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Symantec has named industry veteran Keith Bird as vice president and managing director for Northern Europe with responsibility for UK, Ireland and the Nordic region. Bird will play a key role for Symantec in driving business growth across the region and brings industry experience spanning 30 years in general management, …
Read More »AMD-powered Samsung cloud monitors to launch in Q3
Samsung’s new line of all-in-one cloud monitors will be powered by AMD’s Embedded G-Series SoC (system on chip). The AMD SoC improves data transfer rates and saves space on the motherboard, which makes it a perfect fit for the compact form factors required by thin clients. “Thin client is a …
Read More »Public sector becomes no.1 target for UK malware attacks
Public sector organisations are the number one target for malware attacks in the UK, according to a new report from NTT Com Security. The firm’s 2015 Global Threat Intelligence Report revealed that in the UK market nearly 40 per cent of malware attacks were against public sector organisations. This was …
Read More »VR could be one of the most ?disruptive technologies for a decade?
CCS Insight has predicted that 24 million augmented and virtual reality devices will be sold by 2018, saying it could be one of the most disruptive technologies for a decade. “We believe it has tremendous potential and it’s not just about expensive high-end devices such as the Oculus Rift. For …
Read More »Tech Data launches TDCloud for resellers and MSPs
Tech Data has announced the global availability of TDCloud, which will enable resellers and MSPs to build profitable cloud- and subscription-based businesses. The Tech Data Cloud Solutions Store will be available to partners in Canada, France and the UK, and will be introduced across Europe in a phased introduction over …
Read More »BT Business bolsters cloud and mobile opportunities for resellers
BT Business Partner Sales has highlighted its array of partner opportunities in cloud services and the mobile space. PCR reports that Martin Clarke, General Manager at BT Business Partner Sales revealed that the firm will be ‘working closely with its partners to get them engaged in opportunities to exploit new …
Read More »Apple, Google, Microsoft, Mozilla team up to make browsers 20 times faster
Engineers at some of the biggest tech firms, including Google, Apple, Microsoft and Mozilla, are teaming up to create code for us in future web browsers. The team have come together to create WebAssembly, a bytecode that promises up to 20 times faster performance. Bytecode is a machine-readable instruction set …
Read More »Former Nokia CEO leaves Microsoft
Stephen Elop, former chief executive at Nokia, is to step down from his role as head of the Microsoft Devices Group (MDG). Microsoft’s CEO, Satya Nadella, has restructured the company into three main groups, resulting in the Microsoft Devices Group being absorbed by a new division. Elop first left Microsoft …
Read More »Female CIOs more risk-aware and expect bigger budgets
Female CIOs are more risk-aware than their male counterparts, according to a new survey from Gartner. The survey stated that both genders believe that the digital world is creating new risks, but 76 per cent of female CIOs are more likely to express concerns on risk management, compared to 67 …
Read More »Businesses cannot afford to neglect mobility, says IDC
A new report from IDC has revealed that mobility has emerged as a technology that businesses cannot afford to neglect. IDC’s annual Enterprise Mobility Survey has found that mobility is considered essential by a growing number of companies in Europe, yet only about one-third of Central and Eastern European (CEE) …
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