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March 16, 2021
16
Mar'21
Uber and Ola ordered to hand over more data to drivers
A Dutch court has rejected Uber and Ola’s claims that drivers collectively taking action to access their data amounts to an abuse of their individual data access rights, laying the ground for drivers to form their own union-controlled data trust
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March 16, 2021
16
Mar'21
Josh Bersin 2021 technology guide vaunts employee experience
Josh Bersin’s annual HR technology market guide for 2021 pulls out employee experience as the hottest area, as the sector shifts to productivity-boosting tech
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March 16, 2021
16
Mar'21
Microsoft releases one-click ProxyLogon mitigation tool
Microsoft’s mitigation tool is designed to help customers without dedicated security or IT teams navigate fixing their vulnerable Exchange servers
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March 16, 2021
16
Mar'21
ST Engineering teams up with Google Cloud
Singapore’s ST Engineering and Google Cloud will explore offering secure cloud services for organisations in regulated industries
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March 15, 2021
15
Mar'21
Nokia inks RAN collaboration with leading cloud providers
Google, Microsoft Azure and AWS link up with comms tech giant to utilise cloud and open radio access network technology to develop new customer-focused 5G use cases
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March 15, 2021
15
Mar'21
Microsoft Exchange ProxyLogon attacks spike 10 times in four days
Exploitations of the Microsoft Exchange ProxyLogon vulnerabilities have increased tenfold in just four days
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March 15, 2021
15
Mar'21
Parliamentary PACA Committee slams Gove over Covid-19 data failures
Parliamentary Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee publishes report critical of government accountability regarding data behind the decisions taken during the coronavirus pandemic
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March 15, 2021
15
Mar'21
Government plans for fresh AI strategy
The government wants to “unleash the power of AI” and be “the most pro-tech government ever”, according to digital secretary Oliver Dowden
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March 15, 2021
15
Mar'21
Mace Group uses RealWear to support Covid-safe site inspections
Construction consulting business is using augmented reality headsets to enable people on Microsoft Teams to inspect building sites remotely
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March 12, 2021
12
Mar'21
NCSC issues emergency alert on Microsoft Exchange patch
UK’s national cyber agency calls on organisations affected by the ProxyLogon vulnerabilities to patch their Microsoft Exchange Servers immediately
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March 12, 2021
12
Mar'21
Cisco, University of Strathclyde and Scotland 5G Centre announce 5G Cloud Core network
Networking tech giant, leading university and national hub for accelerating deployment and adoption of 5G team up to create enterprise-grade cloud and core systems to deliver benefit to communities and businesses
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March 12, 2021
12
Mar'21
DearCry ransomware targets vulnerable Exchange servers
As predicted, ransomware gangs have started to target vulnerable instances of Microsoft Exchange Server, making patching an even greater priority
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March 12, 2021
12
Mar'21
CW Innovation Awards: Fighting fake Covid-19 vaccines with blockchain
A blockchain-based system developed by Singapore-based Zuellig Pharma can help governments and healthcare providers weed out fake vaccines and manage vaccine distribution and administration
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March 11, 2021
11
Mar'21
Potential miscarriages of justice of Scottish subpostmasters move to full review
The Post Office Horizon scandal gets bigger as subpostmaster prosecutions in Scotland are reviewed
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March 11, 2021
11
Mar'21
O2 Business aims to boost flexible working with digital workplace
Operator strengthens digital workplace portfolio with two new propositions to help business owners get the latest devices and integrate voice services for Microsoft Teams
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March 11, 2021
11
Mar'21
Oracle Q3, 2020-21: Revenue growth of 3% backdrop to Ellison attack on SAP
Chairman and CTO Larry Ellison launches competitive attack on SAP as Oracle’s third-quarter results show revenue growth of 3%
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March 11, 2021
11
Mar'21
Norwegian government falls victim to Microsoft attacks
Norway’s parliament, the Storting, suffers second major cyber incident in a year as threat groups capitalise on vulnerable Microsoft Exchange Servers
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March 11, 2021
11
Mar'21
IFS ramps up single-platform cloud delivery as it bids ERP adieu
Business applications supplier shifts fundamentally to cloud infrastructure while sloughing off enterprise resource planning as it rebrands
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March 11, 2021
11
Mar'21
Scottish farm subsidy body slashes dev time with Pure all-flash
Rural directorate ditched hybrid flash EMC SAN for Pure all-flash storage and cut developer time in half, while beta testing Cloud Block Store and planning container project
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March 11, 2021
11
Mar'21
APAC cloud spending up by over 38% in 2020
Public cloud infrastructure services made up the lion’s share of cloud spending last year as APAC organisations strive to modernise their IT infrastructure amid the pandemic, study finds
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March 10, 2021
10
Mar'21
SAS launches free data skills programme for job seekers
Pro bono data skills programme, in tandem with job placement agencies, has the aim of training 10,000 people
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March 10, 2021
10
Mar'21
Welsh FA boss linked to recruitment of controversial former Post Office executive to step down
Football Association Wales CEO Jonathan Ford is stepping down after losing a vote of no confidence triggered by the controversial appointment of Angela van den Bogerd, who was involved in the Post Office IT scandal
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March 10, 2021
10
Mar'21
Patch Tuesday overshadowed by Microsoft Exchange attacks
Microsoft’s March Patch Tuesday update drops amid ongoing fall-out from widespread Exchange attacks
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March 10, 2021
10
Mar'21
Government’s refusal of freedom of information request about Post Office scandal ‘deeply concerning’
MP condemns department’s ‘bizarre’ rejection of freedom of information request linked to Post Office IT scandal
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March 10, 2021
10
Mar'21
Australia’s job market to shrink 11% with automation
Those who perform highly structured administrative jobs in finance, accounting and procurement are most at risk as automation continues to reshape Australia’s workforce
