The Competition and Markets Authority vows to investigate cloud storage market, following user complaints
Monday, 30 November 2015
Was enough Stem funding announced in the autumn statement?
The IT industry is facing a growing skills gap, so what does it think about the announcement of the Department for Education’s budget during the 2015 spending review and autumn statement?
U-boat defences deployed to bring broadband to Orkney Islands
A series of causeways built to protect ships at anchor from German U-boats are being pressed into use to bring fibre-optic cables to remote parts of the Orkney Islands
Gartner urges CIOs to scrap 'five-year plan' approach to datacentre investments
Enterprises should adopt a nimbler, “rolling” datacentre upgrade strategy so they can respond quicker to changing market trends, according to Gartner
Amazon Prime Air gets a new drone
Amazon's new drone could bring the company one step closer 30-minute delivery, but the U.S. government is still standing in the way.
Airwave to fight Home Office in court over ESN award
Emergency services communications operator Airwave takes the government to court over the awarding of Lot 3 of the ESMCP to EE
Will the Paris terror attacks push the French government to compromise data protection for security?
The Paris terrorist attacks could prompt the French government to relax data protection law – but the EU General Data Protection Regulation will forestall that
Five key checks to ensure a business is ready for cyber attacks
Top of any company’s cyber security checklist should be ensuring that the cyber security strategy is taking all changes in the operating environment into account, says BAE Systems
CIOs aim for CEO role as technology transforms businesses
Computer Weekly reveals exclusive research from Deloitte on the changing role of the CIO
Saturday, 28 November 2015
Friday, 27 November 2015
First businesses connect to Edinburgh’s gigabit network
The first businesses have begun to connect to Edinburgh’s council-backed CORE fibre network
UK immigration rules fly in the face of cyber security skills shortage
Despite the UK’s shortage of cyber security skills, recent changes to immigration rules make it no less difficult to hire skilled workers from outside the European Union
How to avoid being caught out by ransomware
Businesses are still getting caught by ransomware, despite the fact that there are fairly straightforward methods to avoid it
Telefonica embarks on enterprise cloud push with Huawei
Telco will work with Chinese networking supplier to offer enterprise access to OpenStack-based public cloud services
Natural language generation progresses from robo-journalism to finance
While the robots are coming for journalists, might natural language generation also make inroads into financial, legal and medical analysis?
Breach notification the biggest impact of EU data law overhaul, says law firm
The EU data notification law will mean most UK organisations will have to change their approach to data breaches, according to legal firm Olswang
European colocation market growth buoyed by M&A and Safe Harbour, says CBRE
Latest European datacentre market research from CBRE looks at effect of mergers and acquisitions and Safe Harbour on colocation adoption
How to avoid an innovation credibility crash
Among the innovation challenges a head of IT will face is how to introduce a digital initiative without losing face
Digital drives business consultancy in IT outsourcing renewals
As IT outsourcing contracts come up for renewal, CIOs might consider more business expertise to help them negotiate contracts that support inevitable digital expansion
Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership takes control of its network
The Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership enhanced network and application visibility and security using Fortinet technology
Case study: Tideway uses private cloud to manage London ‘super sewer’ infrastructure
Infrastructure services director explains why Tideway has opted for a managed, private cloud setup to support sewer project
Monster launches Tech Talent Charter for IT industry diversity guidelines
Recruitment firm Monster has launched a Tech Talent Charter to provide the IT industry with guidelines for diverse hiring
Word ‘smart’ being abused by IoT advocates
Speakers at an event hosted by Cambridge Wireless say the term ‘smart’ is overused to describe connected devices on the internet of things
TUI develops apps to keep in touch with holidaymakers all year
Travel group plans to create mobile apps for holidaymakers to ask questions, book excursions and potentially plan their next trip
The future for CIOs: Deloitte’s Kevin Walsh on IT leadership
Kevin Walsh, global head of technology consulting at Deloitte discusses the future of IT leadership and the changing demands on the CIO
Microsoft security tools remove risky Dell certificates
Microsoft has updated its security tools to remove vulnerable certificates intalled on some Dell computers from the certificate root store, as well as the affected binaries that might reinstall the vulnerable certificate
Thursday, 26 November 2015
City University London virtualises telephony and contact centre systems
City University London replaces a 24-year-old comms setup with a virtualised, cloud-based contact centre system
CIO interview: Paul Haley, CIO, City University London
Higher education faces budget cuts and growing IT requirements, but a £200m overhaul at City University London is bearing fruit
Three key areas to limit cyber attack liability, says Kemp Little
