TechTarget News - Week of Jan 03, 2016
Mon Jan 4, 2016
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg sets personal AI challenge for 2016
Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg plans to code a Jarvis-like AI assistant to help around the house and with his work in 2016
Mon Jan 4, 2016
Surrey County Council pushes for digital to improve services for residents
Local authority is pushing open data, linking up different services and installing movement sensors in extra care housing
Mon Jan 4, 2016
Software asset management at risk from SQL Server blind spot
Lack of adequate software asset management tools is leaving IT departments in the dark over Microsoft licensing, says the Campaign for Clear Licensing
Mon Jan 4, 2016
GP Extraction Service ‘another Whitehall failure’, says PAC
Public Accounts Committee slams GP Extraction Service and its supplier, Atos, in a new report on the long-delayed project
Mon Jan 4, 2016
EE CEO Swantee to leave after BT deal wraps up
EE confirms that CEO Olaf Swantee will step down following the mobile operator’s acquisition by BT
Mon Jan 4, 2016
Nokia takes control of Alcatel-Lucent
Nokia takes control of 80% of outstanding Alcatel-Lucent shares and prepares to wrap up multi-billion euro deal
Mon Jan 4, 2016
Games developers to be in demand in 2016
The UK video games industry is set to grow over the next year, with more than 70% of employers planning to make new hires
Mon Jan 4, 2016
BlackEnergy Trojan resurfaces to cause power outages
Trojan has been used to deliver a destructive component in attacks on power and media companies in Ukraine, say Eset researchers
Mon Jan 4, 2016
IT security predictions for Australian organisations in 2016
What IT security challenges should Australian organisations expect in the new year?
Tue Jan 5, 2016
Intel acquires German drone maker Ascending Technologies
Intel adds to previous strategic investments in drone technology to bolster its competitive position in the drone chip market
Tue Jan 5, 2016
Surveillance tribunal refers child privacy claim to information commissioner
The Investigatory Powers Tribunal has referred a complaint to the UK information commissioner that the US National Security Agency is intercepting children's internet activities
Tue Jan 5, 2016
Asean countries consider IoT for smart farming
Malaysia is leading the way when it comes to using internet of things technologies to improve agriculture
Tue Jan 5, 2016
Nominet Trust 100 tech for good list: The organisations driving change
Nominet Trust releases its annual guide of 100 organisations across the globe using technology to drive positive change
Tue Jan 5, 2016
Mobile operator consolidation spreads to France
Orange confirms it is in discussions to buy local rival Bouygues
Tue Jan 5, 2016
Free public communications network rolls out in New York City
Communication hubs will provide free public Wi-Fi, voice and video calls, device charging and tablets for internet browsing, access to city services, maps and directions
Tue Jan 5, 2016
Bristol opens up transport data to app developers
Bristol City Council offers free access to transport data to encourage the development of mobile technology systems
Tue Jan 5, 2016
Fears of software skills shortage in Germany and the Netherlands
Organisations in Germany and the Netherlands are struggling to fill positions for software developers as they digitise
Tue Jan 5, 2016
Aviva partners Beyond the Classroom to inspire girls into tech
Chika Aghadiuno, vice chair of Aviva’s women’s network, says it is important to make young people aware of potential careers
Tue Jan 5, 2016
Seven standout Nordic enterprise startups on the rise
The Nordic region is a hotbed for IT startups and, while it is better known for consumer-targeted creations such as Angry Birds, there are more and more startups targeting businesses
Tue Jan 5, 2016
HSBC suffers major online banking failure
HSBC customers unable to access online banking services as the UK bank suffers internal technical issue.
Tue Jan 5, 2016
Amazon WorkMail goes on general release in Europe
AWS readies challenger to Gmail and Office 365 as cloud battle with Google and Microsoft enters new phase
Tue Jan 5, 2016
Security experts support Dutch stance on encryption
Security experts have come out in support of a Dutch government statement against weakening encryption for the purposes of law enforcement and intelligence agencies
Tue Jan 5, 2016
Recent trends in IT networking: One observer's view
In this week's SN blog roundup, analysts explore recent trends in IT, the Juniper breach and next-generation firewalls.
Wed Jan 6, 2016
Government has poor track record in delivering major projects, says NAO
Out of 149 major government projects with total lifetime costs of £511bn, including 40 ICT projects, a third is rated red or amber-red, the National Audit Office has found
Wed Jan 6, 2016
Audi drivers go online with European MVNO agreement
Audi drivers will be able to buy in-car connectivity through an MVNO agreement spanning 13 European countries
Wed Jan 6, 2016
Upgrade to Internet Explorer 11 to reduce risk
Failure to update to the latest version of Internet Explorer by 12 January 2016 could put users at risk, Microsoft warns
Wed Jan 6, 2016
Nationwide renews BT network contract to support digital transformation
Building society upgrades network infrastructure to support apps and services for customers and staff
Wed Jan 6, 2016
CIO interview: Mats Hultin, Saab Group
Saab Group's CIO talks to Computer Weekly about the huge challenge of integrating 40 separate IT organisations into one
Wed Jan 6, 2016
UK IoT research hub opens with support from academic world
A consortium of nine UK universities have come together to work alongside the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council on research into the internet of things
Wed Jan 6, 2016
Rackspace: Business leaders, not IT departments, drive enterprise cloud adoption
Rackspace report into cloud migration trends reveals business leaders are more likely to lead the move off-premise than IT people
Wed Jan 6, 2016
Forrester predicts boom time for software
Cloud, Saas and business analytics set to drive up demand for software
Wed Jan 6, 2016
EU privacy watchdog to set up ethics advisory group
The EU data protection supervisor plans to encourage a discussion on the ethics of future technologies to prevent individuals being reduced to mere data subjects
Wed Jan 6, 2016
Italy wakes up to new IoT opportunities
Organisations in Italy are investing in internet-connected technologies, with infrastructure providers building the underpinning networks
Wed Jan 6, 2016
Top CIO tech topics of 2015: Anything but business as usual
The technology topics that grabbed CIOs in 2015 ranged from Dell's audacious EMC bid to the meaning of robotic process automation to some stern advice on how to be a CIO.
