Friday, 29 April 2016
Virtual desktop infrastructure set for Middle East enterprise growth
More and more IT leaders in the Middle East are considering adopting virtual desktop infrastructures, but user cases are needed to speed things up
Amazon strong quarter beats analysts’ expectations
Amazon reports profits for the first quarter of $513m, compared with a net loss $57m in the same period the year before
New 5G spectrum rules urgently needed for European innovators
Europe risks falling behind if it does not move to establish 5G spectrum standards soon
Tech-savvy Asean populations shake up enterprise IT, says AIA CTO
A young, urban and tech-savvy population in the Asean region has forced enterprises to rethink their IT strategies
IT challenges may force RBS to miss EU deadline to split businesses
Problems related to creating an IT platform for the Royal Bank of Scotland’s planned divestment look set to cause delays
Cyber security in Belgium will gain prominence after terror attacks
Belgium’s physical security has been branded inadequate, so how does the country’s cyber security measure up?
Canonical founder: "OpenStack no lifeline for legacy tech suppliers"
Canonical founder Mark Shuttleworth warns legacy tech suppliers may struggle to get the “magic returns” they may be expecting from aligning themselves with OpenStack
International IT trade group urges firms to prepare for GDPR
Companies that fail to start planning to deal with the EU’s data protection requirements are in for a real shock, warns the International Association of Information Technology Asset Managers
Saudi Arabia could warm to cloud computing, so long as regulation and connectivity keep pace
One of the world’s biggest oil producers has responded to tumbling crude prices by announcing a $2tn war chest to fund an economic diversification strategy, with IT set to be a beneficiary
Young people unaware of IT roles in financial services
Careers firm Investment 2020 claims young people have little awareness of the IT roles available in the financial services sector, or what routes to take to get there
Case study: Athona recruits Mimecast to halt CEO fraud attacks
Brentwood-based recruitment firm wanted to solve its email archiving problems, but ended up with better security, including new anti-whaling protection in the wake of an attack
Thursday, 28 April 2016
Ransomware makes up a quarter (and rising) of UK cyber attacks, finds research
Eset’s data shows a spike in detections of these particularly nasty malware packages in the third week of April 2016
Payment card industry issues data security standard update
PCI DSS version 3.2 introduces six new requirements for compliance, some additional guidance and a raft of clarifications
Report names Hull as slowest city for broadband
A report by broadband comparison site uSwitch.com claims that Hull has some of the slowest average broadband speeds in the UK
Vodafone Qatar launches Wi-Fi as a service for businesses
Vodafone is offering its business customers in Qatar Wi-Fi as a service, which is another sign of the coming together of the IT and telecoms sectors
Inefficient IT hampering UK government plans to reduce re-offending, says NAO
National Audit Office highlights problems such as re-keying of data and a lack of integration
Asean CIOs expect IT budget increase in 2016
IT leaders in the Asean region expect to spend more on IT this year, with big data, mobility and IoT all priorities
Government approves Elizabeth Denham as next information commissioner
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee approves Elizabeth Denham as the UK’s next information commissioner
Disrupting IT in the Nordics, from banks to taxis
IT is dramatically changing traditional industry sectors in the Nordic region. Computer Weekly examines the transformation
Technology moving too fast for governments to keep up, says former Darpa chief
Former US defence technology chief supports encryption and privacy, despite intelligence services’ fears
Apple Pay gets a million new users a week but profit remains elusive
Apple's mobile payments service is popular with consumers and banks but the company has yet to find ways to make 'meaningful' money from it
Facebook triples Q1 profit as mobile ad revenue spikes
Facebook reports advertising revenue of $5.2bn for the first quarter of 2016, with 82% coming from mobile ads, compared with 73% for the same period the year before
Government accepts data ethics council proposal
The government accepts the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee’s recommendation that a data science ethics council is established at the Alan Turing Institute
UFO broadband network sees promising results from pilot testing
Trials of York’s Ultra Fibre Optic (UFO) broadband service is moving ahead, with early adopters proving enthusiastic about the speeds available
Mobilising a workforce drives up performance and productivity
Mobile workers are also more creative, satisfied and loyal, says EIU study
Wednesday, 27 April 2016
Mobile apps and platforms core to adult learning
Skills traditionally taught in the home, such as cooking, DIY and maintenance, are increasingly learnt via digital platforms, a report by Halifax Insurance finds