Identifying the source of the attack, reducing the spread of stolen data and mitigating liability to third parties are key areas businesses should focus on, according to law firm Kemp Little
EMC weighs up VMware's involvement in Virtustream joint venture
Concerns about how VMware's sliding share price could affect its merger with Dell have reportedly prompted EMC to reconsider its stake in Virtustream
Singapore leads Asean smart city push
Singapore is the Asean smart city project that stands out, but Thailand and Malaysian initiatives are gaining credit, according to IDC study
CIO interview: Turkka Keskinen, UPM
Finnish paper and forest products firm’s CIO tells Computer Weekly about the journey towards cloud-only IT
Slush 2015 breaks records as Finland's startup scene flourishes
Finland's Slush startup event is one of the biggest in the world and this year was its biggest ever
Microsoft steps up efforts to clarify cloud security and privacy policy
Microsoft debuts merged security information hub to make it easier for cloud users to find out more about the privacy and security policies of its hosted products
BAE Systems identifies three key security strategies
Threat intelligence, network segmentation and comprehensive systems monitoring are key ways of increasing the odds in favour of cyber defenders, according to BAE Systems
Glasgow builds gigabit fibre network
Glasgow City Council teams up with CityFibre and local ISP provider HighNet to roll-out an ultrafast gigabit fibre network in Glasgow in early 2016
AWS draws on startup appeal to win over the enterprise
The startup community has keenly adopted the cloud technologies of Amazon Web Services to disrupt the enterprise market, and now enterprises are fighting back
Use legal protection to soften cyber attack impact, says Kemp Little
IT outsourcing provides an opportunity for businesses to transfer risk and recover losses from cyber attacks, says law firm Kemp Little
What the Investigatory Powers Bill means for the telecommunications industry
The draft Investigatory Powers Bill could have major implications for telecommunication companies operating in the UK
Orange enhances internet of things strategy with additional services
Orange has beefed up its internet of things strategy and announced the deployment of a long-range network to support IoT projects in 17 urban areas in France
Dridex banking Trojan regains strength to mount attacks on the UK
Fresh Dridex banking Trojan campaigns target the US, UK and France – despite a recent law enforcement takedown operation – warn security researchers
Wednesday, 25 November 2015
Not all UK consumers would abandon a data-breached site
Nearly two-thirds of UK consumers would stop using a website hit by a breach, but nearly a quarter would not, a survey shows
Government explores altnet fund and finds cash for mobile broadband
In the spending review, the government announced the possibility of setting up a new fund to invest in altnets and found £550m to support more spectrum for mobile broadband
Emergency Services Network gets funding boost in Spending Review
The Emergency Services Mobile Communications Programme emerges from the government's Spending Review a billion pounds better off
Only a quarter of banking professionals think incumbents are main competition
Banks are increasing their spending on IT that helps them win customers, as competition increases and fewer challenges are placed on them by regulation
Are we seeing the death of search engine optimisation?
As old-style SEO techniques head out to pasture, data analytics becomes a core capability for organisations’ web strategies
Revenues decline across HP Inc and Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Hewlett Packard Enterprise is betting on cloud and a relationship with Microsoft and HP Inc
Arcserve Cloud offers customers cloud target and remote failover
Backup software and appliance supplier guarantees availability but latency depends on customer-bought infrastructure
Van de Velde upgrades Infor ERP to boost e-commerce
Lingerie manufacturer looks to upgrade ERP in the next 18 months to improve supply efficiency and reduce lead times
NetSuite grant revolutionises workflow for Philippine non-profit organisations
Non-profit organisations in the Philippines are benefiting from cloud-based software following the award of software grants from NetSuite
Why it pays to get messy with big data
Big data does not have to be perfect to give useful insights. The ability to make messy data usable quickly could become business critical
Dell security flaws reignite debate on pre-installed software
News that some Dell laptops are shipping with at least one, and possibly two, rogue root certificates represents a potential security breakdown in production processes, say security experts
QLabs gives hope to Australia’s data security shortcomings
Australia might be ranked low for its computer security preparedness today, but there is enough innovation in the country to point to a more secure future
SSE network extension supports Ethernet services growth
SSE Enterprise Telecoms adds a further 33 BT exchanges, covering 50,000 city centre business postcodes to its national network in its expansion plan Project Edge
What CIOs need to know to ensure their PMOs deliver
The most effective project management organisations spend most of their time and resources on relationships and minimal time on tasks
Rise of the super-contractors as IT skills gap widens
More IT professionals are becoming contractors in order to charge a premium for their much-in-demand services
How the CIO can get on message
Microsoft talks of a beautiful experience. Rackspace says it's fanatical about support. Marketing fluff? Or is there a lesson for CIOs?
