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02 May 2024
AI can be sustainability enabler, but cost is steep
By Jim O'DonnellIn this Q&A, Kumar Parakala of GHD Digital explains some of the benefits of using GenAI in sustainability initiatives, as well as the issues that must be addressed.
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02 May 2024
Palo Alto Networks claims to raise bar on SASE
By Joe O’HalloranPalo Alto Networks releases version 3.0 of SASE tech designed to extend zero trust to unmanaged devices, secure data with artificial intelligence and boosts application performance for partners and customers
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02 May 2024
Broadband Forum forges enhancements to 5G convergence standards
By Joe O’HalloranLatest 5G work by developer of broadband standards sees major enhancements building on 3GPP’s Release 18 to advance next-generation applications, network resilience and support of converged services
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26 Sep 2023
Acceldata makes acquisition to improve AI, LLM observability
By Eric AvidonThe acquisition will give users more visibility into generative AI and LLM pipelines in addition to the traditional data pipelines already served by the vendor.
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26 Sep 2023
Clop MoveIt Transfer attacks affect over 2,000 organizations
By Alexander CulafiAccording to research by security vendor Emsisoft, 2,095 organizations and 62,054,613 individuals have been affected by the Clop gang's attacks on MoveIt Transfer customers.
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26 Sep 2023
Getty’s AI-generated image tool allays some artist concerns
By Esther AjaoThe image generator helps the stock image company get into the generative market and answer copyright questions for businesses but could still be a concern to artists.
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26 Sep 2023
U.S. antitrust case against Amazon not a clear win
By Makenzie HollandThe FTC is looking to make an antitrust case against Amazon for using anticompetitive strategies to harm both sellers and shoppers on its platform.
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26 Sep 2023
MongoDB reveals new generative AI, vector search tools
By Eric AvidonAfter unveiling an integration with Google's LLM suite in June, the vendor moved a set of NLP tools into preview and introduced new data migration and vector search capabilities.
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26 Sep 2023
MSP shares details of Kaseya VSA ransomware attack, recovery
By Nicole LaskowskiProgressive Computing was one of 60 victims of the Kaseya VSA ransomware attack in 2021. Now, a co-founder tells the story of discovery and recovery.
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26 Sep 2023
Ericsson, Telefónica ink memorandum of understanding for Open RAN cloud evolution
By Joe O’HalloranLeading operator and global communications tech provider embark on collaboration to deal with shift in future mobile networks towards cloud-based open networks
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26 Sep 2023
SurveyMonkey Forms has new templates, pre-built prompts
By Mary ReinesThe vendor brings new capabilities such as pre-built question fields with Forms, an online form creation tool, to make it easier for businesses to collect data from customers.
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26 Sep 2023
Northern Ireland to open largest 5G testbed set for smart manufacturing
By Joe O’HalloranUK authority on advanced digital technology announces launch of what it says will be the largest 5G testbed in Northern Ireland
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26 Sep 2023
UK government quietly disbands data ethics advisory board
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonThe government has disbanded its Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation’s advisory board in favour of pulling the relevant artificial intelligence (AI) and data knowledge from a pool of external experts
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26 Sep 2023
D-Link focusing on channel profitability
By Simon QuickeNetworking vendor D-Link is keen to make sure it does good business with partners and sell a wide range of products
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26 Sep 2023
Sony alleged victim of new extortion gang
By Alex ScroxtonA little-known threat actor claims it has breached IT systems and networks at electronics and entertainment giant Sony, and is threatening to release the organisation’s data unless paid off
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26 Sep 2023
Dell Apex brings cloud Azure HCI to ground
By Adam ArmstrongDell Apex Cloud Platform for Microsoft Azure combines Dell hardware with Microsoft Azure software, a move that adds to Dell's hybrid cloud offerings.
