What that weird bump on the iPhone 8 means for enterprise users

Apple's delayed Irish datacentre prompts calls to reform country's planning system

The latest delays in Apple's bid to open a datacentre in Athenry, County Galway, has prompted calls for a revamp of how planning permission decisions in Ireland are handled

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Nearly half of UK SMEs spend less than £1,000 on cyber defences

Almost 50% of UK small to medium enterprises plan to spend £1,000 or less on cyber security in the next year and 22% do not know how much they will spend, insurance firm Zurich has revealed

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Parliament’s digital chief quits to become Arup CIO

Rob Greig is leaving in September for a new role in the private sector

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FAQ: How Apple, Google, Microsoft and Mozilla will eliminate Adobe Flash

Why Apple should develop its own 5G iPhone tech

Can Microsoft lawyers defeat Putin’s most notorious spy-hackers?

Win10 machines with 'Defer feature updates' now getting Creators Update

OVH opens first UK datacentre in south London

French cloud provider OVH has opened the doors on its first datacentre in the UK, slightly later than planned

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BT makes firm offer to meet USO broadband commitment

BT has made a firm offer to become the designated provider of the 10Mbps Universal Service Obligation broadband service

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Enterprises are upping security demands on SME suppliers

More and more enterprise-level organisations are assessing cyber security during supplier contract negotiations, a survey shows

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How the Met Office is handling a deluge of data

‘Lazy’ open source tools are helping the UK weather forecasting service open up unprecedented volumes of data to all

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Virgin America praised for cyber breach response

Virgin America’s detection and response to a data breach has been praised by security commentators

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Choosing EMM software as an add-on may soon be unnecessary

Must-have Wi-Fi troubleshooting and management tools

As you may know all too well, Wi-Fi is a very fickle technology. It requires diligent configuration to work well and doesn’t like sharing the airwaves. In a past article, I discussed specific things to do (or not do), such as adjusting or enabling certain settings, to help Wi-Fi performance. And in another article, I went in-depth on Wi-Fi channels.

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And you thought you knew how to do arithmetic

How smart cities like New York City will drive enterprise change

How I Use Android: Google Photos manager Indy Khare

Security Think Tank: Employees are in the cyber attack firing line, so educate them well

What are the best security controls to ensure a safe working environment where employees do not have the unfair pressure of being the first line of cyber defence?

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Hyperoptic targets two million properties with gigabit broadband

Full-fibre broadband supplier wants to pass two million homes and businesses with a gigabit service by 2022 after receiving a £100m funding injection

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BT hands over £225m to ward off legal action over accounts scandal

BT has had to pay out £225m to avoid being dragged through the courts by EE’s old owners

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AWS emerges as a bright spot in Amazon’s ‘mixed’ Q2 results

Amazon.com’s earnings per share failed to meet analyst expectations, but the retail giant’s cloud arm continues to go from strength to strength

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CIA hacking tools for Mac OS and Linux exposed by WikiLeaks

WikiLeaks has exposed hacking tools targeting the Mac and Linux operating systems in the latest of its series of leaks allegedly from the US Central Intelligence Agency

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Intel reports record second quarter

Intel chief claims to have raised the bar on performance and predicts record year for the chip maker after record second-quarter revenue

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Apple embraces a multi-cloud future, and that's exciting

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How to use the Files app in iOS 11

Blindsided

2017 IT jobs report: North Central region

This IT jobs report covers Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri. Also see our reports for the Pacific and Mountain regions, and stay tuned for upcoming reports featuring other regions of the United States.

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Microsoft declares April's Windows 10 upgrade ready for business

Microsoft releases KB 3213643, 2956078, 4011078, 4011052 to fix June Outlook security bugs

Cyber security not a priority for most sectors, study finds

Despite data breaches costing UK firms nearly £30bn in 2016, cyber security is still not a priority for most UK industry sectors, a study has revealed

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EE’s dominance in mobile network quality no longer a given

EE has retained its overall lead as the top-performing mobile network in the country, but is facing increasingly stiff competition from O2, Three and Vodafone

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iPhone vs. Android: 12 points of difference

How I Use Android: Google Photos Manager Indy Khare

Unified communications supplier Mitel buys competitor ShoreTel

The deal will create a market leading unified communications business and adds strength to Mitel’s cloud offering

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Sky to create 300 tech jobs to bolster capabilities of streaming services

Broadcasting giant outlines plans to ramp up its software engineering capabilities in the face of growing competition

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Meg Whitman steps down from HP Inc board

Whitman has served as chairperson of HP since the separation of HP Inc and Hewlett Packard Enterprise in November 2015

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Security Think Tank: People are part of security, but should not be key element

What are the best security controls to ensure a safe working environment where employees do not have the unfair pressure of being the first line of cyber defence?

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How Wales has evolved into a hotspot for cyber security

Wales may be a small country but, in just a few years, it has become a global hotspot for cyber security innovation

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Tribunal strikes down Ofcom rulings on business broadband

The telecoms regulator will have to go back to the drawing board as it seeks to establish regulation for the business broadband market, following a successful appeal by Openreach

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Facebook share price hits record high

Social networking giant reports revenue up 45% and profits up 71% in second quarter compared with Q2 2016, as share price hits $173

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Is Apple solving the privacy and convenience puzzle?

IDG Contributor Network: Must-have features for enterprise VoIP

Size matters

Windows 10 Fall Creators Update: 9 key enterprise features

Nordic digitisation brings unwanted consequence of heightened cyber security risks

The Nordic region is becoming highly connected – which has not gone unnoticed by cyber criminals

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What's in the latest Chrome update?

Security Think Tank: Security is a shared responsibility

What are the best types of security controls organisations should organisations be using to ensure a safe working environment for employees so that they do not have the unfair pressure of being the first line of cyber defence?

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GDS wants IT suppliers to use its GaaP products – but won’t offer service guarantees

The Government Digital Service encourages tech firms to adopt the platform services it has developed – but can’t offer any service or support guarantees

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Radiation detection devices open to cyber attack, researcher finds

A security researcher has discovered numerous security flaws in multiple devices that are used to detect radiation in critical facilities

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Relational databases relatively poor at running digital transformation projects

Digital projects aren’t living up to expectations, with many only delivering incremental improvements to the status quo, survey reveals

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Tiptoe through the bugs and get Windows and Office updated

What does Amazon Prime Day tell us about mobile app loyalty?

