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June 10, 2015 10 Jun'15
Gartner: Smart machines are coming

CIOs will need to assess how smart machines, capable of making decisions without human intervention, will impact business processes
June 10, 2015 10 Jun'15
Oxford and Cambridge University colleges turn to Aerohive to manage WLAN traffic

Colleges and institutions at the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge are attempting to mitigate the effects of the substantial demand on their wireless networks
June 09, 2015 09 Jun'15
Local government blind to internet of things savings

A report from Vodafone says local councils could save billions by implementing smart city systems, but are ignorant to the possibilities
June 09, 2015 09 Jun'15
Iomart builds out hybrid cloud play with £12.5m SystemsUp acquisition

Hosting company buys public cloud consultancy to capitalise on enterprise appetites for hybrid IT models

June 09, 2015 09 Jun'15
HMRC denies reports of Verify causing users problems

HMRC has denied that problems faced by the public attempting to claim marriage tax breaks are caused by the Gov.uk Verify scheme
June 08, 2015 08 Jun'15
Public cloud emerges as Europe's least popular off-premise IT deployment method

Easynet research investigating European IT decision-maker buying trends suggests private cloud rules the roost
June 05, 2015 05 Jun'15
UK mobile payments to hit more than £1.2bn a week by 2020

Brits are spending more using their mobile phones, reveals Visa Europe research
June 04, 2015 04 Jun'15
Peer demands action over ‘illegal’ Prism programme

US technology companies are operating illegally by accessing data on UK citizens, Lord Laird tells the House of Lords
June 04, 2015 04 Jun'15
Ed Vaizey to chair Digital Infrastructure Taskforce for broadband and mobile

Digital economy minister Ed Vaizey will take charge of a Digital Infrastructure Taskforce focused on broadband, mobile and the digital economy
June 03, 2015 03 Jun'15
City of Groningen to create smart city infrastructure

Groningen in the Netherlands signs a memorandum of understanding with Huawei to develop a smart city infrastructure

June 03, 2015 03 Jun'15
Digital signage and manufacturing are fastest-growing IoT sectors

The worldwide market for internet of things systems will grow to a total value of $1.7tn in 2020, according to analyst house IDC
June 03, 2015 03 Jun'15
Equinix bought TelecityGroup for datacentre connectivity locations, says vice-president Eric Schwarz

Datacentre operator Equinix admits £2.3bn deal to buy TelecityGroup could spark a flurry of merger and acquisition activity elsewhere in the market
June 02, 2015 02 Jun'15
HP updates Helion CloudSystem as hybrid cloud push gathers pace

Hardware giant reinforces commitment to hybrid, open cloud push with updates to Helion CloudSystem software
June 02, 2015 02 Jun'15
EPSRC launches £10m IoT hub to explore security issues

The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council is to run a contest to develop a research hub to explore the security issues around the Internet of Things
June 01, 2015 01 Jun'15
Interview: Praveen Akkiraju, CEO, VCE

Six months on from becoming an EMC-owned company, VCE CEO Praveen Akkiraju talks about how the move will benefit his firm
June 01, 2015 01 Jun'15
Microsoft seeks planning permission for another Dublin datacentre

Software giant will have to wait until August to see if the application for its latest Irish facility has been accepted
June 01, 2015 01 Jun'15
BBC tests 4G broadcasting at FA Cup final

The BBC turns to EE to test out 4G-powered mobile broadcasting during the FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium
May 29, 2015 29 May'15
CIO interview: Billie Laidlaw, RSPCA

RSPCA CIO Billie Laidlaw explains how the charity's cloud-first approach to IT procurement benefits the animals in its care
May 29, 2015 29 May'15
Google pads out internet of things ecosystem with Brillo

Google launches Brillo IoT operating system and Weave device communications protocol at Google I/O developer event in San Francisco
May 29, 2015 29 May'15
Equinix to acquire datacentre rival TelecityGroup for £2.35bn

Equinix's bid to acquire rival wins backing of the board, beating Interxion to the crunch
May 28, 2015 28 May'15
CA Technologies to buy agile software development firm Rally for $480m

IT management vendor snaps up agile services and software specialist to capitalise on enterprise appetite for DevOps working styles
May 28, 2015 28 May'15
Internet of things and smart cities need UK-wide consensus

At a TechUK event, delegates call for cross-body collaboration on IoT to ensure local authority CIOs get the best from the emerging technology
May 27, 2015 27 May'15
CIF cloud certification scheme wins European Commission's backing

Cloud Industry Forum's Code of Practice has been added to European list of trusted certification schemes
May 27, 2015 27 May'15
TfL kicks off network tower procurement

