDI contract award confirms it was right to award the deal to Microsoft, but Amazon Web Services continues to disagree
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September 07, 2020
07
Sep'20
Dutch bank set to save €5m via Veeam backup upgrade
Rabobank ditched legacy backup where patching took months and restores took hours. Those times are now cut down massively and the bank has a readily available test environment
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September 07, 2020
07
Sep'20
AI Summit 2020: Regulating AI for the common good
Speakers and panellists at the virtual AI Summit 2020 spoke about the tensions between cooperation and competition in the development of artificial intelligence
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September 07, 2020
07
Sep'20
Government awards £32m funding for ‘pioneering’ health tech projects
Science minister Amanda Solloway will announce £32m in funding for six healthcare technology research projects, including artificial robotic muscular assistance and quantum imaging for monitoring
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September 07, 2020
07
Sep'20
Kudelski IoT Labs authorised as Alexa Voice Services test facility
Internet of things division of cyber security firm brings device testing and certification expertise to implementers of Amazon Voice Services in speakers, headphones, vehicles and other connected devices
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September 06, 2020
06
Sep'20
Why predictive threat intelligence is key
Threat intelligence startup Cyfirma is using virtual agents to gather intelligence on potential cyber attacks that are being coordinated in underground forums before they occur
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September 04, 2020
04
Sep'20
UK funds coronavirus research for vulnerable global communities
The £7.2m fund will support UK university research into supporting refugees and children affected by the global health crisis
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September 04, 2020
04
Sep'20
HotelBeds uses API management platform to reduce cost
HotelBeds has switched from its legacy suppler to a licensed service in an effort to reduce API management costs after traffic doubles
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September 04, 2020
04
Sep'20
Three expands full-fibre connectivity partnership with CityFibre
The UK’s third national digital infrastructure platform provider teams up with telco on backhaul project
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September 04, 2020
04
Sep'20
Covid-19 has strained London tech firms but they have central role in recovery
London tech startups are feeling the effects of the economic slowdown brought on by Covid-19, but there is a huge opportunity for those with the right focus
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September 04, 2020
04
Sep'20
Government should learn lessons from Brexit, says NAO
National Audit Office report finds government did not plan adequately for Brexit and needs to be better prepared to deal with uncertainty and improve communication, engagement and planning
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September 04, 2020
04
Sep'20
Virtual London Tech Week is a sign of the future
London Tech week's virtual event is another sign of how the Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated digital transformation
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September 04, 2020
04
Sep'20
Scottish government to spend £4m on creating five tech hubs
Following a review of the tech sector, the Scottish government is creating five technology hubs to support startups in the country, aiming to support 300 startups by 2025
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September 04, 2020
04
Sep'20
Two-fifths of UK small businesses claim productivity increases since lockdown
As UK government mulls programme to encourage big return to the office, survey finds that commuting time has been swapped for work time as homeworkers notch up almost a month in overtime
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September 04, 2020
04
Sep'20
Major border disruption on the horizon as Brexit IT portfolio becomes ‘unmanageable’
The proliferation of new platforms and work behind schedule is among the list of concerns cited in a leaked memo
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September 04, 2020
04
Sep'20
Lockdown sees increase in girls applying for GCHQ cyber courses
The shift to online learning saw an increase in participants for its CyberFirst cyber security training programme, GCHQ found
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September 04, 2020
04
Sep'20
Nokia powers the grid in China for the world’s biggest utility company
Nordic comms tech giant’s WaveFabric supports power grid expansion with resilient, scalable optical network
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September 03, 2020
03
Sep'20
Phishing scam targets Lloyds Bank customers
Bank customers warned of emails and SMS messages that direct them to a fraudulent site and then request account log-in details
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September 03, 2020
03
Sep'20
Enterprise WLAN market takes a tumble
Quarantines and lockdowns due to pandemic are presenting a headwind for the enterprise WLAN market, with falls in first quarter persisting over the next three months of the year
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September 03, 2020
03
Sep'20
Fund helps Good Things Foundation give 4,000 people digital access
Charity Good Things Foundation has been given £500,000 by the National Lottery Fund to help 4,000 digitally excluded people gain technology skills
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September 03, 2020
03
Sep'20
Only 10% of tech talent have cyber skills to fill skills gap
The UK has a growing need for cyber skills as a result of the pandemic, but few IT professionals have the skills firms actually need
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September 03, 2020
03
Sep'20
Amazon to recruit 7,000 permanent workers in UK during 2020 hiring spree
The online retail giant’s UK workforce looks set to expand to 40,000 employees by the end of 2020, as its network of fulfilment centres continues to grow
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September 03, 2020
03
Sep'20
Insurers accept they were slow to adopt digital
Insurance companies know they must prioritise digital investment and are planning in-house development to help make up lost ground
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September 03, 2020
03
Sep'20
Western Europe dominates global broadband speed
Annual assessment of global broadband speeds calculates that the gap is widening between the leaders and the laggards, with the countries focusing on pure fibre achieving the most success
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September 03, 2020
