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• October 26, 2016 26 Oct'16

  Apple highlights record services revenue as iPhone sales fall

  For a second quarter in a row, Apple plays up growing services revenues as iPhone sales continue to fall

• October 26, 2016 26 Oct'16

  SAP steps up data privacy in Europe

  SAP guarantees technicians outside of Europe will not be able to access companies’ sensitive personnel and other records

• October 25, 2016 25 Oct'16

  Malaysian insurer partners IT supplier to tailor cyber security policies

  Partnership is in response to requests from AIG customers for a more comprehensive risk management approach to cyber insurance

• October 25, 2016 25 Oct'16

  BT builds phone boxes for the internet age

  BT has announced plans to roll out a free London-wide wireless internet and phone service

• October 25, 2016 25 Oct'16

  DevOps largely failing to improve security, study shows

  Despite the promise of improved application security, DevOps is failing to deliver due to some key barriers, an HPE study shows

• October 21, 2016 21 Oct'16

  Spotify on benefits of ditching its datacentres and going ‘all-in’ on Google cloud

  Spotify’s vice-president of infrastructure opens up about the company’s datacentre downsizing plans, and how taking a multi-cloud to IT consumption would not work for the firm

• October 20, 2016 20 Oct'16

  Google to open one new datacentre region a month in 2017 to boost multi-cloud appeal

  Google uses cloud user conference to outline how its commitment to innovation, low prices and new datacentre regions is helping it stake a claim in its competitors’ customer bases

• October 19, 2016 19 Oct'16

  Emirates NBD pilots blockchain-based money transfers

  UAE bank becomes the latest to test out the potential of blockchain technology for improving financial services processes

• October 19, 2016 19 Oct'16

  Matt Hancock calls for market to lead on full FTTP broadband

  Digital and culture secretary used his keynote speech at Broadband World Forum to call for a national market-led fibre-to-the-premise roll-out, and pledged government support to make it happen

• October 19, 2016 19 Oct'16

  BT plans more rural FTTP digs as demand for ultrafast grows

  At Broadband World Forum in London, BT showed off improved FTTP and G.fast broadband delivery technology, and set its sights on expanding ultrafast services to rural areas

• October 19, 2016 19 Oct'16

  Apprentices flourish in IT services sector

  Members of the apprentice scheme at UK IT services firm MCSA tell Computer Weekly why university was not the natural progression for them

• October 17, 2016 17 Oct'16

  G.fast broadband proving popular among European operators

  Ahead of Broadband World Forum, an Ovum report reveals high levels of interest in G.fast delivery technology, particularly among major European operators with large copper networks

• October 14, 2016 14 Oct'16

  UK will maintain European broadband leadership until 2020

  The UK is expected to keep its leadership position when compared with selected EU markets, claims Analysys Mason

• October 14, 2016 14 Oct'16

  CIOs struggle as digital IT strategies are hampered by corporate inertia

  Companies are struggling to keep pace with the digital innovation of their IT departments, a major study reveals

• October 13, 2016 13 Oct'16

  Case study: Denmark’s Bang & Olufsen takes control of sales data

  Denmark based audio-visual equipment maker uses cloud-based channel management software to give it the sales insight it needs to make better decisions

• October 12, 2016 12 Oct'16

  Fujitsu announces substantial job cuts in the UK

  Fujitsu will cut its UK workforce by around 1,800 people, and there are expectations it will be offshoring some roles

• October 11, 2016 11 Oct'16

  Singaporean organisations face stiff competition for junior IT professionals

  Singaporean multinationals are no longer the default employers of talented IT professionals in the Asean region as a vibrant startup community and growth in other countries turns heads

• October 11, 2016 11 Oct'16

  Singapore property investor snaps up BT’s Cardiff datacentre for £34m

  Keppel DC REIT acquires site on Celtic Gateway business park that has three data halls capable of housing 12,000 servers

• October 11, 2016 11 Oct'16

  IR35 dispute prompts mass walkout of IT contractors from MoD agency

  Public sector IT contractors leave UK Hydrographic Office en masse over IR35 clampdown, Computer Weekly understands

• October 11, 2016 11 Oct'16

  BT volunteers to take on universal broadband obligation

  BT’s chief strategy officer Sean Williams tells MPs the telco will happily take on any broadband USO, as parliament gathers evidence in support of the Digital Economy Bill

