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May 21, 2018
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ICO could use new GDPR powers in Facebook probe
UK privacy watchdog is considering using new powers in its investigation of Facebook, while the government is considering new laws to police social media firms
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May 18, 2018
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GDS seeks advice on migration from Public Services Network
The Government Digital Service has started the process of moving public sector organisations away from the Public Services Network
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May 17, 2018
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UK tech sector growing 2.6 times faster than overall economy
The latest Tech Nation report on the UK’s IT sector reveals strong growth and positivity, but fears around Brexit in London’s tech engine
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May 17, 2018
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European cyber attacks up nearly a third in first quarter 2018
The volume of cyber attacks hitting digital transactions in Europe was up by almost a third in the first quarter of 2018 compared with same period a year ago, a report reveals
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May 16, 2018
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Companies need to adapt to new communication demands from millennials
TechSmith has warned businesses younger generations have new multimedia-based communication demands
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May 16, 2018
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BT and EE to converge fibre broadband, 4G networks
BT’s consumer unit has launched a network convergence strategy designed to make the most of its national fibre and 4G network assets
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May 16, 2018
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Nordic banks plan major digital transformation of operations
Banks in the Nordic region are set to accelerate their spending on technology as digital services take-up accelerates
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May 15, 2018
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TSB refused help from Lloyds as IT meltdown began
TSB turned down an offer of help from Lloyds Banking Group as the migration of customers accounts to its new banking system went wrong
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May 15, 2018
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Vodafone CEO Colao steps down
Long-serving Vodafone CEO Vittorio Colao will step down in October after just over a decade in charge
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May 15, 2018
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Openreach starts countdown to the end of analogue phone services
Openreach has started a consultation on the future of telephony services as its parent signals plans to switch off analogue PSTN phone services in seven years' time
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May 14, 2018
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May'18
Steadily declining retail footfall confirms shifting consumer behaviour
Footfall in the UK highstreet is on the decline, according to figures by the British Retail Consortium, confirming the consumer shift towards more digital behaviour
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May 09, 2018
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May'18
NetApp adds Google Cloud NAS and AFF A800 NVMe flash array
NetApp gets on the cloud NAS bandwagon with Google Cloud Platform file storage access, while adding its first NVMe flash-equipped storage array, the AFF A800
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May 09, 2018
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Vodafone becomes largest next-gen broadband player in Europe
Vodafone has acquired the operations of Virgin Media parent Liberty Global in four European markets, giving it access to 110 million homes and businesses
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May 09, 2018
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NatWest fintech investments bear fruit as SME loans platform goes live
Online lending platform enables small businesses to apply for loans of up to £150,000 in 10 minutes
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May 08, 2018
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Red Hat teams up with Microsoft in hybrid cloud, container push
Building on a strategic alliance first announced in 2015, the two software companies are working together on Red Hat OpenShift on Azure to reduce the complexity of managing containers in a hybrid cloud environment
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May 08, 2018
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Virtual tripwire to keep elephant poachers out of Zambian national park
Cisco and Dimension Data are working to protect Zambia’s at-risk elephant population after a successful pilot project in South Africa
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May 04, 2018
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Dell EMC unveils Isilon scale-out NAS in the Google cloud
The trend to cloud NAS continues as Dell EMC announces beta phase of Isilon Cloud for GCP that will see fully-featured scale-out NAS available to customers via the Google cloud
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May 03, 2018
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City Police use Lego simulation to teach businesses cyber security
City of London Police are offering to train business leaders and IT security in cyber security using a Lego simulation that is surprisingly close to real life
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May 02, 2018
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Finnish government launches regional digitisation plan
Finland’s government allocates €400m to support digital projects run by the country’s local authorities
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May 02, 2018
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RBS closes branches after axing challenger bank project
Royal Bank of Scotland to close 162 branches and shed 800 jobs after deciding not to create a challenger bank – but a new digital bank may be on the way
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May 02, 2018
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Workday to continue investing heavily in APAC
Cloud applications supplier has increased its investments in the region by more than 50% in the past year, and is looking to maintain its double-digit growth in international markets
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May 01, 2018
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Facebook bolsters enterprise integration with Workplace tool
Facebook wants to embed its platform in the enterprise, and hopes to achieve this through integration with third-party services
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May 01, 2018
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SuiteWorld 2018: Magic Johnson gives advice on adapting to the millennial customer
Entrepreneur and former basketball star tells SuiteWorld 2018 about the importance of adapting to the millennial customer in a technology-driven age
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May 01, 2018
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Bristol’s historic bridge pressed into service for rural broadband
Gigaclear is running cables underneath Bristol’s historic Clifton Suspension Bridge to bring ultrafast full-fibre services to forgotten communities
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May 01, 2018
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MPs to grill TSB CEO over IT disaster
Paul Pester will face questions from the Treasury Committee about the bank’s IT problems
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April 30, 2018
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Over a million homes can now access FTTP, says Ofcom
