Startup collaboration is necessary if banks want to ensure new technology from other firms does not disrupt their business, claims the Royal Bank of Scotland’s (RBS’s) CEO for commercial and private banking. In her argument, Alison Rose was specifically referring to the fintech startup community. She says that although the growth of financial technology over the past…
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Will we soon be Driving Computers Instead of Cars? ‘Like driving an iPad’ is how Mark Tinkler, the investment manager for market leading electric vehicle manufacturers Tesla, has described getting behind the wheel of some of their most innovative new automobiles. Focussing more on design and software and less on engineering and mechanical components, a…
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The majority of critical vulnerabilities in Microsoft software would not have had as severe an impact if certain users did not have admin rights, a UK security firm claims. Avecto’s research shows admin rights were needed in order to exploit 99.5 per cent of flaws in Internet Explorer, 97 per cent in Windows operating systems and 95 per cent of…
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More and more companies are choosing to get rid of their legacy data centres in favour of moving to the cloud, but is it the right time for you to do the same? When your growth is out of control A legacy data centre may have served you well when your business was just starting out,…
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There are few people going about the daily working grind who haven’t at some point or another dreamt about the possibility of working from home. Those dreams often highlight the wonder of not having to suffer the daily commute and the joy of getting business done in the comfort of your own living room, but…
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In one of its latest announcements, Microsoft revealed that Office 2016 users would be allowed to choose the frequency of their update downloads. While an interesting development, it does pose the question: just how often should you update, if the choice is offered? Office 2016 has provided businesses with plenty to get excited about. It…
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