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UK digital training companies help address the £141 billion digital skills gap (Sat, 16 Feb 4002)
We Are Digital, the digital and financial inclusion training business, has joined forces with digital marketing consultancy, Balanced Impact, to help upskill excluded communities and underrepresented groups across the UK.
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Coming soon: SP1 RFID sled by DENSO (Mon, 16 Feb 7660)
Radio frequency identification (RFID) is delivering a boost in sales for retailers by an average of 1.5 to 5.5 percent, while increasing inventory accuracy by about 20 to 30 per cent, according to the study “Measuring the impact of RFID in Retailing: Key lessons from 10 case-study companies”, which was conducted by Adrian Beck, an emeritus professor at the University of Leicester.
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RFS and ANSYS lay foundation for 5G-ready antennas (Mon, 16 Feb 7920)
Cutting-edge 5G antennas pioneered by Radio Frequency Systems (RFS) will soon connect people, machines and devices more reliably and faster than ever with the help of ANSYS.
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UHF DLR-PR001 Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Portal Reader: The Scanning System of the future by Datalogic (Tue, 16 Feb 3700)
Datalogic, the automatic data capture and process automation solutions provider, has introduced the UHF DLR-PR001 Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) portal reader, a product designed to complement and extend the capability of Datalogic RFID product family.
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South Korean mobile operators to share 5G networks in remote areas (Fri, 16 Apr 2021)
(Telecompaper) South Korean mobile operators SK Telecom, KT and LG Uplus have agreed to share their 5G networks in remote coastal and farm towns...
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Australia's Federal Court finds Google misled users about collection, use of location data (Fri, 16 Apr 2021)
(Telecompaper) Australia's competition watchdog ACCC reports that the Federal Court has found that Google and Google Australia misled consumers about personal...
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ZTE unveils Axon 30 Ultra smartphone with triple 64MP cameras (Thu, 15 Apr 2021)
(Telecompaper) ZTE has launched its new flagship smartphone, the Axon 30 Ultra, in China. Boasting three 64-megapixel cameras plus a periscope zoom lens, the new 5G...
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Zain Kuwait tops Tefficient ranking for mobile data consumption at over 40 GB per month (Thu, 15 Apr 2021)
(Telecompaper) Tefficient said Zain Kuwait customers had the highest mobile data consumption worldwide in 2020 at an average of 40.2 GB per month...
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Astranis raises USD 250 mln to develop satellite broadband services (Thu, 15 Apr 2021)
(Telecompaper) US-based satellite broadband specialist Astranis said it raised USD 250 million in a Series C financing round, valuing the company at USD 1.4 billion...
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Cosmote to shut down 3G network from September (Thu, 15 Apr 2021)
(Telecompaper) Greek operator Cosmote said it will start to gradually close its 3G network from September...
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Vodafone Italia launches 'GameNow' 5G cloud gaming platform (Thu, 15 Apr 2021)
(Telecompaper) Vodafone Italia has officially launched a new cloud-based gaming service called GameNow that's designed to take advantage of the performance of its expanding 5G network...
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SK Telecom to split into two companies (Thu, 15 Apr 2021)
(Telecompaper) South Korea's SK Telecom plans to split into two companies. The horizontal spin-off is aimed at increasing enterprise and shareholder value, the operator said...
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US telecom sector resists federal suppliers ban, calls for industry-led security standards (Wed, 14 Apr 2021)
(Telecompaper) A coalition of nine telecom industry trade groups have called on the US government to avoid imposing new security standards on the sector...
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Sony unveils Xperia 1 III and Xperia 5 III with variable telephoto lenses (Wed, 14 Apr 2021)
(Telecompaper) Sony has announced the upcoming launch of its latest photography-focused flagship smartphones, the Xperia 1 III and 5 III...
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Televisa merges with Univision to create largest Spanish-language media company (Wed, 14 Apr 2021)
(Telecompaper) Mexican broadcaster and cable operator Grupo Televisa has announced an agreement to merge with US broadcaster Univision, a longtime partner, to...
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Spotify unveils 'Car Thing' in-car entertainment system (Wed, 14 Apr 2021)
(Telecompaper) Spotify has launched its first dedicated car player in the US, a voice-controlled device called Car Thing...
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Italy to allocate 60% more EU funds to broadband rollout - report (Wed, 14 Apr 2021)
(Telecompaper) The new Italian government of Mario Draghi is set spend EUR 6.7 billion of European recovery funds on rolling out high-speed broadband networks, up...
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Facebook extends Oversight Board appeals to content left up (Wed, 14 Apr 2021)
(Telecompaper) Facebook is expanding the role of its Oversight Board, allowing people to appeal not only content it has taken down, but also items left up on the social network...