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26 Sep 2023
BT announces regional roll-out schedule for Digital Voice
By Joe O’HalloranDespite its plan for making voice services an add-on to broadband, rather than a service in its own right, UK leading telco asserts that the landline is here to stay as it reveals strategy to change analogue services to digital
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26 Sep 2023
Kubernetes storage: It’s object or nothing for MinIO
By Pierre BerlemontSAN and NAS are finished in the age of the cloud when it comes to cloud-native Kubernetes storage, according to container-focused object storage maker MinIO
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26 Sep 2023
IT contractors ‘forced against their will’ to work for umbrella companies, survey finds
By Caroline DonnellyResearch conducted by contracting authority ContractorCalculator paints a bleak picture of the plight of IT contractors ‘forced’ to provide their services through umbrella firms
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26 Sep 2023
Cover-ups still the norm in the wake of a cyber incident
By Alex ScroxtonAlmost half of organisations that have experienced a cyber incident did not report it to the appropriate authorities, according to a report
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26 Sep 2023
HMRC names and shames non-compliant umbrella firms for running tax avoidance schemes
By Caroline DonnellyThe government tax collection agency is stepping up its efforts to prevent contractors falling victim to non-compliant umbrella firms with three new names added to its list of known tax avoidance schemes
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26 Sep 2023
CBRS network infrastructure set to be $1.5bn opportunity by 2026
By Joe O’HalloranStudy calculates that annual spending on LTE and 5G NR-based CBRS network infrastructure – which includes RAN, mobile core and transport network equipment – will boom over next three years
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26 Sep 2023
Crest and IASME to deliver upcoming NCSC Cyber Exercise programme
By Alex ScroxtonCrest and IASME have been tasked with assuring that security services providers signing up to a soon-to-launch NCSC Cyber Incident Exercising scheme are up to the job
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25 Sep 2023
Amazon's $4B investment in Anthropic fuels GenAI race
By Esther AjaoThis makes the tech giant Anthropic's primary cloud provider. This arrangement is different from Google's investment in the AI startup and Microsoft's investment in OpenAI.
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25 Sep 2023
Dallas doles out $8.5M to remediate May ransomware attack
By Arielle WaldmanThe city of Dallas provided a detailed attack timeline that showed Royal threat actors compromised a service account a month before ransomware was deployed.
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25 Sep 2023
Care responsibilities excluding women from tech, says TTC
By Clare McDonaldA lack of flexibility at work is causing many women to leave their jobs, or leave the sector entirely, according to research by Tech Talent Charter
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25 Sep 2023
Casi gets into gear with Hyundai to bring car subscriptions to Europe
By Joe O’HalloranCase teams with Hyundai to see its car subscription tech platform be the provider of all technical aspects needed to scale Mocean vehicle services to new European markets
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25 Sep 2023
Channel roundup: Who’s gone where?
By Simon QuickeAnother busy week across the industry on the personnel movement front, as more executives take up fresh positions
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25 Sep 2023
Software spending getting chief financial officer scrutiny
By Simon QuickeThe cost of SaaS tools is getting attention from those that have the power to tighten budgets
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25 Sep 2023
Visa to fund AI scholarships for underrepresented students in government scheme
By Karl FlindersPayments giant supports UK scheme to increase diversity in the data and artificial intelligence sector through funding
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25 Sep 2023
Utility Warehouse switches on broadband through CityFibre
By Joe O’HalloranLeading UK independent broadband provider awards contracts to full-fibre build partners in Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Hampshire and Suffolk, and inks deal with energy, broadband, mobile and insurance services company
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25 Sep 2023
Amazon takes $4bn minority stake in AI safety research startup Anthropic
By Caroline DonnellyAmazon Web Services (AWS) will build on its existing ties to the firm to help it scale its enterprise-grade large language model (LLM) Claude
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25 Sep 2023
Shopify adds Audiences integrations for more segmentation
By Mary ReinesThe e-commerce vendor builds on its customer segmentation capabilities by adding platform integrations with Snapchat, Criteo and TikTok for creating lists of target contacts.
