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• September 05, 2018 05 Sep'18

  How Ocado has disrupted its own model

  At the Disruption Summit in London, Ocado’s head of technology explained how the firm built a technology-based model for efficient grocery delivery and how it has been disrupting that ever since

• September 05, 2018 05 Sep'18

  Slow cloud take-up among IT execs limits joined-up customer experience

  Cloud computing promises to declutter IT and link systems easily. Despite the benefits, adoption of the cloud for customer engagement remains low

• September 05, 2018 05 Sep'18

  Amazon becomes second publicly traded company to hit $1tn market cap

  Retail giant Amazon follows Apple's lead to become second company in history to achieve a $1tn market cap, with analysts predicting that its market value could double by 2020

• September 05, 2018 05 Sep'18

  Half a million UK firms hit by CEO fraud, Lloyds Bank estimates

  Nearly 500,000 UK businesses are being hit by impersonation fraud, according to estimations by Lloyds Bank, with the legal sector most at risk

• September 05, 2018 05 Sep'18

  People top target for cyber attackers, report confirms

  As security controls have improved, cyber attackers are increasingly focusing their efforts on people within organisations as a way into corporate IT systems, a report confirms

• September 04, 2018 04 Sep'18

  Tibco to tackle blockchain challenges

  Integration and analytics software supplier Tibco has formed a new lab to tackle the challenges of implementing blockchain and other emerging technologies

• September 04, 2018 04 Sep'18

  DDN to make enterprise push with Tintri’s VM-aware storage

  DDN set to add Tintri’s portfolio of all-flash and hybrid flash arrays to its product offering following the purchase of the VM-aware storage pioneer after it filed for bankruptcy in June

• September 04, 2018 04 Sep'18

  Element AI teams up with AI Singapore

  The Canadian upstart is co-developing AI applications for local industries as part of its efforts to build new research capabilities via local talent pools

• September 04, 2018 04 Sep'18

  Britons concerned over security of contactless payments, research finds

  Despite the popularity of contactless payments ahead of cash, Britons are worried about the security of tap and go

• September 04, 2018 04 Sep'18

  Three forthcoming government services to use Gov.uk Verify

  Government Digital Service is in the process of private beta testing its identity assurance platform with three new central government services

• September 04, 2018 04 Sep'18

  CIOs raise concerns over Brexit-related developer skills exodus

  IT leaders are worried that they will not have enough software developers to support their companies through Brexit

• September 04, 2018 04 Sep'18

  UK and allies call for backdoors in encryption products

  The Five Eyes intelligence alliance is calling on tech firms to include backdoors in their encrypted products to give access to law enforcement authorities or face various measures

• September 04, 2018 04 Sep'18

  TSB CEO out after months of IT problems

  TSB’s CEO, Paul Pester, is stepping down after the bank and its customers were beset by another round of IT problems

• September 04, 2018 04 Sep'18

  Government confirms West Midlands to become home to UK's first large-scale 5G test bed

  The government has confirmed the West Midlands will be used to carry out the UK's first large-scale test of 5G technology, with trials centred on its use in the health, construction and automotive sectors

• September 03, 2018 03 Sep'18

  Zurich begins startup competition to improve its strategy for digital-savvy customers

  The insurance company has begun a competition across 20 countries in a bid to find the latest innovative products from startups.

• September 03, 2018 03 Sep'18

  Regulations might prove make-or-break aspect for Dutch scooter startups

  If new startups get their way, the classical Dutch bicycles might soon be replaced by a new mode of transportation: a scooter. New companies see a huge potential market, but regulations might become a barrier

• September 03, 2018 03 Sep'18

  CIO interview: Ian Cohen, global CIO, Addison Lee

  Addison Lee’s global CIO is building a business strategy and ensuring the transport company has a flexible platform for growth

• September 03, 2018 03 Sep'18

  Dutch bank ING sees financial boost from employee performance management rethink

  ING claims business has improved after replacing ‘scattered and fragmented’ IT systems to change the way it manages employee performance

• September 03, 2018 03 Sep'18

  NHS organisations in south-east England choose BT for HSCN

  BT will provide broadband services over the Health and Social Care Network to 24 NHS trusts and clinical commissioning groups in the south-east of England

• September 03, 2018 03 Sep'18

  Majority of UK firms not insured for data breaches

  Many UK firms are not insured against information security breaches and data loss, and would have to spend £1m on average to recover from a breach, a report reveals

• September 03, 2018 03 Sep'18

  Department for Transport invests £10m in digital journey planner

  Digital transport planning system will allow local authorities and utility companies to share and record data on roadworks to reduce disruption and delays for drivers

• August 31, 2018 31 Aug'18

  Fix data flows for best chance of success with S/4 Hana

  Moving to SAP S/4 Hana is not easy. But with the right preparation, businesses can map out and optimise the data flows between business processes

• August 31, 2018 31 Aug'18

  How Forest Holidays migrated its hosted website to a managed service

  Holiday firm Forest Holidays switched from Rackspace’s SME hosted service due to fast business growth, with new UCS hardware now living at Node4

• August 31, 2018 31 Aug'18

  DfE enrols BCS to deliver computer science teacher training programme

  Initial Teacher Training Scholarship Programme aims to encourage more people to train to teach science, technology, engineering and maths (Stem) subjects

• August 31, 2018 31 Aug'18

  Security Serious Week to feature flash mob event

  “Flash mob” event will create a human collage, highlighting cyber security advice

• August 31, 2018 31 Aug'18

  Met Police begins move to Microsoft Azure as cloud-first push gathers pace

  The Metropolitan Police has enlisted the help of G-Cloud supplier New Signature to support its cloud-first ambitions, as it pushes ahead with plans to migrate applications and its on-premise server capacity to Azure

