IT Industry stories - Page 15

The UK has appointed 13 Software Security Ambassadors, including Cisco and Lloyds, to drive adoption of its new secure code of practice.

Onepoint leader Sangeetha Viswanathan spotlights women steering global tech delivery, uniting UK-India teams through standards, trust and rigour.

AI, sustainability and upskilling will transform UK project management by 2026, shifting managers from task delivery to strategic leadership.

E2e-assure reports rising UK-sovereign OT security demand, adding 18 customers and multi-million revenue as regulation and risk intensify.

StorMagic taps QBS to widen EMEA and South Africa edge virtualisation reach, adding more resellers, financing options and distribution support.

Shadow AI and shaky data foundations are undermining UK corporate AI rollouts, with leaders warning of weak controls and executive blind spots.

BCN joins Arrow's cloud channel as a CSP Indirect Reseller, aiming to deepen Microsoft ties and expand data and AI services for partners.

GlobalLogic hires LuJean Smith as CMO to sharpen global brand, push VelocityAI and align with Hitachi's Inspire 2027 growth strategy.

Select ID becomes UK's only dedicated identity orchestration network with DIATF status and ISO 27001, boosting reusable digital IDs for finance.

Nexer Enterprise Applications has promoted Martin Burden to UK managing director as founder Colin Crow moves to chairman and global roles.

ScotlandIS issues a final call for Digital Technology Awards 2026 entries, adding an AI Trailblazer category before 13 January deadline.

UK vows Cyber Action Plan with GBP £210m for public-sector defences, as tech leaders warn success hinges on long-term reform and culture.

Telcos race ahead on AI-first observability as New Relic links faster AI monitoring uptake to higher returns and fewer costly outages.

Zyxel Networks' USG FLEX 50HP firewall has been crowned Security Hardware of the Year at the 2025 PC Pro Excellence Awards in the UK.

Digital Xtra awards nearly GBP £120,000 to 27 Scottish projects, helping over 2,000 young people build vital computing and digital skills.

Bristol's Exacta Group eyes GBP £24-25m turnover by 2026 after a 34.5% revenue jump and rapid export-led expansion in key global markets.

Pax8 accelerates EMEA growth with thousands of new partners, AI agents and MIP services as it expands offices and training across Europe.

Elon Musk's xAI raises USD $20 billion, turbocharging Grok model training and GPU build-out as rivalry in frontier AI heats up.

Accenture to acquire UK AI specialist Faculty for USD $1bn, in its biggest British AI startup deal and a major bet on AI safety expertise.

ScotlandIS flags AI, skills, green data centres and cyber basics as critical to Scotland's digital economy amid 2026 uncertainty.