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July 13, 2017
13
Jul'17
Verizon denies data loss but admits potentially huge breach
Verizon has responded to reports of millions of customer records being exposed to the internet by saying no data was accessed by malicious third parties, but the incident raises thorny issues
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July 12, 2017
12
Jul'17
Cyber security startups urged to join GCHQ Cyber Accelerator
The UK government has announced a second cyber accelerator programme aimed at helping UK startups take the lead in producing the next generation of cyber security systems
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July 12, 2017
12
Jul'17
Westminster Council to run broadband connection voucher scheme
Westminster City Council has secured £2.8m to fund a local broadband connection voucher scheme to deliver gigabit speeds to businesses in the London borough
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July 12, 2017
12
Jul'17
NVMe flash blocked by array architecture, says Kaminario CTO
Flash pioneer CTO says array controllers are built for a different era and must scale-out as clusters to provide the CPU power needed to allow NVMe to realise its potential
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July 12, 2017
12
Jul'17
UK ranked as top 10 digital economy
The UK has been ranked among the top 10 nations in terms of digital capabilities
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July 12, 2017
12
Jul'17
Cyber security industry believes GDPR is stifling innovation
Cyber security industry believes the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation is hindering innovation and could encourage organisations to cover up security breaches, a poll has revealed
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July 12, 2017
12
Jul'17
Openreach drops BT branding
National network access business rebrands in preparation to be legally separated from BT Group
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July 11, 2017
11
Jul'17
Three and Ofcom clash over spectrum auction proposals
Three boss brands Ofcom’s spectrum auction proposals a ‘kick in the teeth’ but Ofcom says the operator is already in a much better competitive position
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July 11, 2017
11
Jul'17
Political uncertainty is holding back digital transformation plans, say CIOs
UK businesses are investing in IT to help them deal with changes that could be around the corner amid geo-political uncertainty
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July 10, 2017
10
Jul'17
Vodafone Qatar pushes IoT adoption in Middle East
Vodafone Qatar is harnessing a network of partners to support organisations in the Middle East with their internet of things strategies
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July 07, 2017
07
Jul'17
Second phase of Dubai Health Authority’s electronic records implementation to start in August 2017
Unified electronic medical record (EMR) system to be rolled to more medical facilities across Dubai
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July 06, 2017
06
Jul'17
Young people without workplace skills fear competition from robots
Young people are worried they will not have the skills necessary to set themselves apart from robots when leaving education
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July 06, 2017
06
Jul'17
IDC: On-premise infrastructure spend will continue to fall in 2017 as cloud demand soars
IDC's latest quarterly cloud infrastructure spending forecast shines a light on how the dwindling demand for on-premise technologies is shaking up IT investments
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July 06, 2017
06
Jul'17
Andy Burnham plans to make Manchester world-leading digital hub
Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham announces plans to make the region one of the “best digital hubs in the world”, and a £2m digital skills fund
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July 06, 2017
06
Jul'17
TfL figures reveal massive contactless adoption
Transport for London figures for the use of contactless payments on its network add weight to its plans to sell its expertise to other cities
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July 05, 2017
05
Jul'17
CityFibre moves into consumer broadband services
Following the success of a joint FTTP broadband trial in York, CityFibre is to market its metro fibre network to consumer ISPs for the first time
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July 05, 2017
05
Jul'17
Atos targets universities and research centres with quantum computing simulator
Atos has made a quantum computing simulator available for sale so that organisations can test out the algorithms of the future
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July 05, 2017
05
Jul'17
London tech sector attracts record investment
Despite uncertainties surrounding Brexit, the London tech sector has seen record levels of investment so far this year
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July 05, 2017
05
Jul'17
Equinix expands its European datacentre footprint with AM4 opening in Amsterdam
Colocation giant is building out its datacentre capacity in Amsterdam by opening another facility, geared towards helping enterprises embrace the multi-cloud consumption model
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July 05, 2017
05
Jul'17
Virgin Media fails to deliver on broadband speed claims, says investigation
An investigation by the BBC’s Watchdog programme accuses ISP Virgin Media of over-promising and under-delivering on the claims it makes about its fibre-based broadband services
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July 05, 2017
05
Jul'17
Government legislates for full-fibre broadband tax holiday
The government has introduced promised legislation to incentivise full-fibre broadband network builders to invest over the next five years
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July 04, 2017
