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Australia has been hailed as a rapidly growing market for mobile virtualisation

Samsung has temporarily shut down production of its Galaxy Note 7 devices after further reports of battery fires

The EC is planning a security certification scheme for internet of things devices as the UK Cabinet bans smartwatches amid heightened fears of cyber espionage

Sheffield MP Louise Haigh replaces Chi Onwurah as shadow minister for the digital economy in Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn’s reshuffle

Singapore is setting itself to be a leader in the digital age, with a reorganised government department the protagonist

NHS 24’s troubled IT system won’t be fully rolled out until December 2017 as the projected costs of the programme spiral to 73% over budget

Three directors of Government Digital Service have departed since appointment of new director general Kevin Cunnington in August

The IT department will increasingly compete with other business areas for candidates with technology skills, a major research programme reveals

The proportion of women choosing to work in the IT profession is set to increase over the next four years as businesses adopt digital technology, according to a major study by the CEB

A new alliance between Armor cloud security and Cogent Co. speaks to channel opportunities around compliance, according to Armor's chief of operations and security.

Quantum’s StorNext universe boosted by new tape libraries – the i3, i6 and AEL6 – with increased data density on the back of denser storage and improved robotics

Cyber security issues will be a major theme at this month’s GITEX Technology Week 2016 conference in Dubai

Facebook launches its Workplace application for use in a professional environment after a year of beta

A quarter of UK policing websites have secure foundations, but half have room for improvement, and the remaining quarter are in need of serious and urgent improvement, according to the Centre for Public Safety

BT’s chief strategy officer Sean Williams tells MPs the telco will happily take on any broadband USO, as parliament gathers evidence in support of the Digital Economy Bill

A day after temporarily suspending production after a spate of battery fires, Samsung finally pulls the plug on its Galaxy Note 7 device

Public sector IT contractors leave UK Hydrographic Office en masse over IR35 clampdown, Computer Weekly understands

Keppel DC REIT acquires site on Celtic Gateway business park that has three data halls capable of housing 12,000 servers

IT outsourcing and robotic automation firm Alsbridge now has presences in three cities in the ANZ region

Singaporean multinationals are no longer the default employers of talented IT professionals in the Asean region as a vibrant startup community and growth in other countries turns heads

Fujitsu will cut its UK workforce by around 1,800 people, and there are expectations it will be offshoring some roles

G7 countries have agreed cyber security guidelines in response to concerns about the safety of interconnected global financial systems that are increasingly coming under attack, according to Symantec

A report produced by the Science and Technology Committee has warned that the UK is fundamentally unprepared for the changes that will come from robotics and artificial intelligence

Digital innovation is a priority for improving passenger experience and internal operations at the train operating company

PC shipments across the globe enter an unprecedented period of decline, Gartner reveals

Hyper-converged infrastructure maker adds all-flash SME and remote office server-storage hardware with VMware hypervisor to vSTAC SLX products based on NexGen buy

The Isle of Man’s police force sign up for the Connect policing platform – the largest IT investment the island’s police force has made in a decade

At the 2016 Teen Tech ceremony, TeenTech’s founder Maggie Philbin and the Duke of York called on kids to inspire future participants

Reports suggest both CenturyLink and Verizon could be on the cusp of off-loading their colocation assets, after months of speculation

As mobile operators struggle to maintain their revenue streams, Russian search engine Yandex is using artificial intelligence and machine learning to help them fight back against over-the-top services

Clyde & Co’s CIO talks about the growing importance of IT in law firms and how to push the power of digital transformation

Backbench MPs are campaigning against Lauri Love’s extradition to the US so he can face trial in the UK

The NCSC is piloting various cyber security intiatives with government departments such as Dmarc and other email security measures, and plans to name and shame those which fail to comply

This week, bloggers look into digital infrastructure technology, threat fatigue and virtual appliance optimization for data centers.

Australian Cyber Security Centre report reveals growing threat, with energy, banking and finance, and communications sectors targeted most often

3D printing is increasingly being used in Singapore, with hospitals and manufacturers early adopters of the technology

Nearly half of ransomware attacks are aimed at office workers, but almost two-thirds of those polled in the US are unaware of the threat

IT services consultancy FDM Group announces the launch of its Back to Business programme designed to help women return to the IT industry

Despite moving on to pastures new, the former CIO at Swedish municipality Vara tells Computer Weekly how she used her people skills to transform the IT department

Nokia and Zeetta Networks sign on to support the University of Bristol and Bristol Council’s smart city project, Bristol is Open

The Netherlands government needs to ensure that legislation enables disruptive technology to flourish

Lloyds Bank is investing in the latest technologies to provide customers with convenient and secure banking services

Bank will use virtual reality to test potential recruits in situations that are otherwise difficult to recreate

London-based Charles Russell Speechlys used Veeam as a migration tool after merger between two law firms, then paired it with Exagrid data deduplication to revamp backup regime

Denmark based audio-visual equipment maker uses cloud-based channel management software to give it the sales insight it needs to make better decisions

Nick Lippis, co-founder and co-chairman of ONUG, describes what to expect from ONUG 2016. Major topics will include digital transformation and its effect on the IT industry.

Companies are struggling to keep pace with the digital innovation of their IT departments, a major study reveals

Retailers urged to improve the security of their online stores amid a series of discoveries of cyber criminal campaigns to exploit vulnerabilities in retail websites

Virtualisation giant VMware reinforces its commitment to helping enterprises manage multi-cloud deployments with AWS partnership

The UK is expected to keep its leadership position when compared with selected EU markets, claims Analysys Mason

Storage and server specialist Hammer is the latest distributor to be acquired by an expanding Exertis

SMEs in the north of England need a defined government strategy on broadband and skills if they are to flourish, says a thinktank

Nordea signs up to the mobile payments platform from Danske bank for its customers in Denmark and Norway

The logistics giant’s CIO talks about bridging the gender gap, emerging technologies and driving innovation

Europeans are rapidly taking up mobile banking which, combined with the adoption of contactless cards, is driving the digital payments sector

Online firms are being urged to reduce their dependency on single certificate authorities by automating backup processes

The Digital Economy Bill needs to firm up its definitions on data sharing and improve transparency to avoid losing public trust, according to experts

ICYMI: Mist premieres new analytics capabilities on its Wi-Fi platform, while Broadcom targets large data centers with its new switches and IDC sees more security spending.

HP Inc reveals the challenges it faces in 2017 with PCs, printers and the 3D printing opportunity

Reasons for the Samsung Note 7 disaster are not fully known, but experts are certain of this: A shoddy quality assurance process can kill you. Also: Gig economy up; PC orders down; Amazon stores a-coming.