• October 11, 2016 11 Oct'16

  Middle East CISO Council CEO warns of global cyber security storm

  Cyber security issues will be a major theme at this month’s GITEX Technology Week 2016 conference in Dubai

• October 10, 2016 10 Oct'16

  Singapore: a nation united on its digital future

  Singapore is setting itself to be a leader in the digital age, with a reorganised government department the protagonist

• October 10, 2016 10 Oct'16

  Smartwatches banned from UK Cabinet as EC plans IoT security standards

  The EC is planning a security certification scheme for internet of things devices as the UK Cabinet bans smartwatches amid heightened fears of cyber espionage

• October 10, 2016 10 Oct'16

  More virtualisation to come in mature Australian market

  Australia has been hailed as a rapidly growing market for mobile virtualisation

• October 07, 2016 07 Oct'16

  SSP set for showdown with insurance brokers over two-week Solihull datacentre meltdown

  Senior leaders from insurance software provider will meet brokers next week to discuss the precautions it has taken to prevent a repeat of Solihull datacentre outage

• October 07, 2016 07 Oct'16

  Security industry failing users, says behaviour expert

  The information security community is failing to educate users in a way that helps then understand cyber threats and change their behaviour, according to consultant Jessica Barker

• October 07, 2016 07 Oct'16

  Gigaclear BDUK broadband roll-out reaches halfway point

  Rural broadband provider Gigaclear hits the halfway mark in its BDUK-backed Fastershire roll-out

• October 07, 2016 07 Oct'16

  London police charge third member of ATM hacking gang

  London police arrest and charge a third man suspected of being involved in a series of ATM thefts across the UK in 2014 using malware to bypass security controls

• October 07, 2016 07 Oct'16

  Engineering company uses HR technology to cut staff leaving rates

  Aveva has seen its employee attrition rate fall by 5% a year, partly as a result of its investment in HR technology

• October 06, 2016 06 Oct'16

  IT professionals in Singapore reap high rewards

  IT pay rates in Singapore dwarf those in neighbouring countries and could be increased further due to an emerging skills gap

• October 06, 2016 06 Oct'16

  Ofcom opens consultation on extra spectrum for 5G mobile

  Ofcom is seeking input from industry and stakeholders on bringing parts of the 3.6GHz to 3.8GHz radio spectrum bands into use to support 5G networks

• October 06, 2016 06 Oct'16

  NSA contractor arrest for spying underlines insider threat

  Malicious insiders are still one of the biggest threats and a popular means of data theft, according to famous spy catcher Eric O'Neill and other security industry experts

• October 06, 2016 06 Oct'16

  Royal Bank of Scotland to use AI platform for customer services

  RBS is using technology from IBM in a pilot using a software robot to provide direct customer support

• October 06, 2016 06 Oct'16

  Adtran brings US community broadband framework to Europe

  Broadband equipment supplier Adtran launches its Enabling Communities, Connecting Lives programme in Europe to support the EC’s gigabit ambitions

• October 05, 2016 05 Oct'16

  Sky and TalkTalk make final case to separate BT and Openreach

  The Ofcom consultation on the future relationship between BT and Openreach has ended, and a number of broadband stakeholders have been putting their views across

• October 05, 2016 05 Oct'16

  SMEs are the Achilles heel for Asean security

  Small to medium-sized enterprises in the Asean region will be gateways to large enterprises for cyber criminals unless they improve their security

• October 04, 2016 04 Oct'16

  Demand rises for low-cost flash storage across Australia

  Flash storage gains popularity in Australia, as smaller organisations are attracted by lower prices and higher capacity

• October 04, 2016 04 Oct'16

  Home IoT technology irrelevant to most home owners

  Smart home technology, such as security systems and IoT-enabled thermostats, is overpriced and uninteresting to most home owners, says Beecham Research report

• October 04, 2016 04 Oct'16

  Bulk surveillance review is ‘fiction’, claims former NSA technical director

  Former NSA technical director Bill Binney talks about the Investigatory Powers Bill and the UK government's independent review of bulk surveillance powers

• October 04, 2016 04 Oct'16

  Malaysia and Singapore face IT talent shortage

  Organisations in Malaysia and Singapore face tough competition to attract the right skills to drive their IT strategies

