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The rapid spread of COVID-19 is overhauling the ways of life of millions, and national health systems, as well as the wider economy, will be among the hardest hit.  Technology, especially in its intangible forms, is not a sector in which the public expects an organic pandemic like the coronavirus to have a big impact. But as the world is gripped by fear of the outbreak...

Simpson-Pirie, who will bring over 20 years’ experience in cyber security and managed services, will lead the technology strategy at Cyberfort, as well as developing products and services, with an emphasis on cyber security for customers. The new recruit at Cyberfort previously served as Portfolio CTO of LDC, Lloyd’s Banking Group’s private equity arm, leading commercial ...

ECSC Group PLC said it has secured two major managed service contracts with a national charity and high street retailer with a combined revenue value of over £590,000. The cybersecurity firm said the wins represented more than 20% of its current managed services order book and that the revenue will be recognised over the three year term of both contracts. Both deals ...

Exponential-e channel boss Alp Kostem argues that ethernet should be ranked alongside the Apple II, the first mobile phone and the Sony Walkman The 1970s is widely considered to be the decade that saw the birth of modern computing and technology. The Intel 4004 microprocessor was launched in 1971; the first mobile phone call was made on a Motorola device in 1973; the ...

The firm is well established in the region with a number of top tier cloud companies located at its facility, but it fears it will not be able to keep up with demand. Plans to extend a key Welsh data centre are facing opposition from residents. Next Generation Data (NGD) wants to grow its Newport, South Wales facility as leading technology companies are set to move in. ...

Equinix has opened its third data center in Warsaw, Poland. The $34m WA3 International Business Exchange (IBX) opened on March 5. Now undergoing its first expansion phase, the data center offers 475 cabinets and more than 1,400 sq m (15,000 sq ft) of colocation space. Once the data center is fully built out, the facility will include more than 3,500 sq m (38,000 sq ft...

Google Cloud has landed a five-year deal with Lloyds Banking Group, part of the UK bank's commitment to spend £3 billion on digital transformation projects. The agreement will see Lloyds deploy a number of Google Cloud services to help streamline and modernise the customer experience for its 26 million users. Zaka Mian, group transformation director, Lloyds Banking G...

Despite a desire to engage in digital transformation, Cloud Industry Forum (CIF) and BT research finds that lack of skills and resources, as well as support from partners, is slowing down these plans. Almost all of the organisations surveyed have cloud-enabled digital transformation plans, however IT teams are struggling against key hurdles. The research is based on ...

InterCloud, the leader in fully managed software-defined cloud interconnect services, have announced a new investment to bolster InterCloud’s premium and secure hybrid and multi-cloud application transport services in Europe. Its network expansion strategy centers on providing the fastest time to market and excellent connectivity services to its customers. InterCloud and ...

Ark Data Centres have plans for Union Park: a new data centre on the Bulls Bridge Industrial Estate in Hayes.  This comes in response to the growing demand for data centres as consumers, business and the public sector become increasingly reliant on the digital economy.At the forefront of the plans is a commitment to use the latest sustainable technology and invest significan...

VIRTUS Data Centres, London’s leading data centre company and part of ST Telemedia Global Data Centres Group, has today announced the opening of its LONDON6 and LONDON10 data centres. LONDON6, on the VIRTUS Stockley Park campus, and LONDON10, VIRTUS’ third data centre on the Slough Trading Estate, will both open in early Q2 2020. These new facilities will provide 23MW ove...

Lifesize, a global innovator of video collaboration and meeting productivity solutions, and Serenova, a leading contact center-as-a-service (CCaaS) provider, have announced a merger, creating a contact center communications and workplace collaboration company serving more than 10,000 customers worldwide. Marlin Equity Partners, a global investment firm with over $6.7 billion...

Avaya have announced the launch of Avaya Spaces in the UK.  The app integrates web meetings and team collaboration, creating a cloud workspace in which messaging, meeting, sharing content, and managing tasks from a browser or mobile device is all possible. Commenting on the UK launch of Spaces, Steve Joyner, Managing Director (recently appointed), Avaya U.K. & Ireland...

Making collaboration easier and more efficient, Mitel, a global leader in business communications, have announced the launch of MiTeam Meetings, a continuous collaboration meeting solution that tightly integrates video, chat and voice with Mitel’s MiCollab application to provide a real-time, virtual meeting and workspace. Today’s globalized business environment presents c...

Companies are missing opportunities to connect on a more personal level with customers and partners as the coronavirus outbreak forces them to rely more heavily on video conferencing. In January, life sciences technology vendor Veeva held a new year kickoff for its North American employees in Orlando, Fla. A few weeks later, the company held a similar event for its Asia...

AVANT Communications, a platform for IT decision-making, has announced that it has joined forces with Zoom Video Communications, Inc. to offer the company’s video-first unified communications platform, which aims to bring people together to get more done in a frictionless video environment, through AVANT's network of Trusted Advisors. This partnership significantly expands A...

NFON AG has significantly increased its growth rate in financial year 2019 based on preliminary figures. NFON is benefiting from the consistent execution of its growth strategy, which is based on the four areas development of its customer base, expansion of the UCaaS product portfolio, internationalisation and M&A activities. NFON successfully acquired Deutsche Telefo...

Boots Advantage Card has suffered a cyber attack, forcing the chemist to suspend payments using loyalty points.  The cyber attack has affected around 140,000 customers, which Boots said represented less than one per cent of its online users. Scammers attempted to break into Boots Advantage Card accounts using passwords stolen from other websites, which can be successfu...

With the instances of COVID-19 (coronavirus) cases increasing by the day, organisations in affected countries across the globe are instructing their employees to work remotely. However, offering this option without proper oversight or preparation, especially the presence of unsecured IoT devices in houses, is raising security concerns. The National Cyber Security Centre...

Verizon Business is expanding its security portfolio with new security solutions to help businesses better protect themselves against cybercrime: Verizon Managed Detection and Response; Verizon Identity and Verizon Machine State Integrity. In addition, Verizon has enhanced its Rapid Response Retainer service, which offers companies cyber intelligence and incident response ca...