News

Enterprise software

• August 24, 2021 24 Aug'21

  How Zendesk is gearing up for growth in APAC

  Zendesk has its eye on Japan and the enterprise segment while building up its partner ecosystem to grow its business in the Asia-Pacific region

• August 23, 2021 23 Aug'21

  Lacklustre success of analytics in the public cloud

  IT decision-makers see cost savings as the biggest benefit of moving to the cloud for analytics and artificial intelligence

• August 23, 2021 23 Aug'21

  Cities worldwide band together to push for ethical AI

  The chief digital and technology officers of London and Barcelona speak to Computer Weekly about their joint initiative launched with other cities to promote the ethical deployment of artificial intelligence in urban spaces

• August 23, 2021 23 Aug'21

  IBM unveils Telum to combat financial fraud in real time

  Completely new architecture means the AI accelerator chip does not need to pass data to and from the main processor, PCI bus or operating system

• August 23, 2021 23 Aug'21

  Flexxon and Lenovo tie up on AI-infused SSDs

  Singapore-based Flexxon teams up with Lenovo to make its solid-state drive that uses artificial intelligence to fend off cyber threats available on ThinkPad-based laptops

• August 20, 2021 20 Aug'21

  CMA urges further scrutiny of Nvidia purchase of Arm

  Competition and Markets Authority has decided an in-depth investigation should be mounted into the proposed acquisition of Arm by US chipmaker Nvidia

• August 20, 2021 20 Aug'21

  Whole-system view of railways from Resonate on Redis offers progress

  Resonate, a traffic management software provider to UK railways, has built a system using Redis Streams to provide real-time processing of train movements, enabling a whole-system view

• August 20, 2021 20 Aug'21

  How the pandemic transformed IAG’s Hangar 51 accelerator

  Businesses of all shapes and sizes have had to take a different approach during the pandemic – Dupsy Abiola, head of global innovation at IAG, explains how IAG transformed its Hangar 51 accelerator during the coronavirus outbreak

• August 20, 2021 20 Aug'21

  Alibaba tops global AI challenge

  Alibaba’s AliceMind algorithm recorded a higher accuracy rate than humans in answering questions related to images in the global VQA challenge

• August 19, 2021 19 Aug'21

  How Bet365 addressed Apple’s iOS App Store policy changes

  Apps on the iOS app store need to be more ‘Apple like’, with a common user experience. We find out how Bet365 achieved app portability

• August 19, 2021 19 Aug'21

  Challenger banks make reputational gains in business banking

  The business banking sector is a big target for digital challengers and some are already building good reputations in the market

• August 19, 2021 19 Aug'21

  Microsoft Azure first cloud to gain orbit with O3b mPOWER

  As more critical workloads move to the cloud, SES medium Earth orbit satellite system will provide additional network diversity, service resiliency and gigabit connectivity for IT giant’s leading data platform

• August 18, 2021 18 Aug'21

  How Australia’s Octopus Deploy is simplifying DevOps

  Brisbane-based startup Octopus Deploy recently secured $172.5m in venture funding to advance its goal of simplifying software deployments for DevOps teams

• August 18, 2021 18 Aug'21

  UK government criticised for proposed facial-recognition guidance

  Privacy campaigners say the government's updated 'surveillance camera code of practice' does not do enough to mitigate abuses of facial-recognition technology

• August 18, 2021 18 Aug'21

  A digital twin for farming

  We speak to a company that has pioneered digital plant growth for indoor farming

• August 18, 2021 18 Aug'21

  Thames Valley Police drops ERP system after spending £14m

  Thames Valley Police exits tri-force programme to develop new enterprise resource planning software for the police

• August 17, 2021 17 Aug'21

  CIO interview: Victoria Higgin, Highways England

  The chief digital and information officer for digital services at Highways England discusses a roadmap for end-to-end data sharing and asset management

• August 17, 2021 17 Aug'21

  Overturned convictions of subpostmasters mount up, but 555 victims no closer to justice

  The government has failed to provide fair compensation to the subpostmasters who exposed the full extent of the Horizon scandal to the world

• August 16, 2021 16 Aug'21

  NAB partners AWS, global banks on open finance

  Australia’s NAB teams up with three other banks and AWS to run an open global finance challenge that will see participating teams prototype new digital banking services

• August 16, 2021 16 Aug'21

  ICO consults public on personal data in employment practices

  The ICO has launched a public consultation on employers’ use of personal data to help it provide practical guidance for both businesses and workers

• August 16, 2021 16 Aug'21

  How swarm learning is tearing down data silos

  Swarm learning makes it possible to perform machine learning on distributed data sources while conforming to data confidentiality requirements

• August 13, 2021 13 Aug'21

  Verizon expands global automation capabilities in collaboration with Equinix

  Expansion of SDI solution aims to enable enterprise and public sector customers to connect their MPLS and Ethernet private networking services to hundreds of cloud, infrastructure and service providers with automated, same-day connectivity

• August 13, 2021 13 Aug'21

  GoStudent: Europe’s newest edtech unicorn

  Europe’s biggest ed-tech unicorn reaches unicorn status and tests sector traditions

• August 13, 2021 13 Aug'21

  How to get API deployments right

  Application programming interfaces are not the panacea for digital transformation and could even lead to escalating costs for problems that are better addressed through integration

• August 12, 2021 12 Aug'21

  NCSC for Startups initiative launched with Plexal

  National Cyber Security Centre and Plexal will support startups to develop products to address the government’s cyber security priorities

• August 12, 2021 12 Aug'21

  Multicloud adoption on the rise

  But IT decision-makers are wary of costs and worried that they have insufficient skills to maintain secure environments

