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• April 05, 2022 05 Apr'22

  Entain bets on Syntropy to improve global network performance in sports gaming

  Self-described ‘transformative Web3 connectivity company’ lands contract with sports betting and gaming giant to deploy global relay network with its decentralised autonomous routing protocol to connect global datacentres

• April 05, 2022 05 Apr'22

  UCL and AWS team up for health tech-focused startup accelerator

  AWS is lending its cloud expertise to UCL’s startup accelerator programme, which is geared towards helping health and education organisations address global health issues

• April 05, 2022 05 Apr'22

  IBM z16 tackles financial fraud and quantum hacks

  New addition to Z series mainframe family uses IBM Telum processor to accelerate AI for real-time credit card fraud detection

• April 04, 2022 04 Apr'22

  Higher salaries for IT pros in ANZ

  Study finds over half of IT professionals in Australia and New Zealand received higher salaries last year, while flexible work arrangements are fast becoming the norm

• April 04, 2022 04 Apr'22

  Nour Global deploys SD-WAN for agile, bespoke networking for MENA enterprises

  Global connectivity and ICT service provider launches multi-supplier software-defined wide area network to create what it says will be a bespoke networking service for enterprises across the Middle East and North Africa

• April 04, 2022 04 Apr'22

  Qualcomm accelerates advanced driver tech with Arriver acquisition

  Chip giant will incorporate Arriver’s Computer Vision, Drive Policy and Driver Assistance assets into its Snapdragon Ride Platform portfolio of high-performance central compute and vision systems

• April 04, 2022 04 Apr'22

  Office Wi-Fi may not cope with hybrid work

  Continued growth of online meetings is triggering disruption across the employee productivity technology market, research from CCS Insight has found

• April 04, 2022 04 Apr'22

  Fujitsu bags £430m government contracts despite rising cost of Post Office Horizon scandal

  Fujitsu has won two huge government IT contracts, worth over £400m, while taxpayers face footing the massive bill for the Post Office scandal caused by its software

• April 04, 2022 04 Apr'22

  Environmental campaigners halt Meta datacentre construction in the Netherlands

  Datacentre being built to serve ‘metaverse’ worlds would consume nearly half as much energy as all other datacentres in the country

• April 04, 2022 04 Apr'22

  How remote browser isolation can mitigate cyber threats

  Remote browser isolation can help to mitigate browser-based attacks by separating a user’s browsing activity from the device

• April 01, 2022 01 Apr'22

  Telent provides fire, rescue comms refresh in preparation for ESN transition

  Specialist in design, build, support and management of UK’s critical digital infrastructure announces refresh to provide end-to-end replacement of legacy networks

• April 01, 2022 01 Apr'22

  Singapore enterprise comms and collaboration spend set for steady growth

  The widespread enterprise adoption of remote operations that bolstered the demand for comms and collaboration products and services is set to persist

• April 01, 2022 01 Apr'22

  Two teenagers charged with Lapsus$ cyber attacks

  City of London Police have charged two teenagers in connection with the Lapsus$ cyber crime spree

• April 01, 2022 01 Apr'22

  Four moves to ‘checkmate’ critical assets thanks to lax cloud security

  Malicious actors can compromise 94% of critical assets within four steps of the initial breach point, according to a report

• April 01, 2022 01 Apr'22

  Apple drops emergency patches for two zero-days

  Apple has fixed two zero-day vulnerabilities that appear to have been actively exploited in the wild

• April 01, 2022 01 Apr'22

  Sungard UK in administration: How rising energy costs are impacting the datacentre market

  As households brace for another rise in their energy bills, news that the UK arm of Sungard AS has fallen into administration highlights the toll the surge in gas and electricity prices is taking on the datacentre industry

• April 01, 2022 01 Apr'22

  AIS, ZTE, Qualcomm claim first for 5G NR-DC at 2.6GHz, 26GHz in Thailand 

  Thai operator teams with comms tech providers for a ‘milestone’ in enhancing the capabilities of 5G network and ecosystem, showcasing 5G New Radio Dual Connectivity in the field achieving 8.5Gbps peak downlink speed and 2.17Gbps peak uplink speed ...

