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October 28, 2019
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Unit4 CEO Mike Ettling: enterprise customers won’t pay extra for AI
Mike Ettling, chief executive, Unit4, spoke to Computer Weekly at the Unleash HR conference in Paris about ERP trends, and how he is positioning the firm he started running this year
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October 25, 2019
25
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London announces £10m cash injection for full-fibre connectivity
New fibre-optic cabling scheme will use Tube network and public buildings to create a fibre backbone across the capital
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October 25, 2019
25
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IT professionals question networks’ readiness to support digital strategies
Cisco’s Global Networking Trends report shows there’s a long way to go for today’s networks to meet the demands of the emerging digital era
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October 25, 2019
25
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UK government proposes £1.3bn scheme to improve rural mobile coverage
UK government sets out its plans for a £1.3bn scheme dubbed the Shared Rural Network which will aim to wipe not-spots from the map
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October 25, 2019
25
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Defra sustainable ICT paper highlights datacentre water crisis
A new paper on sustainable ICT published by Defra in conjunction with the IT industry has identified the areas of e-waste that need urgent attention
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October 25, 2019
25
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How the DWP lifted two decades of outsourcing to adopt a cloud-first model
For the past four-and-a-half years, the Department for Work and Pensions has been evolving into a cloud-first organisation. We find out how it has been getting on
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October 25, 2019
25
Oct'19
StreetWise gets into gear with London driverless car trials
The StreetWise consortium, led by technology startup FiveAI in partnership with insurance firm Direct Line Group and the Transport Research Laboratory, announces testing of autonomous vehicles in South London in October and November 2019
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October 25, 2019
25
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Government provides boost to artificial intelligence skills
PhDs and researchers will be sponsored as part of a programme aimed at creating and retaining experts in artificial intelligence technology
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October 25, 2019
25
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Cloud leaders invest in datacentres as public clouds expand
Microsoft and Amazon have posted strong results for Q3 2019. Both are investing heavily in cloud infrastructure to support cloud services
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October 25, 2019
25
Oct'19
UKtech50 2019: Vote for the most influential person in UK technology
Our judges have picked a shortlist, now we invite readers to tell us who should be chosen as the most influential person in the UK tech scene for 2019 by submitting your vote now
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October 25, 2019
25
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NHSX seeks chief technology officer
The principal technology adviser to the organisation's CEO, Matthew Gould, should be interviewed by early December
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October 25, 2019
25
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College plans tech school at Bletchley Park
Planning application aims to turn a selection of the listed buildings that housed Britain’s codebreakers in the Second World War into a facility for up to 1,000 students
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October 25, 2019
25
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Refinitiv appoints first female CTO after IT leadership shake-up
Alex Cesar steps up to be chief technology officer at financial service data provider Refinitiv, after previous CTO Phil Wellard took over as global CIO in September
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October 24, 2019
24
Oct'19
Know Fraud database became backlog dump
Reports to Action Fraud handled by City of London Police’s National Fraud Intelligence Bureau were quarantined as security risk, finds HM’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services
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October 24, 2019
24
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British Gas powers customer experience with third-party Salesforce app
Its parent company, Centrica, uses Salesforce to support Hive – now British Gas is using a third-party Salesforce app to improve customer experience
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October 24, 2019
24
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Global broadband market sees fibre push
Trend towards fibre and dropping copper for broadband links continues in second quarter, but at a slower rate
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October 24, 2019
24
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Splunk.conf 2019: Mentorship, advocacy and confidence for women in tech
At Splunk.conf 2019 in Vegas, senior women in technology from firms such as Splunk, Boeing, and Sandia National Laboratories gave advice for navigating a male-dominated industry
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October 24, 2019
24
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Verizon to give 5G, Fios customers a year’s worth of free Disney content
US comms giant will offer all new and existing 4G LTE and 5G unlimited wireless customers access to the forthcoming Disney+ direct-to-consumer service
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October 24, 2019
24
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How Singtel and Dell are approaching digital transformation
Singtel employees are learning to create their own robotic process automation-powered bots while Dell has speeded up application development from months to weeks
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October 24, 2019
24
Oct'19
Total saves £95,000 a year with Nutanix hyper-converged
Gas and electricity supplier struggled with ageing traditional infrastructure, but moved to hyper-converged for projects that include containers and DevOps deployments
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October 24, 2019
24
Oct'19
Endpoint security is a procurement issue, says HP, IDC study
Report warns that buyers are falling at the first hurdle on security by not including it in their endpoint RFPs and tenders
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October 24, 2019
24
Oct'19
£4,000 bug bounty could have saved BA from record ICO fine
British Airways and others could have saved themselves millions of pounds’ worth of fines by having ethical hackers check their systems for simple vulnerabilities
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October 23, 2019
23
Oct'19
Kinetica opens Melbourne office, bullish on data analytics
Analytics startup is bullish about the Australian market as more organisations leverage GPU-based platforms to support real-time analytics
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October 23, 2019
23
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Ministry of Defence to access IT skills via £1.5bn framework
The new procurement vehicle is part of the department's plan to improve how it engages with the tech industry
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October 23, 2019
23
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Nordic industrial giants continue to choose Indian suppliers for digital transformation
HCL signs new deals with Volvo Cars and Equinor as India-based IT services suppliers continue to grow in the Nordic region
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October 23, 2019
23
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CIOs should think about what it means when employees augment themselves
The bods at Gartner may have watched a bit too much Hollywood sci-fi: will people really augment themselves with tech to do their jobs better?
