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October 24, 2017
24
Oct'17
IT department keeps Volvo Ocean Race sailors connected around the world
As seven yachts compete in the latest Volvo Ocean Race, the IT team supporting the event is engaged in a race of its own
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October 23, 2017
23
Oct'17
Kaspersky Lab announces global transparency initiative
Faced with a US government ban and media reports alleging co-operation with Russian spies, Kaspersky Lab has announced a global transparency initiative
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October 20, 2017
20
Oct'17
Transport Research Lab to run £13m autonomous vehicle trials in London
A consortium led by the Transport Research Lab has been awarded government funding to run connected and autonomous vehicle tests in the capital
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October 20, 2017
20
Oct'17
IBM’s Joanna Davinson to become new Home Office tech boss
IBM executive to replace Sarah Wilkinson as chief digital, data and technology officer
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October 20, 2017
20
Oct'17
National Police Technology Council launches set of ICT principles
The national ICT strategic principles include cloud first, enabling data sharing and interoperability standards, and ensuring any tech decision made benefits the organisation as a whole
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October 20, 2017
20
Oct'17
The 5G wheels are spinning in APAC
Adoption of 5G across the Asia-Pacific region will be led by China, South Korea and Japan, but telcos will need to find the right pricing strategy to compete with IoT connectivity upstarts
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October 20, 2017
20
Oct'17
Ransomware decryption framework now available
McAfee has released a decryption framework to boost the production of decryption tools to help victims of ranswomware attacks
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October 19, 2017
19
Oct'17
IT security hindering productivity and innovation, survey shows
IT security is hindering productivity and innovation across enterprises, research has revealed
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October 19, 2017
19
Oct'17
Government cuts cost of network infrastructure roll-out
Parts of the Electronic Communications Code have been updated to help communications providers deploy new infrastructure more quickly
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October 19, 2017
19
Oct'17
Security industry more open, integrated and collaborative
McAfee says shift in industry’s approach is evidenced by adoption of its Data Exchange Layer and new collaborations through McAfee Security Innovation Alliance
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October 19, 2017
19
Oct'17
SAP Q3 2017 results show steady growth in cloud revenue to €937m
SAP’s third quarter 2017 results show steady growth in cloud revenue, S/4 Hana adoption, and some uptake for its “digital transformation” spearhead SAP Leonardo
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October 19, 2017
19
Oct'17
Endpoint, cloud, people key to future cyber security, says McAfee
Endpoint devices, the cloud and people will be the security control points of the future, according to the chief of security firm McAfee
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October 19, 2017
19
Oct'17
Norway’s Trondheim embraces the cloud with Google G Suite
Municipality is reaping the benefits of moving productivity software to the cloud
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October 18, 2017
18
Oct'17
McAfee forges ahead with analytics, deep learning and AI
McAfee is forging ahead with its innovation efforts in advanced analytics, deep learning and artificial intelligence
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October 18, 2017
18
Oct'17
Government opens dynamic purchasing system procurement for HSCN
The RM3825 Health and Social Care Network Access Services dynamic purchasing system procurement has been opened to supplier bids
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October 18, 2017
18
Oct'17
Openreach to open ‘grey’ fibre to broadband providers
Openreach is proposing to add a new feature to its optical spectrum access product to give broadband communication services providers more control over their networks
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October 18, 2017
18
Oct'17
Shadow Cabinet Office minister slams Gov.uk Verify for being ‘inefficient’
Labour’s Jon Trickett says the government’s identity assurance platform is a poor use of taxpayers’ money and is “being handled appallingly”
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October 18, 2017
18
Oct'17
Cloud service spending almost matches traditional IT outsourcing
Traditional outsourcing spending has plummeted in the latest three-month period, but spending on cloud-based IT services is going some way to filling the void
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October 18, 2017
18
Oct'17
UK businesses losing half a million pounds per cancelled digital project
UK businesses are losing almost £500,000 pounds for every cancelled digital project, with a lack of the right skills a major contributing factor
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October 17, 2017
17
Oct'17
RSA’s Middle East cyber security conference gains its own identity
RSA Abu Dhabi conference focuses on region’s cyber security needs as digital technology deployments expand
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October 16, 2017
16
Oct'17
Employees will book time off using Alexa-style devices
Voice recognition and artificial intelligence will take the drudgery out of HR, but CIOs need to help their HR team develop a long-term strategy
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October 16, 2017
16
Oct'17
Government launches £25m trial fund to develop UK 5G industry
DCMS is drawing down £25m from the £740m National Productivity Investment Fund to fund a number of testbeds and trials of 5G mobile network technology in the UK
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October 13, 2017
13
Oct'17
London issues call to arms to cyber security community
Cyber security community called on to help educate capital’s small businesses about cyber crime and give them practical advice
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October 12, 2017
12
Oct'17
IT industry more reliant on non-UK workers than economy as a whole
The UK IT sector is more reliant on workers from other countries than the average for other sectors.
