Mobile apps and software
Mobile apps and app stores have introduced a new way of developing and distributing software that opens up opportunities for corporate IT strategies. IT managers need to understand the relative merits of products such as Android, iOS, WebOS and Blackberry - and in particular the most popular enterprise mobile software, Blackberry Exchange Server (BES). We follow the latest developments in this fast-moving mobile apps and software sector.
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Opinion
16 Apr 2024
How 5G technology can help ignite the creative spark
Have you ever reached for a special bottle of wine only to realise the bottle opener is nowhere to be found? So much potential but no way to access it. In a way, it’s a problem affecting businesses right now regarding comms Continue Reading
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News
16 Apr 2024
VMO2 looks up to Starlink for remote location broadband backhaul
As it furthers its wireless comms reach in so-called hard-to-reach areas, UK operator taps leading satellite broadband constellation provider’s technology to provide mobile backhaul to boost service experiences Continue Reading
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News
11 Sep 2020
Santander to double investment in fintechs
Santander is doubling the amount of money it invests in fintech startups after the success of its funding arm, which was established in 2014 Continue Reading
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News
10 Sep 2020
Scotland confirms launch of contact-tracing app
Mobile users north of the border get opportunity denied to those in England and Wales – namely the use of a widely available smartphone app designed to prevent the spread of Covid-19 Continue Reading
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Blog Post
10 Sep 2020
Apricorn Aegis Secure Key 3.0… your whole (data) life in your pocket
Put yourself back somewhere in between punch cards (pre-dating the 1970s and earlier) and onward to the proliferation of the (8-inch) floppy-disk and subsequently the 3 1⁄2-inch floppy disks that ... Continue Reading
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News
09 Sep 2020
Coventry University calls on Vodafone standalone 5G for virtual reality teaching
UK’s first commercial standalone 5G network to offer students at Coventry University virtual reality seminars with interactive remote learning Continue Reading
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News
09 Sep 2020
5G roll-out delay could see £18.2bn hit to UK economy
Huawei publishes research showing the huge potential financial cost of removing its 5G products and services from the UK’s next generation Continue Reading
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News
08 Sep 2020
Nordic banks invest and innovate to keep digital rivals at bay
Large traditional banks are accelerating their digital transformations as the regional fintech sector makes its presence felt Continue Reading
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News
08 Sep 2020
Scottish health bodies accelerate mobile Covid-19 detection technology
Scottish regional and national government take the high and fast road to developing contact-tracing technology to assist in preventing further spread of Covid-19 Continue Reading
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News
08 Sep 2020
Verizon advances 5G network security
US comms provider Verizon reveals details of efforts to future-proof next-generation network by developing solutions for possible security threats Continue Reading
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Blog Post
08 Sep 2020
AI In Code Series: DeepCode - Outsmarting the next AI winter with symbolic vs. sub-symbolic AI
We users use Artificial Intelligence (AI) almost every day, often without even realising it i.e. a large amount of the apps and online services we all connect with have a degree of Machine Learning ... Continue Reading
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News
07 Sep 2020
EE tops RootMetrics UK 5G survey
BT-owned mobile operator EE is named as having the best overall 5G availability in the UK, as well as consistently fast 5G speeds against competitors by RootMetrics’ independent, real-world network testing Continue Reading
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Blog Post
07 Sep 2020
Symphonic Distancing: Duolink Speakerbuds 'splittable' speaker with earbuds inside
As all technically conversant people know, the combination of Developer interests when twinned with Operations (and vice versa) is known as DevOps. It’s a workable portmanteau that can even be ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
07 Sep 2020
AI In Code Series: Kore.ai - The intuitive ontology in smart bots
We users use Artificial Intelligence (AI) almost every day, often without even realising it i.e. a large amount of the apps and online services we all connect with have a degree of Machine Learning ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
05 Sep 2020
Ruggedised for road warriors: Conker ST60 – 6″ Android
There are use cases for technology that even the developers and manufacturers behind products probably never even think of. British ruggedised handheld and tablet specialist Conker may not have ... Continue Reading
