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Government Pledges Universal Broadband Inside Five Years

Nov 09, 2015

Prime Minister David Cameron declares every household in the country will have high-speed broadband as a utility by 2020: “Access to the Internet shouldn’t be a luxury; it should be a right."

Life In The Digital Marketplace: A New Forum For SME Suppliers

Nov 05, 2015

Are you a supplier in the G-Cloud? How's it working out for you? What are you doing to make it a really effective selling mechanism? If so, 24n has another editorial feature that's just right for you: our new 'Life In The Digital Marketplace' thread.

The Digital Marketplace Contenders, 3: PeaSoup, Weybridge

Nov 04, 2015

In the next in our series looking at small, promising new entrants to the UK public sector tech supply chain, we meet Martin Bradburn, Chief Executive Officer of Weybridge, Surrey-based cloud services player PeaSoup.

Apple iPad Pro To Debut Next Week, Say Reports

Nov 02, 2015

Rumours are now beginning to circulate that the iPad Pro will launch on 11 November both online and in-store.

G-Cloud Services Players Cry Foul Over Proposed Changes

Nov 02, 2015

Companies offering The UK Government G-Cloud services say new rules set to be introduced next month bring back the "time-wasting procurement bureaucracy that G-Cloud aims to banish."

Super Trendy Block Chain Tech 'Invisible' To Most Businesses Claim

Nov 02, 2015

The title of the study - Searching in Vain for The Block Chain - probably tells you all you need to know.

BoE Tests Cyber Defences With Big US Banks

Nov 02, 2015

The Bank of England, in partnership with some of the largest US banks, is set to simulate a major cyberattack in order to test the security protocols being employed by the finance industry: Operation Resilient Shield.

Healthcare Professionals Struggling With Admin Tech Isn't Helping Go Away

Nov 02, 2015

42% of frontline health care professionals aren't satisfied with the amount of time they spend with patients, while 70% said they are "struggling" to meet the demands of their daily workload.

Poor Approach To Testing May Weaken Benefits Of Agile, Claims Firm

Nov 02, 2015

That's the view at least from Lee Cheetham, Development Manager at IT services firm Spargonet Consulting, who argues that the the trend for teams to release updates to users without adequate testing in order to hit frequent delivery timescales - often leaving the end user to act as the tester.