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• October 01, 2020 01 Oct'20

  Enea claims 15% increase in RAN capacity through machine learning

  Covid-19 pandemic renewing operator focuses on extracting maximum capacity from 4G networks and machine learning, seen as providing a significant boost to capacity and cost-effectiveness

• October 01, 2020 01 Oct'20

  Wipro and AWS open Sydney innovation centre

  The Wipro-AWS Launch Pad will offer in-house technical expertise for Australian businesses as well as a physical studio to spearhead cloud adoption

• September 30, 2020 30 Sep'20

  GitHub makes code vulnerability scanning feature public

  Code-scanning service is now out of beta and generally available, helping teams to bake security into their code at the development stage

• September 30, 2020 30 Sep'20

  ‘American friends’ spied on Julian Assange in Ecuadorian Embassy, court hears

  Two former employees of UC Global, which provides security services to the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, claim the company shared surveillance footage with the US of the WikiLeaks founder meeting with lawyers and other visitors

• September 30, 2020 30 Sep'20

  Ericsson deploys 3DExperience to boost product design as Elisa inks 5G core tech deal

  Leading Swedish comms tech provider Ericsson begins deployment of 3D design engineering software platform for specific functional areas, taking a stepwise approach to its product lifecycle management transformation, just as Finnish telecoms operator...

• September 30, 2020 30 Sep'20

  VMworld 2020: VMware partners to accelerate enterprise applications

  A partnership with Nvidia promises to expand AI acceleration to other business apps. It also aims to make Kubernetes enterprise-ready

• September 30, 2020 30 Sep'20

  Norway leaves door open to Huawei

  Government gives telecoms companies responsibility to choose their equipment suppliers, which could include Huawei

• September 30, 2020 30 Sep'20

  Wi-Fi Vantage certification adds support for managed wireless advancements

  Latest development from wireless collaboration forum see Wi-Fi 6 and WPA3 optimise and secure the Wi-Fi experience in managed networks

• September 30, 2020 30 Sep'20

  CCS sets G-Cloud 12 live with more than 5,000 suppliers making the cut

  The latest version of the UK government’s all-conquering G-Cloud framework has gone live, offering public sector bodies access to more than 38,000 cloud services

• September 30, 2020 30 Sep'20

  Quantum is years away, but business case can be made today

  Business leaders are being urged to start thinking about how their organisations could solve complex problems with quantum technology

• September 30, 2020 30 Sep'20

  VMware wants to decouple the telco technology stack

  VMware is trying to break the stranglehold of integrated technology stacks on telcos, but network equipment suppliers are not ceding ground

• September 30, 2020 30 Sep'20

  Skoda Auto transforms network infrastructure to accelerate business growth

  Car manufacturer upgrades network with campus networking systems as part of its 2025 digital transformation strategy

• September 29, 2020 29 Sep'20

  Julian Assange would be held with convicted terrorist Abu Hamza in supermax prison, court hears

  WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange would be held alongside convicted terrorist Abu Hamza in a supermax federal prison in Colorado, isolated from other prisoners, if he is extradited to the US, Old Bailey told

• September 29, 2020 29 Sep'20

  Threat actors becoming vastly more sophisticated

  Malicious actors have been busily honing their craft and cyber security incidents are up across the board as a result, according to a Microsoft report

• September 29, 2020 29 Sep'20

  Red Hat rivals VMware and Nutanix with hyper-converged OCS 4.5

  Red Hat’s OpenShift 4.5 extended container orchestration to virtual machines. The arrival of OCS 4.5 moves the solution into the realm of hyper-converged systems

• September 29, 2020 29 Sep'20

  Microsoft aims to sharpen edge, 5G deployment with Azure for Operators

  IT and cloud giant announces partnership programme with telecommunications industry to more effectively enable the roll-out of next-generation networks

• September 29, 2020 29 Sep'20

  Nokia nabs greater part of BT 5G infrastructure

  As UK incumbent telco continues removing Huawei technology from its network, Finnish comms tech giant scores big

• September 29, 2020 29 Sep'20

  Sustaining Google Cloud: How Covid-19 and green issues are shaping enterprise take-up across Europe

  Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian marks the start of the firm’s five-week EMEA-focused user conference by discussing how the coronavirus is affecting enterprises’ digital transformation priorities

• September 29, 2020 29 Sep'20

  NCSC expands schools programme to north-east England and Northern Ireland

  Following an initial roll-out in Gloucestershire and Wales, the NCSC’s CyberFirst Schools programme is being extended to north-east England and Northern Ireland

• September 29, 2020 29 Sep'20

  Coronavirus has changed perception of healthtech, say ministers

  German health minister Jens Spahn and UK health secretary Matt Hancock say Covid-19 has accelerated healthcare technology adoption across Europe and changed attitudes towards tech in the healthcare system

• September 29, 2020 29 Sep'20

  Oracle OpenWorld 2020: Miranda – business model changes are driving turn to cloud

  Steve Miranda, who leads Oracle applications development globally, spoke to Computer Weekly ahead of his keynote at the virtual version of OpenWorld. Supply chain management and customer experience are vectors where improvements are being made, he ...

