TechTarget News - Week of Mar 15, 2020
Mon Mar 16, 2020
TigerGraph delivers no-code tools, free use for COVID-19 analysis
No-code tools that enable users to migrate to graph databases and model data for queries highlight TigerGraph 3.0. The vendor also extended free access to tools to track COVID-19.
Mon Mar 16, 2020
Bill Gates steps down from Microsoft board to focus on philanthropic efforts
The co-founder of Microsoft has decided to step down from Microsoft's board to spend his time ‘focusing on how to solve some of the world's biggest problems’
Mon Mar 16, 2020
5G propels connected vehicles into top gear
Survey predicts 83 million 5G-connected cars will be on the road by 2035 as next-generation networks become more pervasive
Mon Mar 16, 2020
NCSC issues coronavirus cyber security alert
The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre has issued a public alert and fresh guidance as more cyber criminals get wise to the lucrative potential of Covid-19
Mon Mar 16, 2020
Secret Post Office deals cause fury among Horizon IT scandal campaigners
The Post Office has sparked anger with secret settlements with subpostmasters outside the recent legal action against it
Mon Mar 16, 2020
Coronavirus may deliver an HR tech market shakeout
The HR tech market, which has some 3,000 VC-funded firms, may see big impacts from the new coronavirus. That will depend on how long the crisis lasts and if it triggers a downturn.
Mon Mar 16, 2020
Atlassian integrates Automation for Jira no-code tool
Atlassian has integrated no-code technology gained from last year’'s acquisition of Automation for Jira by Code Barrel into its Jira Cloud issue-tracking service.
Mon Mar 16, 2020
Sabio hits the acquisition trail again with DVELP buy
Customer experience specialist Sabio makes its eighth deal in the space of three years
Mon Mar 16, 2020
Coronavirus: Microsoft Teams outage disrupts remote working
A Microsoft Teams outage on Monday disrupted the workday of many users working from home around the world in efforts to avoid spreading the new coronavirus to co-workers.
Mon Mar 16, 2020
Channel round-up: Who’s gone where?
A few executives on the move as firms look to bring on board expertise to support growth ambitions
Mon Mar 16, 2020
Rockset brings Query Lambdas to real-time database
Real-time cloud database looks to help better enable developers to build applications with Query Lambdas capabilities that execute queries and lookups from REST endpoint triggers.
Tue Mar 17, 2020
How Malaysia’s Affin Hwang is harnessing data analytics
The Malaysian financial institution has been tapping data analytics to better profile its customers, increase sales leads and identify new customer segments
Tue Mar 17, 2020
Nutanix expands virtual desktop service in APAC
Nutanix has expanded its Xi Frame virtual desktop service to five more cloud regions in Asia-Pacific amid the Covid-19 outbreak
Tue Mar 17, 2020
Telenor opens Norway’s first 5G service
Commercial 5G network opens in nine different cities and villages across Norway, making Telenor the first mobile operator in the country to offer 5G to customers
Tue Mar 17, 2020
UK makes its case for post-Brexit data adequacy decision
Government sets out an explanatory framework as it seeks adequacy decisions from the European Commission to maintain the free flow of personal data between the European Union, the UK and Gibraltar
Tue Mar 17, 2020
Operator-sponsored RCS set to win US consumer hearts and brand budgets
Study reveals consumer appetite for advanced messaging functionality, but operators must place privacy, security and person-to-person functionality at the core of new messaging services
Tue Mar 17, 2020
SentinelOne makes security platform free to support remote workers
Endpoint protection platform service will be made free until 16 May 2020 to help protect remote workers during the Covid-19 coronavirus crisis
Tue Mar 17, 2020
Operators plan to cope with increased overheads
There are conflicting views from Spain and the UK over how ready home networks are to cope with extra overheads, as populations are told to work from home
Tue Mar 17, 2020
UN identifies tech companies working in Occupied Palestinian Territories
United Nations Human Rights Office report names a number of technology companies that could be involved in violating human rights
Tue Mar 17, 2020
Carphone Warehouse to close 531 standalone stores in UK
Troubled UK computer and comms retailer takes what it calls essential next step in turnaround of UK mobile business
Tue Mar 17, 2020
Amazon to recruit 100,000 extra workers to cope with coronavirus-induced online shopping surge
Online retailer plans to focus its recruitment drive on providing jobs to hospitality and service industry workers who are out of work as coronavirus prompts city-wide shutdowns across the US
Tue Mar 17, 2020
Softcat delivers solid H1, sees no material impact from coronavirus
The reseller continues to deliver numbers that deliver cheer to investors, with the CEO reporting that there has been no material impact from coronavirus so far
Tue Mar 17, 2020
Igneous brings SaaS data management to Dell EMC appliances
Igneous rocks on-premises backup, data management with ability to use Dell NAS appliances as targets for its SaaS platform that was designed for public clouds.
