Future Tech

Digital transformation and technological innovations are changing the manufacturing industry and its existing business models. The growing demand for customised and intelligent products challenges companies to master increasingly complex processes while increasing their agility and productivity.

Truata, a privacy-enhanced data analytics solutions provider, has partnered with Mastercard for the launch of its new customer self-service portal – Privacy Enhanced Analytics Platform.

In a welcome boost for the self-driving revolution, automotive company HORIBA MIRA is teaming up with Vodafone to bring 5G to its UK Midlands headquarters.

According to the latest study published by an ESOMAR-certified market research and consulting firm, suggests remote desktop software market will record 12.3% CAGR (compound annual growth rate) through 2030, reaching US$5.8 billion (€4.96 billion) by 2030.

Jean-Francois (JF) Gagne, CEO and founder of Element AI, a global developer of artificial intelligence-powered (AI) solutions and software, today announced the release of the third annual Global AI Talent Report. The 2020 report examines the most current global patterns for the worldwide AI talent pool. 

Five UK technology, networking and safety & security providers have come together to form a new company with ambitious growth plans. Together they have secured a £30 million (EUR33.2 million) forward order book since the Covid-19 emergency began.

Deepfakes, bots, and troll farms are just some of the emerging techniques for creating and spreading disinformation. Erly Stage Studios has today published Real Fake, the digital graphic novel, which sheds a light on the disruptive forces at work. This book is the first of the graphic novels that are a part of the Resilience Series commissioned by the US Cyber Infrastructure and Security Agency (CISA).

The Netherlands Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management has selected Monotch as supplier of a nationwide C-ITS platform that will provide data exchange between road users and roadside systems such as intelligent traffic control systems, barriers and sensors.

Chargeback dispute management specialist, Chargebacks911, has today announced the launch of its latest ebook, “50 Insider Tips for Preventing Chargebacks”, which provides merchants with actionable steps to prevent chargebacks filed against their businesses.

Capgemini has unveiled its first set of Intelligent Industry offerings that utilise the group’s capabilities in data, digital and industrial technologies. Focused on 5G and Edge, the new services will enable Communications Service Providers (CSPs), Network Equipment Providers (NEPs) and enterprises across industries to implement 5G and Edge technologies at scale, so that companies’ products, assets and processes can unlock innovation and efficiencies within their business.

Home Credit Group, which lends to underserved customers with little or no credit history, has chosen FICO Decision Optimiser to further improve its lending offers in multiple markets.

Hitachi Europe Limited, a specialist in Finger Vein Biometric technology, and My1Login, a European provider of enterprise Identity and Access Management, have formed a technology partnership. The aim is to deliver enhanced security solutions to address one of the cybersecurity industry’s most compelling challenges – passwords.

Think of ransomware and the first thing that often comes to mind is the extortion of multimillion-pound corporations.

The Next Generation Mobile Networks (NGMN) Board has launched a project focusing on the Vision and Drivers for 6G.

Being on the front line of the battle to contain COVID-19, healthcare organisations have had to revise their cybersecurity priorities more quickly than most other sectors.

Knowledgehook, a mathematics learning platform, has raised UK£13.5 milion Series A equity funding. The round has been led by a UK-based EdTech investment fund with participation from Mesoamerica’s Alexandria Corp., Nelson Education, Ideal Ventures, and Nicoya Ventures. This financing follows Knowledgehook’s 2016 seed round that included John Abele’s North Point Ventures.

Artificial intelligence (AI) has become ubiquitous in modern life — from boosting our understanding of the cosmos to surfacing entertaining videos on your phone — and has now found its way into orbit.

The perception that security has never been a core component or key consideration for the Internet of Things (IoT) has even been highlighted in the familiar joke: ‘the ‘S’ in IoT stands for security. Yet with tens of billions of connected devices, the safety and financial implications of even small security breaches can be vast, as has already been demonstrated by the likes of the Mirai botnet which compromised over half a million IoT devices.

BNL GRUPPO BNP Paribas, one of Italy’s banks, and technology communications company Vodafone Business, today announced a strategic collaboration. Together they plan to digitally transform BNL’s customer service and ways of working for its employees.

Data technology provider InterSystems is supporting Ireland-based builders’ merchant and home improvement specialist, Chadwicks Group. The aim is to underpin its digital transformation strategy to enhance efficiency and improve the experiences of its customers.

Intelligent edge computing company, Litmus, is collaborating with Super Micro Computer, Inc. (SMCI), a global provider of enterprise computing, storage, networking solutions, and green computing technology on a smart manufacturing solution.

Fraud fighter, SEON, is teaming up with European online lender, Sun Finance, working with unbanked and underbanked customers, to explore the changes to consumer risk and how the digital lending industry has been forced to adapt during the pandemic.

Every year cyber attacks become more sophisticated and severe. So much so, that a recent study by Specops Software found that 54% of business owners from a range of sectors have experienced an increase in cyber threats this year. 

The long-awaited arrival of 5G comes with an incentive to spruce up current network infrastructures, IPXO says, to support the technical intricacies of the next-gen network. In order to reap the benefits of the next wireless, many companies will need to adopt new and improved solutions that would facilitate the fleet-footed connections.

Bandos is to become chief information security officer (CISO) at Digital Guardian, a specialist in data loss prevention and managed detection and response. Bandos will bring more than 15 years of experience to the position, including his five years as VP of Cybersecurity at Digital Guardian.

Despite 88% of cybersecurity professionals believing automation will make their jobs easier, younger staffers are more concerned than veterans that the technology will replace their roles. This is according to new research by Exabeam.

Yokogawa Electric Corporation has developed Collaborative Information Server (CI Server) and will be releasing it to the market in January 2021 as part of the OpreX Control and Safety System family.