TfL is to begin £400m network tower procurement exercise in June
May 27, 2015 27 May'15
North-east England becomes superconnected region

Enhanced business broadband Connection Voucher scheme rolled out across north-east England
May 26, 2015 26 May'15
Vodafone reveals six mobile services to help developing world farmers

Connected Farming report concludes simple mobile services could boost farm gate incomes by billions of dollars around the world
May 22, 2015 22 May'15
Cloud gives SMEs a competitive edge over the enterprise, claims Salesforce

The rise of cloud computing means enterprises need to keep a closer eye on their SME competitors, claims Sage and Salesforce.com
May 22, 2015 22 May'15
HP CEO hails business split progress amid downbeat Q2 revenue slumps

Despite chalking up revenue declines in several business units, Meg Whitman is more convinced than ever of the need to breakup HP
May 22, 2015 22 May'15
Nordics well prepared for Industrial Internet of Things

In the race to reap the rewards of the industrial internet of things, Nordic countries are among the leading nations
May 21, 2015 21 May'15
Connected cars driving into mobile traffic jams

Mobile network operators may face significant traffic management challenges as more connected cars take to the roads, says study
May 20, 2015 20 May'15
BT and BDUK failed to make costs transparent, says report

A major report on BDUK commissioned by DCMS identifies a number of failures around the transparency of the scheme’s costs
May 20, 2015 20 May'15
Leeds Building Society embarks on digital services push with HP Cloud

The building society wants to make it easier for customers to manage their money online using HP technology and support services
May 19, 2015 19 May'15
Gartner warns cloud buyers off hasty IaaS investments

With the competitive landscape in flux, end users should exercise caution when choosing their IaaS providers, Gartner warns
May 19, 2015 19 May'15
Vodafone returns to quarterly revenue growth

A minute rise in quarterly sales gives mobile network operator Vodafone hope that its financial situation is now stabilising
May 19, 2015 19 May'15
Google slashes public cloud prices to undercut rivals

Google cuts cost of its public cloud services to pass on hardware savings in line with Moore's Law
May 19, 2015 19 May'15
York businesses invited to register interest in UFO network

Sky and TalkTalk prepare to open up their ultrafast fibre-optic (UFO) network for business in York
May 19, 2015 19 May'15
Colt deploys 100GbE European Supercore network

Colt enhances connectivity into key European commercial trading centres, including London and Frankfurt, with its Supercore network
May 15, 2015 15 May'15
Why the tech savvy Nordics are failing in international e-commerce

In the borderless online world, Nordic online retailers must expand beyond their home markets to keep up with growing competition
May 15, 2015 15 May'15
IT suppliers call on new-look GDS for commitment to G-Cloud's future

In light of Francis Maude's departure from GDS, G-Cloud suppliers want assurances from the government about what's in store for the framework
May 15, 2015 15 May'15
Ofcom proposals will force BT to open dark fibre network

Ofcom publishes a proposal to shake up the £2bn leased line market by granting other operators full access to BT’s dark fibre network
May 14, 2015 14 May'15
BDUK broadband hitting 6,800 homes per million pounds spent

Statistics released by the government give fresh insight into the value for money being generated by BDUK's superfast broadband roll-out
May 14, 2015 14 May'15
TalkTalk not buying Tesco Mobile

TalkTalk CEO Dido Harding tells the BBC she is not going to acquire mobile virtual network operator Tesco Mobile
May 14, 2015 14 May'15
AWS Educate brings cloud to the classroom to address IT skills gap

Amazon Web Services (AWS) wants to ensure students have the skills they need to make full use of cloud technologies in the workplace
May 13, 2015 13 May'15
UK cloud use is soaring among business users, claims CIF

CIF talks up UK cloud adoption surge, as Windows Server 2003 end of support deadline looms
May 12, 2015 12 May'15
Rackspace's share price tumbles amid talk of revenue slump

Rackspace talks up prospect of supporting users of other firms' cloud services after lacklustre second-quarter guidance causes share price to plummet
May 11, 2015 11 May'15
DCMS gets new boss in cabinet shuffle

John Whittingdale replaces Sajid Javid as culture secretary at DCMS as David Cameron puts together the first majority Tory cabinet in almost 20 years
May 11, 2015 11 May'15
EMC: Rise of third platform could spell end for businesses unwilling to adapt

EMC World 2015 saw the storage giant warn about the business risks of ignoring new technologies and ways of working in the digital age
May 11, 2015 11 May'15
Wearable technology to transform laggards in insurance industry

Wearable and other smart technologies set to transform the insurance industry in the next three to five years
May 08, 2015 08 May'15
Barclaycard moving to next-generation wearable

Barclaycard is ending its trial of payment wristband bPay by replacing it with a more permanent version
May 08, 2015 08 May'15
Bloomberg launches single page site as part of digital transformation

