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14 May 2024
NHS trust dismisses governors who questioned allegations of email tampering
By Tommy GreeneTwo NHS trust governors who raised questions in a dispute over allegations of email tampering concerning whistleblower Peter Duffy have been dismissed after an investigation that followed their suspension
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13 May 2024
OpenAI advances LLM with GPT-4o; Google Gemini update looms
By Shaun SutnerThe GenAI giant is out with a faster, more interactive version of its GPT-4 LLM for enterprises, and new, higher speed features for the consumer-focused ChatGPT Free.
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13 May 2024
Startup partnerships at MIT Sloan event rev sales channels
By John MooreEarly-stage companies featured at MIT Sloan's annual CIO event tap partners to speed up technology deployment and broaden their offerings and distribution channels.
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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
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21 Aug 2023
Vendors criticize Microsoft for repeated security failings
By Alexander CulafiMicrosoft is facing frustration for numerous security issues, including problematic transparency, numerous patch bypasses and inconsistent communication practices.
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21 Aug 2023
Talent issues grow as chipmakers pursue CHIPS Act money
By Makenzie HollandThe CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 allots money to expand education in semiconductor training. But talent is already falling short of planned chip facilities.
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21 Aug 2023
Abortion benefits become double-edged sword
By Patrick ThibodeauBusinesses offering abortion benefits have seen an 8% increase in job posting clicks, but they also are seeing a significant increase in employees referring to them as 'woke.'
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21 Aug 2023
Brsk brings in full-fibre broadband backing as CityFibre expands Reading net
By Joe O’HalloranFast-growing UK altnet and leading independent provider Brsk announces advances in plans to develop full-fibre gigabit networks in key areas covering Manchester, the West Midlands, Lancashire and Berkshire
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21 Aug 2023
UK competition watchdog gives Broadcom-VMware deal green light to go ahead
By Caroline DonnellyAfter several months of deliberation, the UK Competition and Markets Authority has concluded its investigation into Broadcom's $61bn bid to acquire VMware
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21 Aug 2023
Police worker could have put investigation into EncroChat encrypted phone network at risk
By Bill GoodwinA police intelligence analyst admitted tipping-off a criminal contact that police had infiltrated the EncroChat encrypted phone network
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21 Aug 2023
Simplyblock targets ‘complex’ Ceph with software-defined NVMe
By Yann SerraGerman startup Simplyblock aims to deliver low-cost high-performance flash and NVMe-over-TCP storage for service provider customers, and has Ceph deployments in its sights
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21 Aug 2023
Vodafone, Ericsson successfully trial cloud gaming on 5G Standalone network slice
By Joe O’HalloranTrial at Coventry University said to showcase the transformative power of 5G Standalone network slicing
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21 Aug 2023
Cyber attack on Aussie energy services firm may hit UK CNI
By Alex ScroxtonEnergy One, an Australia-based supplier of tech services to the energy sector, is investigating the possibility that some UK customers may have been caught up in an ongoing cyber attack on its systems
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21 Aug 2023
Nokia expands manufacturing of BEAD fibre broadband optical modules
By Joe O’HalloranComms tech provider adds optical modules to the list of technology services that will be produced in US and become available to programme regarded as critical to bridging digital divide
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21 Aug 2023
Cyber Explorers programme reaches 50,000 11-14 year olds in 18 months
By Alex ScroxtonThe government-backed Cyber Explorers programme has reached 50,000 students in its first 18 months, and more schools are being invited to sign up for the Autumn Term
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18 Aug 2023
Effective Resident EHR Training Hinges on Personal Initiative
By Hannah NelsonResearchers said residency programs should foster relationships between medical assistants and residents to support EHR use and clinical documentation.
