TechTarget News - Week of Jul 08, 2018
Mon Jul 9, 2018
TechUK calls on UK to adopt recent EU trade deals to boost digital sector
The EU deal with Canada, as well as forthcoming trade agreements with Japan, Singapore and Vietnam, could boost the UK tech sector – if adopted after Brexit
Mon Jul 9, 2018
Inside one of the world’s largest bug bounty programmes
Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative may be the top external supplier of software bug reporting for Microsoft and Adobe, but that does not mean it purchases every type of bug
Mon Jul 9, 2018
Nurses held back by poor IT and lack of support, RCN report finds
Nurses think technology could improve health and care services, but are held back by barriers such as inadequate IT systems, a lack of support and digital skills
Mon Jul 9, 2018
We need to take ‘black box’ out of AI to increase diversity, says panel
Many users of artificially intelligent systems have no understanding of what they do, making diverse and ethical development of these systems increasingly important
Mon Jul 9, 2018
London NHS organisations pick Kcom for HSCN
Network services supplier Kcom has been named as the preferred bidder for the Once for London Health and Social Care Network contract
Mon Jul 9, 2018
Three chooses SSE for 5G fibre backhaul
SSE Enterprise Telecoms will connect Three’s mobile network into BT’s local telephone exchanges as the mobile operator ramps up its preparation for 5G
Mon Jul 9, 2018
Collaborative taskforce launches security intelligence network
BAE Systems, Vodafone, cyber security incubator CyLon and other partners have joined forces in unveiling a manifesto for safeguarding society in the digital age
Mon Jul 9, 2018
Channel roundup: Who's gone where?
Board room, business development and cyber security were some of the job roles where firms chose to make some changes across the channel last week
Mon Jul 9, 2018
Superbike team adds managed UC to support racers
Crescent Racing, Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team has enhanced its existing relationship with MSP GCI to include new unified comms and Skype for Business elements
Mon Jul 9, 2018
Government needs to improve its outsourcing approach
Parliamentary committee advises government to improve its outsourcing methods in the wake of the collapse of Carillion
Mon Jul 9, 2018
Excalibur keeps it local and acquires in Swindon
The firm is no stranger to using acquisition as a way of extending its reach but for its latest target has looked very close to home
Mon Jul 9, 2018
Casino group bets on Pivot3 hyper-converged infrastructure for surveillance
Caesars’ ageing digital video recording equipment risked running foul of court and police requirements, and cost tens of thousands annually, so it switched to Pivot3 hyper-converged infrastructure
Mon Jul 9, 2018
Dutch government IT projects run €1bn over budget
Dutch government IT projects are costing much more money and taking far longer than expected
Mon Jul 9, 2018
Google's partner ecosystem remains a work in progress
The Google Cloud ecosystem continues to expand, as Google improves its relationships with third-party vendors and tries to translate its technology to traditional IT shops.
Mon Jul 9, 2018
Imanis Data improves ransomware detection
Imanis improves its machine learning-powered ransomware detection, introduces disaster recovery for Hadoop and unveils its new Recovery Sandbox feature.
Mon Jul 9, 2018
Holiday Extras uses machine learning and artificial intelligence for personalisation
Travel firm Holiday Extras has introduced machine learning and artificial intelligence into its smartphone app to give users a more personalised experience
Mon Jul 9, 2018
Ctera Networks adds Dell and HPE gateway appliance options
Ctera cloud storage gateway appliance portfolio expands with new all-SSD and all-HDD models that enable customers to run multiple applications on the same box.
Mon Jul 9, 2018
Managed private cloud gives IT a cost-effective option
Cloud evaluation requires planning and cost analysis. With available technology and managed service providers, IT can reduce long-term expenditures and management headaches.