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News
04 Sep 2020
Three expands full-fibre connectivity partnership with CityFibre
The UK’s third national digital infrastructure platform provider teams up with telco on backhaul project Continue Reading
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News
04 Sep 2020
Two-fifths of UK small businesses claim productivity increases since lockdown
As UK government mulls programme to encourage big return to the office, survey finds that commuting time has been swapped for work time as homeworkers notch up almost a month in overtime Continue Reading
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News
03 Sep 2020
M&S and Ocado enter first week of online delivery partnership
Customers can now order M&S food through online supermarket Ocado’s website as part of an ongoing partnership between the two retailers Continue Reading
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News
03 Sep 2020
UK government claims major leap in rural 5G roll-out plans
Boost for rural phone coverage in programme clearing 700MHz spectrum of radio waves for 5G, with spectrum to be auctioned off in bid to deliver nearly 20% more capacity for mobile services Continue Reading
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News
02 Sep 2020
Asos launches TikTok brand campaign
Fashion brand Asos has launched a campaign on TikTok to bring awareness of its products to a wider audience Continue Reading
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News
02 Sep 2020
App integration means emergency services can identify caller location in three words
Capita integrates What3words app into its emergency services control centre platform to help respondents identify the exact location of people who need help Continue Reading
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News
01 Sep 2020
Zoom continues boom in second quarter
Lockdown breakout video conferencing provider continues hot streak through second quarter of 2020, racking up record revenues of over half a billion dollars Continue Reading
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Blog Post
01 Sep 2020
SoftMaker Office Professional 2021: out of Office, literally
There are only so many times users are going to pay for Microsoft Office 365 and shell out the annual subscription for a product that there are now alternatives for. If we take e-mail clients out ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
01 Sep 2020
Kong cuts path through cloud-native API jungle
Ape-named cloud connectivity company Kong has climbed a big gnarly branch upwards. The San Francisco headquartered firm has reached a ‘major’ release of its Kong Enterprise product, a software tool ... Continue Reading
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News
27 Aug 2020
TikTok CEO clocks off
TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer has resigned from the firm after just three months Continue Reading
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News
27 Aug 2020
Asda trials platform for customer parcel updates
Retailers Asda is trialling delivery management from tech platform Sorted to provide customers who have ordered clothing online with a better customer experience Continue Reading
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Blog Post
27 Aug 2020
AI In Code Series: What has AI ever done for us (the developers)?
Artificial Intelligence has changed. What started off somewhere around the 1970s or 1980s as an initial notion of human-like computer intelligence was almost before its time. Hollywood may have ... Continue Reading
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News
26 Aug 2020
Unwired Planet wins patent licensing case against Huawei
Landmark ruling goes in favour of Unwired Planet and Conversant Wireless and may define the future of telecoms patent licensing Continue Reading
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Blog Post
26 Aug 2020
Razer Kishi Universal Gaming Controller for Android
Pretty much everything to do with Razer is quite cool. The company refers to itself as the ‘lifestyle brand for gamers’ and often spells its name as RΛZΞR, with three nifty slashmarks instead of an ... Continue Reading
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News
25 Aug 2020
TikTok takes Trump to court
Under-fire video app TikTok files a formal complaint in the federal courts challenging the Trump administration’s attempt to ban it in the US Continue Reading
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Blog Post
25 Aug 2020
HONOR Router 3: Wi-Fi 6: speed for up to 16 devices on 5GHz
The jury is out on routers. In the world of technology, some people say router (rhymes with outer) and some people say router (rhymes with shooter) and many arguments have ensued in the space ... Continue Reading
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News
24 Aug 2020
Dutch Alzheimer’s app developed to aid interaction for dementia patients
An app aimed at helping dementia patients and their families has been developed by the Alzheimer Society in the Netherlands. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
24 Aug 2020
Vissles 15.6 inch portable touchscreen monitor