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18 Aug 2023
Europe’s fastest supercomputer trains large language models in Finland
By Pat BransMuch of the innovation in natural language processing comes from large enterprises in the US, resulting in proprietary technology with a bias towards English. One consortium in Finland decided to change the game
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18 Aug 2023
BSI launches sustainability-focused startup accelerator
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonStartups selected to participate in the BSI and Cambridge Institute of Sustainability Leadership’s joint sustainability startup accelerator are working in a diverse range of areas and using a variety of technologies to positively affect society
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18 Aug 2023
More than 400 Liberty Global IT staff move to Infosys as part of €1.5bn contract
By Karl FlindersTV and broadband giant outsources the build and operation of its entertainment and connectivity platforms to Indian supplier in five year deal
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18 Aug 2023
Effective Resident EHR Training Hinges on Personal Initiative
By Hannah NelsonResearchers said residency programs should foster relationships between medical assistants and residents to support EHR use and clinical documentation.
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18 Aug 2023
Average US trade-in value for smartphones increases for fifth consecutive quarter
By Joe O’HalloranQuarterly research of smartphone trade-in market reveals sustained rise in value of pre-owned devices in US over three-month period to 30 June 2023, with iPhones reaching their highest recorded value of $215
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18 Aug 2023
Curiosity Lab brings in the future of 5G electrification for pioneer smart city
By Joe O’HalloranLeader in charging solutions brings the latest in electric vehicle infrastructure, based on T-Mobile 5G technology to ensure constant connectivity in the pioneering US smart city of Peachtree Corners
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18 Aug 2023
Nashville Hospital Swaps Multiple EHR Systems for Oracle Community Works
By Sarai RodriguezNashville General Hospital will switch out multi-EHR systems moving forward with Oracle Cerner CommunityWorks for a single EHR.
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18 Aug 2023
NatWest customer calls bank’s handling of breach of his data ‘disgusting’
By Karl FlindersA second NatWest customer has contacted Computer Weekly after finding out from a whistleblower that his sensitive personal data has been in her home for 14 years
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18 Aug 2023
Exclusive expands relationship with Thales
By Simon QuickeVendor hands distributor the right to represent it globally and start selling the firm’s security products in North America
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18 Aug 2023
MongoDB secures IRAP certification
By Aaron TanMongoDB’s certification from Australia’s Information Security Registered Assessor Program will pave the way for federal government agencies to use its Atlas database service for protected workloads
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17 Aug 2023
Vendor-led group vows to fork HashiCorp Terraform
By Beth PariseauHashiCorp Terraform is a flashpoint of contention in the wake of the vendor's move to a Business Source License, including allegations that it ignored open source contributions.
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17 Aug 2023
CISA, vendors warn Citrix ShareFile flaw under attack
By Arielle WaldmanA vulnerability in the managed file transfer product that enterprises use is being actively exploited two months after Citrix released a fix.
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17 Aug 2023
Researchers demo fake airplane mode exploit that tricks iPhone users
By Alex ScroxtonExploit chain that tricks a victim into believing their iOS device is offline in airplane mode when it is not could open the door to grave privacy concerns
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17 Aug 2023
Gamma moves into security space with Satisnet buy
By Simon QuickeUnified comms player moves to add security depth with addition of experienced MSSP
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17 Aug 2023
Insight picks up Amdaris
By Simon QuickeAcquisition will add more depth to the channel player’s ability to support customers looking for digital transformation support
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17 Aug 2023
NUHS taps LLM to boost productivity, patient care
By Aaron TanHealthcare professionals at Singapore’s National University Health System can now summarise patient case notes and predict patient healthcare journeys using a large language model trained by a supercomputer
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17 Aug 2023
Number of girls taking A-level computing still fewer than 3,000
By Clare McDonaldGender split in A-level computing has been on the rise, but the growth in girls taking the subject is moving at a snail’s pace
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17 Aug 2023
Top marks for graduates of CIISec vocational cyber course
By Alex Scroxton132 young people who sat the UK’s first Extended Project Qualification in Cyber Security have received their results today
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17 Aug 2023
MP calls for review of computer evidence rule which led to subpostmasters being wrongly convicted
By Karl FlindersMP writes to minister in charge of courts requesting he looks at the controversial rules on the use of computer evidence in court
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17 Aug 2023
Epic Announces Integration for Generative AI Clinical Documentation
By Hannah NelsonEmory Healthcare in Georgia will deploy the generative AI integration across its Epic EHR to streamline clinical documentation workflows.