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October 11, 2017
11
Oct'17
Dubai Police launches Fajwa to streamline staff recruitment
Dubai police are improving recruitment processes through new system announced at Gitex 2017
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October 11, 2017
11
Oct'17
US says its views must be heard in legal challenge to EU-US data sharing
The US government says it ‘has issues’ with an Irish High Court ruling, which will test the legality of EU-US data transfers as Facebook considers an appeal to Supreme Court
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October 11, 2017
11
Oct'17
Samsung: NVMe benefits are available now, within limits
Customers can benefit and make big savings from deploying NVMe flash drives – but there are limits
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October 11, 2017
11
Oct'17
Tech investments key as European utility firms struggle
Utilities need to get their IT investments right if they are to regain and retain lost market share and boost revenue
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October 11, 2017
11
Oct'17
Dutch government agreement increasingly focuses on IT security
The coalition government in the Netherlands has agreed its plan for the next four years, with IT security prominent
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October 11, 2017
11
Oct'17
Industrial control systems under attack, warns MIT researcher
Industrial control systems are under attack, and these attacks are likely to get worse, according to a security researcher and former NSA inspector general
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October 11, 2017
11
Oct'17
Cyber threats are among top dangers, says Nato
Nato’s adviser on emerging security challenges tells conference of growing challenge posed by security threats
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October 10, 2017
10
Oct'17
More than three-quarters of global email protected by Dmarc
Support for email authentication among the world’s internet service providers has surged in the past two years, a two-year study has revealed
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October 10, 2017
10
Oct'17
Belgian telco Proximus picks Cloudify to support NFV roll-out
Belgium’s largest telecoms operator Proximus will deploy a cloud-native orchestration platform to support its adoption of NFV services in the business
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October 10, 2017
10
Oct'17
Global cyber security collaboration initiative launched in Krakow
Cyber security ecosystems around the world have launched an initiative aimed at strengthening collaboration between regional ecosystems
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October 10, 2017
10
Oct'17
Some IT contractors earning more than £700 a day
Research shows 40% of contractors reach the average annual IT salary within three months
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October 10, 2017
10
Oct'17
World at a cyber security crossroad, warns expert
Governments need to agree on cyber security realities and priorities, and move towards more effective regulation, legislation and law enforcement to enable tech interoperability for business
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October 09, 2017
09
Oct'17
Euro commissioner calls for more collaboration on cyber security
European commissioner for security union has called for greater awareness of cyber security risks and increased collaboration in defending against them
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October 09, 2017
09
Oct'17
NCSC to host cyber practitioner summit
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is to host a summit for cyber security practitioners in February 2018
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October 06, 2017
06
Oct'17
Ofcom adds new protections for consumer broadband buyers
ISPs will have to provide more detailed information on the range of broadband speeds customers are likely to receive during the buying process
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October 06, 2017
06
Oct'17
Brother moves core internal applications to Amazon cloud
Manufacturer Brother has moved its back-office and customer-facing systems to the Amazon cloud using public and hybrid models
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October 06, 2017
06
Oct'17
Fujitsu could see more industrial action after union members reject company proposal
IT supplier Fujitsu could face more industrial action as members of Unite at the company voted to reject an offer from the company to resolve a dispute
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October 05, 2017
05
Oct'17
UK at risk of AI skills crisis
The UK is at risk of being left behind when it comes to artificial intelligence advances, with the current shortage of AI skills likely to get a lot worse
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October 04, 2017
04
Oct'17
Global IT spending to hit $3.7tn next year, says Gartner
IT spending is taking on a different shape as organisations embark on, and accelerate, digital transformation projects
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October 04, 2017
04
Oct'17
Daisy and Redcentric named HSCN compliant as launch date nears
