TechTarget News - Week of Jul 19, 2020
Mon Jul 20, 2020
India’s Jio Platforms eyes global 5G opportunity
Indian mobile network operator Jio Platforms has built a 5G solution that will meet domestic and global demand for 5G services
Mon Jul 20, 2020
DVLA makes technological progress
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency has introduced a 24/7 chatbot, modernised its core IT network and is prototyping robotic process automation
Mon Jul 20, 2020
Global business leaders comfortable if not fully prepared for large-scale shift to remote work
Riverbed survey shows new technology investments are expected to enhance corporate performance and wellness as employees increasingly work from anywhere and employers adopt hybrid working models
Mon Jul 20, 2020
Test and Trace programme unlawful, admits government
The Department of Health and Social Care failed in its legal obligation to complete a mandatory Data Protection Impact Assessment
Mon Jul 20, 2020
Channel roundup: Who’s gone where?
Another busy few days across the industry, with some senior appointments being made
Mon Jul 20, 2020
US remote workers take significant productivity hit through IT disruption
Analysis of remote employee experience and digital workplace post-Covid finds enterprise remote workers have encountered long wait times to address IT and other technical issues
Mon Jul 20, 2020
Government launches fintech review
Sector review, first touted in the 2020 Budget, aims to find ways to boost competitiveness and growth
Mon Jul 20, 2020
Businesses underestimate negative impact of bot traffic
Research from Netacea finds that although awareness of malicious bot activity is high, many are underestimating its true impact
Mon Jul 20, 2020
Ericsson calls for Europe to ramp up 5G as it wins SoftBank cloud dual-mode core contract
Cloud-native, dual-mode 5G core will provide container-based microservice architecture to help Japanese operator develop new business models
Mon Jul 20, 2020
Full-time remote work trend has its doubters
A new Gartner survey projects that about half of all office workers will continue to work remotely full-time once the pandemic ends. Not everyone agrees with the forecast.
Mon Jul 20, 2020
Canalys: Security channel must meet changing demands
There is growth out there in the market, but the channel will need to shift the product mix to ensure it picks it up, says Canalys
Mon Jul 20, 2020
ICO hails transformative year as average fine trebles
Information Commissioner’s Office annual report reflects on a busy period, during which it levied two of the largest fines so far seen under the GDPR
Mon Jul 20, 2020
Covid-19 outbreak ramps up data focus at LOTI
The boroughs working in local government coalition LOTI are focusing on joining up and acting on data-driven insights to help communities through the crisis and beyond
Mon Jul 20, 2020
Cloudflare apologises for major net outage
Incident from network engineering team’s routine router configuration update work sees major outage on backbone leading to drops in internet services in Europe, US and Latin America
Mon Jul 20, 2020
SAP, Siemens partner to advance digital manufacturing
A new deal between SAP and Siemens combines SAP ERP systems with Siemens Teamcenter PLM platform, enabling companies to develop an end-to-end digital thread for manufacturing.
Mon Jul 20, 2020
Twitter breach caused by social engineering attack
Twitter was breached last Wednesday though a social engineering attack. Forty-five accounts were hijacked and up to eight accounts may have had their private messages stolen.
Tue Jul 21, 2020
Salesforce beefs up e-commerce order management features
Salesforce adds B2C-friendly order-management features to support internationalization of e-commerce, as well as pre-built integrations to channels such as Google and Instagram.
