Europe and Middle East information technology (IT)
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The Most Influential Women in UK Technology 2020
In this week's Computer Weekly, we announce our annual list of the Most Influential Women in UK Technology, and talk to this year's winner, Stemettes CEO and diversity campaigner Anne-Marie Imafidon. Meet our five Rising Stars and the latest entrants to our women in tech Hall of Fame. Read the issue now.
News : Europe and Middle East information technology (IT)
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June 18, 2021
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Telenor, Telia tap Nokia for 5G joint network roll-out in Denmark
Nokia to work with leading Danish mobile operators via their joint network to accelerate the delivery of 5G services across Denmark following the availability of 3.5GHz spectrum
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June 17, 2021
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Increasing numbers of Dutch women opt for career in ICT
There’s a shortage of IT professionals in the Netherlands, but the skills gap can be bridged by attracting further women to the sector
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June 15, 2021
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Nokia and Ooredoo initiate 4G and 5G fixed wireless access deployment across Oman
Leading comms tech provider and local Oman operator begin 4G and 5G fixed wireless access deployment for services covering homes and businesses throughout the country
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June 14, 2021
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Benelux CIO interview: Benoît Dewaele, Vandemoortele
CIO of Ghent-headquartered food group says the IT department’s main challenges are improving digital customer experiences, helping implement automation in plants and strengthening cyber security
In Depth : Europe and Middle East information technology (IT)
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How Bureau Veritas migrated 85% of its applications to the AWS cloud
In six years, France-based services giant BV has migrated 115 applications to the AWS cloud, mostly using in-house expertise. We talk to the company’s IT director Continue Reading
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Anti-money laundering technology must operate in a collaborative ecosystem
With new technologies making it easier for banks to spot money laundering activity, we look at why the problem persists at scale, finding that ecosystems and collaborative processes need to be built Continue Reading
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Ski firm dumps ‘motley’ storage for DataCore software-defined
Eurogroup cuts power usage by 70% and rackspace from 84U to 7U as it consolidates multiple physical servers and storage protocols onto SANsymphony software-defined storage Continue Reading
Blog Posts : Europe and Middle East information technology (IT)
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Your election choice: Protectionist Stagflation or Radical (Technology enabled) Change
We are promised forests of magic money trees instead of plans to use technology to do more for less ... Meanwhile most on-line health systems are "As user friendly as a cornered rat" Continue Reading
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Is Brexit an existential threat to the new (including digital) Establishment?
Uncontrolled Brexit is an existential threat to the British Establishment and the Westminster lobbying community Continue Reading
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Only the hardiest need apply for freezing Finnish startup fest
If you’ve ever gone through the process of getting a tech startup off the ground, you’ll be familiar with the nerve-wracking process of pitching a group of stony-faced investors with your idea to ... Continue Reading
Opinion : Europe and Middle East information technology (IT)
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Why Brexit will make software licence transfers and database copyright harder for UK firms
Brexit will make it more difficult for UK companies to sell unused software licences and to enforce their database rights in Europe. Firms will face a legislative disadvantage over AI-generated databases Continue Reading
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EC publishes approach to human and ethical implications of AI, but what will UK do?
The European Commission has published a guide to the EU’s approach to the human and ethical effects that artificial intelligence might bring Continue Reading
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The art of surveillance: the Stasi archives and the Investigatory Powers Act
A photographic exhibition captures the chilling impact of surveillance in the UK and the former German Democratic Republic Continue Reading
Videos : Europe and Middle East information technology (IT)
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Lauri Love: how reformed hackers halted the WannaCry virus
Lauri Love presents a compelling story of the WannaCry malware that nearly brought down the NHS, and the behind the scenes work of former hackers, and security researchers that helped to prevent lives being lost. Love is facing extradition to the US after allegedly taking part in a hacking protest over the death of internet pioneer Aaron Swartz, who faced jail for using a hidden computer to downloading academic journals at MIT.
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Locked in by choice: Why Munich is dropping open source for Microsoft
Munich has saved €11m by moving to open source. Now, in a move seen as highly political, lord mayor Dieter Reiter is planning a return to Microsoft