Legal
Where's the money, Lebowski?! UK data watchdog says £7m in fines unpaid since 2015
It's down there somewhere, let me take another look
25 Nov 2019 11:30 | 12
Bootnotes
A short note to say I'm off: Vulture taps claws on Reg keyboard for last time
'I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by'
21 Nov 2019 15:30 | 59
Legal
Huawexit means Huawexit! Uncle Sam gets 300 applications to dodge ban on supplying Chinese comms beast
Reminds us of a small island nation's attempt to leave a certain political union
21 Nov 2019 13:23 | 12
SaaS
Sage still waiting for cloudy investments to make it rain as operating profit tumbles 10.5%
Revenue growth lags as biz makes subscription transition
20 Nov 2019 15:22 | 6
Networks
London cops seeking £600m mega IT contract to knock 'towers' sprawl into 'one throat to choke'
ACK!
20 Nov 2019 12:42 | 30
On-Prem
'Big Bang': Great for creating the universe, but not as an approach to IT migration, TSB told
Poor testing and supplier oversight to blame for 'unprecedented' cockup
19 Nov 2019 16:45 | 62
On-Prem
Cisco blasts sueball at 3 ex-employees it claims handed trade secrets over to same rival
Two high-level engineers and one managing director accused of stealing from Switchzilla
19 Nov 2019 13:59 | 9
Networks
London has decent 5G availability but speeds lag behind Birmingham and Cardiff – research
Over 60% access better than anything found in US and SK
19 Nov 2019 12:34 | 22
Exclusive
Royal Bank of Scotland IT contractor ban sparks murmurs of legal action
Freelance techies claim they face 20% pay cut
19 Nov 2019 10:23 | 222
On-Prem
If it's not cloud, GTFO: Sage flogs payments business to US firm Elavon for £230m
Continues big old offload of 'non-core' assets
18 Nov 2019 12:06 | 13
Networks
TalkTalk says it's yet to close deal on FibreNation as UK telecoms industry reels over Labour's nationalisation plans
'The news overnight ... making everybody in the sector pause and consider'
15 Nov 2019 14:30 | 9
NSFW
What a load of bollards! Object of bloke's street furniture romp run over
Still a better love story than Twilight
15 Nov 2019 13:45 | 41
Legal
High Court dismisses nameless Google Right To Be Forgotten sueball man... yes, again
Amazingly made it to 2 years without telling anyone his name
15 Nov 2019 10:30 | 44
Networks
Labour: Free British broadband for country if we win general election
The 1980s called and it wants its state-owned telco-provider back
15 Nov 2019 09:35 | 432
Security
Infosec boffins pour cold water on claims Home Office Brexit app can be easily hacked
'Unnecessary scaremongering' but still some work to be done
14 Nov 2019 13:07 | 18
Legal
20% of UK businesses would rather axe their contractors than deal with IR35 – survey
But firms will be forced to take a more measured response in time, says consultancy
14 Nov 2019 09:15 | 79
On-Prem
They terrrk err jerrrbs! Vodafone replaces 2,600 roles with '600 bots' in bid to shrink €48bn debt
It's happening!
13 Nov 2019 16:17 | 79
Networks
TalkTalk keeps results under wraps citing 'advanced negotiations' over FibreNation biz
Has it found an investor in £1.5bn venture to build 3 million FTTP connections?
13 Nov 2019 15:00 | 7
On-Prem
Hey, you've earned it: Huawei chucks workers a £219m bonus for tackling US blacklist
Take the kids somewhere nice
12 Nov 2019 19:00 | 23
On-Prem
Gavin Patterson's gravy train keeps on rolling as former BT boss tossed two more sinecures
Next stop, Solon and Elixirr – on top of role as Salesforce chair
12 Nov 2019 15:50 | 21
Networks
Vodafone takes €1.9bn punch to wallet thanks to India's decision on airwave licence fees
UK profits also down due to opex shift to IBM's cloud
12 Nov 2019 15:05 | 10
Security
'Sophisticated' cyber attack on UK Labour Party platforms was probably just a DDoS, says official
'Really very everyday' – report
12 Nov 2019 11:41 | 66
Legal
Any promises to extend rights of self-employed might win an election, hint Brit freelancer orgs
Just saying
11 Nov 2019 14:57 | 37
Networks
Vodafone UK links arms with Openreach to build out its full-fibre network
Budge up, CityFibre
11 Nov 2019 13:57 | 12
Networks
BT launches all-singing converged 5G product for... oof... £58 a month
Home broadband, mobile data package part of IP-only move
08 Nov 2019 14:03 | 28
Networks
Europe to straggle Japan, China, US and Korea in 5G adoption stakes
Only 18% of mobile users across world will have access to 5G in next 5 years
07 Nov 2019 15:34 | 22
Legal
Dough! Jobs microsite for UK's data watchdog set hundreds of cookies without visitors' consent
Information Commissioner's Office is very knowledgeable about why that's bad
07 Nov 2019 11:53 | 27
On-Prem
Helen Fospero makes yet another Brit telly presenter to win IR35 case against taxman
Oh dear, HMRC – that's two defeats in a week
06 Nov 2019 17:04 | 36
Legal
Ofcom director Jonathan Oxley to keep CEO seat warm as regulator waits on senior civil servant
Melanie Dawes will fill Sharon White's £500k shoes – report
06 Nov 2019 13:36 | 4
Updated
Virgin Media dumps BT's mobile network to hop into bed with Vodafone
Latest in the great will-they-won't-they corporate love story
06 Nov 2019 13:04 | 15
Personal Tech
Huawei. It's the patriotic choice: Mobe behemoth predicts 20% sales spike despite US sanctions
But analyst reckons that's 'ambitious' given dependence on Chinese punters
06 Nov 2019 10:58 | 13
Updated
Concerns raised over privacy and security of UK Home Office's £842m biometrics programme
Plans to aggregate it with other databases should be discussed, says ethics group
05 Nov 2019 14:07 | 20
Legal
Brit spending watchdog questions where savings will come from in court digitisation reforms
You better make arrangements for missing deadlines, says Public Accounts Committee
05 Nov 2019 11:32 | 13
Devops
Skills Matter... sadly, so does cash flow: 15-year-old London dev events biz enters administration
Buyer being sought
05 Nov 2019 10:05 | 8
Legal
Tech and mobile companies want to monetise your data ... but are scared of GDPR
Are you guys also feeling a bit teary and sad for those poor, poor businesses?
