TechTarget News - Week of May 28, 2023
Mon May 29, 2023
Australia’s Disability Trust picks Boomi integration platform
The non-profit organisation is using Boomi’s integration platform to integrate a mix of legacy and new systems to deliver real-time data updates and improve payroll processing, among other goals
Mon May 29, 2023
Qlik CEO: We will remain agnostic
Mike Capone assures customers that Qlik will remain agnostic following its acquisition of Talend and that its data analytics and integration tools will continue to work with rival platforms
Tue May 30, 2023
Oxbotica scales mission under new brand
Leading autonomous vehicles logistics firm changes name to reflect global vision and go-to-market strategy in North America for its suite of self-driving software and services.
Tue May 30, 2023
How Pendula is driving customer communications
The Australian startup’s conversational messaging platform lets businesses draw on internal and external data to cross-sell and upsell their offerings while improving customer retention
Tue May 30, 2023
Downstream breaches of Capita customers spreading
As many as 90 organisations that used Capita services have now reported data breaches arising from various security incidents at the outsourcer
Tue May 30, 2023
Tech jobs to go as part of JPMorgan layoffs
According to reports, US banking giant to cut hundreds of jobs, including role reductions in technology and operations
Tue May 30, 2023
Europe’s central bank reveals drop in Euro Zone card fraud
Euro Zone card fraud drops with card-not-present scams down following the introduction of Strong Customer Authentication rules
Tue May 30, 2023
Softcat trading update signals growth is on track
Channel player’s brief insights into how its third quarter has fared will provide further reassurance for those channel watchers looking for signs of economic resilience
Tue May 30, 2023
Jamf extending channel reach
Apple device management specialist is looking to work with managed service providers and security players to get in front of more customers
Tue May 30, 2023
UK, US and Australia jointly trial AI-enabled drone swarm
British, American and Australian military organisations have trialled the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in drones in a collaboration designed to drive their adoption of AI-powered military tools
Tue May 30, 2023
Nvidia CEO sees ChatGPT as iPhone moment for AI
It took the iPhone to kickstart a revolution in mobile phone usage, and Jensen Huang believes datacentres will radically change to support AI workloads
Tue May 30, 2023
Nvidia's AI supercomputer garners support of Microsoft, Google
Nvidia details plans to deliver multiple AI supercomputers this year using its new GH200 Superchip. The new system is capable of delivering 1 exaflop performance.
Wed May 31, 2023
Shanghai ranked world’s top smart city for 2023
Research shows savings from smart city deployments reaching $249bn globally, with Asia and North America dominating list of top switched-on urban environments
Wed May 31, 2023
Singapore government teams up with Google Cloud on AI
The Singapore government and Google Cloud will make AI capabilities, including developer tools and AI models, available to public sector agencies through a locally hosted AI platform
Wed May 31, 2023
Panasas to add S3 support to edge storage and cloud moves
Scale-out NAS maker – which specialises in large capacity for AI/ML and HPC – has come out of its on-prem shell and now plans further moves towards cloud-friendly object storage
Wed May 31, 2023
8x8 to measure more than revenue with Elevate enhancements
Comms player introduces changes to partner programme in a move that will give more a chance to climb tiers and gain rewards
Wed May 31, 2023
Many Gigabyte PC models affected by major supply chain issue
Eclypsium researchers say the insecure implementation of PC hardware manufacturer Gigabyte's App Center could potentially result in supply chain attacks.
Wed May 31, 2023
Lloyds Bank calls on tech companies to control social media ‘wild west’
Lloyds Banking Group is calling on tech giants to step forward in the fight against online fraud, which emanates in the social media ‘wild west’
Wed May 31, 2023
BT claims UK first with 5G-enabled, immersive, interactive simulation experience
Leading UK telco launches connected spaces that offer fully immersive experiences by combining interactive 360-degree video content with extended reality technology
Wed May 31, 2023
Alcion applies AI, security focus to Microsoft 365 backup
Alcion launches to combine backup and security for Microsoft 365 protection. The backup-as-a-service vendor's CEO sees a gap in data protection.
Wed May 31, 2023
Barracuda zero-day bug exploited months prior to discovery
Barracuda said a zero-day flaw used to target its email security gateway appliance customers is a remote command injection vulnerability exploited since at least October 2022.
