September 2021

oneM2M publishes whitepaper on IoT and sustainability to promote responsible design principles

Sophia Antipolis, France, 30 September 2021: oneM2M has today announced the release of its first whitepaper on IoT sustainability. Co-written by diverse industrial stakeholders, it describes the sustainability landscape, surveys potential demand for sustainability solutions and shows how different organizations are pursuing sustainability objectives. It illustrates the potential of IoT systems, while identifying a set of design principles for achieving sustainability goals more consistently across different industries. These principles emphasize the value of designing for interoperability, modularity, re-use, and scalability.

Logicalis UK officially named a 2021 UK’s Best Workplace™ in Tech

London, 30th September 2021: Logicalis UK, today announces it has been named as one of the UK’s Best Workplaces™ in Tech for 2021. This news follows the recent recognition of its ranking of 61 in the 2021 UK’s Best Workplaces™ list in the Medium (50-250) category published by Great Place to Work®.

The 2021 UK’s Best Workplaces™ in Tech list was released this morning by Great Place to Work® UK, recognising Logicalis UK among 98 ranked organisations and coming 40th in the medium category. Great Place to Work® UK administered its research-backed Trust Index© employee survey and analysed the responses of UK-based tech employees to determine their Best Workplaces™ list.

WatchGuard Threat Lab Reports 91.5% of Malware Arrived over Encrypted Connections in Q2 2021

30 September 2021 – WatchGuard® Technologies today released its latest quarterly Internet Security Report, detailing the top malware trends and network security threats analyzed by WatchGuard Threat Lab researchers during Q2 2021. The report also includes new insights based on endpoint threat intelligence detected throughout the first half of 2021. Top findings from the research uncovered an astonishing 91.5% of malware arriving over HTTPS-encrypted connections, alarming surges across fileless malware threats, dramatic growth in ransomware, a big increase in network attacks, and much more.

Egress named one of the UK’s Best Workplaces™ in Tech

Recognition highlights Egress’ status as a leading employer in the cybersecurity industry following the company’s listings on the Great Place to Work and Best Workplaces for Women lists earlier this year.

London, UK – 30th September 2021 – Egress, the leading provider of intelligent email security, today announced it has been named as one of the UK’s Best Workplaces™ in Tech by Great Place to Work® UK, highlighting the organisation’s status as a leading employer in the cybersecurity industry.

Great Place to Work® is the global authority on workplace culture, employee experience and the leadership behaviours proven to deliver market-leading revenue and increased innovation.

41% of UK employees say workplace has negatively impacted wellbeing during pandemic

  • Majority of employees feel worse when it comes to wellbeing compared to 2019, and 33% believe they will be tired / burnt out in 2022
  • 42% of organisations don’t encourage employees to take time out to recover more since COVID

Nottingham, UK, 30 Sept 2021: 41% of the workforce feel that their workplace has negatively impacted on their wellbeing during the pandemic. That’s according to global absence expert, Edays, who surveyed employees across the UK to determine the impact of the workplace on employee wellbeing, and changes to employee perceptions over the past two years.

CIOs Prioritize Innovation to Improve Digital Customer Connections

London, 29 September 2021 - The role of the CIO is evolving with an increased focus on unlocking customer connections through service innovation, according to the 2021 Global CIO Survey from Logicalis, a global provider of IT solutions. The study, which questions 1000 CIOs from around the world, reveals the shift in the role of the CIO with the majority of respondents stating innovation, operational efficiency, and customer experience as their top priorities.

Twoosk B2B Telecom & Datacom marketplace highlights top fibre manufacturers

  • B2B Telecoms & Datacoms equipment marketplace Twoosk names top manufacturers following year of increased demand of fibre networks

Aveiro, Portugal, 28 September 2021 – The B2B Telecom & Datacom marketplace Twoosk has highlighted the leading fibre optic product manufacturers, as telecoms operators across Europe and beyond look to boost the fibre content of their networks as quickly and cost effectively as possible.

Twoosk, which has experienced a massive 111% growth on sales in 2020, has named 17 manufacturers in its latest analysis of the market.