05 Nov 2019 09:03 | 68
Networks
Comcast-owned Brit telco Sky to hire 1,000 new staffers, half of them engineers
Bumps up engineer total for UK & Ireland to 4k - but is that enough?
04 Nov 2019 13:19 | 27
Legal
IT contractor has £240k bill torn up after IR35 win against UK taxman
HMRC vows to appeal
04 Nov 2019 12:38 | 131
Networks
£1bn Brit court digitisation scheme would be great ... if Wi-Fi situation wasn't 'wholly inadequate'
Unfortunately, these things need internet to work
01 Nov 2019 16:15 | 19
Legal
UK taxman goes chief digi officer shopping at the bank: Appoints ex-Barclays CIO
From the broken world of banking to the broken world of govt IT
01 Nov 2019 15:45 | 9
Security
Move along, nothing to see here: Auditors say £100k grant to Hacker House was 'appropriate'
UK.gov handout scrutinised due to boss's friendship with PM
01 Nov 2019 12:32 | 55
On-Prem
Guess who the Co-op Bank chose for £141m outsourcing deal? Can't be. Yes, it's Capita
Troubled outsourcer continues work with troubled bank
31 Oct 2019 13:40 | 11
Networks
Profits dip at BT while troubled biz steams ahead with restructuring
All divisions flat or down as firm tries to up its fibre plans
31 Oct 2019 12:55 | 8
Legal
Delayed, over-budget smart meters will be helpful – when Blighty enters 'Star Trek phase'
UK climate change minister sets phasers to 'WTF'
31 Oct 2019 10:20 | 235
On-Prem
Never mind monitoring dead crims, Ministry of Justice has just palmed Serco another £800m
All is forgiven!
31 Oct 2019 09:10 | 15
Legal
Up in the heir: Inheritors enduring huge delays after botched migration at UK probate service
Backlog not helped by spike in applications to dodge fee hike
30 Oct 2019 13:25 | 8
Networks
Mobile operators to be stung for 10% of annual turnover if coverage falls short, digital sec warns
Meanwhile, Nicky Morgan hints at imminent decision on Huawei in UK's 5G infrastructure
29 Oct 2019 15:50 | 10
Legal
Will someone think of the taxpayer? UK.gov needs to stop burning billions on shoddy procurement, says Reform
The solution: create a regulator with teeth and deeper pockets
29 Oct 2019 09:15 | 35
Networks
Median speeds for UK 5G four times faster than 4G, but still way behind US and South Korea
In other words, you're waiting 26 seconds for that movie to download
28 Oct 2019 15:26 | 37
Rise of the Machines
Your kids will be glad a UK government-funded robot will be changing your nappy and not them
That's the idea behind £34m investment in autonomous care for elderly research
28 Oct 2019 14:00 | 54
On-Prem
Who's the leakiest of them all? It's the UK's public sector, breach fine analysis reveals
Ah, the old lost disk scenario...
28 Oct 2019 09:15 | 16
Legal
Oh good. They're looking for an NHSX CTO. Hopefully they'll see off 'snake oil' pushers, says GP
Never mind the AI, Hancock. I just want to turn my sodding computer on, mutters another
25 Oct 2019 14:00 | 34
Networks
Mobile operators say they'll go halfsies with UK.gov on £1bn network to bring 4G to rural folk
Coverage in the back of beyond
25 Oct 2019 11:45 | 21
Channel
One of Blighty's most-loved charities hands £46m to one of Blighty's least-loved outsourcers
I'll take the National Trust and Capita for 100, Alex
24 Oct 2019 15:00 | 47
Networks
'Big three' 5G kit maker Nokia downgrades profits as returns from next-gen networks fail to show up
Soz shareholders, no dividend for you
24 Oct 2019 13:45 | 4
Security
Tor blimey, Auntie! BBC launches dedicated dark web mirror site
Censor-dodging news for those sat in ban-happy countries
24 Oct 2019 10:59 | 61
Security
Would you open an email from one Dr Brian Fisher? GP app staff did – and they got phished
Director's account hijacked in what biz believes to be an attempted ransomware attack
24 Oct 2019 08:45 | 52
Security
Haxis of evil: Russia, China, Iran and North Korea are 'continuous threat' to UK, say spies
National Cyber Security Centre handled 658 incidents last year
23 Oct 2019 11:28 | 28
Bootnotes
I see your blue passport and raise you a green number plate: UK mulls rewards scheme for zero-emission vehicles
Well, it's more of a dash really
22 Oct 2019 15:38 | 91
Analysis
Mandatory electronic prescriptions was the easy bit in NHS paperless plans
Digitisation across primary and secondary providers is the bigger challenge
22 Oct 2019 12:53 | 45
Legal
UK tech freelancer numbers down for first time in 5 years since IR35 tax reforms hit public sector
Could drop further, depending on how zealously it's enforced
22 Oct 2019 11:16 | 54
