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19 Apr 2024
Cisco charts new security terrain with Hypershield
By Antone GonsalvesInitially, Hypershield protects software, VMs and containerized applications running on Linux. Cisco's ambition is to eventually broaden its reach.
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19 Apr 2024
Businesses need to prepare for SEC climate rules, EU's CSRD
By Makenzie HollandWhile the SEC's new climate rules and the EU's CSRD are both facing delays, businesses still need to identify methods for collecting and assessing climate data.
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19 Apr 2024
Report reveals Northern Ireland police put up to 18 journalists and lawyers under surveillance
By Bill GoodwinDisclosures that the Police Service of Northern Ireland obtained phone communications data from journalists and lawyers leads to renewed calls for inquiry
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30 Aug 2023
CrowdStrike CTO: 'Rookie mistakes' are hurting cloud security
By Rob WrightCrowdStrike's Elia Zaitsev discusses the rise in credential-based attacks, as well as the common errors organizations make in the cloud that often lead to breaches.
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30 Aug 2023
5G network slicing value hits $19bn but growth stalls
By Joe O’HalloranResearch finds that much anticipated and increasingly investigated aspect of next-gen mobiles has hit complexity headwinds, leading to slowdown in expansion market that is nearing $20bn in value
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30 Aug 2023
8x8 adds to AI self-service capabilities with voice interactions for customer assistant
By Joe O’HalloranOpen beta programme sees launch of service based on conversational artificial intelligence designed to allow contact centre customers to add voice self-service capabilities
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30 Aug 2023
Cyber world hails downfall of Qakbot trojan
By Alex ScroxtonA multinational law enforcement hacking operation disrupted the botnet infrastructure used to distribute the Qakbot trojan at the weekend, in a major setback for the cyber criminal underworld
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30 Aug 2023
Google Cloud gunning for enterprise growth with generative AI push
By Caroline DonnellyThis year's Google Cloud Next conference in San Francisco has seen the company announce a slew of generative AI-focused products and services
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30 Aug 2023
TD Synnex focused on taking market share
By Simon QuickeDistributor’s UK boss updates on progress made so far this year and the prospects for an improved 2024
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30 Aug 2023
NCSC warns over possible AI prompt injection attacks
By Alex ScroxtonThe UK’s NCSC says it sees alarming potential for so-called prompt injection attacks driven by the large language models that power AI chatbots
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30 Aug 2023
July sees huge jump in open banking payments
By Karl FlindersThe number of open banking payments in the UK have doubled over the past year, according to latest figures
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30 Aug 2023
Couchbase intros generative AI feature for its Capella DBaaS
By Eric AvidonThe database vendor's new tool -- now in private preview -- uses LLM technology to make application developers more efficient by helping them more easily generate code.
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30 Aug 2023
K3 Business Technology transition continues
By Simon QuickeChannel player focused on fashion industry shares H1 progress indicating that it is making progress
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30 Aug 2023
CityFibre passes three million UK premises with full-fibre network
By Joe O’HalloranIndependent provider’s nationwide full-fibre network has more than 2.6 million premises passed as ready for service to ISPs, with penetration on target across locations
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30 Aug 2023
Met police data platform deployed with data protection issues
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonMet Police deploys integrated record management system despite data protection ‘compliance issues' that would inhibit its ability to retrieve data, meet its statutory logging requirements, and respond to subject access requests
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30 Aug 2023
Zurich Insurance slashes ServiceNow application development time
By Karl FlindersInsurance giant cuts time it takes to complete development of ServiceNow applications by days
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30 Aug 2023
Supersport Park stadium introduces OpenWiFi to drive connectivity experience
By Joe O’HalloranDeployment at the 22,000-seater Supersport Park cricket ground in South Africa marks the first use of TIP infrastructure and software capabilities to enable increased business opportunities as well as improved customer experience
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30 Aug 2023
Google Cloud ups ante in generative AI
By Aaron TanGoogle CEO Sundar Pichai kicked off Google Cloud Next 2023 by underscoring the company’s efforts to make generative AI tools more accessible to businesses and workers
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29 Aug 2023
Google updates Vertex AI with new models, expands reach
By Esther AjaoThe cloud provider updates Vertex AI with models from Meta, a better PaLM 2 LLM, and adds features to its text-to-image product. It also expands an alliance with AI vendor Nvidia.