Mon Jul 9, 2018
UK slips down broadband speed league table
Although average broadband speeds in the UK have improved in the past year, other countries are moving faster, according to new data from comparison site Cable.co.uk
Tue Jul 10, 2018
Analysts question Australia government’s IBM deal
Industry analysts and experts have called the wisdom of the A$1bn IBM IT deal into question, with one claiming that the federal government should have used a range of suppliers instead
Tue Jul 10, 2018
Singapore to build speech recognition system to speed up emergency response
Emergency responders in the city-state could be able to react more quickly in future with the help of the world’s first mixed-lingual speech recognition engine, to be developed at a new artificial intelligence speech lab
Tue Jul 10, 2018
Jeremy Wright appointed DCMS secretary of state in Cabinet reshuffle
Attorney general Jeremy Wright becomes DCMS secretary as Matt Hancock moves to the Department for Health and Social Care where he takes over as health secretary
Tue Jul 10, 2018
Time for Exertis to make some changes at Hammer
More than a year and a half after it acquired Hammer the decision has been made by Exertis to re-brand an operation to focus on the enterprise market
Tue Jul 10, 2018
Softcat delivers investor cheer with profit beating update
The channel player has issued a trading update indicating that its Q4 is ending even more strongly than it had expected
Tue Jul 10, 2018
Goonhilly Earth Station sets out plans to open green colocation datacentre in 2018
Owners of the space satellite communications hub in Cornwall are drawing on the site’s network links to court colocation clients
Tue Jul 10, 2018
NIC calls for nationwide broadband plan
The National Infrastructure Commission has called for a national broadband plan to support full-fibre roll-out
Tue Jul 10, 2018
Corporate networks vulnerable to insider attacks, report finds
Researchers found that 100% of corporate networks tested in 2017 were vulnerable to insider attacks, with Wi-Fi networks and employees among the top areas of weakness
Tue Jul 10, 2018
IBM all-flash diversifies with NVMe-based FlashSystem 9100
IBM FlashSystem 9100 scales to 32 PB of all-flash storage in a standard rack. IBM guarantees consistent latency of 350 microseconds and 100 million IOPS per four-way cluster.
Tue Jul 10, 2018
Carrenza expands public sector footprint with move into Ark Data Centres
Carrenza parent Six Degrees hails potential for tighter public sector collaboration with Crown Hosting Services through Ark Data Centres deal
Tue Jul 10, 2018
Chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov tells Tableau users human intelligence still has role to play
Garry Kasparov, a former world chess champion, tells Tableau’s European conference that artificial intelligence is a positive force that will stoke, not choke, human creativity
Tue Jul 10, 2018
UK falling behind European competition in efforts to produce powerhouse tech companies
Several European-based tech companies are on the way to competing with major US and Chinese counterparts, although the UK is falling behind in this race
Tue Jul 10, 2018
The case for cloud storage as a service at Partners
Partners HealthCare needed storage that was secure, compliant with health regs and readily accessible to researchers. Read why it took a cloud-storage-as-a-service approach.
Tue Jul 10, 2018
OpenText OT2 hybrid cloud EIM platform debuts
OpenText's makeover of EIM platform reflects reality that few companies are fully cloud or fully on premises anymore; SaaS, microservices bridge CMS gaps between the two.
Tue Jul 10, 2018
Stolen digital certificates used in Plead malware spread
Researchers found the spread of Plead malware was aided by the use of stolen digital certificates, making the software appear legitimate and hiding the true nature of the attacks.
Tue Jul 10, 2018
July Patch Tuesday brings three public disclosures
Microsoft resolved three public disclosures and updated its Spectre and Meltdown advisory this July Patch Tuesday. In total, Microsoft addressed about 54 vulnerabilities.
Tue Jul 10, 2018
Lords urge Brexit negotiators to reach agreement on security
Time is running out for the UK and EU to agree on a future security relationship and if negotiators fail to find common ground, all stakeholders stand to lose, warns a Lords’ committee
Wed Jul 11, 2018
Hidden costs of data breaches difficult to manage, study finds
The full cost of “mega breaches” can be up to £264m, with the average UK data breach costing £2.69m, a study has revealed
Wed Jul 11, 2018
DevOps gathers pace in APAC
Large enterprises such as DBS Bank have been shaking up their software development practices to fend off disruption from more nimble rivals
Wed Jul 11, 2018
Facebook could face ICO fine of up to £500,000
Facebook could face the maximum fine provided by the UK’s previous data protection laws for lack of transparency and security issues relating to the harvesting of data, the UK’s privacy watchdog has revealed
Wed Jul 11, 2018
UK fintech industry fears Brexit-induced talent squeeze
London’s financial technology community warns of problems ahead as the reality of the UK leaving the EU unfolds
Wed Jul 11, 2018
UK firms too confident about cyber security
Three-quarters of UK companies say their cyber protection is above average, and nearly half think they are a “top performer” despite the growth in data breaches
Wed Jul 11, 2018
Vodafone pointing partners towards IoT and 5G opportunities
The comms firm has been getting its channel ready for the next wave of innovation
Wed Jul 11, 2018
Swedish state-private partnership will use advanced IT to secure cities
Swedish authorities are working with the private sector to develop geo-fencing technology to protect cities from vehicle-related terrorist attacks
Wed Jul 11, 2018
White-hat hackers find record number of vulnerabilities
White-hat hackers are finding more vulnerabilities than ever before, with crowdsourced security testing continuing to gain popularity, a report reveals
Wed Jul 11, 2018
Cloudian adds Storage Made Easy file-sync-and-share compliance
Object storage maker adds file-sync-and-share with compliance filters from Storage Made Easy to restrict movement of potentially sensitive data between endpoints and datacentres
Wed Jul 11, 2018
SonicWall determined to gain share in the mid-market
Security vendor stepping up support for partners as it sets out an ambition to replicate SME efforts in the mid-market space
Wed Jul 11, 2018
Russian startup event more international than ever
This year’s Startup Village in Moscow was attended by more international companies and investors than ever before
Wed Jul 11, 2018
Financial firms, vendors push self-service software delivery
Self-service DevOps automation appeals to enterprises that must push out new code as they adapt to changing requirements.