Cloud services top priority in Australian and New Zealand enterprises in 2016
Around 60% of IT leaders in Australia and New Zealand expect their cloud computing spending to increase in 2016, with hybrid cloud projects a priority
Virgin to add one million FTTP connections by 2020
Virgin Media embarks on a massive roll-out of FTTP broadband across the UK
Mainstream adoption of Blockchain by banks is 10 years away
Banks could be putting blockchain under the microscope in a lab environment for the next 10 years, according to Forrester
IPv6 alone will not secure IoT, warns GE CISO
It is important for all users of the internet of things to understand what they are getting into with IPv6, and to be aware of the risks and myths, says GE CISO Hanns Proenen
IBM all-flash family gets cloud and enterprise A9000 and A9000R
IBM announces two all-flash arrays – the modular A9000 and rack A9000R, aimed at service providers and enterprises – and the mainframe-connected DS8888
IT outsourcing starts year with a bang
The IT outsourcing sector got off to a strong start in 2016, with sales volumes and values up
OpenStack set for 100% adoption by Fortune 100 firms within three years
Managed cloud provider Rackspace claims the open source software platform’s acceptance is miles ahead of where Linux was at this part of its life cycle
Singapore is second most cloud ready country in Asia-Pacific
Broadband quality, data privacy and pro-business regime makes Singapore the second most cloud ready country in the Apac region
Apple CEO looks to services as device revenues fall
Apple's services division has emerged as its second biggest earner after iPhone sales, as quarterly revenues declined 13%, in line with forecasts
Volvo tests self-driving cars in London
Swedish auto manufacturer Volvo is to begin trials of autonomous driving on the streets of London in 2017, using 100 family vehicles in real-life situations
OpenStack Foundation calls for greater enterprise input in open source initiatives
OpenStack Foundation claims enterprises are increasingly realising that their future depends on being actively involved with open source
Tuesday, 26 April 2016
GE launches Predix-power application for the industrial internet
GE’s digital division is now a fully fledged software business with the introduction of an asset performance management system
HDS G series arrays get native NAS and cloud as a storage tier
VSP G series enterprise hybrid flash arrays see addition of native NAS functionality on a controller card plus cloud as a storage tier via Hitachi Content Platform
Mobility tops 2016 priority list for Middle East IT leaders
Mobility projects will be the most common IT initiative among Middle East organisations this year, according to research from Computer Weekly
Young would-be cyber warriors battle it out at Bletchley Park
Would-be cyber warriors are battling it out at historic Bletchley Park CyberCenturion to be crowned the UK’s top young cyber defenders
Action for Children mobilises staff on Claranet’s managed network
Action for Children, the charity behind Byte Night, moves onto Claranet’s MPLS core network to support the wholesale revitalisation of its ICT
CIO interview: Simon Kerry, Charles Tyrwhitt
CIO of men's clothing retailer Charles Tyrwhitt talks omni-channel and discusses the firm’s move away from a bespoke e-commerce system to the Demandware platform
EE open sources rural network coverage problem
Mobile operator EE enlists Lime Micro and Ubuntu founder Canonical to help develop open source network capabilities and services for rural areas
Interview: John Hazen, senior vice-president of direct to customer, True Religion
True Religion’s senior vice-president of direct to customer, John Hazen, discusses the US clothing retailer’s plans for loyalty, simplicity and the pursuit of a single customer record
DDoS attacks hit three-quarters of global brands in 2015
DDoS attack tactics evolve from single, large attacks, intended to take a website offline, to multi-vector barrages – but organisations are fighting back
Vodafone and Huawei open narrowband IoT lab
Mobile operator Vodafone supplies connectivity to an internet of things (IoT) joint venture development centre with Huawei in Newbury
CityFibre rolls out gigabit services in Leeds and Bradford
Fibre backhaul supplier CityFibre enlists local ISPs Diva Networks and Exa Telecom to launch gigabit broadband services in Leeds and Bradford
OpenStack: "Cloud success determined by business culture, not technology"
The OpenStack Foundation and its supporters claim companies that prioritise technology over business culture are doomed to fail in the cloud
Business failing to learn lessons of past cyber attacks, report shows
Organisations are still failing to address basic security issues and well-known attack methods, Verizon’s latest Data Breach Investigations Report reveals
OpenStack Foundation steps up efforts to address enterprise skills gap
OpenStack Foundation co-founder claims scarcity of techies with skills in using the open source cloud platform remains biggest barrier to enterprise adoption
Monday, 25 April 2016
Middle East CIOs face numerous data challenges as the regional market matures