Prince’s Trust uses Oracle for digital transformation
Youth charity launches new website, customer relationship management system and reporting system
Police make fifth arrest over TalkTalk hack
Metropolitan Police have arrested a fifth person, an 18-year-old boy, in connection with the cyber attack on TalkTalk that exposed more than a million customers details
Data breach hits Hilton Worldwide hotel chain
Hilton Worldwide says malware found its way onto point of sale (PoS) systems and enabled attackers to steal payment card information
Tuesday, 24 November 2015
Steel firm gets Panzura hybrid cloud storage for global ops
Dowco rejected pure cloud over latency concerns but opted for Panzura hybrid cloud storage for global collaboration between offices on different continents
G-Cloud suppliers hit out at government IT pricing deal with Huddle
Whitehall procurement chiefs respond to claims preferential pricing deal with Huddle goes against G-Cloud ethos
No sensible business ignoring cyber threats, says Kemp Little
There is an exponential growth in the UK of 'street level' cyber crime that is costing businesses millions, according to consulting firm Kroll
Equinix rolls out AWS Direct Connect in Slough datacentre
Datacentre provider launches private internet connection to Amazon Web Services to help customers build hybrid clouds
CW500:The next steps for collaboration
This month's CW500 Club looked at howcollaboration canbe used to driving global productivity and information sharing
UK defence review criticised for being too light on cyber
Compared with the annual defence budget of almost £40bn, the allocation for cyber defence is extremely small, say commentators
TechTalent Charter: Better data will help the women in IT cause
Recruitment agency Monster is launching a TechTalent Charter to encourage diversity in the IT industry through widespread adoption of best practice
UK police make two arrests over cyber crime services site
A joint investigation by the NCA and information security firm Trend Micro has led to two arrests in connection with a crypting website
Interview: Rackspace CTO John Engates on why hybrid cloud matters
As businesses opt for a combination of public and private cloud applications, chief technology officer John Engates says Rackspace's aim is to remove complexity and make it easier for customers to deploy cloud technology
Volvo wants to use holograms to sell cars
Volvo is teaming up with Microsoft to use its HoloLens technology to show cars to prospective customers. HoloLens using augmented reality to add digital images to the real world.
Monday, 23 November 2015
RSA aiming for usability through innovation, says CTO
The challenge facing RSA as a technology company is making products that are easy to use, but allow some flexibility at the same time, says chief technology officer Zulfikar Ramzan
UK economy could gain £12bn by investing in digital skills
A report by the Tinder Foundation and Go On UK reveals that investing in digital skills could produce £12bn for the economy
Windows 10 starts shift to platform-independent computing
Gartner expects Windows 10 will become mainstream faster than any previous version. But deploying Microsoft's OS will coincide with a shift in IT
Fintech growth rates explode in Australia
Financial technology companies in Australia are growing at high rates and come as a warning to the nation's enterprises that are yet to join the digital revolution
Mixed signals fuel mixed feelings about Australia's data-retention plan
There are mixed feelings about Australia's data retention plans as the telecommunications industry weighs up the costs of compliance
SAP UK&I User Group Conference 2015: Newcastle University puts ERP on Hana
Newcastle University has put enterprise resource planning and data warehouse data on SAP’s Hana platform in a proof of concept project
Cyber breaches have hit a fifth of UK consumers
More than two-fifths of UK consumers often feel targeted by cyber criminals, according to a report by business advisory firm Deloitte
Sunday, 22 November 2015
Saturday, 21 November 2015
Friday, 20 November 2015
Five key strategies for IoT success
Companies need to be agile because in some IoT systems, it will be a question of the winner taking it all, according to Kent Eriksson, IoT business consultant at PTC
A plan for managing public-sector IT costs
The 2015 spending review is set to put further pressure on the public sector. Are there easy cuts public-sector CIOs can make?