• April 01, 2022 01 Apr'22

  TechUK calls on government to seize post-Brexit data opportunities

  Ahead of the government’s reply to its late 2021 consultation about proposed post-Brexit reforms to the data protection regime, TechUK has published a paper declaring six data governance principles

• April 01, 2022 01 Apr'22

  How X2M Connect is spreading the IoT word

  Australian IoT technology provider X2M Connect has been making headway in key Asian markets, where sustainability and air and water quality are gaining more attention

• March 31, 2022 31 Mar'22

  Scotland 5G Centre opens two more ‘transformational’ 5G hubs

  Latest part of £4m Scottish government funding package to accelerate the adoption of 5G sees next-gen communications centres opened in Aberdeen and Kilmarnock to boost the economy and encourage entrepreneurship

• March 31, 2022 31 Mar'22

  Verizon and Cisco collaborate to advance autonomous vehicle tech with streamlined architecture

  Verizon and Cisco partner on proof-of-concept based on mobile edge compute, LTE connectivity and industrial IoT to rearchitect autonomous driving by virtualising roadside infrastructure to support low-latency requirements necessary for autonomous ...

• March 31, 2022 31 Mar'22

  Nokia claims to prove case for 1Tbs per channel with Rakuten Mobile, develops Etisalat private 5G

  Comms tech provider claims to have proved case for 1 Terabit per channel transmission in live network with Japanese operator while it works with mobile division of e& to launch 5G private wireless networks and support enterprise digital ...

• March 31, 2022 31 Mar'22

  EU Act ‘must empower those affected by AI systems to take action’

  Ada Lovelace Institute publishes recommendations on how European institutions can improve the Artificial Intelligence Act by establishing a ‘comprehensive remedies framework’ around those affected by the deployment of AI systems

• March 31, 2022 31 Mar'22

  Spain’s La Liga looks to enleague data analytics with Databricks

  La Liga, the first division of the Spanish football league, has turned to Databricks’ Lakehouse Platform to analyse footballer performance and engage with fans

• March 31, 2022 31 Mar'22

  Global upheaval shows cyber security isn’t good enough, says GCHQ director

  Generational global upheaval has laid bare significant gaps in national cyber strategies, GCHQ chief Jeremy Fleming has said in a speech

• March 31, 2022 31 Mar'22

  Bank fraud prevention scheme blocked £60m in fraud last year

  Scheme to catch fraudsters, including online scammers, before they commit their crimes has reported a significant increase in crimes prevented

• March 31, 2022 31 Mar'22

  Lapsus$ cyber crime spree continues despite arrests

  The arrests of seven people in connection with the Lapsus$ cyber crime group has not dented the gang’s enthusiasm for causing chaos

• March 31, 2022 31 Mar'22

  Spring4Shell zero-day sprung on security teams

  Some are describing a newly disclosed Spring Java framework vulnerability as the next Log4Shell, but what is Spring4Shell, and what can we do about it?

• March 31, 2022 31 Mar'22

  How a woman CIO rose up the ranks in a Japanese firm

  Henrietta Yaw draws on her people-oriented approach to management which has served her well in her decades-long career at Fujifilm Business Innovation

• March 31, 2022 31 Mar'22

  Digital Catapult suggests way forward for widespread 5G adoption at live events

  Report from partner in UK government’s 5G testbed scheme explores potential of 5G Broadcast to transform spectator experience at live events such as football and motor racing

• March 31, 2022 31 Mar'22

  Competitive pricing, network monitoring drive SD-WAN selection

  Research reveals competitive pricing and monitoring features rank highest in companies’ software-defined wide area networking SD-WAN supplier selection, while WAN optimisation and standardisation rank lowest

• March 31, 2022 31 Mar'22

  BCS Pride group calls for end to transphobia in tech

  The BCS has called for an end to transphobic abuse and harassment in the technology industry

• March 30, 2022 30 Mar'22

  Compensation goal finally in sight for 555 Post Office scandal victims

  The subpostmaster campaign group which exposed the Post Office Horizon scandal could be close to achieving the objective it was established for, with fair compensation for its members in sight