Access to viable broadband services continues to improve across the UK, according to Ofcom
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April 27, 2018
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Government given six months to rewrite snoopers’ charter
The government has until 1 November 2018 to rewrite a key section of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016, after the high court declared them unlawful in a judicial review brought by human rights group Liberty
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April 27, 2018
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BT risks ‘fading away’ in full-fibre future, says Ofcom CEO
BT risks being consigned to the dustbin of failed tech companies if it messes up the transition to full-fibre broadband networks, says Ofcom CEO Sharon White
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April 26, 2018
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Facebook posts strong first quarter despite privacy scandal
The data exploitation scandal that hit Facebook has not yet had an adverse impact on advertising revenues or user activity, according to first quarter financial results
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April 26, 2018
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Apr'18
TSB banking service tech problems continue
TSB customers are still experiencing problems using online and mobile banking services after almost a week of disruption
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April 26, 2018
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Apr'18
SuiteWorld 2018: Hiring people is about more than just ability, says Rachel Zoe
NetSuite customer, fashion designer and CEO of Rachel Zoe explains that part of entrepreneurship is hiring people who fill the gaps you leave behind, and that in doing so passion can be more important than ability
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April 26, 2018
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EC calls on online platforms to develop common code of practice to tackle ‘disinformation’
The European Commission says online platforms such as social media and video sites, have not done enough to tackle unethical use, and calls on them “to decisively step up their efforts to tackle online disinformation”
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April 26, 2018
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Digital economy research projects to get funding
Research projects aimed at building trust, privacy and security in the use of personal data and digital technologies are to receive funding
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April 26, 2018
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Malaysia’s Supahands finds agility with the cloud
Regional workforce crowdsourcing startup relies on the cloud to keep its infrastructure agile enough to scale up and down, according to customer demand
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April 25, 2018
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Stoke-on-Trent websites found to be most leaky ahead of GDPR
The majority of websites in the UK could be prone to cyber attacks, a security scan across 135,035 sites has revealed
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April 25, 2018
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TSB IT meltdown has the makings of an epic
TSB’s very public IT problems will send shivers down the spine of IT teams at large banks that are yet to migrate to new core banking systems
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April 24, 2018
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Full-fibre broadband specialist CityFibre acquired for £538m
Full-fibre broadband specialist CityFibre is to be bought by a Goldman Sachs-backed consortium as it seeks more cash to fulfil its expansion plans
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April 24, 2018
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Google hails positive economic impact of US datacentre growth
Google claims the expansion of its datacentre portfolio in recent years has generated thousands of jobs and seen it contribute billions of dollars to the US economy
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April 24, 2018
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Telcos see multiple paths to internet of things revenue
A report from Ericsson has revealed that telecoms operators are testing out multiple routes to monetising the IoT
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April 24, 2018
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Vodafone CityFibre broadband venture gathers pace
Residents of four more cities – Coventry, Edinburgh, Huddersfield and Stirling – will be hooked up to the ultrafast full-fibre broadband service in the coming months
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April 24, 2018
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How application container technology is helping YMCA open up access to education
Youth charity YMCA is in the midst of a push to reduce its reliance on paper-based education aids, with the help of Droplet Computing’s application container technology
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April 23, 2018
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Community Fibre gets £25m to fund broadband in London
Broadband supplier receives backing from the National Digital Infrastructure Fund to bring full-fibre services to 100,000 more properties across London
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April 23, 2018
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Estonia’s digital residency programme faces first headwind
The Baltic country’s programme to offer anyone, anywhere a chance to run a company online is facing its first crisis
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April 18, 2018
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CIO interview: Richard Tallboy, CIO, Wagamama
Richard Tallboy, CIO of pan-Asian restaurant chain Wagamama, explains why the firm adopted “pay by walking out” technology
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April 18, 2018
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Twilio offers IoT developers programmable mobile connectivity
Developers of internet of things applications and devices will be able to use the Twilio Programmable Wireless mobile communications platform to build mobile connectivity into their services
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April 17, 2018
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Russian energy giant makes digital tech adoption a priority
Russian oil and gas giant Gazprom Neft is exploring the use of the latest digital technologies across its entire business
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April 17, 2018
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Elastifile adds NAS file access storage to Google Cloud Launcher
Israeli startup Elastifile launches NFS file access service in the Google cloud to provide hybrid cloud distributed file system functionality with the speed of flash
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April 16, 2018
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Fintech sector increasingly attractive compared to traditional banking for IT professionals
Fintech job vacancies are growing, while less are being advertised in traditional banking sector companies
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April 13, 2018
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EU-US data sharing under threat as Irish court refers Facebook case to Europe
The Irish High Court is seeking answers from the European Court of Justice in a case that could have huge implications for EU-US data sharing and raises questions about US government surveillance of EU citizens. The move could bring a five-year ...
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April 12, 2018
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Apr'18
Machine learning is the new normal: AWS
Cloud supplier AWS wants to put machine learning capabilities into the hands of more people in the nascent market for cloud-based AI services