• September 29, 2020 29 Sep'20

  Over two million Brits using open banking

  Data shows more than two million people in the UK are now taking control of their financial data through open banking

• September 29, 2020 29 Sep'20

  NatWest offers online banking customers free security services

  Bank responds to a surge in cyber crime targeting users of online banking services

• September 29, 2020 29 Sep'20

  Ryuk attack downs private health provider in major incident

  Private healthcare provider UHS has been been hit by a major big game hunting cyber attack that infected its systems with the Ryuk ransomware

• September 29, 2020 29 Sep'20

  Organisations locked out by Azure AD crash

  The Azure Active Directory was unavailable for a few hours in the evening of 28 September, preventing many from accessing MS online services

• September 29, 2020 29 Sep'20

  Remote working world reveals cloud/SaaS security concerns

  Research reveals pivotal moment when the cloud is playing a more important role than ever to support mass remote working, with CISO concerns over cloud security remaining stubbornly high

• September 29, 2020 29 Sep'20

  Subpostmasters still in the dark about live Horizon errors

  Subpostmasters still not being told about all the known errors in the controversial Post Office branch accounting and retail system that they use

• September 29, 2020 29 Sep'20

  Reckitt Benckiser embarks on data-driven marketing overhaul with Google Cloud

  Multi-national consumer goods company is teaming up with Google Cloud for a data-driven marketing strategy revamp

• September 29, 2020 29 Sep'20

  Universal Credit algorithm fails people in need, says Human Rights Watch

  The human rights charity says the government’s flagship benefits system is “flawed” and that the means-testing algorithm used causes “irrational fluctuations and reductions in how much benefit” claimants receive each month

• September 28, 2020 28 Sep'20

  Singapore to build 5G talent pipeline

  Singapore’s telcos will start hiring and training about 1,000 telecoms professionals by year-end to support the deployment of 5G networks

• September 28, 2020 28 Sep'20

  Julian Assange would be held in ‘solitary confinement’ in US jail

  WikiLeaks founder would be held in a cell the size of a parking space for 22 or 23 hours a day without contact with other inmates before trial

• September 28, 2020 28 Sep'20

  BT: UK government’s national fibre target could be missed by eight years

  Government is in danger of not realising its full-fibre coverage broadband ambitions, says telco, which had identified seven key policy, legislative and fiscal enablers to get the plan back on track

• September 28, 2020 28 Sep'20

  UK and US marked down on responsible AI

  The UK and US have been rated as leaders in government use of artificial intelligence, but the Nordics and Baltics attained the highest scores for responsible AI

• September 28, 2020 28 Sep'20

  Sustrans opens door to NCSC cyber certification via the cloud

  Sustainable transport charity turned to Qualys to help it attain needed certifications to bid for government work

• September 28, 2020 28 Sep'20

  Government launches new genomics strategy

  Genome UK strategy sets out plans to harness technological and science advances to create the “world’s most advanced genomic healthcare system”

• September 28, 2020 28 Sep'20

  Government updates data ethics framework

  The new data ethics framework was created to better reflect how projects are run in practice after finding there was “little awareness” of the previous framework across the public sector

• September 28, 2020 28 Sep'20

  Swiss ISP opts for Scality object storage for backup service

  Move to object storage allows Lake Solutions to cut customer backup costs by 66% while providing new S3-based bucket storage for customers based on Scality on HPE

• September 28, 2020 28 Sep'20

  NHS Covid-19 app exceeds 10 million downloads, but has teething troubles

  Momentum of first-day download blitz continues over first weekend for long-awaited contact-tracing app as users make 1.5 million venue check-ins

• September 28, 2020 28 Sep'20

  TikTok ban stayed after last-minute court case

  TikTok’s lawyers have staved off an imminent ban for the time being, after successfully arguing that it infringed rights guaranteed under the Constitution of the United States

• September 28, 2020 28 Sep'20

  Case Study: Douglas and Gordon uses video to make house searching safer

  Estate agent Douglas and Gordon has made videos of prospective properties to make it safer and easier for house hunters to find their new home during the coronavirus pandemic