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Globe Telecom taps HPE for multi-access edge computing trial using 5G (Wed, 14 Apr 2021)
(Telecompaper) Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has signed an agreement with Philippines operator Globe Telecom to offer cloud services at the edge of its network...
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O2, Virgin Media win provisional merger approval from UK competition regulator (Wed, 14 Apr 2021)
(Telecompaper) The merger of Virgin Media and O2 UK has received provisional approval from the UK's Competition and Markets Authority...
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Vodafone and TiVo enter targeted advertising partnership in Spain (Wed, 14 Apr 2021)
(Telecompaper) TiVo said Vodafone Spain has activated the TiVo Sponsored Discovery product across the Vodafone TV platform in Spain to give content owners a new way to promote their content...
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Huawei to invest over USD 1 bln in self-driving, electric car components (Wed, 14 Apr 2021)
(Telecompaper) Huawei will invest USD 1 billion on researching self-driving and electric-car technologies, the company's rotating chairman Eric Xu told...
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Global PC market grows fastest in 20 years in Q1 (Tue, 13 Apr 2021)
(Telecompaper) Worldwide PC shipments increased 32 percent year-on-year in Q1 to 69.9 million, according to preliminary results by Gartner...
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Google drops Play Movies app on smart TVs in favour of YouTube (Tue, 13 Apr 2021)
(Telecompaper) Google is gradually replacing its Play Movies app with YouTube on smart TVs. The company announced that the Play Movies & TV app will no longer be...
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Oi accepts BRL 12.9 billion bid for fibre network assets (Tue, 13 Apr 2021)
(Telecompaper) Brazilian operator Oi accepted the revised binding bid submitted by investment bank BTG Pactual to acquire a stake in the company's fibre-optic infrastructure assets (InfraCo)...
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Vodafone Germany starts 5G standalone network (Mon, 12 Apr 2021)
(Telecompaper) Vodafone Germany said it has started a 5G standalone network at around 1,000 antennas operating in the 3.5 GHz range in 170 cities and municipalities...
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Microsoft buys Nuance for USD 19.7 billion to expand in cloud healthcare market (Mon, 12 Apr 2021)
(Telecompaper) Microsoft said it has agreed to buy Nuance Communications, a US-based specialist in artificial intelligence and speech technology, in an all-cash...
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Orange partners with APG for FTTH joint venture in Poland (Mon, 12 Apr 2021)
(Telecompaper) Orange Poland has announced the creation of a FiberCo joint venture co-owned with pension fund manager APG...
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CityFibre and Virtual1 light up full fibre opportunities for the channel in new partnership (Thu, 11 Feb 2021)
The UK’s third digital infrastructure platform, CityFibre, and leading wholesale-only network provider Virtual1 have jointly announced a collaborative partnership to serve the UK connectivity channel with full fibre business services.
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Acronis and EveryCloud provide high level of protection to businesses through new agreement (Wed, 10 Feb 2021)
Acronis, the cyber protection solutions provider headquartered in Singapore and Switzerland, has entered into a partnership with EveryCloud, a British distributor and email security vendor, designed to empower their customers with Acronis’ innovative cyber protection solutions.
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Blackrow partnership solves COVID security challenges for manufacturers (Wed, 10 Feb 2021)
PP-L, the infection mitigation specialist, has partnered with UK engineering and fabrication firm, Blackrow Group, to help manufacturing names across the UK COVID-secure through effective UV-C solutions.
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Avnet Integrated, Schneider Electric and Iceotope deliver what is claimed to be the industry’s first commercially available HPC micro data centre solution (Thu, 04 Feb 2021)
Avnet, Schneider Electric and Iceotope have been joined by Lenovo to deploy its Lenovo ThinkSystem SR670 servers in a highly scalable, GPU-rich, liquid-cooled micro data centre solution.
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Sectigo launches Secure Partner Program (Thu, 28 Jan 2021)
Sectigo, the provider of digital identity management and web security solutions, has launched its new Secure Partner Program, furthering Sectigo’s commitment to the company’s base of more than 1,200 partners worldwide.
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ABC Distribution and Centreon to support VARs in capturing post-pandemic opportunities (Tue, 26 Jan 2021)
Centreon, the global provider of business-aware IT monitoring for always-on operations and performance excellence, has signed a partnership with ABC Distribution, the technology distributor serving MSPs, Security and Networking VARs.
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Ergonomic Solutions expands existing distribution agreement with Ingram DC/POS (Fri, 22 Jan 2021)
Ergonomic Solutions, the designer, manufacturer and supplier of technology mounting & mobility solutions at the Point of Sale, Point of Payment and Point of Service, has expanded its distribution agreement with Ingram Micro DC/POS.