If the global pandemic has taught us anything (apart from how important it is to be nice to people and how often we should wash our hands), then it is just how different our work lives can turn, ... Continue Reading
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News
21 Aug 2020
TikTok’s GDPR compliance probed amid accusations of data misuse
Dutch privacy organisation SOMI claims TikTok falls short in protecting young users, and that it is likely violating GDPR Continue Reading
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News
20 Aug 2020
Pandemic behaviour shift will continue for many consumers, research finds
A large number of customers say the way they have been forced to shop during the pandemic will have a lasting impact on their shopping behaviours Continue Reading
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Feature
20 Aug 2020
Hangar 51 supports startups taking off in travel tech
International Airlines Group’s accelerator programme aims to give travel technology companies a flying start in the sector Continue Reading
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Blog Post
20 Aug 2020
SAP continues continuous testing continuity
The world has gone continuous. Quite apart from the wider world itself going continuously 24x7 in the face of globalisation and ubiquitous interconnectivity, the software world has adopted more ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
19 Aug 2020
Prestigio Click&Touch: a virtual mouse & touchpad on a keyboard
The Prestigio Click&Touch keyboard from Clevetura is a clever and somewhat unusual piece of kit. Let’s just state this plain and simple: this is a Bluetooth keyboard that acts as keyboard, but ... Continue Reading
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News
19 Aug 2020
Zoom dials into Southeast Asia with Singapore datacentre
Zoom’s new Singapore datacentre is expected to shore up the performance of its conferencing tool and phone service in the city-state Continue Reading
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News
18 Aug 2020
Government scraps Public Health England
NHS Test and Trace boss Dido Harding will run a new National Institute of Health Protection dubbed “the best chance” of beating coronavirus by health secretary Matt Hancock Continue Reading
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Blog Post
18 Aug 2020
What to expect from OutSystems NextStep 2020
Like so many others, the OutSystems NextStep conference is now a virtual online-only event. Never knowingly under-conferenced, the Computer Weekly Developer Network lab team were keen not to let ... Continue Reading
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News
18 Aug 2020
Northern Ireland Covid-19 tracing app reaches 250,000 downloads
In the two weeks since it went live, Northern Ireland’s Covid-19 test and trace app has been downloaded a quarter of a million times Continue Reading
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News
18 Aug 2020
Reports Oracle to enter TikTok bidding war
Oracle may be about to make a bid to acquire the US operations of TikTok from its Chinese parent ByteDance, according to the FT Continue Reading
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News
14 Aug 2020
Cisco-led consortium eyes up rural UK 5G opportunities
Part government-funded communications project develops first-of-its-kind deployment toolkit for next-generation networks using 5G technologies to empower rural and poorly connected communities Continue Reading
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News
13 Aug 2020
UK government redesigns contact-tracing app and begins new trial phase
No official launch, but app is upgraded to offer alerts based on postcode, QR check-in at venues, symptom checker and test booking in conjunction with the official Test and Trace programme Continue Reading
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Blog Post
13 Aug 2020
Diffblue: developers, remember those users, please
This is a contributed piece for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Andy Piper, VP of Engineering at Diffblue -- a company known for its technology which automatically generates tests ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
13 Aug 2020
Jabra Evolve2 85: The UC headset for concentration & collaboration
Jabra doesn’t call its Evolve2 85 product a set of headphones, the company calls it a Unified Communications headset. So is there more here than meets the eye? Sorry, ear. We tested the Jabra ... Continue Reading
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News
13 Aug 2020
Ericsson hits 100th 5G commercial agreement milestone
Century up for Swedish communications tech firm in next-generation infrastructure wins with deal at Telekom Slovenije to supply essential RAN and Packet Core technology Continue Reading
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Blog Post
12 Aug 2020
Venom Travel Kit for Xbox One
We love Xbox One, but there’s one problem… it’s just too big of a box to think about taking away in your carry-on flight bag when you go away for a weekend or a little longer. Mobile gaming is ... Continue Reading
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News
11 Aug 2020
Citrix users urged to patch five XenMobile CVEs
Patches are available for CVEs 2020-8208 through 8212 and should be installed as soon as possible Continue Reading
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News