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29 Aug 2023
Microsoft Teams attack exposes collab platform security gaps
By Shaun SutnerCriminal and state-sponsored hackers are ramping up cyberattacks on instant messaging platforms and other workplace collaboration tools. Meanwhile, enterprises' readiness lags.
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29 Aug 2023
Mandiant reveals new backdoors used in Barracuda ESG attacks
By Arielle WaldmanFurther investigations show threat actors were prepared for Barracuda Networks' remediation efforts, including an action notice to replace all compromised devices.
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29 Aug 2023
Cisco VPNs under attack via Akira, LockBit ransomware
By Alexander CulafiCisco and Rapid7 say ransomware actors LockBit and Akira have apparently been targeting Cisco VPNs not configured for multifactor authentication.
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29 Aug 2023
Google releases Duet AI for Workspace; new Meet, Chat tools
By Mary ReinesThe tech giant released its collaboration suite virtual assistant and unveiled new tools to help users summarize and translate meetings and enable teleprompts for presentations.
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29 Aug 2023
R&M expands industrial networking application portfolio
By Joe O’HalloranSwiss cabling specialist expands portfolio to support network solutions for mining, municipal utilities, power plants, transport systems and construction
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29 Aug 2023
Epic Sepsis Prediction Model Lacks Clinical Decision Support Timeliness
By Hannah NelsonA new study found that the Epic Sepsis Prediction Model was less timely and missed more cases than other clinical decision support tools, including SOFA and SIRS.
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29 Aug 2023
Premium shines as mid- to low-end smartphone market trends down in H1
By Joe O’HalloranResearch group’s study of smartphone arena confirms general downward trend among major suppliers for the first half of 2023, with premium market holding up and slump in the mid- to low-end market expected to continue
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29 Aug 2023
Zero-day that forced Barracuda users to bin kit was exploited by China
By Alex ScroxtonMandiant has published details of how a Chinese threat actor targeted high-profile users of Barracuda Networks' Email Security Gateway appliances, including government agencies of interest to Beijing's intelligence goals
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29 Aug 2023
Bulk of IT spending going through the channel
By Simon QuickeThe amount of money spent on technology might have been hit by macroeconomic conditions, but the majority of what is being transacted is going through partners
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29 Aug 2023
ChatGPT Enterprise targets some enterprise concerns, not all
By Esther AjaoWhile the new product does not use customer prompts or company data in training OpenAI products, it fails to address other concerns surrounding hallucinations and copyright.
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29 Aug 2023
Nats resorts to fail-safe manual process after technical hitch
By Cliff SaranJust a few hours of manual processing has resulted in a massive backlog in flights
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29 Aug 2023
Huawei, Ericsson ink long-term patent cross-licensing agreement
By Joe O’HalloranRival tech firms and contributors of standard essential patents for mobile communication recognise value of each other’s intellectual property in agreement designed to create stronger patent environment
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29 Aug 2023
Top-performing CISOs reserve time for professional development
By Alex ScroxtonSurvey of chief information security officers conducted by Gartner sheds light on habits shared by the top-performing members of the profession
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29 Aug 2023
VA CIO Hopeful Revised Oracle Cerner Contract Will Mend EHR Project
By Hannah NelsonKurt DelBene, VA CIO, is “cautiously optimistic” that stronger Oracle Cerner contract terms will set the EHR modernization on the right path.
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29 Aug 2023
Epic Sepsis Prediction Model Lacks Clinical Decision Support Timeliness
By Hannah NelsonA new study found that the Epic Sepsis Prediction Model was less timely and missed more cases than other clinical decision support tools, including SOFA and SIRS.