Wed Jul 11, 2018
Datrium DVX switches focus to converged markets, enterprise
Datrium approaches HCI in a nontraditional way, but its DVX architecture combines compute and storage while pumping up its data protection capabilities.
Wed Jul 11, 2018
DHS, SecureLogix develop TDoS attack defense
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and vendor SecureLogix are making 'rapid progress' in developing a TDoS attack defense. The technology is expected in the coming months.
Wed Jul 11, 2018
Digital transformation process: Align business and IT, shake legacy
At the MIT Sloan CIO Symposium, consultant Cathy Horst Forsyth explains which factors make for a successful digital transformation process and what slows companies down.
Wed Jul 11, 2018
Execs: Content management in the cloud not as easy as it looks
Challenges await companies as they move content and microservices app-enabled processes to the cloud. Chief among them are data security and apprehension about process complexity.
Wed Jul 11, 2018
GandCrab ransomware adds NSA tools for faster spreading
NSA exploit tools have already been used in high-profile malware. And now, GandCrab ransomware v4 has added the NSA's SMB exploit in order to spread faster.
Thu Jul 12, 2018
Siemens and Alibaba Cloud eye Chinese IoT market
The two bigwigs will develop industrial internet of things offerings for China’s manufacturing industries that are being digitised through various state-led initiatives
Thu Jul 12, 2018
Hedvig teams up with Veeam to support scale-out backup appliances
Scale-out software-defined storage supplier reaches agreement with Veeam for backup software to build clusters of nodes with flash, cloud and block, file and object storage access
Thu Jul 12, 2018
Indonesia leads ASEAN region in AI adoption
The sprawling archipelago of more than 260 million people is becoming a hotbed for adoption of artificial intelligence, led by digital native companies such as Go-Jek and Kaskus
Thu Jul 12, 2018
Computacenter looking at a strong 2018
The channel player has issued a Q2 trading update that refers to growth, momentum and the prospects for the second half of the year
Thu Jul 12, 2018
Three-quarters of consumers have interacted with artificial intelligence
Capgemini survey finds 55% of people prefer a mix of AI and humans when they interact with organisations
Thu Jul 12, 2018
Cyber attackers cashing in on ‘hidden’ attack surface
Cyber attackers are cashing in on organisations’ lack of visibility into all online interactions that can involve multiple third parties, a report reveals
Thu Jul 12, 2018
Most influential women in UK tech: The 2018 longlist
Each year, Computer Weekly asks the technology industry to nominate who it thinks are the most influential women in UK tech. Here is the longlist of nominees for 2018
Thu Jul 12, 2018
Investments in on-premise enterprise datacentres on the up as demand for multi-cloud rises
IHS Markit's research into the investment priorities of enterprise datacentre operators suggests cloud is fuelling infrastructure upgrade projects
Thu Jul 12, 2018
Broadcom acquires enterprise business with CA Technologies deal
Broadcom buys into the enterprise software infrastructure arena, announcing $19bn acquisition of CA Technologies
Thu Jul 12, 2018
Exertis brings in former Dell UK boss for next chapter
The distributor has made a change at the top as it looks for more growth with an industry veteran getting a chance to make a mark on the channel player
Thu Jul 12, 2018
Traders may not be compliant with new customs IT system by end of March 2019
PAC hearing reveals several issues with getting the Customs Declaration Service ready on time, including that traders probably won’t have enough time to get their systems compatible and compliant with the new IT system
Thu Jul 12, 2018
Brexit proposal calls for standards alignment and data sharing
Although the government’s Brexit whitepaper focuses on curbing immigration, collaboration on cyber crime, data sharing and services are among the bargaining chips
Thu Jul 12, 2018
Half of young girls don’t think tech careers are exciting
Young women are put off of technology careers because they don’t perceive them to be exciting, according to research
Thu Jul 12, 2018
UNH InterOperability Lab expands IPv6 testing amid SDN growth
UNH-IOL updated its IPv6 testing program to comply with newly released regulations for network devices procured by government agencies, adding SDN and IoT support along the way.
Thu Jul 12, 2018
IT spending shows cloud-focused data center architectures
Corporate IT spending shows companies are revamping data center architectures in preparation for a multi-cloud future.
