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Computer Weekly and TechTarget asked 2,642 IT professionals and business analysts around the world for their IT forecast for 2012. Conducted in November 2011, the survey covered North America, the UK, and Asia (predominantly India, but also ... Continue Reading

September 27, 2012 27Sep2012 News

EC sets out strategy for EU cloud data and standards

The European Commission (EC) has unveiled a strategy for standards and a legal framework for cloud computing in European Union (EU) states Continue Reading

September 27, 2012 27Sep2012 News

Izz ad-Din al-Qassam hackers launch cyber attack on US bank Wells Fargo

A hacker group connected to Hamas says it attacked US bank Wells Fargo in reaction to the video 'Innocence of Muslims' posted on YouTube Continue Reading

September 26, 2012 26Sep2012 News

HMRC becomes first major department to use G-Cloud

HMRC is the first major government department to procure through the G-Cloud in a deal with Skyscape for centralised data storage. Continue Reading

September 26, 2012 26Sep2012 News

Need for increased network bandwidth is IT's biggest datacentre pain-point

A majority of IT executives have said that a growing demand for increased network bandwidth is one of the most critical issues facing their datacentres Continue Reading

September 25, 2012 25Sep2012 News

How agile is Universal Credit?

The DWP claims the IT for its flagship Universal Credit project is developed using agile principles. But how agile is a seven-year £2.2bn project? Continue Reading

September 25, 2012 25Sep2012 News

BYOD: IT must tackle printer security

With more staff bringing their own devices to work, IT needs to rethink its printing and scanning policies Continue Reading

September 25, 2012 25Sep2012 Tip

Limitations of two factor authentication (2FA) technology

The common two factor authentication (2FA) techniques used In India have several shortfalls. We take a look at security risks associated with 2FA solutions. Continue Reading

September 25, 2012 25Sep2012 News

Security concerns hold back mobile banking adoption

More than two-thirds of smartphone owners have not yet adopted mobile banking apps because of security concerns, a survey has revealed Continue Reading

September 25, 2012 25Sep2012 News

Gartner: Businesses need to prepare now for HTML5

Businesses have been urged to prepare for the arrival of HTML5, the technology that underpins the next generation of the web Continue Reading

September 25, 2012 25Sep2012 News

10 Tips to Measure Training ROI

How do you measure the value of training to the business ? These tips will help you develop your business case. Continue Reading

September 25, 2012 25Sep2012 News

Big Data Analytics

IDC explores the initial impact that Big Data is having on organisations, its impact on IT architectures, delivery models and future roadmaps. Continue Reading

September 25, 2012 25Sep2012 News

The ROI for ERP: An Overall Approach

Nucleus Research offers advice on calculating the return on investment (ROI) for enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems. Continue Reading

September 25, 2012 25Sep2012 News

CW Buyer's Guide: Healthcare in IT

This 7 page buyer's guide looks at the future of electronic healthcare records, healthcare technology and the use of mobile technology. Continue Reading

September 24, 2012 24Sep2012 Photo Story

The future is cognitive computing, says IBM

September 24, 2012 24Sep2012 Photo Story

IBM's Watson self-learning computer in healthcare

September 24, 2012 24Sep2012 Photo Story

Storing data by controlling the spin of electrons

September 24, 2012 24Sep2012 Photo Story

IBM Zurich research labs

September 24, 2012 24Sep2012 Photo Story

Building chips powered by sunlight

September 24, 2012 24Sep2012 Photo Story

Tape storage is not dead yet

September 24, 2012 24Sep2012 Photo Story

The world's first water-cooled supercomputer

September 24, 2012 24Sep2012 Photo Story

Creating a 3D chip

September 24, 2012 24Sep2012 Photo Story

Exascale computing and the Square Kilometre Array

September 24, 2012 24Sep2012 Photo Story

Using data analytics to build smart energy grids

September 24, 2012 24Sep2012 Photo Story

Water-cooled processors and blades

September 24, 2012 24Sep2012 Photo Story

Concentrating the sun's energy by 1000 times

September 24, 2012 24Sep2012 Photo Story

The future of computing at IBM Zurich research labs

Chips powered by the sun and cooled by water are just some of the long-term research projects at IBM's Zurich labs Continue Reading

September 24, 2012 24Sep2012 In Depth

Tune Raid performance to get the most from your HDDs

Tune Raid performance at the storage controller to match application I/O demands to optimal hard drive (HDD) performance Continue Reading

September 21, 2012 21Sep2012 News

Facebook engineer builds heatmap tool for datacentre troubleshooting

A Facebook engineer has built a server-monitoring tool using heatmaps to assess the status of cache systems and fix datacentre problems Continue Reading

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Download: CW Buyer's Guide to Outsourcing

Discover the state of outsourcing. Continue Reading

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Download: CW Buyer's Guide Virtual Desktops

This Computer Weekly buyer’s guide looks at cloud economics in the datacentre, reviews Citrix’s XenDesktop 5 desktop virtualisation application and more. Continue Reading

September 21, 2012 21Sep2012 News

UK faces BlackBerry outage again

People in the UK, Middle East and Europe are again facing disruption to the BlackBerry email messaging service Continue Reading

