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• January 11, 2019 11 Jan'19

  Microsoft takes community approach to artificial intelligence in Sweden

  Microsoft is making increasing use of artificial intelligence in Sweden as it shares experiences with the development community

• January 10, 2019 10 Jan'19

  UK firms say £6.6bn annual security testing cost too high

  Avord launches platform to reduce the multibillion-pound annual cyber security testing cost that most UK firms say is too high

• January 10, 2019 10 Jan'19

  Roadside 4G mobile signal availability improves across UK

  4G mobile network coverage along the UK’s motorways has seen substantial improvement, with Greater Manchester’s urban M60 having 100% availability and the Birmingham to Carlisle M6 seeing the greatest growth in coverage

• January 10, 2019 10 Jan'19

  Enterprises are increasing the human workforce while deploying AI

  Artificial intelligence is creating more jobs than it replaces, according to a study of businesses using the technology

• January 10, 2019 10 Jan'19

  Fife Council upgrades WAN to offer ultrafast broadband services

  Public sector sites across Fife in Scotland are to receive a transformational upgrade to their broadband speeds

• January 10, 2019 10 Jan'19

  BT faces tussle to keep EU contracts after Brexit

  The European Union will likely re-evaluate its telecoms contracts with BT following Brexit, and cancelling them altogether is a real risk in a no-deal scenario, according to leaked documents

• January 09, 2019 09 Jan'19

  FireEye gears up email security for emerging threats

  Email continues to be a top means of initiating cyber attacks with new detection bypass techniques and executive impersonation capabilities continually emerging, research shows

• January 09, 2019 09 Jan'19

  Government SME spend going down, MPs told

  Government spending with SMEs has reduced rather than increased, some government procurement markets are dominated by oligopolies and the research community needs to be brought into the mix, according to evidence given to the Science and Technology ...

• January 08, 2019 08 Jan'19

  First 5G smartphones may have massive price premium

  Android smartphone brands are already preparing to launch their first 5G handsets, but new technical requirements means they won’t be cheap to build, according to analysts at TrendForce

• January 07, 2019 07 Jan'19

  BlackBerry licenses security tech to IoT device makers

  BlackBerry is to license its secure software development technology to the makers of internet-connected devices to boost IoT security

• January 04, 2019 04 Jan'19

  Modern IT underlines need for zero-trust security

  The increasing complexity of supply chains and interconnectivity of IT systems means the attack surface is widening and security has to evolve accordingly, warns British computer scientist

• January 04, 2019 04 Jan'19

  Data breaches affected more than a billion people in 2018

  The personal information of more than a billion people was compromised in 2018 as companies holding the data failed to keep it safe

• January 03, 2019 03 Jan'19

  IT regulators and practitioners need common language

  There needs to be greater understanding between lawmakers and technologists to ensure regulations do not have unintended consequences, says a US computer security researcher and bug bounty pioneer

• January 03, 2019 03 Jan'19

  Fortinet to lead cyber security discussion at WEF annual summit

  The head of cyber security firm Fortinet has been named as a discussion leader at the upcoming World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland

• January 03, 2019 03 Jan'19

  Hancock promises GP IT overhaul

  New £450m framework will “shake up” primary care IT by getting rid of old systems, using new standards and exploring moving patient data to the cloud, says health secretary

• January 02, 2019 02 Jan'19

  Kaspersky Lab champions gender equality and digital child safety

  Kaspersky Lab report highlights gender equality in the technology industry and child education about digital security

• January 02, 2019 02 Jan'19

  Guide dogs not fazed by self-driving robots

  Robotics startup Starship Technologies and charity Guide Dogs are collaborating on a series of tests exploring how service animals interact with robots

• January 02, 2019 02 Jan'19

  Nordic digital transformation driven by traditional businesses

  More traditional Nordic businesses are fuelling the region's digital transformation, finds report

• January 02, 2019 02 Jan'19

  SMEs urged to get on board with Network Services 2 framework

  Suppliers have until the end of January 2019 to sign up to the new government network services purchasing framework

• December 28, 2018 28 Dec'18

  Top 10 HR technology stories of 2018

  Companies are turning to artificial intelligence, robotic automation and chatbots to take the drudgery out of human resource management

