A huge appetite from UK business for high-capacity connectivity is set to support the next surge of digital investment, offering a great opportunity for alternative network providers (altnets) to meet growing demand for gigabit broadband – yet according to a study from Neos Networks, there are marked shortcomings in government incentives for high-capacity network … Leer más
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
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 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 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
Eir, the largest provider of fixed line telecommunications services in Ireland, has announced what is being called a “transformative” partnership with NTT Data and Genesys. Offering broadband, voice, TV and data services to residential, small business, enterprise and government segments, Eir is the third-largest mobile operator in Ireland in terms of revenue and customers. The … Leer más
The UK government plans to monitor the bank accounts of benefit claimants, claiming the measure will improve the detection of fraud in the welfare system. Ahead of the King’s Speech in early November 2023, ministers told The Telegraph that new anti-fraud plans seeking to expand government access to bank account data would be implemented in … Leer más
The decision came to light after the government’s procurement arm, the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) began notifying suppliers on Friday 17 November 2023 about whether or not they had succeeded in securing a spot on the four Lot framework, which is valued at £1.35bn. Documents passed to Computer Weekly confirm that Microsoft is one of … Leer más
The Carlsberg Group, the world’s third-largest brewer, has chosen intelligent internet company Expereo to manage its internet connectivity in 40 countries at 160 sites in support of its global digital transformation journey. Established in 1847 in a brewery just outside Copenhagen, the Carlsberg Group now has a portfolio spanning over 140 brands currently generating … Leer más
With thousands of known victims, the MOVEit cyber security incident has been by some measures the most significant cyber security story of 2023, but research by data protection and ransomware recovery specialist Veeam has found it may have had a positive impact, too – at least on supplier balance sheets – influencing IT decision … Leer más
