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• March 21, 2022 21 Mar'22

  NZ glassmaker taps IoT to track delivery trolleys

  Architectural Glass Products has installed tracking devices on delivery trolleys to track its products and delivery trolleys in real time

• March 18, 2022 18 Mar'22

  University of Reading tracks fruit tree flowering as spring breaks, with Oracle

  University is working with Oracle for research to monitor fruit trees as they blossom into spring

• March 18, 2022 18 Mar'22

  Numbers add up for Three UK in 2021

  Mobile operator delivers strongest consumer contract customer additions since 2012 and a 10% increase in EBITDA, with incremental growth in mobile virtual network operator business line, home broadband and business-to-business operations

• March 18, 2022 18 Mar'22

  Electronic patient records key to NHS digital transformation

  Getting EPR systems rolled out across NHS organisations will help boost digital transformation efforts, and are key to fulfilling government healthcare plans

• March 18, 2022 18 Mar'22

  Dark web littered with Ukraine crypto scammers

  Cryptocurrency scammers are actively targeting people trying to donate funds to support Ukraine

• March 18, 2022 18 Mar'22

  Real Madrid selects Cisco for team to claim Europe’s most connected stadium

  Upgraded Santiago Bernabéu Stadium to showcase one of the world’s largest deployments of Wi-Fi 6 technology for more immersive fan experience applications, as well as more bandwidth and higher reliability

• March 18, 2022 18 Mar'22

  Ukrainian cyber defences prove resilient

  Thanks to a combination of prior experience and global support, Ukraine’s defences against cyber incidents are holding strong in the face of Russian attacks

• March 18, 2022 18 Mar'22

  Russian IT sector faces unprecedented crisis

  The Russian IT sector faces a major crisis as IT professionals and businesses flee the country after its invasion of Ukraine

• March 18, 2022 18 Mar'22

  Inside Al-Ikhsan’s business analytics journey

  The Malaysian sportswear retailer has increased its profits and market share through its investments in business intelligence and analytics over the past five years

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• March 17, 2022 17 Mar'22

  NCSC catches 10 million phishes

  Nation Cyber Security Centre’s scam email reporting service enjoys great success as government embarks on new cyber awareness campaign

• March 17, 2022 17 Mar'22

  Accenture: Trust and opportunities in the metaverse

  The metaverse is the wild west of the internet, but pioneering businesses are laying the foundations for a new era of virtual reality

• March 17, 2022 17 Mar'22

  Kaspersky CEO: Ukraine war must end through diplomacy

  Eugene Kaspersky speaks out on the war in Ukraine, and rebuffs Germany’s BSI, branding its warnings over his company’s trustworthiness as insulting

• March 17, 2022 17 Mar'22

  Online Safety Bill introduced in Parliament

  The government has introduced its long-awaited Online Safety Bill in Parliament, alongside new criminal offences and sanctions for tech company execs

• March 17, 2022 17 Mar'22

  Verizon Business enriches mobile endpoint for Microsoft Teams

  Business solutions provider becomes one of the first operators to join forces with IT giant to enable enterprise customers to experience the full power of communications and collaboration system

• March 17, 2022 17 Mar'22

  Connectivity partnership sees Tata Communications get in gear with Formula 1

  Global communications firm charged with delivering a managed end-to-end network that will transform the F1 fan immersive video experience in more than 180 countries

• March 17, 2022 17 Mar'22

  How multiphysics simulation might accelerate the advent of quantum computing – and vice versa

  Sophisticated tools that simulate more than one physical phenomenon at a time may help designers home in on optimal architectures for quantum computers at less cost – and much faster

• March 17, 2022 17 Mar'22

  Alarm raised over ‘trickster’ LokiLocker ransomware

  The new LokiLocker ransomware is, like its namesake, adept at tricks and misdirection, say BlackBerry researchers