I’ve underestimated the speed of ARKit adoption

Outcome of judicial review into Apple's Irish datacentre dispute delayed until 10 October

Apple faces a further three-month delay to see if it will be given the go-ahead to proceed with its much-delayed bid to build an €850m datacentre in Athenry, County Galway

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Events business uses fixed-wireless to serve demanding clients

Etherlive, a provider of networking and IT services to organisers of major outdoor events, is using Luminet’s Fibre-Air fixed-wireless access product to better address its clients’ needs

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UK firms see employees as top risk to GDPR compliance

Most UK companies consider their staff as the biggest threat to compliance with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation, a survey has revealed

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Google Cloud Platform reaches new heights in Alphabet results

GCP is establishing itself as a viable revenue stream for the search engine giant

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Adobe to kill off Flash Player by end of 2020

Adobe has announced it is to stop updating and distributing Flash Player in just over three years’ time

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$50 off iRobot Roomba 690 Wi-Fi Alexa Compatible Robotic Vacuum - Deal Alert

The 50+ best features in iOS 11

Mingis on Tech: Why companies love 2-in-1 tablets

Wasn't this supposed to speed things up?

5 free screen-recording apps for Linux

GSK hires ex-Walmart CIO Karenann Terrell as chief digital officer

Pharmaceutical giant GSK is building out its executive tech team with the appointment of its first chief digital officer

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Security Think Tank: Avoiding the blame game

What are the best security controls to ensure a safe working environment where employees do not have the unfair pressure of being the first line of cyber defence?

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Getting stuck on OpenStack: Overcoming the open source cloud platform's upgrade barriers

Some members of the OpenStack community are finding it a struggle to upgrade to newer versions of the open source cloud operating system. Could customisation be to blame?

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Unilever signs partnership deal with Accenture to drive sales for ‘digitally savvy’ consumers

Unilever enters tech partnership with Accenture to help maintain consumer loyalty and drive sales

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Ransomware threat escalating, warns Europol

Europol warns that the threat of ransomware continues to escalate as it marks the anniversary of a cross-industry anti-ransomware initiative

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CIF gears up to target public sector cloud

Cloud Industry Forum wants to help the UK government achieve its digital strategy, but working with government is still a big challenge for many providers

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Your next company computer may be a 2-in-1 laptop

My Ode to Microsoft Paint

The big secret behind Google Play Protect on Android

Zoho's latest pitch: Run your entire business for $1 a day per user

Will Apple map your home with iRobot's Roomba?

IDG Contributor Network: A tale of two Microsofts

Ransomware as a service is a game changer, warns Sophos

The advent of ransomware as a service heralds a new era in malware, which means security suppliers and user organisations will have to adapt

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National Army Museum uses Tide for future personalisation plans

Following renovations to its physical space, the National Army Museum used Talisman’s Tide platform to integrate its current systems and allow for personalisation in the future

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North Korean web users enjoy Amazon, Facebook and YouTube, report claims

Threat intelligence specialist Recorded Future claims that the North Korean elite are as plugged in to the worldwide web as any western citizen

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Big data means big risk, Swedish Transport Agency leak shows

The Swedish Transport Agency exposed sensitive information by transferring its databases to a third party cloud provider without following data protection procedures

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London security centre handed £14.5m to get off the ground

The government is to fund a new cyber security innovation centre in the capital and has launched a competition to develop and design it

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BP broadens public cloud strategy by adopting Microsoft Azure for data analytics

Oil and gas giant reveals details of plans to move its proprietary data lake to Microsoft Azure for data processing purposes

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AA Ireland turns to predictive analytics in fraud crackdown

Roadside assistance company invests in analytics software to fight fraud and introduce dynamic pricing after its split with the AA

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Nordea deploys AI to speed up customer service

Nordea is reaping the rewards of its fintech investments through its latest project to use artificial intelligence to support customers

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The paranoid Android traveler’s data-protection checklist

Enhance your resume (the vendor sales rep way!)

Tweaking Internet Explorer to only use TLS 1.2

UAE hotel upgrades wireless network and internet connectivity

Beach resort completes major project to revamp its wireless infrastructure with TP-Link technologies

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Mastercard outlines future digital payment platforms after improvements to Qkr

Mastercard has developed its mobile app, Qkr, for spectators at The Open Championship. The improvements further demonstrate new digital payment platforms offered by the company

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The PC business: Decline continues in Q2

Tech disruption forces CEOs to rethink leadership

Headline figures from KPMG’s Outlook 2017 survey of 1500 CEOs shows that 40% expect technology innovation to cause major disruption

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Tesco expands reach for same-day grocery delivery

Supermarket retailer Tesco announces it will be extending its offering of same-day delivery for groceries to across the UK

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What are Amazon Web Services’ Nordic plans?

Amazon Web Services' head in the Nordic tells Computer Weekly about the region's increasing demand and use of the cloud

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Why Microsoft is adding an AI co-processor to HoloLens 2

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Why Microsoft is adding an AI coprocessor to the HoloLens 2

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Problems with Surface Pro 4/Surface Book firmware update

10+ iOS 11 iPad Pro productivity tips

Daimler and Bosch show off autonomous valet parking

A test of an app-based autonomous valet service is to take place at the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart over the next few months

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IR35 reforms: IT contractor fleshes out details of potential HMRC legal challenge

Following the early-stage success of efforts to crowd-fund a legal challenge against the IR35 reforms, one of the IT contractors behind the campaign outlines details of what could happen next

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Data management: What does the future hold?

We explore how firms are replacing transactional database management systems with new database architectures

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European Commission calls for free flow of data after Brexit

EC digital leader says EU must avoid “data nationalisation” after the UK leaves – but also warns EU states

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UK government wants to give 6,000 teenagers cyber security training

Government launches £20m Cyber Schools Programme aimed at students aged between 14 and 18

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Windows 10 is making too many PCs obsolete

CPU architecture after Moore’s Law: What's next?

When considering the future of CPU architecture, some industry watchers predict excitement, and some predict boredom. But no one predicts a return to the old days, when speed doubled at least every other year.

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Parlez-vous workflow?