• October 03, 2016 03 Oct'16

  Dutch government uses Microsoft Dynamics to improve recruitment

  Government recruitment and career management of senior civil servants in the Netherlands has been improved through a Microsoft Dynamics implementation

• October 03, 2016 03 Oct'16

  TalkTalk overhauls broadband packages to challenge rivals

  Internet service provider TalkTalk throws down the gauntlet to its rivals by making a number of changes to its packages that it claims will put customers' interests first

• September 30, 2016 30 Sep'16

  Singapore’s merged IT and media agency is up and running

  Government organisation will drive digital and media technology in business, government and society

• September 30, 2016 30 Sep'16

  Google to open UK datacentre region as enterprise cloud push gathers pace

  Internet giant outlines next phase of enterprise cloud development, including rolling out machine learning across its portfolio and building out its global datacentre presence

• September 29, 2016 29 Sep'16

  Microsoft’s grand plan aims to make big data intelligence accessible to all

  Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella wants to democratise access to big data intelligence across the enterprise through the use of cloud, machine learning and new datacentre chip technologies

• September 28, 2016 28 Sep'16

  Gigaclear to deliver fibre broadband through old water pipes

  Rural fibre broadband supplier Gigaclear has teamed up with Affinity Water Distribution to study the feasibility of using disused water mains as an FTTP delivery mechanism

• September 28, 2016 28 Sep'16

  Microsoft preps datacentres for AI revolution through deployment of reprogrammable chips

  Microsoft claims field programmable gate array chips are now live in Azure datacentres in 15 countries, as it future-proofs its infrastructure for the rise of big data applications

• September 27, 2016 27 Sep'16

  Yahoo breach underlines need for Security Serious Week

  The recently disclosed Yahoo data breach shows that no business is immune, underlining the need to raise awareness and improve practices, say the organisers of Security Serious Week

• September 26, 2016 26 Sep'16

  Yahoo sued over data breach

  Yahoo is facing a class action lawsuit that alleges that the internet firm showed a reckless disregard for the security of its users that resulted in a breach affecting half a billion accounts

• September 26, 2016 26 Sep'16

  Apple to fix backup security vulnerability in iOS 10

  Apple is to issue a security update for a security vulnerability in iOS 10 that could give hackers access to passwords and other security data

• September 23, 2016 23 Sep'16

  Government mishandling smart meter roll-out, says committee

  The Science and Technology Committee accuses the government of being unclear on the benefits of gas and electricity smart meters, and mishandling aspects of the national roll-out

• September 23, 2016 23 Sep'16

  Government enlists startups to develop exporters’ network

  The Department for International Trade selects two startups to help it build an artificial intelligence, peer-to-peer knowledge network

• September 23, 2016 23 Sep'16

  UK government partners with tech startups on cyber security

  Applications are open to cyber security startups for the first of two cyber innovation centres to receive £50m over five years, as part of the government’s £1.9bn National Cyber Security Programme

• September 22, 2016 22 Sep'16

  Accenture apprentice scheme gets first female graduate

  Accenture’s IT apprentice programme has its first female graduate, and the company hopes this is the start of more female graduates to come

• September 22, 2016 22 Sep'16

  Openreach responds to Fix Britain’s Internet broadband campaigners

  Openreach CEO Clive Selley has criticised rival broadband providers campaigning for the separation of the infrastructure business from its parent, BT, saying they are ignoring important facts

• September 21, 2016 21 Sep'16

  Brussels proposes new rules to stop abuse of roaming charge rules

  The European College of Commissioners has proposed new rules to help prevent abuse of the end of mobile roaming charges across the EU

• September 21, 2016 21 Sep'16

  Finland’s OP Financial Group outlines digital ambitions

  Chief digital officer at financial services group describes how new technology is fundamentally changing the business

• September 21, 2016 21 Sep'16

  IBM opens first Nordic cloud datacentre

  Oslo datacentre is IBM’s 12th in Europe and 48th globally and will target large and small enterprises and startups to offer services

• September 21, 2016 21 Sep'16

  Qadars Trojan gears up to target UK banks

  Advanced Trojan that has been targeting different regions is now preparing to hit UK banks, according to IBM X-Force Research

• September 21, 2016 21 Sep'16

  Best of VMworld Europe User Awards 2016 open for entries until 30 September

  The Best of VMworld Europe User Awards 2016 are now open for entries until 30 September. Read the criteria and find out how to submit your nomination here