First steps taken on 'omni-channel' customer experience
The future customer experience might be personalised, but there is a long road ahead yet
Cyber Security Challenge UK terror final kicks off in London
Would-be cyber warriors are defending Westminster Abbey from a simulated biological cyber terror attack in a battle to take top honours in the 2015 Cyber Security Challenge UK final
Seagate launches HPC storage arrays with RAM HDDs and SMR
Seagate marries Xyratex IP and hard-drive smarts in Lustre- and GPFS-based HPC arrays with RAM-equipped drives, plus hybrid, all-flash and shingled magnetic recording options
CIO interview: Lone Bundgaard, Coloplast
IT development head at Danish medical products and services company plays core role in major change to how the company engages with its customers
Democratise internet of things data analytics with virtualisation
Accenture Labs authors contend that data virtualisation can unlock business value from the IoT
Citrix cuts jobs and spins off GoTo business to drive profits
Virtualisation giant Citrix will rationalise its operations after a large-scale business review that focuses on its core desktop virtualisation products
Coalition of top tech firms opposes weakened encryption
Weakening security with the aim of advancing security simply does not make sense, a coalition of top tech firms tells US president Barack Obama
Departing DVLA technology chief says 'job done', moves back to centre
DVLA's former chief technology officer returns to Cabinet Office after executing 'exemplar' GDS programme
Password-killing Fido Alliance submits tech specs to W3C
The Fido Alliance has taken another step closer to defining a standard web-based API as industry support for its password-killing standards gains momentum
Group litigation against Post Office being prepared in Horizon dispute
Subpostmasters who believe they have been wrongly punished for misaccounting or theft due to flawed computer system prepare group legal action against Post Office
Volvo concept, Facebook Safety Check, Drone regulations - The Wrap
On The Wrap this week Volvo intros a new concept car that will pave the way for autonomous vehicles, Facebook enables Safety Check and there's a renewed push for chip and pin for new credit cards.
Thursday, 19 November 2015
Volta Data Centres debuts power failure reimbursement scheme for customers
Datacentre service provider follows up pay-by-the hour pricing scheme with promise to refund customers if any racks housed in its facility lose power
The Prince’s Trust bridges digital skills gap with Young Scot partnership
The charity’s Scottish arm has partnered with not-for-profit Young Scot to tackle a lack of digital skills in young people
Ericsson gives shipping a boost with Inmarsat connectivity
Ericsson will offer Inmarsat’s XpressLink service to maritime customers, and sets about integrating its Maritime Cloud managed service with Inmarsat’s satellite comms network
Most European executives would bypass security to win business
A survey has revealed that 69% of European executives polled would take the risk of a potential security threat to achieve the biggest deal of their life
RAC signs up to Microsoft Azure following IT outsourcing deal
Roadside rescue service RAC will use Microsoft’s Azure cloud after striking an outsourcing agreement with IT services supplier Getronics
451 Research highlights cost benefits of taking multi-provider approach to cloud
Latest 451 Research cloud pricing report suggests buyers could get a better deal, if they're prepared to shop around
Islamic State issues anti-hacking guidelines as Anonymous launches campaign
Islamic State (IS) anti-hacking guidelines recommend using virtual private networking tools to create encrypted connections and changing IP addresses
Inforum 2015 Europe: ERP data analytics cannot avoid MDM challenge
Infor is promoting analytics within enterprise resource planning applications. Might that approach founder on lack of master data management?
Fujitsu UK CEO calls for more Stem on TV
Fujitsu’s UK and Ireland CEO Regina Moran argues for promoting science, technology, engineering and maths (Stem) subjects and careers in the mainstream media
US district attorney calls for access to encrypted smartphone data
A report from US district attorney Cyrus Vance claims the encryption of data on mobile operating systems has had severe consequences for public safety
Wednesday, 18 November 2015
Whitehall IT chiefs open up about challenges of going cloud-first in central government
Whitehall IT chiefs talk about the progress they have made with abiding by the central government cloud-first mandate
CGI tempts Nordic customers with Finnish cyber security centre
IT supplier CGI has opened a Nordic cyber security centre to help it serve organisations in the region with the same service levels it provides US clients
Microsoft CEO gets personal with IT security
Microsoft’s CEO says it is his mission to discover why large security breaches happen, and outlines his plan to secure data in a world where the attack vectors can happen at any moment
Traditional datacentres ill-equipped to cope with IoT demands, warn technology experts
BBC data scientist and Coca Cola CTO question if the datacentre is the right place to store, process and analyse IoT data
Military's Osprey helicopter-airplane makes record flight
The Osprey just completed its longest flight in history, flying from California to Brazil for joint military training exercises.