04
Jul'17
WannaCry a signal moment, says NCA
The National Crime Agency believes the recent WannaCry attacks represent a “signal moment” in terms of awareness of cyber attacks and their real-world impact
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July 04, 2017
04
Jul'17
Arqiva snaps up new spectrum licences for 5G wireless trials
Comms infrastructure supplier buys two 112MHz bands of wireless spectrum to support its 5G wholesale ambitions
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July 03, 2017
03
Jul'17
Cyber security comes down to culture, say Dutch security experts
IT security can no longer be seen as just a technical matter. People, education and management matter too, but culture is the overarching and binding element, says security executive at Dutch bank
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July 03, 2017
03
Jul'17
Government’s Digital Infrastructure Fund for broadband up and running
Government officially launches £400m Digital Infrastructure Investment Fund to encourage more construction of FTTP networks
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July 03, 2017
03
Jul'17
Dutch bank cuts compliance data retrieval from weeks to hours
Rabobank has moved from tape libraries and robotic arms to a platform-based storage and retrieval system to help it comply with regulations
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July 03, 2017
03
Jul'17
Digital Economy Council aims to boost UK tech sector
Government launches Digital Economy Council with the aim of bringing together industry leaders and academia to collaborate on implementing the UK’s digital strategy
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July 03, 2017
03
Jul'17
Judge defers ruling in Apple Irish datacentre case until end of July
Apple must wait until the end of the month to hear if its bid to build a datacentre in Athenry, County Galway, will get the go-ahead
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June 30, 2017
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Jun'17
Liberty gets go-ahead to challenge Snoopers’ Charter
Civil rights organisation Liberty has been given the go-ahead to challenge in the High Court controversial surveillance legislation it believes breaches UK citizens’ rights
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June 30, 2017
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Jun'17
GovTech sector will be worth £20bn by 2025, says report
Investment firm Public launches GovStart programme, aiming to help tech startups transform public services
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June 30, 2017
30
Jun'17
NCSC rolls out four measures to boost public sector cyber security
Active Cyber Defence measures will immediately help to improve basic cyber security across UK business and government departments, says NCSC
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June 29, 2017
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Jun'17
Print management a UK public sector GDPR blind spot
Print and document management is a potential blind spot for the public sector when it comes to compliance with the GDPR, a survey has revealed
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June 29, 2017
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Jun'17
Key lessons from ‘Petya’ ransomware attack
While the cyber security community is still working to understand the latest ransomware attack that has reportedly hit 60 countries, there are key lessons to be learned
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June 29, 2017
29
Jun'17
AI monitors NatWest communications to ensure advice is appropriate
NatWest is testing out artificial intelligence technology that listens to the conversations between its advisers and customers to help keep them compliant
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June 29, 2017
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Jun'17
How Donald Trump has nudged French CIOs still further from US cloud storage
French CIOs are looking at alternatives to storing data with US-based suppliers
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June 28, 2017
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Jun'17
Lack of accountability and investment blamed for NHS cyber attack
An approach built on partnerships, sharing and mutual accountability is essential to ensure a cyber-safe NHS, according to BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT
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June 28, 2017
28
Jun'17
Half of highly skilled EU workers in UK are considering leaving
Retaining IT staff might be as much of a challenge as retaining them after Brexit as EU workers get itchy feet
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June 27, 2017
27
Jun'17
BT launches free London Wi-Fi and phone calls
Londoners and tourists to get free Wi-Fi and calls from BT as the company replaces phone boxes with digital services units
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June 27, 2017
27
Jun'17
Hard to find positives for IT industry one year after Brexit vote
Business and tech experts give their verdict on prospects for the UK as Brexit negotiations finally get under way
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June 27, 2017
27
Jun'17
IT contractor-led campaign to crowdfund legal challenge to IR35 reforms goes live
Public sector contractors urged to back campaign to explore legal challenge to revamped IR35 tax avoidance rules
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June 26, 2017
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Jun'17
Dubai-based logistics company automates backup through cloud
Cloud backup and storage automation are key to supporting expansion at Middle East logistics company, CWT-SML
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June 26, 2017
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Jun'17
Palo Alto Networks confident of taking security into SaaS era
