36 01732 759725 HP has announced the UK availability of its Workforce Experience Platform, an AI-enabled digital employee experience solution designed to manage, secure and support IT environments while improving employee engagement and productivity. Available in three plans (Standard, Professional and Elite), the managed service leverages device intelligence, user sentiment insights and AI automation across PCs, printers and IT infrastructure to deliver real-time recommendations and analytics via a unified dashboard. Highlights include AI-generated technology recommendations for each user; natural language querying that enables IT admins to ask simple questions such as ‘Which devices need storage upgrades?’; cross-platform, multi-vendor visibility, device monitoring and support with seamless integration into tools such as Microsoft Power BI, ServiceNow and Tableau; smart lifecycle planning, using predictive analytics to recommend timely device upgrades; continuous tracking of employee satisfaction with digital tools and environments; and automated driver and BIOS updates that reduce manual workloads for IT departments. https://workforceexperience.hp.com … Secure file transfer specialist Kiteworks and cloud storage company Wasabi Technologies have pooled their expertise to create a costeffective integrated cloud storage and secure file transfer solution that slashes storage costs by as much as 80% while maintaining enterprise-grade security, compliance and automation capabilities. Kiteworks says the integrated solution, available from distributor Climb CS, allows MSPs to position themselves as security and compliance advisors and offer high-value services beyond commodity cloud storage. David Byrnes, VP Global Channels at Kiteworks, said: “Together, we’re enabling organisations to achieve operational efficiency, risk reduction and governance at scale. Customers can now seamlessly manage their entire data life cycle – from storage to secure sharing – with complete visibility, control and compliance, creating tangible business value beyond what either solution could deliver independently.” The solution particularly benefits organisations in highly regulated industries, such as healthcare, financial services, government, legal services and media and entertainment, facing rising cloud storage costs and growing security and compliance requirements for sensitive data. … UiPath is hoping to break down barriers to enterprise AI adoption with the launch of a single intelligent system that integrates AI agents, robots and people in agentic workflows, reliably and securely. Billed as the ‘first enterprise‑grade platform for agentic automation’, the next‑generation UiPath Platform transforms workflows by enabling developers to build, deploy and manage AI agents and robots at scale, with open and secure orchestration for centralised oversight, monitoring and guardrails. UiPath says that uniting AI agents capable of human-like reasoning and learning, robots for executing tasks and people represents the next act for a platform already used by 10,000-plus organisations. www.uipath.com … PaperCut Software is introducing a new version of PaperCut Hive that promises to make cloud printing smarter, greener and easier to manage. Highlights include a new Print Quotas feature that lets IT admins set print budgets for users and automatically track usage and enforce limits; Multi-Org Login with single email and One‑Time Passcode (OTP) verification that allows IT teams and managed service providers to switch effortlessly between multiple Hive sites; and PaperCut Hive printer apps for Ricoh and Epson, giving users of those devices the same experience as other brands. papercut.com … The University of Southampton has positioned itself at the cutting edge of semiconductor chip technology with the opening of Europe’s first, and the world’s second, electron beam (E-beam) lithography facility supporting industrially relevant research and much needed semiconductor skills training. Using a focused beam of electrons to create patterns with unrivalled resolution and accuracy, E-beam lithography has enormous potential in the development of next-generation chips for AI, medical tech and defence. Coinciding with the opening of the facility by Science Minister Lord Vallance, the Government has announced a £4.75 million package to strengthen R&D capacity at top universities and develop the skills base needed to produce next-generation chips in the UK. This comprises £3 million to raise awareness of the semiconductor sector, including £5,000 bursaries for 300 students starting Electronics and Electrical Engineering degrees this year; £1.2 million for chip design training courses for undergraduates, postgraduates and lecturers; and £550,000 for school outreach, giving 450 teachers and 7,000 students hands-on semiconductor experience in partnership with local employers in UK semiconductor clusters, such as Newport, Cambridge and Glasgow. … In the largest contract awarded under the Government’s £5 billion Project Gigabit programme, Openreach has been awarded £157 million to deliver gigabit-capable broadband to 65,000 homes and businesses Opening of Belfast Digital Twin Centre to accelerate adoption of technology by UK industry The official opening of the UK Digital Twin Centre in Belfast is expected to accelerate the adoption of digital twin technology by UK industry and add £62 million in GVA to the economy over the next decade. A Digital Twin is a dynamic virtual representation, or twin, of a physical asset, process or system that turns data into real-time insights that can optimise performance, reduce costs and predict outcomes before they happen. Delivered by Digital Catapult, the UK Digital Twin Centre has been funded by the Belfast Region City Deal, Innovate UK and co-investing industry partners Artemis Technologies, Spirit AeroSystems and Thales UK. These industry partners have already utilised the Centre’s facilities, including a 360-degree immersive space and advanced technology lab, to demonstrate how digital twins can solve complex operational challenges in improving product design, building supply chain resilience and decarbonising operations. The UK Digital Twin Centre aims to demystify digital twins and give businesses a practical route to adoption by providing expert support, shared learnings, test environments and tools to validate industry use cases. The Centre’s first six-month Accelerator Programme, designed to fast-track digital twin adoption in the maritime, aerospace and defence sectors, is now open for pre-application expressions of interest. Participants will gain access to Innovate UK funding, mentorship, workshops and specialist support to develop proofs of concept for enabling technologies such as IoT, data integration and simulation tools. digicat.org.uk/UK-Digital-Twin-Centre TECHDIGEST
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