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14 May 2024
QStar launches tape access from anywhere with Global ArchiveSpace
By Antony AdsheadTape veteran provides file and object access to Exabyte scale archives aimed at AI, high-performance computing and hyperscaler storage. Single-site for now, multi-site to follow
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14 May 2024
Cradlepoint enhances MSP programme
By Simon QuickeNetworking player Cradlepoint improves managed service offering to encourage more partners to get behind 5G
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14 May 2024
SonicWall CEO talks transformation, security transparency
By Alexander CulafiSonicWall's CEO said that following a string of serious vulnerabilities the company responded to in 2021, product development and quality assurance operations were overhauled.
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04 Sep 2023
Channel round-up: Who’s gone where?
By Simon QuickeIt’s been another busy week across the industry, with executives on the move, including an experienced channel marketing expert
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04 Sep 2023
TUC launches AI taskforce for workers’ rights and societal benefit
By Brian McKennaThe Trades Union Congress has launched what it calls an AI ‘taskforce’ to draft an AI and Employment Bill, aimed at safeguarding workers’ rights, early in 2024
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04 Sep 2023
CloudSmiths CEO looking for UK growth
By Simon QuickeFirm has a growing presence in the country, and is looking for further expansion using a strategy of forming channel partnerships
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04 Sep 2023
LockBit ransomware gang allegedly leaks MoD data after hit on supplier
By Alex ScroxtonThe UK government appears to have become entangled in a LockBit ransomware attack after data was leaked from a third-party supplier online
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04 Sep 2023
How startup Once.net and Cloudflare secured the 2023 Eurovision vote
By Alex ScroxtonWhen the Eurovision Song Contest introduced paid-for public voting from outside Europe in 2023, it faced new cyber challenges. Learn how Dutch startup Once.net and Cloudflare teamed up to secure and support the big night
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04 Sep 2023
Deutsche Telekom-led consortium demos multi-supplier non-real-time RAN optimisation
By Joe O’HalloranPartnership sees trail of non-real-time radio access network intelligent controller technology based on O-RAN specifications to bring intelligence and programmability to RAN by enabling third-party applications to manage and optimise radio resources
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01 Sep 2023
Zoom takes Notes to collaboration suite
By Joe O’HalloranCollaboration and comms technology firm unveils workspace technology to offer clean user experience that allows users to create agendas and notes while staying in core conferencing platform
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01 Sep 2023
Police Scotland five-year digital strategy approved
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonPolice Scotland’s new strategy outlines how the force will approach and invest in its digital transformation over the next five years, but notes its ability to achieve its ambitions is subject to the availability of funding
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01 Sep 2023
Dell shows AI is already generating an impact
By Simon QuickeVendor’s Q2 numbers show demand for AI servers, and executives talk up the future benefits on the PC front
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01 Sep 2023
IT experts issue new warnings over Online Safety Bill plans to weaken end-to-end encryption
By Bill GoodwinBCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, argues the government is seeking a technical fix to terrorism and child abuse without understanding the risks and implications
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01 Sep 2023
TDC taps Ericsson to launch first 5G Standalone network in Denmark
By Joe O’HalloranDanish operator switches on 5G Standalone network to offer consumers, enterprises and industries opportunities across self-driving cars, remote work, healthcare and mission-critical operations
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01 Sep 2023
Threat actors exploiting unpatched Juniper Networks devices
By Alex ScroxtonA series of vulnerabilities in Juniper Networks firewalls and switches appear to be being exploited in the wild to enable remote code execution, with thousands of devices thought to be exposed
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01 Sep 2023
Google Cloud eyes bigger market share with AI
By Aaron TanGoogle Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian is confident the company’s generative AI capabilities will enable it to grow faster than the market and narrow the gap with rivals
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01 Sep 2023
Pediatric Provider Taps MEDITECH Expanse EHR to Drive Interoperability
By Hannah NelsonThe MEDITECH Expanse EHR implementation will support interoperability of patient health data for care coordination across Bethany Children's Health Center.
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31 Aug 2023
Google Cloud Next enlists partner ecosystem for AI push
By John MooreGoogle Cloud Next rallied consultancies, systems integrators and other service provider partners to help customers effectively deploy generative AI in the enterprise.
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31 Aug 2023
Hiring remains competitive, despite cooling labor market
By Patrick ThibodeauThe labor market is seeing fewer quit rates than during the COVID-19 pandemic peak. The Conference Board's survey reveals a decline in hiring expectations among CHROs.
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31 Aug 2023
IFS snaps up industrial AI provider Falkonry
By Jim O'DonnellOn the heels of buying Poka, IFS has acquired industrial AI software company Falkonry to help manufacturers detect and resolve anomalies in processes.
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31 Aug 2023
Hitachi Energy-Google Cloud make energy data accessible
By Jim O'DonnellHitachi Energy Velocity Suite Power Prices is now available on Google Cloud Marketplace, enabling access to energy data that can help with power consumption.
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31 Aug 2023
Microsoft 365 Backup sign of SaaS dependence, complexity
By Tim McCarthyMicrosoft 365 Backup marks a first for a major SaaS provider as the SaaS market continues to explode and the backup market rethinks how to design its offerings.
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31 Aug 2023
Schumer's AI policy objectives prioritize innovation
By Makenzie HollandThe SAFE Innovation Framework proposed by Sen. Chuck Schumer names explainability, accountability and innovation as some of the top policy objectives for AI in the U.S.