Tue Jul 21, 2020
Australian industry panel calls for ‘clear consequences’ of cyber attacks
A government-appointed panel recommends strong deterrence and other measures to be implemented in Australia’s next cyber security strategy
Tue Jul 21, 2020
Santander consumer arm to automate further after Nordic project
Time and cost savings achieved by RPA pilot were high and customer experience improved, says bank
Tue Jul 21, 2020
Door opening wider for Canalys Channel Forum 2020
Analyst firm Canalys has moved its event online, which should give more people the chance to attend
Tue Jul 21, 2020
A1, Telstra tap Nokia to enhance 5G evolution and pilot network slicing
Self-organising network software deployed to boost automation of leading Australian comms operator’s wide radio access networks as it continues its evolution towards 5G services
Tue Jul 21, 2020
HMRC extends Making Tax Digital programme
Programme to be extended gradually until April 2023 to cover business below the VAT threshold and income tax self-assessments above £10,000 a year
Tue Jul 21, 2020
IBM's Q2 tapered by pandemic business recovery
Country-specific coronavirus responses directly correlate to IBM customer IT investments, with some contemplating dialling back cloud subscriptions
Tue Jul 21, 2020
Russia Report reveals long-running cyber warfare campaign against UK
Russia has been hacking the UK for years and the British government has also known about it for years, according to the Intelligence and Security Committee’s report
Tue Jul 21, 2020
BMW Group signs six-year HPC contract with eco-friendly Swedish colocation firm
Motor manufacturer agrees to double-down on its use of EcoDataCenter's environmentally friendly colocation facilities
Tue Jul 21, 2020
CDEI calls for ‘step change’ in public sector data sharing
Public sector needs to change the way data is shared, clarify governance arrangements and work on building public trust and awareness, according to a Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation report
Tue Jul 21, 2020
Coronavirus: Government drags its feet on online misinformation
Online misinformation about Covid-19 continues to spread unchecked, according to a DCMS committee report which has accused the government of dragging its feet over online harms
Tue Jul 21, 2020
Microsoft releases voice of the customer platform
Microsoft takes on Qualtrics with Dynamics 365 Customer Voice, a customer experience feedback tool native to its platform for retailers and B2B users.
Tue Jul 21, 2020
Manchester City Council deploys 8x8 to maintain remote services
One of the UK’s largest local government authorities implements cloud-based communications system to keep critical services running while keeping agents safe during UK lockdown
Tue Jul 21, 2020
Why now could be the right time to launch a digital bank
Launching a bank during a global crisis is fraught with risk, but an established customer base, experience, agility and diversification could help Zopa do just that
Tue Jul 21, 2020
ThoughtSpot, VoiceBase partner to provide complementary tools
The complementary capabilities of ThoughtSpot's BI platform and VoiceBase's speech analytics tools can now be combined due to a new strategic partnership between the vendors.
Tue Jul 21, 2020
New IBM Power systems offer pay-as-you-go pricing
IBM rolled out a low-end Power system with pay-as-you-go pricing to make it easier for users to deploy hybrid clouds for mission-critical applications.
Tue Jul 21, 2020
Startup TileDB raises funds to advance universal data engine
A database technology project originally developed at MIT gets new funding that will help the startup database vendor grow and aim at a broader market.
Tue Jul 21, 2020
SAP creates contingent employees market as COVID-19 response
SAP Fieldglass has created a marketplace for finding contingent employees. It was created in response to COVID-19, and will operate through the end of the year.
Tue Jul 21, 2020
Microsoft Inspire 2020 sets partner agenda
Microsoft addresses 'digital first responders,' while citing cloud computing, remote work and purpose-driven digital transformation at virtual Inspire 2020.
Wed Jul 22, 2020
Barnardo’s hails G Suite to offer continuity of care to vulnerable children during Covid-19
Children's charity claims earlier move to off-premise cloud collaboration and communication platform is paying dividends during its teams’ response to the coronavirus
Wed Jul 22, 2020
Inside Intel’s transition into an enterprise tech company
Computing giant Intel is pushing deeper into the enterprise with investments in data-centric and emerging technologies along with partnerships with local firms to develop new solutions
Wed Jul 22, 2020
TfL contracts Capita for London Underground section of emergency services network