Security platforms could make it easier to take products to market and improve firms’ security posture by making innovative products easier to consume, but the biggest winners could be the platform providers
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June 26, 2017
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Jun'17
Santander launches video mortgage application service
Spanish bank to roll out video technology for mortgage services at 63 branches in the UK following a successful trial
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June 23, 2017
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Jun'17
Housing developer rolls out HCM to pave way for stock market listing
Bonava, which provides affordable and sustainable housing in Northern and Eastern Europe, rolled out HR technology in record time to meet a deadline to list on the Stockholm Stock Exchange
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June 22, 2017
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Jun'17
Cloud firm gets Infinidat hybrid flash to save £250,000 on storage
Brightsolid replaced EMC and NetApp storage with 1.2PB of Infinidat hybrid flash to help win council contract that saw local authority save £250,000 in yearly storage costs
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June 22, 2017
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Jun'17
Sharing health data is vital to patient care, says mental health CCIO
Birmingham and Solihull chief clinical information officer talks about the importance of sharing health data between providers and the challenges it brings
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June 22, 2017
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Jun'17
IT glitch brings rail ticket machines down in the UK
A failure related to a single software and systems supplier meant thousands of commuters in the UK were unable to buy tickets
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June 22, 2017
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Jun'17
Insurance industry transformation will mirror travel sector through insurtech
Insurtech is gaining momentum, and companies in the sector of all sizes and ages can learn from startups
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June 21, 2017
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Jun'17
Microsoft admits Windows 10 disables third-party security software
Microsoft has admitted Windows 10 disables some third-party security software, but claims this is purely because of compatibility issues
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June 21, 2017
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Jun'17
The human apprentices behind robotic automation
IT apprentices are helping large businesses transform their back-office processes through software robots
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June 20, 2017
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Jun'17
Testing was key to Rio Olympics cyber security success
Two years of testing in the run up to the Rio 2016 Olympics were vital to ensuring cyber defences were effective, according to the chief information security officer for the games
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June 20, 2017
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Jun'17
Property developer A2Dominion picks Hyperoptic broadband services
Housing developments in London and the South East will receive ultrafast FTTP broadband services under the new agreement
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June 20, 2017
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Jun'17
Web hosting firm agrees to pay $1m ransomware demand
South Korean hosting firm Nayana agrees to pay more than $1m to restore data that was encrypted by a ransomware attack on its Linux servers on 10 June 2017
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June 20, 2017
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Jun'17
Almost 10% of Londoners still unconnected, says report
On the second annual World Wi-Fi Day, a survey claims substantial numbers of people in the world’s largest cities are still languishing in the digital slow lane
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June 20, 2017
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Jun'17
Republican contractor exposes personal data of nearly 200 million US voters
A misconfigured database containing the sensitive personal details of more than 198 million US voters was left exposed to the internet by a firm working on behalf of the Republican National Committee
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June 16, 2017
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Jun'17
Russia’s startups and corporations hook up at Startup Village
Annual IT event Startup Village in Russia saw blockchain take centre stage and support from the country’s government
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June 16, 2017
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Jun'17
Amsterdam targets tech talent
Dutch capital is working hard to become Europe’s tech startup capital, but startups need skilled engineers and the country has a general shortage of tech talent
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June 16, 2017
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Jun'17
Three fined £1.9m over emergency communications failure
Telecoms regulator Ofcom has hit mobile operator Three with a £1.9m fine after a loss of service left customers unable to contact the emergency services
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June 15, 2017
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Jun'17
As EU mobile roaming charges end, industry frets over impact
As consumers celebrate the end of mobile roaming charges across the EU, the industry is facing up to the challenges of implementing the new rules
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June 15, 2017
15
Jun'17
Finnish mobile operators opt-out from free EU roaming
Finnish mobile operators have been exempted from new European Union data roaming rules for now