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17 Aug 2023
Carlsberg turns tap on massive global SASE deployment
By Joe O’HalloranGlobal brewer addresses strategic IT challenges at scale, improving application delivery, modernising network security capabilities and standardising IT service delivery across more than 200 locations and 25,000 remote users
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16 Aug 2023
CyberArk eyes growth beyond PAM
By Aaron TanCyberArk is seeing exponential growth in the broader identity security market as the company expands its capabilities beyond privileged access management
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16 Aug 2023
Study: Noncompete agreements hurt job mobility, innovation
By Patrick ThibodeauAs the Federal Trade Commission considers banning noncompete agreements, a new study from the National Bureau of Economic Research shows why doing so could be beneficial.
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16 Aug 2023
Google’s search generative experience and its AI strategy
By Esther AjaoThe vendor upgrades SGE with new definition and code features. The search experience updates dispel earlier concerns about the tech giant's search business.
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16 Aug 2023
Number of women in tech dipped last quarter, ONS data shows
By Clare McDonaldFigures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) show fluctuations in both the number of women in tech and the number of people working in tech over the past 12 months
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16 Aug 2023
Deep Instinct widens channel reach with e92plus
By Simon QuickeRelationship struck with distributor should enable threat prevention specialist to expand its reseller base
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16 Aug 2023
AI is the most hyped technology of 2023
By Cliff SaranGartner's 2023 hype cycle puts generative AI at the peak of inflated expectations in its latest analysis of emerging tech trends
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16 Aug 2023
Accenture’s Brussels AI lab to focus on European public sector and health
By Karl FlindersAccenture will use its Brussels AI lab to test AI and generative AI's application in the European public sector
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16 Aug 2023
BT flies into NATS network, cyber security project
By Joe O’HalloranOrganisation tasked with managing air travel in the UK implements ‘transformational’ technology programme to keep skies safe and support customers worldwide
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16 Aug 2023
NCSC expands Cyber Incident Response service more widely
By Alex ScroxtonThe NCSC has added a level to its CIR programme to enable more cyber attack victims to take advantage of the service, which offers access to assured incident response specialists
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16 Aug 2023
ITAM influence on cyber risk becoming a factor in credit ratings
By Alex ScroxtonCredit agency S&P Global Ratings warns that organisations that pay inadequate attention to IT asset management as a factor in their cyber risk management processes may find their creditworthiness takes a dive
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15 Aug 2023
What big Korean telecom's investment in Anthropic AI means
By Esther AjaoThe telecom giant revealed that it will invest $100 million in the AI research vendor. The vendor will build a telecom-specific LLM to support the Global Telco AI Alliance.
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15 Aug 2023
Wasabi Technologies, IBM modernize historic Fenway Park
By Tim McCarthyWhen Fenway Sports Group migrated to the Google Cloud Platform in 2020, it turned to Wasabi and IBM to help usher in a hybrid cloud model.
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15 Aug 2023
PeerIQ peers into NAS software across vendors, clouds
By Adam ArmstrongNAS storage analytics can be viewed in a single place with Peer Software's PeerIQ, bringing different vendors and on-premises and cloud storage analytics together.