Why 'experiental' marketing will be a massive IT challenge

CaixaBank deploys tablet PCs across retail banking to improve account management

Spanish bank now provides its account managers with a mobile terminal, enabling them to access core account management systems from anywhere

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If you're going to lose a laptop, better it be a Chromebook

16 essential iOS typing tips for iPad and iPhone

Scottish community broadband network gets funding to expand

The Locheilnet community wireless broadband scheme has been awarded funding to upgrade its core infrastructure and target new customers

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What's behind Google Hire?

Google Hire is the latest move by the internet search giant to expand its reach. We investigate the implications

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Where are the fixes to the botched Outlook security patches?

Destruction of service attacks an existential threat to business, says Cisco

Security threats and attacks against the network are set to become far more destructive, according to Cisco’s mid-year security report

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Azure propels Microsoft intelligent cloud earnings

Microsoft's hybrid approach to cloud computing is starting to pay dividends, as the company's Q4 2017 financial results show

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Research from Ponemon Institute highlights lack of confidence in public sector IT

IT decision makers in the public sector say they struggle with IT operations, reveals study by the Ponemon Institute

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CIO interview: Marc Roberts, CTO, HiyaCar

The CTO at a company that is disrupting the car rental sector tells Computer Weekly about some of his major projects

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Bank to help youngsters manage money through video blogs

Halifax is working with young vloggers to educate children on money management

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What is app wrapping? One way to more secure mobile apps

Because isn't that the obvious way to install it?

2017 IT jobs report: Mountain region

This IT jobs report covers Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico. Also see our Pacific IT jobs report, and stay tuned for upcoming reports featuring other regions of the United States.

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IDG Contributor Network: Fix poor VoIP call quality with a dedicated circuit

Apple's macOS Sierra update hints successor is on schedule

Government confirms tech experts advising on digital economy

Experts from across UK technology sector will help government implement digital economy policies

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Lords to probe ethics of artificial intelligence

The House of Lords Select Committee on artificial intelligence has issued a call for evidence as it looks into the ethical, social and economic impact of the technology

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Security Serious Week summit goes virtual

The third annual Security Serious Week in October 2017 will feature an entirely virtual conference, accessible to anyone who is online

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Devil’s Ivy a call to action on IoT security

The discovery of a security flaw in an open source third-party code library that could allow attackers to access and hijack devices underlines the need for a greater focus IoT security, say experts

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Data takes to the road - the technology behind the Tour de France

The world's greatest cycle race is transforming its relationship with fans thanks to internet of things, data analytics and machine learning technologies

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SAP Q2 2017 results: cloud revenue €932m, 500 new S/4 customers

SAP’s second-quarter revenue of €5.78bn included €932m for cloud subscription and support – 16% of the total – while new S/4 Hana customers included Centrica and Google

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Oracle expands Cloud at Customer, adds 1,000 cloud sales Emea staff

Supplier adds SaaS elements to hybrid cloud service and aims to recruit 1,000 staff in Emea to accelerate cloud business

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4 hidden shortcuts for typing faster on Android

Tech Talk: Azure Stack, cyberattacks, the next iPhone and ... keyboards

Apple, the enterprise, and why mobile matters

Retail data breaches still high as GDPR deadline looms

As the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation compliance deadline approaches, retail data breaches remain unacceptably high, a data threat report reveals

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TSB to introduce iris scan authentication in September 2017

TSB customers will soon be able to access their mobile bank accounts through iris scanning, which is regarded as the most secure biometric authentication available

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How to use threat intelligence in your business

Threat intelligence can be very handy, but just how useful and appropriate it will be depends largely on the security maturity of an organisation

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Blockchain no longer held to ransom as business adoption increases

The blockchain digital ledger technology that came to prominence with bitcoin is beginning to find uses in and beyond finance, including for urban cycling scheme Buzzbike

from ComputerWeekly: All Computer Weekly Content http://www.computerweekly.com/feature/Blockchain-no-longer-held-to-ransom-as-business-adoption-increases

NHS Digital told it 'needs to do better' after critical review

Internal review highlighted areas where NHS Digital must improve to support plans for digital healthcare services

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Citadel malware developer jailed

A Russian man believed to be one of the developers of the Citadel malware used to steal millions by infecting around 11 million computers around the world

from ComputerWeekly: All Computer Weekly Content http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450423066/Citadel-malware-developer-jailed

IBM confirms opening of two further UK datacentres

Big Blue is making good on its pledge to triple the size of its UK cloud datacentre capacity by opening two sites in London

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How to pick the right collaboration tools

There are programming standards, and then...this

How to get the latest Windows Server preview

Oracle beefs up cloud sales team with 1,000 EMEA openings

More June security patch bugs: You can patch an IE flaw, CVE-2017-8529, or print inside iFrames -- but not both

Digital takes aim at the professions – disrupting doctors, lawyers, academics and accountants

Traditional professions will be the next to see significant change – and competition – as digital technology introduces new ways of working

from ComputerWeekly: All Computer Weekly Content http://www.computerweekly.com/opinion/Digital-takes-aim-at-the-professions-disrupting-doctors-lawyers-academics-and-accountants

Newcastle council data leak shows need for security automation

Leak of child adoption information by Newcastle City Council resulted from accidental email attachment by employee

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IBM results show slow transition to new business model

Cognitive is one of the cornerstones of IBM’s ‘strategic imperatives’, yet building out a portfolio of products and services will take time, IBM’s CFO admits

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Incoming SAP User Group chair sees tenure shaped by Brexit

New SAP UK & Ireland User Group chairman Paul Cooper’s tenure will run to the end of Brexit. This and continued digitisation will shape his term in office

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The simple way to scan documents with your Android phone

Oracle beefs up cloud sales team with 1,000 EMEA openings

Oracle is adding 1000 new sales staff in EMEA to help it compete with cloud giants like AWS and Microsoft, but it won't say if there are cuts coming to traditional sales roles

from Computerworld http://www.idgns.com/article/3209471/techology-business/oracle-beefs-up-cloud-sales-team-with-1000-emea-openings.html#tk.rss_all

What Apple users need to know about Bluetooth Mesh

Google Glass is back. There’s only one problem now, but it’s not what you think

Save 38% on the TP-LINK Wi-Fi Smart Plug, Works with Amazon Alexa - Deal Alert

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Charity swaps SAN for Hypergrid hyper-converged to save £1m

