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AlienVault Eyes Up IPO As Growth Spurt Continues
No set date as of yet, but expect AlienVault to step up it’s IPO efforts in the coming months
Michael Dell: Being Private Gives Dell Technologies An Advantage
Dell EMC World 2017: Eight months on from IT’s biggest ever merger and it’s so far, so good
Banks Use IBM Watson To Catch Rogue Traders
IBM is also developing anti-money-laundering tools and services to aid banking compliance
UK Tech Boasts Higher Salaries And More Investment Than Other Industries
Salaries and investment into UK companies are higher than ever as digital continues to fuel UK economy
Simplified Blockchain Security Promised By Accenture
Effort to drive uptake of blockchain technologies sees solution to integrate enterprise IT security solution
Dropbox CEO: IPO Will Only Happen When It Suits Us
IPO is still something being actively pursued, but it will only happen at a time that suits the company.
Blockchain Tech ‘Could Save’ Banks £9.7bn Billion A Year
Moving to a distributed database using blockchain could help banks save billions on costly data processes
Strathclyde University Offers UK’s First Fintech Degree Course
Good news for British banking sector after Scottish university offers first fintech degree course in the UK
Bitcoin Crypto-Currency Value Rising In 2017 As Demand Grows
Market stability and political uncertainty have helped to push Bitcoin’s value past $1,000 mark
Bitcoin Total Value Tops $14bn
Two year high for digital currency as its total value reaches £11.3bn, with most bitcoin trading located in China
Cross Channel: Brexit Causes Worry And Merged Channels With BT And EE
All the latest news from the world of the channel, including Brexit prompting a drop in tenders
Ireland Readies EU Appeal Over Apple Tax Demand
Irish eyes are smiling on Apple, as government readies appeal on tax ruling by European Commission
Switzerland To Ease Red Tape For Fintech Startups
Swiss government proposes new rules to help financial technology startups enter the market
Bitcoin Can Now Be Purchased At Swiss SBB Ticket Machines For Cold Hard Cash
The spread of Bitcoin is set to increase, bypassing traditional currency exchange
Microsoft Fiscal Results Point To Sweet Success In The Cloud
Latest financials please Wall Street, prompting Redmond shares to hit new high after strong cloud performance
HP Inc Will Cut Up To 4,000 Jobs Over The Next Three Years
Challenges in the PC market appear to be forcing HP Inc to undergo further restructuring
Microsoft Azure Signs Bank Of America For Blockchain
Bank of America to collaborate with Microsoft on Blockchain to ‘transform’ financial transactions
Accenture Touts Need For Blockchain Editing Tool
Editable blockchain controversery, but Accenture insists it would only be used under ‘extraordinary circumstances’
Tech Quiz Of The Week: Startups And Investments
What do you know Uber, Airbnb and the startup scene? Test your knowledge here
Report: Dropbox Mulls Possible Public Listing
Cloud storage provider calls in advisers to discuss possible IPO, despite not making a profit
Google Ventures CEO Bill Maris ‘Quits’
More high-level departures at Google as man in charge of Alphabet investment arm steps down
Verizon Acquires Yahoo’s Core Business For £3.86 Billion
Yahoo’s core assets finally sold off as Mayer claims: ‘Yahoo is a company that has changed the world’
Yahoo Fails To Reveal Buyer, Suffers £332m Loss In Q2
Yahoo also announces £365m write-down of Tumblr
IBM Drives Blockchain Into Singapore
Opens blockchain innovation centre, promises to team up with government, industries to help make Singapore FinTech capital of Asia
Google Trends Shows Massive Brexit Uncertainty After Polls Closed
Searches for ‘what happens if we leave the EU’ surge 250 percent two hours after polls closed
Dell Sales Flatten Ahead Of EMC Merger
Dell’s holding company Denali reports revenue down 2 percent year-over-year with sales gloomy for most of Dell’s businesses
Huawei Revenue Booms 37 Percent As Company Strengthens In Europe
Huawei’s net profit up 33 percent year-over-year as growing IT division and smartphone sales reap rewards
London Tech Firms Signal Opposition To Brexit
Better in together? London tech firms overwhelmingly opposes Britain’s exit of the EU, new survey suggests
Facebook To Pay Millions More In UK Tax
Sales from big advertisers will no longer will routed through Irish tax haven as pressure mounts on Facebook to pay more corporation tax