• September 28, 2020 28 Sep'20

  Police Scotland to set up new cyber crime centre

  National Centre of Excellence will employ specially trained officers to tackle a vertiginous rise in cyber crime

• September 28, 2020 28 Sep'20

  Security now main driving force behind digital transformation

  Organisations are urgently remodelling their core technology stack in the light of the Covid-19 pandemic, and this is pushing security to the top of the agenda

• September 28, 2020 28 Sep'20

  Airbnb hosts’ account data exposed in internal leak

  Data exposure within Airbnb’s system was the result of a technical issue but was swiftly fixed, says the firm

• September 28, 2020 28 Sep'20

  Tibco eyes growth in emerging APAC markets

  Tibco’s regional head honcho, Erich Gerber, sees massive potential in Asia’s large population and thirst for technology, including advanced analytics tools that will help businesses glean actionable insights

• September 25, 2020 25 Sep'20

  SSE Enterprise Telecoms makes further investment in UK business connectivity, 5G

  UK telco unbundles further 259 BT exchanges by the end of 2021 to significantly grow network, bringing total unbundled exchanges to 550

• September 25, 2020 25 Sep'20

  Forensic expert questions US claims that Julian Assange conspired to crack military password

  Forensic computer expert Patrick Eller told the Old Bailey that US allegations that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange attempted to decrypt a password to help former soldier Chelsea Manning leak sensitive government documents anonymously do not fit ...

• September 25, 2020 25 Sep'20

  Government remains in orbit to develop UK sat nav

  Despite experts’ doubts, government confirms it will continue to look at a wider range of options for a sovereign satellite navigation and timing capability

• September 25, 2020 25 Sep'20

  The new normal for collaboration in the new football season

  After the Covid-19 lockdown cost the 2019/20 football season three months' absence, football is now a whole new ball game. Manchester City’s investment in network technology is one of its major signings

• September 25, 2020 25 Sep'20

  Nordic CIO interview: Per Boström, Skanska

  The construction industry may be a slow starter when it comes to adopting digital technology, but it is reaping the benefits quickly, with Sweden’s Skanska focused on playing catch up, according to CIO Per Boström

• September 25, 2020 25 Sep'20

  Business leaders must use lessons of the present to get future-ready

  Research reveals the impact of Covid-19 on the digital workplace, and how technology will enable new ways of working

• September 25, 2020 25 Sep'20

  Tips on breaking free from long-term IT contracts

  Far-reaching, multi-year contracts are less popular these days, but IT departments often find the renewal date is still years away

• September 25, 2020 25 Sep'20

  Government on the hunt for telexistence tech

  Defence and Security Accelerator wants several technology innovations that can help people operate in dangerous environments without being physically present – with £500,000 funding available

• September 24, 2020 24 Sep'20

  ‘Not unjust’ to extradite WilkiLeaks founder Julian Assange, court hears

  Nigel Blackwood, NHS consultant psychiatrist, told the Old Bailey court that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange had ‘moderate depression’ and autistic traits, but said they did not prevent his extradition

• September 24, 2020 24 Sep'20

  UK government sets up task force to address comms tech ‘market failure’

  Digital secretary announces line-up of task force to advise on plans to open up and grow UK telecoms market following the decision to ban Huawei

• September 24, 2020 24 Sep'20

  West Midlands 5G, Transport for West Midlands unveil ‘revolutionary’ transport projects

  After funding award to develop new products and services, comms and travel consortiums will launch 5G-enabled road and rail transport trials across the West Midlands

• September 24, 2020 24 Sep'20

  Third-party code bug left Instagram users at risk of account takeover

  A critical vulnerability in Instagram’s image processing could have allowed attackers to take over not just their victim’s account, but their entire device

• September 24, 2020 24 Sep'20

  NHS contact-tracing app for England and Wales launches nationwide

  Arriving over four months later than originally proposed, the much-delayed and much-criticised UK Covid-19 contact-tracing app is now available to download

• September 24, 2020 24 Sep'20

  NHS whistleblower privacy concerns passed on to regulator, but campaigners not holding their breath

  NHS Improvement chair Dido Harding acknowledges receiving concerns raised about the anonymity of whistleblowers, but campaigners have little faith that anything will be done

• September 24, 2020 24 Sep'20

  Coronavirus shows inadequacy of rear-view mirror planning

  Looking at historical data has hampered businesses’ attempts to move forward effectively during the pandemic

• September 24, 2020 24 Sep'20

  Can banks solve money laundering puzzle through technology?

