Supply Chain

Shanghai lockdown: Chinese tech execs warn of supply-chain chaos

'Severe consequences' for industry ... and anyone setting foot outside

Systems19 Apr 2022 | 52

Samsung dethrones Intel as chip sector grows 26% in 2021

South Korea the big winner in a year of supply struggles and continued shortages

Systems14 Apr 2022 | 4

NASA: Telework doesn't work when you're building a Moon rover

VIPER mission running late thanks to WfH orders, also bitten by tech supply chain woes

Software07 Apr 2022 | 2

Chip designers made bank in 2021 amid global shortage

Absolutely Fabless: A good year for those who don't make the things themselves

Storage24 Mar 2022 | 3

Check Point spreads AI goodness throughout its security portfolio

GTC Evolving threat environment means preventative AI – and SmartNICs – are needed to improve protection

Security24 Mar 2022 |

This is a BlackCat you don't want crossing your path

Plus: Android trojan in 100,000+ app installs, Solaris malware

Security22 Mar 2022 | 3

Procurement guy at Apple allegedly ripped off iPhone giant in $10m+ scam

He faces conspiracy, laundering, tax evasion charges

Personal Tech22 Mar 2022 | 17

China's tech hub relaxes COVID restrictions to restart industrial production

Shenzhen still restricts movement and crowds, so supply chains may yet splutter

On-Prem21 Mar 2022 | 19

Japan's earthquake disrupts already fragile tech sector

Shutdowns in factories put crunch on weakened supply chain

Systems17 Mar 2022 | 5

China's top tech city Shenzhen locks down completely for at least a week

iPhone plants closed and so have plenty more - brace for tech supply chain trouble

On-Prem14 Mar 2022 | 35

Chip world's major suppliers of neon gas shut down by Ukraine invasion – report

Neon Genesis: Even Cryoin gone

Systems11 Mar 2022 | 40

Conflict in Ukraine disrupts fragile supply chain recovery

Energy and air costs rise, inflation is up... and Russia 'likely turn to Chinese vendors' says analyst

Personal Tech10 Mar 2022 | 46

Proprietary neural tech you had surgically implanted? Parts shortage

Something for the Weekend? Sorry about it. You know how it is with supply chains. Aroogah, arooogah....

Bootnotes04 Mar 2022 | 131

BlueVoyant pulls in another $250m in venture funding

Company offers protection against internal and supply chain threats

Security24 Feb 2022 |

PC OEMs are sitting on 10 weeks-plus of DRAM, says Trendforce

Pandemic-induced supply chain imbalance did it

Storage18 Feb 2022 | 11

Cisco can't say when long waits for hardware will end

Omicron dents Switchzilla's previous optimism that late 2022 could see backlog clear

Networks17 Feb 2022 | 6

SiC move: STMicroelectronics banks on bringing power electronics material in house as electric cars rev up

Supply chain management is back at the forefront

On-Prem01 Feb 2022 | 2

Inflation hits PC market as laptop and desktop prices jump, and most businesses are last in the line for kit

Constrained supply of parts like USB-C among reasons for price hikes

Personal Tech29 Oct 2021 | 3

Report: Apple short of 10 million iPhone 13s this year due to ongoing chip shortage

Broadcomm,Texas Instruments, and more buckling under supply crisis

Personal Tech13 Oct 2021 | 14

Every Little Helps: Former Tesco boss Dave Lewis to advise UK govt on supply chains

Turkeys on tables, petrol in cars, chips in 'puters, etc... or that's the idea, anyway

Offbeat12 Oct 2021 | 37

IDC: Global PC market growing pains in Q3 due to 'softening' of sales in America

Ok, time to call death to PC again? No, definitely not. Did we mention prices due to go up again?

Personal Tech11 Oct 2021 | 3

Supply chain pain: Cisco's base price structure moving north from November

Demand for components at a 10-year high

Networks06 Oct 2021 | 9

Memory maker Micron offers hope for PC parts supply returning 'in the coming months'

Oh, and boasts over record-breaking return from IoT segment, too

Storage29 Sep 2021 |

Chip glut might start in 2023, says IDC, and auto-chip traffic jam could clear this year

Shortages in today's supply chains persist and capacity is all but booked. But the future looks bright

On-Prem20 Sep 2021 | 22

Component shortages: HPE pushes up some hardware prices and as if by magic, reports 'record' gross margin in Q3

Average unit prices climbed mid-to-high single digits, confirms chief beanie

On-Prem03 Sep 2021 | 12

Oh the humanity: McDonald's out of milkshakes across Great Britain

Will this nightmare ever cease?

Bootnotes24 Aug 2021 | 313

Cisco warns supply chain delays could persist until this time next year

Current issues aren't stopping it from growing fast – or 400Gbit Ethernet sales booming

Networks20 Aug 2021 | 2

China reports local chipmaking boom with output up more than 40%

PC and smartphone numbers also grew in 2021, suggesting supply chains are strong

On-Prem17 Aug 2021 | 12

Vietnamese province that hosts Big Tech's factories now fashionably COVID-free

Industrial parks in Bac Giang, home to Apple and Samsung suppliers, battled shutdowns and skyrocketing COVID infections among workers since May

Science10 Aug 2021 | 8

Sysadmins: Why not simply verify there's no backdoor in every program you install, and thus avoid any cyber-drama?