Enterprise IT experts reveal to Computer Weekly the issues local technology leaders face when trying to use, back up and protect their valuable data
Lloyds Bank offshores more IT roles to India
Lloyds Banking Group is offshoring more IT jobs to India as part of its latest cost-cutting announcement
EE to onshore all customer service calls
Mobile operator EE attempts to improve customer services by bringing call handling onshore
Nexsan adds file sync and share to NAS to create Unity
Storage hardware maker Nexsan adds file sync and share to NST arrays from Connected Data acquisition to create Unity family of NAS with private cloud functionality
CIO interview: Ulrica Holmgren, Telenor Sweden
The Swedish CIO of telecoms provider Telenor tells Computer Weekly about the company’s agility, pilot projects and the digital journey
Australia pledges A$230m to prevent a ‘lawless’ cyber domain
Australia's latest cyber security strategy will see the appointment of a cyber ambassador, charged with liaising with other nations
How to yield the benefits of converged infrastructure
Bringing together the elements of enterprise IT generates a litany of operational and cost-cutting advantages – but care must be taken in balancing risk and in implementation
IoT to play a part in more than a quarter of cyber attacks by 2020, says Gartner
Gartner predicts IoT security spending will be moderate until 2020, after which it will increase at a faster rate as execution improves
Indonesian internet users turn to smartphones to go online
Organisations with a cyber footprint in Indonesia must understand most internet users in the country access online content and services on smartphones
Big data analytics a useful security tool, says analyst
The majority of companies using big data security analytics report a high business benefit, according to the Business Application Research Center
Sunday, 24 April 2016
Friday, 22 April 2016
Data management: Five decades of prospecting for business value
Data management and business intelligence have been at the heart of business value creation for decades. Read about how Computer Weekly has tracked their promise and tribulations
Security collaboration key says BFA-Bankia CISO
CISOs across all sectors need to work together to increase the security capabilities of their organisations and grow together, according to BFA-Bankia's CISO Maria González
Nordic corporations open their doors to tech startups
Traditional Nordic corporations are starting to take advantage of the vibrant startup community in the region, and they are changing the way they think
British Library's 'digital wallpaper' brings Shakespeare to the smartphone
The British Library is enabling people to download digital facsimiles of first edition Shakespeare plays to their devices using ‘digital wallpaper’
Microsofts Q3 hit by cloud investments income falls to $3.8bn
Competing with AWS and expanding into new regions leaves a hole in the finances
New Zealand wants UK and other overseas ICT professionals to fill skills gap
New Zealand needs ICT professionals from overseas to fill a growing skills gap
UK information commissioner weighs in on Privacy Shield
It would be “very sensible” if both the EU and the US answered the questions European data protection authorities are asking about the Privacy Shield pact, according to the UK information commissioner
France takes the lead in the global open data race
The appointment of a chief data officer (CDO) has already seen the nation create five different types of economic and social value
Rackspace embarks on renewed push to ease enterprise adoption of AWS and Azure clouds
Managed cloud provider Rackspace outlines how teaming up with IT consultancy Cloud Technology Partners will help enterprises struggling with the move off-premise
Thursday, 21 April 2016
Nationwide streamlines e-commerce checks with CA Technologies
The building society has deployed CA Technology’s risk analytics to detect abnormal payment activities
UK economy faces digital divide CBI warns
A report from the Confederation of British Industry and tech giant IBM paints a bleak picture of UK businesses' adoption (or not) of digital technologies
Spectra Logic claims biggest and fastest TFinity tape library
Spectra Logic claims multi-petabyte capacities and speedier tape robot cycle times with TFinity Exascale Edition, a product aimed at tape’s new niche in archive and cold storage
BBC micro:bit Model Rocket Car Competition sparks creative interest in Stem
Microsoft and the Bloodhound Project explain how focusing on the creative side of tech helps drive children’s interest in science, technology, engineering and maths careers
Graduation of apprentices is coming of age for Accentures Newcastle hub
The first group of IT graduates emerging from Accenture’s apprenticeship scheme in north-east England will walk straight into jobs, debt-free
Business needs to take GDPR seriously says UK privacy chief
The GDPR is about enabling organisations to realise the benefits of the digital era, but it is serious about enforcement for those that not play within the rules, says UK information commissioner
Singapore online grocer RedMart uses cloud ERP to drive growth