11 Aug 2020
PCCW Global and Sure Universal team up for home-based medical IoT
Leading IoT software and platform developer teams with Hong Kong telco to offer global network of connected solutions for medical care from home, providing a customisable platform and interface to deliver global connectivity, simplify device management and IoT operations Continue Reading
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News
11 Aug 2020
DAG Wireless unveils 4G/5G infrastructure for in-flight connectivity
Broadband access products provider announces new FCC and DO-160 certified in-flight broadband network designed to offer first-class wireless connectivity experiences Continue Reading
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News
11 Aug 2020
French data protection authorities to probe TikTok as suitors circle
France’s CNIL has confirmed a new investigation into TikTok’s data protection practices Continue Reading
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News
11 Aug 2020
Hospitality sector is failing on contact-tracing obligations
Cyber security experts urge the government to do more to help small hospitality businesses improve their contact-tracing data-handling practices Continue Reading
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News
10 Aug 2020
EE expands emergency services network to 500th site
BT-owned UK operator announces milestone for emergency services network as it accelerates its strategy towards bringing 4G to more places across the country, particularly rural communities Continue Reading
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News
10 Aug 2020
Poor connectivity sees home workers lose over half an hour of work a day
Business leaders reveal pressure of new normal with research revealing four-fifths of home workers experiencing unreliable internet connection while working from home, and nearly half having slow and/or unreliable internet connection Continue Reading
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News
07 Aug 2020
Cyber attack combined with Covid-19 puts Travelex into administration
Foreign exchange firm Travelex has cut UK staff by 1,300 and physical outlets will remain closed Continue Reading
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News
07 Aug 2020
Isle of Wight trial shows positive effect of contact-tracing app, but data privacy body slams UK
Rare piece of good news for long-awaited but much-criticised mobile app as technical conference highlights the positive outcomes for first large public test of coronavirus contact-tracing service Continue Reading
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News
07 Aug 2020
Intel, VMware broaden 5G collaboration across radio access network
Leading software and chip companies embark on a pre-integrated software platform for virtualised RAN designed to reduce development cycles for communications service providers Continue Reading
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News
07 Aug 2020
Challenger bank sees huge growth during pandemic
Starling Bank has seen a big increase in its business amid the Covid-19 slowdown Continue Reading
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News
07 Aug 2020
TikTok to be banned in US in 45 days
Trump says his Executive Orders against Chinese mobile apps are in the interests of dealing with a national emergency Continue Reading
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News
06 Aug 2020
Samsung and Microsoft extend Windows and Office 365 integration
Samsung fleshes out OneDrive, Outlook and OneNote integration. Microsoft offers Link to Windows, to extend phones to Windows 10 PCs Continue Reading
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News
05 Aug 2020
Centrica calls on Vodafone 5G tech to assist delivery of gas storage facility
Gas supplier aims to address 1970s problems at Easington storage terminal with 21st century private 5G mobile network solution Continue Reading
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News
05 Aug 2020
Extreme delivers secure access to virtual health services in Madrid
Madrid Digital Telehealth Network expands access to essential health services to 1.5 million citizens, ensuring the safety of patients and staff Continue Reading
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News
05 Aug 2020
Brits, terrified of impact of second Covid-19 wave on finances, turn to money management apps
People are using apps to help them manage their money amid fears of a second coronavirus lockdown in the UK Continue Reading
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News
05 Aug 2020
Inside Juniper’s radical IT transformation
Western Australia’s aged care provider Juniper embarked on an aggressive strategy to completely transform its IT operations in just two years Continue Reading
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News
04 Aug 2020
Google links with eight US banks for current accounts
Tech giant works with banks to layer digital services on top of secure and regulated banking infrastructures Continue Reading
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News
04 Aug 2020
Tata Communications unveils new secure digital experience
Global digital ecosystem enabler Tata aims to allow businesses to adapt to the realities of enterprise transformation, workforce mobility and consumer experience in the new digital-first environment Continue Reading
