September 2015

September 21, 2015 21 Sep'15
Labour appoints Chi Onwurah as shadow minister for digital industries

Former Labour digital government spokeswoman takes on role of shadowing digital economy minister Ed Vaizey, with Louise Haigh taking her old role Continue Reading
September 21, 2015 21 Sep'15
Three could return O2 to stock market after Telefónica acquisition

Three may try to float O2 on the stock market if parent firm CK Hutchison Holdings goes ahead with plans to buy the mobile network operator from Telefónica Continue Reading
September 21, 2015 21 Sep'15
Department for Culture, Media and Sport takes over responsibility for data protection policy

Government transfers responsibility for data protection policy and ICO oversight from Ministry of Justice (MOJ) to Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) Continue Reading

September 21, 2015 21 Sep'15
Health chief 'should be held to account' for whistleblow errors

Former nurse and clincial commissioner Bernie Rochford claims unfair dismissal after blowing the whistle on IT problems which put patient care at risk Continue Reading
September 21, 2015 21 Sep'15
More than half of 12-year-old girls say Stem subjects are too hard

Accenture finds more than half of 12-year-old girls in the UK and Ireland think science, technology, engineering and maths (Stem) subjects are too hard Continue Reading
September 19, 2015 19 Sep'15
Intergalactic Software Freedom Day is today

Intergalactic Software Freedom Day is September 19 Continue Reading
September 18, 2015 18 Sep'15
The enterprise benefits of making machine learning tools accessible to all

In this guest post, Mike Weston, CEO of data science consultancy Profusion, discusses how Amazon's cloud-based push to democratise machine learning sets to benefit the enterprise.Machine learning ... Continue Reading
September 18, 2015 18 Sep'15
Technology drives patient power in Norway

A health authority in Norway is using technology to help patients understand their conditions and make better decisions Continue Reading
September 18, 2015 18 Sep'15
CIO interview: Mads Madsbjerg Hansen, FLSmidth

When Mads Madsbjerg Hansen joined Danish engineering giant FLSmidth he wanted get to know the company and its people, adjust the IT strategy where needed and change the IT organisation to fit that adjusted strategy Continue Reading
September 18, 2015 18 Sep'15
Oxford City Council chooses SCC for 10-year datacentre hosting contract

Local authority has selected IT services giant SCC to assist with fulfilling its datacentre hosting, infrastructure and server requirements Continue Reading

September 18, 2015 18 Sep'15
Bradford Grammar School graduates to DataCore for software-defined storage

Bradford Grammar School puts DataCore SANsymphony in front of DotHill storage arrays to create cost-efficient software-defined storage with synchronous replication Continue Reading
September 18, 2015 18 Sep'15
"On-line Age Checking - the time has come": why it matters to YOUR business

If you fail to do so you risk getting caught out when your complex and expensive Identity and Access management "solution" is rendered obsolete before you have got it working. Cheap, robust, ... Continue Reading
September 18, 2015 18 Sep'15
The nonsense about robots taking your job risks a culture of digital fear

"300,000 jobs at high risk of automation"; "Robots have put 1.3 million Londoners' jobs at risk"; "Robots could take 35% of UK jobs in the next 20 years, says new study" - these were just three of ... Continue Reading
September 18, 2015 18 Sep'15
Fidor bank launches in the UK

Fidor bank launches its social media bank in the UK as the number of challenger financial services companies obtaining banking licences continues to rise Continue Reading
September 18, 2015 18 Sep'15
Public-private co-operation in the Nordics tackles growing cyber crime threat

Nordic governments and businesses are putting cyber security at the centre of their planning as threats increase Continue Reading
September 18, 2015 18 Sep'15
American Airlines forced to ground flights over IT issues

US airline confirms "connectivity issue" that prompted it to halt flights from several airports yesterday has now been resolved Continue Reading
September 18, 2015 18 Sep'15
Essential Guide to dealing with a data breach

In this guide, we look at the best practice in dealing with a data breach. The guide includes examples of companies that have been hit by data breaches and how they have responded, as well as expert advice on how to respond to a data breach or cyber... Continue Reading
September 17, 2015 17 Sep'15
Head of NCA's cyber crime unit leaves for private sector job

Andy Archibald, The National Crime Agency’s head of cyber crime leaves to take up a job in the private sector Continue Reading
September 17, 2015 17 Sep'15
Rugby World Cup host city Gloucester gets free city Wi-Fi network

BT tries out a free public wireless network in the centre of Gloucester as the city prepares to host the Rugby World Cup Continue Reading
September 17, 2015 17 Sep'15
Sainsbury’s hackathon showcases digital lab to improve customer services

Sainsbury’s digital lab hackathon brings together the IT team and staff from the wider organisation to generate ideas to improve customer services Continue Reading

How to deal with the lack of chatbot standards

A lack of standards around chatbot development has created a situation in which enterprises are building and rebuilding bots. But...

RPA journey: Schneider Electric's global plan taps Blue Prism, UiPath

Schneider Electric, a multinational energy management company, has embarked on a robotic process automation journey, establishing...

Blurring the lines between RPA platforms and APIs

RPA is quickly making itself known in the automation market, but the real game changer is utilizing the technology in an API-rich...

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DARPA unveils first SSITH prototype to mitigate hardware flaws

DARPA is still in the early prototype stages of its SSITH program, but the aim is to develop an open source chip able to block ...

Texas ransomware attack hits 22 municipalities, demands $2.5M

Ransomware attacks hit 22 municipalities around Texas, most of which appear to be smaller local governments, but the details ...

KNOB attack puts all Bluetooth devices at risk

Security researchers discovered a way to force Bluetooth devices to use easy-to-crack encryption keys, which could lead to ...

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Gartner Hype Cycle deems software-defined networking obsolete

A Gartner report on enterprise networking has declared the definition of SDN and its architectural approach as deceased. Cause of...

The top 5 capabilities your edge infrastructure should have

The network edge plays a vital role in the future of networking and digital transformation. Make sure your infrastructure has ...

VMware acquisition of Veriflow to bolster vRealize platform

The VMware acquisition of Veriflow is expected to help vRealize users determine the integrity of a network design before it goes ...

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Iran says it's building an AI supercomputer, despite sanctions

In a tweet, Iran said it is building a new supercomputer. Other nations are doing the same because high performance computing ...

IBM Power chip instruction set now open source

IBM opened up its Power server Instruction Set Architecture allowing the open source community to develop more innovative ...

Big Switch updates its Cloud-First Networking portfolio

Big Switch Networks' new products and features aim to help solve issues such as lack of operational consistency, visibility and ...

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ArangoDB 3.5 update improves multi-model database platform

ArangoDB 3.5 accelerates its database platform with improved query performance and enhanced data security capabilities, as market...

GDPR, AI intensify privacy and data protection compliance demands

This guide covers the challenges data management teams face on data protection and privacy, particularly with the rise of GDPR ...

SnapLogic boosts its data integration technology with AI

SnapLogic's latest update for its Intelligent Integration Platform aims to make it easier for users to benefit from data ...