Tue Mar 17, 2020
Microsoft and Google join forces on Covid-19 dataset
Data scientists and researchers are being encouraged to use data mining, artificial intelligence and machine learning to gain insights into the coronavirus pandemic
Tue Mar 17, 2020
UK mobile networks hit by outage
It didn’t take long for the UK’s mobile networks to feel the strain from additional home workers, after UK government advised people to work from home
Tue Mar 17, 2020
Courts make use of tech to hold remote hearings due to Covid-19
The Courts and Tribunals Judiciary will increase the use of technology in court proceedings as emergency legislation is being drafted to expand powers to allow criminal courts to hold remote hearings during the Covid-19 pandemic
Tue Mar 17, 2020
Maplin boss looking to extend supply chain
The managing director of online electronics retailer Maplin is looking to grow the business, accepting that it will need to widen its supplier network
Tue Mar 17, 2020
Travelex under threat as insolvency risk, hacking costs and coronavirus take their toll
Foreign exchange group’s future remains uncertain as its parent company, Finablr, prepares for potential insolvency
Tue Mar 17, 2020
New-build homes in UK to come gigabit-speed ready
UK government carries on with ambitious plans to roll out full-fibre across nation by 2025
Tue Mar 17, 2020
Coronavirus dims tech outlook 2020, spurs free security offers
Forrester has dropped tech growth projections for numerous sectors including consulting. Meanwhile, some security vendors are targeting MSPs with free product licenses.
Tue Mar 17, 2020
Dell warns of order delays; tech buyers worry about IT supply chain
Tech buyers feared the coronavirus pandemic could rattle IT supply chains. Meanwhile, Dell warned customers of delays in fulfilling orders on time.
Tue Mar 17, 2020
GitHub for mobile brings dev platform to small screens
GitHub for mobile delivers a fully native iOS and Android development experience of the popular GitHub source code version control service for developers.
Tue Mar 17, 2020
Covid-19: NCSC issues secure remote working guidance
With hundreds of thousands likely to be working remotely for some time, the UK’s NCSC has issued best practice guidance to enable security teams to support them
Tue Mar 17, 2020
Ransomware attacks poised to disrupt coronavirus response efforts
Experts fear that coronavirus-themed threats will escalate to ransomware attacks, and such attacks will disrupt response efforts at hospitals and city, state and local governments.
Tue Mar 17, 2020
Hazelcast Jet 4.0 boosts event streaming data platform
The vendor's real-time event streaming platform gets a boost as the newest version adds support for Python machine learning models to help make sense of the data deluge.
Tue Mar 17, 2020
BI vendors provide resources for COVID-19 analysis
With the new coronavirus continuing to spread worldwide, analytics software vendors are joining in to help in slowing, and hopefully stopping, the pandemic.
Tue Mar 17, 2020
Coronavirus forces switch to remote work for DevOps teams
The new coronavirus pandemic will force most DevOps teams to work remotely and may also interfere with work schedules. Experts share advice on how to weather the disruption.