• December 27, 2018 27 Dec'18

  Top 10 Middle East stories of 2018

  Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 Middle East enterprise IT stories of 2018

• December 19, 2018 19 Dec'18

  CMA acts on super-complaint over broadband, mobile charges

  The Competition and Markets Authority is to crack down on communications services providers who ‘penalise’ loyal customers over new ones

• December 19, 2018 19 Dec'18

  Top 10 broadband stories of 2018

  The networking industry swung firmly behind full-fibre broadband in 2018, with encouraging signs that the gold-standard of broadband service delivery technology is at long last taking off in the UK

• December 18, 2018 18 Dec'18

  HSBC taking data analysis service to business customers

  HSBC is upping its search for artificial intelligence expertise as it takes a data analytics service to its business customers

• December 18, 2018 18 Dec'18

  Broadband coverage improved through 2018, says Ofcom

  Ofcom’s annual Connected Nations report reveals that the number of people who cannot receive a 10Mbps broadband connection has halved

• December 18, 2018 18 Dec'18

  Ofcom fires starting gun for new mobile spectrum auction

  Mobile spectrum in the 700MHz and 3.6-3.8GHz bands will be put up for auction either late in 2019 or early in 2020

• December 17, 2018 17 Dec'18

  Financial services giant transforms application delivery through HCL

  Dutch financial services firm Aegon is outsourcing the management of its fintech supplier network

• December 17, 2018 17 Dec'18

  NICE debuts standards to help ease NHS adoption of new technology

  National Institute for Health and Care Excellence is calling on the tech community to provide feedback on its plans to help NHS commissioners make better-informed technology adoption decisions

• December 14, 2018 14 Dec'18

  Paris latest city to join Tech Global Advocates

  The city of Paris is the latest to join the Tech Global Advocates network, offering a life raft to fintechs in the UK that want to retain customers across Europe

• December 14, 2018 14 Dec'18

  Ofcom tells ISPs to be upfront about better broadband deals

  Telecoms regulator is rolling out a range of measures to make the broadband market serve the interests of consumers better

• December 14, 2018 14 Dec'18

  Australia passes controversial encryption law

  Arguments continue over law that requires companies to work with government agencies to ensure that encrypted communications can be read if a crime is suspected

• December 13, 2018 13 Dec'18

  ICO and government help UK businesses prepare for no-deal Brexit

  The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and the government are providing guidance for UK businesses, particularly SMEs, on how to prepare for a possible no-deal Brexit

• December 13, 2018 13 Dec'18

  Machine identity protection development gets funding boost

  Cyber security firm Venafi has launched a development fund aimed at accelerating the delivery of protection for machine identities

• December 13, 2018 13 Dec'18

  Social engineering at the heart of critical infrastructure attack

  Social engineering is the core technique used in a series of cyber attacks targeting government, defence, nuclear, energy and financial organisations around the world, which means people are key to defence

• December 12, 2018 12 Dec'18

  UKtech50 2018 – the most influential people in UK IT

  Computer Weekly has announced the ninth annual UKtech50 – our definitive list of the movers and shakers in the UK IT sector

• December 12, 2018 12 Dec'18

  UKtech50 2018: Women are making their mark

  Women are making strong progress in the UK technology industry, with seven of the top 10 on Computer Weekly’s UKtech50 list being female

• December 12, 2018 12 Dec'18

  Finland’s IT sector recovers after break-up of Nokia

  Finnish government plays vital role in helping IT sector recover from the shock of Microsoft taking over the country’s biggest company

• December 11, 2018 11 Dec'18

  Tibco’s Orchestra acquisition will mean ‘faster IT integration’

  Tibco’s strategic acquisition of Paris-based Orchestra networks will ‘benefit customers of both companies’

• December 11, 2018 11 Dec'18

  Slow action on broadband and 5G risks UK’s economic future, CBI warns

  A report from the CBI has called for the government to fast-track legislation to guarantee access to ultrafast network services

• December 10, 2018 10 Dec'18

  Vodafone’s 4G network goes underground

  Operator will roll out small 4G and 5G-ready antenna to boost network coverage over short distances in areas of dense usage, using manhole covers, among other things

• December 10, 2018 10 Dec'18

  O2 expected to pursue Ericsson for compensation over 24-hour stoppage

  Mobile network operator could seek up to £100m in damages from its supplier, which failed to update expired software certificates, causing a day-long outage

