An automatic software update created global chaos and has raised questions about digital security, write TERRY MURDEN and BILL MAGEE For the millions of over-wrought tourists, hospital patients and bank customers among those disrupted by what has been described as a “digital pandemic,” the weekend IT outage has been a stark reminder of how vulnerable […]
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IP rights left exposed by election call
TECH TALK: BILL MAGEE says the ending of talks on a code of practice leaves firms at risk Digital dithering by the UK Government shortly before it called a General Election has left ambitious businesses, keen to exploit next-generation technologies, well and truly disconnected. If not commercially stranded. In a classic u-turn, the political powers-that-be […]
US tech scout glad to see EIE rewired
TECH TALK: BILL MAGEE spoke to a California-based digital leader who made the 10,000 mile round trip to attend one of Scotland’s top investor showcases Silicon Valley’s major-league digital entrepreneur – or “technology scout” as she prefers to be known – Deborah Magid had no hesitation to once again make the 10,000-mile round trip to […]
Don’t get angry, get a career
TECH TALK: BILL MAGEE says there are options for companies attempting to lure today’s mobile-addicted generation into the workforce Far too many digitally savvy UK graduates prefer to play “Angry Birds” in virtual gaming arcades than monitor that vital early-bird call from a prospective employer, according to new research. Four-out-of-five grads are so addicted to […]
Quitting the internet is now an option
Some firms have had enough of battling toxic online forces and would rather get out, says BILL MAGEE Some beleaguered businesses have had it up to here with an increasingly toxic internet that threatens to cripple if not all but bring an enterprise down. Endlessly confronted by an ever-rising risk of being assaulted online by […]