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15 Aug 2023
5G, eSIM now a must for IoT enterprises
By Joe O’HalloranDespite a recent step back by some tech players, research finds that enterprises are still embracing the internet of things and embedded subscriber identity module technology and are seeing positive outcomes
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15 Aug 2023
London calling as Zoom opens hub heralding new era of modern work
By Joe O’HalloranCommunications tech provider makes latest evolutionary step having gained reputation as breakthrough pandemic collaboration company, opening doors on hub in UK capital to support hybrid ways of working
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15 Aug 2023
Biometrics and surveillance camera commissioner resigns
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonDual biometrics and surveillance camera watchdog will step down at the end of October 2023, noting that while he agreed to stay on until the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill received royal assent, continuing delays to its passage means he will not be able to effectively discharge his functions
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15 Aug 2023
Manchester United begins Extreme approach to upgraded Wi-Fi
By Joe O’HalloranJust a year after becoming football club’s official Wi-Fi network solutions and Wi-Fi analytics provider, cloud networking services provider kicks off new season with upgraded wireless infrastructure for the Red Devils
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15 Aug 2023
Norfolk and Suffolk police hit by FoI-linked data breach
By Alex ScroxtonLatest UK police data breach relates to crime suspects, victims and witnesses across East Anglia, and comes just days after a similar incident at the Northern Irish service
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15 Aug 2023
Umbraco involves channel in sustainability efforts
Content management system specialist Umbraco recognises the need to create a community effort to tackle the reduction of carbon emissions
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15 Aug 2023
Nokia, Nomios Group to triple capacity for GÉANT European research network
By Joe O’Halloran10-year frame agreement pegs comms provider as sole IP critical-network provider for massive backbone network migration to deliver capacity to support long-term scientific collaboration
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15 Aug 2023
Nutanix GPT-in-a-Box aims hyper-converged at AI/ML use cases
By Antony AdsheadNutanix targets a pre-configured bundle of AI/ML and GPT software with hyper-converged infrastructure and GPT to help organisations safely take advantage of learning networks
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15 Aug 2023
TSB and Fintech Scotland lab open for applications
By Karl FlindersHigh street bank opens applications to its latest fintech programme in partnership with Fintech Scotland
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15 Aug 2023
Bank of England core system experiences outage
By Karl FlindersThe “beating heart” of the UK financial system stopped after a technical issue
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15 Aug 2023
Online safety message failing to get through to women
By Alex ScroxtonThe security community could be doing a lot more to make its advice and guidance more accessible to women, according to a study
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15 Aug 2023
ONC Awards $2M for Health IT Interoperability Projects
By Hannah NelsonPart of the ONC funding will go towards a health IT project to drive advance care planning interoperability using advanced FHIR standards.
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14 Aug 2023
How Qualtrics is driving experience management
By Aaron TanQualtrics’ global and regional leaders outline the company’s product directions, including its work in AI, its traction in the region and the future of experience management
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14 Aug 2023
Cloud costs continue to rise among IT commodities
By John MooreCIOs can expect higher cloud costs as the U.S. government's wholesale inflation index hits its highest rating for the technology category that includes this IT model.
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14 Aug 2023
Confusion mounts amid HashiCorp open source change
By Beth PariseauRipple effects from HashiCorp's switch to BSL spread through the industry, raising questions among enterprise users and trepidation about the future of corporate open source.
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14 Aug 2023
Tech groups seek changes to H-1B lottery
By Patrick ThibodeauA surge in H-1B lottery registrations, some legitimate and some potentially fraudulent, is prompting efforts to reform the system. Any new rules will require public input.
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14 Aug 2023
Cisco acquisitions target mostly ThousandEyes, Cloud Security
By Antone GonsalvesCisco has made nine acquisitions this year, with all but two focused on improving internet monitor ThousandEyes as well as security manager and policy administrator Security Cloud.
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14 Aug 2023
Snowflake partner network takes on optimization
By John MooreSnowflake optimization spans cost reduction, infrastructure rightsizing and query reengineering. But will partner demand endure or decline as customers mature?
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14 Aug 2023
Channel roundup: Who's gone where?
By Simon QuickeAnother busy week across the industry on the personnel movement front