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News
04 Aug 2020
Liverpool scores win with 5G health and social care project
Quality of Mersey is not strained in mobile health communications solutions, with a further £4.3m for 5G-based health and social care innovation to provide safe, free and accessible connectivity to services including health, social care and education Continue Reading
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News
03 Aug 2020
Microsoft offers way out of TikTok impasse
Microsoft offers to buy TikTok from its Chinese parent to ease security fears in the US Continue Reading
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News
03 Aug 2020
BT launches drive to support UK SMEs
Small Business Support Scheme will help country’s 5.8 million small businesses boost connectivity, cashflow and confidence following coronavirus pandemic Continue Reading
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News
31 Jul 2020
VMware completes participation in UK contact-tracing app development
The day after UK government announced that its long-awaited and controversial contact-tracing application would be available ‘shortly’, VMware revealed it has completed its role in the development Continue Reading
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News
31 Jul 2020
UK contact-tracing app to be launched ‘shortly’ as Northern Ireland deploys service
Launch imminent for long-awaited and controversial mobile application described as ‘cherry on the cake’ of UK’s Covid-19 test and trace strategy Continue Reading
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News
30 Jul 2020
EE attains leadership in UK mobile network performance in first half of 2020
As the way in which people use networks has dramatically changed over the course of the Covid-19 pandemic, 5G is changing the game in UK mobile, research has found Continue Reading
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Blog Post
30 Jul 2020
How blockchain will disrupt games software development
This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Brad Robertson of Polyient Games. Roberton launched Polyient Games, a spinoff of Polyient Labs, his early-stage ... Continue Reading
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News
29 Jul 2020
Firms face remote working challenges as IT teams express concern about infrastructure
Post-lockdown survey finds UK-based IT leaders lack confidence in their organisation’s plan to withstand an unanticipated crisis as Covid-19 dramatically accelerates cloud adoption Continue Reading
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News
29 Jul 2020
Coronavirus: How Trainline can tell if trains are safe to travel on
With lockdown measures easing, Trainline recently introduced a Crowd Alerts feature to its app to help travellers feel safe using rail services Continue Reading
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News
28 Jul 2020
Why supply chain visibility is key to APAC retailers
Having complete visibility over the supply chain will enable retailers to tide over the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic and transform their businesses Continue Reading
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News
28 Jul 2020
Garmin may have paid hackers ransom, reports suggest
Garmin’s services are coming back online, but the company remains tight-lipped about what exactly happened to it Continue Reading
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News
28 Jul 2020
O2 gains KPMG mandate to meet new demand for remote working
O2 will provide connectivity tools to help support professional services provider’s operational activity Continue Reading
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News
28 Jul 2020
Global telco 5G network infrastructure spending set to almost double in 2020
Research firm finds investments in next-generation networks will reach just over one-fifth of total wireless infrastructure spend Continue Reading
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News
28 Jul 2020
UK government aims fintech industry at Africa
UK government is building fintech relationships with developing countries, beginning with a pilot programme in Africa Continue Reading
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News
28 Jul 2020
Ofcom to free up additional spectrum for wireless services
Regulator takes steps to boost home network users who are now in their home offices and will be there for a considerable period of time Continue Reading
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Blog Post
28 Jul 2020
Striking the DevSecOps automation-manual balance
This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Meera Rao in her capacity as senior director of product management for DevOps Solutions at Synopsys - the company is known ... Continue Reading
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News
27 Jul 2020
UK fintech investment down by more than 30%
Less-established fintechs have been hit the hardest by the drop in investment capital, but there is light ahead for those that survive Continue Reading
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News
27 Jul 2020
Hybrid working becomes the new collaboration imperative