Thu Jul 12, 2018
Saudi’s growing e-commerce market offers global tech opportunities
Saudi Arabia's e-commerce sector is set to explode, and the IT sector in the country will see increased demand as a result
Thu Jul 12, 2018
Tape storage capacity plays important role as data increases
There's a long runway for tape, with hundreds of terabytes of storage capacity soon available on a single cartridge. Flash, disk, the cloud and tape will all be key for storage.
Thu Jul 12, 2018
Broadcom acquisition of CA seeks broader portfolio
Broadcom has acquired CA Technologies in a move some believe is largely financially motivated, while others see an opportunity for the companies to integrate core offerings.
Fri Jul 13, 2018
Windows 7 migration powers PC uptick
PC sales in the enterprise have increased as businesses roll out Windows 10 before Microsoft ends support for Windows 7
Fri Jul 13, 2018
Hackers increasingly targeting cloud infrastructure
Cloud infrastructure is a growing target for cyber attackers because of available computing resources, as well as the repositories of valuable data, a report reveals
Fri Jul 13, 2018
How Singapore’s MyRepublic hones its IT chops
MyRepublic’s CIO shares how the company’s IT strategy has enabled the internet service provider to spread its wings into new markets
Fri Jul 13, 2018
DCC makes double acquisition to bolser portfolio
A presence in the US as well as Europe and Australia is one of the benefits that comes with the acquisition of AV player Stampede and the mobile accessories business will get a boost with Kondor
Fri Jul 13, 2018
Microsoft flagging channel Azure MSP experts
Ahead of the Inspire event the vendor has made it easier for those who are experts at Azure managed services to stand out from the crowd
Fri Jul 13, 2018
Flexible IT contracts generate savings for HMRC
HMRC’s annual report and accounts show transformation savings are slightly lower than planned as Brexit work means other projects are put on hold, but it’s making significant savings from smaller and more agile IT contracts
Fri Jul 13, 2018
Virtus Data Centres plots further expansion of Slough colocation site
Virtus Data Centres is adding three more data halls to its colocation facility in Slough, as well as carrying out a power upgrade at the site
Fri Jul 13, 2018
IBM blockchain apps starter pack targets developer disparity
With demand high for blockchain development expertise, IBM has delivered a new blockchain-as-a-service offering that helps developers learn the basics of the database ledger.
Fri Jul 13, 2018
Ticketmaster breach part of worldwide card-skimming campaign
News roundup: The Ticketmaster breach was part of a massive digital credit card-skimming campaign. Plus, the U.K. fined Facebook over the Cambridge Analytica scandal, and more.
Fri Jul 13, 2018
Microsoft warns if an email is being sent out of office hours
When Blackberry introduced mobile email, it made everyone permanently connected to work. Now, Microsoft wants to curb this
Fri Jul 13, 2018
Team collaboration secondary in Workplace by Facebook app
Organizations are deploying the Workplace by Facebook app to build community among large and geographically diverse workforces. In that sense, the platform is more like an intranet than a team collaboration platform.
Fri Jul 13, 2018
A web-based approach to preauthorization for insurance
Most specialty medicine needs preauthorization for insurance coverage and it's a headache for providers and staff. ZappRX hopes to solve the problem with a web-based app.
Fri Jul 13, 2018
Evergreen Services Group: New deal to up MSP revenue to $40M
MSP market M&A: Evergreen Services Group is acquiring SMB service providers that generate most of their business via monthly recurring revenue; more news from the week.
Fri Jul 13, 2018
New Spectre variants earn $100,000 bounty from Intel
Researchers discovered two new Spectre variants that can be used to bypass protections and attack systems and earned $100,000 in bug bounties from Intel.
Fri Jul 13, 2018
Endpoint security tool fueled OpenText's Guidance Software acquisition
Endpoint security was the primary draw for OpenText's Guidance Software acquisition. But plans to improve e-discovery and data forensics with Magellan AI are part of the roadmap.
Fri Jul 13, 2018
Russian intelligence officers indicted for DNC hack
A grand jury for special counsel Robert Mueller's election-interference investigation indicted 12 Russian intelligence officers for crimes related to the DNC and DCCC hacks.
Fri Jul 13, 2018
Chrome site isolation arrives to mitigate Spectre attacks
In an effort to mitigate the risk of Spectre attacks, Google Chrome site isolation has been enabled for 99% of browser users to minimize the data that could be gleaned by an attacker.
Fri Jul 13, 2018
Microsoft Teams free version takes on Slack, Cisco Webex
The new Microsoft Teams free version takes advantage of Microsoft's online Office suite to lure customers that might be considering competing products from Cisco and Slack.