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• March 28, 2019 28 Mar'19

  Businesses losing out on early payment discounts due to outdated software

  Chief financial officers need to upgrade their accounting software to benefit from discounts available for paying suppliers early

• March 28, 2019 28 Mar'19

  Singapore’s UOB signs up for VMware Cloud on AWS

  United Overseas Bank has become the first in Southeast Asia to use VMware Cloud on AWS in its move to the hybrid cloud

• March 28, 2019 28 Mar'19

  Norway datacentre strategy producing dividend

  Norway's strategy to become a favourable location for Nordic datacentres is gathering steam

• March 28, 2019 28 Mar'19

  How Sainsbury’s is developing a wider understanding of data science

  Data is of increasing importance to retailers when it comes to dealing with needy customers. Sainsbury’s supermarket is developing its data talent to optimise its opportunities

• March 28, 2019 28 Mar'19

  Swedish companies increasingly using private networks to communicate with ecosystem

  Swedish IT leaders are increasingly turning to private networks to communicate with other businesses in their ecosystem

• March 28, 2019 28 Mar'19

  Scottish government advances payments programme

  Platform is intended to support outbound and inbound payments and could integrate Gov.UK Pay in Scotland

• March 27, 2019 27 Mar'19

  UK IoT research centre to tackle cyber risk

  A government-backed national IoT research centre has been launched as part of UK efforts to become a world leader in tackling cyber threats  

• March 27, 2019 27 Mar'19

  Oslo car-free plan builds on micro-mobility trend

  Norway’s capital steers away from reliance on cars as political agenda is aided by technological innovation to realise social goals

• March 27, 2019 27 Mar'19

  Insurance company Tokio Marine HCC overhauls legacy systems

  Tokio Marine HCC has partnered with Incessant Technologies to implement business process automation software, which is helping the company to mitigate the risks associated with its disparate legacy systems

• March 27, 2019 27 Mar'19

  Cyber attacks targeting industrial control systems on the rise

  Malicious cyber activity increased to almost half of the industrial infrastructure protected by Kaspersky Lab in 2018, but the UK is among the most secure countries, the security firm reports

• March 27, 2019 27 Mar'19

  Hyperscale demand for colocation offsets softening take-up from enterprises, research shows

  Latest quarterly tracker data from Synergy Research Group highlights the positive impact the hyperscalers are having on the global colocation market, at a time when enterprise demand for their services appears to be softening

• March 27, 2019 27 Mar'19

  Government expects NHS IT overhaul will unleash innovation

  Common technical standards, modular contracts and a fintech-style regulatory model will underpin the new approach to technology in the health service in England

• March 27, 2019 27 Mar'19

  Volkswagen broadens public cloud commitment by partnering with AWS

  Automotive manufacturing giant Volkswagen Group is continuing to build out its cloud strategy by setting out plans to work with Amazon Web Services to revamp its manufacturing processes

• March 27, 2019 27 Mar'19

  Mind the overlap between GDPR and ePD, warns privacy lawyer

  Organisations need to be aware of the overlaps between European data protection and privacy rules, and which takes precedence, a privacy lawyer warns

• March 27, 2019 27 Mar'19

  Amadeus deploys cloud-native shopping application on Google cloud

  Amadeus has moved off mainframes and is redeveloping its software to be cloud native. Its Master Pricer is the first of its core application to be deployed on Google

• March 27, 2019 27 Mar'19

  Norsk Hydro cyber attack cost estimates up to $41m

  Initial estimates have put the financial impact of last week’s ransomware attack on the Norwegian aluminium producer of up to nearly $41m, raising questions about cyber insurance coverage

• March 27, 2019 27 Mar'19

  Salesforce opens AI research outfit in Singapore

  Cloud-based software giant Salesforce will train up to 100 postgraduate students over three years in artificial intelligence technology

• March 26, 2019 26 Mar'19

  Web inventor wants a web built on solid data principles

  Tim Berners-Lee has urged app developers to be courteous to users’ data privacy, saying users should own their own data and apps need to interoperate

• March 26, 2019 26 Mar'19

  Police make 61 arrests in global crackdown on dark web

  Law enforcement agencies from the US, Canada and Europe, including the UK, have joined forces to target suppliers and buyers of illegal goods on dark web marketplaces and warn buyers of risks

• March 26, 2019 26 Mar'19

  IT complexity raises concerns of certificate-related outages

  Company executives are concerned that increased IT complexity will result in more security certificate-related outages, with nearly two-thirds of organisations affected in the past year

• March 26, 2019 26 Mar'19

  Police algorithms should be regulated, says think tank

  Better use and regulation of data-driven technologies should be the norm in UK policing, according to research

• March 26, 2019 26 Mar'19

  Europe passes controversial Copyright Directive

  The European Parliament has passed a new Copyright Directive, including a number of highly controversial articles

• March 26, 2019 26 Mar'19

  BT switches on quantum network link at Adastral Park

  BT has opened its quantum network link between its Adastral Park research base and the UK Quantum Network node at the University of Cambridge

• March 26, 2019 26 Mar'19

  Women more at risk of job automation

  Because of the types of jobs more likely to be held by women, the female workforce is more at risk of automation, according to stats

• March 26, 2019 26 Mar'19

  Asus releases fix for supply chain cyber attack

  Asus has released a fix for a supply chain attack and downplayed the impact on customers while promising to contact all those affected as incident highlights code signing vulnerabilities

