TechTarget News - Week of Jan 03, 2016
Tue Jan 5, 2016
Asean countries consider IoT for smart farming
Malaysia is leading the way when it comes to using internet of things technologies to improve agriculture
Tue Jan 5, 2016
Nominet Trust 100 tech for good list: The organisations driving change
Nominet Trust releases its annual guide of 100 organisations across the globe using technology to drive positive change
Tue Jan 5, 2016
Fears of software skills shortage in Germany and the Netherlands
Organisations in Germany and the Netherlands are struggling to fill positions for software developers as they digitise
Tue Jan 5, 2016
Aviva partners Beyond the Classroom to inspire girls into tech
Chika Aghadiuno, vice chair of Aviva’s women’s network, says it is important to make young people aware of potential careers
Tue Jan 5, 2016
HSBC suffers major online banking failure
HSBC customers unable to access online banking services as the UK bank suffers internal technical issue.
Tue Jan 5, 2016
Recent trends in IT networking: One observer's view
In this week's SN blog roundup, analysts explore recent trends in IT, the Juniper breach and next-generation firewalls.
Wed Jan 6, 2016
Upgrade to Internet Explorer 11 to reduce risk
Failure to update to the latest version of Internet Explorer by 12 January 2016 could put users at risk, Microsoft warns
Wed Jan 6, 2016
CIO interview: Mats Hultin, Saab Group
Saab Group's CIO talks to Computer Weekly about the huge challenge of integrating 40 separate IT organisations into one
Wed Jan 6, 2016
UK IoT research hub opens with support from academic world
A consortium of nine UK universities have come together to work alongside the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council on research into the internet of things
Thu Jan 7, 2016
Gov.uk notifications platform to begin sending texts and emails
Latest project in government-as-a-platform strategy aims to make it easier to keep individuals informed about applications and services
Thu Jan 7, 2016
Mixed prospects for IT spending in Europe
Europe’s economies have varying expectations for IT spending over the next couple of years as the global market sees moderate growth
Thu Jan 7, 2016
Cisco heading again to hyper-converged hardware market
Cisco has reportedly partnered with Springpath in developing hyper-converged hardware for the data center.
Fri Jan 8, 2016
Tech firms critical of UK draft Investigatory Powers Bill
Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Twitter and Yahoo say they are particularly concerned about six key aspects of the UK's draft Investigatory Powers Bill
Fri Jan 8, 2016
Blackpool becomes third NHS trust to get open-source EPR
Open-source electronic patient records continue to gain traction in the NHS as Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust signs up
Fri Jan 8, 2016
Rapid Router: why Ocado Technology turned to open source
Retailer’s technology division open-sources learning-to-code initiative to encourage continuous development of coding game
Fri Jan 8, 2016
Looking ahead at NFV trends in 2016
In our latest roundup of posts from SDN blogs, analysts explore network functions virtualization trends, SD-WAN adoption rates and software-defined security tools.
Fri Jan 8, 2016
Enterprise hard disk/hybrid storage systems: 2015 Products of the Year finalists
The 14 finalists in the hard disk/hybrid storage systems category of the 2015 Products of the Year competition blend flash configurations with traditional spinning media.