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29 Aug 2023
SCC outlines ambitious Scottish growth targets
By Simon QuickeInvestment in fresh HQ is accompanied by an update on the growth plans for the business both this year and beyond
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29 Aug 2023
Baicells delivers LTE connectivity with Tohono O'odham Utility authority
By Joe O’HalloranArizona-based tribal community based around small and remote villages teams up with network equipment vendor to deploy an LTE network to gain access to emergency services, telehealth and remote learning
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29 Aug 2023
5G Redcap, private networks gain momentum in IoT connectivity
By Joe O’HalloranTelenor IoT’s annual report into the state of the internet of things finds that poor technology choices can result in inferior performance, higher cost and a hindrance of long-term scalability and future readiness
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29 Aug 2023
ONC Awards The Sequoia Project Contract to Continue TEFCA RCE Role
By Hannah NelsonWith TEFCA go-live slated for late 2023, ONC has awarded The Sequoia Project a five-year contract to continue serving as recognized coordinating entity (RCE).
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29 Aug 2023
BT, Nokia team to boost 5G SA capabilities to meet future demand
By Joe O’HalloranOffering a boost in performance for its future 5G standalone network, leading UK telco teams with comms tech provider to demonstrate enhanced 5G SA uplink performance through aggregation of two spectrum carriers
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29 Aug 2023
More Aussie apartments to get high-speed fibre
By Aaron TanNBN will enter into Area Switch Agreements with corporate bodies to deliver high-speed fibre to some 700,000 apartments across Australia
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28 Aug 2023
The compute problem AI startup Modular is targeting
By Esther AjaoThe vendor is looking to enable developers be more efficient in their training and inferencing of machine learning models. It uses a programming language called Mojo.
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28 Aug 2023
Ukraine IT outsourcing dips, but startups bring new energy
By John MooreUkrainian IT services exports declined 9.3% in the first half of 2023 amid war and global economic slowdown. Resilient infrastructure and AI startups offer bright spots, however.
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28 Aug 2023
EHR Vendor NextGen Exploring Sale of Company, Sources Say
By Hannah NelsonOn the heels of a $31 million settlement with the DOJ, EHR vendor NextGen Healthcare is reportedly considering a sale of the company.
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28 Aug 2023
Google unveils generative AI integrations for data tools
By Eric AvidonIntegrations between Duet AI and both Looker and BigQuery are among the features and integrations the tech giant is planning for its data and analytics tools.
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28 Aug 2023
India gets ready for new data protection regime
By Pratima HarigunaniThe Digital Personal Data Protection Act will shape the way businesses collect, secure and use personal data as India looks to protect data privacy while driving innovation and economic growth
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25 Aug 2023
OpenTF begins HashiCorp Terraform fork, pledges donation
By Beth PariseauThe vendor-led group says it wants to donate a fork based on the latest open source version of the infrastructure as code tool to a foundation, ideally the Linux Foundation or CNCF.
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25 Aug 2023
Occupancy analytics emerges to optimize space utilization
By Eric AvidonWith many office buildings largely empty following the pandemic and the concept of smart buildings gaining momentum, a new segment of BI is helping organizations optimize space.
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25 Aug 2023
Federal agencies make moves on CHIPS Act funding
By Makenzie HollandAgencies across the federal government are responsible for doling out CHIPS Act funding over the next several years to support tech innovation and workforce development.
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25 Aug 2023
CloudNordic loses most customer data after ransomware attack
By Alexander CulafiThe Danish cloud host said the ransomware attack it suffered last week 'has paralyzed CloudNordic completely' and that 'it has proved impossible' to recover more customer data.
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25 Aug 2023
FQHC Taps eClinicalWorks Health IT to Boost Population Health
By Hannah NelsonAn FQHC in Connecticut increased HIV screenings by 11 percent after adopting population health modules from health IT vendor eClinicalWorks.
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24 Aug 2023
Senator seeks tech GI Bill as AI replaces jobs
By Patrick ThibodeauA new study reveals that women are twice as likely to lose jobs to AI than men. Meanwhile, U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell is seeking an AI training bill similar to the GI Bill.
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24 Aug 2023
Salesforce unveils new tools for field service workers
By Mary ReinesThe CRM vendor's new tools for service workers include a virtual appointment scheduler and a platform to view details about customers' purchased products and service history.