New report reveals that ‘astutely’ navigating work practices, spaces and culture will help respond to crisis, redefine the purpose and reinvent the future of work Continue Reading
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News
23 Jul 2020
Verizon completes long-haul 800Gbps single-wavelength fibre data session
US comms giant sends 800Gbps across long-distance fibre in preparation for significant increase in amount of data from enterprise and consumer 5G applications Continue Reading
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News
22 Jul 2020
UK government moves forward on Shared Rural Network scheme
UK government issues written statement supporting the deployment of 5G and extending 4G mobile coverage to hitherto badly served rural area Continue Reading
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News
22 Jul 2020
New opportunities for Nordic startups post-Covid-19 as virtual offices become the norm
As companies adjust to digital office life in the pandemic era, a host of Nordic startups are already helping them convert these short-term fixes into long-term strategy Continue Reading
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News
22 Jul 2020
Nokia launches first commercial enterprise 5G standalone private wireless networking
New technology aims to provide ‘direct to 5G’ entry point for high-spec industrial use case validation and ecosystem development Continue Reading
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Blog Post
22 Jul 2020
Modern development - Netguru: Four pillars for new development processes
This Computer Weekly Developer Network series is devoted to examining the leading trends that go towards defining the shape of modern software application development. As we have initially ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
22 Jul 2020
Modern development - Splice Machine: A new strategy for application-first storage
This Computer Weekly Developer Network series is devoted to examining the leading trends that go towards defining the shape of modern software application development. As we have initially ... Continue Reading
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News
21 Jul 2020
Why now could be the right time to launch a digital bank
Launching a bank during a global crisis is fraught with risk, but an established customer base, experience, agility and diversification could help Zopa do just that Continue Reading
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News
21 Jul 2020
Manchester City Council deploys 8x8 to maintain remote services
One of the UK’s largest local government authorities implements cloud-based communications system to keep critical services running while keeping agents safe during UK lockdown Continue Reading
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Blog Post
21 Jul 2020
Why NordVPN NordLynx wired up WireGuard
Among the arguably higher profile Virtual Private Network (VPN) brands out there this decade (so far) is NordVPN. What not every casual user might now is, this is a technology now built on open ... Continue Reading
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News
21 Jul 2020
A1, Telstra tap Nokia to enhance 5G evolution and pilot network slicing
Self-organising network software deployed to boost automation of leading Australian comms operator’s wide radio access networks as it continues its evolution towards 5G services Continue Reading
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News
20 Jul 2020
Ericsson calls for Europe to ramp up 5G as it wins SoftBank cloud dual-mode core contract
Cloud-native, dual-mode 5G core will provide container-based microservice architecture to help Japanese operator develop new business models Continue Reading
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News
20 Jul 2020
Global business leaders comfortable if not fully prepared for large-scale shift to remote work
Riverbed survey shows new technology investments are expected to enhance corporate performance and wellness as employees increasingly work from anywhere and employers adopt hybrid working models Continue Reading
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Blog Post
19 Jul 2020
Modern development - Appian: Don’t go chasing waterfalls
This Computer Weekly Developer Network series is devoted to examining the leading trends that go towards defining the shape of modern software application development. As we have initially ... Continue Reading
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News
17 Jul 2020
UK’s first 5G accelerator gains speed
UK 5G testbed springs into life with 12 hours of content in a virtual event lasting over two days, offering business-orientated training programme to show the benefits the technology can bring to enterprises Continue Reading
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News
17 Jul 2020
Unified communications experiencing fastest growth ever in the midst of Covid-19
Customer interest in UCaaS spikes 86% during the Covid-19 pandemic as firms across all industries modernise communications systems for the new normal Continue Reading
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News
17 Jul 2020
Nordic CIO interview: Brede Nielsen, Avinor
The Covid-19 pandemic put Avinor’s IT head at the centre of the airport operator's response Continue Reading