TechTarget News - Week of Jan 23, 2022
Mon Jan 24, 2022
IBM offloads Watson Health business data, analytics
IBM Watson Health assets acquired by Francisco Partners include extensive data sets and software, marking an end to IBM's efforts in the healthcare tech industry.
Mon Jan 24, 2022
India’s cyber security industry doubles in size amid pandemic
Revenues from cyber security products and services reached $9.85bn in 2021 thanks to rapid digitalisation and regulatory attention on data and privacy
Mon Jan 24, 2022
Heathrow Airport takes to the cloud with Oracle Fusion Applications
Airport has implemented a full spread of Oracle Cloud Applications, including ERP and HCM, as it looks to recover from the pandemic
Mon Jan 24, 2022
Outdated systems core to DWP £1bn pension underpayment blunders
Old software is among the main reasons behind the pension errors affecting 134,000 people, says a House of Commons committee report
Mon Jan 24, 2022
Computacenter updates investors on strong finish to 2021
Channel player reveals revenue growth that exceeded expectations as it shares some pre-close details ahead of full-year numbers later this quarter
Mon Jan 24, 2022
Carbon emissions data to become key factor in cloud purchases by 2025, predicts Gartner
With enterprises across the world looking to become more sustainable and environmentally friendly, Gartner claims carbon emissions data will become a key factor in the cloud purchasing decisions of IT buyers by 2025
Mon Jan 24, 2022
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can ask Supreme Court to hear extradition appeal
Senior judges said today that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can petition the Supreme Court to decide whether to hear an appeal against his extradition to the US
Mon Jan 24, 2022
MPs say Online Safety Bill fails to tackle full range of harms
A DCMS select committee has warned that the Online Safety Bill should be expanded to cover more types of harmful content, such as child abuse material designed to circumvent content removal
Mon Jan 24, 2022
Datto CEO repeats need for MSPs to bolster security
MSP player Datto recently made a security acquisition, and its boss outlines the rationale for the move and restates the need for service players to deliver better protection
Mon Jan 24, 2022
Microsoft adds voice typing commands, revamps Task Manager
The latest Windows 11 developer build lets people use Voice Access to type characters, add emojis and select text without touching a keyboard or mouse.
Mon Jan 24, 2022
Shanghai rated world’s number-one smart city for 2022
What is described as a world-leading citizen data platform propels China’s technical heart as the leading connected conurbation
Mon Jan 24, 2022
Silicon Labs launches new AI/ML chips, toolkit for edge
The chip vendor's new wireless SoC aims to bring AI and machine learning to the IoT. The systems also use the Matter IP-based protocol to wirelessly connect devices.
Mon Jan 24, 2022
Meta AI supercomputer looks toward the metaverse
The tech giant will use its new AI Research Supercluster internally for NLP and computer vision and to build new technologies for the metaverse.
Mon Jan 24, 2022
Product mindset to steer DevOps platform, ITSM M&A in 2022
ITSM tools, DevOps platforms and value stream management are converging amid an enterprise move away from IT projects and toward a strategic product mindset.
Mon Jan 24, 2022
Monero and the complicated world of privacy coins
Monero is known for being one of the most common cryptocurrencies seen in illicit transactions, but its development community paints a different picture of the privacy coin.
Tue Jan 25, 2022
Retailers mired by manual data integration
Retail relies on third-party data sources to drive business decisions and competitive pricing, but many struggle to pull in this data
Tue Jan 25, 2022
Global broadband divide is closing but speed inequalities widen
Research finds need for greater investment in advanced, full-fibre broadband networks is essential to closing a digital divide among global broadband users
Tue Jan 25, 2022
Open RAN on track to comprise 15% of radio access networks by 2026
Research from leading analyst and software-based networking technology provider Dell’Oro Group reveals growing progress in Open RAN arena with further acceleration over the next five years
Tue Jan 25, 2022
Subpostmaster campaign group to meet government over unfair compensation settlement
A group of subpostmasters excluded from fair compensation in the Horizon scandal is to meet government department to discuss their demands
Tue Jan 25, 2022
Twitter to expand Singapore engineering hub
Twitter will double its engineering workforce in Singapore by 2023, as part of its regional expansion plans
Tue Jan 25, 2022
UK launches international data transfer council
Businesses, academics and trade bodies convene to help the UK seize data-sharing opportunities
Tue Jan 25, 2022
StayLinked flags IIoT channel opportunity
Users’ need for help connecting legacy technology with digital ambitions is an area where partners can play a role
Tue Jan 25, 2022
UK altnets add fibre across Greater Manchester, Midlands and Southwest
Two UK independent broadband providers announce full-fibre network offers aimed at allowing businesses to reach potential through supporting both on-premise and hybrid modes of work
Tue Jan 25, 2022
UK government launches internal cyber strategy
Multi-pronged government security strategy is designed to protect both core systems and public services
Tue Jan 25, 2022
AgriFood Connect taps Telstra for industry-first Ericsson private 5G enterprise deployment
Australia-based global operator and comms tech provider extend long-standing business relationship with first deployment of dedicated next-generation 5G network at agriculture and manufacturing firm
Tue Jan 25, 2022
Cyber Essentials programme gets biggest update since launch
NCSC implements a thorough revision of its Cyber Essentials scheme to reflect the changing security landscape
Tue Jan 25, 2022
More evidence needed to establish 5G’s green credentials
Research paper from UK university cautions that received wisdom of sustainability associated with next-generation mobile technology is not currently backed up by a strong, publicly available, fully transparent evidence base
Tue Jan 25, 2022
IBM hybrid cloud strategy driving revenue growth
IBM revenue for its hybrid cloud business showed little indication of slowing down, with the company reporting sales of $6.2 billion for the fourth quarter and $20 billion for 2021.