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24 Aug 2023
Additional Epic EHR Education Linked to Clinician Satisfaction
By Hannah NelsonWhile Epic EHR education courses boost clinician satisfaction, providers want more opportunities to share best practices with their peers.
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24 Aug 2023
FBI: Suspected Chinese actors continue Barracuda ESG attacks
By Arielle WaldmanThe alert comes after Barracuda Networks issued an advisory stating that patches for CVE-2023-2868 were insufficient and all affected ESG devices need to be replaced.
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24 Aug 2023
Google Cloud adds storage capabilities to support AI, ML
By Tim McCarthyThe latest additions to Google Cloud's storage portfolio will focus on bringing object storage into the file-centric workloads of AI and ML alongside a Google-run NetApp service.
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24 Aug 2023
Meta AI translation model not ready for the enterprise
By Esther AjaoThe tech conglomerate's new AI model is a move toward universal translation. However, the vendor needs the open source community to help ready the model for the enterprise.
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24 Aug 2023
VMware, Cisco prep generative AI for SecOps
By Beth PariseauGenerative AI has the potential to go beyond identifying anomalies in known data to create new information, such as incident summaries or security policies -- as well as new risks.
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24 Aug 2023
Google bets on AI-backed cyber controls for Workspace users
By Alex ScroxtonZero-trust and digital sovereignty controls are the focus of a series of enhancements being made for Google Workspace users
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24 Aug 2023
Workday shows glimpse of generative AI strategy
By Patrick ThibodeauWorkday plans to unveil its generative AI strategy next month. While details are still unknown, experts say it will likely reflect what other HCM vendors are already doing.
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24 Aug 2023
Girls taking GCSE computing rises for second year in a row
By Clare McDonaldThe number of girls taking GCSE computing has risen for the second year this year after a few consecutive years of declining numbers
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24 Aug 2023
Additional Epic EHR Education Linked to Clinician Satisfaction
By Hannah NelsonWhile Epic EHR education courses boost clinician satisfaction, providers want more opportunities to share best practices with their peers.
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24 Aug 2023
Bletchley Park to host UK government AI safety summit
By Cliff SaranAn international collaboration event on artificial intelligence safety is being run at the site that was home to the world’s first programmable computer
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24 Aug 2023
Neo4j adds vector search to improve generative AI outputs
By Eric AvidonThe graph database vendor aims to improve semantic search and generative AI applications by enabling customers to better access and use unstructured data such as text and images.
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24 Aug 2023
Teenage Lapsus$ ringleader was responsible for crime spree, UK court rules
By Alex ScroxtonA court has ruled that Arion Kurtaj, allegedly a key player in the Lapsus$ cyber extortion syndicate, was responsible for the group’s year-long campaign of cyber attacks
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24 Aug 2023
NHS SBS to launch £1.5bn digital workplace solutions framework
By Lis EvenstadNHS Shared Business Services is planning on a second iteration of its digital workplace solutions framework before the current one expires in August 2024
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24 Aug 2023
Accelerated datacentre computing propels record Nvidia revenue
By Cliff SaranGPU company Nvidia has seen record growth, driven by demand for AI acceleration in datacentres
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24 Aug 2023
NHS England calls on NHS organisations to take part in wireless trials
By Lis EvenstadNHS organisations are encouraged to apply for funding for the wireless trials programme, which aims to explore how cutting-edge tech can improve patient care
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24 Aug 2023
VMware appoints Federated Wireless to deliver private 4G, 5G mobile networks
By Joe O’HalloranSet to become initially available before the fourth quarter of 2023, managed connectivity service to accelerate edge digital transformation
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24 Aug 2023
Ribbon sees optical solutions win and drives continued progress in sustainability
By Joe O’HalloranCommunications software, IP and optical networking provider highlights social and environmental impact, governance and ethical conduct, and sees expanded capacity with joint packet and optical solution
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24 Aug 2023
AWS debuts Dedicated Local Zones with Singapore government as first customer
By Aaron TanThe new offering will be fully managed by AWS, built for exclusive use by a customer or community, and placed in a customer-specified location or datacentre
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23 Aug 2023
Inside Micron Singapore’s sustainability journey
By Aaron TanThe chipmaker has been doubling down on sustainability efforts in Singapore by tapping solar power, recycling water and waste, as well as treating greenhouse gases, in a bid to achieve net zero by 2050
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23 Aug 2023
Sophos: RDP played a part in 95% of attacks in H1 2023
By Arielle WaldmanWhile Sophos observed increasing activity around Active Directory and Remote Desktop Protocol abuse, it recommended simple mitigation steps can limit the attack surface.