03
Sep'20
M&S and Ocado enter first week of online delivery partnership
Customers can now order M&S food through online supermarket Ocado’s website as part of an ongoing partnership between the two retailers
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September 03, 2020
03
Sep'20
One actor behind Magecart skimmer kit
RiskIQ has identified that variations in software tools used for Magecart ecommerce site attacks are based on kits from the same group
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September 03, 2020
03
Sep'20
UK tech firms urged to seek out international opportunities
Tech Nation study finds UK businesses are in a strong position to take advantage of global tech growth
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September 03, 2020
03
Sep'20
UK government claims major leap in rural 5G roll-out plans
Boost for rural phone coverage in programme clearing 700MHz spectrum of radio waves for 5G, with spectrum to be auctioned off in bid to deliver nearly 20% more capacity for mobile services
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September 03, 2020
03
Sep'20
UK businesses hardest hit financially by fallout from cyber attacks, research shows
Latest edition of Hiscox’s annual cyber readiness report suggests UK businesses are among those worst affected by the financial fallout from cyber attacks
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September 03, 2020
03
Sep'20
HMRC appoints Daljit Rehal as CDIO
Former digital and data chief at Centrica, Daljit Rehal, takes the helm at HMRC as chief digital and information officer
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September 03, 2020
03
Sep'20
New normal of remote working compounds enterprise security challenges
Sudden changes in priorities, poor network visibility and lack of time cited by Juniper Networks as key issues for security professionals struggling to cope with new norms
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September 03, 2020
03
Sep'20
How Certis is digitising security operations
Certis has developed more than 50 applications in a year to help employees do their jobs better and has set up an AI centre to tap the potential of robotics and video analytics in security
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September 02, 2020
02
Sep'20
Nimbus Data launches 64TB of QLC flash in one drive for £8,000
Flash pioneer aims QLC-equipped ExaDrive NL at AI/ML, analytics, media streaming and archiving use cases. Nimbus eschews NVMe for well-established SAS and SATA connectivity
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September 02, 2020
02
Sep'20
Guernsey to revamp digital local service delivery following double datacentre build-out
The State of Guernsey’s ongoing push to revamp how it delivers digital services to its citizens continues apace with the completion of two new datacentres on the island
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September 02, 2020
02
Sep'20
Asos launches TikTok brand campaign
Fashion brand Asos has launched a campaign on TikTok to bring awareness of its products to a wider audience
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September 02, 2020
02
Sep'20
Northumbria University suffers major disruption after cyber attack
Some exams cancelled as university appoints external specialists to investigate incident
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September 02, 2020
02
Sep'20
Mobile workers to form 60% of total US workforce by 2024
IDC offers more evidence of how Covid-19 has changed the face of work in the US, with CIO investment in mobile-based management and security systems to take precedence in 2020 and beyond
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September 02, 2020
02
Sep'20
UK to build commercially available quantum computer
The UK government is backing a quantum computing project that will provide businesses with access to the technology
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September 02, 2020
02
Sep'20
Weta Digital goes all-in on AWS
New Zealand visual effects studio plans to migrate most of its infrastructure to Amazon Web Services and tap machine learning and analytics to deliver projects more quickly
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September 02, 2020
02
Sep'20
Businesses go all in on wireless WAN for post-pandemic recovery
Report reveals extent of wireless WAN use, demand for 5G and how wireless connectivity will play a big part in businesses’ efforts to recover from the economic damage of Covid-19
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September 02, 2020
02
Sep'20
Ethical and professional data science needed to avoid further algorithm controversies
BCS is calling for higher ethical and professional standards in algorithmic development to ensure public trust in future government information systems
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September 02, 2020
02
Sep'20
App integration means emergency services can identify caller location in three words
Capita integrates What3words app into its emergency services control centre platform to help respondents identify the exact location of people who need help
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September 01, 2020
01
Sep'20
Zoom continues boom in second quarter
Lockdown breakout video conferencing provider continues hot streak through second quarter of 2020, racking up record revenues of over half a billion dollars
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September 01, 2020
01
Sep'20
UBS streamlines software product development with GitLab
The bank hopes to double the speed of software development, testing and deployment to support applications for clients
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September 01, 2020
01
Sep'20
Pure aims at unified file and object and launches new QLC storage
Flash storage maker says unified storage in file and object is what is needed for contemporary analytics and AI workloads, while it launches a new all-QLC version of FlashArray//C
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September 01, 2020
01
Sep'20
UK government unveils next steps in digital identity plans
Long-awaited response to July 2019 consultation highlights private sector demands for digital identity support from government
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September 01, 2020
01
Sep'20
Norway’s corporates want government to support ‘herd immunity’ to cyber attack
Leading business organisations in Norway call on government to play a more active role in improving and coordinating the country’s cyber defences
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September 01, 2020
01
Sep'20
Here East CEO advises startups to generate own revenue streams
In a time of deep uncertainty, startups with their own streams of revenue independent of investors and large corporates will have more options and be in a much stronger negotiating position