  Banks face a huge challenge in identifying and stopping money laundering without interfering with police investigations

• September 24, 2020 24 Sep'20

  Interview: Tech education in Africa, with a focus on female empowerment

  During a trip to East Africa in the early 2000s, Sonal Kadchha found a lack of secondary education and few teachers, which eventually led her to teach women in the region how to code

• September 24, 2020 24 Sep'20

  Government blasted over ‘reckless’ contact-tracing security

  The Open Rights Group and Big Brother Watch accuse the government of endangering public health with a reckless attitude to contact-tracing data security

• September 24, 2020 24 Sep'20

  State of Pennsylvania launches contact-tracing app

  Leading Irish developer of contact-tracing technology, NearForm, bags second US state in a week with its Google and Apple API-based platform

• September 24, 2020 24 Sep'20

  Race to patch as Microsoft confirms Zerologon attacks in the wild

  Don’t be the organisation that made the headlines because it failed to patch. Microsoft says it is seeing cyber attacks ramping up around the Zerologon CVE-2020-1472 bug

• September 24, 2020 24 Sep'20

  How FedEx sustains tech innovation

  At the start of the Tibco Live virtual conference, FedEx CIO Rob Carter was asked how he helps the business drive innovation

• September 24, 2020 24 Sep'20

  Klaxoon claims new visual standard for collaboration with Board

  Teamwork and smart work technology provider takes advantage of lockdown to develop next-generation visual workspace with built-in videoconferencing

• September 24, 2020 24 Sep'20

  Data deluge grips enterprises amid digitisation

  Two-thirds of respondents in a new Splunk study expect the quantity of data to grow by nearly five times by 2025 as they embrace more emerging technologies

• September 24, 2020 24 Sep'20

  Australians want more control over privacy

  Nearly nine in 10 Australians want more control and choice over the collection and use of their personal information amid declining trust in how organisations handle personal data, survey finds

• September 23, 2020 23 Sep'20

  WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has Asperger syndrome and depression, court hears

  Julian Assange is on the autistic spectrum and has a history of depression that would put him at risk of suicide if he is extradited to a US prison, psychiatrists tell the court

• September 23, 2020 23 Sep'20

  CyrusOne goes public with pledge to become carbon-neutral provider by 2040

  Global colocation provider CyrusOne has pledged to become a carbon-neutral operator by 2040

• September 23, 2020 23 Sep'20

  Over half of firms intend to continue US data transfers despite Schrems II

  Survey shows many organisations do not intend to significantly change their data-sharing practices, at least until there is more guidance from regulators or governments

• September 23, 2020 23 Sep'20

  Somerset schools set to benefit from free full-fibre broadband

  As it continues its mission to develop its gigabit network, West Country full-fibre infrastructure provider gets local educational establishments enrolled on broadband fast lane

• September 23, 2020 23 Sep'20

  Latest Tech Nation fintech cohort reflects diversifying sector

  The latest group of fintechs accepted into Tech Nation’s growth programme reflects the diversification of a maturing sector

• September 23, 2020 23 Sep'20

  Public admires security professionals, but doesn’t want their jobs

  (ISC)² research finds attitudes towards security roles are increasingly positive, but not many people fancy joining the fight against cyber crime

• September 23, 2020 23 Sep'20

  Banks stall return-to-work plans as UK government changes advice

  Banks pause plans to bring staff back to the office as the government backtracks on its policy

• September 23, 2020 23 Sep'20

  Major tech firms urged to end targeted ads to under-18s

  An open letter to Google, Facebook and others is calling on the tech firms to take responsibility for protecting users of their services by ending behavioural advertising to children

• September 23, 2020 23 Sep'20

  Video gamers barraged with cyber attacks

  From credential stuffing to SQL injection and DDoS, video game producers and players are seeing massive volumes of cyber attacks

• September 23, 2020 23 Sep'20

  MoD Defence Digital adds Oracle Cloud to MODCloud list of assured providers

  Database giant Oracle has been added to the list of providers the Ministry of Defence has endorsed for use by the UK defence community

• September 23, 2020 23 Sep'20

  US agencies warn of election disinformation and cyber attacks

  Federal agencies are warning of heightened disinformation as the crucial 2020 presidential election nears

• September 23, 2020 23 Sep'20

  8x8 accelerates remote contact centre deployment for Sefton Council

  Governing body for Merseyside council increases multi-channel communication to speed up first-call resolution and create a richer citizen experience with remote workers

• September 23, 2020 23 Sep'20

  Virgin hits 2.2Gbps broadband speeds in innovation trial

  UK cable network reveals proof-of-concept trial to showcase multi-gigabit broadband speeds delivered without the need for additional infrastructure or civil engineering works