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23 Aug 2023
Twilio's new CDP tool unites data for more personalization
By Mary ReinesTwilio's new tool uses its customer data platform, Segment, to connect real-time unified customer profiles with isolated data and boost marketing customization for better CX.
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23 Aug 2023
Google launches AI-powered data classification for Workspace
By Alexander CulafiAvailable now in preview, the new capability can automatically label files across a customer's Drive environment to protect data from exposure and exfiltration.
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23 Aug 2023
VMware, Nvidia unveil tech for building private enterprise AI
By Antone GonsalvesAvailable in early 2024, VMware's Private AI Foundation with Nvidia combines VMware Cloud Foundation with Nvidia AI Enterprise to help companies build private generative AI.
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23 Aug 2023
Midco and Plume partner to ‘revolutionise’ Wi-Fi experience for small businesses
By Joe O’HalloranUS provider of fibre and fixed wireless technology services teams with SaaS experience platform to launch Wi-Fi 6 solution designed to ensure superior wireless coverage, tailored to the needs of small businesses
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23 Aug 2023
Despite push, SAP landscapes likely to lean hybrid cloud
By Jim O'DonnellAvantra's John Appleby discusses how SAP customers face complex cloud migration choices, with most adopting a hybrid approach due to hyperscaler cloud costs
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23 Aug 2023
Tata Communications launches global, 5G Roaming Lab
By Joe O’HalloranGlobal digital ecosystem enabler announces launch of cloud-based 5G Roaming Laboratory to allow trial of 5G standalone network use cases before introducing services to enterprise customers
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23 Aug 2023
Kura rolls out Avaya Enterprise Cloud to transform customer experience
By Joe O’HalloranUK’s largest independent outsourcer replaces five legacy systems to deliver lower TCO, advanced contact centre features on-demand, scalability and external platform integration
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23 Aug 2023
Six subpostmaster appeals to be heard in Scottish court
By Karl FlindersScottish court will hear appeals against the convictions of six former subpostmasters based on evidence from a Post Office computer system
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23 Aug 2023
St Helens Council in Merseyside hit by ransomware attack
By Alex ScroxtonSt Helens Borough Council is investigating a suspected ransomware incident targeting its systems, and is advising residents to be on the alert for follow-on phishing attacks
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23 Aug 2023
VMware works with Nvidia to deliver generative AI cloud
By Cliff SaranThe two companies are collaborating on a platform that uses Nvidia GPUs and VMware cloud infrastructure
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23 Aug 2023
Cyber attacks in 2023 develop quicker as average dwell times plummet
By Alex ScroxtonThe median attacker dwell time shrunk from 10 to eight days in the first seven months of 2023, and in the case of ransomware attacks it is down to just five days
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23 Aug 2023
Innovative UK SMEs spend half of turnover on tech
By Karl FlindersUK SMEs are increasing spending on technology, with dedicated IT teams set up to enable them to keep pace with tech change
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23 Aug 2023
Cameyo offers Windows apps delivery on Chrome devices
By Cliff SaranThe company claims access to Windows and Linux apps without the need to install desktop virtualisation infrastructure and VPNs
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23 Aug 2023
Enterprise elevated in Zoom Q2
By Joe O’HalloranCollaboration and communications technology provider releases second-quarter results showing steady increase in total revenue and significant rise in enterprise revenue
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22 Aug 2023
Opportunities, challenges of ServiceNow generative AI plan
By Esther AjaoThe vendor said that while it is creating its own LLM models, it's not interested in winning the LLM war. Instead, it wants its customers to use the models for specific use cases.