Online retailer RedMart turned to cloud-based enterprise resource planning (ERP) when its existing system struggled to keep up with business growth
Halfords CIO jumps ship to move to Morrisons
Halfords CIO Anna Barsby will be moving to head up technology at supermarket chain Morrisons
Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer remains silent on strategy review
Yahoo! considers its options for the future, but CEO Marissa Mayer gave away no details when announcing the company's Q1 financial results
Wednesday, 20 April 2016
UK institute seeking better cyber defences for ICS says director
The UK needs to develop awareness of the vulnerability of industrial control systems to cyber attack and technology-specific security systems, says researcher
DevOps advocates bust myths around use of agile software development in enterprise
Continuous software delivery experts set out why enterprises could be missing out by shunning DevOps
SAP's financials point to boom in cloud and Hana
SAP is steadily growing its cloud business, but on-premise software licensing and support remain the cash cows
European Commission formally objects to Googles Android dominance
Pre-installing Google Search and Play on devices is anti-competitive and limits consumer choice, claims EC
Intel to cut workforce despite strong Q1 results
Intel says strong first quarter results show that its business transformation is working, but it also means cutting 11% of the global workforce
European Commission ready to splash 50bn on transformational digitisation plan
A cloud initiative for scientists and technologists among the developments as digital single market moves intensify
GDPR will require 28000 DPOs in Europe study shows
The staffing impact of the GDPR will be huge, with 28,000 data protection officers (DPOs) in Europe alone, says the International Association of Privacy Professionals
Raspberry Pi competition sparks interest in Stem careers
A competition run by PA Consulting encourages schoolchildren to use Raspberry Pis to create projects that solve real-world problems
T-Systems embarks on enterprise-focused cloud push with colocation provider Virtus
IT services arm of Deutsche Telekom shares five-year plan to close private datacentre in Feltham, after signing colocation deal with Virtus Data Centres
Balancing privacy and security a key challenge says NCA
Striking a balance between security and privacy is a major challenge for law enforcement, says NCCU operations head Mike Hulett
Zadara adds object storage bigger flash and 16Gbps Fibre Channel
Latest version of Zadara Storage features object storage, Fibre Channel and bigger cache options to software-defined cloud storage product that can run on-premise, off-premise and as a hybrid
Tuesday, 19 April 2016
Digital education in the UK is patchy says Capgemini executive
The level of digital skills taught in schools varies across the UK, claims Capgemini’s chairman
Three-quarters of Brits unaware of IP Bill one-third dont care
Millions of UK citizens remain in the dark about the reach and scope of the Investigatory Powers Bill, or the so-called Snoopers’ Charter, says Broadband Genie
IBM financials squeezed but cloud mobile security and analytics show growth
Cloud, security, mobility and analytics are the future for IBM as revenue drops for 16th quarter
PC market pauses while enterprises prepare for Windows 10
Windows 10 is set to drive sales of high-end PCs, but businesses are not ready yet, says analyst house Gartner
Sainsburys creates 150 digital jobs in Manchester to boost innovation
Supermarket retailer Sainsbury’s has created 150 digital jobs in Manchester as part of its innovation drive
European Commission to create 6.7bn continent-wide cloud for scientists
The European Commission hopes initiative will pave the way for greater collaboration between European research teams
Mobile operators are overstating 4G coverage claims Which?
UK mobile phone users can access 4G services just over half of the time on average, says Which? publisher and charity, The Consumers' Association
Organisations still fail to understand IAM says KuppingerCole analyst
IAM is seen as being part of IT and not business, and investments tend to be aimed at mitigating one-off incidents, says KuppingerCole analyst Matthias Reinwarth
La Poste delivers internet of services
The French postal system is taking existing services and adding a digital dimension to support a new business model
Research identifies organised cyber threat to Australia
Researchers have identified the profiles of cyber criminals and identified the one that is the biggest threat to Australian organisations
Brighton and Hove gets free city centre Wi-Fi service
Brighton and Hove City Council enables a free city centre Wi-Fi network, comprising 40 Wi-Fi hotspots – thirty of which are already live – with support from BT
What datacentre experts must do to stay relevant
As datacentre operators focus on converged infrastructure to cut costs, IT professionals should keep their CVs aligned to the workplace
Singapore SME makes HR analytics affordable for other small companies
A small supplier in Singapore is offering other SMEs a SAS-based HR software shared service
Tata Consultancy Services to appeal damages in IP case