Managed service providers Daisy Group and Redcentric have both been named as HSCN-compliant suppliers as the network service launch date nears
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October 04, 2017
04
Oct'17
Russia’s state-owned bank backs blockchain
Vneshekonombank puts its weight behind blockchain technology as the country’s public sector looks on
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October 03, 2017
03
Oct'17
CIOs moving to revenue-generating roles
Gartner survey shows changing role for CIOs to cover revenue generation and deriving value from data, and spending less time on traditional IT delivery
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October 02, 2017
02
Oct'17
Hard Brexit would see UK tech exports fall by £1.7bn
UK manufacturers including those in the technology sector will lose billions of pounds of export revenue if the government completes a hard Brexit
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October 02, 2017
02
Oct'17
Europol and Interpol reaffirm fight against cyber crime
Europol-Interpol Cybercrime Conference sees No More Ransom anti-ransomware initiative highlighted as successful example of law enforcement agencies’ collaboration
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September 29, 2017
29
Sep'17
Finnish tax administration strengthens cyber security capabilities
Tax administration steps up cyber security initiatives as more of its services are delivered digitally
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September 28, 2017
28
Sep'17
Grosvenor signs broadband investment deal for London’s West End
Landowner and property developer has signed a co-investment partnership with Openreach to address poor broadband connectivity standards in parts of the capital
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September 28, 2017
28
Sep'17
WannaCry an example of pseudo-ransomware, says McAfee
The global WannaCry and NotPetya attacks were both examples of pseudo-ransomware, according to McAfee researchers
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September 27, 2017
27
Sep'17
SDN an essential component of future public sector networks
Public sector organisations need to adopt software-defined networking to deliver more agile and resilient networks that bring fit-for-purposes services to users and citizens
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September 27, 2017
27
Sep'17
Talent shortage keeps Nordic IT companies focused on job satisfaction
Nordic companies are aiming to win the race for scarce IT professionals through improving the workplace and concentrating on employees’ job satisfaction levels
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September 27, 2017
27
Sep'17
Global hacker botnet tops 6 million hijacked devices
A year after the first Mirai botnet attacks, the global botnet has grown, with many countries and cities unwittingly hosting large number of bot-infected devices
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September 27, 2017
27
Sep'17
ATM cyber attack a growing threat, warns Europol
Cyber attacks on bank cash machines are a growing problem despite strong law enforcement cooperation, warns Europol
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September 26, 2017
26
Sep'17
Health sector and social media top cyber targets
The healthcare sector and social media users are popular targets for cyber attackers, a report has revealed
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September 26, 2017
26
Sep'17
Tech sector advisory network expands to Spain
The 5,000-strong Global Tech Advocates network of IT industry experts that supports technology companies is expanding its service to Spain
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September 26, 2017
26
Sep'17
European operators still heavily reliant on copper for broadband delivery
A report commissioned for the European Commission has revealed that although access to broadband is improving across the EU, operators are still focusing their energies on sweating old copper assets
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September 25, 2017
25
Sep'17
Middle East banker urges region's banks to prepare for robotic automation
Middle East banker will use Gitex stage to encourage banks to automate processes
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September 25, 2017
25
Sep'17
Deloitte breach underlines need for better authentication
A breach of Deloitte’s email system, which may have exposed client details, emphasises the need for two-factor authentication and the monitoring of systems administrators
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September 25, 2017
25
Sep'17
Amazon launches Middle East region
Amazon opens its latest delivery hub in Bahrain to serve customers in the Middle East
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September 22, 2017
22
Sep'17
Malware hidden in CCleaner targeted tech firms
Major tech firms were targeted by malware hidden in Avast’s Piriform CCleaner software, researchers have found, leading to speculation that it may have been state-sponsored espionage attack
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September 21, 2017
21
Sep'17
UK organisations lose £217m a year due to lack of cloud skills