• September 20, 2016 20 Sep'16

  Essex hospital trust upgrades IT infrastructure

  Mid Essex NHS Trust upgrades its storage infrastructure to keep up with increasing volumes of data

• September 20, 2016 20 Sep'16

  Digital Catapult sets up London-wide IoT network

  The Digital Catapult is launching a London-wide internet of things network to support digital startups and SMEs as they develop applications and use-cases

• September 19, 2016 19 Sep'16

  Australia adopts British internet of things framework

  Australia is adopting an internet of things standard that was developed in the UK to help improve security, among other things

• September 19, 2016 19 Sep'16

  Microsoft cuts Skype jobs in London

  Microsoft is consolidating its Skype staff in London to one office and merging some roles, which could result in more than 200 job cuts

• September 19, 2016 19 Sep'16

  Surrey and Borders NHS Trust launches IoT trial for dementia patients

  A major trial of IoT technology in the homes of vulnerable dementia patients could pave the way for a revolution in how elderly care is delivered in the NHS

• September 16, 2016 16 Sep'16

  Oracle Q1 2016-17: Oracle's cloud sales grow to almost $1bn

  Oracle’s first-quarter fiscal 2017 revenue increased by 2% year-on-year, with cloud revenue for the quarter reaching $969m

• September 16, 2016 16 Sep'16

  Yorkshire and Humber CSI gets joint command and control system

  Scientific support services organisation buys system from Sopra Steria as part of regional collaboration programme

• September 15, 2016 15 Sep'16

  Emergency Services Network a risky proposition, say auditors

  The Emergency Services Network is untried, untested and carries significant implementation risk, according to the National Audit Office

• September 15, 2016 15 Sep'16

  Third of insurance professionals expect technology-based suppliers to disrupt market

  Companies using technology platforms to offer insurance will be increasingly common, and a larger variety of insurance products will be available as a result

• September 14, 2016 14 Sep'16

  NHS trusts and suppliers not ready for end of N3 network

  Network integrator Updata has warned that NHS organisations and network suppliers must mobilise now to get ready for the transition to the Health and Social Care Network next year

• September 13, 2016 13 Sep'16

  Banks and fintech firms respect each other, says HSBC boss

  The relationship between banks and fintech companies has sweetened over the past five years with mutual respect evident, says HSBC boss

• September 13, 2016 13 Sep'16

  UK SMEs have false sense of cyber security

  Many small businesses have the mistaken impression that they are safe from cyber attacks and the huge damage they can cause

• September 12, 2016 12 Sep'16

  Australian council removes costly bottleneck with traditional storage architecture

  Redland City Council chose to return to a traditional storage architecture when it was struggling to get rates notices out in good time

• September 12, 2016 12 Sep'16

  The way of all flash in Asean

  Are all-flash arrays the hottest storage technology in Asean and is it only a matter of time before flash will replace hard drives for all hot and warm data?

• September 12, 2016 12 Sep'16

  Aberdeen City Council begins Swan network roll-out

  Aberdeen City Council has begun work on a regional fibre network to enhance digital services under the auspices of the Capita-run Scottish Wide Area Network framework

• September 12, 2016 12 Sep'16

  HP Inc to pay over $1bn for Samsung printers

  HP Inc has agreed to take over Samsung’s printing business, with disruption in the copier market its aim

• September 09, 2016 09 Sep'16

  Cloud security processes need to mature, says panel

  Many organisations still need to adapt their business practices to ensure security in the cloud, according to a panel of IT leaders

• September 09, 2016 09 Sep'16

  RSA upbeat about future in Dell Technologies

  RSA to maintain its independence, but will benefit from being part of Dell Technologies, says RSA president Amit Yoran

• September 09, 2016 09 Sep'16

  Dell Technologies to cut up to 3,000 jobs

  Creating the world’s largest privately controlled tech company is to come at the price of up to 3,000 jobs following Dell’s acquisition of EMC

• September 08, 2016 08 Sep'16

  Understanding criminal underground key to defence, says Trend Micro

  Studying criminal undergrounds provides clues as to how to plan cyber defences, says Trend Micro researcher

• September 08, 2016 08 Sep'16

  Bank IT spending to hit $241bn across four major global regions

  IT spending across four major economic regions will increase by around 4% in 2016, but Europe is the least certain