Tue Jan 25, 2022
Bernalillo County ransomware attack still felt weeks later
A ransomware attack in early January disrupted government systems in New Mexico's largest county, which stalled operations at county offices and the county detention center.
Tue Jan 25, 2022
Nvidia Arm deal another step closer to -- death?
Negotiations of the long-awaited Nvidia acquisition of Arm Ltd. have come to a halt with rumors of Nvidia telling partners they can't come to agreement on a deal.
Tue Jan 25, 2022
Sophos: Log4Shell impact limited, threat remains
Sophos threat researcher Chet Wisniewski detailed the unexpectedly limited impact Log4Shell had on organizations but warned of future exploitation and risks.
Tue Jan 25, 2022
Juniper announces routers, line card using new Trio 6 ASIC
Juniper Networks has announced routers and a line card to take advantage of the more scalable, efficient Trio 6 ASIC. It also announced a higher-throughput Express 5 ASIC.
Tue Jan 25, 2022
Dremio raises $160M for cloud data lake platform technology
The vendor is raising new money as demand for cloud data platform technology continues to grow as enterprises look to improve business intelligence and data analytics.
Wed Jan 26, 2022
IRS facial recognition move raises bias, privacy concerns
The agency requires photo identification for certain services using a face match system from digital ID vendor ID.me, but privacy advocates say the technology is prone to bias.
Wed Jan 26, 2022
Google debuts Topics, its latest third-party cookie replacement
Topics, a replacement for browser tracking cookies, is Google's latest idea to preserve browser privacy while preserving the value of its digital ad platform.
Wed Jan 26, 2022
Vodafone UK to begin 3G switch-off in 2023
UK mobile operator gives notice that it will begin to retire its legacy network in a year’s time, with 4G and 5G networks to get coverage and speed boost from repurposing of 3G spectrum
Wed Jan 26, 2022
IBM fourth-quarter results show hybrid refocus
Big Blue continues its journey to rebuild its business around hybrid cloud platforms, software infrastructure and consulting services
Wed Jan 26, 2022
TigerGraph roars into APAC
The graph database technology supplier is approaching the region with a solution-based strategy and partnering with universities to grow local capabilities
Wed Jan 26, 2022
Demands on Fujitsu to contribute to £1bn Horizon scandal compensation costs
Fujitsu cannot hide away as taxpayers pick up the bill for the Post Office scandal triggered by its IT system, say peers
Wed Jan 26, 2022
Appetite rising for network as a service
Study from edge-to-cloud networking provider reveals digital transformation in the post-pandemic era is drawing IT leaders towards network models that are more agile and adaptable
Wed Jan 26, 2022
EY to open Neuro-Diverse Centre of Excellence in Manchester
Professional services firm EY is launching a Neuro-Diverse Centre of Excellence in the UK to create a perfect working environment for neuro-diverse tech innovators
Wed Jan 26, 2022
SCC extends HMRC deal
Channel player gets another five-year contract worth £91m to continue to work with the government’s tax department
Wed Jan 26, 2022
Space junk revealed by University of Texas graph database
Aerospace engineers, led by space environmentalist Moriba Jah, at The University of Texas at Austin have built a graph database, AstriaGraph, to track space junk that is a threat to life on Earth
Wed Jan 26, 2022
BT and Nokia trial Open RAN in UK
Partners will develop and deploy test of open radio access network system to enhance mobile broadband experience
Wed Jan 26, 2022
Weaveworks Magalix buy points to GitOps beyond Kubernetes
The merger between the GitOps platform company and a policy-as-code startup amounts to a bet that declarative code is about to become the new standard for IT management.
