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• April 07, 2022 07 Apr'22

  AirAsia taps Google Cloud to bolster its super-app

  AirAsia is setting up a cloud centre of excellence with Google Cloud to shore up its super-app and build capabilities in site reliability engineering and machine learning operations

• April 07, 2022 07 Apr'22

  Banks should be able to integrate e-krona into existing systems, says Swedish regulator

  Swedish financial services regulator says banks and service providers should be able to integrate a potential digital currency into existing systems

• April 06, 2022 06 Apr'22

  APAC organisations to spend more on AI

  The higher investments in AI will be led by the region’s banking industry which is harnessing AI systems to mitigate risks and detect fraud

• April 06, 2022 06 Apr'22

  A1 Digital makes right connections for intelligent empowerment of construction industry

  Telco’s digital transformation subsidiary, with a business focus on the German market, announces participation in the Intelligent Empowerment of Construction Industry research project

• April 06, 2022 06 Apr'22

  Amazon Project Kuiper gains orbit from Arianespace, Blue Origin, United Launch Alliance

  Cloud giant claims the largest commercial procurement of launch vehicles in history with agreements to provide heavy-lift capacity for Project Kuiper to deploy most of its low Earth orbit constellation of 3,236 satellites

• April 05, 2022 05 Apr'22

  Hackathon team uses origami in James Webb Space Telescope Pi project

  The James Webb Space Telescope was the inspiration behind a NASA challenge which uses an IoT device based around folded paper

• April 05, 2022 05 Apr'22

  Zopa bank profitable after just 21 months

  The bank that emerged from peer-to-peer lending pioneer has hit its first profit after 21 months of operation

• April 05, 2022 05 Apr'22

  Entain bets on Syntropy to improve global network performance in sports gaming

  Self-described ‘transformative Web3 connectivity company’ lands contract with sports betting and gaming giant to deploy global relay network with its decentralised autonomous routing protocol to connect global datacentres

• April 05, 2022 05 Apr'22

  IBM z16 tackles financial fraud and quantum hacks

  New addition to Z series mainframe family uses IBM Telum processor to accelerate AI for real-time credit card fraud detection

• April 04, 2022 04 Apr'22

  Office Wi-Fi may not cope with hybrid work

  Continued growth of online meetings is triggering disruption across the employee productivity technology market, research from CCS Insight has found

• April 01, 2022 01 Apr'22

  Singapore enterprise comms and collaboration spend set for steady growth

  The widespread enterprise adoption of remote operations that bolstered the demand for comms and collaboration products and services is set to persist

• April 01, 2022 01 Apr'22

  TechUK calls on government to seize post-Brexit data opportunities

  Ahead of the government’s reply to its late 2021 consultation about proposed post-Brexit reforms to the data protection regime, TechUK has published a paper declaring six data governance principles

• April 01, 2022 01 Apr'22

  How X2M Connect is spreading the IoT word

  Australian IoT technology provider X2M Connect has been making headway in key Asian markets, where sustainability and air and water quality are gaining more attention

• March 31, 2022 31 Mar'22

  EU Act ‘must empower those affected by AI systems to take action’

  Ada Lovelace Institute publishes recommendations on how European institutions can improve the Artificial Intelligence Act by establishing a ‘comprehensive remedies framework’ around those affected by the deployment of AI systems

• March 31, 2022 31 Mar'22

  Spain’s La Liga looks to enleague data analytics with Databricks

  La Liga, the first division of the Spanish football league, has turned to Databricks’ Lakehouse Platform to analyse footballer performance and engage with fans

• March 31, 2022 31 Mar'22

  Spring4Shell zero-day sprung on security teams

  Some are describing a newly disclosed Spring Java framework vulnerability as the next Log4Shell, but what is Spring4Shell, and what can we do about it?