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22 Aug 2023
Ivanti issues fix for third zero-day flaw exploited in the wild
By Arielle WaldmanCVE-2023-38035 is the latest Ivanti zero-day vulnerability to be exploited in the wild. The vendor has released a series of remediation recommendations.
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22 Aug 2023
SSD, flash memory advances to see slow walk to market
By Adam ArmstrongNew SSDs and CXL memory modules were on display at the 2023 Flash Memory Summit, but it might take market adjustments, new infrastructure and time to reap the benefits.
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22 Aug 2023
Generative AI adoption to grow with economic confidence
By John MooreA PwC survey is the latest data point signaling a return to innovation spending, with generative AI adoption in the C-suite's plans. But business leaders remain sensitive to risk.
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22 Aug 2023
VMware revamps cloud software for edge management
By Antone GonsalvesVMware's new Edge Cloud Orchestrator, formerly VMware SASE Orchestrator, manages VMware's edge compute and SD-WAN systems. Carmaker Audi plans to use the product in its factories.
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22 Aug 2023
VMware Tanzu portfolio reshuffled ahead of Broadcom close
By Beth PariseauVMware Tanzu incorporates Aria AIOps and FinOps products as a $69 billion acquisition by Broadcom looms, putting the product line's future in question.
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22 Aug 2023
CBRE forecasts rise in European colocation capacity in H2 despite power supply constraints
By Caroline DonnellyReal estate consultancy CBRE's latest European colocation market tracker report suggests the second half of 2023 will be a big one in terms of supply and take-up of datacentre capacity
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22 Aug 2023
Community Fibre tops UK gigabit broadband league table
By Joe O’HalloranSurvey of UK gigabit broadband suppliers reveals rise and rise of independent sector despite recent financial struggles as increased reach and availability means users are no longer limited to majors for services
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22 Aug 2023
Met Police data platform £64m over budget
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonA freedom of information request has revealed that the Met’s Connect integrated record management system is running tens of millions over budget, and has already generated more than 25,000 support requests so far
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22 Aug 2023
VMware vSAN Max disaggregates storage for hybrid cloud
By Tim McCarthyEarly HCI vendor VMware separates storage from compute in its new vSAN offering, targeting enterprise hybrid clouds and seeking to avoid the compute sticker shock.
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22 Aug 2023
VMware remakes NSX for companies using multiple clouds
By Antone GonsalvesVMware designed NSX+ to simplify multi-cloud networking for customers. The update will eventually replace NSX and the more advanced NSX-T within VMware Cloud.
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22 Aug 2023
IBM uses generative AI to modernise mainframe Cobol
By Cliff SaranIn combination with code discovery, IBM plans to offer artificial intelligence-based Cobol to Java application modernisation
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22 Aug 2023
Singapore to bolster OT security capabilities
By Aaron TanCyber Security Agency of Singapore teams up with Dragos and the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to bolster the country’s OT security capabilities
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22 Aug 2023
Clop’s MOVEit attacks drive ransomware volumes to record high
By Alex ScroxtonSuch has been the scope of Clop’s activity since May that ransomware attack volumes have more than doubled year on year, according to the latest data
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22 Aug 2023
Michigan HIE Taps Health IT to Advance Interoperability Use Cases
By Hannah NelsonMichigan's state-designated HIE is implementing a health data fabric solution to drive health IT interoperability and boost scalability.
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22 Aug 2023
Nokia, RouteThis look to enhance Wi-Fi quality, performance
By Joe O’HalloranAs providing high-quality broadband user experiences in the home has long been a challenge for operators to grapple with, leading tech firms announce in-building wireless connectivity services
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21 Aug 2023
Red Hat CEO on AI moves and source code kerfuffle
By Aaron TanMatt Hicks talks up Red Hat’s efforts to support generative AI adoption through OpenShift AI and weighs in on the issues surrounding the company’s decision to limit access to RHEL source code