Vodafone's UK chief Jeroen Hoencamp is promoted to the company's executive committee in yet another European management shakeup
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2015
HP To Buy Wind Power To Run Texas Data Centres
The giant tech vendor's agreement to buy wind energy over 12 years will help HP beat its greenhouse gas reduction goals by five years
Box Signs Up Airbnb, LinkedIn, Spotify And Twitter
Box adds digital businesses to its customer base, claiming firms of all sizes need to adapt to the cloud
What Does The Security Industry Really Think About The Ashley Madison Hack?
TechWeekEurope collates the views of some of the technology industry’s biggest names
Alibaba’s Ambitious US Cloud Plans Just Got Serious
Alibaba's cloud computing division Aliyun has unveiled plans to protect user data with a "Data Protection Pact" as the firm looks to expand in the West
UK Set To Fall In Love With Mobile Payments
MasterCard survey reveals Britons are ready to overcome their fears
Ofcom CEO Will Not Be ‘Intimidated’ By BT
Sharon White dismisses threats of litigation if Openreach split is forced and says she does not see Ofcom governing the BBC
Darktrace Gains Further VC Funding To Hit $100m Valuation
Cyber-security firm backed by former Autonomy boss Mike Lynch hits new high
Lockheed Martin Mulls Government IT Services Sale
Spin-off could could "strengthen competitive posture" as Lockheed Martin as net sales down nine percent
Sony Gets Its Mobile Division Working On Drones
Aerosense drones will combine Sony camera technology and ZMP robotics
Sky: BT-EE Merger Will Damage Hybrid Network Development
Sky tells CMA it fears acquisition will give BT too much control over UK communications and allow it to take an unfair lead in fixed-mobile convergence
IoT And Smartphone Deals See ARM In The Money
Stronger than expected performance thanks to licensing deals and M2M focus
Autonomy Unit iManage Exits HP With Buyout
Former Autonomy unit exit comes as HP is in the midst of its own corporate restructuring
Apple Revenues Rise By A Third To £32bn But Still No Apple Watch Figures
Strong iPhone, Mac and services sales contribute to revenues of £32bn, but Apple Watch is lumped in with Apple TV, Beats and accessories
Nokia To Launch Virtual Reality Device ‘Next Week’
Reports claim Nokia is the latest firm to target the VR market with July 28 event
Microsoft Figures Disappoint As Nokia Acquisition Starts To Sting
Microsoft Azure cloud helps stop commercial revenue from tumbling, but an 88 percent jump still less than previous quarters' 100 percent-plus growth rates
Vodafone Denies TalkTalk’s MVNO Exit Claims
Vodafone says it was TalkTalk that ended their MVNO agreement and has no plans to exit MVNO market
BlackBerry Confirms More Job Cuts
More jobs to go as John Chen’s BlackBerry restructuring bites hard
Flying High: How IT Helps Gatwick Airport Beat The Queues
Gatwick Airport CIO and Fujitsu tell TechWeekEurope about how improved communications make all the difference in processing passengers
BT: Business Mobile Is More Ripe For Innovation Than Consumer
BT claims EE and its vision of a converged fixed-mobile network will help serve businesses demanding more enterprise applications
Google Hands Control Of Kubernetes To Cloud Native Computing Foundation
New group of industry partners, including Box, eBay and Cisco, will advance Kubernetes open-source container technology
Qualcomm ‘Planning Major Job Cuts’
US chipmaker could also spin off some parts of business under corporate shake-up, reports claim
Virgin Media To Turn Home Routers Into Wi-Fi Hotspots
Virgin Media reportedly wants to create a rival to BT Wi-Fi and will hold trials in Thames Valley before expanding nationwide
Toshiba Chief Resigns Over Accounting Scandal
Two more executives have quit as a report reveals profit inflation going back several years
IBM Sees 13th Consecutive Quarterly Revenue Decline
Growth in cloud computing and big data wasn't enough to compensate for declines in business services, software and hardware
Apple Watch Sales Make Apple The World’s ‘Top Wearable Company’
4.2 million Apple Watches were sold in the last quarter, Canalys figures report
Cloud Growth Weighs Down SAP Profits
SAP reported strong growth in its cloud-based products, but saw lower profits and margins as a result
Google: Arms Trade Amendments Could Ruin Security Research
Google publishes open letter to the US Bureau of Industry and Security objecting restrictions slapped on the export of cybersecurity intrusion software
Cost-Conscious Mobile Users To Drive Dual-SIM Smartphone Growth
Researchers say demand from developing markets will grow market for dual-SIM devices to 514m units by 2016
Microsoft Emergency Patch Fixes Rogue Font Hacking Team Vulnerability
Microsoft breaks Patch Tuesday cycle to issue update for all supported versions of Windows - but not XP or Server 2003