The cloud computing skills shortage in the UK is costing businesses hundreds of millions of pounds in lost revenue
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September 20, 2017
20
Sep'17
Brexit mobile and broadband debate must involve consumers
The voices of consumers are being missed as communications services providers, industry bodies and the government set the agenda for the UK’s communications infrastructure market after Brexit
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September 20, 2017
20
Sep'17
BMW opens its second tech startup programme in the UK
BMW has launched its latest programme to support tech startups in the UK
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September 20, 2017
20
Sep'17
Salesforce world tour lands in Amsterdam
Salesforce customers met up for the Dutch leg of the supplier's world tour with a distinctly non-techy crowd present
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September 20, 2017
20
Sep'17
PM pressures internet companies to act on terrorist propaganda
The UK, France and Italy will use a meeting with technology companies at the UN General Assembly in New York to press for development of technical solutions to defeat terrorist activity on the internet
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September 19, 2017
19
Sep'17
Middle East firms must focus on IT training and employing more women to stay competitive
Organisations in the Middle East face IT recruitment challenges unless they offer more training and employ more women
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September 19, 2017
19
Sep'17
John Chambers to step down as Cisco executive chairman
Former CEO John Chambers will leave the networking sector kingpin after 27 years, supplier reveals
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September 19, 2017
19
Sep'17
UK education system exacerbates cyber skills gap
Security industry needs to get involved to raise awareness of cyber security career opportunities, say commentators
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September 18, 2017
18
Sep'17
NHS Digital hopes for orderly transition to new Health and Social Care Network
NHS Digital’s Health and Social Care Network is gearing up to connect its first customers in the next month, in the first stage of a staggered transition process
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September 18, 2017
18
Sep'17
ScotRail to test ‘world’s fastest’ in-train Wi-Fi service
The train operator has teamed up with Cisco, Network Rail Telecoms and others to collaborate on an Innovate UK funded proof of concept for ultrafast Wi-Fi on board
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September 18, 2017
18
Sep'17
Tech disruption in Middle East a key focus at GITEX 2017
Not surprisingly, Middle East digital disruption will take centre stage at this year’s GITEX event in Dubai
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September 14, 2017
14
Sep'17
Mobile networks restored to hurricane-hit Caribbean islands
Emergency networking teams from the Vodafone Foundation and Télécoms Sans Frontières are working to restore mobile connectivity after the Caribbean was ravaged by Hurricane Irma
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September 14, 2017
14
Sep'17
FCA warns UK consumers of risks associated with initial coin offerings
The UK financial services authority has published warnings to consumers thinking of investing in initial coin offerings
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September 14, 2017
14
Sep'17
Finnish energy company Helen outsources its basic IT services
The energy company is the latest Nordic organisation to outsource IT services to enable it to focus on the business
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September 14, 2017
14
Sep'17
Trust could be last hurdle for insurtech dominance
Insurance startups that use the latest IT are gaining customers but still face challenges around trust, security and consumer awareness
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September 14, 2017
14
Sep'17
Lack of skills main barrier to civil service tech adoption
TechUK civil servants survey highlights need for skills training, common standards and working practices across departments to deliver joined-up public services
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September 13, 2017
13
Sep'17
Finland’s Valmet transforms IT with €38m outsourcing deal
Industrial tech firm Valmet outsources IT infrastructure services to focus its internal IT resources on business and digital developments
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September 13, 2017
13
Sep'17
Vodafone identifies 50 future digital hubs
A Vodafone research report has identified a number of towns and cities that have the potential to become what it refers to as Digital Super Towns
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September 13, 2017
13
Sep'17
CBI calls for transitional deal with EU on data
The CBI is warning of the risks to UK businesses of no deal with the European Union on data exchange when Brexit arrives
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September 12, 2017
12
Sep'17
Openreach and rivals want collaborative approach to broadband