Bloomberg has saved users loading time by creating a single page infrastructure based website to deliver a more targeted experience
May 08, 2015 08 May'15
Equinix gatecrashes Interxion takeover by making play for TelecityGroup

Doubts cast over Interxion takeover, after Equinix disrupts merger talks by making separate play for TelecityGroup
May 07, 2015 07 May'15
Huawei opens European Research Institute

Huawei opens doors of European Research Institute in Leuven, Belgium
May 07, 2015 07 May'15
BT sales down at end of landmark year

In fourth quarter and full-year results, BT revealed its revenues fell 2%
May 07, 2015 07 May'15
Ed Miliband most tweeted about as UK goes to polls

Labour leader Ed Miliband has been the most tweeted about politician in the week leading up to election day
May 05, 2015 05 May'15
Something disgusting at the Investigatory Powers Tribunal

Kevin Cahill explains why he has filed a case at the Investigative Powers Tribunal over US intelligence gathering on children.
May 05, 2015 05 May'15
Sportlobster uses PubNub network for data streaming in real time

Sport social network Sportlobster uses data stream network from PubNub to avoid months of development work and to cut infrastructure costs
May 05, 2015 05 May'15
VCE takes wraps off "hyper-converged" VxRacks to fast-track users to the cloud

EMC-owned converged infrastructure specialist expands portfolio of cloud-enabling platforms
May 05, 2015 05 May'15
Cisco CEO John Chambers to step down in July

Cisco CEO John Chambers announces plans to step down from the post after 20 years
May 01, 2015 01 May'15
Home Retail Group grows profits 15% with mobile and online channels

Mobile and online initiatives at Home Retail Group – parent company of Argos and Homebase – drove a 15% growth in its yearly operating profit
May 01, 2015 01 May'15
TSB invests £250m in traditional and digital banking

TSB is investing £250m in its digital services and branches to support its belief that customers should not have to choose between the two
April 30, 2015 30 Apr'15
Technology driving pick-and-mix banking

Banks are having their businesses picked away by competitors as customers go elsewhere for many products
April 29, 2015 29 Apr'15
Hitachi Connect 2015: HDS bolsters IoT and data analytics portfolio

Recent acquisitions see HDS unveil new systems to boost social innovation strategy
April 29, 2015 29 Apr'15
Vodafone sends network in a backpack to Nepal earthquake zone

Vodafone’s charitable arm, the Vodafone Foundation, deploys instant mini networks to help restore communications in quake-hit Nepal
April 28, 2015 28 Apr'15
Brits like digital only banks but still want traditional services

Research has revealed that 13% of British people are already planning to move their current account to a digital-only alternative
April 28, 2015 28 Apr'15
AWS cloud operation bigger than Google, IBM, Microsoft and Salesforce combined

Amazon Web Services (AWS) remains the leader in the cloud infrastructure services market, but competitors are carving out their own niches
April 24, 2015 24 Apr'15
Google reports 12% revenue increase

Google misses analysts' $17.5bn target but reports 3.7% profit increase through growth in mobile ad sales
April 24, 2015 24 Apr'15
Current account switching figures skew reality but could indicate tipping point

Payment Council figures on the number of consumers that switched accounts could indicate the beginning of a new era in UK retail banking
April 24, 2015 24 Apr'15
Poor customer engagement at banks opens door to competitors

Customer experience levels at banks have failed to improve for the second year in a row and customers are more likely than ever to leave their bank
April 23, 2015 23 Apr'15
Trading desks lose $5m a year due to poor technology

More than half of financial trading companies think they need better connectivity to access markets more quickly
April 22, 2015 22 Apr'15
Nationwide extends video link service to 100 more branches

Nationwide Building Society has expanded the use of video conferencing equipment for customer consultations
April 21, 2015 21 Apr'15
Huawei calls for global consensus on the future network

At its Global Analyst Summit, Huawei calls on the networking industry to collaborate to optimise the network for future demands
April 17, 2015 17 Apr'15
Ofcom: Openreach future is on the table

Ofcom chief executive Sharon White says she will consider the future of Openreach as a BT business in a major review of the telco industry
April 16, 2015 16 Apr'15
Which election manifesto deserves to win the digital vote?