Wed Jan 26, 2022
MPs to debate landmark IoT security law
Proposed bill mandates tighter protections for connected products, and adds new rules for broadband roll-out into the bargain
Wed Jan 26, 2022
Kaspersky MSP growth plans are delivering
Security vendor has been working for three years to grow its managed service base and the results show those efforts have reaped rewards
Wed Jan 26, 2022
PwnKit bug endangers Linux distributions worldwide
Qualys researchers share intel on a memory corruption vulnerability in a program installed by default on every major Linux distribution
Wed Jan 26, 2022
New vulnerability rating framework aims to fill in CVSS gaps
The CVSS vulnerability scale doesn't always give a clear picture of the risk of a vulnerability, but experts hope the emerging standard called EPSS will provide more clarity.
Wed Jan 26, 2022
Storage tech brief: Look out for PCIe gen 5 drives in 2022
PCIe 5.0 will offer bandwidth up to 128GBps per drive. We look at what’s available and when, including in the new EDSFF form factor, as well as looking forward to PCIe gen 6
Wed Jan 26, 2022
More intel emerges on WhisperGate malware that hit Ukraine
Security experts have been poring over the WhisperGate malware with which alleged Russia-backed entities targeted Ukrainian government websites
Wed Jan 26, 2022
New York City pay transparency law will change job postings
Employers in New York City will soon be required to include wage ranges in job postings. It may apply to firms that are hiring remote workers in the city.
Wed Jan 26, 2022
Acumatica execs talk up ERP industry specificity
Acumatica highlighted customer stories of digital transformation, the vendor's industry-focused acquisitions and its commitment to sustainability at Acumatica Summit 2022.
Wed Jan 26, 2022
Apache Kafka 3.1 opens up data streaming for analytics
The latest release of open source Kafka data streaming technology brings a series of new features that provide users with usability improvements for real-time data queries.
Wed Jan 26, 2022
DeadBolt ransomware targeting QNAP NAS storage devices
In addition to DeadBolt, QNAP NAS users have had to deal with multiple types of ransomware in recent months, including Qlocker and eCh0raix.
Wed Jan 26, 2022
Salesforce expands CRM maps for sales-team territories
New patterns for selling -- salespeople travel less and use more digital channels to meet with customers -- drive new map features for Salesforce Sales Cloud.
Wed Jan 26, 2022
Meta makes frontline worker push with Workplace, WhatsApp
Meta will allow businesses to send Workplace announcements over WhatsApp this year. The integration lets HQs use a popular consumer app to communicate with frontline workers.
Thu Jan 27, 2022
CORT deploys IoT to monitor indoor air quality
New Zealand community housing provider is rolling out sensors and analytics software to track the air quality of its premises
Thu Jan 27, 2022
Ocado showcases 3D printing innovation
Having delivered its first orders 20 years ago, Ocado is now reinventing the business process for online grocery delivery
Thu Jan 27, 2022
City Fibre full-fibre network goes live in Thames Valley
UK’s largest independent network provider aims to bring much-awaited gigabit connectivity to Reading and Slough areas
Thu Jan 27, 2022
Imperial College London embarks on cloud security research push with Abu Dhabi tech hub
Imperial College London is embarking on a three-year project with an Abu Dhabi-based group of researchers to find ways for datacentre operators and cloud providers to secure their infrastructure
Thu Jan 27, 2022
Orange Belgium, La Grand Poste create 5G Lab in Liège
After opening next-generation mobile laboratory in Antwerp, inviting companies to discover, test and develop innovative use cases on standalone network technology, telco signs up Wallonia tech hub as customer
Thu Jan 27, 2022
Bank account switching accelerates as consumers choose digital services
Surge in UK consumers changing current account providers is a sign that digital banking services are eating into the traditional sector
Thu Jan 27, 2022
Nightmare Log4Shell scenario averted by prompt, professional action
Prompt and professional community response to the Log4Shell disclosure means the dangerous and widespread vulnerability has not been exploited to the extent many had feared
Thu Jan 27, 2022
Confluent Kafka connects apps on new Dish 5G network
Streaming data is at the foundation of a new smart 5G service from Dish Network, where enterprises build applications that directly benefit and customize the network platform.
Thu Jan 27, 2022
Microsoft uses Q2 2022 earnings to delve into metaverse
Company’s CEO sees a role for Microsoft that takes the metaverse beyond gaming and into the business sphere
Thu Jan 27, 2022
Barclaycard customers increase contactless spending following limit rise
Barclaycard customers have increased their contactless card spending by 40% with most of their card payments using the technology
Thu Jan 27, 2022
Novel phishing campaign highlights need for MFA, says Microsoft
Microsoft details a new multi-stage phishing campaign that only affects victims without multifactor authentication in place
Thu Jan 27, 2022
Lack of tech skills is delaying projects
Projects have been delayed over the past six months because of a lack of appropriate skills, with half of managers unable to find the workers with the necessary tech skills, survey finds
Thu Jan 27, 2022
Apple security update fixes zero-day vulnerability
Apple released a series of security updates for bugs that included a critical zero-day vulnerability in iOS and macOS that is being actively exploited in the wild.
