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HP partners will be aware that the company was formally separated into HP Inc (HPI), which is now focused exclusively on personal systems and printing, and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), which is focused on business infrastructure, software and services. The two organisations will be even better placed to innovate and compete, with more focus, financial...

According to David Jarvis, Senior Consultant at the IBM Centre for Applied Insights; “In the near future, every business will be a digital business. Everything will have an information technology component.” Recent evidence has largely supported this, with energy giant General Electric starting to identify themselves as a digital business. Their CEO predicts that by...

Thanksgiving holiday shoppers in the US are expected to spend 3.3% more this year than they did in 2014, according to a survey from the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC). The organisation says that 51% of consumers are planning to buy technology products. The trend is certain to be mirrored in the UK with...

A report has found that chief executives are more influential as the driving force behind digital transformation than chief information and technology officers in most in public sector organisations In the survey, conducted by iGov for the Google apps specialist Ancoris, 59% of respondents holding senior positions in public bodies said that they saw the...

The market for wearable technologies is set to reach $25 billion by 2019, according to a report published by CCS Insight. It expects the number of devices sold will triple to more than 245 units in 2019, up from 84 million units this year. CCS said the wearables market will be worth around $15 billion...

European firms will spend 28% of technology budgets – around €190 billion – on the adoption of technologies that help firms win, serve, and retain customers, in 2015, according to a report from Forrester Research. Overall, European tech spending will grow by 5.4% in 2015 and 4.1% in 2016, said the firm. Overall, the European market...

More than 30 firms including Intel, BT and Vodafone have joined together to launch the Internet of Things Security Foundation (IoTSF).  The industry group aims to encourage developers to give more consideration to how devices will be secured. According to IDC, the IoT market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 13% to $3.04...

Security appliances continue to grow in popularity as organisations look for simple and effective ways to ensure their networks and data are fully protected from the threats of hackers and malware. Factory revenues and unit shipments of the devices grew strongly in the first half of 2015, according to IDC. Worldwide vendor revenues increased 9.6%...

Apple is reported to be accelerating its efforts to build an electric car with a target shipment date set for 2019, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. The company’s first models are expected to need a driver but there are also long-term plans to produce driverless vehicles. The report said that Apple’s...

As of 1st November 2015, HP officially splits into two separate companies: Hewlett Packard Enterprises (HPE) and HP Inc. HP Inc. will inherit HP’s print and computing business, including notebooks and workstations, while HPE will consist of enterprise systems, storage, services and software. So what does it mean for IT services partners like SCC? HP...

The UK government to release more funding for digital transformation in local authorities in its spending review on 25 November. The Local Government Association says that additional funding support is needed to ‘embed digital transformation across councils and the wider public sector.’  The LGA believes there are opportunities for councils to drive efficiency, improve user experiences...

Internet access is an essential part of modern education that goes well beyond occasionally checking emails or a casual Google search. Modern learning is increasingly reliant on web access as it adapts to a generation that is perpetually online and dependent upon connectivity. Schools themselves run entire back office systems through the cloud, making reliable...