TCS will appeal against the damages set in a US court case concerning alleged intellectual property infringements
Potential for sales bonanza as Oracle accelerates into cloud
The supplier's shift to cloud means now could be a good time to starting accepting calls from Oracle sales reps
Airlines and public transport fertile grounds for mobile ticketing
Juniper Research forecasts that 23 billion transport and events tickets will be purchased using mobile handsets by the end of the decade, with airlines and public transport particularly lucrative
How BI can improve healthcare in Asean
The Asean region is developing fast and lifestyles are changing, but healthcare services are not keeping pace and the sector will be stretched
Employees use of personal devices puts firms at risk of malware infection says report
Downloaders care about their own security while grabbing pirated content, not that of their employers
Monday, 18 April 2016
Manx Telecom to trial integrated cellular-satellite mobile service
Manx Telecom trials an extended mobile network with support from satellite services supplier Globalstar, with the aim of supporting emergency services connectivity
CIO interview: Gerard Spans, Arcadis
The CIO of the Netherlands-based global design and consulting company tells Computer Weekly how he manages the three responsibilities which he sees as the future of his role
New iPhone SE no panacea for Apple, say analysts
Apple will ship a good number of its budget iPhone SE handsets, but it still faces stiff competition, reports analyst firm TrendForce
X-IO exploits NVMe to develop super-fast Axellio flash storage
X-IO comes out of stealth with Intel-backed Axellio that will see up to 0.25PB and 12 million IOPS from a 2U box using NVMe as an internal interconnect to speak natively with CPUs
The secrets of Nordic fintech boost
London has become the undisputed European capital for financial technology, but the Nordic countries have strong ambitions to challenge for the number one spot
Government CTO Liam Maxwell to leave GDS for new job as digital czar
Liam Maxwell's new role as national technology advisor will help to develop the UK's digital economy
The Middle East’s home-grown app market now really growing, but from a low base
Despite massive smartphone penetration, native app developers in the region need to listen more closely to what locals want
Los Alamos puts 30PB of Scality object storage into production
Los Alamos National Laboratory uses Scality object storage for disk access to Trinity supercomputer and marries it with GPFS in MarFS homegrown posix/object hybrid file system
Teradata Universe 2016: MPP architecture recast as ‘Intelliflex’
Teradata announces a re-architecting of its “massively parallel processing” data warehouse, the expansion of managed cloud service to Europe, and availability of its database on AWS
Friday, 15 April 2016
Capgemini to build 100-strong team of blockchain specialists
The IT services firm is building a team of 100 blockchain experts as banks start to consider the technology as the future of financial services
RBS to close NatWest branches and cut 600 jobs as customers go online
The Royal Bank of Scotland is set to close branches and cut jobs due to the rapid take up of digital banking services
Israeli volunteers ready their cyber defences as Anonymous affiliates attack
Every April, Israel braces itself for an onslaught from pro-Palestinian hackers, but the occupants of a small conference room in Tel Aviv stand in their way
E-commerce struggles for growth in Asean countries
Online retail market growth in the Asean nations remains slow but nonetheless significant, according to a survey of consumer habits in the region
Lack of career progression pushes IT workers to shop around for jobs
Research from EMC finds that a lack of career progression in their current organisation is the top reason IT people choose to move jobs
Mitel and Polycom merge to form $2.5bn cloud unified communications firm
Communications and collaboration suppliers Mitel and Polycom pool their resources to form a $2.5bn unified communications (UC) powerhouse
BBC turns micro:bit computers into IoT devices
The BBC and Nominet demonstrate a new use case for the micro:bit computer and hope to turn Britain’s schoolchildren into internet of things pioneers
Security Think Tank: Five tips for creating a patch management strategy
What strategies can companies adopt to help keep up with and deal with the huge volume of software updates they are facing?
Microsoft steps up campaign against government surveillance
Microsoft is the latest technology firm to push back against the secrecy of US government data access requests, which it claims are rapidly increasing in number
Stockholm’s public sector boosts productivity with a move towards mobility
The city has a mobile strategy that’s been embraced by staff and citizens
Australian universities increase IT spending well above global average
Australian universities are increasing their IT spending as they improve learning and operational efficiency
Thursday, 14 April 2016
Security Think Tank: Security patching an essential element of outsourcing contracts
What strategies can companies adopt to keep up and deal with the huge volume of software updates they face?
