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November 13, 2019
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Enterprises begin mandating open APIs as part of RFPs
Back-office implementations see increased demand for native support for TM Forum’s Open APIs, boosting interoperability and helping service providers improve agility and reduce IT integration and maintenance costs
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November 13, 2019
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Attack on Labour shows need for DDoS defence but should alarm few
After being hit by two DDoS attacks in the space of 24 hours, many commentators are convinced the UK’s Labour Party is the victim of foreign interference in the General Election campaign. It probably isn’t
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November 13, 2019
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Business must engage with consumers to boost AI
Artificial intelligence is set to become a core part of business, but to get the most from it, enterprises need to engage with consumers to focus personalisation
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November 13, 2019
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Bet365 backs DevOps to improve site reliability
The online betting site is setting up a DevOps team to improve website reliability and ensure applications are deployed quickly
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November 13, 2019
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Singapore sets national AI strategy with focus on skills and ethics
Singapore is kicking off its national AI strategy with five key projects spanning logistics, healthcare, smart estates, education and border security
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November 13, 2019
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Cyber risk insurance is more than just insurance
Insurance companies such as Chubb are offering incident response services and security tools to help companies improve their cyber security posture and better cope with cyber attacks
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November 12, 2019
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Nordic SMEs lack the money needed for cyber security
Businesses and governments in Denmark and Norway are working together to address a cyber security shortfall for SMEs in each country
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November 12, 2019
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CIO interview: James Freed, CIO, Health Education England
As well as the usual IT leadership tasks, the healthcare IT chief is also responsible for helping to develop digital skills and awareness for staff across the health and care sectors in England
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November 12, 2019
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PCI DSS payment security compliance drops again
Worldwide, barely one-third of companies are maintaining full compliance with the PCI DSS security standard – and the numbers are falling
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November 12, 2019
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Police Scotland furthers Pronto digital beat in Glasgow
Officers will be able to fill in reports directly on their mobile devices for incidents such as crimes, road collisions and traffic tickets
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November 12, 2019
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Mist gets into gear with first self-driving network for the enterprise
Mist Systems has launched what it claims as the world’s first AI-driven self-driving network for the enterprise, allowing business users to streamline IT operations, simplify troubleshooting across wired/wireless domains and deliver optimised ...
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November 12, 2019
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NHS still holds citizen trust on data use
But the public trust banks more than local or central government bodies when it comes to handling personal information, a new study has found
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November 12, 2019
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Subs spike sees growth return to Vodafone UK
Vodafone UK is claiming its best-ever quarter for new customers, with more than 500,000 additions in the three months ending 30 September
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November 12, 2019
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‘Robust’ security foils cyber attack on Labour Party
Labour claims to have been the victim of a cyber attack, but says it is confident no data leaked
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November 12, 2019
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Shared responsibility model key to solving 5G security problem
Both buyers and sellers need to cooperate to solve the thorny issues around 5G security
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November 12, 2019
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IBM drums up quantum computing future
IBM’s head honcho, Ginni Rometty, welcomes Australia’s Woodside Energy to the quantum computing fold through a partnership to harness the technology to shore up cyber security and plant operations
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November 12, 2019
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German telcos team to combat mobile dead spots
Deutsche Telekom, Telefónica Deutschland and Vodafone have entered into a co-operation for mobile network expansion to extend coverage throughout Germany
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November 11, 2019
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Australia’s productivity woes pinned on poor employee experience
Research by Ricoh suggests that the lukewarm view of employee experience among IT leaders is part of the reason for Australia’s declining productivity
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November 11, 2019
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How SAP is supporting ASEAN’s digital economy
A regional SAP executive outlines what it takes for Southeast Asia’s workforce to tap the opportunities offered by the region’s booming digital economy
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November 11, 2019
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Vodafone inks network deal with Openreach to expand FTTP in UK
First phase of network expansion aims to give users download speeds of up to 900Mbps in 15 UK towns and cities
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November 11, 2019
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Major report on TSB IT disaster expected soon
A damning report into the 2018 IT disaster at TSB is expected to heavily criticise executives when it is published in November
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November 11, 2019
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G-Cloud 10 fails to generate business for suppliers, study says
Research firm Tussell’s study into G-Cloud reveals majority of suppliers listed in its report did not earn any revenue in 2018 through the public sector framework
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November 11, 2019
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Swisscom takes step towards nationwide 5G coverage
Telco deploys spectrum-sharing technology to help realise its goal of reaching 90% 5G coverage of Switzerland by end of this year
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November 11, 2019
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Zain taps Ericsson for 5G network
Zain commissions Ericsson for 5G technology to meet growing data traffic demands and deliver high-quality mobile broadband and fixed wireless experiences, encompassing new business in the automotive, health and energy sectors
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November 11, 2019
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Goldman Sachs probed over alleged Apple Card gender discrimination
US financial services regulator is investigating allegations that Goldman Sachs’ credit decisions for its Apple Card offering show gender bias
