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CCRC formally sends Post Office Capture referral to appeal court

The statutory body agreed in July to refer the conviction of Capture software user Patricia Owen to appeal court
Backhaul shows near-equal split between fibre, wireless

Study finds that comms market is heading towards a near-even split between microwave and fibre backhaul, with advanced economies showing signs of decreasing use of fibre, and renewed interest in microwave for high-capacity and resilient networks
Pet insurers fuel AI take up in veterinary sector

Through tech startups, insurers are offering artificial intelligence-based veterinary services as part of pet insurance contracts
Microsoft identifies boardroom cyber awareness as a top priority

Digital security report urges IT leaders to convince company boards that cyber security is a board-level problem
Government’s legacy IT estate could derail AI adoption

Two House of Commons committees have turned their attention this week to the lack of transparency concerning the size of the government’s legacy IT estate, and what this means for its ability to adopt artificial intelligence technologies
UK networks commit to pay £39m to secure mmWave 5G spectrum

UK comms regulator reveals conclusion of principal bidding stage for latest wireless spectrum auction, which will see boost for mobile services in crowded areas like sports stadiums and train stations

The importance of upgrading to the latest Windows operating system

Despite plans to make it the last major upgrade, Windows 10 was superseded by Windows 11, and now Microsoft support for Windows 10 has come to an end
Windows 10 end of support: Time to go virtual?

With Windows 10 no longer supported, IT leaders need to consider how to manage the devices that haven’t yet been upgraded to Windows 11
Natural History Museum deploys sensor network to decode urban biodiversity with AWS

The Natural History Museum has deployed a network of sensors across its newly revamped gardens, which are on course to make it one of the most intensely monitored urban spaces in the world

Qualys ROCon 2025: Day 2 - Balancing risks across innovation & compliance- CW Developer Network

Deeper into Qualys ROCon 2025, day 2 kicked off with a somewhat esoteric session entitled Risk Yoga: Stretching Strategy Into Measurable Action, presented by Richard Seiersen, the company’s chief ... Continue Reading
Why Vodafone's outage shows up critical national infrastructure failings- Cliff Saran's Enterprise blog

Just days after Steve Knibbs, director at Vodafone Business Security Enhanced, wrote on the company’s website about the importance of securing UK business supply chains, the company’s customers ... Continue Reading
Qualys widens TruRisk platform with agentic AI fabric- CW Developer Network

Qualys has updated its flagship Qualys Enterprise TruRisk Management (ETM) service to widen, broaden and extend this platform-level technology to include identity security, industry-specific threat ... Continue Reading
Cognite: Databricks & Snowflake partnerships forge new links in industrial AI value chain- Open Source Insider

Industrial AI company Cognite has detailed a new partnership with data engineering company Databricks with plans for a “bidirectional zero-copy data sharing integration” between the two firms. The ... Continue Reading

Why we should all be worried about the AI bubble

The phrase 'don't believe the hype' has never been more apt - there are growing warnings of an AI investment bubble that could affect everyone if it bursts
Think Tank: How not to fall for Big Tech’s false green claims

In an era where nearly every tech supplier touts green credentials, IT directors face the challenging task of separating genuine sustainability commitments from marketing spin. But how?
Think Tank: The green washers vs the green winners

In an era where nearly every tech supplier touts green credentials, IT directors face the challenging task of separating genuine sustainability commitments from marketing spin. But how?