The future of business software

Influenced by trends in enterprise architecture and new innovation, there is now more choice than ever for IT decision-makers wanting to build out a modern enterprise architecture and application portfolio. Beyond the choices IT leaders have in terms of building or buying new applications, low-code options enable non-programmers to connect business processes and workflows … Leer más

DORA raises the stakes for cloud use in financial services

The European Union’s (EU’s) Digital Operational Resilience Act or DORA is a key milestone for the future of the cloud in financial services. It acknowledges the vital role cloud technology plays in the delivery of modern banking services. At the same time, DORA highlights the catastrophic risk a service outage could have on not … Leer más

UK police plan national roll-out of facial-recognition phone app

UK police chiefs have announced plans to equip officers with a mobile-based facial-recognition tool that will enable them to cross reference photos of suspects against a database of millions of custody images from their phones. Known as operator initiated facial recognition (OIFR), the tool uses software supplier NEC’s NeoFace facial-recognition algorithm, and is currently … Leer más

Ooredoo Qatar claims milestone for private networks in Middle East

Ooredoo Qatar has announced it has successfully reached what it calls a significant milestone by establishing the first private wireless network in the region for the energy sector. Ooredoo is an international communications company serving consumers and businesses in 10 countries across the Middle East, North Africa and Southeast Asia – Qatar, Indonesia, Algeria, Iraq, Kuwait, … Leer más