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Local energy trading using blockchain is now live in the Orkney islands off the coast of Scotland. The project is led by UK entech company Electron. Over 1,100 trades have taken place at the time of writing since the end of
Glasgow-based digital chemistry pioneer DeepMatter has said social distancing in laboratories has increased interest in its products although the impact of the coronavirus is making it harder to clinch contracts. DeepMatter has developed technology that allows chemists to record huge amounts of
Innovate UK said that it has helped Cyborn, an Edinburgh-based company, launch a data security business which it says can seriously disrupt how digital information is safely kept and yet accessible in the cloud. As per the Scottish firm, more
Watch our resident SD-WAN experts debunk some of the myths and misconceptions surrounding this technology. With over 70 SD-WAN vendors on the market, all saying and offering something slightly different, how can you possibly know which supplier is right for
The UK’s rapidly-growing safety tech sector is helping make the online world safer for millions of people, a report published today shows. Study shows significant growth of ‘safety tech’ businesses and their importance in plans to make UK the safest
The National Institutes of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) is asking industry to demonstrate products and technical expertise to support its project entitled, 5G Cybersecurity: Preparing a Secure Evolution. The Department of Commerce said in
· 66% of workers in Scotland rated their wellbeing positive before lockdown restrictions, dropping to 34% since lockdown has been in place · 23% of professionals report that a lack of social interaction has had the greatest impact on their wellbeing · 42%
Location technology developed for concerts, sports events and transport hubs is being tested for use in providing social distancing alerts as Britain slowly returns to work. Wyld Networks is trialling a monitoring app with a company that promotes innovations in
Work has restarted on building critical digital infrastructure in Inverness, including NHS sites such as Raigmore Hospital being treated as a priority due to the Coronavirus. Construction activity initially began in autumn last year but was put on hold at
“Consider cloud solutions before alternatives.” That isn’t our slightly underwhelming sales pitch – it’s the pointed advice from the government’s own web page on its ‘Cloud-First’ policy, launched back in 2013. Since then the public sector has spent billions of
