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February 01, 2022
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Feb'22
Met Police faces legal action over Gangs Matrix
Campaign group Liberty is taking legal action against the Met over its use of the Gangs Matrix, claiming it is driven by racial stereotypes and disproportionately affects people from black and minority ethnic backgrounds
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February 01, 2022
01
Feb'22
Sweden’s Husqvarna expands IT outsourcing deal with HCL
Swedish power tool maker expands its contract with Indian IT service provider as it continues on its digital journey
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February 01, 2022
01
Feb'22
Dutch software engineers join campaign for research funding
Software researchers from all over Europe are sounding the alarm: to maintain a strong international competitive position, more financial resources must be committed to software research
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February 01, 2022
01
Feb'22
Citrix joins Tibco in Vista enterprise IT portfolio
Vista, the investment firm backing enterprise software business, has acquired Citrix to flesh out its hybrid work portfolio
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February 01, 2022
01
Feb'22
Over one-fifth of ransomware attacks target financial sector
Newly published data reveals a significant uptick in cyber attacks against the financial services sector during the third quarter of 2021
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February 01, 2022
01
Feb'22
Giganet, Anixter team to expand FTTP internet service to the UK
Further momentum in UK full-fibre broadband market sees leading ISP entering into a multi-year agreement with subsidiary of Wesco International, to support the expansion of gigabit connectivity delivery across the UK
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February 01, 2022
01
Feb'22
Dubai’s fledgling drone programme gets another nudge
Through a series of initiatives, Dubai is positioning itself to reap the benefits of a promising global market for drone technology
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January 31, 2022
31
Jan'22
Nebulon SmartInfrastructure brings cloud-defined storage to datacentre
Cloud-defined storage allows customers to build private clouds on-site, with pools of storage built from commodity hardware, Nebulon PCIe cards and its browser-based console
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January 31, 2022
31
Jan'22
NEC acquires Blue Danube Systems
Open RAN comms technology proponent and provider swoops for mobile network tech supplier to enhance its 5G product portfolio and customer support capability
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January 31, 2022
31
Jan'22
UK has record year for tech IPOs in 2021
Tech companies represented 29% of all UK initial public offerings last year, raising a record $6.6bn
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January 31, 2022
31
Jan'22
Huawei retains 5G RAN leadership
As 5G flourishes across Asia-Pacific, analyst finds Chinese telecoms equipment and services giant is defying bans on its technology to claim leadership in 5G radio access networks
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January 31, 2022
31
Jan'22
Last year sees growth in tech job adverts across UK
The technology sector in England and Wales posted more job vacancies in 2021 than the entirety of British businesses did in 2020
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January 31, 2022
31
Jan'22
Data on children of armed forces personnel exposed in breach
Data on 4,142 children of serving armed forces personnel was exposed in a data breach at the Ministry of Defence
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January 31, 2022
31
Jan'22
Nokia, China Mobile and MediaTek claim 5G standalone speed record
Shanghai trial claimed to achieve new 5G standalone speed record of almost 3Gbps in downlink throughput
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January 31, 2022
31
Jan'22
Google inks $1bn deal with Bharti Airtel
The wide-ranging deal covers Google’s equity investment in Airtel, as well as efforts to spur cloud adoption and lower barriers to smartphone ownership
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January 28, 2022
28
Jan'22
Microsoft gives Nasa a lesson in timeshare optimisation
A quantum-inspired algorithm has been used to help Nasa’s Jet Propulsion Lab schedule its Deep Space Network comms system
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January 28, 2022
28
Jan'22
British court rules in HP’s favour in Mike Lynch fraud case
What next for Mike Lynch as judge rules that HP has ‘substantially succeeded’ in its complaint against him
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January 28, 2022
28
Jan'22
Cyber skills gap affecting data privacy practice, finds ISACA
Organisations are struggling to fill both legal and technical privacy roles, with potentially damaging consequences, according to a report
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January 28, 2022
28
Jan'22
Korean researchers invent silk-based security device
Experts from the Gwangju Institute of Science have built a digital security device based on natural silk fibres that they claim is practically unbreachable
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January 28, 2022
28
Jan'22
Manchester United signs Extreme Networks to modernise in-stadium connectivity experience
Football club sets out to transform the fan experience and increase its capability to deliver low-latency and secure digital services via fast and reliable Wi-Fi connectivity
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January 28, 2022
28
Jan'22
Leeds NHS Trust moves millions of patient records to the Microsoft Azure public cloud
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is moving its on-premise patient data system to the Microsoft Azure public cloud
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January 28, 2022
28
Jan'22
Smart connectivity to transform world experience within a decade
Brain-controlled smart assistants, disease-detecting mirrors and digitally connected trees to become mainstream by 2030, by when the average person will interact with smart devices 4,800 times a day, claims study
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January 28, 2022
28
Jan'22
Verizon Business and Atos team on predictive analytics 5G edge solution
Business communications services and products provider announces partnership with digital transformation firm to power predictive analytics solutions with private 5G multi-access edge computing for businesses, in particular those working in ...