Wed Mar 18, 2020
MoD defence capabilities programme in trouble, says NAO
The Ministry of Defence is struggling with its £196bn defence capabilities programme, as 10 of 32 projects, including several technology ones, are in trouble, according to the National Audit Office
Wed Mar 18, 2020
IR35 private sector reforms: Coronavirus prompts Treasury to delay start date to April 2021
HM Treasury confirms roll-out of IR35 reforms to the private sector will be halted for a year to ease the pressure on businesses in the face of the coronavirus outbreak
Wed Mar 18, 2020
Swedish municipalities test AI to drive efficiencies and cost savings
Research in Sweden measures the benefits of using artificial intelligence in local government operations
Wed Mar 18, 2020
4G arrives for eastern half of Jubilee Line
Full 4G mobile connectivity arrives on half of one of London’s busiest Underground transport links, paving the way for extended communications throughout the network
Wed Mar 18, 2020
Employment and investment in UK tech sector booms
UK digital tech sector continues rapid growth in 2019, attracting record investment for another year
Wed Mar 18, 2020
Estonia offers digital tools to countries struggling with coronavirus school closures
Government and tech companies in Baltic state unite to offer advanced digital learning tools to other countries
Wed Mar 18, 2020
Push for digitisation in Malaysia amid coronavirus crisis
Event cancellations and travel bans are spurring more companies to embrace digital tools to support remote and flexible working arrangements
Wed Mar 18, 2020
Prudential turns to AI to secure computer networks against cyber attacks
Prudential, the UK’s largest listed insurer, is turning to artificial intelligence to protect its computer networks in the US, Asia and Africa from malware hackers and internal threats
Wed Mar 18, 2020
Covid-19: Chancellor offers further financial support to SMEs
Government ramping up support for firms struggling with cash flow problems amid the growing impact of coronavirus
Wed Mar 18, 2020
Covid-19: Uptime Institute advises operators to suspend non-essential datacentre projects
Datacentre resiliency think-tank issues 18-page guidance to help operators protect staff during the coronavirus pandemic while keeping their facilities ticking over
Wed Mar 18, 2020
Atlas Cloud secures significant investment
North-East-based managed services specialist gains backing to expand the business
Wed Mar 18, 2020
Data protection vendor Rubrik selects its first president
Rubrik appointed Dan Rogers, former CMO of ServiceNow and Symantec, as its first president. Rogers wants to push Rubrik towards data reuse, which he says is the future of backup.
Wed Mar 18, 2020
Execs must advocate tech initiatives effectively
Senior management has a big role to play in making a success of digital and data transformation programmes
Wed Mar 18, 2020
Covid-19: Suppliers arm the channel with free options
A range of suppliers have responded to the spread of coronavirus by making their technology free for partners to deliver for a limited time
Wed Mar 18, 2020
Nokia spreads Wing IoT with 5G and edge capabilities
Finnish communications tech provider Nokia enhances its Worldwide IoT Network Grid managed service to support operators in offering 5G internet of things services with minimal capital investment
Wed Mar 18, 2020
Coronavirus now possibly largest-ever cyber security threat
The cumulative volume of coronavirus-related email lures and other threats is the largest collection of attack types exploiting a single theme for years, possibly ever
Wed Mar 18, 2020
Amid coronavirus, Microsoft Teams users balk at video stream limit
Users working from home due to the coronavirus outbreak are complaining that Microsoft Teams can't display more than four video feeds simultaneously.
Wed Mar 18, 2020
Post Office executives used ‘grotesque predatory capitalism’ throughout Horizon IT scandal
Labour MP Karl Turner tells Computer Weekly that the Post Office Horizon scandal is the most grotesque version of predatory capitalism he has ever seen
Wed Mar 18, 2020
Surrey goes live with child health system
CSH Surrey goes live with its new platform, with the information on 440,000 children's health now consolidated onto a single platform
Wed Mar 18, 2020
UK facial recognition project to identify hidden faces
A research project being conducted by UK universities in collaboration with the Home Office and Metropolitan Police could produce facial recognition systems that allows users of the technology to identify people with their faces covered
Wed Mar 18, 2020
Ocado pulls website amid coronavirus shopping frenzy
Ocado has closed its website and will not take any new orders for several days thanks to sheer volume of traffic
Wed Mar 18, 2020
Social media platforms ramp up automated content curation
As the new coronavirus continues to disrupt the workforce, social media companies are increasingly using machine learning to automatically detect and remove harmful content.