Tearfund saves £950,000 by deploying Hypergrid hyper-converged in place of HP servers and SAN, cutting costs on space, power, staff and hardware, and avoiding VMware

from ComputerWeekly: All Computer Weekly Content http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450422989/Charity-swaps-SAN-for-Hypergrid-hyper-converged-to-save-1m

Government IT projects improving - but several still in doubt

Watchdog says no Whitehall IT programmes received its highest 'red' rating this year - but others still need attention

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Oracle expands Customer at Cloud, adds 1,000 cloud sales Emea staff

Supplier adds SaaS elements to hybrid cloud service and aims to recruit 1,000 staff in Emea to accelerate cloud business

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WannaCry has changed attitudes to cyber security, surveys show

Attitudes to cyber security have changed in the boardroom and among staff in the wake of the recent WannaCry attack, two surveys have revealed

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Upset in Athenry: Examining the impact of Apple's delayed Irish datacentre build

Apple is set to hear at the end of this month whether its much-delayed Irish datacentre build can go ahead. Computer Weekly examines the ins and outs of this complex case

from ComputerWeekly: All Computer Weekly Content http://www.computerweekly.com/feature/Upset-in-Athenry-Examining-the-impact-of-Apples-delayed-Irish-datacentre-build

Higher education and healthcare use specialist CRM in all but name

Customer relationship management software may be targeted at businesses, but the healthcare and higher education industries have redefined it to gain better insight into their users

from ComputerWeekly: All Computer Weekly Content http://www.computerweekly.com/feature/Higher-education-and-healthcare-use-specialist-CRM-in-all-but-name

Bristol Council opens its fibre network to commercial operators

Small business owners in Bristol will now be able to take advantage of ultrafast broadband connectivity using the local council’s fibre backhaul network

from ComputerWeekly: All Computer Weekly Content http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450422978/Bristol-Council-opens-its-fibre-network-to-commercial-operators

Mayor Khan promises London will remain ‘open-minded’ tech space post-Brexit

Mayor Sadiq Khan says London will remain a top ‘outward-looking’ tech location regardless of the European Union referendum result

from ComputerWeekly: All Computer Weekly Content http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450422909/Mayor-Khan-adamant-on-London-staying-an-open-minded-tech-space-despite-Brexit

The challenge of our era - digital transformation at Allianz

The insurance firm wants to become "digital by default" and its CIO explains the vital role DevOps and cloud play in its change programme

from ComputerWeekly: All Computer Weekly Content http://www.computerweekly.com/opinion/The-challenge-of-our-era-digital-transformation-at-Allianz

London Stock Exchange uses IBM blockchain technology

The London Stock Exchange is testing out IBM's blockchain technology in a platform to help SME operations become more transparent

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US bipartisan alliance to defend elections from cyber attack

Former Democrat and Republican campaign managers are joining forces with security experts to defend US elections from cyber attack

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Dubai Health Authority unveils smart medical check initiative

Dubai’s health authority takes aim at government bodies with a mobile consultation booth initiative

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Unclear on the concept, special networking edition

PowerShell: Learn to tap the pipeline

Microsoft PowerShell is a powerful scripting language and administrative framework for Windows, and one of the key elements that makes it so powerful is the pipeline — the assembly line of data and results that moves between and through cmdlets. In this piece, we’re going to talk about how you glue stuff together — or, more specifically, how you take the output or results from one PowerShell cmdlet and send it into another for further processing.

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from Computerworld http://www.computerworld.com/article/3208115/microsoft-windows/powershell-learn-to-tap-the-pipeline.html#tk.rss_all

Interview: How consumer tech retail is transforming to meet demands of Generation Y

Technology retailers are transforming their operations in line with the preferences of young tech-savvy consumers and business users

from ComputerWeekly: All Computer Weekly Content http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450422742/Interview-How-consumer-tech-retail-is-transforming-to-meet-demands-of-Generation-Y

How to expose flaws in custom-built mobile apps

As enterprises develop more custom applications -- many of them mobile apps as part of a mobile-first strategy -- in-house developers are increasingly at risk of unwittingly using open-source code rife with vulnerabilities.

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from Computerworld http://www.computerworld.com/article/3209105/mobile-wireless/how-to-expose-flaws-in-custom-built-mobile-apps.html#tk.rss_all

The European Union brings member states together to lead on 5G

EU members commit to a new declaration to establish a common baseline for 5G standards and help make Europe a global leader on future mobile networks

from ComputerWeekly: All Computer Weekly Content http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450422915/The-European-Union-brings-member-states-together-to-lead-on-5G

Why company directors need to focus on software licensing small print

Heads of businesses risk breaching the Companies Act, fines, or a possible jail sentence if they fail to take software licensing risks into account

from ComputerWeekly: All Computer Weekly Content http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450422807/Why-company-directors-need-to-focus-on-software-licensing-small-print

UK industrial control systems targeted, warns leaked NCSC document

Industrial control systems across several UK sectors have been targeted in recent activity by known state-sponsored attackers, according to a leaked report by the UK National Cyber Security Authority

from ComputerWeekly: All Computer Weekly Content http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450422901/UK-industrial-control-systems-targeted-warns-leaked-NCSC-document

Apple versus Amazon in transformation of retail

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Stamford Bridge to offer stadium connectivity in partnership with Ericsson

Ericsson has begun its partnership with Chelsea to offer home fans a “seamless” connected experience

from ComputerWeekly: All Computer Weekly Content http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450422887/Stamford-Bridge-to-offer-stadium-connectivity-in-partnership-with-Ericsson

Scale hyper-converged adds all-flash 1150F and “workhorse” 5150D

Hyper-converged pioneer Scale Computing targets 1/2PB 5150D at remote sites and big on-site deployments, while 1150F allows customers an all-flash tier to add to existing clusters

from ComputerWeekly: All Computer Weekly Content http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450422889/Scale-hyper-converged-adds-all-flash-1150F-and-workhorse-5150D

TfL starts ESN pilot build on the London Underground

At a GLA Oversight Committee hearing, TfL’s CTO revealed the organisation is building a pilot version of the Emergency Services Network on the London Underground

from ComputerWeekly: All Computer Weekly Content http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450422899/TfL-starts-ESN-pilot-build-on-the-London-Underground