Thu Jan 7, 2016
UK interception powers need regular review, says privacy watchdog
UK information commissioner Christopher Graham has called for a regular review of interception powers and greater audit powers
Thu Jan 7, 2016
French intelligence ‘could have prevented Paris attacks'
A former US intelligence director turned whistleblower tells MPs and peers that bulk collection of internet and phone data is putting lives at risk
Thu Jan 7, 2016
Gov.uk notifications platform to begin sending texts and emails
Latest project in government-as-a-platform strategy aims to make it easier to keep individuals informed about applications and services
Thu Jan 7, 2016
Yahoo plans to cut workforce by 10%
News of workforce reduction comes a day after activist investor Starboard Value called for significant changes in a letter to Yahoo board
Thu Jan 7, 2016
ICO orders Alzheimer’s Society to improve data protection
Charity warned to comply fully with all data protection recommendations within six months or face prosecution
Thu Jan 7, 2016
Mixed prospects for IT spending in Europe
Europe’s economies have varying expectations for IT spending over the next couple of years as the global market sees moderate growth
Thu Jan 7, 2016
Mobile spectrum sharing pilot begins in France
Ericsson joins with startup Red Technologies, Qualcomm and the French government to run a radio spectrum sharing pilot for future 5G mobile networks
Thu Jan 7, 2016
European police smash ATM malware gang
Cyber criminals caused substantial losses across Europe by using Tyupkin malware to access ATM cash cassettes
Thu Jan 7, 2016
Cisco heading again to hyper-converged hardware market
Cisco has reportedly partnered with Springpath in developing hyper-converged hardware for the data center.
Thu Jan 7, 2016
Disk system deployment set to decline as datacentres plan for flash
Survey finds nearly one-fifth of IT departments plan to decommission disk, while hybrid leads the flash assault on the datacentre
Thu Jan 7, 2016
Half of UK banks have insecure SSL
A UK-based security company has revealed that half of UK banks are using out-of-date security technology
Fri Jan 8, 2016
AWS expands datacentre footprint in Apac
Cloud services giant is opening new datacentres in Seoul in response to Korean customer demands
Fri Jan 8, 2016
70% rise in venture capital funding for UK tech startups in 2015
Study shows UK tech startups won £2.46bn in venture capital funding last year, with London taking the lion’s share
Fri Jan 8, 2016
Tech firms critical of UK draft Investigatory Powers Bill
Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Twitter and Yahoo say they are particularly concerned about six key aspects of the UK's draft Investigatory Powers Bill
Fri Jan 8, 2016
US officials to meet tech firms about countering Islamic State
Discussions will cover ways of making it more difficult for extremist groups to use online services to further their aims
Fri Jan 8, 2016
Hybrid flash favoured in Spain – but for how long?
Flash memory is making its mark on Spanish enterprises, with hybrid flash storage that merges SSD and traditional spinning disk holding the upper hand
Fri Jan 8, 2016
2015 was a breakthrough year for cloud adoption, says Synergy Research Group
Analyst house’s latest cloud market tracker reveals how enterprise IT buying behaviours are moving to incorporate off-premise technologies
Fri Jan 8, 2016
Blackpool becomes third NHS trust to get open-source EPR
Open-source electronic patient records continue to gain traction in the NHS as Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust signs up
Fri Jan 8, 2016
Time Warner Cable denies breach
US telecoms firm believes passwords were stolen either through phishing attacks or data breaches at other companies that store its customer information
Fri Jan 8, 2016
Rapid Router: why Ocado Technology turned to open source
Retailer’s technology division open-sources learning-to-code initiative to encourage continuous development of coding game
Fri Jan 8, 2016
IT procurement lead Sarah Hurrell to leave Crown Commercial Service
Government purchasing agency’s commercial director for technology will depart to take up a job in the private sector
Fri Jan 8, 2016
Looking ahead at NFV trends in 2016
In our latest roundup of posts from SDN blogs, analysts explore network functions virtualization trends, SD-WAN adoption rates and software-defined security tools.
Fri Jan 8, 2016
Enterprise hard disk/hybrid storage systems: 2015 Products of the Year finalists
The 14 finalists in the hard disk/hybrid storage systems category of the 2015 Products of the Year competition blend flash configurations with traditional spinning media.