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June 15, 2017
15
Jun'17
Government objections to faster broadband USO ‘risible’
Lord Mendelsohn hits out at 10Mbps broadband universal service obligation contained in the Digital Economy Act, saying the government’s broadband ambitions are too weak
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June 14, 2017
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Jun'17
Government stresses continuity of broadband policy after election
At the Connected Britain conference in London, digital minister Matt Hancock recommits to already-established broadband and mobile networking policy
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June 14, 2017
14
Jun'17
Palo Alto Networks announces venture fund to drive security innovation
Fund will help fuel a new model for security application development and consumption
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June 14, 2017
14
Jun'17
Cloud service maturity up in the Nordics
Nordic businesses are increasing their use of the cloud, but more work is needed to make investments support business strategies
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June 14, 2017
14
Jun'17
Palo Alto Networks set to drive new era in security innovation
Palo Alto Networks announces a cloud-based application framework the company claims will enable its security platform to disrupt and change the security industry completely within a decade
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June 13, 2017
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Jun'17
Dubai to replace passport control with biometric border check
System developed by UK startup which creates a digital passport for each individual will be used at Dubai’s main airport
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June 13, 2017
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Jun'17
Irish cloud provider opts for Tegile hybrid flash storage
Savenet gets 70TB of Tegile hybrid flash in a move that sees Huawei spinning disk arrays replaced as main storage and replaced with hybrid flash for cloud-based services
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June 13, 2017
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Jun'17
Ford commits to London tech community with innovation centre
Ford is opening an innovation centre in east London to tap into the London tech scene
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June 13, 2017
13
Jun'17
IT company accused of threatening staff after urging them to vote Tory
Union accuses Storm Technologies MD of telling staff to vote Conservative and saying Labour voters “will be made redundant first”
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June 13, 2017
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Jun'17
Huawei: Europe’s digitisation depends on support for broadband
At Huawei’s annual European Innovation Day, rotating CEO Ken Hu called for more support for broadband deployment
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June 13, 2017
13
Jun'17
UAE telco Etisalat to pilot 5G
CTO says company is committed to trials and commercial launch of 5G in the UAE and the rest of the Middle East
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June 13, 2017
13
Jun'17
Nordic CIO interview: Juha Penttilä, Valio
CIO at Finnish dairy company is trying to make its IT department proactive rather than just fixing problems
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June 12, 2017
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Jun'17
London Tech Week: Brexit won’t harm London tech sector, says city’s mayor
London mayor Sadiq Khan opens London Tech Week and says Brexit will not hold back the city's growing tech sector
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June 12, 2017
12
Jun'17
Virgin Media patches routers after researchers find flaw
Virgin Media has patched its wireless routers to fix a flaw that could allow attackers to gain unauthorised administrative-level access to the devices
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June 09, 2017
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Jun'17
Non-EU IT professionals in the UK at an all-time high
Survey shows IT business analysts, architects and systems designers, web design and development specialists are the most common skills being brought in
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June 08, 2017
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Jun'17
BT introduces customer-facing CIO roles
As part of its overhaul in terms of how it serves its largest clients, BT has set up a team of internal CIOs to speak for enterprise and public sector customers within the wider group
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June 07, 2017
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Jun'17
Infosec17: IoT security regulation coming, warns Bruce Schneier
A security expert urges the security industry to engage with government to ensure that regulation of IoT security is smart regulation
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June 07, 2017
07
Jun'17
Challenger bank technology arm hires former ABN Amro IT executive as CIO
Bank and banking technology supplier Fidor hires an experienced banking CIO to support its international expansion
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June 06, 2017
06
Jun'17
Network tech helps BT customers cut carbon emissions
Telco claims it is now making 22% of its total group revenues from products contributing to the reduction of carbon emissions
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June 06, 2017
06
Jun'17
Vodafone mobilises against fake news and hate speech
Mobile network operator has introduced new global rules to prevent its advertising from appearing on outlets that create and share hate speech and fake news
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June 06, 2017
06
Jun'17
Tieto and Verisec to develop eID for Sweden’s public sector services
Suppliers are reacting to the rapid adoption of digital government in Sweden with electronic ID technology that will replace passwords