• September 22, 2020 22 Sep'20

  The inside story of Taiwan’s AI whizz

  Not content with his stellar achievements in artificial intelligence, Chih-Han Yu wanted to create an impact with his work and formed one of Taiwan’s most important unicorns

• September 22, 2020 22 Sep'20

  Twitter investigates image cropping algorithm for racial bias

  The algorithm’s consistent favouring of white faces in image previews has forced the company to investigate it for racial bias

• September 22, 2020 22 Sep'20

  Microsoft Ignite: Revamped Teams and Azure options in offing to ease enterprises through Covid-19

  Microsoft is rolling out a series of additions to its cloud infrastructure and productivity portfolio, geared towards supporting enterprises as they adjust their digital transformation plans to accommodate coronavirus challenges

• September 22, 2020 22 Sep'20

  Wielding influence: The challenges CIOs face under Covid-19

  IT decision-makers are more necessary than ever, but their skills are being put to the test as the implications of the pandemic and the role of technology in the business evolves, according to the 2020 global CIO survey by Harvey Nash and KPMG

• September 22, 2020 22 Sep'20

  Activision shoots down data breach claims

  Gaming company denies there has been any data breach after up to 500,000 accounts appeared to have been compromised, but evidence mounts that credential stuffing attacks are to blame

• September 22, 2020 22 Sep'20

  GDS reviewing Cloud First policy post-Schrems II

  Review seeks to determine the future of government engagement with cloud hosting services as they relate to cross-border data flows

• September 22, 2020 22 Sep'20

  Bechtel joins CityFibre gigabit broadband roll-out scheme

  Engineering, construction and project management firm supports step-change in mobilisation of build projects worth £1.5bn

• September 22, 2020 22 Sep'20

  Green Cargo extends Rimini contract to keep legacy SAP backend running

  Mainframe and SAP to provide systems of record, with real-time data for new digitisation initiatives, built on multi-cloud, RPA and low-code platforms

• September 22, 2020 22 Sep'20

  Unilever partners with Google Cloud to bolster supply chain sustainability

  Consumer goods giant Unilever is drawing on Google's cloud technologies to help it achieve its goal of finding sustainable sources of palm oil, and reduce the risk of its operations leading to deforestation

• September 22, 2020 22 Sep'20

  Scam mobile apps spreading via rogue TikTok accounts

  Malicious TikTok accounts are promoting a number of adware scam mobile apps

• September 22, 2020 22 Sep'20

  Patch grows data capabilities with Snowflake

  A Snowflake data warehouse pulls in data from various SaaS systems to provide master data for management reports for horticulture retailer Patch

• September 22, 2020 22 Sep'20

  Gigamon partners with Nokia to accelerate 5G adoption

  Purpose-built joint 5G solution launched to offer ‘breakthrough’ real-time analytics to enhance customer experience and maximise investment impact

• September 22, 2020 22 Sep'20

  CIO interview: Mark Holt, CTO, Trainline

  The coronavirus pandemic has reduced train travel significantly, but for the rail ticketing app it’s been an opportunity to focus on using innovative technologies to help support passengers in new ways

• September 22, 2020 22 Sep'20

  WikiLeaks published unredacted cables after password was disclosed in book

  WikiLeaks published a cache of unredacted government cables after the publication of a book containing the password led to their publication on other parts of the internet, court told

• September 22, 2020 22 Sep'20

  UDG Healthcare deploys AT&T, Cisco SD-WAN to gain intelligent edge

  Global healthcare group deploys software-defined wide area network to create additional operational efficiencies

• September 21, 2020 21 Sep'20

  NBN Co pumps in A$700m to shore up business connectivity

  Australia’s national wholesale broadband provider is creating up to 240 business fibre zones across the country to provide businesses with access to its enterprise ethernet service

• September 21, 2020 21 Sep'20

  Trump implicated in plans to prosecute Assange over war leaks

  US journalist and Trump supporter, Cassandra Fairbanks, said she was given advanced details of US plans to oust Wikileaks founder Julian Assange from the Ecuadorian Embassy and to arrest him for over documents leaked by former soldier Chelsea Manning

• September 21, 2020 21 Sep'20

  Video to power the future of work culture

  Research from leading video cloud providers show that more than two-thirds of workers want remote work options for the future

• September 21, 2020 21 Sep'20

  How Alder Hey NHS Trust uses HoloLens in the operating theatre

  Mixed reality provides a way to present medical data and enable experts and consultants to offer advice during complex procedures