Month: July 2016
Immigration fixes character bug in SmartGate system
Verizon set to buy Yahoo for $6.7bn
Tech firms tackle IoT security with management protocol
MasterCard buys UK ATM firm VocaLink for £700m
MasterCard is to pay £700m for VocaLink, the UK company behind the LINK network of ATMs. The deal makes VocaLink the second major British technology company to be purchased by a foreign buyer since...
Jihadists’ digital tools revealed
Facebook takes solar-powered Aquila plane for first test flight
Facebook has achieved the first successful test flight of the Aquila drone, marking another notable milestone in the firm's efforts to deliver internet access from the sky. The prototype drone flew at...
Workday acquires Platfora for big data analytics insights
Business cloud provider Workday has announced the acquisition of Platfora, an analytics and data discovery firm, to give companies more insight into ever-growing volumes of data, and not just related to...
Mobile banking overtakes desktop as customers turn to apps
Mobile banking via apps is now the most popular way for UK citizens to digitally interact with a bank, far surpassing web log-ins on desktop devices. A report by the British Banking Association (BBA)...
Expanding CFO power deemed a threat to CIO role
The ever-expanding power of finance directors is a direct threat to the CIO role, according to local government technology leader Rocco Labellarte. The former CIO at the Royal Borough of Windsor and...