TechTarget News - Week of Feb 14, 2016
Mon Feb 15, 2016
Sweden’s NFT Ventures looks to Finland for fintech startups
Swedish startup fund that targets financial technology developers has expanded its reach into Finland
Mon Feb 15, 2016
Three home broadband service targets students and renters
Mobile network operator Three offers customers in Northern Ireland the chance to trial a mobile home broadband service as an alternative to fixed operators
Mon Feb 15, 2016
Telstra is transforming Australian IT infrastructure
Telco is transforming its IT operation to make better use of the cloud, data and application programming interfaces
Mon Feb 15, 2016
Salesforce exec discloses plans to boost one-to-one marketing
Traditional mass marketing methods don't cut it anymore. Salesforce discusses its plans to bring one-to-one marketing to customers.
Tue Feb 16, 2016
Vodafone and Liberty Global to merge in Netherlands
Vodafone and Liberty Global confirm that they are to merge their Dutch businesses
Tue Feb 16, 2016
EU managers need to up cyber security collaboration, study finds
There is still much work to be done in the area of collaboration and sharing responsibility when it comes to preventing data breaches, a study has found
Tue Feb 16, 2016
VMware cloud management platform targets hybrid cloud
This week, bloggers touch on VMware's cloud management platform for legacy businesses, Arctic Wolf's security service that blends humans and software, and next-gen data centers.
Tue Feb 16, 2016
EMC launches VxRail VSAN-based hyper-converged appliance
EMC replaces Vspex Blue with VxRail, integrating the new version of VMware's Virtual SAN software on four-node hyper-converged appliances.
Tue Feb 16, 2016
Mobile apps could put an end to ‘hated’ staff appraisals
Josh Bersin, founder of Bersin by Deloitte, reveals the top HR technology trends for 2016
Wed Feb 17, 2016
HMRC shares details of IT transformation plans
HM Revenue & Customs has published its IT strategy outlining how it plans to transform its IT estate by taking a platform approach, moving to virtual infrastructure and cloud-based services
Wed Feb 17, 2016
Judge orders Apple to unlock San Bernardino gunman’s iPhone
A US judge has ordered Apple to help the FBI bypass the auto-erase function on the San Bernardino gunman's iPhone to find the passcode and access data, but the company says it will contest the order
Wed Feb 17, 2016
New optical receiver technology could slash the cost of FTTP
A team of researchers at University College London has developed a new design of optical receiver that they claim could dramatically reduce the costs of deploying FTTP broadband
Wed Feb 17, 2016
Electronics supplier RS Components outsources business process systems in online push
Electronics manufacturer RS Components outsources its corporate software development to Atos in a bid to modernise its customer services
Wed Feb 17, 2016
BBC Three moves online-only as broadcaster embraces digital audience
The BBC channel aimed at younger viewers, BBC Three, broadcast its last night as a TV channel before moving to online-only viewing
Wed Feb 17, 2016
Avi launches ADC for containerized applications
Startup Avi Networks has built into its application delivery controller support for containerized applications found in public and private clouds.
Wed Feb 17, 2016
Middle East telecoms operators face up to IoT smart city challenges
As smart city initiatives spring up in the Middle East, telecoms operators contend with the strain of the internet of things (IoT) on networks
Wed Feb 17, 2016
Watson IoT platform at center of Avnet-IBM alliance
At the IBM PartnerWorld Leadership Conference, distributor Avnet and IBM announced partnerships focused on the Internet of Things and security as a service.
Thu Feb 18, 2016
CIO interview: Nick Hopkinson, Devon Partnership NHS Trust
NHS trust’s CIO aims to deliver digital technology that helps clinicians spend more time with patients
Thu Feb 18, 2016
Mobile innovation shifts to smartphone services
As smartphone sales continue to stagnate, suppliers are looking to innovate in more novel ways
Thu Feb 18, 2016
Media and marketing industries on the lookout for digital skills
Creative industries such as media, marketing, advertising and sales place more value on digital skills than IT and telecoms sector does
Thu Feb 18, 2016
Ansible update gets net automation for Cisco, Arista, HPE
The latest Ansible release brings net automation to infrastructure devices from Cisco, Arista Networks, Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Juniper Networks.
Fri Feb 19, 2016
HSBC launches biometric security for mobile banking in the UK
Bank claims UK’s largest planned roll-out of voice biometric security technology, with more than 15 million customers in line for voice and fingerprint authentication services
Fri Feb 19, 2016
CIO interview: Catherine Doran, Royal Mail
Royal Mail CIO talks about replacing legacy systems, new contracts and moving to a platform-based model
Fri Feb 19, 2016
Unitrends partner program will reward bloggers
Unitrends will recognize partners' social media activity and offer engagement options for nontraditional partner types, such as independent bloggers.