TechTarget News - Week of May 08, 2016
Mon May 9, 2016
EE expands 4G roll-out with satellite backhaul
EE signs communications provider Avanti to use satellite capacity for mobile backhaul on its 4G network at a number of sites in the UK
Mon May 9, 2016
Lenovo expands x86 server production to Europe
Chinese hardware manufacturer claims move will result in faster delivery times and lower costs for European customers
Mon May 9, 2016
Younger children more interested in technology careers than teens
Younger children are more interested in a career in technology than their older teenage counterparts who become disaffected as they grow older
Mon May 9, 2016
CIO interview: Mark Ridley, Reed.co.uk
Reed.co.uk CIO Mark Ridley is due to leave after 18 years at the company. He talks to Computer Weekly about his decision to resign, plans for the future and the remaining challenges in his current job
Mon May 9, 2016
Post Office apologises as system goes down
The Post Office computer system failed on 9 May 2016, leaving sub-postmasters unable to open branches
Mon May 9, 2016
CEO Natalie Ceeney to quit the Courts Service
Courts and Tribunal Service CEO Natalie Ceeney’s sudden departure raises questions on the future of digital courts
Mon May 9, 2016
Singapore smart city chief delivers vision to the world
The Singapore government minister running the city state's smart nation project tells the world about the country’s smart nation vision
Mon May 9, 2016
Australian health sector an easy target for cyber criminals, says IBM
A push to encourage greater adoption of electronic health records has raised the spectre of online record theft
Tue May 10, 2016
UK court rejects demands for Lauri Love to hand over encryption keys
Court rules against an attempt by the National Crime Agency to force activist Lauri Love to disclose encryption keys by bypassing the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act
Tue May 10, 2016
Tel Aviv: A smart city where community engagement is the measure of success
Israel’s capital is using the latest technologies as a way of placing the needs of local citizens at the heart of regional government
Tue May 10, 2016
Lenovo channel to see focus on PCs, services, data center
Lenovo's North American channel chief points to premium PCs, hyper-converged technology and services as some of the key opportunities for the company's channel partners.
Tue May 10, 2016
Safer cycling project wins BT smart city contest
Northern Irish startup See.Sense scoops £15,000 prize in BT smart city contest after developing a connected bike light
Wed May 11, 2016
European Commission blocks Three’s takeover of O2
The European Commission has blocked the proposed takeover of UK mobile network O2 by competitor Three
Wed May 11, 2016
Ebay sellers demand better broadband and mobile
A study of SME sellers conducted by eBay in the UK finds that many feel held back by poor broadband and mobile coverage
Thu May 12, 2016
CCS technology products framework to focus on quality, not cost
The Crown Commercial Service’s £4bn technology products and services framework opens up for SMEs and moves focus to quality rather than price
Thu May 12, 2016
IAM central to Deutsche Bank’s digital transformation
Deutsche Bank is using a centralised identity and access management (IAM) system and an application program interface (API) architecture for digital transformation
Thu May 12, 2016
Future Retail Contest: Using tech to tackle retail’s biggest problems
IC Tomorrow’s Future Retail Contest aims to help the retail industry tackle some of its business issues by leveraging retail-focused startups
Thu May 12, 2016
Software-defined storage the power behind Monash University microscopes
Australian academic institute uses the technology to help it deal with huge – and still growing – storage demands
Fri May 13, 2016
Swift reports another Bangladesh central bank-style cyber attack
Global financial messaging organisation Swift warns of a highly adaptive cyber criminal campaign targeting banks with user credentials to submit transfer requests
Fri May 13, 2016
Sainsbury’s launches software development apprenticeship in bid to up tech skills
Retailer Sainsbury’s is targeting those with and without previous technical skills to become software development apprentices
Fri May 13, 2016
10 key facts businesses need to note about the GDPR
With less than two years before the new EU data protection rules come into force, there are key areas businesses need to focus on to ensure they will be compliant
Fri May 13, 2016
Time to shift information security focus away from prevention, says Swiss bank CISO
Organisations need a new approach which recognises security is “breakable”, according to Michael Meli