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McLaren choose Cyber Security Associates as a provider
Security Information and Event Management

McLaren choose Cyber Security Associates as a provider

McLaren Construction has appointed Cyber Security Associates to provide cybersecurity services amid the heightened risk of cyberattacks.

By Gaurav Sharma • 3 min read • Fri, 24th Mar 2023
Mondu follows European growth with expansion into the UK
Marketing Technologies

Mondu follows European growth with expansion into the UK

B2B payments firm Mondu expands into the UK, offering Buy Now Pay Later solutions to merchants and marketplaces.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 24th Mar 2023
Daisy, Girlguiding to inspire the next generation of STEM
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics

Daisy, Girlguiding to inspire the next generation of STEM

Daisy Corporate Services partners with Girlguiding to inspire the next generation of STEM professionals and recycling heroes.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Wed, 22nd Mar 2023
Espria and Five9 to provide cloud contact centre solutions
Unified Communications

Espria and Five9 to provide cloud contact centre solutions

The collaboration will extend the delivery of engaging and unified customer journeys across digital and voice channels and between virtual and live agents.

By Gaurav Sharma • 3 min read • Wed, 22nd Mar 2023
Jumpsec reports a 17% increase in ransomware across the UK
Ransomware

Jumpsec reports a 17% increase in ransomware across the UK

The reported ransomware incidents increased by 17% in the UK last year, with LockBit dominating the ransomware attack landscape, in the UK and worldwide.

By Gaurav Sharma • 4 min read • Tue, 21st Mar 2023
Hundreds of devices declared missing by government departments
Mobile Device Management

Hundreds of devices declared missing by government departments

The findings of 14 Freedom of Information (FOI) requests to the UK's government departments has been released.

By Tom Raynel • 4 min read • Mon, 20th Mar 2023
UK's Payments Association enters digital currency conversation
Crypto

UK's Payments Association enters digital currency conversation

The Payments Association, the UK-based association, has set out seven clear conclusions to help steer the debate in the UK's future for digital currencies.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 17th Mar 2023
Data centre technology to provide free heat to local businesses
Hyperscale

Data centre technology to provide free heat to local businesses

British start-up Deep Green, has announced the launch of a UK-first technology that supplies free heat to local businesses and public swimming pools.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 16th Mar 2023
Brite extends payouts coverage to central and eastern Europe
Fintech

Brite extends payouts coverage to central and eastern Europe

The expansion into Croatia, Romania and Hungary brings Brite's total market reach to 24 markets across the complex Europe landscape.

By Gaurav Sharma • 3 min read • Thu, 16th Mar 2023
Whitelane ranks Hexaware third in customer satisfaction
EduTech

Whitelane ranks Hexaware third in customer satisfaction

Hexaware has announced that it has been ranked third for customer satisfaction by Whitelane Research in its IT Sourcing Study for Europe, 2022.

By Gaurav Sharma • 3 min read • Thu, 16th Mar 2023
OQC to make powerful quantum computers commercially available
DataCentre infrastructure

OQC to make powerful quantum computers commercially available

Oxford Quantum Circuits (OQC) plans to make a powerful quantum computer available commercially worldwide through Equinix's data centre in Tokyo.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Wed, 15th Mar 2023
Telecoms online visibility driven down by Google updates
Unified Communications

Telecoms online visibility driven down by Google updates

UK telecoms firms have experienced one of the biggest falls in visibility from Google following its last two algorithm updates.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 15th Mar 2023
67% rise in fraud losses in the UK in 2022, says money.co.uk
Fintech

67% rise in fraud losses in the UK in 2022, says money.co.uk

The personal finance experts at money.co.uk, in their 2022 Fraud Report, have revealed the average monthly losses to fraudsters in 2022 to be over £333 million.

By Gaurav Sharma • 7 min read • Wed, 15th Mar 2023
CMS Critic rates Contensis as the best enterprise CMS
Enterprise Content Management

CMS Critic rates Contensis as the best enterprise CMS

Content management system (CMS) specialist, Contensis, has been crowned Best Enterprise CMS in this year's People's Choice Awards, organised by CMS Critic.

By Gaurav Sharma • 3 min read • Tue, 14th Mar 2023
Snom delivers more value to partners with innovations
Unified Communications

Snom delivers more value to partners with innovations

Despite ongoing inflation across Europe, Snom has continuously delivered value to its sales partners, with an unchanged pricing policy since November 2021.

By Gaurav Sharma • 3 min read • Tue, 14th Mar 2023
Ekinops secures €1.3 million in funding for 5Geneva project
Unified Communications

Ekinops secures €1.3 million in funding for 5Geneva project

Telecom firm Ekinops has received €1.29m in funding from the French Prime Minister's Office to support its 5Geneva project in collaboration with Orange.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Mon, 13th Mar 2023
New scheme launched to tackle London's IT skills shortage
Software Development

New scheme launched to tackle London's IT skills shortage

Jobseekers from disadvantaged and low-income communities will be offered the chance to learn skills to help fill London's critical shortage of IT specialists.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Mon, 13th Mar 2023
Dubber and Virgin Media O2 expand unified comms partnership
Unified Communications

Dubber and Virgin Media O2 expand unified comms partnership

The expanded partnership gives customers an increased range of mobile recording services and access to connected systems via one platform.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 3rd Mar 2023
Boom Collaboration to Enter UK Video Conferencing Market
Unified Communications

Boom Collaboration to Enter UK Video Conferencing Market

With an extensive conferencing portfolio and a presence in 20 countries, the company plans to expand its business to 30 more countries including the UK.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Thu, 16th Feb 2023