Wed Mar 18, 2020
Coronavirus pandemic: 5 remote work tips for IT
VMware's Shawn Bass and Brian Madden shared tips to help IT workers make remote work a reality for their organizations as the new coronavirus pandemic progresses.
Wed Mar 18, 2020
IBM officially supports Red Hat Ansible for mainframe DevOps
IBM will support mainframe DevOps through mainstream distributed systems tools such as Red Hat Ansible and Jenkins, even when it has equivalent mainframe-specific products.
Wed Mar 18, 2020
Box, Dropbox shore up clouds; Box-Microsoft integrations go live
Online document collaboration platforms Box and Dropbox shore up cloud bandwidth, security and customer support as remote work spikes due to coronavirus containment efforts.
Wed Mar 18, 2020
GitHub's NPM acquisition sparks Microsoft-related worries
GitHub's acquisition of NPM will bring two prominent open source players together under the Microsoft umbrella. But moves like this tend to cause concern for some observers.
Thu Mar 19, 2020
Loan charge under review: Cross-party group of MPs slams government inquiry into tax policy
The government’s independent inquiry into the loan charge disguised remuneration policy has been criticised in a report by a cross-party group of MPs for being ‘fundamentally flawed’
Thu Mar 19, 2020
Coronavirus: NHS to roll out Microsoft Teams to hospitals
Secure, cloud-based Microsoft collaboration tool Teams will be made available across the NHS, even those hospitals not on NHSMail
Thu Mar 19, 2020
Slack redesigns app as Microsoft Teams hits 44 million users
Slack introduced several features that make its app look more like Microsoft Teams, which now has 44 million daily active users.
Thu Mar 19, 2020
AI, no-code tools highlight Domo analytics platform update
The latest update from Domo, unveiled during the vendor's virtual user conference, include a no-code tool for application development and a host of AI features.
Thu Mar 19, 2020
Remote work could cause mobile network problems in a pandemic
Experts said the extra traffic caused by new remote workers could put a strain on mobile networks, but it could also cause businesses to rethink how work gets done.
Thu Mar 19, 2020
Volume of computer misuse incidents falling, says ONS
Downward trend comes despite an overall increase in fraud, according to new statistics
Thu Mar 19, 2020
Fortinet offers partner flexibility with Engage programme
Security player Fortinet has launched its partner programme with a conscious move to provide several options for partners looking to work with the vendor
Thu Mar 19, 2020
Workday salary bonus may pay workforce dividends
Workday is giving its employees a two-week bonus to help them deal with coronavirus-related costs. The move may result in improved retention and productivity.
Thu Mar 19, 2020
Employee computing emissions measured by only one-third of enterprises, Citrix research suggests
Many large companies in the UK are not measuring the greenhouse gas emissions from employee computing, with just a quarter of managers viewing IT sustainability as a top priority for their organisation
Thu Mar 19, 2020
WBA assumes control of OpenRoaming standard
Association set up to enable collaboration between service providers, technology companies and organisations in wireless industry to manage Cisco-produced technology for seamless Wi-Fi onboarding
Thu Mar 19, 2020
Commvault storage story expands with Hedvig for primary data
The pickup of Hedvig helps diversify Commvault beyond backup to address growing customer demand for scalable object storage that traverses across public and private clouds.
Thu Mar 19, 2020
Maze ransomware gang pledges to stop attacking hospitals
The infamous Maze gang announced it has stopped ransomware attacks on healthcare and medical facilities because of the seriousness of the coronavirus pandemic.
Thu Mar 19, 2020
Telia Carrier looks to expand U.S. channel partner roster
The Swedish network services firm plans to tap channel companies, including master agents, to grow name recognition and enterprise accounts in the U.S. market.
Thu Mar 19, 2020
Deepfakes: Security experts undecided on the threat level
Deepfakes may seem like a scary new threat in today's world, but should the world be worried? SearchSecurity asked numerous experts to weigh in at RSA Conference 2020.