Post Office IT support email reveals known Horizon flaw
An email from Post Office IT support reveals a problem with the Horizon system and supporting processes that could lead to accounting errors
George Soros backs IT services in eastern Europe
George Soros is investing in an IT company that delivers services to global companies from Ukraine
Security and privacy need to be core to IoT design, say industry leaders
The best way of tackling security and privacy concerns around the internet of things is to focus on both from the design phase, say industry leaders
IoT value even greater than the hype, says McKinsey
Any business that fails to invest heavily in the internet of things in the next 10 years is unlikely to be able to remain competitive, according to McKinsey researcher Dan Aharon
Tuesday, 17 November 2015
Lack of digital skills is killing off startups, reveals Rakuten survey
A lack of digital skills is one of the main reasons so many startups in the UK are failing, study shows
Internet of things key to fast product design improvement, says PTC
Products are becoming smart and connected – and product lifecycle management software has to change to support that, says PTC chief Jim Heppelmann
This plane can take off like a helicopter
The Osprey just completed its longest flight in history, flying from California to Brazil for joint military training exercises.
Fujitsu announces MetaArc cloud platform, acquires UShareSoft
At Fujitsu Forum 2015 in Germany, Fujitsu announces a cloud platform called MetaArc and acquires French software business UShareSoft
Deutsche Bank signs India’s HCL Technologies for digital services and systems integration
Deutsche Bank is expanding its long-established relationship with IT services supplier HCL Technologies as it forges on with its digital transformation
Gigaclear trials first 5Gbps broadband for homes and small businesses
Gigaclear announces it will be trialling the fastest broadband internet package in the UK
Michael Dell confirms there will be no EMC sell-off
In spite of product overlaps and VMware’s partnerships with rivals, Dell will be keeping EMC intact
Does Cambridge University Hospital’s Epic project indicate NHS lacks capacity?
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust’s £200m eHospital project was seen as a model of how an NHS trust could revolutionise its IT, autonomously. A tale of over-ambition?
Australia prepares for IoT explosion
Australia is preparing for the rapid adoption of the internet of things with a regulatory framework
Businesses struggling to transition to digital era
Businesses are struggling to understand new technologies and the exponential process improvements they can enable, according to Ernst & Young partner Christoph Kilger
Monday, 16 November 2015
DDN revamp adds SFA14K plus hyper-converged and all-flash options
DataDirect Networks upgrades core HPC storage arrays to create SFA14K, and adds hyper-converged SFA14KE plus all-flash IME14K front end to smooth I/O bottlenecks
European Commission gives Equinix the go-ahead to acquire datacentre rival TelecityGroup
European Commission clears datacentre merger, after resolving concerns about its impact on European colocation pricing
Asean higher education institutions increase software and services spend
Higher education organisations in developed Asean countries are investing heavily in software and services as their IT use matures
Acquire new skills for technology management
The age of the customer requires organisations to focus on both the business technology and IT agendas
More than 10% of IT workers are employed in male-dominated environments
More than 10% of technology professionals say they work in a male-dominated environment, according to a survey by Harvey Nash
Over 55,000 businesses took advantage of government Connection Vouchers
As the DCMS-sponsored Connection Voucher scheme winds down, statistics reveal that over 55,000 small businesses in the UK took advantage of the grants
Openreach CEO Joe Garner to step down
Openreach CEO Joe Garner is returning to the financial services sector after two years at the helm
Nordic enterprises to enjoy cheaper datacentre costs
A reduced electricity tax rate for datacentres in Norway will give local enterprises a competitive option close to home
Sunday, 15 November 2015
Saturday, 14 November 2015
Friday, 13 November 2015
Passwords still a top issue the tech industry has to deal with, says panel
In the face of several failed attempts by individual companies to eliminate passwords, a growing number of large companies are joining the Fido Alliance, ISSE 2015 conference in Berlin told
BCS launches Register for IT Technicians to recognise industry skills
The BCS has launched a register to accredit IT technicians with an industry standard recognition of their skills, backed up by assessments and references
Case study: Eir embarks on datacentre consolidation to support quad-play telco growth
Irish telco Eir shares details of its datacentre consolidation project and explains why investing in a robust UPS was a must
Security forces drive hacking idustrialisation, says SensePost
The buyers of cyber attacks are military and police organisations who are willing to pay to enable taskforces to get into devices, says SensePost
Roaming charges: How will changes in mobile legislation affect business in Europe?
With mobile roaming charges on the way out across the European Union, what are the implications for businesses and business travellers?
Framework agreement boosts public-sector digitisation in Sweden
Swedish public sector procurement organisation creates a framework to make it easier for organisations to offer digital services
UK firms look to threat intelligence to focus security efforts
Performance, skills and costs remain biggest hurdles to true data-driven security, reveals an IDC study
Thursday, 12 November 2015
TCS to give internships to 1,000 UK graduates
IT services firm TCS is offering a thousand British youngsters the opportunity to work at some of its technology centres in India
Singles Day sales, Tag Heuer's smartwatch, Hollywood helps hospitals - The Wrap
On The Wrap China's Singles Day puts Black Friday to shame, Tag Heuer debuts a luxury smartwatch and Hollywood effects artists help hospitals make training more lifelike.