Capita will implement the network infrastructure that will enable the emergency services mobile network to work on the London Underground
Wed Jul 22, 2020
Privacy Shield: Companies face new hurdles to legally transfer data to the US
Businesses will have to conduct legal assessments to ensure they can transfer data from the EU to the US and other countries, following a European Court of Justice ruling
Wed Jul 22, 2020
Getronics gets fresh owner managers
Deal worth €200m sees Dutch channel player start life under a different owner
Wed Jul 22, 2020
Masergy expands SD-WAN portfolio with SASE, added analytics
With the addition of SD-WAN Secure, software-defined network and cloud platform claims to be the sole source of a single, unified SD-WAN solution
Wed Jul 22, 2020
Channel ends Q2 2020 on a high across Western Europe
Analysis of the market from Context reveals that the end of the second quarter continued to deliver growth for many across Western Europe, in spite of the pandemic
Wed Jul 22, 2020
BNP Paribas joins IBM financial services cloud project
IBM’s financial services cloud is gathering steam as more banks join its public cloud ecosystem of finance firms and developers
Wed Jul 22, 2020
US charges Chinese nationals with Covid-19 research hacking
The two hackers allegedly worked with the Chinese Ministry of State Security, targeting intellectual property and confidential business information
Wed Jul 22, 2020
Computacenter enjoys profit growth in first half of 2020
Computacenter provides investors with some cheer after sharing an encouraging trading update for the first half of 2020
Wed Jul 22, 2020
No let-up in cyber attacks as lockdown eases
Cyber attacks are up by one-third as the coalescence of cyber activity and nation state-linked threats around the pandemic bears fruit for bad actors
Wed Jul 22, 2020
Nokia launches first commercial enterprise 5G standalone private wireless networking
New technology aims to provide ‘direct to 5G’ entry point for high-spec industrial use case validation and ecosystem development
Wed Jul 22, 2020
New opportunities for Nordic startups post-Covid-19 as virtual offices become the norm
As companies adjust to digital office life in the pandemic era, a host of Nordic startups are already helping them convert these short-term fixes into long-term strategy
Wed Jul 22, 2020
Aramex ships in Rackspace Technology to accelerate datacentre downsizing and move to AWS cloud
Dubai-based international shipping and logistics firm Aramex is in the midst of a cloud-focused digital transformation designed to tighten up its last-mile delivery operations with the help of Rackspace Technology
Wed Jul 22, 2020
Slack takes legal route against ‘weak, copycat’ Teams
Microsoft could be set for another joust with the EU, as its rival, Slack, files an anti-competitive complaint
Wed Jul 22, 2020
Lloyds bank buys into cloud-native payments
Lloyds Banking Group continues its digital journey by investing in and investigating a cloud-based payments service
Wed Jul 22, 2020
Commvault unveils Hyperscale X, Hedvig container support
Revealed during the keynote of Commvault's FutureReady virtual event, Hyperscale X marks the first time a Commvault product has integrated Hedvig technology.
Wed Jul 22, 2020
Microsoft targets diesel backup power to reduce emissions
As it pushes towards becoming carbon neutral, Microsoft has started to look at how it can replace backup power generators in its datacentres
Wed Jul 22, 2020
DCMS loses government data policy to the Cabinet Office
Prime minister Boris Johnson has taken away responsibility for the government use of data from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and given it to the Cabinet Office
Wed Jul 22, 2020
UK government moves forward on Shared Rural Network scheme
UK government issues written statement supporting the deployment of 5G and extending 4G mobile coverage to hitherto badly served rural area
Wed Jul 22, 2020
NVMe over Fabrics startup Lightbits Labs adds clustering
Lightbits Labs' LightOS now enables application servers to access NVMe flash SSDs in a cluster of servers -- not just a single box -- over standard Ethernet via NVMe over TCP.
Wed Jul 22, 2020
Nvidia, University of Florida building AI supercomputer
Nvidia and the University of Florida have teamed up to build what they claim will be the fastest AI supercomputer in academia, capable of hitting 700 petaflops of performance.
Wed Jul 22, 2020
VMware load balancing aimed at NSX-T
Users reacted positively to the latest VMware load-balancing product. The NSX Advanced Load Balancer promises to improve application performance in a VMware NSX-T virtual network.
Wed Jul 22, 2020
Microsoft identifies digital transformation opportunities
For Microsoft, digital transformation provides a large, growing market for its partner ecosystem. Specific opportunities include cloud migration, AI and virtual desktops.
