TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2016
Rethink! Internet of Retail Minds Europe 2016
Google Buys 236MW Of Wind Energy From Sweden and Norway
Google wants more of its European operations to be powered by clean energy
Serious Vulnerabilities In Symantec Products Are ‘As Bad As It Gets’
Vulnerabilities “are as bad as it gets” says Google's Project Zero, and could endanger millions of users
Glastonbury 2016: EU Referendum Sees Music Fans Consume 25TB On EE 4G Network
Glastonbury attendees turn to smartphones to find out Brexit latest as traffic is 70 percent above EE 4G estimates
MPs Urge Government To Protect Science And Tech EU Funding
Chair of the Parliamentary Science and Technology Committee tells Chancellor it is essential the UK has access to EU research grants and overseas talent
Blindspotter Uses Machine Learning To Find Suspicious Network Activity
The use of machine learning to identify suspicious online activity is a new and important capability in securing the network, but privileged users were the weak point until now.
Faster Wi-Fi Is On The Way With 802.11.ac ‘Wave 2’ Upgrades
MU-MIMO, more channels and more bandwidth will result in better speeds and capacity for businesses says Wi-Fi Alliance
NASCAR Team Partners Malwarebytes After Ransomware Attack
Malwarebytes becomes sponsor of NASCAR team after its testing data was encrypted by ransomware
Box Shuttle Wants To Take The Pain Out Of Cloud Migration
Box wants more people on its cloud platform, so it's going to help them with Box Shuttle
Tata Wi-Fi+ Lets Mobile Operators Offload Onto 21m Hotspots
Tata uses iPass Wi-Fi network to give mobile operators the chance to get more revenues from roaming and indoor calls
US Customs To Request Social Media Data For Passengers
Fresh privacy concern? US Customs proposes to screen social media profiles of travellers to the United States
Windows 10 Anniversary Update Improves Security, Cortana And Edge On 2 August
First major Windows 10 update finally gets a release data as Microsoft boosts security, accessibility and customisability - but free upgrade ends July 29
Office 365 Users Hit By ‘Widespread’ Ransomware Attack
But Microsoft insists that only a small number of Office 365 were targetted and the attack was blocked within hours
First 5G Standard To Be Set By 2018 As Nokia Shows Off Next Gen Network
5G standardisation gets a roadmap as Nokia and Huawei show off latest technologies at 5G World and MWC Shanghai
Red Hat Doubles Down on Containers, Takes a Swipe at CloudFoundry
On the first day of the Red Hat Summit, Linux vendor Red Hat makes some incremental container announcements and belittles its competitors
Meet The Women And Transgender Engineers Building MongoDB
"The main thing that we felt was that we were very isolated from each other"
Board Room Data Centre Efficiency Discussions Are ‘Not Happening’
The Green Grid says that important conversations about keeping data centres green are still not hitting the top brass
2016 Tour De France Keeps Viewers Informed With Big Data Analytics Upgrade
Dimension Data gives Tour de France 2016 greater data capture ability and analytics to keep organisers, viewers and commentators informed
Security Experts Urge Caution As Microsoft Office 365 Turns Five
As Office 365 use expands, security risks are becoming harder to spot, researchers warn
Cisco Buys Cloud Security Vendor CloudLock
CloudLock's technology protects content based on remote services such as Office365, Google Drive and Salesforce
Two Thirds Can’t Tell If Public Wi-Fi Is Secure Or Not
Symantec report says people are aware of the dangers of public Wi-Fi but can't gauge security. And some take the risk anyway
Amazon Web Services Expands With First India Data Centres
Amazon Web Services has established two cloud data centres in Mumbai, expanding the total to 35 worldwide
UK’s £90 Wileyfox Spark Smartphone Takes On Android Heavyweights
Wileyfox's third phone costs between £90 and £130 as UK manufacturer claims quality shoudn't come at a cost
MongoDB Launches Atlas Cloud Database As A Service
Atlas provides complete pay-per-hour infrastructure and management cloud tools over AWS, Azure and Google
BT Offers Direct Access To Oracle Cloud
BT Cloud Connect will link to Oracle data centres in London and Amsterdam
CryptXXX Variant Scores £26,000 In Ransomware Payments
An update to the CryptXXX ransomware has already received substantial ransom payments over a period of less than three weeks, experts say
Giant CCTV Camera Botnet Highlights IoT Security Threats
A botnet made up of more than 25,000 hacked security cameras spread around the world is being used to launch DDoS attacks, researchers say
Touchscreen HP Chromebook 11 G5 Is ‘Android-Ready’
HP Chromebook 11 G5 is company's first 11.6 inch ChromeOS laptop with a touchscreen - ready for Android apps later this year
Lufthansa Will Offer Short Haul In-Flight Wi-Fi From October
Lufthansa gets certification to install Ka-band equipment on its planes and will start service later this year