Meet the Stemettes events aim to entice girls into Stem
Volunteer organisation Stemettes holds events in London and Dublin to encourage young women to take up Stem careers
Informatica launches big data management platform
Informatica has launched a “big data management” suite that it says adds data quality, governance and security to its data integration offer
Openreach network sees heaviest loads on Sundays at 9pm
BT Openreach offers new insight into the inner workings of its fibre network as part of its mission to make itself more transparent
Hybrid flash maker NexGen launches N5 tiered all-flash
SanDisk-owned hybrid flash maker debuts in all-flash storage with N5-1500 and N5-3000 that mix RAM, PCIe flash and SAS-connected flash drives with QoS tiering between media
London Stock Exchange appoints CIO
The London Stock Exchange appoints Chris Corrado as its technology chief as the previous incumbent, Antoine Shagoury, returns to the US
Environment Agency to issue flood warnings to EE customers
Following a successful pilot, the Environment Agency’s Floodline Warnings Direct service is to be offered to EE mobile customers in low-lying parts of Yorkshire
The British Museum uses Google Street View to boost online access to exhibits
The Google Cultural Institute has partnered with The British Museum to help make its collections accessible to people around the world
BDUK passing 8,900 homes for every million pounds spent
Government figures suggests the BDUK programme is delivering better value for money to the public as the roll-out continues
CIOs: Time to raise your game, say CEOs
Digital initiatives promise to make IT instrumental in dynamically transforming business models – but most CEOs feel their CIOs lack the right skills
Three men charged over JP Morgan hacking and fraud
Exploiting the Heartbleed bug was one of the methods used by three men charged in connection with the theft of more than 100 million customer data records from financial institutions to carry out "pump and dump" fraud
Facebook report shows governments asking for more user data
While the US tops Facebook's list with 26,579 requests for user data, the UK is in second place, followed by India
Wednesday, 11 November 2015
Tech Nordic Advocates will help Nordic and Baltic startups reach the next level
A UK network that supports the IT startup community is attempting to emulate its activities in the Nordic and Baltic regions
Flash-RAM storage reinvigorates Sydney school district’s centralised IT
A school district near Sydney has improved the performance of its storage infrastructure through a flash RAM-based infrastructure
Snoopers’ charter will force ISPs to raise broadband prices
The Science and Technology Select Committee hears that ISPs may be forced to put up their service charges to cover the cost of retaining communications data, should the Investigatory Powers Bill become law
NCA and Cert-UK call on more firms to share cyber-threat data
As statistics suggest 30,000 attacks may have been thwarted by a cyber threat data-sharing scheme, operators NCA and Cert-UK call for more to get involved
Bluetooth to get more range and more speed to power IoT
The Bluetooth Special Interest Group has published its technology roadmap as it moves to position the networking technology as a key enabler for the internet of things
Placing unemployed women in the IT industry could solve skills gap, says Martha Lane Fox
Speaking at the Microsoft Future Decoded event in London, Martha Lane Fox said giving unemployed women digital skills and IT jobs could solve the skills gap
Atos embarks on datacentre refurbishment project push with ICTroom in Europe
Atos has formed an alliance with ICTroom to help speed up the time it takes for enterprises to complete datacentre consolidation and refurbishment projects
Ministry of Defence CIO explains defence as a platform
Mike Stone took to the stage at the Microsoft Future Decoded event to explain the Ministry of Defence’s plan for defence as a platform
Data breach will cost TalkTalk £35m
TalkTalk CEO Dido Harding expects to lose between £30m and £35m as a result of its recent breach
How to avoid being chained to an enterprise software licence
CIOs will need to ringfence spending with their existing enterprise IT suppliers to liberate capital for other business initiatives
Germany is finalising legislation to shore up CNI cyber security
Germany is working to ensure digital sovereignty through IT security legislation and negotiations on IT security regulations and transatlantic trade at a European Union level
Cyber security industry urged to engage with SMEs
Engagement by the information security industry is necessary to help SMEs overcome the common barriers to becoming cyber secure, says IASME chief Emma Philpott
Tuesday, 10 November 2015
NSFW: T-Mobile hurls insults at competitors AT&T, Verizon and Sprint
Warning: Graphic language T-Mobile CEO poked fun and insulted competitors AT&T, Verizon and Sprint during a company event.