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October 23, 2019
23
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Take responsibility for cyber security basics, urges NCSC CEO
At the launch of its third annual review, NCSC head Ciaran Martin appealed for individuals and businesses to address the fundamentals of cyber security hygiene to help lighten the load
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October 23, 2019
23
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Interview: Abdul Nasser Al Mughairbi, head of digital, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company
Abdul Nasser Al Mughairbi is leading digital developments at Abu Dhabi's state-owned oil giant
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October 22, 2019
22
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Australia, Singapore emerge tops in data readiness index
Organisations in Australia and Singapore are among the most advanced in the Asia-Pacific region in harnessing data to achieve key business outcomes
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October 22, 2019
22
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IoT connectivity management platforms flourish
Berg Insight research reveals huge potential growth in devices managed on commercial internet of things connectivity management platforms, predicting a rise from 770 million in 2018 to 3.15 billion by 2023
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October 22, 2019
22
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Banks move to contain impact of Samsung biometric flaw
NatWest and Nationwide have moved to lock down their mobile banking apps after Samsung warned of a biometric security flaw on its Galaxy and Note S10 devices
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October 22, 2019
22
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Abu Dhabi National Oil Company uses blockchain for inter-group network
The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company is using blockchain internally, with plans to expand it beyond the group boundaries
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October 22, 2019
22
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Government to provide local data to proptechs
Minister announces creation of a national index of brownfield site data and other initiatives to allow startups and property development companies to use public data to generate business
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October 22, 2019
22
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Brexit: Withdrawal agreement lists EU IT data link beyond transition
Document lists system-to-system IT and network connectivity that will be required after the UK leaves the European Union
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October 22, 2019
22
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Porsche selects HPE for five-year software-defined datacentre strategy
The IT business inside Porsche is deploying HPE servers and infrastructure on-demand as part of a hybrid environment
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October 22, 2019
22
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Executive interview: How Moleskine digitises ideas
Handwritten notes jotted down on paper are not often shared, but capturing these digitally can encourage a creative approach to collaboration
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October 22, 2019
22
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NordVPN blames datacentre provider for server breach
VPN provider insists no user data was compromised in a March 2018 server breach, and says its datacentre provider failed to inform it of the issue
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October 22, 2019
22
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Malware volumes decline, but risks are higher
More insidious and targeted strains of malware are going after high-quality targets, rather than a large volume of targets
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October 22, 2019
22
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Nordic governments open to Huawei’s ‘no spy’ offer
Chinese tech giant seeks to reassure Nordic governments over security concerns in 5G contracts
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October 22, 2019
22
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Attacker hit VPN firm Avast through its VPN
Avast has published details of how attackers attempted to gain access to its network over a five month period
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October 22, 2019
22
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Assessing the aftermath of Apple’s abortive effort to build its Irish datacentre
The site Apple had earmarked as a prime location for one of its first non-US datacentres is up for sale, but what will become of the site and the community that supported the tech giant through its four-year battle to get the server farm built?
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October 22, 2019
22
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Over-30s tend to do better at cyber security than younger colleagues
Attitudes to workplace cyber security differ by age group, but not in the way one might imagine, according to a new study by NTT Security
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October 22, 2019
22
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APAC spending on AI systems to hit $6.2bn in 2019
Led by China and organisations in the banking industry, APAC spending on artificial intelligence is set to grow by almost 64% this year, according to IDC
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October 21, 2019
21
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Equifax lawsuit offers more evidence against passwords
Equifax’s internal security policies were a mess and directly led to one of the largest recorded data breaches in history, according to a lawsuit, demonstrating fundamental insecurities inherent in the use of passwords
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October 21, 2019
21
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European companies hold back outsourcing amid recession fears
Total outsourcing in Europe plummeted in the third quarter this year, compared with the previous three months
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October 21, 2019
21
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Asset sharing essential to making 5G RAN affordable
Rethink Technology finds that upfront cost containment has been the number one priority for cellular operators in the first stage of 5G deployment, and that three main tactics have been used to achieve this ambition
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October 21, 2019
21
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Alleged state hackers adapting to cover their tracks, says NCSC
A group called Turla with suspected links to the Russian government stole Iranian tools and infrastructure to obscure the origins of attacks on multiple other countries, according to new evidence
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October 21, 2019
21
Oct'19
Edge computing, 5G spur mobile mixed reality market
Research identifies 5G networks and edge computing as two key emerging technologies that will accelerate the development of mixed reality from 2020
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October 21, 2019
21
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Qualcomm teams with Radisys to hasten 5G deployment process
Chip maker Qualcomm inks 5G technology partnership with telecoms software provider Radisys for faster time to market and faster time to revenue
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October 21, 2019
21
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NHS Digital announces suppliers for GP IT Futures framework
The NHS’s previous IT supplier framework for GPs – composed of just four suppliers – will be replaced by a pool of nearly 70 IT companies