• December 07, 2018 07 Dec'18

  Finnish government announces research and development ecosystem

  Finland has launched an innovation ecosystem that will support IoT and AI developers amongst others

• December 06, 2018 06 Dec'18

  BT and KCOM named broadband USO suppliers

  Ofcom has named BT, and in East Yorkshire, KCOM, as the designated providers for the incoming broadband universal service obligation

• December 06, 2018 06 Dec'18

  Software failure paralyses O2’s 4G network

  O2 is racing to fix a major outage on its 4G network that has left millions of mobile subscribers without access to data services

• December 06, 2018 06 Dec'18

  Adobe releases Flash patch for zero-day exploit

  Emergency security update released for zero-day vulnerability that is being exploited in the wild via a Microsoft Office document, according to researchers

• December 05, 2018 05 Dec'18

  BT moves to strip Huawei kit from EE’s network

  Telco will remove Huawei’s networking equipment from the core of EE’s 4G mobile network

• December 05, 2018 05 Dec'18

  Symantec unveils AI-based protection for critical infrastructure

  Cyber security firm has unveiled what it claims to be the industry’s first neural network to protect critical infrastructure from USB-borne malware attacks

• December 05, 2018 05 Dec'18

  Australia races towards commercial quantum computing

  Universities make headway in the challenge of commercialising quantum computing

• December 05, 2018 05 Dec'18

  Nominet brings security expertise and tech to market

  The .uk domain registry is to bring its DNS expertise and technology developed for the NCSC to market to address cyber security ‘blindspot’

• December 04, 2018 04 Dec'18

  NHS email outage caused by ‘internal software issues’

  NHSmail system shutdown, which saw staff locked out of their accounts, blamed on “software issues” in supplier Accenture’s internal infrastructure

• December 04, 2018 04 Dec'18

  As commercial 5G nears, small cells generate interest

  Interest in small cells as an element of commercial 5G mobile networks is growing, particularly in countries with supportive regulatory environments. Meanwhile, a UK trial of wholesale small cell infrastructure has kicked off in London

• December 04, 2018 04 Dec'18

  Barclays staff to transfer to HCL as IT deal is expanded

  Bank announces closure of operation in Lithuania, with employees transferring to IT services company HCL

• December 04, 2018 04 Dec'18

  Lloyds to use core banking technology from Google-inspired UK fintech

  Banking group explores cloud-based core banking technology as part of a major transformation programme

• November 30, 2018 30 Nov'18

  Government mobilises to persuade tech sector to endorse May-EU deal

  Jeremy Wright, the secretary of state at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, says the prime minister’s deal with the European Union will be good for UK tech, ensuring free flow of data

• November 29, 2018 29 Nov'18

  UK cyber security strategy making ‘good progress’

  The National Cyber Security Strategy is making good progress, but there is much left to be done, according to a Cabinet Office official

• November 29, 2018 29 Nov'18

  Scottish Government and Nesta launch health data challenge

  Partnership between the Scottish Government and Nesta will see funding available for innovative projects driving the use of technology to give citizens access to data and help them live healthier lives

• November 28, 2018 28 Nov'18

  Challenger bank signs up Google-inspired platform

  Cloud-based platform offers functionality around smart contracts and a workflow engine for bank processes

• November 28, 2018 28 Nov'18

  UK competition watchdog concerned with PayPal’s fintech acquisition

  Competition and Markets Authority fears $2.2bn deal could reduce competition for payment services in the UK

• November 28, 2018 28 Nov'18

  Amazon sets about speeding up space data processing in the cloud with AWS Ground Station

  Amazon Web Services (AWS) is aiming to take the cost and complexity out of processing space data to make it more readily accessible by colocating managed ground station antennas with its cloud datacentres

• November 27, 2018 27 Nov'18

  Nordic IT network attracting big brands as well as startups

  Tech Nordic Advocates is now seen as the go-to place for access to the Nordic tech startup sector

• November 27, 2018 27 Nov'18

  Poor Wi-Fi connectivity damaging to home life, say UK consumers

  A study for BT has revealed a substantial proportion of UK families feel they are being let down by poor in-home Wi-Fi networks