The government’s ambitions for FTTP broadband roll-out can only be met through collaboration, and an urgent shake-up of Ofcom regulatory policy is needed to reflect this, say Openreach and CityFibre
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September 12, 2017
12
Sep'17
Nearly half of Asia-Pacific manufacturers will have fully connected factories by 2022
Study finds that thinner margins and the desire for faster and higher quality production has driven manufacturers to modernise their operations through digital technology
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September 12, 2017
12
Sep'17
Home Office agrees back-office transformation deal
The Home Office is moving more of its back-office processes into the cloud
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September 11, 2017
11
Sep'17
EE repurposes 2G spectrum to support expanded 4G mobile service
The operator will re-farm a tranche of spectrum formerly used for 2G services to boost capacity and speed on its 4G network
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September 11, 2017
11
Sep'17
UK government sets to work on replicating the Digital Marketplace model overseas
Government procurement chiefs and digital champions share details of the work being done to help export the principles of the Digital Marketplace overseas
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September 11, 2017
11
Sep'17
EAN airline broadband service moves closer to reality
The European Aviation satellite has successfully completed in-orbit testing and will begin to service in-flight broadband customers later in 2017
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September 08, 2017
08
Sep'17
Government recovers £645m for BDUK broadband roll-out
The government has recovered £645m of funding to be reinvested in future broadband roll-out through a mix of clauses in its BDUK contracts with BT and project savings
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September 08, 2017
08
Sep'17
Interview: IT disruption hits outsourcing’s legal profession
IT is disrupting almost every corner of the business world, and those who operate in the IT services are no exception, with lawyers in the sector feeling the disruption
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September 07, 2017
07
Sep'17
The storage controller has to go, says Scale Computing CEO
Hyper-converged appliance maker Scale Computing says it achieved near bare metal performance from NVMe by doing away with controller functionality. Is this the end of the SAN?
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September 07, 2017
07
Sep'17
CCS claims Technology Service 2 framework will help SMEs win more public sector IT deals
With data suggesting the proportion of public sector IT spend secured by SMEs is falling, CCS embarks on a renewed bid to help smaller firms win government contracts
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September 06, 2017
06
Sep'17
European Union states question copyright law proposal
European states are questioning legality of a new copyright law proposed by the EU
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September 06, 2017
06
Sep'17
IoT networks a massive sales opportunity for operators, claims GSMA
Commercial initiatives around low power wide area network infrastructure will present mobile operators with a potential $1.8tn revenue opportunity over the next decade
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September 05, 2017
05
Sep'17
Accenture to deliver video-enabled justice to Sussex Police
Sussex Police aim to save time and increase flexibility by providing video live links for witnesses to give evidence in court
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September 05, 2017
05
Sep'17
Tegile set to compete with big six with cheaper arrays, says CEO
Tegile’s takeover by Western Digital will propel it to competition with the big six storage array makers, as well as bring economies of scale and see NVMf and 3D Xpoint products
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September 05, 2017
05
Sep'17
Virgin Media owner Liberty Global rolls out Juniper NFV
Media delivery company Liberty Global is to use Juniper Networks vMX virtual routers to improve network performance and scale
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September 05, 2017
05
Sep'17
China cracks down on initial coin offerings
Financial services regulators in China have cracked down on the use of Initial Coin Offerings to raise funds
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September 05, 2017
05
Sep'17
People with non-IT backgrounds could help fill cyber security skills gap
Organisations should look to fill cyber security roles with people who are curious and have work experience rather than focusing solely on graduates
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September 05, 2017
05
Sep'17
Gigaclear extends narrow trenching FTTP broadband dig
Fibre broadband provider Gigaclear is extending its BDUK dig in Herefordshire and Gloucestershire
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September 04, 2017
04
Sep'17
HMRC denies IR35 reforms to blame for public sector IT project delays and cancellations
New research from ContractorCalculator suggests contractors have left the public sector in droves since the IR35 reforms came into force, but HMRC has a different take on the situation