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March 09, 2021
09
Mar'21
How biotech firm Luminex manages field service
Technicians at Luminex work remotely, but their schedules, spare parts for repairs and customer site visits need to link to tech support and the CRM
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March 09, 2021
09
Mar'21
DevOps pros get salary boost in spite of Covid squeeze
Although many businesses have tightened spending, digitisation is driving up salaries among DevOps professionals
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March 09, 2021
09
Mar'21
Prime minister yet to respond to serious subpostmaster concerns over Horizon IT scandal inquiry
Subpostmaster victims who have spent millions bringing the Post Office IT scandal to light have received no reply to their concerns from Boris Johnson
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March 08, 2021
08
Mar'21
Foreign Affairs Committee launches inquiry into tech and the future of UK foreign policy
Committee looks for evidence on how the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office can respond to opportunities and challenges brought by new and emerging technologies
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March 08, 2021
08
Mar'21
Government to change unfair private prosecution rules used to prosecute innocent subpostmasters
Government agrees to change private prosecution rules that were abused by the Post Office in its pursuit of subpostmasters wrongly accused of financial crimes
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March 08, 2021
08
Mar'21
DZS accelerates network process strategy with RIFT acquisition
In its second recent strategic acquisition, transport and broadband access solutions provider swoops for automation firm to deliver and manage intelligent network and processing functions at the network edge
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March 08, 2021
08
Mar'21
Google Cloud makes inroads in Southeast Asia
Number three public cloud supplier has made inroads into Southeast Asian enterprises such as Indonesia’s Salim Group and is assessing opportunities for new cloud regions
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March 05, 2021
05
Mar'21
T-Mobile targets post-pandemic workplace with remote working suite
Aiming to address a world of work in which Covid-19 brought a decade’s worth of progress in a year’s time,T-Mobile launches a collaborative solutions suite that it says will meet the challenges of remote working head on
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March 05, 2021
05
Mar'21
Mandiant: MS Exchange bugs first exploited in January
Analysis from technical teams at FireEye’s Mandiant tracked activity exploiting newly disclosed vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange Server more than a month ago
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March 05, 2021
05
Mar'21
Clarification needed on IT ‘super-deduction’ allowance
Chancellor announces that companies investing in qualifying new plant and machinery assets will be able to claim a ‘super-deduction’ allowance
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March 05, 2021
05
Mar'21
Affordable legal advice for all – from a robot
Artificial intelligence project strives to make legal advice affordable to the whole of society
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March 05, 2021
05
Mar'21
Innovation underpinned by trustworthy governance, says CDEI
Public support for greater use of digital technologies such as AI depends on how much trust people have in its governance, says report
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March 05, 2021
05
Mar'21
APAC leads in open source adoption
APAC organisations are using open source software to modernise their infrastructure and develop containerised applications, though security concerns linger on
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March 04, 2021
04
Mar'21
UK network users burn through unprecedented data in lockdown 3
Coinciding with the launch of Call of Duty: Warzone update, Virgin Media records its busiest day on record, with the average user downloading more than 20GB of data
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March 04, 2021
04
Mar'21
Microsoft Exchange CVEs more widely exploited than thought
US CISA issues emergency guidance as impact of four newly disclosed Microsoft Exchange vulnerabilities becomes clearer
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March 04, 2021
04
Mar'21
Bank of Ireland to reduce branch network by almost half
Bank of Ireland is latest bank to pin its future on digital channels as customers change their banking habits
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March 04, 2021
04
Mar'21
Veritas looks beyond NetBackup for growth in ASEAN
Veritas has seen increased demand for its availability tools as it looks to address backup and recovery requirements from cloud, database and VMware workloads
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March 03, 2021
03
Mar'21
Emergency patch addresses MS Exchange Server zero-days
Microsoft releases an emergency patch to address multiple zero-day exploits directed at on-premise installations of Exchange Server
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March 03, 2021
03
Mar'21
HPE results show demand for remote data and consumption model
As businesses prepare for the return to the office, HPE expects many of its customers will continue to need remote working and advanced analytics
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March 03, 2021
03
Mar'21
IBM eyes hybrid cloud opportunity in ASEAN
The hybrid cloud message is resonating among Southeast Asian enterprises that are looking to modernise their applications and systems, says IBM’s general manager for the region
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March 02, 2021
02
Mar'21
PGA Tour teams up with AWS to improve fan engagement during tournaments
PGA Tour selects Amazon Web Services as its official cloud service partner as it sets about revamping tournament viewing experience for golf fans
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March 02, 2021
02
Mar'21
Google prepares for hybrid return to office work
As the economy reopens, people are set to return to office work. But some are likely to want the flexibility to work from home
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March 02, 2021
02
Mar'21
How SAP is riding the rising tide of cloud
SAP’s newly minted president for Asia-Pacific and Japan talks up the company’s cloud traction and what is being done to ease the transition to S/4 Hana
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March 01, 2021
01
Mar'21
Only 12% of worldwide enterprises fully embrace SASE
Global survey reveals that although many public and private sector organisations have elements of secure access service edge in their IT stack, few have a comprehensive architecture and a significant number do not embrace the philosophy at all
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February 26, 2021
26
Feb'21
It’s now or never for UK fintech, government told
The UK government faces a ‘now or never’ moment if it wants financial technology to play a central role in the economy for years to come