• November 27, 2018 27 Nov'18

  Openreach extends Gfast roll-out to a million more homes

  Copper-based ultrafast broadband roll-out continues at pace

• November 26, 2018 26 Nov'18

  HPE makes bigger push in hybrid IT

  Enterprise technology supplier HPE has doled out a slew of enhancements to its composable IT portfolio to help enterprises run IT more like cloud service providers

• November 23, 2018 23 Nov'18

  Hamburg has ambitions to be a virtual reality hub

  The German city of Hamburg is setting itself up as a potential hub for virtual reality startups

• November 23, 2018 23 Nov'18

  Lords call for HMRC to delay Making Tax Digital for VAT

  The government must begin to listen to small businesses and should delay the roll-out of its Making Tax Digital for VAT programme by at least a year, says the Lords Economic Affairs Committee

• November 21, 2018 21 Nov'18

  TechUK calls on Matt Hancock to fast-track NHS digitisation

  The tech industry body’s ‘Manifesto for Matt’ calls on the health secretary to focus on empowering citizens, enabling a world-class workforce and making the UK the number one place for health tech innovation

• November 21, 2018 21 Nov'18

  Interview: Comms sector ripe for disruption as climate change takes hold

  Humanity has just 12 years left to keep global warming to a maximum of 1.5⁰C and prevent climate meltdown. Paul Dickinson from the Carbon Disclosure Project discusses how CIOs can help take steps to avert disaster by changing their attitude to ...

• November 21, 2018 21 Nov'18

  NetApp and Pure show strong results on flash storage and cloud

  NetApp records healthy year-on-year revenue increase with flash showing out well, while Pure Storage sees incredible earnings for its flash products over 12 months

• November 16, 2018 16 Nov'18

  Tech sector split over Brexit deal

  The draft EU Withdrawal Agreement has caused rifts in the tech sector, with some calling for a People’s Vote with the option to remain in the EU, and others wanting MPs to back the agreement, saying it’s better than a no-deal scenario

• November 16, 2018 16 Nov'18

  EE and Virgin Media fined for breaking consumer protection rules

  Ofcom has imposed fines totalling £13.3m on EE and Virgin Media, saying both providers levied excessive charges on customers who ended their contracts early

• November 15, 2018 15 Nov'18

  Members of Parliament should back EU Withdrawal Agreement, says industry

  Industry experts say the government’s EU Withdrawal Agreement is far from perfect and still requires more clarity, but call on MPs to back it, as it’s better than a No-Deal Brexit

• November 14, 2018 14 Nov'18

  Zero-trust security not an off-the-shelf product

  The zero-trust security model is a business enabler that needs to be supported by a strategy and security architecture, analyst warns cyber security leaders

• November 13, 2018 13 Nov'18

  Broadband voucher scheme to end early thanks to high demand

  The government has urged small business owners to consider signing up for its ultrafast broadband connection voucher scheme before the available funding runs out

• November 13, 2018 13 Nov'18

  5G will unleash digital transformation for UK enterprises

  Mobile operator EE is working hand-in-hand with its largest enterprise customers to realise the potential of its future 5G mobile network

• November 12, 2018 12 Nov'18

  Home Office to use smartphone ID for EU Exit scheme

  The Home Office will use smartphone digital identity verification to support applications for the government’s EU Exit Settlement Scheme  

• November 09, 2018 09 Nov'18

  Post-quantum cryptography a major challenge, says expert

  The crypto wars are just beginning and open systems are key to improved security in future, says cryptography expert

• November 08, 2018 08 Nov'18

  Researcher urges IoT security legislation

  Suppliers of internet connected devices are largely failing to improve the security of their products, exposing users to privacy risks, so there is no choice but to legislate in this area, says a researcher

• November 08, 2018 08 Nov'18

  GDPR a challenge to AI black boxes

  Most artificial intelligence “black boxes” do not comply with EU data protection laws and will have to be re-engineered, warns security researcher and consultant

• November 07, 2018 07 Nov'18

  Openreach increasing use of drones to help build fibre networks

  Openreach plans to make greater use of drones to help it bring broadband to remote rural properties it could not previously touch

• November 07, 2018 07 Nov'18

  5G mobile masts bring installation challenges, EE finds

  EE has switched on a fixed wireless access network in central London to test elements of its future 5G mobile service, but faced some challenges setting it up