• March 26, 2019 26 Mar'19

  Nominet urges SMEs to register .uk domains to thwart squatters

  The automatic right of .co.uk domain name holders to register the shorter .uk domains ends in June

• March 26, 2019 26 Mar'19

  Firms urged to gear up for new malware and tactics as threats proliferate

  The volume of malware attacks reached a record level in 2018, with UK and India bucking global trend of increased ransomware attacks, a study shows

• March 26, 2019 26 Mar'19

  Oracle makes cloud pitch at OpenWorld Asia

  Oracle made a strong call for cloud at its inaugural OpenWorld event in Asia on the back of robust growth in cloud revenues

• March 26, 2019 26 Mar'19

  Geopolitical issues affecting cyber security

  Geopolitical issues are affecting business decisions, according to the majority of cyber security professionals, a survey shows

• March 25, 2019 25 Mar'19

  Leading PC makers set to expand product range to target existing customers

  With little growth forecast, PC manufacturers are trying to tie in additional services with their hardware to lock in customers

• March 25, 2019 25 Mar'19

  Artificial intelligence making major inroads into Russian banking

  Russian banks are identifying use cases for artificial intelligence, but the gradual adoption of the technology will require access to a deeper skills pool if it is to accelerate

• March 25, 2019 25 Mar'19

  Security challenge is to move as fast as the business

  Adapting security to the pace at which the business is moving is one of the biggest challenges facing infosec professionals in the cloud era, says Palo Alto Networks

• March 25, 2019 25 Mar'19

  Lack of security skills exposing business to attack

  The cyber skills shortage is leaving businesses at increased risk of attack as organisations continue to struggle to fill security-related positions, a survey shows

• March 25, 2019 25 Mar'19

  Mike Lynch heads to High Court to defend against HP allegations

  The UK’s biggest fraud case commences, with the former CEO of Autonomy, Mike Lynch, attempting to clear his name

• March 25, 2019 25 Mar'19

  Full-fibre broadband startup toob gets £75m funding round

  Broadband startup toob has received a £75m funding injection to begin a full-fibre roll-out

• March 25, 2019 25 Mar'19

  Datacentre equipment manufacturers must make their firmware available

  Amendment to EcoDesign Directive aims to stimulate third-party maintenance market and encourage resale of second hand equipment

• March 25, 2019 25 Mar'19

  UK’s largest broadband suppliers failing on customer service

  Consumers say they’re unimpressed with BT, Sky, TalkTalk and Virgin Media, and fast-growing Vodafone has seen its customer satisfaction levels slump

• March 25, 2019 25 Mar'19

  Small businesses hit hardest by cyber crime costs

  Small businesses felt the biggest impact of the UK’s cyber crime bill in 2018, research shows

• March 25, 2019 25 Mar'19

  Suse renews focus on APAC as independent firm

  Open source software company Suse plans to keep up with its growing business momentum in Asia by adding more headcount in emerging markets and shoring up call centre operations

• March 22, 2019 22 Mar'19

  Digital Darwinism unkind to those who wait, says Palo Alto

  As business-driven digital transformation, including the move to cloud, continues apace, companies need to rethink their approach to how they deploy and consume security, or risk being left behind

• March 22, 2019 22 Mar'19

  All change: What can suppliers and IT buyers expect from G-Cloud 11?

  The government is set to start accepting applications for the next iteration of G-Cloud from 25 March, but will it be more of the same or radical change for suppliers and public sector IT buyers this time around?

• March 22, 2019 22 Mar'19

  Half of women in tech say diversity is not a company priority

  Women in technology have claimed diversity is still not a focus for their company in a majority of cases, according to research

• March 22, 2019 22 Mar'19

  How Centrica used GDPR and Pegasystems to reward loyal customers

  Thanks to the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation, the utility provider has been able to fine-tune a digitally enabled initiative that works across the business

• March 22, 2019 22 Mar'19

  UK government at odds over Huawei threat

  The chair of the Science and Technology Committee has criticised the government’s vague response to concerns about Huawei’s activities in the UK

• March 22, 2019 22 Mar'19

  New Metropolitan Police database raises concerns of Gangs Matrix repeat

  The Metropolitan Police Service has been secretly developing a new database, but similarities to the controversial Gangs Matrix have raised concerns among data protection and racial equality activists

• March 22, 2019 22 Mar'19

  Facebook security policy and practices unfit, say infosec pros

  Confidence in Facebook’s ability to keep users’ data safe has once again been shaken by revelations of poor password protection practices, prompting calls for a security review

• March 22, 2019 22 Mar'19

  Manchester City Council CIO steps down

  In a return to the private sector, Bob Brown joins healthcare technology firm EMIS as chief solutions officer

• March 22, 2019 22 Mar'19

  Tech sector steams ahead in face of Brexit

  Salaries and hiring in the UK have remained stagnant since the announcement the UK would be leaving the EU, but the tech sector has not followed this trend

• March 22, 2019 22 Mar'19

  London launches open data cultural map

  The collated data on the capital's cultural locations is hoped to support local authorities, property developers and associations develop existing clusters and build creative infrastructure

• March 22, 2019 22 Mar'19

  UK police should not deploy live facial recognition technology until issues are resolved, MPs told

  The Science and Technology Committee has heard from the information and biometrics commissioners about the flawed use of live facial recognition technology by UK police