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25 Sep 2023
Apple fixes three vulnerabilities found by spyware researchers
By Alex ScroxtonApple has patched three more vulnerabilities uncovered by spyware and surveillance researchers at The Citizen Lab
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25 Sep 2023
How Liverpool FC is tapping cloud and data analytics
By Aaron TanLiverpool Football Club is leveraging data analytics and cloud technology to improve fan engagement and enable its media production team to work more efficiently
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25 Sep 2023
Virgin Media O2 trials connected farm of the future
By Joe O’HalloranUK operator enables mobile communication from anywhere on a farm, and installs network of sensors to monitor items such as soil conditions, machinery, livestock and land boundaries
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22 Sep 2023
SAS unveils plans to add generative AI to analytics suite
By Eric AvidonAfter holding off on integrating with LLMs until it could ensure data security and accurate outcomes, the vendor is making industry-specific tools the focus of its AI strategy.
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22 Sep 2023
Apple issues emergency patches for 3 zero-day bugs
By Alexander CulafiApple said CVE-2023-41992, CVE-2023-41991 and CVE-2023-41993 -- all reported by Citizen Lab and Google researchers -- might have been exploited against versions of iOS before 16.7.
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22 Sep 2023
How ready does the world need to be for the quantum era?
By Cliff SaranGreat use cases may exist for quantum computing, but no one knows for sure how long they will need to wait for a production-ready machine
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22 Sep 2023
Peachtree Corners smart city gets traffic management solution into gear
By Joe O’HalloranPioneer US smart city teams with Intelligent Traffic Control for vehicle control system that can be applied to existing infrastructure to measure traffic and predict and mitigate congestion for safer, more sustainable and efficient travel experience
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22 Sep 2023
Annual Security Serious Awards nominations announced
By Alex ScroxtonAnnual Security Serious Awards will recognise the professionals and organisations doing the most to safeguard and advance cyber security, as well as those committed to diversity and mental health in the industry
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22 Sep 2023
The chief financial officer has become the deal-breaker
By Simon QuickeThere is a need for the channel to become more flexible around finance to make sure customers are happier signing off investments
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22 Sep 2023
Intelsat checks in on Airbus to expand in-flight connectivity
By Joe O’HalloranIntegrated satellite and terrestrial networks provider’s multi-orbit service will be available for factory and retrofit-installed in-flight connectivity systems as manufacturer further expands customer base for its built-in satcom connectivity solution aircraft families
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22 Sep 2023
CMA unblocks Microsoft/Activision deal without cloud gaming
By Cliff SaranMicrosoft’s Activision buy looks set to get the thumbs-up after a deal that stops the two companies from distributing cloud gaming to UK consumers
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22 Sep 2023
UK-US data bridge to open to traffic on 12 October
By Alex ScroxtonGovernment forges ahead with the implementation of the UK-US data bridge, which will come into effect for real just under three weeks from now
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22 Sep 2023
UK towns and cities gain funding to trial smart connectivity
By Joe O’HalloranSix areas across the UK awarded funding delivered through Smart Infrastructure Pilots Programme to test smart street lamps that can house electric vehicle charging hubs and boost wireless coverage
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22 Sep 2023
Cyber experts set out plan to secure future US elections
By Alex ScroxtonA group of experts are setting out to enhance election cyber security in the United States, and restore public faith in a process tainted by interference and misinformation in the past
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22 Sep 2023
How Confluent is tapping the groundswell in data streaming
By Aaron TanConfluent CEO Jay Kreps talks up the misconceptions of Kafka and what the company is doing to help customers better leverage the capabilities of the technology
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22 Sep 2023
Lords begin inquiry into large language models
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonLords will examine the risks and opportunities of large language models and look at how government can effectively manage them in the coming years
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22 Sep 2023
Betacom, UScellular claim first for private-public hybrid 5G networks
By Joe O’HalloranFourth-largest full-service wireless carrier in US strikes partnership with private wireless network provider to accelerate digital transformation for US enterprises, advancing Industry 4.0
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21 Sep 2023
Oracle generative AI features differ from Microsoft offering
By Antone GonsalvesOracle's generative AI service, available in beta, uses partner Cohere's second large language model to analyze text for the feelings and opinions behind it, according to Gartner.
