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Patient Data At Risk As Cyber Attack Hits Barts Health NHS Trust
Barts Health, which operates five London hospitals, said ransomware was not behind the disruption
HPE Server And Networking Tech Keeps DS Virgin Racing Speeding Along
To keep in contention DS Virgin Racing turned to HPE for big data crunching tech
Nokia Acquires Deepfield For Network Insights
Trump won't like that. Finnish networking giant acquires US firm for its networking insights
Motorola Buys Comms Tech For Emergency Services Network
The company plans to offer the MACS unified communications platform as a cloud-based ESN deployment option
EU Telecoms Proposals Stir Fierce Debate
The draft text could mean better broadband infrastructure, while clamping down on online copyright and encrypted communications
NHS Trusts ‘Must Act Now’ As Network Changeover Looms
The existing contract is due to end in six months' time, but some trusts have yet to begin to look for a new networking provider, finds a white paper
Report: Cisco ‘Set For Biggest-Ever Round Of Job Cuts’
The company may lay off up to 20 percent of staff as it shifts toward software and the cloud
IT Worker Jailed For Disabling Citibank Network
The Citibank employee admitted to intentionally taking down 90 percent of the company's network across North America
Avaya Opens Up Operating System For Approved Network Providers
Avaya's network OS can now be deployed to rival vendor's hardware as part of branded 'white box' switching move
Local Council Digital Projects Show Data Exchange Concerns
Local council digital pilot projects have made significant savings but also uncovered problems including security issues
Open Source Jobs Boom Continues Worldwide
DevOps, networking, OpenStack and CloudStack drive demand
Brocade Acquires Ruckus Wireless In £1bn Networking Deal
Wireless infrastructure player scooped up by Brocade to strengthen 5G and Wi-Fi services amid growing demands for networking speed and capacity
Chronos Wi-Fi System Tracks Users’ Position Within Centimetres
MIT's 'Chronos' positioning system relies on a novel technique that works with a single commodity access point
‘Crucial’ Badlock Vulnerability Affects Windows, Samba
Samba and Microsoft engineers have warned system administrators to expect a critical patch on 12 April
Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise Touts Network on Demand Service
Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise joins rivals in offering pay-per-use for networking services for businesses
Facebook To Release Detailed AI Population Maps
The maps were created by using artificial intelligence techniques to recognise human-built structures
Facebook Launches Collaborative Telecoms Infrastructure Project
The Telecom Infra Project will aim to stimulate the development of new infrastructure technologies through open collaboration
MWC 2016: AT&T And Intel To Develop Drone Control Networks
AT&T has pledged to invest £6.9bn in its enterprise business as it works with Intel on drones
IT Life: Going Hybrid
Sameh Yamany from Viavi Solutions talks hybrid IT, data loads and his favourite Apple devices
VMware And EMC Unveil HyperConverged VxRail Appliance
VCE's hyperconverged appliance family targeting branch offices and the mid-market
Ofcom Removes Licence Restrictions On White-Space Internet
New regulations clear the way for wireless broadband to use the same spectrum as digital television transmissions
Orkney Fibre Link Built On 1940s U-Boat Defences
Digital Scotland's high-speed broadband links to the Orkney Islands are making use of the famous Churchill Barriers
The Customer Is Always Right: Daunting Demands For Nifty In-Store Networking
Tris Simmons from Netgear offers some advice on how retailers can help maximise customer satisfaction with speedy networks
Lawsuit Alleges Excessive iOS 9 Cellular Data Usage
A new iOS 9 feature has led to unexpectedly high cellular data bills, the lawsuit alleges
Barclays ‘Recovering’ From Weekend System Outage
A technical glitch that coincided with planned maintenance left customers unable to access cash
Vodafone Ends Talks With Liberty Global
Deal with Virgin Media owner could have bolstered Vodafone's plans to offer quad-play bundles in the UK and across Europe
IoT Set For ‘Monumental’ Growth
Connected device connections are set to quadruple in the next four years, with wearables such as the Apple Watch playing a key role, new figures show
Microsoft Offers Skype For Web Across UK, US
Skype can now be accessed by any UK or US user via a browser plug-in
Cisco Inks Kansas City Smart Technology Deal
The 'smart city' scheme, with partners including Sprint and others, is to deploy a Wi-Fi network, city centre sensors and other urban technology