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31 Aug 2023
Sandworm attacks Ukraine with Infamous Chisel malware
By Alex ScroxtonThe UK and its allies have attributed a novel malware campaign against Ukrainian state targets to the Russian intelligence-backed Sandworm APT
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31 Aug 2023
Embedded analytics a way for organizations to broaden BI use
By Eric AvidonBy delivering data to workers within their workflows in an easily digestible form, inserting BI into other applications is one way organizations can broaden the use of analytics.
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31 Aug 2023
8x8 releases conversational AI tools for the contact center
By Mary ReinesThe cloud-based UC vendor releases voice technology to enable CX workers to connect self-service and agent-assisted workflows and receive conversation context from voicebots.
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31 Aug 2023
Border Target Operating Model gives update on digital border plans
By Lis EvenstadThe model aims to make smarter use of data and technology at the border, including a digital gateway for users to provide data and apply for licences and authorisations
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31 Aug 2023
Ducktail social media marketing malware rears its head again
By Alex ScroxtonUse of the Ducktail infostealer, which first popped up in 2022 targeting Meta Business accounts, seems to be increasing
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31 Aug 2023
Vodafone begins volume deployment of OpenRAN across England and Wales
By Joe O’HalloranIn the largest deployment of the technology in the country, leading UK operator announces that it is replacing legacy technology with virtualised OpenRAN on 2,500 sites across Wales and South-West England
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31 Aug 2023
Scottish government readies cloud platform to aid public sector take-up of AWS and Microsoft Azure
By Caroline DonnellyDetails of a launch event for the Scottish government's push to encourage wider use of public cloud services by public sector organisations have emerged
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31 Aug 2023
Industrial gateways gain as global satellite IoT subscriber base gains higher orbit
By Joe O’HalloranStudies reveal growing importance of satellite platforms in propelling growth in uptake of IoT technology for which essential devices in industry are steadily growing in number
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31 Aug 2023
Centerprise extends Welsh commitment with Newport-based datacentre
By Simon QuickeCloud player Centerprise adds a second datacentre location in Wales as it continues to expand operations in the country
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31 Aug 2023
Thousands of Klarna staff access ChatGPT Enterprise
By Karl FlindersFintech unicorn Klarna has become an early adopter of the enterprise version of ChatGPT as it continues to focus on artificial intelligence
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31 Aug 2023
Home Office and MoD seeking new facial-recognition tech
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonThe UK’s Defence and Security Accelerator is running a ‘market exploration’ exercise on behalf of the Home Office to identify new facial-recognition capabilities for security and policing bodies in the UK
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31 Aug 2023
SES furthers Asian satellite broadband services reach with Telemor
By Joe O’HalloranSatellite operator’s medium-Earth orbit system chosen to enable mobile operator in Timor-Leste to deliver improved broadband services across the island country in Asia
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31 Aug 2023
Post Office to provide in-person identity checks for One Login
By Lis EvenstadPartnership between the Government Digital Service and the Post Office will see postmasters and staff provide face-to-face identity checks for those unable to use the One Login app or website
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31 Aug 2023
Teams unbundled in European economic community
By Cliff SaranFollowing the European Commission’s antitrust investigation, the tech giant will offer cheaper Office 365 and Microsoft 365 suites without Teams
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31 Aug 2023
Cisco expands customer experience services portfolio
By Joe O’HalloranLifecycle services technology launched to give businesses ability to align priorities with clear and measurable outcomes to ensure their technology investments support their business, technology and operational goals
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31 Aug 2023
GenAI outranks cloud as business IT strategic priority
By Brian McKennaEnterprise Strategy Group research on the use cases for generative AI shows it as strategic for corporate IT, with impacts on customer experience, software development and IT Ops
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31 Aug 2023
MPs say UK at real risk of falling behind on AI regulation
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonMPs in charge of scrutinising the UK government’s proposals for regulating artificial intelligence have warned that time is running out for the introduction of new AI legislation before 2025
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30 Aug 2023
Businesses should prepare for climate risk reporting
By Makenzie HollandCalifornia lawmakers have proposed legislation requiring climate risk reporting from businesses as the U.S. SEC also works on a final climate risk disclosure rule.
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30 Aug 2023
Walmart: Generative AI tool will assist workers, not replace them
By Patrick ThibodeauWalmart said its new generative AI tool aims to free employees from repetitive tasks. Officials said that while AI boosts efficiency, it has limitations.
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30 Aug 2023
FBI, Justice Department dismantle Qakbot malware
By Alexander CulafiThe FBI operation, one of the largest U.S.-led botnet disruption efforts ever, included international partners such as France, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.
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30 Aug 2023
StorCentric winds down, Nexsan stands out
By Adam ArmstrongStorCentric's Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing pushed the storage conglomerate and the companies it acquired into limbo. Now one of those companies might find new footing.
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30 Aug 2023
Google AI plans could spur low-code/no-code faceoff with AWS
By Beth PariseauGoogle's generative AI products play catch-up with Copilot and others, but the upcoming addition of Duet AI to AppSheet might fill a market gap as AWS scraps Honeycode.
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30 Aug 2023
UAW's push for 32-hour workweek might have roots in AI
By Patrick ThibodeauThe auto industry's shift to electric vehicles, automation and AI could redefine labor roles -- and it might be a driver behind the United Auto Workers' push for a 32-hour workweek.
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30 Aug 2023
New set of Domo tools enables generative AI development
By Eric AvidonThe analytics vendor's new artificial intelligence suite includes integrations with ChatGPT and other LLMs along with text-to-code translation that simplifies development.
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30 Aug 2023
NetApp cloud storage evolving for stateful K8s, AI
By Tim McCarthyStateful Kubernetes storage, faster storage for AI data ingestion and more are all important features NetApp seeks to support for first-party cloud storage among the hyperscalers.
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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