Data protection law sails through European Parliament
The European Union’s new General Data Protection Regulation has successfully passed through the European Parliament
EE, Qualcomm bring freestyle drone racing to Wembley Stadium
Spectator sports status beckons as the European Rotor Sports Association live streams over the EE 4G network
IBM and Oracle fortunes hit by rapid growth of PaaS, Gartner claims
Gartner’s application infrastructure market tracker reveals how PaaS growth is shaking up the supplier landscape
Social media could be used to identify refugees, says fintech founder
A panel at the Innovate Finance Summit 2016 discussed ways refugees could access funds, including digital identities, smartphones and peer-to-peer applications
Ticketmaster tech chief claims software engineers should consider sales training
Ticketmaster tech chief says undergoing sales training could help software engineers become more persistent in tracking down bugs
CW@50: The changing face of the datacentre over the past 50 years
As Computer Weekly prepares to celebrate its 50th anniversary, we take a look back at how the design and role of the datacentre has changed over the past five decades
Business needs education in cloud value and security, study shows
Improved trust and security are critical to encouraging continued adoption of the cloud, an Intel Security report shows
Mixed response to call for more work on Privacy Shield
The Article 29 Working Group’s call for revisions of the Privacy Shield for trans-Atlantic data transfers is welcomed by those keen for a stronger framework and criticised by those keen to avoid delay
Government surveillance under fire across Europe
UK and US government surveillance programmes are facing criticism from the courts, MPs and data protection regulators
Wednesday, 13 April 2016
OpenStack accelerates into production environments
People are no longer just dabbling in the OpenStack private cloud – the OpenStack Foundation has found that many users are starting to undertake production work
NCA attempts 'back door' access to obtain activist Lauri Love’s passwords
Court told that use of civil proceedings to force disclosure of alleged hacker Lauri Love's passwords is disproportionate and would breach human rights law
UK would need its own Privacy Shield deal with EU if it votes for Brexit
If the UK voted to leave the EU, it could face a difficult negotiation to conform to new data protection regulations, say experts
BT seeks security recruits
BT is to recruit 900 people to its security business in the next 12 months as part of a push against cyber crime
Singapore’s Jurong Health Services: Transforming healthcare through data technologies
Ng Teng Fong General Hospital (NTFGH) is being recognised for its high standards of data use
Google urges enterprises to abandon data capacity planning in the face of IoT
Director of Google cloud platforms claims enterprises are wasting time trying to predict how their data needs will change over the next five years
World’s biggest companies lack maturity in security, says IBM Security
Many big organisations are still grappling with the challenge of establishing a more cohesive and collective security strategy, says IBM Security
Security Think Tank: Allocate maintenance processes to each piece of key software
What strategies can companies adopt to help keep up with and deal with the huge volume of software updates they are facing?
Windows PowerShell tied to more than a third of cyber attacks
Security firm Carbon Black confirms widespread abuse of Windows PowerShell by attackers flying under the radar in line with the trend of exploiting operating systems
5 must-have network tools
Software-defined WAN promises a simplified, cost-effective way to manage multiple types of broadband Internet connections. While most enterprises today are only in the very early stages of piloting or implementing SD-WAN, Gartner predicts that by the end of 2019, 30% of enterprises will have deployed SD-WAN technology in their branches, up from less than 1% today.
Among the early adopters is Triton Management Services, a retail service provider based in Carlsbad, Calif., that operates Two Jinn Insurance and Aladdin Bail Bonds.
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European Court of Justice ruling on Snoopers' Charter delayed until July 2016
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) will not rule on the legality of the so-called Snoopers’ Charter legislation until after the UK’s June 2016 EU referendum
Enterprises that shun cloud comprise a business threat, says 451 Research
Hosted IT reaches a tipping point as analyst house 451 Research claims that enterprises shunning cloud technology constitute a risky proposition
European Parliament set to approve EU data protection law
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is ready for its final rubber stamp this week, with EU countries expected to pass it into law in two years
Apple Pay struggles in Australia as banks profit from a fee-phobic market
Despite Australia being iPhone crazy its banks aren’t exactly rushing to enable the payment process
GDS appoints Public Services Network head
Government Digital Service (GDS) elevates Mark Smith to head of the Public Services Network (PSN)
Want to adopt Blockchain? Better start playing, says panel
A panel of financial services experts discussed adoption of blockchain technologies at the Innovate Finance 2016 Summit
Banks see video banking as key to customer satisfaction
Video banking is set to take off over the next few years to improve the personal connection between banks and customers, according to research
Collaboration vital to reduce economic impact of CNI cyber attack
The interconnected nature of critical national infrastructure (CNI) means the impact of the risk and the cost of a cyber attack grows exponentially every day
UK poised to lead global fintech sector, says Tech City chair Eileen Burbidge
Tech City chair and venture capital expert says the UK is in a position to become a world leader in financial services and sheds light on how cloud can provide failing firms with a stay of execution
Ed Vaizey MP hails role of UK datacentres in solving enterprise data sovereignty issues
Digital economy minister Ed Vaizey talks up the government's role in supporting the growth of the UK datacentre sector and wider technology industry
Ofcom to present Openreach network access plan by summer of 2016
Ofcom’s Sharon White tells MPs she hopes to present detailed proposals on how BT’s rivals can access the Openreach network by the summer of 2016
Singapore releases cloud outage guidelines
The Singapore government releases a set of tiered guidelines for organisations to follow if they have a cloud outage
DWP knew of Universal Credit problems in mid-2012 despite insisting all was well
Documents released after a four-year legal battle show that DWP officials knew of problems with Universal Credit in 2012 despite insisting it was on time and budget
BAE Systems warns about shape-shifting strain of Qbot malware
Qbot malware will become a potent threat, facilitated by exploit kits for initial infection and automated to gain maximum victim count, warns BAE Systems
Security Think Tank: Using vulnerability management to support the patching process
What strategies can companies adopt to deal with the huge volume of software updates they are facing?