Thu Jan 27, 2022
SAP full-year 2021: Revenue nudges up 1%, cloud growth up 17%
SAP has announced a 2% rise in full-year 2021 revenue, to just under €28bn, while S/4 Hana customer base increased by 18% to 18,800
Thu Jan 27, 2022
DCMS taps Arqit for 5G project to provide Open RAN security by default
Quantum platform-as-a-service provider joins government’s programme to drive diversity in comms technology supply with the aim of integrating a novel quantum encryption service to enable security by default
Thu Jan 27, 2022
UK spectrum sharing should be a spectrum policy priority, says UK SPF
UK Spectrum Policy Forum and Ofcom makes call for mobile spectrum sharing to be a policy priority as demand is expected to increase in the coming years
Thu Jan 27, 2022
Infor: Marketplace will drive ERP industry functionality
At Inforum 2022, Infor touted its Infor Marketplace as complementing and furthering the industry functionality of its CloudSuite ERP products.
Thu Jan 27, 2022
Google scales up Cloud Bigtable NoSQL database
Automated scalability is a key theme for the latest set of update features that Google is landing in its cloud managed NoSQL database service, providing users with more capacity.
Thu Jan 27, 2022
SolarWinds hackers still active, using new techniques
CrowdStrike has tracked the latest threat activity and novel techniques from the SolarWinds hackers, a Russian state-sponsored group known as Cozy Bear.
Fri Jan 28, 2022
CISOs must get out in front of Ukraine cyber crisis, says NCSC
The National Cyber Security Centre is urging UK organisations to take steps to bolster their cyber security resilience in response to the ongoing Ukraine crisis
Fri Jan 28, 2022
Verizon Business and Atos team on predictive analytics 5G edge solution
Business communications services and products provider announces partnership with digital transformation firm to power predictive analytics solutions with private 5G multi-access edge computing for businesses, in particular those working in transport, industrials, logistics and manufacturing
Fri Jan 28, 2022
Smart connectivity to transform world experience within a decade
Brain-controlled smart assistants, disease-detecting mirrors and digitally connected trees to become mainstream by 2030, by when the average person will interact with smart devices 4,800 times a day, claims study
Fri Jan 28, 2022
Leeds NHS Trust moves millions of patient records to the Microsoft Azure public cloud
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is moving its on-premise patient data system to the Microsoft Azure public cloud
Fri Jan 28, 2022
Manchester United signs Extreme Networks to modernise in-stadium connectivity experience
Football club sets out to transform the fan experience and increase its capability to deliver low-latency and secure digital services via fast and reliable Wi-Fi connectivity
Fri Jan 28, 2022
Korean researchers invent silk-based security device
Experts from the Gwangju Institute of Science have built a digital security device based on natural silk fibres that they claim is practically unbreachable
Fri Jan 28, 2022
Capita offloads Trustmarque
Divestment strategy continues with sale of software and services player as Capita prunes its portfolio
Fri Jan 28, 2022
Cyber skills gap affecting data privacy practice, finds ISACA
Organisations are struggling to fill both legal and technical privacy roles, with potentially damaging consequences, according to a report
Fri Jan 28, 2022
Kaseya boss looking for strong 2022
After a difficult 2021, the boss of IT software provider Kaseya is looking to make this a year that will be remembered for the right reasons
Fri Jan 28, 2022
British court rules in HP’s favour in Mike Lynch fraud case
What next for Mike Lynch as judge rules that HP has ‘substantially succeeded’ in its complaint against him
Fri Jan 28, 2022
Microsoft gives Nasa a lesson in timeshare optimisation
A quantum-inspired algorithm has been used to help Nasa’s Jet Propulsion Lab schedule its Deep Space Network comms system
Fri Jan 28, 2022
SAP reports strong Q4 earnings; acquires Taulia
SAP Q4 2021 cloud earnings were strong, and the company added to its portfolio by acquiring Taulia for cash management and investing in intelligent contract firm Icertis.
Fri Jan 28, 2022
Accenture, Celonis partner in process mining technology
The strategic relationship aims to speed up process improvement, embedding Celonis' technology in Accenture offerings such as MyConcerto and SynOps; other IT channel news.
Fri Jan 28, 2022
Cisco adds Webex support to SD-WAN Cloud OnRamp
Cisco's SD-WAN Cloud OnRamp integration with Webex brings the number of supported cloud platforms and SaaS applications to 14. Cisco plans to add automation to Cloud OnRamp next.
Fri Jan 28, 2022
Zoom launches virtual conference floor for online events
Zoom wants virtual events to feel more like in-person sessions. The company's 2D virtual show floor, Expo, aims to re-create that sense of presence for remote attendees.