Wed May 31, 2023
Generative AI boosts HPE Q2 earnings
The hype around generative AI appears to be working – at least for HPE, according to the company’s second-quarter earnings
Wed May 31, 2023
Generative AI could make employee surveys truly anonymous
Qualtrics is exploring generative AI to maintain anonymity in employee surveys by rewriting responses, a move that could enhance participation and trust.
Thu Jun 1, 2023
Tech salaries on the rise, says Aspire
Tech salaries are still on the rise for many roles as firms continue to battle for talent
Thu Jun 1, 2023
Europe’s cellular networks viable alternatives to broadband, LEO satellites
Research finds that 5G download speeds of nearly 1Gbps were found in four out of the top five cities tested, and were equal to that of satellite and fixed networks
Thu Jun 1, 2023
DE-CIX switches on Internet Exchange in Finland
Comms tech provider celebrates 10 years of partnership with Internet Exchange operator and home to leading carrier and datacentre neutral interconnection ecosystem
Thu Jun 1, 2023
HSBC explores quantum computing for finance sector
UK banking giant works with quantum computing specialist to explore the technology’s potential in the finance sector
Thu Jun 1, 2023
How India’s DICV is tapping smart manufacturing
Daimler India Commercial Vehicles has deployed augmented and virtual reality, advanced sensors, data analytics and other technologies to improve manufacturing processes and customer fleet management
Thu Jun 1, 2023
Mitiga warns free Google Drive license lacks logging visibility
The ability to view logs is critical for enterprises to detect and attribute malicious activity. Mitiga said the Google Drive issue allows data exfiltration without a trace.
Thu Jun 1, 2023
CIO interview: Adam Warne, CIO, River Island
The privately owned fashion retailer places a premium on its high street presence, but sees digital innovation as key to improving customer service in stores
Thu Jun 1, 2023
Met Police director of intelligence defends facial recognition
The Met Police’s director of intelligence has appeared before MPs to make the case for its continuing use of facial-recognition technology, following announcements from the force and the Home Office that they intend to press on with its adoption
Thu Jun 1, 2023
Qualcomm beefs up Snapdragon Space XR Developer Platform for immersive future
Mobile platform technology giant launches immersive technology designed to create a cross-device, extended and augmented reality ecosystem that will enable head-worn experiences from existing smartphone applications
Thu Jun 1, 2023
Automation Anywhere infuses RPA platform with generative AI
The RPA vendor unveiled new features for its AI Success platform aimed at expanding the number of automation applications while providing users with a choice of cloud providers.
Thu Jun 1, 2023
Dataiku integrates with OpenAI, targets responsible AI
The vendor's new data science platform includes integration with OpenAI's GPT-4 and multiple features to provide business users with control in the model creation process.
Thu Jun 1, 2023
NBN unveils uncapped data plan for remote Australia
Following a successful trial to examine delivery of an improved satellite service, including the capability to achieve faster burst speeds of up to 100Mbps, an uncapped usage plan has been launched to address data needs of rural Australia
Thu Jun 1, 2023
Zero-day vulnerability in MoveIt Transfer under attack
Rapid7 observed exploitation of a SQL injection vulnerability in Progress Software's managed file transfer product, which was disclosed this week but has not been patched.
Thu Jun 1, 2023
Google interconnects with rival cloud providers
Video platform provider Pexip said Google's Cross-Cloud Interconnect reduced the cost of connecting Google Cloud with Microsoft Azure by eliminating other products.
Thu Jun 1, 2023
Zyxel vulnerability under 'widespread exploitation'
Researchers warn that threat actors are widely exploiting an unauthenticated command injection vulnerability to target multiple Zyxel network devices.
Thu Jun 1, 2023
A look at 'risk of extinction from AI' statement
The statement equates the potential risk of human eradication from AI to that of nuclear war. However, some argue society should instead mitigate the existing risk of AI bias.
Fri Jun 2, 2023
MSP Day: Benefits from shifting towards security
Managed service providers have looked to grow revenues over the past year and have identified security as a key area and expanded their ability to operate in that area
Fri Jun 2, 2023
LTO tape shipments continued to grow in 2022
Driven by data growth and the uptick in ransomware, tape continues to excel as a storage medium despite newer kids on the block. Experts don't see that trend ending anytime soon.