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21 Sep 2023
Emissions data strengthens case for remote, hybrid work
By Patrick ThibodeauA Cornell University-Microsoft study shows that remote work cuts carbon emissions, but how much depends on the model itself as one day of working from home a week is negligible.
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21 Sep 2023
New Git repository faces corporate open source doubts
By Beth PariseauCI/CD pipeline vendor Harness faces two challenges as it launches Gitness: a market dominated by GitHub and GitLab as well as concerns about vendor-led open source projects.
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21 Sep 2023
Benefits, risks of Google AI chatbot's Bard Extensions
By Esther AjaoThe tech giant's new extensions enable users to use the AI chat tool to summarize information from their email or make travel plans. However, it still has problems with accuracy.
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21 Sep 2023
OpenZFS interest grows alongside rise of unstructured data
By Adam ArmstrongWith the explosion of unstructured data, lower-cost file systems such as OpenZFS are gaining more attention as they continue to gain support from vendors.
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21 Sep 2023
Cisco snaps up Splunk in $28bn application observability deal
By Cliff SaranThe acquisition builds out Cisco’s observability portfolio, with AI-based full-stack observability for hybrid cloud environments
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21 Sep 2023
IT pros react to blockbuster $28B Cisco-Splunk deal
By Beth PariseauCisco goes through with its long-rumored acquisition of Splunk for security and observability. But the two aren't necessarily a perfect fit, according to some industry observers.
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21 Sep 2023
MEDITECH EHR Integration Taps Generative AI for Clinical Notes
By Hannah NelsonThe MEDITECH EHR integration leverages ambient technology and generative AI to help providers spend less time on clinical documentation.
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21 Sep 2023
‘Top’ ransomware gangs favour smaller businesses
By Alex ScroxtonDespite high-profile attacks on prominent organisations, the world’s most prolific ransomware operations tend to target smaller businesses
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21 Sep 2023
Poor digital experience a blocker for cyber resilience
By Alex ScroxtonOrganisations that neglect the digital employee experience are not only vulnerable to employee attrition, but putting themselves at increased cyber risk, an Ivanti report finds
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21 Sep 2023
GSMA: 5G enters next phase
By Joe O’HalloranState of the union report on 5G notes focus over the next few years will be on improving coverage in less densely populated areas while also ramping up investment to support 5G standalone, 5G-Advanced use cases
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21 Sep 2023
Qualcomm teams with Charter, EE to accelerate Wi-Fi 7 future
By Joe O’HalloranComms platform giant partners with leading comms providers in UK and US to roll out Wi-Fi 7 tech to consumers.
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21 Sep 2023
Connectivity challenges in new markets top IT leaders’ growth concerns in 2023
By Joe O’HalloranStudy shows global connectivity can be complicated, particularly when managing it across multiple regions, suggesting it is vital for businesses to acquire skills and local market expertise to reduce downtime and improve workforce efficiency
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21 Sep 2023
Former Workday co-CEO takes similar role at Eightfold AI
By Patrick ThibodeauEx-Workday co-CEO Chano Fernandez joins Eightfold AI as co-CEO in January, coinciding with Carl Eschenbach becoming Workday's sole CEO. Eightfold has raised about $400M.
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21 Sep 2023
Kite signed up by Sectigo to target CLM growth
Security player Sectigo appoints distributor Kite to reach more partners as the certificate market evolves
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21 Sep 2023
Cisco targeting SME segment
By Simon QuickeCisco identifies shifting customer demands that will create more opportunities for its channel partners
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21 Sep 2023
Cook Islands schools to get wired broadband
By Aaron TanSchools in the Cook Islands, which have been relying on satellite connectivity for teaching and learning, will get access to wired broadband via two Pacific submarine cables over the next three years
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21 Sep 2023
Komprise offers insight into storage costs across clouds
By Tim McCarthyStorage Insights for the Komprise Data Management platform enables users to define metrics for storage consumption across clouds and vendors for cost management and migration.
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20 Sep 2023
Okta: Caesars, MGM hacked in social engineering campaign
By Alexander CulafiIdentity management vendor Okta had previously disclosed that four unnamed customers had fallen victim to a social engineering campaign that affected victims' MFA protections.