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Paydock and Azupay team up to deliver New Payments Platform powered payments for digital merchants (Wed, 20 Jan 2021)
Paydock, an enterprise-grade payments orchestration platform, has announced its strategic partnership with Australian fintech Azupay to support its New Payments Platform (NPP) powered payments infrastructure.
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Reply signs an agreement with AWS to develop industry solutions (Wed, 20 Jan 2021)
Reply, the specialist in new communications channels and digital media, has signed a Strategic Collaboration Agreement (SCA) with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to develop industry solutions for Financial Services, Manufacturing, Automotive, Retail, Energy, and Telco customers.
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LogRhythm acquires threat detection platform MistNet (Wed, 20 Jan 2021)
LogRhythm, the company powering today’s security operations centres (SOCs), has acquired MistNet, a cloud-based analytics platform that is delivers network visibility and threat detection.
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Sage appoints Aziz Benmalek to drive partner channel strategy (Sat, 16 Jan 2021)
Sage, a leading cloud business management solutions provider, appoints Aziz Benmalek as Executive Vice President of the global partner organisation. This role will see him leading the Sage global partner strategy.
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EIZO and Milestone Collaborate to Develop Plugin to Manage IP Decoding Monitor and Box Solutions through XProtect VMS (Sat, 16 Jan 2021)
EIZO Limited has announced that as part of a technical collaboration, EIZO and Milestone integrated a plugin for managing EIZO’s DuraVision IP decoding monitor and box solutions into the video management software (VMS), Milestone XProtect®.
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Cyber Criminals Continue to Benefit from COVID-19 (Sat, 16 Jan 2021)
According to Avira's 2020 Report on Cybersecurity, cyber criminals benefited greatly from COVID-19. With a world eager for information, malware authors developed a wide variety of strategies to exploit users’ fears and need for answers around the virus, from malware which enables cyber attackers to read credit card data to vaccine based scams targeting the elderly in order to gain access to personal payment data.
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Pax8 acquires Wirehive to accelerate cloud transformation globally (Thu, 07 Jan 2021)
Pax8, the place for IT professionals to buy cloud products, has acquired Wirehive, the UK-based cloud hosting and consultancy company. The purchase of Wirehive provides Pax8 with expanded reach across new technologies and geographies.
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Infinidat appoints new Chief Executive Officer (Thu, 07 Jan 2021)
Infinidat, provider of enterprise-class storage solutions, has appointed Phil Bullinger as the company’s Chief Executive Officer. He will be joining the Infinidat executive team following a 30-year career in enterprise storage, most recently as the Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Data Center Business Unit for Western Digital.
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Exertis acquires JB&A Inc (Thu, 31 Dec 2020)
Exertis, the route-to-market and supply chain partner for global technology brands across consumer, business and enterprise, has acquired JB&A Inc. JB&A Inc is a distributor of broadcast, post-production and pro AV technologies, to system integrators and B2B resellers in North America. Located in San Rafael, California, the company saw revenues of $80 million in the last financial year.
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HelpSystems acquires Vera to broaden data security portfolio (Sat, 26 Dec 2020)
HelpSystems has acquired Vera, the cloud-based data protection solution provider. Vera empowers customers in financial services, manufacturing, media & entertainment, and other industries to achieve the fine balance between strong security and productive collaboration.....
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Sage and Brightpearl announce partnership to accelerate digital transformation for retail customers (Fri, 25 Dec 2020)
Sage, the cloud business management solutions provider, has entered into a significant partnership with Brightpearl, the Digital Operations Platform targeted at digital retailers across the globe.
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Visix wins DIGI Award for Best Digital Signage Product Innovation (Thu, 24 Dec 2020)
Visix, Inc. has been awarded a 2021 DIGI Award for their Voice Recognizer Widget for AxisTV Signage Suite in the category of Best Digital Signage Product: Innovation. The DIGI Awards recognise the best digital signage applications and the most innovative new products for the digital signage market.
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Cybereason chooses Oracle Cloud Infrastructure to boost Customer defences against cybersecurity threats (Tue, 22 Dec 2020)
Oracle has announced that Cybereason has adopted Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) as its preferred platform to power the Cybereason Defense Platform and support its global expansion.
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Claranet named Market Leader across two categories in 2020 ISG Provider Lens for Public Cloud Solutions and Services Quadrant report (Thu, 17 Dec 2020)
Claranet, the global technology and managed service provider, has been named a Market Leader in two categories in the 2020 ISG Provider Lens for Public Cloud Solutions and Services Quadrant report. The MSP was also named Rising Star in a third category.
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