• March 17, 2022 17 Mar'22

  Value of contactless transactions doubles in two years

  Almost £166bn was spent in the UK last year using contactless technology, compared with £80.5bn in 2019

• March 17, 2022 17 Mar'22

  FCSA takes steps to help umbrella company members protect themselves better from cyber attacks

  After a spate of suspected ransomware attacks on its members, the Freelance and Contractor Services Association is partnering with a cyber security firm that can coach its umbrella firms on how to protect themselves better

• March 17, 2022 17 Mar'22

  Windstream claims North America’s ‘first and only comprehensive’ managed SASE

  Managed communications service provider sees new bundle enabling convergence of networking and security as addressing modern-day challenges of digital business transformation, cyber security and workforce mobility

• March 17, 2022 17 Mar'22

  Ukrainian tech journalists join fight to fill news void

  Technology journalists in Ukraine are raising funds to enable them to help Ukrainians survive during the Russian invasion

• March 16, 2022 16 Mar'22

  UK government warned of ‘slow progress’ on infrastructure plans

  Annual report from UK’s official independent infrastructure adviser warns that progress on gigabit roll-out may be at risk, and sets out infrastructure priorities for 2022

• March 16, 2022 16 Mar'22

  Biden signs ransomware reporting mandate into law

  CNI operators in the US must now report cyber attacks within 72 hours, and ransomware payments within 24 hours

• March 16, 2022 16 Mar'22

  Two men convicted after using EncroChat cryptophones to plot killing

  Evidence from the encrypted phone network EncroChat led to the conviction of two men for conspiracy to murder

• March 16, 2022 16 Mar'22

  UCL report projects 5,500 ‘open data’ jobs in Newham by 2035

  Report from University College London’s Institute for Global Prosperity says London borough is ‘uniquely placed to seize the data opportunity’

• March 16, 2022 16 Mar'22

  SentinelOne adds Attivo Networks to identity portfolio

  SentinelOne adds identity threat detection and response technology to its cyber portfolio, saying it will benefit zero-trust adoption among its customers

• March 16, 2022 16 Mar'22

  UKtech50 2022: Help us find the most influential people in UK IT

  Computer Weekly’s annual search for the 50 most influential people in UK IT is back – let us know who you would like to nominate for this year’s list

• March 16, 2022 16 Mar'22

  AWS pledges to invest £1.8bn in building out its UK datacentre footprint over next two years

  Public cloud giant outlines commitment to bolstering its digital infrastructure in the UK through investing billions of pounds in its datacentres

• March 16, 2022 16 Mar'22

  Estonian anti-money laundering software pilot reaps benefits

  Estonian startup and local banks have successfully piloted a data-sharing platform that prevents money laundering

• March 16, 2022 16 Mar'22

  German authorities warn on Kaspersky but stop short of ban

  Germany authorities warn Kaspersky users to consider alternatives to the firm’s flagship antivirus software, citing national security concerns and the war on Ukraine

• March 16, 2022 16 Mar'22

  Facebook owner Meta plots Spanish datacentre build to power ‘metaverse’ strategy

  Social media giant Meta wants to put Spain at the ‘heart’ of its vision for how the next-generation of the internet will work, with plans to build a datacentre and a remote working hub

• March 16, 2022 16 Mar'22

  Quantum launches ‘scale-out’ i6H rackmount tape library

  Aimed at hyperscalers and enterprises, the LTO-9 system comes in a rackmount form factor that can be deployed anywhere in the datacentre as part of a common pool of storage

• March 16, 2022 16 Mar'22

  SmarTone, Ericsson team to empower businesses with industry-first connectivity boost app

  What is said to be a world-first smartphone app will enable 4G and 5G business mobile users to dynamically boost cellular connectivity

• March 16, 2022 16 Mar'22

  CaddyWiper is fourth new malware linked to Ukraine war

  ESET’s cyber security analysts have identified yet another destructive wiper malware being used against targets in Ukraine

