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Unilever & Accenture expand AI partnership to boost efficiency
2 days ago
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digital transformation
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sales
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accenture
Unilever and Accenture are enhancing their AI collaboration to streamline Unilever's digital operations, leveraging generative AI to drive efficiency and agility.
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Derby & Burton NHS to upgrade telephony with Cinos partnership
2 days ago
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uc
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multi-cloud
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telephony
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Trust partners with Cinos to launch cloud-based telephony service improving cross-site communication and collaboration.
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MediaVision relocates to larger London office amid growth
2 days ago
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martech
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digital marketing
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london
London-based agency MediaVision relocates to larger office amid growth surge, bolstering its team with high-profile hires.
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Nominations open for 2025 Bold Woman Awards by Veuve Clicquot
2 days ago
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women in technology
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awards
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leadership
Nominations are now open for the 2025 Bold Woman Awards by Veuve Clicquot, celebrating exceptional female entrepreneurs and leaders in the UK.
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Andre Schindler promoted to SVP at NinjaOne amid growth
2 days ago
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mdm
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endpoint management
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productivity
Andre Schindler, the architect behind NinjaOne's EMEA success, has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Global Sales, amidst 70% year-over-year growth.
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The GRC Group acquires Pentest People to expand cyber division
2 days ago
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growth
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incident response
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smes
The GRC Group has acquired cyber-security firm Pentest People to bolster its cyber security division, enhancing services for over 3,000 clients globally.
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Elastic reintroduces open source licence for Elasticsearch & Kibana
2 days ago
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search
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transparency
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cloud services
Elastic reintroduces an open-source licence to Elasticsearch and Kibana, marking a return to more transparent and community-driven development with AGPL.
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Salesforce introduces integrated upgrade with Salesforce Foundations
2 days ago
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cx
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cdp
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user interface
Salesforce launches Salesforce Foundations, a major upgrade integrating Sales, Service, Marketing, Commerce, and Data Cloud features at no added cost, enhancing user experience.
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Visa & Banked launch Visa A2A platform for UK in 2025
2 days ago
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data protection
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fintechs
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payment technologies
Visa partners with Banked to unveil Visa A2A, a revolutionary system set to transform account-to-account payments and enhance security for UK consumers. Launching in 2025.
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Lenovo & Formula 1 extend partnership, Lenovo becomes Global Partner
2 days ago
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smartphones
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edge computing
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hpc
Lenovo and Formula 1 extend partnership, making Lenovo a Global Partner and Motorola the Global Smartphone Partner, starting in 2025.
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Tessell launches DBaaS for Oracle ExaDB-D on Oracle Cloud
2 days ago
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data science
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dbaas
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data management
Tessell launches its new DBaaS, Tessell for Oracle ExaDB-D, on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. The company will showcase it at Oracle CloudWorld.
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Gartner report criticises SOAR systems, Acora defends approach
2 days ago
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siem
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cybersecurity
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integration
A new Gartner report criticising SOAR systems for high costs and unmet promises has stirred controversy, with Acora defending its approach to optimising SOAR technology.
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Cequence Security announces strategic partnership with Netskope
2 days ago
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digital transformation
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advanced persistent threat protection
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casb
Cequence Security partners with Netskope to offer enhanced API threat intelligence through the Cequence UAP platform, fortifying cyber defences against evolving threats.
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HackerOne launches PartnerOne to expand global cybersecurity access
2 days ago
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devops
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hcm
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risk & compliance
HackerOne has unveiled its first channel partner programme, PartnerOne, to expand global access to its human-powered cybersecurity solutions, involving key partners like GuidePoint Security and Softcat.
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Traceable AI partners with AWS to boost API security deployment
2 days ago
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hyperscale
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aws
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procurement
Traceable AI and Amazon Web Services (AWS) announce a strategic collaboration to enhance API security in cloud-native environments through AWS Marketplace integration, tackling rising API-based threats.
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Infinite Reality enters strategic partnership with Google Cloud
2 days ago
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edutech
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ai
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ar, vr & metaverse
Infinite Reality partners with Google Cloud in a five-year deal to innovate and scale immersive digital experiences using AI, tech infrastructures, and 3D web solutions.
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Banks reveal increased AI usage in response to shareholder demand
2 days ago
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cba
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nab
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linkedin
Nearly one-third of the world’s largest banks now disclose AI use cases and ROI, with UK banks like Barclays and NatWest tripling AI references over the past year.
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HPE unveils new private cloud AI solution with NVIDIA aid
3 days ago
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hybrid cloud
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ai
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hpe
Hewlett Packard Enterprise debuts HPE Private Cloud AI, a cloud solution developed with NVIDIA to swiftly deploy Gen AI applications for businesses.
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UK public growing anxious over dependence on IT systems
3 days ago
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ai security
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cybersecurity
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crowdstrike
Over 78% of UK residents worry about global reliance on IT systems, post-July 2024 CrowdStrike outage revealing vulnerabilities, according to a survey.
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Neo4j transforms Aura DBMS with new enhancements & features
3 days ago
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ai
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ml
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features
Neo4j unveils major Aura DBMS enhancements to streamline enterprise adoption and boost graph database performance, with added GenAI and security features.