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January 27, 2022
27
Jan'22
CISOs must get out in front of Ukraine cyber crisis, says NCSC
The National Cyber Security Centre is urging UK organisations to take steps to bolster their cyber security resilience in response to the ongoing Ukraine crisis
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January 27, 2022
27
Jan'22
UK spectrum sharing should be a spectrum policy priority, says UK SPF
UK Spectrum Policy Forum and Ofcom makes call for mobile spectrum sharing to be a policy priority as demand is expected to increase in the coming years
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January 27, 2022
27
Jan'22
DCMS taps Arqit for 5G project to provide Open RAN security by default
Quantum platform-as-a-service provider joins government’s programme to drive diversity in comms technology supply with the aim of integrating a novel quantum encryption service to enable security by default
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January 27, 2022
27
Jan'22
SAP full-year 2021: Revenue nudges up 1%, cloud growth up 17%
SAP has announced a 2% rise in full-year 2021 revenue, to just under €28bn, while S/4 Hana customer base increased by 18% to 18,800
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January 27, 2022
27
Jan'22
Lack of tech skills is delaying projects
Projects have been delayed over the past six months because of a lack of appropriate skills, with half of managers unable to find the workers with the necessary tech skills, survey finds
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January 27, 2022
27
Jan'22
Novel phishing campaign highlights need for MFA, says Microsoft
Microsoft details a new multi-stage phishing campaign that only affects victims without multifactor authentication in place
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January 27, 2022
27
Jan'22
Barclaycard customers increase contactless spending following limit rise
Barclaycard customers have increased their contactless card spending by 40% with most of their card payments using the technology
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January 27, 2022
27
Jan'22
Microsoft uses Q2 2022 earnings to delve into metaverse
Company’s CEO sees a role for Microsoft that takes the metaverse beyond gaming and into the business sphere
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January 27, 2022
27
Jan'22
Nightmare Log4Shell scenario averted by prompt, professional action
Prompt and professional community response to the Log4Shell disclosure means the dangerous and widespread vulnerability has not been exploited to the extent many had feared
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January 27, 2022
27
Jan'22
Bank account switching accelerates as consumers choose digital services
Surge in UK consumers changing current account providers is a sign that digital banking services are eating into the traditional sector
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January 27, 2022
27
Jan'22
Orange Belgium, La Grand Poste create 5G Lab in Liège
After opening next-generation mobile laboratory in Antwerp, inviting companies to discover, test and develop innovative use cases on standalone network technology, telco signs up Wallonia tech hub as customer
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January 27, 2022
27
Jan'22
Imperial College London embarks on cloud security research push with Abu Dhabi tech hub
Imperial College London is embarking on a three-year project with an Abu Dhabi-based group of researchers to find ways for datacentre operators and cloud providers to secure their infrastructure
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January 27, 2022
27
Jan'22
City Fibre full-fibre network goes live in Thames Valley
UK’s largest independent network provider aims to bring much-awaited gigabit connectivity to Reading and Slough areas
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January 27, 2022
27
Jan'22
Umbrella company cyber attacks prompt fresh calls for sector regulation to protect contractors
With the umbrella company industry increasingly finding itself under attack from cyber criminals, contracting market stakeholders embark on a fresh round of calls for the industry to be regulated
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January 27, 2022
27
Jan'22
Ocado showcases 3D printing innovation
Having delivered its first orders 20 years ago, Ocado is now reinventing the business process for online grocery delivery
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January 26, 2022
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Jan'22
CORT deploys IoT to monitor indoor air quality
New Zealand community housing provider is rolling out sensors and analytics software to track the air quality of its premises
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January 26, 2022
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Jan'22
More intel emerges on WhisperGate malware that hit Ukraine
Security experts have been poring over the WhisperGate malware with which alleged Russia-backed entities targeted Ukrainian government websites
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January 26, 2022
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Jan'22
Storage tech brief: Look out for PCIe gen 5 drives in 2022
PCIe 5.0 will offer bandwidth up to 128GBps per drive. We look at what’s available and when, including in the new EDSFF form factor, as well as looking forward to PCIe gen 6
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January 26, 2022
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Jan'22
PwnKit bug endangers Linux distributions worldwide
Qualys researchers share intel on a memory corruption vulnerability in a program installed by default on every major Linux distribution
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January 26, 2022
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Jan'22
MPs to debate landmark IoT security law
Proposed bill mandates tighter protections for connected products, and adds new rules for broadband roll-out into the bargain
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January 26, 2022
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Jan'22
BT and Nokia trial Open RAN in UK
Partners will develop and deploy test of open radio access network system to enhance mobile broadband experience
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January 26, 2022
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Jan'22
Space junk revealed by University of Texas graph database
Aerospace engineers, led by space environmentalist Moriba Jah, at The University of Texas at Austin have built a graph database, AstriaGraph, to track space junk that is a threat to life on Earth
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January 26, 2022
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Jan'22
Dutch education anticipates quantum technology
Dutch academic talks about the Netherlands’ role in a pan-European quantum computing project as university investigates the technology’s possibilities
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January 26, 2022
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Jan'22
Should IT leaders plan for the quantum computing era?
Quantum computing is still at an early stage of development, but there are a handful of use cases where nothing else matches the horsepower it offers
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January 26, 2022
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Jan'22
EY to open Neuro-Diverse Centre of Excellence in Manchester
Professional services firm EY is launching a Neuro-Diverse Centre of Excellence in the UK to create a perfect working environment for neuro-diverse tech innovators
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January 26, 2022
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Jan'22
Appetite rising for network as a service
Study from edge-to-cloud networking provider reveals digital transformation in the post-pandemic era is drawing IT leaders towards network models that are more agile and adaptable
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January 26, 2022
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Jan'22
Demands on Fujitsu to contribute to £1bn Horizon scandal compensation costs
Fujitsu cannot hide away as taxpayers pick up the bill for the Post Office scandal triggered by its IT system, say peers