• March 30, 2022 30 Mar'22

  British Airways passengers suffer flight delays due to another IT glitch affecting London Heathrow

  Several weeks on from another systems outage that prompted it to cancel hundreds of short-haul flights, British Airways’ IT systems have been hit by another glitch

• March 30, 2022 30 Mar'22

  ODI sets up institution to promote public data sharing

  The Open Data Institute has set up an institution to support the Open Referral UK data standard geared to promote more sharing of public sector data

• March 30, 2022 30 Mar'22

  HomeGrid Forum certifies first G.hn embedded module for industrial IoT

  More support for industrial internet of things from industry alliance to promote recognised gigabit home networking technology, boosting device performance and resilience in industrial networks

• March 30, 2022 30 Mar'22

  Acquisition of UK fintech Azimo will address home-working challenges for enterprises

  UK fintech acquired by Papaya Global is looking to improve cross-border employee payments

• March 30, 2022 30 Mar'22

  Lax money laundering controls lands N26 with ban from Italian central bank

  German digital bank N26 has had problems with anti-money laundering regulations in the past, and is now banned in Italy

• March 30, 2022 30 Mar'22

  Hybrid work offers markedly positive improvements to culture

  Study finds effects that hybrid working is having on business culture, with nearly half of study across the globe feel diversity and inclusion has improved during the pandemic.

• March 30, 2022 30 Mar'22

  One-third of UK firms suffer a cyber attack every week

  New statistics from the annual DCMS Cyber security breaches survey reveal the extent and frequency with which UK organisations are being attacked by malicious actors

• March 30, 2022 30 Mar'22

  CIO interview: Spencer Clarkson, CTO, Verastar

  Digital transformation and unifying customer relationship management systems are driving the business services group forward

• March 30, 2022 30 Mar'22

  Undersea cable market steams ahead in Africa and Middle East

  Twofold capacity increase supports East Africa’s digital transformation as work continues on Equiano subsea cable linking Africa to Europe

• March 30, 2022 30 Mar'22

  Executive interview: Rajiv Ramaswami, CEO, Nutanix

  We speak to the CEO of Nutanix about growing up in India, the switch from engineering to business leader, and mentoring

• March 30, 2022 30 Mar'22

  UKISUG: Big majority of SAP users beset by data problems in migrating to S/4 Hana

  In a survey prior to its Analytics Symposium, the UK & Ireland SAP User Group finds 61% of SAP customers say data management issues are slowing down process automation and impeding moves to S/4 Hana

• March 30, 2022 30 Mar'22

  Why integration and automation are two sides of the same coin

  Workato’s regional leader explains why integration and automation are intertwined and how the company is addressing the Asia-Pacific market

• March 30, 2022 30 Mar'22

  Australia to spend A$9.9bn on intelligence and cyber capabilities

  The Morrison government is investing in a landmark package of measures to shore up the intelligence and cyber security capabilities of the Australian Signals Directorate

• March 29, 2022 29 Mar'22

  Overhaul of UK police tech needed to prevent abuse

  Lords inquiry finds UK police are deploying artificial intelligence and algorithmic technologies without a thorough examination of their efficacy or outcomes, and are essentially ‘making it up as they go along’

• March 29, 2022 29 Mar'22

  Rising energy costs blamed as UK arm of colocation firm Sungard AS enters administration

  Financial difficulties caused by downturn in demand for its services during the pandemic, coupled with ‘unprecedented’ energy price rises, force Sungard AS into administration in the UK

• March 29, 2022 29 Mar'22

  Manufacturers reveal concerns over tech readiness for hybrid work

  Research reveals manufacturing firms must address both human and tech barriers relating to visibility of networks and the digital experience to create a sustainable and high-performing hybrid workplace

• March 29, 2022 29 Mar'22

  Webex aims to reimagine hybrid work experiences

  After one of the biggest shifts of how we work in decades, collaboration technology firm adds functionality innovations to help organisations personalise the hybrid work experience for employees and customers