• March 16, 2022 16 Mar'22

  Kubernetes vulnerability underscores repeated security warnings

  The disclosure of a new vulnerability in an important container runtime engine that underpins Kubernetes has drawn fresh warnings to pay attention to securing Kubernetes environments

• March 16, 2022 16 Mar'22

  No end to UK bank branch closures as HSBC shuts 69 more

  HSBC closes another 69 branches as customers continue to migrate to digital channels

• March 16, 2022 16 Mar'22

  Blu Wireless unveils ‘landmark’ 5G mmWave testbed in France

  5G mmWave wireless systems provider opens testbed to drive mobility, 5G backhaul and security applications

• March 16, 2022 16 Mar'22

  Intel injects billions into European semiconductor push

  With no end in sight to the semiconductor shortage, Intel is blowing the budget on ramping up European manufacturing, packaging and R&D

• March 16, 2022 16 Mar'22

  ROC Mondriaan offers Apple skills in Dutch schools

  Dutch school teaches the IT skills that users want but are not available in traditional courses, which is why it has developed a course focused on Apple technology

• March 16, 2022 16 Mar'22

  TCS doubles down on innovation and talent in Australia

  Indian IT service provider TCS has opened an innovation centre in Sydney and is investing in local talent to meet the digital transformation needs of Australian organisations

• March 15, 2022 15 Mar'22

  Meta fined €17m over EU data breaches

  The Irish Data Protection Commissioner has fined Meta after finding it in breach of GDPR rules

• March 15, 2022 15 Mar'22

  Telefónica, Pente partner to simplify 5G edge transformation for enterprises

  Israeli enterprise LTE/5G services provider teams with incumbent Spanish telco on project aiming to “democratise” the delivery of advanced industry transformation through a managed edge-based 5G cloud service

• March 15, 2022 15 Mar'22

  Nokia, Antofagasta Minerals dig deep for private 5G wireless network

  Deployment of private 5G technology in mining use case in Chile brings high-capacity and low-latency connectivity for sensors and vehicles supporting operations, including an autonomous fleet of trucks

• March 15, 2022 15 Mar'22

  Vodafone unveils UK’s first on-demand 5G network slice

  Leading UK operator teams with Ericsson to create the UK’s first on-demand 5G network slice, with trial showing how businesses can deploy dedicated on-demand and secure end-to-end connectivity

• March 15, 2022 15 Mar'22

  Cross-party group of MPs calls on Loan Charge contractors to participate in call for evidence

  The Loan Charge and Taxpayer Fairness All Party Parliamentary Group is seeking input from contractors about the real-world toll the loan charge policy is having on them

• March 15, 2022 15 Mar'22

  Abu Dhabi aims for a paradigm shift in drone delivery

  Abu Dhabi’s drone network could become the world’s first drone platform that serves a wide variety of use cases for different industries across an entire city

• March 15, 2022 15 Mar'22

  FullFibre furthers reach in Midlands and goes live with Droitwich Spa cabinet

  Boost to altnet’s goal of reaching 500,000 premises by 2025 as wholesale customer lights up first cabinet in Droitwich Spa, allowing residents to access an ultrafast, full-fibre network, as Midlands South team makes gain

• March 15, 2022 15 Mar'22

  IR35 private sector reforms one year on: Assessing the impact on the UK’s tech talent pool

  With the first anniversary of the IR35 reforms taking effect in the private sector fast approaching, IT contractors set out how the changes have affected their ability to find work in the UK

• March 15, 2022 15 Mar'22

  Fibre, 5G form future for AT&T

  Leading US comms provider reveals near-term growth strategy following pending close of WarnerMedia transaction

• March 15, 2022 15 Mar'22

  Supreme Court refuses Julian Assange extradition appeal

  The case will be referred to the home secretary Priti Patel to make a decision. The WikiLeaks founder has yet to say whether he will file further appeals