• August 12, 2021 12 Aug'21

  Same-day delivery firm CitySprint fields Salesforce for customers

  Same-day delivery specialist CitySprint uses Salesforce across its contact management, sales and marketing teams

• August 12, 2021 12 Aug'21

  Singapore’s NUHS kicks off holomedicine research

  Singapore neurosurgeons are testing the use of Microsoft’s HoloLens 2 mixed reality headset to locate brain tumours with higher precision and improve patient safety

• August 11, 2021 11 Aug'21

  Hacker makes off with $600m in world’s largest crypto-heist

  Despite bagging $600m worth of cryptocurrency in what has been described as the biggest decentralised finance hack, the hacker has already started returning the funds

• August 11, 2021 11 Aug'21

  Four more subpostmasters set to have convictions overturned

  A further four subpostmasters are set to have their wrongful convictions overturned in the latest development in the Post Office Horizon scandal

• August 11, 2021 11 Aug'21

  Microsoft fixes seven critical bugs on light Patch Tuesday

  All seven critical vulnerabilities in Microsoft’s August Patch Tuesday were related to remote code execution, and there was one zero-day related to Windows Update Medic Service

• August 11, 2021 11 Aug'21

  Global fintech investments reach new heights

  The global financial technology industry is emerging from the pandemic-triggered slowdown with record levels of investment to fuel further growth

• August 10, 2021 10 Aug'21

  BSO named first non-domestic global connectivity provider for Indian stock exchange

  Growing global infrastructure and connectivity provider BSO confirmed as one of the first official international approved connectivity partners to meet demand for trading at the National Stock Exchange of India International Exchange

• August 10, 2021 10 Aug'21

  Third of finance firms accelerate use of artificial intelligence to detect money laundering

  Financial services firms are stepping up their use of artificial intelligence and machine learning technology to fight increasing money laundering activity

• August 10, 2021 10 Aug'21

  Researchers uncover database with 126 million unsecured records

  Business-to-business marketing firm OneMoreLead was storing tens of millions of records in an unsecured database, exposing at least 63 million people to fraud, identify theft and phishing campaigns

• August 10, 2021 10 Aug'21

  New machine learning algorithm to detect quantum errors

  University of Sydney and quantum control startup Q-CTRL have developed a new way to reduce quantum computing errors using custom machine learning algorithms

• August 09, 2021 09 Aug'21

  Anglian Water firms up £24m data and digital framework

  Anglian Water has established a £24m data and digital programme to help meet its asset management plan objectives, as set by Ofwat

• August 09, 2021 09 Aug'21

  Need for strong internet connection keeps Brits indoors

  Study from leading UK communications provider highlights that although a new normal is coming for a significant number of UK workers, so are new problems and the need to create a better work-life balance

• August 09, 2021 09 Aug'21

  Healthcare providers to deliver 765 million teleconsultations globally by 2025

  Research reveals patients will use remote consultation services 3.6 times per year on average, but need for mobile devices and connectivity will limit uptake of telehealth services to developed regions

• August 09, 2021 09 Aug'21

  Startups provide TfL with AI and simulation to keep London moving

  Transport for London has awarded contracts to two startups to deliver new technology to support the capital’s road network

• August 06, 2021 06 Aug'21

  Inmarsat, Atlantic Bridge Capital and Civic Connect dig deep for IoT in global mining sector

  Insight Terra secures $5.45m in Series A funding to accelerate the delivery of an end-to-end full-stack risk management solution to support compliance with global standards and to meet ESG requirements

• August 06, 2021 06 Aug'21

  Apple unveils plans to scan US iPhones for child sex abuse images

  Apple will introduce child sexual abuse material detection for US users later this year, but some experts are worried that the technology could be repurposed to scan phones for other kinds of content

• August 06, 2021 06 Aug'21

  Half of Gen-Z would leave job if not given a hybrid work option

  Even though two-thirds of workers surveyed by workspace technology company say hybrid work benefits mental health and productivity, over half believe that their employers are not prepared to implement it

• August 05, 2021 05 Aug'21

  SAP customers more alert to internal than external threats

  SAP customers are more concerned by insider threats than by external attacks, according to a report. And yet the average SAP customer has around 2,500 vulnerabilities within their customised SAP code

• August 05, 2021 05 Aug'21

  BCS: more diverse workforce key to UK AI ethics global leadership

  BCS report says the UK can take an international lead in AI ethics if it cultivates a more diverse workforce, including people from non-STEM backgrounds

• August 05, 2021 05 Aug'21

  Vodafone Spain modernises customer relationship management platform with Amdocs

  Modernisation programme aims to enable Vodafone Spain to reduce the total cost of ownership and improve operational efficiency, automation and performance of its CRM system

• August 05, 2021 05 Aug'21

  Around 75% of minority tech employees don’t feel a sense of belonging at work

  Research by Capgemini found just over three-quarters of global tech employees who are women or ethnic minorities don’t feel a sense of belonging at work

• August 05, 2021 05 Aug'21

  Unit4 doubles down on APAC business

  Supplier of mid-market ERP systems Unit4 is investing in a research and development centre in Jakarta as part of efforts to win market share from established players

• August 04, 2021 04 Aug'21

  Civil Service Data Challenge announces longlist of ideas to improve data use

  Dragons’ Den-style Civil Service competition to elicit ideas to improve data use in government has whittled a list of 200 down to eight. Four will be chosen in December for delivery

• August 04, 2021 04 Aug'21

  Leading venture capital firms are failing to protect human rights

  Venture capital firms and high-profile tech accelerators are not conducting human rights due diligence on their investments, which means they cannot be sure the companies they invest in are not causing, or contributing to, human rights abuses