Traditional outsourcing boosts overall spending in first half of 2017

Spending on traditional IT services contracts by Emea organisations increases in the first six months of 2017

from ComputerWeekly: All Computer Weekly Content http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450422894/Traditional-outsourcing-boosts-overall-spending-in-first-half-of-2017

Lack of KPIs shows holes in datacentre efficiency

Most datacentre operators see the benefits of efficiency metrics, but somehow fail to include them in their key performance indicators

from ComputerWeekly: All Computer Weekly Content http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450422895/Lack-of-KPIs-shows-holes-in-datacentre-efficiency

RoughTed malvertising peaked in June, reveals Check Point

More than a quarter of organisations around the world were hit by a malvertising campaign in June 2017, according to security firm Check Point

from ComputerWeekly: All Computer Weekly Content http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450422886/RoughTed-malvertising-peaked-in-June-reveals-Check-Point

UK lags behind Europe in digital risk awareness, study shows

UK business leaders are overly optimistic and less aware of digital risks than their European counterparts, a study has revealed

from ComputerWeekly: All Computer Weekly Content http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450422882/UK-lags-behind-Europe-in-digital-risk-awareness-study-shows

Case...er, DRAWER closed

6 efficiency-enhancing Android apps

Lords’ inquiry finds data flows key to post-Brexit trade and security

The free flow of data after Brexit is essential for UK trade and security, a Lords’ inquiry has found, urging the government to ensure transitional measures are in place

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M365 Business means free Windows 10 upgrades, but for business only

Post Office defence in computer system legal case due this week

The Post Office will this week present its defence against allegations brought by subpostmasters in a group legal action

from ComputerWeekly: All Computer Weekly Content http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450422755/Post-Office-defence-in-computer-system-legal-case-due-this-week

Dutch IT suppliers seek growth opportunities in Germany

Dutch IT companies and startups are seeking out new markets and opportunities in Germany

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Apple’s ARKit is accelerating AR development

Why Elon Musk says 50% of all cars will be electric by 2027

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IBM claims breakthrough in mainframe encryption

IBM says its new mainframe ushers in a new era of data protection in response to a call to action from chief information security officers and security experts worldwide

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First businesses connect to South Yorkshire gigabit broadband network

The first customers have gone live on CityFibre’s South Yorkshire network, covering businesses in Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield

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Qatar ban scuppers Infor plans to open Doha office

Infor has puts its Qatar plans on hold amid GCC political crisis

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How to ride Wave 2 for faster network speeds

The 802.11ac Wave 2 wireless standard is entering enterprise wireless networks. Computer Weekly looks at how it works and how best to deploy it

from ComputerWeekly: All Computer Weekly Content http://www.computerweekly.com/feature/How-to-ride-Wave-2-for-faster-network-speeds

Global cyber attack could cost up to $120bn, warns Lloyd’s

A global cyber attack could have a similar economic impact as a natural disaster such as Hurricane Katrina, according to the world’s oldest insurance market

from ComputerWeekly: All Computer Weekly Content http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450422741/Global-cyber-attack-could-cost-up-to-120bn-warns-Lloyds

Norway’s Railway Directorate moves fully to the cloud

Norway’s railway regulator is following the government’s advice and moving IT into the cloud

from ComputerWeekly: All Computer Weekly Content http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450422740/Norways-Railway-Directorate-moves-fully-to-the-cloud

Are you sharing more data with Google than you have to?

Can you hear me...right here?

How Google's Chrome browser does updates

Verifying and testing that Firefox is restricted to TLS 1.2

Microsoft yanks bad Outlook patches-of-patches KB 3191849, 3213654, 401042

Driver fix for Surface Pro 2017 hibernation seems to work; now, about that backlight bleed

The augmented reality boom will transform phones (and business)

Defence minister opens £3m cyber security centre in Gloucester

UK minister for defence procurement has opened Lockheed Martin’s job-creating cyber security centre aimed at boosting UK cyber defence capability and skills

from ComputerWeekly: All Computer Weekly Content http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450422695/Defence-minister-opens-3m-cyber-security-centre-in-Gloucester

Not all organisations improving defences after Petya

A survey of IT leaders worldwide reveals that not all organisations are planning to improve their cyber defences in the wake of the Petya attacks

from ComputerWeekly: All Computer Weekly Content http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450422687/Not-all-organisations-improving-defences-after-Petya

A.I. innovation finds a home on mobile devices

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The IT upgrade cycle has never looked better for Apple

How Formula 1 plans to digitise fan experience

For a sport built on advanced technology, Formula 1 has lacked a truly digitally enabled fan experience – but that could be about to change

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NHS urged to spend extra cyber defence funds wisely

The NHS has been urged to invest wisely in cyber defences after the government announced plans to increase data security funding by millions of pounds in response to the Caldicott review

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Spurs sign up intelligent edge to digitise new stadium

Computer Weekly visits White Hart Lane to see how Tottenham Hotspur football club is building the most technologically advanced stadium in the UK

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Ah, summertime! Hot days, good fishing and, well...

2017 IT jobs report: Pacific region

This IT jobs report covers Alaska, Washington, Oregon, California, Hawaii and Guam. Stay tuned for upcoming reports featuring other regions of the United States.

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from Computerworld http://www.computerworld.com/article/3207571/it-careers/2017-tech-jobs-report-pacific-region.html#tk.rss_all

Restricting Firefox to TLS version 1.2 makes browsing safer

R Consortium survey seeks input from R users

Encryption keys too predictable, warn security researchers

Encryption keys are not as random as most people think, which means encrypting data is often not as secure as it could be, according to security researchers

from ComputerWeekly: All Computer Weekly Content http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450422629/Encryption-keys-too-predictable-warn-security-researchers

Bupa international health insurance warns of internal data breach

Bupa international health insurance customers have been urged to be vigilant in the wake of a data breach by a company employee

from ComputerWeekly: All Computer Weekly Content http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450422615/Bupa-international-health-insurance-warns-of-internal-data-breach

Google opens UK datacentre region to deliver low-latency cloud connections to enterprise

Internet search giant declares its UK datacentre region open for business, and promises users improved application performance

from ComputerWeekly: All Computer Weekly Content http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450422620/Google-opens-UK-datacentre-region-to-deliver-low-latency-cloud-connections-to-enterprise

HPE and CSC merger wins confidence of Zurich

Zurich Insurance has demonstrated confidence in CSC's merger with HPE through a contract extension

from ComputerWeekly: All Computer Weekly Content http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450422619/HPE-and-CSC-merger-wins-confidence-of-Zurich

Elizabeth Denham publishes first annual report as ICO head

The UK information commissioner has published her first annual report since taking over the post in July 2016

from ComputerWeekly: All Computer Weekly Content http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450422618/Elizabeth-Denham-publishes-first-annual-report-as-ICO-head

Digital drives enterprise software spending

But CIOs will need to re-architect their IT platforms to support event-driven business models

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The Google Pixel 2 leak highlights how ho-hum hardware has become

IDG Contributor Network: Can Intel win in 5G?