UK cyber crime growing exponentially
UK ranks highly in phishing, social media and ransomware attacks as cyber criminals professionalise and take advantage of unpatched websites, Symantec’s latest threat report reveals
Network Rail announces Could IT Be You 2016 competition winner
UK rail network manager Network Rail announces the winner of the 2016 cohort of its IT talent competition
Superfast network build brings broadband to Somerset village
Specialist ISP Satellite Internet has connected the third and final village in its BDUK market test pilot project in Somerset in just seven weeks
Monday, 11 April 2016
Falconstor adds cross-platform storage analytics
Falconstor leverages IP from Cumulus Logic buy to provide Freestor Analytics, which gives customers visibility across heterogeneous hardware of key storage metrics
IDC research shows steady drop in on-premise hardware spend as cloud adoption soars
IDC infrastructure research highlights how enterprise demand for cloud is affecting on-premise IT spending trends
Nationwide watches customer behaviour in authentication experiment
Nationwide Building Society is testing whether behavioural biometrics can unlock higher levels of security clearance in banking
QA launches cyber attack defence training facility in London
Training firm QA launches a cyber attack simulation facility in London to enable organisations to test and learn cyber defence skills
Activist Lauri Love faces order to disclose encryption keys
The UK's National Crime Agency, takes an unusual legal step to force a former university student accused of hacking to disclose encryption keys.
Smith & Williamson starts legacy renewal with WhereScape Red
Financial services company Smith & Williamson migrates Cobol data into SQL Server data warehouse in a bid to recreate and cleanse legacy data
Competition and Markets Authority urges EC to kill Three's O2 merger
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) urges the European Commission (EC) to rule against CK Hutchison's proposed acquisition of mobile network O2
Hyperoptic launches FTTP services in Brighton
Hyperoptic rolls out its fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) broadband service to housing developments in Brighton
UK’s Daily Mail publisher eyes Yahoo’s assets
The Daily Mail parent company is putting together a bid for Yahoo’s news properties that would increase its US presence significantly
Openreach passes 25 million premises with fibre backhaul
BT Openreach marks another milestone in its national fibre broadband network roll-out
Sunday, 10 April 2016
Friday, 8 April 2016
British innovation targets file manipulation malware
Innovative British security software firm Glasswall Solutions is tackling the growing threat of malware that tampers with files and exploits structural weaknesses in popular business document formats
Security Think Tank: Tackle vital patching challenge with risk-based approach
What strategies can companies adopt to help keep up with and deal with the huge volume of software updates they are facing?
CIOs lack faith in IT’s ability to meet digital demands of business
VCE research suggests IT departments lack confidence in their ability to meet the digital demands of their organisation
IT job seekers want to make bigger career moves
LinkedIn, which now has more than 20 million members in the UK, recently looked at how IT professionals’ jobs have changed over the past year
UK has hit 90% ‘superfast’ target, say broadband analysts
Statistics from broadband comparison site Thinkbroadband seem to suggest the government has hit its target of making superfast broadband available to 90% of UK premises
CIO Interview: Phil Pavitt, global CIO, Specsavers – Online not the only way
Specsavers CIO explains why the personal touch is as important as digital services for customers of health-related products
CW@50: Storage – From punched cards to flash and the cloud
Since the launch of Computer Weekly in 1966, we have moved from a world of punched cards and paper tape to one where flash and the cloud have revolutionised data storage
National Childbirth Trust breach shows all data needs to be safeguarded
Breach of more than 15,000 login credentials and email addresses at the National Childbirth Trust underlines that every sector must take cyber security seriously, say security pundits
Thursday, 7 April 2016
Pfizer collaborates with IBM to use IoT to support Parkinson's treatment
Pfizer and IBM plan to work together on using IoT to monitor patients remotely to help in drug development and clinical therapies for Parkinson’s disease
Rackspace debuts private cloud packages to drive up enterprise adoption of OpenStack
Rackspace claims pre-configured hardware, software and services stack will smooth enterprise path to OpenStack-based clouds
Three makes new attempt to ‘sell’ O2 acquisition
Three parent CK Hutchison is understood to have made a number of further concessions to curry favour with European regulators
Security Think Tank: Six alternative strategies to centralised security patching
What strategies can companies adopt to help keep up with and deal with the huge volume of software updates they are facing?