• November 07, 2018 07 Nov'18

  Fintechs advised on how to work with big banks

  Advice backed by the government for fintechs on how to engage with traditional finance firms is published

• November 07, 2018 07 Nov'18

  Decentralised ID key to identity security

  Enterprises need to step up protections around identity-related compromises and look to decentralised identity in the longer term to improve security, says computer scientist

• November 07, 2018 07 Nov'18

  BEIS to fund five healthcare AI innovation centres

  Five healthcare innovation centres will receive a total of £50m in funding to use artificial intelligence to improve diagnosis and treatment of diseases

• November 07, 2018 07 Nov'18

  Investment fund buys into broadband supplier Hyperoptic

  Mubadala Investment Company, the VC arm of the government of Abu Dhabi, is to acquire a minority stake in full-fibre broadband supplier Hyperoptic as the firm brings forward its roll-out

• November 07, 2018 07 Nov'18

  Cyber security high on European Commission agenda

  The European Commission is recognising the growing importance of cyber security to the digital economy and is increasing funding to support research, resilience and cooperation

• November 06, 2018 06 Nov'18

  Automation and CSR are driving reskilling process for UK plc, says Cisco

  UK business leaders are planning to make dramatic changes to their organisations between now and 2020, according to a new report from Cisco

• November 06, 2018 06 Nov'18

  NatWest pilots digital bank for SMEs

  App-based banking platform offers small enterprises other business tools on top of a current account

• November 06, 2018 06 Nov'18

  VMware readies green blockchain

  VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger says the power used for blockchain computation will cause an environmental crisis

• November 06, 2018 06 Nov'18

  GSMA urges fresh action on 5G mobile spectrum

  Mobile industry body says time is running out to ready enough radio frequency spectrum in the appropriate bands to account for the demands of 5G mobile networks

• November 05, 2018 05 Nov'18

  Openreach launches Fibre First programme in Belfast and Nottingham

  Openreach has named Belfast and Nottingham as the latest cities to benefit from a full-fibre broadband roll-out

• November 05, 2018 05 Nov'18

  TalkTalk makes ‘fair broadband’ promises

  TalkTalk has launched its own Fairer Broadband Charter as research reveals widespread dissatisfaction with some common industry practices

• November 05, 2018 05 Nov'18

  Deutsche Bank to create cloud-based digital cheque processing system

  German banking giant Deutsche Bank will replace manual and paper-intensive cheque processing methods with an automated system in the cloud

• November 05, 2018 05 Nov'18

  UKtech50 2018: Vote for the most influential person in UK IT

  Tell us who you think should be chosen as the most influential person in the UK tech scene for 2018 by submitting your vote now

• November 02, 2018 02 Nov'18

  Ofcom has another go at liberalising duct and pole access

  Telecoms regulator is making a new attempt to establish better access to BT’s duct and pole infrastructure for communication services providers

• November 02, 2018 02 Nov'18

  BT makes progress with Global Services restructuring

  Telco sets out plan to get its troubled Global Services business unit fighting fit

• November 01, 2018 01 Nov'18

  The IBM and Red Hat mega-merger: Who stands to benefit most?

  IBM is in the midst of a multi-year repositioning as it looks to offset the downturn in enterprise demand for its traditional, on-premise offerings by courting enterprise cloud buyers, prompting it to place its biggest bet yet on open source

• November 01, 2018 01 Nov'18

  Three introduces 4G+ at 2,700 sites

  Mobile operator Three hopes to boost average mobile data speeds by up to 33% through carrier aggregation

• November 01, 2018 01 Nov'18

  How Bahrain plans to become a regional fintech hub

  Bahrain is a small island with big plans for its financial technology industry

• October 31, 2018 31 Oct'18

  Hyperoptic full-fibre network hits public housing milestone

  More than 150,000 publicly owned homes have now been connected to Hyperoptic’s ultrafast fibre broadband network

• October 31, 2018 31 Oct'18

  Ofcom releases BT from 2005 Openreach undertakings

  Following the legal split of the two organisations, telecoms regulator Ofcom has formally ‘released’ BT from the 2005 undertakings set up to manage the Openreach infrastructure business