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Visa encourages US businesses to go cashless with £500,000 in hard cash

Card giant offers small US businesses financial support to upgrade their payments technology if they agree to abandon cash

from ComputerWeekly: All Computer Weekly Content http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450422614/Visa-encourages-US-businesses-to-go-cashless-with-500000-in-hard-cash

Ofcom sets up Openreach Monitoring Unit

Telecoms regulator Ofcom is setting up a dedicated unit to keep a watchful eye on Openreach

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Cognizant opens London lab to help customers with digitisation

Cognizant has opened its latest digital development centre in London, where it will work with customers and partners on digital business challenges

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Figures suggest blockchain is a 'no brainer' in financial services

Blockchain has quickly established itself in financial services businesses, with companies in other industries likely to see a similar trend

from ComputerWeekly: All Computer Weekly Content http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450422599/Figures-suggest-Blockchain-is-a-no-brainer-in-financial-services

WekaIO brings hybrid cloud NAS software-defined storage

Startup offers virtual NAS, storage software deployed on commodity servers or in the cloud to give single storage pool of file access the can scale to trillions

from ComputerWeekly: All Computer Weekly Content http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450422600/WekaIO-brings-brings-NAS-software-defined-storage

Verizon denies data loss but admits potentially huge breach

Verizon has responded to reports of millions of customer records being exposed to the internet by saying no data was accessed by malicious third parties, but the incident raises thorny issues

from ComputerWeekly: All Computer Weekly Content http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450422597/Verizon-denies-data-loss-but-admits-potentially-huge-breach

Voting open: vote now for the most influential woman in UK technology 2017

Who deserves the title of Most Influential Woman in UK Technology for 2017? Submit your vote here

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Apple’s HEIF image format choice reinvents photography

Microsoft 365 Business: Office + Windows 10 in one SMB-friendly subscription

Details, details...

BrandPost: How to Facilitate a ‘Work Hard, Play Hard’ Work Culture

BrandPost: Help Employees with Some Creative ‘Spring Cleaning’

Westminster Council to run broadband connection voucher scheme

Westminster City Council has secured £2.8m to fund a local broadband connection voucher scheme to deliver gigabit speeds to businesses in the London borough

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Tech needs to scrap ‘warfare analogies’, says Cisco’s chief privacy officer

Cisco’s chief privacy officer talks about the language surrounding cyber security, how firms should be focused on growing tech creativity, and achieving equality inside and outside of the industry

from ComputerWeekly: All Computer Weekly Content http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450422401/Tech-needs-to-scrap-warfare-analogies-says-Ciscos-chief-privacy-officer

Criminal law: Are Twitter threats taken seriously?

As threats of violence become increasingly common online, law enforcement is taking stronger action against the perpetrators

from ComputerWeekly: All Computer Weekly Content http://www.computerweekly.com/opinion/Criminal-Law-Are-Twitter-Threats-Taken-Seriously

Most Influential Women in UK IT 2017: Entrants to the Hall of Fame

Each year Computer Weekly recognises several great women from the IT industry and their lifetime achievements in its Most Influential Women in UK IT Hall of Fame

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Apple hits iPhone 8 ‘panic mode’? Get real

NVMe flash blocked by array architecture, says Kaminario CTO

Flash pioneer CTO says array controllers are built for a different era and must scale-out as clusters to provide the CPU power needed to allow NVMe to realise its potential

from ComputerWeekly: All Computer Weekly Content http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450422504/NVMe-flash-blocked-by-array-architecture-says-Kaminario-CTO

Cyber security startups urged to join GCHQ Cyber Accelerator

The UK government has announced a second cyber accelerator programme aimed at helping UK startups take the lead in producing the next generation of cyber security systems

from ComputerWeekly: All Computer Weekly Content http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450422512/Cyber-security-startups-urged-to-join-GCHQ-Cyber-Accelerator

UK ranked as top 10 digital economy

The UK has been ranked among the top 10 nations in terms of digital capabilities

from ComputerWeekly: All Computer Weekly Content http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450422508/UK-ranked-as-top-10-digital-economy

Cisco to build O2’s public Wi-Fi network for City of London

O2 enlists Cisco to help build out the multi-million pound public Wi-Fi network currently taking shape in London’s Square Mile

from ComputerWeekly: All Computer Weekly Content http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450422502/Cisco-to-build-O2s-public-Wi-Fi-network-for-City-of-London

Cyber security industry believes GDPR is stifling innovation

Cyber security industry believes the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation is hindering innovation and could encourage organisations to cover up security breaches, a poll has revealed

from ComputerWeekly: All Computer Weekly Content http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450422499/Cyber-security-industry-believes-GDPR-is-stifling-innovation

Tech firms join forces in support of net neutrality

Global technology firms have joined forces to support an internet-wide campaign in favour of preserving net neutrality

from ComputerWeekly: All Computer Weekly Content http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450422495/Tech-firms-join-forces-in-support-of-net-neutrality

Contactless technology pushes card payments ahead of cash in retail sector

Retail payments made by debit cards exceeded the number made by cash for the first time last year

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Home Office confirmed as early adopter of Oracle’s UK cloud region

The Home Office is to be one of the first public sector organisations to access cloud services from Oracle’s UK cloud region

from ComputerWeekly: All Computer Weekly Content http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450422497/Home-Office-confirmed-as-early-adopter-of-Oracles-UK-cloud-region

Openreach drops BT branding

National network access business rebrands in preparation to be legally separated from BT Group

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The digital revolution: push or pull?

The “digital revolution” has parallels with the 1889 Land Rush in Oklahoma. Some succeeded, some failed and others wished they had never set off on the journey

from ComputerWeekly: All Computer Weekly Content http://www.computerweekly.com/opinion/The-digital-revolution-push-or-pull

What are the differences between Office 2016 and Office 365?