Executive interview: Harriet Green, IBM’s internet of things chief
Former Thomas Cook CEO is leading IBM's charge into the IoT, and is pushing its Watson AI technology as a unique differentiator
Gateshead NHS Trust uses data visualisation to boost performance
Trust is using the Medway BI system provided by System C to enhance clinical, operational and financial performance
Brexit debate: Why IT pros should vote to leave
IT consultant Peter Chadha gives five reasons why the UK would be better off leaving the European Union
Cargotec saves €2m by moving HR systems to the cloud
Cargo handling equipment manufacturer Cargotech reduces the cost of managing its 11,000 employees by moving HR systems to the cloud
FBI briefs senators drafting anti-encryption bill on iPhone hack
US senators drafting a bill aimed at limiting encryption on consumer devices are being briefed on how the FBI hacked into the San Bernardino gunman’s iPhone
Samsung aims for 10% profit bounce in Q1
Korean mobile giant Samsung forecasts a turnaround in its financial performance during the first quarter of 2016
CIO interview: Jean-Christophe Lalanne, CIO, Air France-KLM, on why WANs win business
Operating at locations around the world, the WAN is key to business success for airline Air France-KLM, says its global CIO, Jean-Christophe Lalanne
Maynooth University modernises network to meet growth challenges
Maynooth University in Ireland has installed a Juniper-based campus network to support its future growth plans
Nokia slashes jobs after Alcatel-Lucent acquisition
Nokia embarks on a round of job cuts as part of its post-merger restructuring
How an IT department in a portacabin supports UK’s biggest critical infrastructure project
The man in charge of the IT supporting the UK's largest critical infrastructure project – the redevelopment of London Bridge station – tells Computer Weekly about life in a portacabin
Time to cut IT costs again, predicts Gartner
IT spending has increased slightly, but not enough to fuel major digital transformations, says Gartner
Wednesday, 6 April 2016
Large global companies still manage supply chain with phone, fax and email
Digital supply chain management is still five years off for almost half of the west’s global firms
Security Think Tank: Five strategies for dealing with software security updates
What strategies can companies adopt to keep up with, and deal with, the huge volume of software updates they face?
SSE Enterprise Telecoms connects customers over CityFibre network
SSE Enterprise Telecoms becomes the first customer on CityFibre’s recently acquired long-haul national fibre network
Panama Papers revealed by graph database visualisation software
The 11.5 million files leaked from Panama-based law firm Mossack Fonseca are being interrogated by journalists using a combination of Neo4j’s graph database and data visualisation software Linkurious
Security industry welcomes WhatsApp encryption
The more encryption becomes ‘the norm’, the less resistance there will be to adopting it in businesses, say information security pundits
Volkswagen Group selects Mirantis OpenStack for private cloud build
Volkswagen outlines plans to use open source cloud platform, as it moves to embrace connected devices and agile software development techniques
Finnish contest looks for real-world 5G applications
Finnish city Oulu is running a competition to unearth apps that can utilise 5G networks
CW@50: From ICL to ITIL
Standardisation helps industries to grow. Here in the UK, a number of highly influential standards emerged that have become building blocks for the modern computer industry
Atom banking app goes live
Digital-only bank makes app available to iPhone and iPad users, with Android version to follow soon
IoT will shake up world of data analytics, says report
A report produced for US network operator Verizon says data analytics will become a core competency as the internet of things becomes more widely adopted by businesses
The Met Office deploys Weather Cloud on AWS
Amazon Web Services will help the Met Office’s servers weather the storm of data requests as demand increases for location-based forecasts
BBC to publish details of £560m enterprise ICT and hosting tender
Broadcaster seeks single supplier for IT provisioning, cloud management and hosting services, as Atos outsourcing deal nears end
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