TechTarget News - Week of Jul 17, 2016
Mon Jul 18, 2016
Oracle targets cloud sales at Asia Pacific’s mid-sized firms
Software giant aims to hire 1,000 professionals to drive mid-market growth in Apac region
Mon Jul 18, 2016
Japanese tech firm to acquire UK chipmaker ARM
Japanese technology firm SoftBank Group is to acquire Cambridge-based ARM Holdings to capitalise on the UK firm's IP in chipsets for smartphones and IoT devices
Mon Jul 18, 2016
Prime minister Theresa May shakes up responsibility for digital policy in ministerial reshuffle
Former Cabinet Office minister Matt Hancock replaces Ed Vaizey as digital economy minister in the highest-profile change among digital roles
Mon Jul 18, 2016
Most ransomware gangs open to negotiation, says F-Secure
Businesses can take several precautions to avoid being victims of ransomware, but if all else fails, they should negotiate with their attackers, according to a report by F-Secure
Mon Jul 18, 2016
French public sector’s never-ending struggle with the cloud
The French government has more hurdles to overcome than many of its European neighbours when it comes to adopting cloud computing services
Mon Jul 18, 2016
British Gas launches women in tech network
Energy services provider announces the launch of its women in tech network to provide a community for female tech employees
Mon Jul 18, 2016
MPs call on government to address Brexit risks to digital economy
Digital skills, tech startups and the UK’s digital economy success stories have all been put at risk by the decision to leave the EU, says a committee of MPs
Tue Jul 19, 2016
Case study: Rémy Cointreau boosts security and productivity
Drinks firm Rémy Cointreau uses Centrify’s identity and mobile management to simplify security, improve business agility and reduce IT costs
Tue Jul 19, 2016
Middle East airlines must continue to invest in IT
Airlines in the Middle East are investing heavily in IT as the industry faces increasing demand for more efficient services
Tue Jul 19, 2016
IBM’s growth in strategic areas helps beat revenue expectations
IBM continues to bet on strategic businesses such as cloud, which delivered 30% growth in the second quarter despite an overall revenue decline for the period of 3% compared with 2015
Tue Jul 19, 2016
BT accused of under-investing in Openreach, prompting renewed calls for business split
The Culture, Media and Sport Committee calls for operation and investment overhaul for Openreach, and claims failure to deliver on this should prompt Ofcom to order breakaway from BT
Tue Jul 19, 2016
Nominet Trust launches £500,000 fund for digital inclusion programme
Nominet Trust and the Baring Foundation launch a fund for tech innovations designed to engage older people in creative arts
Tue Jul 19, 2016
The Green Grid rolls out datacentre efficiency metric to clampdown on PUE misuse
Datacentre efficiency consortium The Green Grid plans to introduce a metric to drive up the accuracy of facility performance measurements during downtime and normal operating conditions
Tue Jul 19, 2016
Private data should only be kept for ‘serious crime’, says European Court
European Court of Justice lays down the limits of data retention following legal challenge by two UK MPs, and David Davis withdraws his name from legal action after assuming a post in Theresa May’s cabinet
Tue Jul 19, 2016
DDoS attack size up 73% from 2015
Distributed denial of service attacks continue to be popular with attackers, increasing in size, complexity and frequency in the first half of 2016, according to the latest global report by Arbor Networks
Tue Jul 19, 2016
US government joins legal challenge of EU-US data transfers
Helen Dixon, Ireland’s data protection commissioner, is asking the European Court of Justice to rule on the legality of EU-US data transfers, post-Safe Harbour, in a landmark legal challenge
Tue Jul 19, 2016
Carbon Black bets on next-generation antivirus
Carbon Black is betting on next-generation antivirus technology by acquiring Confer to extend the capability and appeal of its endpoint protection offerings
Tue Jul 19, 2016
Australian prime minister appoints new tech leads
Malcolm Turnbull has made key tech appointments following his narrow victory in the Australian election
Wed Jul 20, 2016
Home Office merges IT units
The Home Office is merging its IT units to create Home Office Digital, Data and Technology and has appointed CTO Sarah Wilkinson to lead it
Wed Jul 20, 2016
Mobile data freebies spark controversy in Sweden
Telia’s offer of data freebies to customers has brought criticism from some that believe it breaches net neutrality rules
Wed Jul 20, 2016
Microsoft reports strong quarter driven by cloud
Microsoft reports quarterly profits of $3.12bn, largely driven by the success of its focus on cloud services
Wed Jul 20, 2016
Williams F1 teams up with Thales cyber security
Williams Group seals technical partnership to protect its confidential high-value data in the competitive world of F1 racing
Wed Jul 20, 2016
BT broadband users hit by UK-wide outage
Telecommunications giant incurs the wrath of BT broadband users after thousands struggle to get online, following power outage at third-party datacentre provider
Wed Jul 20, 2016
Insurance firm frees itself from legacy shackles
Insurance intermediary is moving its IT infrastructure into the cloud in a 12-month project that also sees it update its end-user computing technologies
Wed Jul 20, 2016
Benelux CIO interview: Paul Elich, CIO at KLM
Paul Elich, CIO at Dutch airline KLM, tells Computer Weekly about building innovation into IT departments and the ongoing de-duplication of internal systems since its merger with Air France
Wed Jul 20, 2016
SAP Q2 2016: cloud revenue edges forward, 3,700 S/4 Hana customers
Second-quarter results show 3% growth in cloud revenue to reach 14% of the €5.2bn revenue total, as operating profit jumps 10%
Wed Jul 20, 2016
UK falls behind most European countries in safe data storage rankings
A report based on independent data ranks the UK behind most major European countries as a safe location for storing data
Wed Jul 20, 2016
Aster Group to implement ServiceNow
Housing developer to use cloud-based service across multiple business functions following succesful implementation for IT service desk
Wed Jul 20, 2016
Pokemon Go craze: A harbinger of the augmented enterprise?