Mingis on Tech: The language of malware

Ready, fire, aim!

Connecting up the Gulf Cooperation Council through the internet of things

Countries in the oil-reliant GCC region could diversify their economies by employing IoT technologies

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Airbus helps drive critical infrastructure cyber security

Airbus is helping to drive the cyber security market for industrial control systems used throughout industry, including many providers of critical national infrastructure

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How IT can work alongside marketing to deliver on digital expectations

A recent digital customer experience summit hosted by Adobe has highlighted the link between IT, in-house talent development and change management

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Scality Zenko.io brings hybrid cloud storage virtualisation

Zenko.io is a control layer that allows customers to manage data in on-site Scality ring object storage and multiple public clouds but falls short of full data portability for now

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Easy way to bypass passcode lock screens on iPhones, iPads running iOS 10

Linux group pushes out production-ready blockchain collaboration software

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Apple’s ARKit will make 3D printing mainstream

Legal & General picks HomeServe’s IoT LeakBot to protect homeowners

Insurance firm partners with HomeServe to deploy its internet of things LeakBot technology and lower customer premiums

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Cyber security training must reflect real risks, warns the IISP

In the rush to skill-up through cyber security training, the IISP warns businesses may go down the wrong track, resulting in a false sense of security

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Three and Ofcom clash over spectrum auction proposals

Three boss brands Ofcom’s spectrum auction proposals a ‘kick in the teeth’ but Ofcom says the operator is already in a much better competitive position

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UK firms still relying on perimeter defences for cyber security

Despite the increasing number of data breaches and the looming GDPR compliance deadline, many companies are still relying on perimeter defences and are underinvesting in technologies to keep data safe, research has revealed

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Assessing the appeal of AMD’s EPYC server processor family for IT buyers

Find out how AMD's EPYC server processor family compares to what Intel has to offer datacentre hardware buyers

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Political uncertainty is holding back digital transformation plans, say CIOs

UK businesses are investing in IT to help them deal with changes that could be around the corner amid geo-political uncertainty

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Apple to build second European datacentre in Denmark later this year

Consumer electronics giant confirms plans to start building a second, renewably-powered datacentre in Denmark during the fourth quarter of 2017

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GDPR brings serious implications for data storage

New European Union data protection regulations put tough requirements on organisations that store “personally identifiable data”. We look at what is needed to achieve compliance

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Mobile operators must act soon as 5G business models emerge

Full deployment of a commercial 5G mobile network is still at least two years away, but new business models are already beginning to crystallise around the technology, and operators would be wise to start preparations soon, a new report claims

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Experian admits mobile and online issues after system upgrade

Some customers of credit referencing company are having problems accessing a service they pay for following an IT upgrade and large customer migration to a new system

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WLAN casts net wider as demand grows

Wireless local area networking has become a vital part of the IT infrastructure. Computer Weekly looks at the challenges of delivering it

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Nordic CIO interview: Ann Hellenius, City of Stockholm

Stockholm’s CIO is relishing the challenge of trying to make the Swedish capital the smartest city in the world

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Medical college retires HP for Scale Computing hyper-converged

Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine replaces ageing HP servers and MSA SAN with Scale Computing HC3 hyper-converged infrastructure, and saves £80,000 in replacement costs

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GDPR compliance not relevant, believe most UK decision makers

Most UK decision makers believe GDPR is not relevant to them, but a fifth admit they do not know, a survey reveals

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Industry standards: Paving the way for autonomous vehicles

The car industry needs to agree open standards to allow connected cars and autonomous vehicles to communicate. The bIoTope project is one initiative that could lead the way to agreement

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Dutch database design drives practical innovation

IT often seems a mostly US industry, but other nations contribute a lot too, says Dutch database design scientist Martin Kersten, who has received the Association for Computing Machinery’s Fellow Award

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Business needs to get real about cyber security, warn BT and KPMG

Businesses need to change the way they think about cyber security from the board down to avoid getting caught in common traps and becoming vulnerable to attack, a report warns

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Kill it! Kill Windows XP now!

With Patch Tuesday imminent, make sure you have Automatic Update turned off

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Vodafone Qatar pushes IoT adoption in Middle East

Vodafone Qatar is harnessing a network of partners to support organisations in the Middle East with their internet of things strategies

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Avoid the mouse trap: Old habits wreck new tech

Second phase of Dubai Health Authority’s electronic records implementation to start in August 2017

Unified electronic medical record (EMR) system to be rolled to more medical facilities across Dubai

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High-def camera maker Red announces 3D smartphone

Govia Thameslink rail operator picks Worldline for mobile ticketing

Rail operator Govia Thameslink sets out to replace its desktop ticket issuing service with a Worldline mobile solution

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Let’s have some more straight talking on AI and robotics

How do you ensure artificial intelligence grows with your business and does not turn into an assortment of technologies that may be fantastic but don’t integrate or scale well?

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Lloyds Bank joins Swift blockchain proof-of-concept project

Twenty-eight banks collaborate in blockchain project that will enable the real-time management of accounts used to make cross-border payments

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IDG Contributor Network: Meeting the demands of a mobile workforce

Apple’s iOS 11 unlocks a future for IoT

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Microsoft to cut thousands of jobs in cloud-related company rejig

Microsoft confirms job cuts and says affected staff have been notified that their jobs are either under threat or set to be made redundant

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Government awards academics £16m for 5G trial network

Experts from three major technology research institutions have been awarded a government grant to develop a 5G test network

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June's Windows numbers: Microsoft Windows 7 maintains grip

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Tegile launches Intelliflash tiered all-flash arrays with NVMe

Hybrid flash turned all-flash maker Tegile adds tier of NVMe to SAS-connected flash with all drives encrypted and an all-NVMe array planned for later in 2017

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Roam like at Home will prompt European telco consolidation

Mobile users are understandably looking forward to an era of low phone costs now they can roam freely around the European Union, but it is very possible that they will be disappointed

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Sainsbury’s Group sales grow as Argos boosts performance

Group reports 8% increase in online grocery business and 10% rise in online Argos sales as total like-for-like sales jump 2.3% in first quarter

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Uber puts the brakes on in Finland until 2018

App-based car transportation company has stopped providing one of its services in Finland until next year