Wed Jul 22, 2020
NCSC reveals scale of cyber attacks on UK sports industry
The UK’s sports industry is under near constant cyber attack, according to new statistics from the National Cyber Security Centre
Thu Jul 23, 2020
APAC firms in early stages of digital transformation
More than three-quarters of APAC firms struggle to revise their financial plans amid the Covid-19 pandemic, with many still lacking agile systems and processes, a new study finds
Thu Jul 23, 2020
Verizon completes long-haul 800Gbps single-wavelength fibre data session
US comms giant sends 800Gbps across long-distance fibre in preparation for significant increase in amount of data from enterprise and consumer 5G applications
Thu Jul 23, 2020
Microsoft results show impact of tech-driven business resilience
While economies are set to shrink, businesses are leaning on tech to support operations, says Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella
Thu Jul 23, 2020
UK government aims for tech-enabled border
A consultation has been launched to gather views on how digital approaches can improve trader and traveller demands by 2025
Thu Jul 23, 2020
Business resilience key to startups ahead of post-Covid recession
Startups should begin building up their resilience to resist unattractive acquisition bids ahead of post-Covid recession
Thu Jul 23, 2020
Commvault refreshes HyperScale backup appliances with Hedvig
Backup player set to replace Fujitsu/Red Hat-based backup appliances with new hardware and storage software from Hedvig, which it bought late last year
Thu Jul 23, 2020
Brexit and slow pandemic response will impact UK IT spend, says Forrester
Analyst says UK’s slower response to the coronavirus, combined with Brexit, will have a big impact on GDP and, as a consequence, IT spending will decline
Thu Jul 23, 2020
UK government ignored civil service warning of no benefit in acquisition of OneWeb
Civil service revealed to have taken the rare step of alerting government that $500m investment in troubled satellite company would bring no discernible benefit
Thu Jul 23, 2020
Trend Micro gets partners to focus on ‘customer health’
Security player keen to get the channel working alongside users that are being supported with licences and assessments
Thu Jul 23, 2020
Covid-19 to prompt surge in public cloud spend on DaaS, says Gartner
Shift to remote working has prompted CIOs to up their spending on cloud-based desktop offerings, with desktop as a service on course to become the fastest-growing part of the wider public cloud market this year
Thu Jul 23, 2020
Twitter announces crackdown on QAnon accounts
In a bid to stem the spread of disinformation and prevent real-world harm, Twitter is taking action against QAnon conspiracists
Thu Jul 23, 2020
NetApp looks to help partners stand out from the crowd
Vendor has made a series of enhancements to its partner programme in an effort to widen the base and improve life for those that are already signed up
Thu Jul 23, 2020
Evasive phishing campaign hid inside Google cloud services
A new report by Check Point Software Technologies revealed attackers were abusing Google Cloud Functions to hide their phishing links within public cloud services.
Thu Jul 23, 2020
Nexsan Unity taps into cloud and Assureon archive
The third generation of Nexsan Unity appliances introduced interoperability with Assureon for extra ransomware defense and the ability to connect and migrate to 18 public clouds.
Thu Jul 23, 2020
Business Cloud growth drives Sage recurring revenues
Software player Sage is on a mission to become a SaaS player, and its third quarter update has indicated the progress made so far
Thu Jul 23, 2020
Starburst advances Presto to handle Hadoop data better
Enterprise Presto SQL vendor Starburst updated its data query platform with expanded support for legacy Hadoop workloads as well as modern cloud data lake deployments.
Thu Jul 23, 2020
G Suite users glad to finally get unified collaboration interface
Google has added team project channels and video conferencing to the G Suite app Gmail. The move provides G Suite with its first unified interface for collaboration.
Thu Jul 23, 2020
NetApp partner program gets a refresh
NetApp continues to evolve its channel strategy with a raft of partner program updates. NetApp partners will have access to new incentives, simplified sales processes and more.
Thu Jul 23, 2020
AI, UX and embedded features all pillars of Power BI platform
As Microsoft adds new features to Power BI, augmented intelligence and embedded analytics will continue to be a focus, Microsoft revealed during its Inspire user conference.
Thu Jul 23, 2020
SAP and IBM deepen partnership to boost digital transformation
SAP and IBM are enhancing their longstanding partnership by teaming up to help companies develop industry-specific applications on SAP Industry Cloud and move to S/4HANA.
Thu Jul 23, 2020
Microsoft unveils new DLP, 'Double Key Encryption' offerings
Microsoft revealed new security products and features this week, including an Endpoint Data Loss Prevention product as well as "Double Key Encryption" for Microsoft 365.
Thu Jul 23, 2020
Immuta adds automated data governance for Databricks
Immuta has extended its data governance with new features that help enterprises with data privacy compliance for Databricks Unified Data Analytics Platform workloads.