The three main national political parties competing for the 2015 general election have released their manifestos - but which is the most digital?
April 15, 2015 15 Apr'15
EC slams Google over comparison shopping and Android

EC issues statement of objection to Google claiming it has abused its dominant position in internet search and mobile
April 15, 2015 15 Apr'15
Barclays pays customers to bank online

The importance of online and mobile banking in the future of UK banks is clear as Barclays starts to pay customers to use the channel
April 15, 2015 15 Apr'15
Digital technology transforms wealth management industry

Wealth management is a shrinking industry as technology makes it easier for the rich to manage their own money or find independent advisors
April 13, 2015 13 Apr'15
Minor parties react to public concern over mass surveillance: Labour and Tories silent

Liberal Democrats, SNP, Plaid Cymru, UKIP and the Green Party support tighter controls on government surveillance after Snowden's revelations
April 13, 2015 13 Apr'15
Broadband equipment market spikes as fibre subscribers boom

Worldwide revenues from broadband customer premises equipment spiked in 2014 as subscriber numbers boomed and ISPs rolled out more fibre
April 13, 2015 13 Apr'15
IT error affects Nordea customers across Finland

Nordea's online systems are back up and running after an unspecified technical problem affected customers in Finland
April 13, 2015 13 Apr'15
Liberal Democrats call for digital bill of rights

The Liberal Democrats want to introduce a digital bill of rights to give people control over their own data and to criminalise corporate data theft
April 08, 2015 08 Apr'15
ISPs must tackle consumers' broadband ignorance, says report

A report produced by broadband comparison service Cable.co.uk says commonly used broadband terminology baffles most consumers
April 08, 2015 08 Apr'15
Attraction World takes managed cloud route to website stability

Online ticket broker explains why it moved to a dedicated, managed cloud platform to safeguard its growth
April 07, 2015 07 Apr'15
Digital agenda streamlines public sector in Norway

While governments are eager to toot the horn of digitisation, real-world effects are still a few and far between, but Norway is aiming to change this
April 07, 2015 07 Apr'15
Hyperoptic brings gigabit fibre to Liverpool

Fibre-to-the-premises provider Hyperoptic launches its gigabit broadband offering in a number of buildings in Liverpool
April 02, 2015 02 Apr'15
Fears about Prism's long-term impact on cloud declared "overblown"

Forrester claims the fallout from the 2013 Prism surveillance scandal has had a minimal effect on the cloud industry
April 02, 2015 02 Apr'15
Kingsway fire brings down broadband services in London

Electrical fire underneath London thoroughfare Kingsway takes down broadband services to businesses around Covent Garden and Holborn
March 31, 2015 31 Mar'15
Interoute bags private equity funding to support datacentre growth

Cloud services giant plans to use private equity funding to support its M&A activity and push ahead with its datacentre growth plans
March 31, 2015 31 Mar'15
Skyhigh Networks' research highlights cloud collaboration dangers

Skyhigh Networks urge cloud users to be careful who they share their business data with in the cloud
March 31, 2015 31 Mar'15
IT is more important than marketing for banks

IT spending will grow at the expense of other areas such as marketing as optimism in financial services increases
March 30, 2015 30 Mar'15
Google appeal ruling should send shivers through US tech companies

What are the implications of Google's legal defeat in London and the UK court's hardening attitude towards privacy breaches?
March 27, 2015 27 Mar'15
EU single digital market will boost networks and economic growth

The European Commission has highlighted the three main areas of focus in its digital single market strategy
March 27, 2015 27 Mar'15
Government deal means banks could close the last branch in town

Banks and government compromise on branch closures as digital banking decimates traditional services – but deal ensures alternatives
March 27, 2015 27 Mar'15
Gocompare puts banks on the defensive

The UK could be on the cusp of dramatic changes in retail banking following the launch of a current account comparison service
March 26, 2015 26 Mar'15
Google extends its financial services reach

Google plans to introduce a service enabling account holders to receive and pay bills with Gmail instead of paying on suppliers’ websites
March 25, 2015 25 Mar'15
HP's push to build EU-wide "one-stop shop" for cloud gathers pace

HP talks up growing momentum of its Cloud 28+ project in Europe
March 25, 2015 25 Mar'15
British Bankers’ Association wants regulators to constrain free movement of capital

The British Bankers’ Association (BBA) says the ability to switch accounts at the touch of a button increases the likelihood of a run on a bank
March 24, 2015 24 Mar'15
Nordic nations dominate Europe's digital league table

The EC's Digital Economy and Society Index ranked Denmark, Sweden and Finland as first, second and fourth most digital European nation
March 24, 2015 24 Mar'15
Google warns of fake digital certificates

Google has warned of unauthorised digital certificates issued for several of its domains that could be used to intercept data traffic
March 23, 2015 23 Mar'15
Half of English councils won’t reach BDUK coverage target

Almost half of local authorities in England don’t think they’ll reach the government’s 95% broadband coverage target in the allotted timeframe
March 20, 2015 20 Mar'15
Hyperoptic moves into business broadband

Urban fibre supplier launches first leased line and business broadband products to the market after lengthy trials