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Internet infrastructure
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November 08, 2016
08
Nov'16
BT boosts broadband speeds for SME and consumer customers
Telco is increasing the broadband speeds it makes available for small businesses and consumer customers using its fibre-to-the-premises network
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November 08, 2016
08
Nov'16
AWS shares datacentre security secrets to inspire more enterprise cloud adoption
CISO says there is no need to sacrifice security to pursue innovation in the cloud, as he reveals how the cloud giant safeguards customer information in its datacentres
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November 07, 2016
07
Nov'16
Welsh government earmarks £80m for new broadband scheme
The Welsh Government is planning to invest up to £80m to extend its broadband roll-out across the entire country by 2020
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November 02, 2016
02
Nov'16
Three-quarters of banks see startups as best way to access latest technology
The latest survey of banks by Efma and Infosys reveals a big appetite for working with startups in the traditional banking sector
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November 01, 2016
01
Nov'16
Insurers face same legacy system battle as retail banks
The biggest barrier to insurance companies adopting digital technology is their heavy reliance on legacy IT systems
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October 28, 2016
28
Oct'16
Twitter cuts Vine and jobs as revenue growth slows
Twitter has announced it is to restructure with the aim of achieving profitability in 2017, but in the meantime it is axing its Vine video sharing service and around 350 jobs
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October 27, 2016
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Oct'16
Dyn reveals details of complex and sophisticated IoT botnet attack
DNS services provider Dyn, which was the victim of a large-scale DDoS attack perpetrated by an IoT botnet earlier in October, discusses details of its experience
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October 27, 2016
27
Oct'16
World wide web inventor Tim Berners-Lee to join Oxford University
The University of Oxford has appointed Tim Berners-Lee as a professor at its computer science department
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October 27, 2016
27
Oct'16
Google suspends US FTTP broadband roll-out
Google parent Alphabet calls a halt to its roll-out of FTTP broadband in the US as it embarks on a strategic rethink
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October 26, 2016
26
Oct'16
Ultrafast York UFO broadband network to go citywide
Following successful trials in a number of York neighbourhoods, UFO broadband backers CityFibre, Sky and TalkTalk have agreed to roll out the service across the city
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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
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October 25, 2016
25
Oct'16
Australian IT spending to be near A$85bn in 2017
Australian CIOs must plan digital platforms that can connect to customer and business networks – or risk losing customers
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October 25, 2016
25
Oct'16
Insurers are joining fintech party
Insurers are held back from digital transformation by legacy systems, but insurance-focused IT startups offer them hope
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October 24, 2016
24
Oct'16
Self-driving taxi roll-out in Singapore gathers intelligence
Autonomous vehicle startup nuTonomy launched a fleet of self-driving taxis in Singapore in August
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October 24, 2016
24
Oct'16
Dyn DDoS attack highlights vulnerability of global internet infrastructure
Last week’s DDoS attack on DNS firm Dyn has highlighted both the vulnerability of the world’s internet infrastructure, and the dangers of leaving internet of things devices unsecured