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Young people without workplace skills fear competition from robots

Young people are worried they will not have the skills necessary to set themselves apart from robots when leaving education

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The best enterprise tips and tricks for Windows 10

The next logical step in Google's Android-Chrome OS 'merger'

Microsoft releases 15 Office patches for July, but some June bugs still stink

8 useful iPhone tips for busy professionals

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TomTom and Cisco to address real-time comms for autonomous cars

Navigation firm teams up with network giant to develop low-latency, real-time traffic services for autonomous vehicle management

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Disk here to stay, says Spectra Logic with LTO-8 2x capacity gain

LTO-8 tape to boost capacity by leveraging HDD head read technology TMR. Spectra gets in early with offer to customers, “buy LTO-7, get LTO-8 when it ships”

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IDC: On-premise infrastructure spend will continue to fall in 2017 as cloud demand soars

IDC's latest quarterly cloud infrastructure spending forecast shines a light on how the dwindling demand for on-premise technologies is shaking up IT investments

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Why GDPR is so relevant to the business

The GDPR is not only relevant to CISOs and DPOs, and has a massive impact on businesses

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Nominet Trust invests £600,000 to help young people acquire digital skills

Tech for good funding firm launches programme to fund several organisations with the aim of increasing digital skills among young people in the UK

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TfL figures reveal massive contactless adoption

Transport for London figures for the use of contactless payments on its network add weight to its plans to sell its expertise to other cities

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Security Think Tank: Five things businesses can do to protect from cyber attack

How should organisations address the need to keep software up to date with security patches without it costing too much or being too labour intensive?

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Why now is the time to appoint a chief agility officer

Companies need to innovate and find new ways of getting products to the market more quickly. Appointing a chief agility officer to the board will help

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The ancient Microsoft networking protocol at the core of the latest global malware attack

Four decades later, the same bugs keep popping up

Toshiba Portege X30 review: The clamshell strikes back

June's browser numbers: Microsoft's Edge strategy fails

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How the iPhone shows the value of innovation in a capitalist economy

Ten years of watching the iPhone transform markets around the world demonstrates the economic value of technology innovation

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CityFibre moves into consumer broadband services

Following the success of a joint FTTP broadband trial in York, CityFibre is to market its metro fibre network to consumer ISPs for the first time

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Atos targets universities and research centres with quantum computing simulator

Atos has made a quantum computing simulator available for sale so that organisations can test out the algorithms of the future

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Online retailer Ocado sees increased order volumes as digital shopping grows

As online retail becomes more popular, Ocado has seen a rise in orders, but its profits for the first half of 2017 have dropped after heavy tech investment

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Equinix expands its European datacentre footprint with AM4 opening in Amsterdam

Colocation giant is building out its datacentre capacity in Amsterdam by opening another facility, geared towards helping enterprises embrace the multi-cloud consumption model

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Virgin Media fails to deliver on broadband speed claims, says investigation

An investigation by the BBC’s Watchdog programme accuses ISP Virgin Media of over-promising and under-delivering on the claims it makes about its fibre-based broadband services

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Storage the favourite use case for public cloud customers

Despite lingering trust issues, storage and backup are key use cases in the public cloud, says Barracuda survey. Meanwhile, Microsoft Azure is Europe’s favourite cloud provider

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Government legislates for full-fibre broadband tax holiday

The government has introduced promised legislation to incentivise full-fibre broadband network builders to invest over the next five years

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Experian upgrade causes glitches in service

Credit scoring company recently upgraded its systems and introduced a new mobile app that caused temporary issues for some customers

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Sweden trials blockchain for land registry management

Swedish land registry is trying out blockchain as a means of proving ownership

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WannaCry a signal moment, says NCA

The National Crime Agency believes the recent WannaCry attacks represent a “signal moment” in terms of awareness of cyber attacks and their real-world impact

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Most influential women in UK tech: The 2017 longlist

Every year, Computer Weekly asks the technology industry to nominate who it thinks are the most influential women in UK tech – here is the 2017 longlist

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Nando's technology director explains using cloud to digitally disrupt its own business

Nando’s technology director, Richard Atkinson, describes how the restaurant chain is using cloud to get closer to its customers and build stronger ties with its 14,000-strong workforce

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Major cyber incidents accelerating, says NCSC

The UK is seeing an acceleration in major cyber security incidents, according to the country’s cyber security protection agency

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The future of medicine: Personal, ubiquitous, and mobile

Arqiva snaps up new spectrum licences for 5G wireless trials

Comms infrastructure supplier buys two 112MHz bands of wireless spectrum to support its 5G wholesale ambitions

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How machine learning is changing IT service management

BMC looks like it is eyeing up CA in a deal to power its digital strategy. We assess the changes in IT service management

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Dubai Police to enhance smart services with robot police

The streets of Dubai will soon see Robocops to help fight crime and help people out

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NHS trust’s data sharing deal with Google firm is illegal, finds ICO

UK data protection watchdog has found an NHS data sharing deal with Google DeepMind failed comply with data protection law

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Security Think Tank: Nine key elements to an effective patching regime

How should organisations address the need to keep software up to date with security patches without it costing too much or being too labour intensive?

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Corvid secures email, takes users out of firing line

Email is insecure, yet it is still the main means of business communication, with many companies relying on employees as the first line of defence, but that is unfair, says Corvid

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Cyber security comes down to culture, say Dutch security experts

IT security can no longer be seen as just a technical matter. People, education and management matter too, but culture is the overarching and binding element, says security executive at Dutch bank

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Review: Apple’s 21.5-inch, 3.4GHz ‘Kaby Lake’ 2017 iMac

H&M reinforces commitment to datacentre heat reuse with 1MW Stockholm datacentre build

The 1MW facility could potentially generate enough heat for 2,500 residential apartments in Stockholm when completed in 2018

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Government’s Digital Infrastructure Fund for broadband up and running

Government officially launches £400m Digital Infrastructure Investment Fund to encourage more construction of FTTP networks

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Dutch bank cuts compliance data retrieval from weeks to hours

Rabobank has moved from tape libraries and robotic arms to a platform-based storage and retrieval system to help it comply with regulations

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Judge defers ruling in Apple Irish datacentre case until end of July

Apple must wait until the end of the month to hear if its bid to build a datacentre in Athenry, County Galway, will get the go-ahead

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