Just 'validate third-party code before using it', says Euro body

Security31 Jul 2021 | 70

The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago. The best time to build a semiconductor foundry is 5 years ago

Column The history of computing is all change, all the time. Yet silicon-slingers let the chips fail where they may

On-Prem09 Jun 2021 | 50

The UK loves cybersecurity so much, it's going to regulate managed service providers' infosec practices in law

+Comment And you're invited to speak your brains on Computer Misuse Act changes

Security18 May 2021 | 19

Another supply-chain attack? Android maker Gigaset injects malware into victims' phones via poisoned update

Software nasty also 'persists after a factory reset'

Security07 Apr 2021 | 12

Mimecast bins SolarWinds and compromised servers alike in wake of supply chain hack

Signs up for Cisco, says some encrypted creds were stolen

Security17 Mar 2021 | 8

Embedded tech specialist Advantech warns component shortage will slow growth

It's not just car-makers slowing down: Advantech supplies the likes of Cisco and IBM

On-Prem11 Mar 2021 | 2

UK tech supply chain in dark over Brexit preparations months ahead of final heave-ho

Canalys Forum 2020 - updated How can it be OK when nobody knows what to prepare for, ask IT players

On-Prem16 Oct 2020 | 140

One does not simply walk into supply chain software – but Microsoft is giving it a shot

Ignite New features announced for Dynamics 365, but is it enough in 'notoriously tricky' market?

Software23 Sep 2020 |

Brexit border-line issues: Would you want to still be 'testing' software designed to stop Kent becoming a massive lorry park come 31 December?

New supply chains, brand new system, and ... oh dear, it's still not ready yet

Software04 Sep 2020 | 296

Apple faces further iPhone 12 supply chain woes, per famed analyst Ming-Chi Kuo

Taiwanese optics suppliers in the frame, reportedly

Personal Tech07 Aug 2020 | 4

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella talks hardware supply chains and elasticity: 'Bigger issue' is what happens around US and Europe's 'demand side'

Staying upright as more restrictions slapped on its clouds

SaaS25 Mar 2020 | 8

Supply, demand and a scary mountain of debt: The challenges facing IT as COVID-19 grips the global economy

Analysis A lack of liquidity is going to cause complicated problems, analysts warn

On-Prem16 Mar 2020 | 83

Never break the (supply) chain: Intel pitches 'full lifecycle' chip-tracking programme to partners

Listen to the wind blow, watch the sun rise

On-Prem04 Dec 2019 | 7

FedEx fed up playing box cop, sues Uncle Sam to make it stop: 'We do transportation, not law enforcement'

Feds are asking Huawei too much from us, complains shipping giant upset it has to police every package

Networks25 Jun 2019 | 52

Fake fuse: Bloke admits selling counterfeit chips for use in B-1 bomber, other US military gear

E-waste partly to blame for proliferation of deceptively marketed silicon

Security05 Feb 2019 | 62

Oracle's IoT play: Teach business apps and things to talk together

There's lots of things out there and Big Red wants to dig 'em out of silos and cloud 'em up

Edge + IoT17 Feb 2017 | 1

Wow, RIP hackers ... It's Cyber-Lord Blunkett to the rescue for UK big biz

New system to ensure suppliers are up to scratch on IT security

Security21 Sep 2016 | 19

Amnesty International accuses tech giants of battery bastardry

Very nasty mines in Democratic Republic of the Congo may be source of your smartmobe

Legal19 Jan 2016 | 27

GT sapphire glaziers: You signed WHAT deal with Apple?

Worstall @ the Weekend Dear lord, who let these chumps out of the playpen

On-Prem16 Nov 2014 | 39

SHATTERED: Apple's jilted glass supplier to shut down sapphire ops

Updated GT Advanced Tech to shutter factories, lay off 890 workers

On-Prem10 Oct 2014 | 27

No 12-inch maxiPads for Christmas: Suppliers 'smothered by iPhone 6'

Apple's rumored big iPad said to be delayed until 2015

Personal Tech09 Oct 2014 | 15

Ex-inmate at Chinese prison: We made airline headsets

Claims Dongguan lags were tasered if targets missed

Legal26 Jun 2013 | 54

HP clamps down on student labor in Chinese factories

Workers must be allowed to leave, too

On-Prem08 Feb 2013 | 18

Datawind insists $42 tab isn't Chinese

Components of subsidised slabs come from China, but assembly done in India

Personal Tech26 Nov 2012 | 11

JDA Software finds a RedPrairie home companion

$1.9bn merger agreed

On-Prem01 Nov 2012 |

China fingered as counterfeit parts flood tech supply chain

IHS warns all tiers to tighten supplier scrutiny

Channel31 Oct 2012 | 10

China reveals new strategy of stockpiling rare earths

We don't need no steenkin' WTO

On-Prem06 Jul 2012 | 31