• August 31, 2018 31 Aug'18

  UK partners with African countries to boost innovation

  UK government has launched partnerships in South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria to help startups grow and boost technology innovation in the region

• August 31, 2018 31 Aug'18

  Fraudulent money transfers are top aim of business email compromise

  Business email compromise is increasingly popular with cyber criminals to steal money and information as well as spread malware, security researchers find

• August 30, 2018 30 Aug'18

  Blockchain gains foothold in Australia

  A number of blockchain projects are under way in Australia, but questions remain about whether the technology is wanted

• August 30, 2018 30 Aug'18

  Cobalt cyber heist group mounts new campaign

  Security researchers discover new campaign using two malicious links to double the chances of infection, which is believed to be linked to a notorious cyber crime group

• August 30, 2018 30 Aug'18

  Voice set to project into workplace, predicts Gartner report

  AI-powered voice recognition is set to become part of the office environment within two years, according to Gartner

• August 30, 2018 30 Aug'18

  Cabinet Office extends private cloud deal with UKFast to safeguard emergency communications

  The Manchester-based hosting provider has seen its two-year private cloud contract with the Cabinet Office extended

• August 30, 2018 30 Aug'18

  Nearly half of NHS staff rely on instant messaging at work

  43% of NHS staff use apps such as WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger for work purposes, and most NHS trusts have no policy discouraging the use of instant messaging, according to supplier CommonTime

• August 30, 2018 30 Aug'18

  Accountant dumps Dell SAN for StorMagic hyper-converged

  Accounting firm ditches traditional SAN hardware for software-defined hyper-converged storage from StorMagic and avoids tens of thousands of dollars in capex costs

• August 30, 2018 30 Aug'18

  DevOps researchers shine light on toll that outsourcing takes on productivity of software developers

  DevOps teams that use cloud and open source software tend to be higher performers, while organisations that outsource portions of their software development processes tend to be less productive, 2018 Accelerate State of DevOps report suggests

• August 30, 2018 30 Aug'18

  Local councils should have a digital leader at board level, says TechUK

  Industry body calls on local councillors to have a digital-first mindset, drive transformation and ensure local authorities have digital leadership in place

• August 30, 2018 30 Aug'18

  Machine identity management crisis looming

  Managing machine identities is looming as the next big security challenge, a study reveals, with few organisations capable of protecting them as they increasingly form the basis of online communications

• August 30, 2018 30 Aug'18

  Fourth man jailed for iCloud celebrity hacking

  The final hacker charged with leaking nude images of female celebrities in 2014 has been jailed

• August 30, 2018 30 Aug'18

  US and UK days away from European Parliament ultimatum to suspend data transfers to the US

  Threat to Privacy Shield as the European Union and US approach a critical European Parliament deadline to suspend data transfers from the EU to the US

• August 30, 2018 30 Aug'18

  Singapore broadens access to AI skills

  A national artificial intelligence initiative in Singapore is being extended to the general population to dispel fears that machines will take over people’s jobs

• August 29, 2018 29 Aug'18

  Improving security is top driver for ISO 27001

  Organisations are implementing the ISO 27001 standard in recognition of the fact that cyber attacks are increasingly inevitable and that it is best to be well-prepared to fend off attacks and mitigate their effect

• August 29, 2018 29 Aug'18

  IBM brings AI-powered highlights tool to US Open tennis players

  IBM is bringing its AI-powered Watson platform to the US Open tennis players to provide them with insight into their past performances

• August 29, 2018 29 Aug'18

  Cloudian’s $94m new funds to target 100PB-scale operations

  CEO Michael Tso says funding in engineering efforts aims to make sure Cloudian can meet the challenge of object storage deployments growing to hundreds of petabytes

• August 29, 2018 29 Aug'18

  DCMS has £95m for full-fibre in final round of LFFN scheme

  The government has announced the third and final round of the Local Full Fibre Network Challenge Fund, with £95m remaining to invest in local ultrafast broadband projects

• August 29, 2018 29 Aug'18

  Security teams and C-suite exec views not aligned

  There are key differences and potential challenges when it comes to security teams and C-suite executives communicating and aligning about cyber threats, a study shows

• August 29, 2018 29 Aug'18

  Cunnington’s role as head of function for DDaT needs changing, says IfG report

  Kevin Cunnington’s role as the head of function for digital, data and technology (DDaT) should be to sit on the Civil Service Board, spread standards and provide targets for digital transformation, the think tank says

• August 29, 2018 29 Aug'18

  IT leaders at a crossroads as they grapple with digital technology

  CIOs have the opportunity to influence their company strategy as digital technology reshapes business. A survey of CIOs across 70 countries charts a path for IT leaders through emerging technologies

• August 29, 2018 29 Aug'18

  Toshiba drives add Marvell cards to give native NVMe-over-fabrics

  Piggy-backed cards allow drive shelves that can connect to remote servers as if directly attached and at NVMe speeds, with box maker Aupera getting in on the JBOF act

• August 29, 2018 29 Aug'18

  Heineken and Oracle create chatbot helper for polo events

  Beer brand Heineken has enlisted the help of Oracle to create a chatbot to assist people attending the annual Heineken Urban Polo events ahead of expansion in 2019

• August 29, 2018 29 Aug'18

  HPE pins hopes on intelligent edge as hybrid strategy flattens

  HPE sees hybrid as the future of enterprise IT, but revenue has been affected by currency fluctuations and its intelligent edge business is growing quickly