All articles by Duncan Macrae
Duncan Macrae
Data travels further in ‘twin’ light beams
Researchers have found a way to send data further than ever before while cancelling noise interference.
Employees want less restrictions on social tools at work
Global survey across 32 countries shows worker appetite for social tools is increasing, even if it means spending their own money and defying organisational policy to use the technology.
Dell unites women entrepreneurs for Dell Women’s Entrepreneur Network event
Dell has announced the final speaker line up for its fourth annual Dell Women’s Entrepreneur Network event, to take place in Istanbul, Turkey, from June 2-4, and online for a global, virtual audience.
BBC shuts down its £98m technology project
The BBC has closed its multimillion pound Digital Media Initiative (DMI) that was meant to create new digital production tools and link them with a central, digital archive that would allow BBC staff to access a seamless digital chain throughout the production process.
Spam traffic rises in April
Antivirus provider Kaspersky Lab has released the details of its latest spam study that show the level of spam in email traffic was up 2.1% compared with March, and averaged 72.2%.
AppSense and Ultima Business Solutions chosen for Scania (GB) refresh
Truck retailer Scania (GB) has adopted the AppSense User Virtualization Platform (UVP) as part of an infrastructure refresh to its UK dealer system, to increase performance management, provide a consistent end user experience for its 1,200 UK based users and extend the value of their existing Citrix XenApp infrastructure.
Oracle and Accenture examine role of CFO within EMEA
A study on behalf of Oracle and Accenture has found that the role of the CFO is evolving from financial steward to corporate strategist, with a deeper engagement with technology identified as a key way to expand influence.
Genesys to acquire SoundBite Communications
Genesys, a provider of customer engagement and contact centre solutions, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire SoundBite Communications for $5 per share.
Competition hopes to lure next £100m technology firm to London
A groundbreaking global competition to bring a high-growth technology company to London with £1million of investment has been launched at London’s Digital Shoreditch 2013 festival.
The Million Pound Startup aims to showcase London as a prime location for building global digital and technology businesses.
Application performance problems become more frequent worldwide
Ipanema Technologies, which works in Application Performance Guarantee for business efficiency, and Easynet Global Services, the network, hosting and cloud integration business, have unveiled the results of ‘Killer Apps 2013’, the second iteration of this major study into the performance of ‘networked applications’.