Northumbrian Water picks Connexin for LoRaWAN

26 July 2024

Connexin has been selected by Northumbrian Water for its advanced water metering infrastructure (AMI) framework contract.

Connexin will manage the supply and connectivity of over 900,000 smart meters over across the North East of England supply region which serves a 2.7 million-person population, including the urban areas of Tyneside, Wearside and Teesside, and rural areas in Northumberland and County Durham.

Find out more

61% of NHS staff believe in digital solutions

25 July 2024

New research from Virgin Media O2 Business reveals three in five (61%) NHS staff believe new digital solutions could help at least 18.6 million more patients receive treatment annually.

The ‘Bridging the digital gap in UK healthcare’ report shows nearly two fifths (38%) believe that new digital tools could help the NHS to reach 3-5% more patients each day – potentially benefitting at least 51,000 more people daily.

Find out more

Whitbread taps Cognizant for digital transformation

25 July 2024

Cognizant and Whitbread have expanded their digital transformation relationship which will see the professional services provider support the hospitality company’s ongoing digital transformation with product design, product management and engineering as Whitbread expands its operations in the UK and Germany.

The renewed relationship will focus on realising Whitbread’s digital growth strategy which looks to deliver an enhanced customer experience.

Find out more
Threat landscape has reached 5-year peak

23 July 2024

New research from SoSafe finds that 85% of security professionals in the UK agree that the threat landscape is the most challenging it has been in the past five years, and only 44% think the situation has a chance of improving in the next 12 months.

One in every two security professionals have experienced a successful cyberattack in the last year, with 52% of respondents throughout Europe and 55% in the United Kingdom saying their company had been impacted. 

Find out more