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20 Sep 2023
Intel promotes new computing era with AI PC
By Antone GonsalvesIntel says its upcoming Core Ultra will help lead personal computing to the AI PC era by making AI processing a mainstream task on PCs, like office productivity and video editing.
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20 Sep 2023
Oracle adds employee recognition, rewards to its cloud HCM
By Patrick ThibodeauOracle boosts its Cloud HCM suite with an employee recognition platform and healthcare-tailored workforce scheduling tool, leveraging insights from its $28B Cerner Corp. purchase.
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20 Sep 2023
Spotfire unveils generative AI plans, adds to pre-built apps
By Eric AvidonThe analytics specialist introduced the private preview of Copilot, which will enable customers to ask questions of their data and receive responses without having to write code.
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20 Sep 2023
Linux Foundation ups ante on HashiCorp, hosts Terraform fork
By Beth PariseauAll eyes are on HashiCorp's response now that a community-driven fork of its Terraform infrastructure as code tool has been officially relaunched as a Linux Foundation project.
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20 Sep 2023
Rishi Sunak under fire from UK tech stakeholders over revision of net-zero policies
By Caroline DonnellyThe prime minister has seen his decision to tweak and revise several policies that underpin the UK's net-zero goals criticised for potentially stunting the growth of the clean tech sector
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20 Sep 2023
Cyber insurance report shows surge in ransomware claims
By Arielle WaldmanCoalition's H1 2023 report shows ransomware activity increased and severity reached "historic" highs as businesses lost an average of more than $365,000 following an attack.
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20 Sep 2023
Parliament passes sweeping Online Safety Bill but tech companies still concerned over encryption
By Bill GoodwinOfcom will consult on standards to enforce new powers, but tech companies remain concerned about the impact of the bill’s ‘spy clause’, which could require them to scan encrypted messages
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20 Sep 2023
New Oracle Health Cloud-Based EHR Features Focus on Patient Experience
By Hannah NelsonNew cloud-based capabilities in the Oracle Health EHR include a patient portal that supports simple voice commands to improve the patient experience.
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20 Sep 2023
HP encourages channel to help users improve working environments
By Simon QuickeSupplier’s work relationship study shines light on high levels of dissatisfaction from many workers with how things are currently operating
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20 Sep 2023
Datacentre operators ‘hesitant’ over how to proceed with server farm builds as AI hype builds
By Caroline DonnellyAs the hype surrounding artificial intelligence enters a new phase with the rising enterprise and hyperscale interest in generative AI, operators are not sure how to proceed with new datacentre builds, it is claimed
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20 Sep 2023
Exclusive Networks confirms Eccleston in EMEA role
By Simon QuickeAfter working across the region in an interim role, the channel veteran has now being given the job on a permanent basis
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20 Sep 2023
Organisations failing to proactively address insider cyber risk
By Alex ScroxtonOrganisations are spending less than 10% of their annual security budgets on trying to solve one of the costliest problems in cyber: insider risk
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20 Sep 2023
Oracle unveils new suite for analytics, AI data management
By Eric AvidonThe tech giant's new Fusion Data Intelligence Platform is aimed at fueling AI, BI and data management so customers can quickly take action based on analysis and insight.
