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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
March 20, 2015 20 Mar'15
Why CIOs should become chief integration officers in 2015

IT leaders risk being relegated to a “care and feeding” role if they do not take the initiative, says business advisory firm Deloitte
March 19, 2015 19 Mar'15
Yahoo closes R&D site in China

Yahoo announces it will close its research and development (R&D) centre in China in plans to consolidate research and cut costs
March 19, 2015 19 Mar'15
Current account comparison from Gocompare announced in Budget 2015

The government used the Budget to announce changes in the banking sector that will increase consumer and business choice
March 18, 2015 18 Mar'15
Facebook introduces friend-to-friend payment system

Facebook has introduced a feature to its Messenger app that enables people to transfer money to their friends in a few clicks
March 18, 2015 18 Mar'15
Red Nose Day 2015: How Comic Relief used cloud to bank a record £78m

Comic Relief CTO Zenon Hannick explains how the charity used cloud to process a record number of donations during Red Nose Day 2015
March 18, 2015 18 Mar'15
Satya Nadella: Every business will be a software business

Digitisation may the buzzword business leaders are trying to grasp, but Microsoft has begun its journey to build a digitisation product portfolio
March 18, 2015 18 Mar'15
Six technology companies to hasten the demise of retail bank giants

UK retail banks are under pressure from regulation, costs and increasing competition
March 17, 2015 17 Mar'15
Post Office could be the Carphone Warehouse of banking industry

Atom Bank is latest digital bank to propose Post Office branches as places where customers can make transactions
March 16, 2015 16 Mar'15
Deal close with banks to maintain services in remote locations

The government is close to agreement with the British Bankers Association on a set of rules for banks to follow before closing branches
March 13, 2015 13 Mar'15
IBM could create blockchain-based digital payments infrastructure for central banks

IBM has held informal talks with some central banks about building an infrastructure that can provide them with bitcoin-like digital payments systems
March 12, 2015 12 Mar'15
Interception errors had serious consequences for individuals

Law enforcement and security services made 12 serious technical and nine human surveillance errors last year
March 12, 2015 12 Mar'15
Ofcom strategic digital comms review welcomed by industry

Industry stakeholders have welcomed Ofcom’s wide-ranging review of the UK’s digital communications markets
March 11, 2015 11 Mar'15
US government CIO tells cloud buyers to get tough on suppliers

US Department of Labor CIO Dawn Leaf shares her learnings from helping 19,000 employees move off-premise at Cloud Expo 2015
March 10, 2015 10 Mar'15
Bristol signs NEC to develop smart city infrastructure

NEC, Bristol Council and the University of Bristol create an open, programmable city for smarter transport, environment and health services
March 09, 2015 09 Mar'15
Smart meter project in danger of outright failure, government warned

A report from the Energy and Climate Change Committee has warned that plans to install smart meters across the UK by 2020 are veering off-track
March 06, 2015 06 Mar'15
PayPal targets financial platform dominance

The man tasked with making PayPal a giant of financial services told an audience of investors that software is eating into the sector
March 06, 2015 06 Mar'15
Sharing Economy UK launched to champion digital businesses

New trade body brings together digital businesses that encourage consumer and business asset-sharing, such as Airbnb and ZipCar
February 27, 2015 27 Feb'15
Net neutrality lobby victorious after FCC ruling

The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopts new rules to support net neutrality and preserve the open internet
February 27, 2015 27 Feb'15
TSB is investing in bank branches, not closing them

TSB is countering the industry trend of branch closures in the light of increased digital services by opening 30 new branches
February 26, 2015 26 Feb'15
One-third of UK broadband connections are superfast, says Ofcom

One-third of the UK’s broadband connections now meet Ofcom’s definition of superfast, according to new research
February 25, 2015 25 Feb'15
University of Cambridge says peer-to-peer lending will become mainstream

Financial transactions made on online lending platforms in Europe reached €3bn in 2014 and could hit €7bn this year
February 24, 2015 24 Feb'15
BT claims 1.5 million Scottish properties passed with fibre-to-the-cabinet

Superfast broadband roll-out in Scotland has hit another landmark in terms of homes and businesses passed, say its backers
February 20, 2015 20 Feb'15
Digital challenger bank Starling loses its CTO

The CTO of digital bank Starling has left the company before it has even been granted a banking licence
February 18, 2015 18 Feb'15
Wales tenders for Superfast Cymru broadband extension

Welsh government opens tender process for Superfast Cymru Infill Project to address premises that BDUK will not pass
February 18, 2015 18 Feb'15
Scaling appropriately an issue for digital startups, says report

Digital startups often scale their customer bases too quickly before they have had time to implement the appropriate infrastructure
February 13, 2015 13 Feb'15
Altnet Gigaclear gets funding boost to expand network

Oxfordshire-based fibre broadband provider Gigaclear bags its second institutional shareholder and plans to expand network
February 13, 2015 13 Feb'15
Virgin Media pumps £3bn investment into UK broadband

Virgin Media makes major financial commitment to extend digital infrastructure to millions more homes and businesses
February 12, 2015 12 Feb'15
Baidu Chinese search engine share price falls on disappointing results

China’s Baidu search engine share price fell by more than 8% in after-hours trade after quarterly revenue came in $11m below expectations
February 10, 2015 10 Feb'15
Digital minister Ed Vaizey hints EC could allow state aid for broadband in cities

Digital economy minister Ed Vaizey hints European Commission (EC) may relent stance over state aid for superfast broadband in cities
February 10, 2015 10 Feb'15
Why peer-to-peer lending is such a threat to banks

Consumer trust for finance firms has never been high, and since the financial turmoil at the end of the previous decade it has reached rock bottom
February 06, 2015 06 Feb'15
BT and Huawei send 400Gbps down Dublin-Belfast pipe

The first successful trial of cross-border ultrafast transmissions heralds the commercial deployment of 400Gbps broadband in Ireland
February 06, 2015 06 Feb'15
Sweeping trend towards digital banking forces RBS branch closures

Royal Bank of Scotland "taken aback" by ever-increasing take-up of digital banking and announces additional branch closures across UK
February 05, 2015 05 Feb'15
FCC’s Tom Wheeler offers up net neutrality plan

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) may rule in favour of a strong regulatory environment to preserve the open internet
February 05, 2015 05 Feb'15
Santander offers corporate clients cloud storage

Santander’s cloud storage offer to corporate clients shows how banks could fight back against the IT giants encroaching on their market
February 05, 2015 05 Feb'15
Newport to get resilient fibre ring for community safety projects

As part of a wide-reaching regeneration plan, Newport City Council deploys resilient fibre optic network to support community safety
February 04, 2015 04 Feb'15
Apple and Google are big but banks have advantages, says Santander boss

Chairman of Spanish banking giant Santander is confident banks can fight off the challenge in financial services from tech giants
February 03, 2015 03 Feb'15
2Mbps broadband not good enough, says Efra Committee report

The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee’s inquiry into rural broadband roll-out deems BDUK’s target speeds insufficient
February 02, 2015 02 Feb'15
Government failed to make best use of publicly-owned networks

The Cabinet Office has published a map detailing where it could make better use of its infrastructure to benefit businesses and consumers
February 02, 2015 02 Feb'15
Darknet technologies have legitimate security uses, says researcher

Darket technologies have legitimate security applications for business, says security investigator
January 30, 2015 30 Jan'15
Media industry operates on a shoestring IT budget, says BT

The media industry struggles to invest in technology, because investors are concerned with making new television and film content