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June 05, 2017
05
Jun'17
GE digital facility in Paris introduces its first set of startups to customers
The first five software developers to graduate in GE's Foundry are now in front of the company’s customers
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June 05, 2017
05
Jun'17
Mixed reactions to PM's calls to regulate cyber space to prevent terrorism
Prime minister Theresa May’s call for regulation of the internet to prevent terrorism planning has drawn support from some quarters but criticism from others
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June 04, 2017
04
Jun'17
Welsh village gets first taste of 4G connectivity
The village of Staylittle in mid-Wales can now receive 4G mobile broadband after years of patchy connectivity
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June 02, 2017
02
Jun'17
Telefónica increases use of renewable energy to fight climate change
Telecoms operator behind UK’s O2 mobile network doubles down on existing commitments to renewable energy sources in the fight against climate change
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June 01, 2017
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Jun'17
IR35 reforms: HMRC denies claims that online tax status assessment tool returns unreliable results
HM Revenue & Customs hits back at research that suggests its IR35 online assessment tool is hindering public sector organisations in determining the tax status of off-payroll staff
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May 31, 2017
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May'17
Openreach switches on G.fast in Scotland
Openreach has turned on new pilot locations for G.fast ultrafast broadband delivery technology in Edinburgh and Glasgow
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May 31, 2017
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May'17
Benefits of 5G innovation may outweigh costs for NHS, says top surgeon
The advent of 5G mobile networking could enable new modes of clinical practice that will help bring costs down for the cash-starved NHS
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May 31, 2017
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May'17
TfL likely to tender for 4G on the Tube
Transport for London is planning to undertake preliminary work on installing 4G mobile networking services on the London Underground in the near future
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May 31, 2017
31
May'17
Hundreds of sub-postmasters have applied to join IT-related legal action since March
The number of sub-postmasters who claim to have suffered as a result of a faulty Post Office IT system has reached 1,300
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May 31, 2017
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May'17
Volvo partners Google to develop Android for cars
Car manufacturer and web giant are jointly developing an Android-based in-car infotainment system
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May 31, 2017
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May'17
Singapore to pave the way for tech startup IPOs
The agreement between the Singapore government and the local bourse will lower barriers to capital markets and make the city-state a more attractive destination for startup fundraising
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May 26, 2017
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May'17
BDUK broadband roll-out hits 8,000 homes per million pounds spent
The latest government statistics on the progress of the BDUK broadband roll-out has delivered fresh insight into the value for money being offered by the scheme
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May 25, 2017
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May'17
IT firm gets Scality object storage to boost S3-based offerings
Blue Chip deploys Scality Ring object storage on commodity hardware with S3 connectivity to enable new cloud, backup and archiving product offerings at “a few pence a gigabyte”
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May 25, 2017
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May'17
UK businesses urged to prepare for GDPR
With one year to the compliance deadline, the Information Commissioner’s Office has urged UK firms to seize the business benefits of being GDPR-ready
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May 25, 2017
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May'17
Old foes, new friends: Nordic banks and startups increase collaboration
Banks and startups in the Nordic region are working together to develop new ideas in financial technology
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May 24, 2017
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May'17
SAP aligns with Saudi Arabia’s IT transformation agenda
Global software giant SAP sees an opportunity for its wide portfolio in Saudi Arabia as the Middle Eastern country transforms
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May 24, 2017
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May'17
Iceland IT firm gets Cohesity hyper-converged backup boxes
Thekking scraps ageing IBM and HPE iron for Cohesity hyper-converged nodes with hybrid flash capacity to power deduplication for Veeam backups
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May 24, 2017
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May'17
Identity, authentication and authorisation becoming risk-led
Identity management, and authentication and authorisation governance are shifting away from being purely IT initiatives, according to RSA
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May 23, 2017
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May'17
Racetrack Memory products in five years, says IBM fellow
Millennium Prize winner Stuart Parkin says flash and 2D methods of storage are fatally limited – Racetrack Memory offers 100x the capacity without flash’s wear issues