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November 11, 2019
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WISE calls out tech industry for slow approach to equality
At the 2019 WISE awards, chair of the campaign Trudy Norris-Grey called upon the audience to help find ways to speed up the move to equality in the tech sector
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November 11, 2019
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A buyer’s guide to hybrid cloud management tools
As more Asia-Pacific enterprises gear up for the hybrid cloud, a slew of tools has emerged to help organisations manage the lifecycle of cloud applications in a heterogeneous IT environment
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November 08, 2019
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Security pros urged to get ahead of incoming BlueKeep exploits
The BlueKeep RDP vulnerability is beginning to be exploited in the wild, and security teams have no excuse for not trying to get in front of it, says Microsoft
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November 08, 2019
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Morrisons in new appeal over data breach fine
The Supreme Court has heard an appeal from retailer Morrisons as it attempts to overturn prior judgments holding it liable for a 2014 leak of employee data
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November 08, 2019
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HMCTS researches the future of open justice
A new report by Policy Lab into the threats and opportunities of technology is aimed to support new approaches to policy-making
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November 08, 2019
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5G to be first mobile generation to have bigger impact on enterprises than consumers
GSMA Intelligence report says 5G could see private enterprise networks explode and become a competition battleground between telcos and cloud companies within five years
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November 08, 2019
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Qualcomm eyes up slice of $13.2tn 5G sales enablement market
At the end of its financial year, mobile chip giant Qualcomm sets its sights firmly on profiting from a 5G economy which it believes will generate more than $10tn in sales enablement by 2035
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November 08, 2019
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GoCardless and TransferWise create global network for direct debits
Fintechs’ network will make it easier for small companies to expand their customer bases internationally
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November 08, 2019
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Cisco promises CIO digital transformation gains with new collaboration suite
Suite deploys artificial intelligence to create a personalised meetings experience
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November 08, 2019
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Are you paying too much for application management services?
Man-hours metrics may not give the best value for money. Rimini Street hopes to pivot the conversation towards incident reduction
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November 08, 2019
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Singapore makes mark on AI with Apache Singa
The Apache Singa distributed deep learning platform has been conferred top-level project status and is already being used by hospitals to model the progression of diseases
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November 07, 2019
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Orange begins 5G services with roll-out in Romania
Orange Group joins the 5G service provider roster, with offer in Romania said to be capable of delivering internet download speeds of up to 1.2Gbps and average download speeds of 600Mbps
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November 07, 2019
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Zopa opens testing for its banking products to customers
Zopa's move into the banking sector is gathering pace as customers test out its savings product
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November 07, 2019
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Amazon Ring video doorbell flaw left users open to attack
A vulnerability in Amazon’s Ring video doorbells left the internet-of-things devices open to a variety of attacks
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November 07, 2019
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Executive interview: Towards the internet and beyond
Fifty years ago, a computer at UCLA communicated with another at SRI International, laying the first stepping stone towards the global internet
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November 07, 2019
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Co-operative Bank extends mortgage service deal with Capita
Co-operative bank has extended a contract to outsource its mortgage platform in a deal with Capita
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November 07, 2019
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Community Fibre lights up south London gigabit broadband
Fibre-to-the-home provider Community Fibre has teamed with cloud and IT services provider Glemnet to bring unprecedented gigabit speed broadband to customers in south London
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November 07, 2019
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Saudis recruited Twitter employees to spy on critics
Court documents reveal how the Saudi Arabian government targeted Twitter employees as part of a coordinated effort to gather information on known dissidents
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November 07, 2019
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Telcos take to commercial blockchain to seize new revenue streams
GlobalData report finds blockchain usage among telcos increasing, with use cases such as roaming fraud management, wholesale fees settlement, mobile money payments and IoT management
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November 07, 2019
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HP Inc receives a $30bn takeover bid from rival Xerox
It may be a third of the size, but Xerox has put in a bid for rival HP Inc, four years after HP Inc's separation from HP
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November 07, 2019
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O2 5G gears up to power driverless cars in London
UK telco reveals 5G network support for trials of driverless vehicles and smart transport systems on the streets of London
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November 07, 2019
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Nokia and Microsoft announce tech partnership
IT behemoth Microsoft and comms technology provider Nokia forge first joint solutions, to enable communications service providers and enterprises to accelerate digital transformation
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November 07, 2019
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Abu Dhabi AI university is key to UAE’s future as the oil dries up
Abu Dhabi’s fledgling artificial intelligence university is part of a highly ambitious 30-year plan to transform the UAE’s economy and culture
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November 06, 2019
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Machine learning will have bigger impact than cloud
Workday’s vice-chairman explains how machine learning can help employees become more effective, and hints at the company’s moves beyond finance and HR software
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November 06, 2019
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Gigabit broadband to transform working lives across Europe
Report from economist Oxera predicts that many social and economic benefits will result from the widespread roll-out of gigabit broadband, as increased connectivity changes the way people interact with each other