• March 31, 2022 31 Mar'22

  Competitive pricing, network monitoring drive SD-WAN selection

  Research reveals competitive pricing and monitoring features rank highest in companies’ software-defined wide area networking SD-WAN supplier selection, while WAN optimisation and standardisation rank lowest

• March 30, 2022 30 Mar'22

  Compensation goal finally in sight for 555 Post Office scandal victims

  The subpostmaster campaign group which exposed the Post Office Horizon scandal could be close to achieving the objective it was established for, with fair compensation for its members in sight

• March 30, 2022 30 Mar'22

  Acquisition of UK fintech Azimo will address home-working challenges for enterprises

  UK fintech acquired by Papaya Global is looking to improve cross-border employee payments

• March 30, 2022 30 Mar'22

  Lax money laundering controls lands N26 with ban from Italian central bank

  German digital bank N26 has had problems with anti-money laundering regulations in the past, and is now banned in Italy

• March 30, 2022 30 Mar'22

  Hybrid work offers markedly positive improvements to culture

  Study finds effects that hybrid working is having on business culture, with nearly half of study across the globe feel diversity and inclusion has improved during the pandemic.

• March 30, 2022 30 Mar'22

  CIO interview: Spencer Clarkson, CTO, Verastar

  Digital transformation and unifying customer relationship management systems are driving the business services group forward

• March 30, 2022 30 Mar'22

  UKISUG: Big majority of SAP users beset by data problems in migrating to S/4 Hana

  In a survey prior to its Analytics Symposium, the UK & Ireland SAP User Group finds 61% of SAP customers say data management issues are slowing down process automation and impeding moves to S/4 Hana

• March 30, 2022 30 Mar'22

  Why integration and automation are two sides of the same coin

  Workato’s regional leader explains why integration and automation are intertwined and how the company is addressing the Asia-Pacific market

• March 29, 2022 29 Mar'22

  Overhaul of UK police tech needed to prevent abuse

  Lords inquiry finds UK police are deploying artificial intelligence and algorithmic technologies without a thorough examination of their efficacy or outcomes, and are essentially ‘making it up as they go along’

• March 29, 2022 29 Mar'22

  Manufacturers reveal concerns over tech readiness for hybrid work

  Research reveals manufacturing firms must address both human and tech barriers relating to visibility of networks and the digital experience to create a sustainable and high-performing hybrid workplace

• March 29, 2022 29 Mar'22

  Webex aims to reimagine hybrid work experiences

  After one of the biggest shifts of how we work in decades, collaboration technology firm adds functionality innovations to help organisations personalise the hybrid work experience for employees and customers

• March 29, 2022 29 Mar'22

  UK tech ecosystem reaches $1tn valuation

  The onset of the Covid-19 pandemic prompted massive investment in the UK’s digital companies, which are collectively valued at $1tn

• March 29, 2022 29 Mar'22

  McLaren Racing and Cisco extend partnership to drive innovation and hybrid experiences

  Networking technology and services provider broadens role as official technology partner of leading Formula 1 racing team to provide network and collaboration infrastructure to enhance speed, scale and power across technology footprint

• March 29, 2022 29 Mar'22

  Wave of Log4j-linked attacks targeting VMware Horizon

  Sophos issues a new warning to organisations that have so far failed to patch their VMware Horizon servers against Log4Shell

• March 29, 2022 29 Mar'22

  HSBC chooses IBM support for its quantum leap

  UK bank moves to the next stage of its work with quantum computers through a deal with IBM

• March 29, 2022 29 Mar'22

  Virgin Media O2 teams with VMware to complete UK and EU 5G roll-out

  UK operator enlists virtual machine technology provider as it sees virtualising and modernising network essential to retaining market share across the UK and EU as it rolls out next-generation mobile services

• March 28, 2022 28 Mar'22

  IT professionals wary of government campaign to limit end-to-end encryption

  Members of the Chartered Institute of IT, the professional body for technology professionals in the UK, warn against limiting end-to-end encryption

