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Juniper Research estimates the number of connected IoT devices, sensors and actuators will reach over 46 billion in 2021 – a 200% increase from 2016. Industrial and public services will see the highest growth, averaging over 24% annually. However, Juniper also noted that both providers and end-users will face challenges when considering large-scale IoT deployments...

Chip-maker Qualcomm is stepping up the heat in the processor space on two fronts. It has struck a deal to make Windows 10 compatible with its Snapdragon processors for use in notebooks and tablets. It is also sending samples of its Centriq 2400 server processor out to vendors. The Snapdragon chips could provide a lower-cost...

In April 2017, Microsoft Exchange 2007 will reach it’s End of Life (EoL), meaning that support will no longer be available. Microsoft recently issued the following statement in relation to this: Almost all Microsoft products have a support lifecycle during which we provide new features, bug fixes, security fixes, and so on. This lifecycle typically...

As we have seen with other separations, such as with Symantec and Veritas, Intel has now separated McAfee into its own entity.  They have retained a 49% stake with the rest of the investment settled by asset management group TPG after Intel’s initial acquisition in 2011. The new structure will appoint TPG’s Bryan Taylor as...

CEOs, MDs and board level executives are apparently being targeted by an online security scam that takes advantage of the busy senior business people. Termed ‘whaling’, the technique targets aims to trick high-net-worth individuals into authorising online payments.  According to internet hosting firm UKFast, one MD approved a £30m payment in a single incident. The...

The Friday Five is a weekly Red Hat® blog post with 5 of the week’s top news items and ideas from or about Red Hat and the technology industry. Consider it your weekly digest of things that caught our eye.   IN THE NEWS: CRN – Red Hat CEO Whitehurst On Soaring Stock Success, Open-Source...

Consumers across western Europe spent less on technology in the third quarter of 2016, according to analyst GfK. It said that technical consumer goods sales dropped 2.4% annually to €49.75 billion compared to the same period last year and that the consumer IT spending fell 8.8% to less than €12.7bn. This meant that, for the...

The proportion of enterprise IT budgets set aside for cloud and hosting services is set to rise from 28% to 34% in 2017, according to a report from 451 Research. The move away from Capex, better scalability and flexibility, along with the need to transform IT, are driving the shift. Of the spending on cloud,...

Cisco has unveiled its Smart+Connected Digital Platform for ‘smart cities’ – a pay-as-you-go cloud-hosted service aimed at cities and towns that want to take a ‘smart’ approach but lack their own expertise of resources, Cisco said that ten cities worldwide are already using its platform to connect to traffic, parking and environmental sensors in real...

A CBI survey has found that 70% of businesses plan to increase or maintain their innovation spending to ensure the UK’s industry continues to thrive after Brexit.  Top priorities include greater access to technical skills (68%) and increasing collaboration and partnership (65%). Carolyn Fairbairn, Director General of the CBI, said: “Innovation is the nucleus of future...

Symantec is investing in anti-cybercrime technology by agreeing to purchase LifeLock, an identity-theft-protection company. The deal is worth about $2.3 billion and will create the world’s largest ‘digital safety platform’. Lifelock provides identity theft protection for consumers as well as credit and risk assessments for businesses. It reportedly has 4.4 million customers and annual revenues of...

Hewlett Packard Enterprise has launched a new website that highlights the benefits of its key technologies for SMBs and will be using it as the basis of a major promotional c ampaign over the coming quarter. The Just Right IT website site provides a comprehensive overview of HPE solutions and technologies that can elevate business...