Information technology in the Nordics
Information technology (IT) news, trends, articles and research in the Nordic countries - Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland and Iceland. This section covers IT security, data backup and recovery, networking, data centre, cloud computing, mobile applications, virtualisation, big data, virtual machines and more.
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Feature
22 Apr 2024
Austrian AI: from academia to commercial success and beyond
Austria has established itself as a European frontrunner when it comes to artificial intelligence exploration and, importantly, deployment Continue Reading
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News
21 Apr 2024
Crime agency criticises Meta as European police chiefs call for curbs on end-to-end encryption
Law enforcement agencies step up demands for ‘lawful access’ to encrypted communications Continue Reading
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E-Zine
26 May 2015
CW Nordics – May 2015 Edition
Nordic countries top list of digital nations in the EU, outperforming others in the areas of broadband infrastructure, IT skills, web use, business digitisation and tech-based public services. Continue Reading
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News
07 May 2015
Huawei opens European Research Institute
Huawei opens doors of European Research Institute in Leuven, Belgium Continue Reading
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News
29 Apr 2015
Nordea Bank announces digital hire and Apple Watch app
Nordea Bank hires expertise to strengthen its digital banking team and promotes its digital ambitions with an app for the Apple Watch Continue Reading
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News
27 Apr 2015
Captive IT centre boosts competitiveness at Danske Bank in Denmark
In 2014, Denmark's Danske Bank announced plans for its own captive centre in Bangalore and is now finalising the move to in-house IT delivery Continue Reading
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News
24 Apr 2015
Changing IT trends power banking in Norway
Norway's banking system is undergoing a seismic shift in technology as the country aims for a fully digitised society Continue Reading
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News
20 Apr 2015
Finland is the place to be for ICT
Finland stands out as the top country in ICT, according to the European Commission Digital Economy and Society Index Continue Reading
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News
17 Apr 2015
Hutchison Whampoa launches Hue wholesaling for mobile virtual network operators
Hutchison Whampoa launches mobile wholesaling business Hue to help mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) expand internationally Continue Reading
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News
09 Apr 2015
Indian outsourcing is booming in the Nordic countries
Headlines about Indian IT service providers securing high-profile outsourcing deals in the Nordics have become commonplace Continue Reading
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News
27 Mar 2015
Nordics' Glenna research cloud project underway
Researchers in the Nordics will soon enjoy a new cloud infrastructure from which to share systems and resources Continue Reading
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News
16 Mar 2015
Finland leads Europe in cloud service take-up
Europe is catching up with the US for cloud adoption - and the Nordic countries lead the way, with Sweden and Denmark close behind Finland Continue Reading
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News
11 Mar 2015
Tieto’s Taneli Tikka brings startup drive to industrial internet business
Taneli Tikka has an unusual job description as the head of industrial internet at Tieto Corporation Continue Reading
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News
04 Mar 2015
CIO interview: Connected cars set CIO agenda at Volvo
IT has always tried to align with the business, but for Klas Bendrik, group CIO at Volvo Cars, it seems business has aligned with IT Continue Reading
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News
04 Mar 2015
Strong future for enterprise IT in Nordic countries
From attracting the world to its ice-cool datacentres to the digitisation of the public sector, there is plenty going on in the Nordic region Continue Reading
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News
02 Dec 2014
Sitel to hire 11,000 staff
Sitel reveals plans to expand by employing 11,000 staff, with 1,200 positions in the UK Continue Reading
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News
23 Oct 2014
European enterprises can halve colo expenses by moving north, says Gartner
Favourable environmental conditions in Northern Europe mean enterprises can save on their datacentre expenses Continue Reading
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News
10 Jul 2014
Google Ventures expands with $100m to fund ‘most disruptive’ startups in Europe
Google is launching an expanded venture fund for Europe, with £58m to support and invest in next-gen European startups Continue Reading
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News
18 Mar 2014
Oracle pushes Exadata servers aggressively against IBM PureSystems
IDC’s latest market share data for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), has shown that Oracle is beginning to grow its server business Continue Reading
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Feature
03 Mar 2014
Cloud storage options in Scandinavia
It has never been faster or cheaper to store data in the cloud and Scandinavian businesses have taken up cloud storage with gusto Continue Reading
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Feature
18 Feb 2014
The UK’s problem with power
Datacentre power buyers say Britain’s deregulated energy market is as complex as trading in derivatives Continue Reading
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News
17 Feb 2014
Latvia’s Lattelecom: 1Gbps will be standard by 2018
Latvian telecoms firm will make 1Gbps its standard connection to homes by 2018, with the internet of things and customer demand necessitating the rise Continue Reading
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News
18 Oct 2013
Technology and innovation in European banks
Innovations in online and mobile, in video banking, social integration and CRM, are taking precedence to connect with banking customers Continue Reading
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Feature
24 Sep 2013
How Capgemini keeps its Merlin datacentre green and energy-efficient
Capgemini's Swindon-based Merlin datacentre is one of the most energy-efficient in the world. But what makes it green? Continue Reading
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News
06 Mar 2013
Iceland prepares to lure Silicon Valley IT giants to build datacentres
Despite having the facilities to build a green datacentre, big firms such as Apple, Facebook and Google have not opted for a base in Iceland Continue Reading
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News
28 Jan 2013
Enterprises bringing data back in-house for more flexibility, shows study
European enterprises are improving their internal datacentres and storing data in-house rather than on the external cloud Continue Reading
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News
20 Aug 2012
Specsavers upgrades IT service management
Specsavers moved to an IT service management system from BMC Software when it wanted to become ITIL-compliant Continue Reading
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News
31 Jan 2011
Public sector outsourcing grows in the UK as commercial deals fall again
Public sector contracts accounted for 77% of the total outsourcing spending in the UK in 2010, according to the latest report from consultancy TPI. Continue Reading
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News
24 Sep 2007
Stock exchanges face IT challenge to prove ‘best execution’ under Mifid
In less than two months Europe's stock exchange technology will be put to the test when the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (Mifid) brings new requirements for investment firms, including banks, insurers and hedge funds, to protect consumers' interests. Continue Reading