Government CTO Liam Maxwell outlines GDS spending review priorities
Government CTO Liam Maxwell talks about the impending outcome of the comprehensive spending review, as well as Whitehall's improved relationship with Microsoft
Suppliers lay the groundwork for IoT in Czech Republic
ICT suppliers are putting in place the technology infrastructure that will enable towns and cities in the Czech Republic to harness the internet of things
Government launches cyber security research project
The government has launched a programme to get businesses more involved in cyber security research
T-Mobile will let video stream for free
T-Mobile will exempt certain video providers from data caps.
MacBook ‘vending machine’ dispenses loaners at London School of Economics
The Apple environment at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) has grown from a handful of unsupported Macs to more than 1,000 managed Apple devices over the last couple of years. Shifting to more automated provisioning of Apple devices has allowed the British university to try new things -- including offering loaner laptops to students through a MacBook “vending machine” in the library.
Yannis Lagogiannis is responsible for the Apple enterprise infrastructure, deployment and support strategy at LSE, which has 9,600 students, 3,300 staff members, 25 academic departments and dozens of research centers. When Lagogiannis started working at the Microsoft Windows-centric school, there was no system in place for keeping track of Apple devices.
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(Insider Story)Hollywood effects for medical simulators
Boston Children's Hospital teamed up with Hollywood special effects artists to create lifelike simulators to train surgeons on complex, high-stakes operations.
EMC adds remote Isilon SD Edge and hybrid Cloud Pools
EMC adds software-defined Isilon SD Edge for remote offices, but for now it lacks true clustered NAS capability. Isilon Cloud Pools, however, do act as part of the Isilon namespace
Europe needs to tackle key security challenges, says TeleTrust
Europe needs to resolve the key information security and privacy challenges of an internet-based society, says German security association TeleTrust
Microsoft UK datacentre plans win backing of government CTO Liam Maxwell
Government CTO Liam Maxwell speaks out about the role Whitehall's played in convincing Microsoft and others to open UK datacentres
HDS launches mid-market F Series all-flash arrays
Hitachi Data Systems launches the F Series, all-flash arrays aimed at mid-market customers that slot in below HDS's high-end G Series, plus a new 6.4TB high-capacity flash drive
Australian cities are getting smarter
The smart city phenomenon is taking off in Australia, where there's the space and the will to make it work.
EU data protection official optimistic on successor to Safe Harbour
An EU data protection official says he is optimistic that an alternative to the Safe Harbour agreement will be found, but it will take work from both the US and the EU
Watford Council deploys Wi-Fi across sheltered housing estates
Watford Borough Council installs free Wi-Fi networking service in sheltered housing and community centres
Vodafone chief renews calls for BT - Openreach separation
Vodafone’s Vittorio Colao renews calls for BT and Openreach to be separated, and says Ofcom should take a firmer line on the BT - EE merger
Crown Commercial Service backs Huddle's public sector-wide preferential pricing scheme
Cloud-based collaboration platform provider hopes enterprise pricing scheme will make it easier and less costly for public sector to adopt its technology
Monday, 9 November 2015
Tag Heuer debuts first Swiss luxury Android Wear smartwatch
Tag Heuer debuted the Tag Heuer Connected on Monday, the first Android smartwatch from a Swiss watchmaker. In development for a year, it started with one instruction to the designers.
Falling deployment costs prompt enterprise interest in private cloud, claims Verizon
Latest state of the cloud market report by Verizon suggests enterprises want to do more in the private cloud, as skills and cost barriers to entry fall
Young tech entrepreneurs take advantage into the future, says Duke of York
Entrepreneurs involved with technology from a young age will have the advantage when the world shifts in that direction in the future, says the Duke of York
IT and business process outsourcing surges after general election
Business confidence following the general election is explained as the main reason for a massive hike in spending on IT and business process outsourcing by UK organisations
Relaxed attitudes in Australia stalling IT security investment
The relaxed attitude to IT security in Australia is holding back much-needed investment in security technology
Cloud providers forging partnerships and alliances in Asean region
Asean organisations must understand the ecosystem of channel partners that cloud providers are using if they are to get the best-fitting service
CIO guidance comes in all shapes and sizes
The best options for a CIO seeking advice depend on the size and nature of the organisation
Risk of crippling cyber war yet to be addressed, says former US official
Governments need to do more with defensive cyber security because offensive capability will not restore critical services after an attack, says a former US official
Gartner: Time to take algorithms seriously
Legacy systems and existing supplier relationships are barriers to digitisation. Instead, CIOs should focus on algorithms, says Gartner
Access to broadband to be as universal as water and electricity by 2020
The government promises that UK people and businesses will all have access to broadband by the end of the current parliament
GCHQ and NCA join forces to police dark web
GCHQ and the National Crime Agency are to track down paedophiles and serious online criminals by using the techniques and expertise used to find terrorists
Amsterdam Arena aims to set digital example to others
The Amsterdam Arena is a digital powerhouse which, according to its CIO, wants to set an example for the city to follow
Sunday, 8 November 2015
International Space Station turns 15
The ISS has been continually orbiting the earth for 15 years and astronauts have conducted thousands of experiments on it.