Thu Mar 19, 2020
Preferred Mutual relies on VMware virtual desktops during pandemic
COVID-19 is pushing many firms to send employees home. In this Q&A, Preferred Mutual's Ben Moore discusses how VMware virtual desktops eased the transition.
Fri Mar 20, 2020
IT Priorities 2020: ANZ firms to spend more on cyber security
Over half of respondents in Australia and New Zealand plan to invest more in cyber security, especially in key areas such as data loss prevention
Fri Mar 20, 2020
Netflix downscales content resolution to ease strain on EU networks
European Commission asks premier subscription video-on-demand service provider Netflix to lower quality of films to take strain from loaded EU networks
Fri Mar 20, 2020
EU telecoms operators granted permission for ‘fair’ management of online traffic
EC and BEREC allow telcos unprecedented network traffic control to mitigate the effects of network congestion due to the massive increase in home working caused by the coronavirus
Fri Mar 20, 2020
MP warns minister not to parrot civil servants’ lines on Post Office IT scandal
MP Kevan Jones has warned a government minister not to repeat the mistakes of predecessors in relation to the Post Office Horizon IT scandal
Fri Mar 20, 2020
SAP Ariba Discovery now open to all buyers and suppliers
Buyers and suppliers can now access SAP Ariba Discovery for free, and SAP Ariba, Fieldglass and S/4HANA are further integrated for an 'intelligent spend management' platform.
Fri Mar 20, 2020
Unpatched Zyxel storage devices co-opted into IoT botnet
Owners of Zyxel network-attached storage devices are in danger of being hijacked by Mukashi, a descendant of the infamous Mirai botnet, if they don’t patch a critical vulnerability
Fri Mar 20, 2020
Tech bosses share messages of support with channel partners
A raft of CEOs from the largest vendors have assured partners that they are working to protect supplies during the coronavirus crisis
Fri Mar 20, 2020
Coronavirus: Sans Institute issues cyber security advice for parents
With schools now shut across the UK, parents will bear more responsibility for keeping children safe online and educating them about online harms
Fri Mar 20, 2020
Coronavirus: BT reassures UK of network’s resilience
Just a week after issuing assurances that its network was capable of dealing with the added load from vastly increased numbers of people working from home, BT issues further details on infrastructure resiliency
Fri Mar 20, 2020
Dstl launches report on the future of cities
Dstl research aims to support decision-making of the UK military by analysing topics such as the influence of technology in urban warfare
Fri Mar 20, 2020
Las Vegas shores up SecOps with multi-factor authentication
AI-driven SecOps tools spared Las Vegas from a major data breach in January. The city now bets that two-factor authentication can stop future attempts.
Fri Mar 20, 2020
Emsisoft, Coveware offer free ransomware services to hospitals
As they grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare providers will have free access to a range of ransomware-related services from security vendors Emsisoft and Coveware.
Fri Mar 20, 2020
UK Coronavirus Bill relaxes restrictions on mass surveillance powers
Emergency legislation would massively expand state surveillance and police detainment powers
Fri Mar 20, 2020
Cherwell extends platform depth with developer support
IT services management specialist Cherwell has launched its Marketplace as it looks to extend the options in its CORE platform
Fri Mar 20, 2020
Coronavirus: Surge in remote work strains Zoom services
Some Zoom services are faltering under the pressure from a huge influx in remote workers. Service disruptions are up significantly so far in March.
Fri Mar 20, 2020
ConnectWise threat intelligence sharing platform changes hands
CompTIA plans to use its educational resources to enhance ConnectWise's threat intelligence sharing platform for technology solution providers; more IT channel news.
Fri Mar 20, 2020
Coronavirus: VPN hardware becomes a chokepoint for remote workers
VPN hardware has become a bottleneck for companies with a high number of employees working from home as a result of efforts to combat the coronavirus.
Fri Mar 20, 2020
Vendors offer free remote work technology for telecommuting
It's more than a marketing ploy: Cloud technology vendors, seeing their own issues enabling remote work, extend paid products to customers for free.
Fri Mar 20, 2020
Databricks bolsters security for data analytics tool
Databricks looks to bridge the gap between on-premises controls and the cloud with data analytics security policies in the company's latest platform update.