• March 28, 2022 28 Mar'22

  NHS England deploys pilot AI tool to forecast A&E admissions

  The NHS is deploying an AI-based demand forecasting tool to accurately predict activity levels and free up staff, space and resources to tackle post-pandemic treatment backlogs

• March 28, 2022 28 Mar'22

  Most big businesses are taking up banking as a service

  API-based banking services allow corporate customers to offer financial services without the need for heavy tech development or regulatory approval

• March 25, 2022 25 Mar'22

  European Commission proposes new cyber security regulations

  New cyber and information security regulations have been proposed by the European Commission to create a minimum set of standards in both areas

• March 24, 2022 24 Mar'22

  Under-investment in hybrid work threatens successful return to the office for European workers

  Research from Ricoh Europe shows staff are looking to their employers for clarity and innovation in their new hybrid workplace, but a lack of planning and investment threatens to derail the success of a widespread return to the office

• March 24, 2022 24 Mar'22

  Unipart maps way ahead with Rise with SAP service

  Unipart has chosen the Rise with SAP S/4 Hana-based service as it seeks to develop further the systems integration side of its business

• March 24, 2022 24 Mar'22

  The Security Interviews: Red gets automated

  We speak to Jack Stockdale, CTO of Darktrace, about Cambridge’s strong data analytics and artificial intelligence links and the role of AI in cyber security

• March 24, 2022 24 Mar'22

  CIO interview: Craig York, CTO, Milton Keynes University Hospital

  A cloud-first digital strategy is helping the NHS trust becoming an innovator in the use of healthcare systems such as document management and electronic patient records

• March 24, 2022 24 Mar'22

  Recognising APAC’s trailblazers in digital transformation

  The region’s top industry innovators were recognised for their digital transformation efforts at the Computer Weekly Innovation Awards APAC 2022

• March 24, 2022 24 Mar'22

  CW Innovation Awards: Plugging supply chain gaps

  StratMed’s Integer platform is facilitating data exchanges between healthcare providers and their suppliers to improve transparency in India’s healthcare supply chain

• March 24, 2022 24 Mar'22

  CW Innovation Awards: How Telekom Malaysia scaled its RPA initiative

  Telekom Malaysia has been driving automation efforts across the company, not only to serve customers more efficiently, but also to improve a slew of back office functions

• March 24, 2022 24 Mar'22

  CW Innovation Awards: Driving new revenue with data insights

  GLS Group beefed up its enterprise resource planning system to deliver data insights that support real-time decision making and drive new revenue

• March 24, 2022 24 Mar'22

  CW Innovation Awards: Transforming Australia’s national assessment programme

  Education Services Australia has transformed the country’s national assessment programme through an online platform that has enabled teachers to design adaptive tests and improved student engagement

• March 24, 2022 24 Mar'22

  CW Innovation Awards: Tracking cargo on the road

  Through Geodis APAC’s One Road platform, supply chain companies have received fewer enquiries on cargo locations and improved on-time performance using roads as an alternative way to move cargo

• March 24, 2022 24 Mar'22

  CW Innovation Awards: How WLTH is disrupting traditional banking

  The fintech company built its own technology stack that delivers data analytics and other capabilities as it seeks to win market share from traditional banks

• March 23, 2022 23 Mar'22

  Japan’s Mizuho partners Google to accelerate tech transformation after a year to forget

  Following a year when it hit the tech headlines for the wrong reasons, Mizuho is on a mission to modernise IT in collaboration with Google

• March 23, 2022 23 Mar'22

  Private equity house spins SSE company out of McAfee Enterprise

  The launch of Skyhigh Security completes division of McAfee Enterprise into separate businesses by Symphony Technology Group, which acquired the long-standing cyber security firm for $4bn in March 2021

• March 23, 2022 23 Mar'22

  SAP to invest S$250m in Singapore innovation lab

  New lab will double SAP’s engineering workforce in Singapore by 2025 and help to shape the company’s product development roadmap