• September 08, 2016 08 Sep'16

  RSA’s mission unchanged by Dell-EMC merger, says Amit Yoran

  It is business as usual, says Amit Yoran, chief of EMC security division RSA, as the company officially becomes part of the newly formed tech giant to be known as Dell Technologies

• September 08, 2016 08 Sep'16

  Intel to raise $3.1bn by spinning off security business

  Ending what many saw as an uncomfortable marriage, Intel is to spin off its security business as a standalone pure-play cyber security company

• September 07, 2016 07 Sep'16

  Government must be servant of the people, says Ben Gummer

  Cabinet Office minister Ben Gummer reiterates government commitment to SMEs and reveals he has given GDS “two new large pieces of work” since taking office

• September 07, 2016 07 Sep'16

  Expanded Security Serious Week returns in October

  The second annual Security Serious Week in October is to include a government-backed conference and an awards ceremony for unsung IT security heroes

• September 07, 2016 07 Sep'16

  Private encryption key sharing worrying but not new, say security experts

  A study has revealed a 40% increase in the past year in the number of internet-connected devices using shared encryption certificates, highlighting that this security risk of mass hacking is growing

• September 07, 2016 07 Sep'16

  Barclays uses blockchain for trade finance transactions

  Barclays Bank has successfully tested the use of blockchain technology to complete a large trade finance agreement, which promises huge efficiencies

• September 07, 2016 07 Sep'16

  Managed services could be key to connecting up siloed IT in Middle East organisations

  Organisations in the Middle East will increasingly look for managed services to connect up their IT as they embark on digital transformation

• September 07, 2016 07 Sep'16

  A quarter of local council procurement policies do not support use of G-Cloud, research shows

  Latest research by public sector-focused IT provider Eduserv sheds further light on reasons why local councils have been slow to adopt the G-Cloud procurement framework

• September 06, 2016 06 Sep'16

  Use ransomware to get security buy-in, says Trend Micro CTO

  Ransomware is one of the top cyber threats to business, but organisations should use that to engage stakeholders and review processes and defences, says Trend Micro CTO Raimund Genes

• September 06, 2016 06 Sep'16

  EU tech bodies call on EC to keep digital single market promise

  TechUK has joined forces with European counterparts warning the European Commission not to stray from its plan to deliver a digital single market

• September 06, 2016 06 Sep'16

  Three CEO slams ‘unfair’ spectrum holdings

  Three CEO Dave Dyson calls on Ofcom to act to prevent one operator from owning more than 30% of the UK’s total mobile radio spectrum

• September 06, 2016 06 Sep'16

  Openreach still neglecting SME broadband, claims TalkTalk

  TalkTalk’s business division claims Openreach is neglecting business broadband connectivity, and repeats its call for SME customers to take part in Ofcom’s consultation on the future of the BT Openreach relationship

• September 06, 2016 06 Sep'16

  EE adds more 4G spectrum to support latest smartphones

  EE begins to roll out 4G network support for Cat 9 LTE-A smartphones, which can achieve peak speeds of over 400Mbps

• September 05, 2016 05 Sep'16

  Simulated cyber attack in London adds finalists to 2016 UK Cyber Security Challenge

  Ten would-be cyber warriors head to the final of the UK Cyber Security Challenge after showing off their skills to prospective employers in dealing with a simulated cyber attack

• September 05, 2016 05 Sep'16

  Microsoft gets wide support in fight against US gagging orders

  Microsoft wins support from a wide range of US organisations in its push back against the secrecy of US government data access requests

• September 02, 2016 02 Sep'16

  Banks should avoid customer service robots for a few more years

  Banking sector should not use software robots to automate customer services such as chat because consumers expect better service levels when it come to their finances

• September 02, 2016 02 Sep'16

  Crest report outlines ways to address cyber security gender gap

  Report on the causes and potential remedies for addressing the gender gap in cyber security is aimed at stimulating debate and co-operation in the industry

• September 02, 2016 02 Sep'16

  Cheshire councils face complaints over proposed 12-year ERP contracts

  The Crown Commercial Service confirms two complaints about a proposed joint council IT procurement framework – offering contracts up to 12 years in length – have been raised

• September 02, 2016 02 Sep'16

  SpaceX rocket explosion is setback for Facebook internet project

  Facebook’s internet project has lost a satellite it was planning to use to provide broadband coverage to sub-Saharan Africa