Technology

Panasonic doubles RAM, storage and adds latest generation Intel CPU to its most popular fully rugged tablet, the Toughpad FZ-G1

Adds optional thermal imaging camera for a wide range of industry applications

BRACKNELL, UK. 2nd August 2018 - Panasonic today announced it is doubling the RAM and storage in the latest version of its popular Panasonic Toughpad FZ-G1 tablet and upgrading to the latest 7th generation Intel Core i5 processor. The addition of an optional high resolution thermal camera, combined with the powerful fully rugged Panasonic tablet and its versatile configurable set-up also makes it ideal for an even wider range of business sectors and applications.

Great Intranet Integrations That Help Boost Internal Comms

Employee communication can have a drastic impact on the bottom line of every company.   The Society For Human Resource Management (SCHRM) has found that most businesses are losing hundreds of thousands, even millions of dollars every year because of poor company communication methods, resulting in a loss of productivity and overall efficiency within organisations.  

New CREST report highlights need for Bug Bounty best practice

Lack of standards for bug bounties is leaving researchers, organisations and bounty platforms confused and at risk

26 July 2018: Bug bounty programmes are in urgent need of defined best practices and codes of conduct conclude CREST, the not-for-profit accreditation body representing the technical information security industry, in its latest position report, ‘Bug Bounties; Working Towards a Fairer and Safer Marketplace’.

WatchGuard Launches AuthPoint Multi-Factor Authentication for SMBs

26 July 2018 – WatchGuard® Technologies today unveiled AuthPoint – a cloud-based multi-factor authentication (MFA) solution designed for small and midsize businesses (SMBs). The view that MFA has always been out of reach for SMBs due to cost, complexity and management issues, is backed up by a new survey of IT managers and professionals conducted by independent market research firm CITE Research. The survey shows that 61 percent of respondents from companies with under 1,000 employees believe MFA services are reserved for large enterprises.

INCA launches ‘The INCAs’ to honour altnet A-listers

Gongs will be presented for technical and commercial innovation, rural and urban impact and best community and public sector projects

London, UK, July 18, 2018: The Independent Networks Cooperative Association (INCA) today launched a search for the heroes of the UK’s digital infrastructure industry as it announced The INCAs, its inaugural awards scheme which will recognise alternative network providers (altnets).

Celebrating the best of the UK’s independent network builders and operators, the INCAs will highlight the innovative work being carried out by altnets across the UK.

Faltering consumer trust creates window of opportunity for Mobile Operators

  • Recent data scandals mean 53% of consumers are less likely to share personal data with digital services companies
  • Consumers now see their mobile operator as more trustworthy, with 92% happy to consider using MNO-delivered digital services

DUBLIN, Ireland - 12th July, 2018 - The Facebook data scandal has not only eroded consumer trust in social media platforms, but also in digital services companies such as Netflix, Spotify and Skype. More than 50 percent of consumers are now less likely to share personal data with digital services companies, with 66 percent of consumers stating that they would prefer to pay for services if it meant more control.

The 10ZiG 5910q Thin Client is verified as Citrix Ready with ground-breaking H.265 codec support

Leicester, UK - July 12, 2018 - 10ZiG Technology today announced that its 5910q Windows 10 IoT Thin Client is verified as Citrix Ready and becomes the first VDI endpoint provider to achieve the new Citrix H.265 encoding support. 

Not long after the Citrix release of H.265 High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) Technology, 10ZiG was quick to respond and support the revolutionary codec via its exceptional triple-monitor, 4K UHD, power class 5910q Windows 10 IoT Thin Client. Once HEVC was announced for Citrix XenDesktop7.16 and NVIDIA GPUs, 10ZiG left slower-moving endpoint providers behind by quickly becoming the first to achieve Citrix Ready for the H.265 codec.

Macro 4 data management solution helps IBM mainframe shops improve data governance as they embrace stricter privacy rules

InSync® includes support for Splunk reporting and enhanced features for test data generation and anonymization

Crawley, UK, July 10, 2018 - Macro 4, a division of UNICOM® Global, has introduced a new release of InSync®, the data management and manipulation solution for IBM Z. InSync 6.9 includes enhanced features to help mainframe users improve data governance as they seek to embrace stricter data privacy regulations such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Managed Services ecosystem-building and perception gain importance

  • IBM, Fujitsu and Kaspersky Lab complete top sponsor line-up for UK Managed Services & Hosting Summit 2018

[London, 5 July 2018] IBM, Fujitsu and Kaspersky Lab have completed the Platinum sponsor line-up for the UK Managed Services and Hosting Summit 2018 on 19 September in London (www.mshsummit.com). The companies join Avast, Cogeco Peer, Datto, Highlight and Watchguard in the top ranked tier of support. Other event sponsors include: Altaro, Beta, China Telecom ConnectWise, Continuum, Kaseya, Mimecast, Park Place Technologies, RapidFireTools, Redstor, SolarWinds MSP, Trend Micro and Volta.