Midco announced that its anticipated ‘Midco Business Wi-Fi Pro powered by Plume WorkPass’ service is now available in all of its markets throughout the midwest. This new solution is tailored to meet connectivity, productivity, and security needs of all small businesses. In addition to front-end services, including adaptive Wi-Fi, Midco Business Wi-Fi Pro brings operational insights and intelligence to help small business owners thrive. (more…)
August 24, 2023
Posted by: Shriya Raban
Telenor announced that all shares in software company Working Group Two will be acquired by the global communications technology company Cisco. Telenor sells its 44.6% share of Working Group Two, in a transaction where Cisco will acquire all shares in the company for an enterprise value of [$150 million (€137.03 million)]. Working Group Two will be incorporated fully into Cisco.
August 14, 2023
Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar
Wi-Fi Alliance is augmenting Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 6 testing protocols to support the regulatory authorisation process of 6 GHz standard power devices pursuant to recently published Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) guidance. Release of this new testing allows product vendors and service providers to verify that the 6 GHz standard power devices meet the technical requirements in Part 15, Subpart E of the FCC rules pertaining to operations under control of the Automated Frequency Coordination (AFC) system. (more…)
August 8, 2023
Posted by: Shriya Raban
Cyber security is becoming increasingly important in the manufacturing industry as the use of technology and connectivity grows. With the rise of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), manufacturers are vulnerable to cyber attacks that can result in data breaches, production disruptions and even physical harm to employees. Here Stephen Hayes, managing director at automation and control technology specialist Beckhoff UK, explores the risks that surround using complex software for automation and how machine builders can mitigate these risks. (more…)
June 13, 2023
Posted by: Shriya Raban
Richard Massey, vice president of sales, EMEA, at Arcserve, says that Ransomware attacks are now a topline concern for businesses everywhere. In 2022, organisations worldwide detected a whopping 493.33 million ransomware attacks. According to the latest data from IBM, the average cost of these attacks was $4.54 million. (more…)
June 2, 2023
Posted by: Shriya Raban
Self-service technology demand is increasing and is a trend to watch for 2023, so it’s time to make smart vending machines a part of your business’s IT strategy. Growth in the smart vending machine market, thanks to all the benefits businesses can enjoy from making use of this innovative tech., says Anthony Lamoureux of Velocity Smart Technology (more…)
May 23, 2023
Posted by: Shriya Raban
Intelligence is now considered essential to the process of identifying, understanding and acting upon threats. According to the ‘Global Perspectives on Threat Intelligence’ study conducted by Mandiant, 96% of decision-makers interviewed for the research believe that it is important to understand which cyber threat actors could be targeting their organisation. Consequently, says Jay Allmond, threat intelligence engineer at ThreatQuotient , threat Intelligence should be fully integrated into the internal mechanisms linked to threat detection and response. (more…)
May 19, 2023
Posted by: Shriya Raban
Businesses of all sizes have had to accelerate digitisation across the entire business in recent years, as the adoption of hybrid working practices forces them to make changes to ensure operational continuity. By digitising processes and embracing the cloud, businesses have delivered faster, more flexible, and more resilient services for employees and customers, says Denis Dorval, vice president, international at JumpCloud. (more…)
May 12, 2023
Posted by: Shriya Raban
Record temperatures in Europe over the last year have had a much greater effect than leaving us blistering, says Frederic Godemel, EVP, power systems and services, Schneider Electric.
Posted by: Shriya Raban
Service levels are becoming increasingly important as DevOps teams are placed under increasing pressure to deliver premium customer experiences. Depending on the industry being served, service levels priorities can be a range of different things but most commonly for site reliability engineers (SREs), providing maximum uptime and fast response times are top of the agenda, says Aiden Cuffe, senior product manager, New Relic.
April 28, 2023
Posted by: Shriya Raban