Saturday, 7 November 2015
Friday, 6 November 2015
4 old-school BlackBerry features in Android-powered PRIV
CIO.com’s Al Sacco demonstrates four distinctly BlackBerry features in the new PRIV, BlackBerry’s first Android smartphone.
BP forced to cut IT staff by around 30% as oil price drop takes its toll
The sustained drop in oil prices has led BP to “simplify” its business, including a reduction in its IT teams
Inforum 2015 Europe: Infor targets majority cloud revenue
Infor is aiming at half its licence revenue coming from cloud installations in 2016, according to president Stephan Scholl
Malaysia Budget 2016 favours ICT for citizens but offers less for enterprise ICT
Although broadly welcomed, the latest Malaysian budget is better news for citizens using IT than for businesses
US must make next move on Safe Harbor
The European Union expects the U.S. to make the next move in negotiating a replacement for the Safe Harbor Agreement.
AWS to open UK datacentre in late 2016
Cloud giant sets out plans to open another European datacentre, as demand for its services continues to grow
Avoiding security issues when recycling hardware
What are the options for the environmentally and ethically responsible recycling of end-of-life hardware, without compromising data security?
TalkTalk data breach hit 155,000 customers
Broadband provider TalkTalk confirms fewer customers than originally feared – some 155,000 – were affected by the data breach in October 2015
GSMA looks for more spectrum to head off mobile capacity crunch
The World Radiocommunication Conference 2015 is taking place in Geneva, and the GSMA is pushing hard to secure more spectrum to support mobile broadband
RSA undergoing aggressive transformation, says Amit Yoran
RSA has made a series of “difficult decisions” as a business to focus on key markets and security challenges, says company president Amit Yoran
Coop Norway inks infrastructure deal with Wipro
Norway's Coop becomes the latest Nordic firm to outsource IT to an Indian company after the retailer penned a deal with Wipro
Security Think Tank: Classification is the first step to personal data security
How should businesses go about setting up and maintaining a comprehensive and accurate inventory of personal data?
Thursday, 5 November 2015
Google drone delivery, Tesla Autopilot, ISS birthday - The Wrap
On The Wrap this week Google plans to deliver packages by drone, Tesla takes back Autopilot features and the ISS turns 15.
CenturyLink considers selling off its datacentre assets
Telco says growing its colocation business will require more capital expenditure than its willing to invest, prompting an investigation into what its options are
Mayor of London launches tech fund for digital skills
A programme has been launched by the mayor of London to ensure young people in the capital are learning digital skills
Disconnect between IT suppliers and retailers as need for retail tech grows
The need for technology in retail environments is growing, but almost half of IT suppliers say retailers have no idea what tech they need
Gigaclear breaks ground on BDUK FTTP networks
Altnet Gigaclear starts digging on a broadband network of 12,000 premises in Berkshire, and reveals more details of its progress in Gloucestershire
Hivemapper, a flight guide for drone pilots
Hivemapper takes the video signal from your drone and superimposes onto it details of buildings and points of interest nearby. And if you get too close to those buildings, it also serves up a warning that you might be about to hit them.
Communication Workers Union warns subpostmasters of flaw in Post Office Horizon accounting system
The union that represents Post Office subpostmasters has warned of a problem with the Horizon accounting system at the centre of a long-running dispute
MK:Smart project gets ArcServe for virtual and physical backup
Milton Keynes smart city project chooses ArcServe UDP data protection product over Veeam for its ability to backup virtual and physical servers
Free software gains ground in the Italian public administration
Italy's Ministry of Defence is pioneering the use of open-source office productivity tools with the migration of 150,000 PCs to LibreOffice
Security Think Tank: Find out what personal data your company holds
How should businesses go about setting up and maintaining a comprehensive and accurate inventory of personal data?
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