Pokemon Go is pushing augmented reality closer to enterprise adoption. Also on Searchlight, Microsoft wins in warrant case; Google hit with new charges.
Wed Jul 20, 2016
DWP blames policy changes for a further shift in Universal Credit rollout
A Public Accounts Committee hearing coincided with news that the DWP is delaying the rollout of Universal Credit
Wed Jul 20, 2016
BBC+ app tailors content to individuals
Users of BBC app can shape their experience based on the content they want to consume
Wed Jul 20, 2016
New AT&T Network on Demand service provides Cisco virtual router, more
The latest AT&T Network on Demand service provides virtualized versions of Cisco or Juniper routers, Fortinet firewalls or Riverbed WAN optimization technology.
Wed Jul 20, 2016
Reinventing Bahrain’s Kanoo Group through digital technology
Kanoo Group IT director explains the company's IT transformation, including why implementing Office 365 across the business was his biggest career challenge
Thu Jul 21, 2016
Intel’s cloud and IoT-focused businesses deliver disappointing growth
Intel says its transformation to focus on cloud and IoT is on track, but these key business areas fail to deliver as much growth as expected
Thu Jul 21, 2016
BT broadband users hit by second UK-wide outage in two days
Power supply issues at Docklands datacentre could be behind loss of internet access for more than 5,500 BT broadband users
Thu Jul 21, 2016
Mobile payments get Isaca’s security approval
Mobile contactless payments enable three key security controls that make them more secure than physical and e-commerce payments, according to a report by Isaca
Thu Jul 21, 2016
IT outsourcing falls steeply in second quarter but IT as a service sees strong growth
Sales of IT as a service growth in Europe helped offset a huge fall in the total value of traditional IT and business process outsourcing contracts
Thu Jul 21, 2016
MasterCard acquires VocaLink from UK banks
Acquisition of payment systems company for £700m could increase innovation in the UK payments sector
Thu Jul 21, 2016
Gartner offers insights into how cloud is disrupting traditional IT spending habits
Market watcher shines a light on how the adoption of off-premise technologies is shaking up enterprise IT spending trends
Thu Jul 21, 2016
Security industry welcomes cyber crime’s inclusion in official stats
The security industry welcomes the inclusion of cyber crime statistic in official crime reports to highlight the size and nature of the threat
Thu Jul 21, 2016
Almost half of UK's largest councils lack cloud strategy, Eduserv FOI study reveals
Eduserv study into cloud take-up inside local authorities suggests council CIOs are still over-invested in on-premise technology
Fri Jul 22, 2016
Banking via websites in decline as mobile apps take over
The use of mobile apps to bank is growing fast and fewer people use the internet to handle their financial affairs
Fri Jul 22, 2016
Facebook completes first flight of UK internet drone
Facebook has completed the first test flight in a year-long programme for its UK-developed Aquila drone designed to enable internet connections in remote areas, using high-speed laser communications
Fri Jul 22, 2016
UK government needs 2,800 extra digital staff to deliver current plans
Head of the National Audit Office highlights risks from a 'digital capability' gap across Whitehall
Fri Jul 22, 2016
Jihadists’ digital tools revealed
A report by dark web intelligence firm Flashpoint reveals how jihadist groups use common security and other tools to hide their digital communications from national security forces
Fri Jul 22, 2016
Tech firms tackle IoT security with management protocol
A group of tech firms have joined forces to develop a management protocol for IoT devices that could pave the way to an open, interoperable standard to address security and privacy risks
Fri Jul 22, 2016
SolidFire partners linking up with NetApp channel program
NetApp and SolidFire, a flash storage vendor acquired earlier this year, are in the process of integrating their channel programs and partner ecosystems.