Thu Jul 23, 2020
New Microsoft Lists tracks info in 365 productivity suite
Microsoft Lists, launching in July, is intended to help organizations store and track selected information from 365. Lists will come with the productivity suite.
Thu Jul 23, 2020
'Meow' attacks wipe more than 1,000 exposed databases
A new threat has hit more than 1,000 unsecured databases on ElasticSearch, MongoDB and other platforms, destroying data and replacing files with a single word: meow.
Fri Jul 24, 2020
China doubles up on ‘new infrastructure’ investments
China is shoring up investments in cloud computing, datacentres and the internet of things, among other areas, to ready itself for the post-Covid-19 world
Fri Jul 24, 2020
Fujitsu changes approach to training
Vendor looks to end box-ticking exercise and deliver more customised support for partners
Fri Jul 24, 2020
Veeam, 8x8, Synaxon, Snom and Compodium reaching out to partners
This appears to be the week for many vendors to announce partner programme enhancements and changes
Fri Jul 24, 2020
Government launches space innovation programme
The government’s innovation programme will initially pump £15m into projects using space technology to tackle global issues, as well as international space projects and partnerships
Fri Jul 24, 2020
Loan charge: HMRC's plans to clampdown on loan-scheme promoters slammed by IT contractors
HMRC is seeking feedback on its plans to tackle tax-avoidance scheme promoters, in the wake of criticism over its past enforcement of the loan-charge policy
Fri Jul 24, 2020
Digital a ‘fundamental component’ for rebuilding economy, finds parliamentary group
Digital, and in particular a focus on digital skills, will be extremely important for the UK as it aims to recover from the pandemic, according to a parliamentary group
Fri Jul 24, 2020
Courts to trial digital case management system from September 2020
The Common Platform digital system will eventually replace a series of existing software applications, and will be rolled out to criminal courts over the next year
Fri Jul 24, 2020
Aryaka, Check Point announce global managed security partnership
Cloud-first-managed wide area network provider and threat prevention specialist collaborate to produce integrated security and SD-WAN-as-a-service solution
Fri Jul 24, 2020
Telekom Slovenije introduces 5G
Slovenia’s leading telco unveils the first in a number of phases in its evolution towards next-gen communications
Fri Jul 24, 2020
Inquiry launched into role of tech in Covid-19 recovery
Science and Technology Committee will look at the role of technology and innovation as the UK recovers from the coronavirus pandemic
Fri Jul 24, 2020
Investment in neurodiverse talent a win-win for security
Current careers guidance and recruitment processes for security jobs are not working for people with ADHD, autism, dyslexia and dyspraxia, but the problem is fixable with a little attention to detail
Fri Jul 24, 2020
Garmin outage prompts ransomware attack speculation
Details are thin on the ground following a major service outage at Garmin, prompting industry speculation that the firm has fallen victim to a ransomware attack
Fri Jul 24, 2020
Venture firm Public launches fourth GovTech accelerator
The GovStart 2020 accelerator programme is looking for innovators working on transport, health and workforce-related technology to help get more startups working on the delivery of public services
Fri Jul 24, 2020
Microsoft vertical strategy linked to SIs, ISVs
As Microsoft continues to push into vertical markets, the company wants to incorporate ISVs and systems integrators into its strategy; other news from the week.
Fri Jul 24, 2020
Amdocs boosts 5G portfolio with Openet acquisition
Deal will bring Openet’s open and network-centric technologies to Amdocs’ portfolio of more than 350 service provider customers worldwide
Fri Jul 24, 2020
Microsoft powers up return-to-work apps
COVID-19-related return-to-work apps are getting the attention of Microsoft, which has released the app built on its Power Platform to help manage people and facilities.
Fri Jul 24, 2020
IT's move to Azure drives Microsoft revenues skyward
The shift to remote work and accelerated cloud migrations during the pandemic have resulted in strong revenue growth for Microsoft. The company reported its Q4 earnings this week.
Fri Jul 24, 2020
Microsoft Teams walkie-talkie launches for frontline workers
Microsoft Teams can now turn your smartphone into a walkie-walkie. The feature recently launched in public preview on Android mobile devices.