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Octave rebrands as it prepares spin-off from Hexagon

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Hexagon software unit Octave unveils new brand identity as it lines up independence, unifying design, build, operate and protect tools.
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F5 Labs unveils monthly AI model security leaderboards

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F5 Labs launches monthly AI security leaderboards, ranking popular models on new indices of risk, resilience and cost under live attack.
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Denmark tops 2026 FM Resilience Index as Europe leads

Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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Denmark tops FM's 2026 Resilience Index for a third year as Europe dominates the top 10 and all three United States zones miss out.
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Denmark tops 2026 FM resilience ranking, India climbs

Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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Denmark tops FM's 2026 Resilience Index for a third year as Europe dominates the rankings and India makes broad-based gains across all zones.
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ABB to buy Premium Power to boost power advisory work

Sun, 15th Feb 2026
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ABB is acquiring Irish consultancy Premium Power to bolster its European power systems advisory services amid rising grid complexity.
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Motorola opens Cork R&D hub for public safety radio

Mon, 9th Feb 2026
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Motorola opens a Cork R&D hub to develop mission-critical radio software, hiring nearly 200 staff to bolster global public safety systems.
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AI fuels Europe data centre boom amid power crunch

Thu, 5th Feb 2026
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AI is turbocharging Europe's data centre boom, but grid bottlenecks and power scarcity now threaten to slow the next wave of expansion.
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UK, Ireland lag on quantum-safe crypto as certs shrink

Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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UK and Ireland firms trail global peers on post-quantum crypto prep as key, certificate woes mount and budgets constrain defences.
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Private 5G network spend to hit USD $7.2bn by 2028

Fri, 9th Jan 2026
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Spending on private LTE and 5G networks is forecast to hit USD $7.2 billion by 2028 as enterprises outpace growth in public mobile systems.
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Hyphen appoints Eva Diego to spearhead global growth

Wed, 7th Jan 2026
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Hyphen names Eva Diego as CEO to drive global expansion, sharpening its focus on digital infrastructure and complex masterplanning.
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AI expansion triggers global race for power and real estate

Tue, 6th Jan 2026
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AI growth is straining power grids and land as data centre deals soar past USD $10 billion, with the UK emerging as an AI infrastructure hub.
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Cyber Security Bill aims to shield UK firms from GBP £2 billion losses

Thu, 13th Nov 2025
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The UK's new Cyber Security and Resilience Bill targets protecting critical infrastructure and firms from cyberattacks causing GBP £2 billion in annual losses.
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NCSC warns of China threat as major UK cyber-attacks surge 50%

Wed, 15th Oct 2025
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The National Cyber Security Centre warns China among top cyber threats as UK sees a 50% rise in major cyber-attacks, with serious incidents nearly every two days.
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Socomec unveils DELPHYS XM UPS for UK & Ireland markets

Thu, 10th Apr 2025
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Socomec has launched the DELPHYS XM UPS system for data centres in the UK and Ireland, offering advanced efficiency and space-saving features for critical infrastructure.
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Vertiv partners with Collaborate IT for UK & Ireland

Mon, 24th Mar 2025
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Vertiv has announced a partnership with Collaborate IT through an Authorised Service Partner Program for the UK and Ireland, boosting IT management capabilities.
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AI's growing impact on cybersecurity threat & defence

Wed, 20th Nov 2024
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As AI reshapes the cybersecurity landscape, experts warn that organisations must revisit security fundamentals to counter increasingly sophisticated attacks.
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Industry leaders react to King's Speech on tech & cybersecurity

Thu, 18th Jul 2024
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Industry leaders react to the King's Speech, highlighting the importance of connectivity, cybersecurity, and AI in the new Labour government's legislative agenda.
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LogRhythm to provide cybersecurity solutions for Romanian government agencies

Tue, 7th Nov 2023
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LogRhythm has been named the official cybersecurity solutions provider for Romanian government agencies, offering protection against cyberattacks.
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Semperis appoints Daniel Lattimer as Area VP, UK & Ireland

Fri, 28th Apr 2023
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Semperis appoints Daniel Lattimer as Area VP, UK & Ireland, to expand its identity protection solutions amidst increasing cyber threats.
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OpenText Security Solutions delivers cyber resilience solution for MSPs

Tue, 20th Dec 2022
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OpenText Security Solutions has launched Carbonite Cloud-to-Cloud Backup in Australia and New Zealand to protect data stored on third-party SaaS apps.