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20 Sep 2023
Multi-agency pilot aims to help innovators navigate regulatory landscape
By Cliff SaranRegulators join forces in pilot scheme to help businesses deploy new technologies in a way that complies with cross-industry regulations
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20 Sep 2023
Starlink tops satellite performance ratings
By Joe O’HalloranAs the space-based connectivity sector gains increasing momentum, research finds that market leading satellite provider hits high levels of customer satisfaction for users in France, Germany, Italy, New Zealand and the UK in Q2 2023
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20 Sep 2023
Zoom aims for contact centre boost with Workforce Engagement Management suite
By Joe O’HalloranLeading communications and collaboration technology provider unveils suite designed to help boost employee engagement and customer satisfaction
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20 Sep 2023
Oracle CloudWorld 2023: Ellison heralds dawn of generative AI era
By Brian McKennaOracle’s founder and chief technology officer, Larry Ellison, lends his heft to the generative AI vogue
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20 Sep 2023
How Google is priming its infrastructure for the AI wave
By Aaron TanThe technology giant is integrating purpose-built hardware with an optimised software stack to meet the heightened computational demands of next-generation AI workloads
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19 Sep 2023
Braverman puts pressure on Meta to pause end-to-end encryption plans
By Bill GoodwinThe home secretary is calling on Meta to halt its plans to introduce encrypted messaging services on Facebook and Instagram until the company puts measures in place to detect abuse
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19 Sep 2023
New revelations from the Snowden archive surface
By Stefania MauriziA decade after Snowden exposed NSA’s mass surveillance in cooperation with the British GCHQ, only about 1% of the documents have been published – but three major facts can finally be revealed thanks to a doctoral thesis in applied cryptography by Jacob Appelbaum
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19 Sep 2023
Automation Anywhere intros new generative AI tools
By Esther AjaoThe new RPA tools come several months after the vendor added some initial GenAI capabilities to its platform and as vendors capitalize on the excitement about the AI technology.
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19 Sep 2023
Industrial operations needs open technology ecosystem
By Jim O'DonnellTo fully realize the productivity promises of Industry 4.0, manufacturers need to take an open ecosystem approach that integrates proprietary OT systems with IT systems.
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19 Sep 2023
Oracle databases in OCI now run on Microsoft Azure
By Tim McCarthyA new partnership between two enterprise technology giants adds Oracle's hardware and software for Microsoft Azure customers, as former rivals unite to compete against AWS.
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19 Sep 2023
U.S. government shutdown would crush CHIPS Act momentum
By Makenzie HollandA U.S. government shutdown would significantly impact implementation of the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 as federal workers would be forced to stay home from work.
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19 Sep 2023
Ochsner to Pilot Epic EHR Integration for Generative AI Patient Messaging
By Hannah NelsonApproximately 100 Ochsner clinicians will test an Epic EHR integration that uses generative AI to draft responses to routine patient requests.
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19 Sep 2023
Post Office employee changed story for witness statement used to destroy subpostmaster
By Karl FlindersPost Office inquiry hears how an auditor changed her story about a subpostmaster to help win court battle
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19 Sep 2023
Okta confirms link to cyber attacks on Las Vegas casinos
By Alex ScroxtonOkta CISO David Bradbury confirms widespread speculation about the high-profile cyber attacks on two Las Vegas casino operators, revealing that the threat actors responsible had indeed abused its services as they earlier claimed
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19 Sep 2023
EE updates 3G network closure dates
By Joe O’HalloranUK’s leading mobile operator releases more specific details about plans to devote spectrum resources to 4G and 5G services, and announces 3G scheme with charity
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19 Sep 2023
Smartsheet scales project management for larger customers
By Mary ReinesThe work collaboration platform vendor's updates scale capabilities for task views, high-volume data management and visualizations to simplify organization for larger customers.
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19 Sep 2023
SambaNova AI launches new chip: the SN40L
By Esther AjaoThe AI hardware and software provider's new chip offers enterprises a full stack approach to training LLM. It also makes it possible for customers to train multimodal models.
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19 Sep 2023
CrowdStike looks to accelerate channel sales
By Simon QuickeSecurity player CrowdStrike cuts the ribbon on fresh partner programme, with the aim of making life easier
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19 Sep 2023
Oracle's CX GenAI tools consolidate data, manage knowledge
By Mary ReinesThe cloud platform vendor unveiled GenAI tools to increase productivity for marketers, sales teams and customer service agents by creating content and retrieving information.
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19 Sep 2023
Government pumps £10m into faster patient access to medtech
By Lis EvenstadThe funding aims to give developers support to rapidly develop innovative technologies that can address unmet clinical needs
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19 Sep 2023
Managed print investments growing
By Simon QuickeResearch from Quocirca underlines market opportunity for those with the right solutions and ability to meet increasing customer expectations