September 21, 2012 21Sep2012 News

Suffolk County Council rolls out app design tool in schools

Suffolk County Council is to roll out an app development tool that will enable students across the region to design their own smartphone apps Continue Reading

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Download: CW Buyer's Guide IT Tools

Contents: Unlock IT’s productivity potential, Tools for IT service management, Managing application development and Does IT need its own ERP? Continue Reading

September 21, 2012 21Sep2012 News

Microsoft wins third German patent victory over Google Motorola technology

Microsoft has won a third victory in Germany over Google's Motorola unit in the ongoing patent wars between the two companies Continue Reading

September 20, 2012 20Sep2012 News

Dell SecureWorks uncovers cyber espionage targeting energy firms

Dell SecureWorks researchers have discovered a cyber espionage campaign targeting several companies, including two in the energy sector Continue Reading

September 20, 2012 20Sep2012 Photo Story

HTC Magic smartphone drinks a cup of tea

September 20, 2012 20Sep2012 Photo Story

HTC Magic smartphone purchased recently on eBay

September 20, 2012 20Sep2012 Photo Story

Buying and selling smartphones on eBay

September 20, 2012 20Sep2012 Photo Story

Let's crack a smartphone

September 20, 2012 20Sep2012 Photo Story

Smashing smartphones

How strong are modern smartphones. Data recovery specialist Kroll Ontrack set out to destroy them Continue Reading

September 20, 2012 20Sep2012 Photo Story

How to destroy your iPhone

September 20, 2012 20Sep2012 Photo Story

Helpdesk: Someone has run over my smartphone!

September 20, 2012 20Sep2012 News

Ten cities receive £114m for 100Mbps broadband infrastructure

Ten cities in the UK are to receive £114m government funding for broadband infrastructure of 80-100Mbps and wireless internet access Continue Reading

September 19, 2012 19Sep2012 News

Activision uses Salesforce to serve gaming community

The Call of Duty designers use the Service Cloud and Chatter Communities to solve customer queries Continue Reading

September 19, 2012 19Sep2012 News

Science grade goalposts altered mid-year as Gove unveils plans for GCSE overhaul

Science students had different grade boundaries in January to those in June an exam board reveals, a day after Gove announces GCSEs will be abolished Continue Reading

September 19, 2012 19Sep2012 News

Government spends £638m on universal credit IT, says minister Mark Hoban

Government has spent £638m on universal credit IT, with £441m going on design and development, employment minister Mark Hoban reveals Continue Reading

September 18, 2012 18Sep2012 News

EDF app enables smartphones to snap meter readings

Energy supplier EDF has released an app that enables customers to submit meter readings by using the camera on a smartphone Continue Reading

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Download: CW Buyer's Guide Cloud Networking

Contents: Benefits of networking with a user focus, Making Ethernet part of the fabric and Resilience in the datacentre. Continue Reading

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Download IT in Europe: September

This month’s issue of IT in Europe focuses on two of today’s key aspects of data center management: energy efficiency and storage networking. Continue Reading

September 18, 2012 18Sep2012 News

Government plans for 200 digital managers

Government may appoint 200 digital managers to work across Whitehall departments as part of its transition to transactional digital services Continue Reading

September 18, 2012 18Sep2012 News

Microsoft investigates IE zero-day flaw

Microsoft says it is investigating reports of a vulnerability in Internet Explorer 6, 7, 8, and 9 Continue Reading

September 18, 2012 18Sep2012 News

Big data: Lessons from the leaders

This research from the Economist Intelligence Unit assess how far companies have progressed in their use of big data and examines how they can turn it to business advantage. Continue Reading

September 18, 2012 18Sep2012 News

Special Report on Steria

This 5 page special report from Computer Weekly gives you the facts on Steria, its strategy, products and services and reviews its financial performance. Continue Reading

September 18, 2012 18Sep2012 News

Service Provider Performance

This exclusive report from KPMG assesses UK outsourcing trends and satisfaction levels with service providers. Continue Reading

September 18, 2012 18Sep2012 News

CW Buyer's Guide: Data Security

This in-depth buyer's guide offers advice to CISOs on keeping up with security best practice as new EU data protection rules come into force Continue Reading

September 18, 2012 18Sep2012 News

Next Generation Datacentres: The Cloud

Analysts Clive Longbottom and Bob Tarzey reveal the latest research on the deployment of cloud in the datacentre. Continue Reading

September 17, 2012 17Sep2012 News

Fujitsu blacklisting part of tighter government policy

Government policy flags up suppliers that perform poorly but, with so few, how far can government practically address failed outsourcing contracts? Continue Reading

September 17, 2012 17Sep2012 News

Android devices vulnerable to security breaches

More than 50% of devices running Google's Android OS have unpatched vulnerabilities, opening them up to malicious apps and other attacks Continue Reading

September 17, 2012 17Sep2012 News

E.ON outsources applications to Capgemini

Utility giant E.ON has outsourced application services to Capgemini as part of a five-year restructure of its IT services in a deal worth about €50m Continue Reading

September 17, 2012 17Sep2012 News

DWP hits back at criticism over Universal Credit IT systems

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has hit back at calls to delay its flagship Universal Credit scheme because of IT concerns Continue Reading

September 17, 2012 17Sep2012 News

IT security awareness needs to be company-wide, says (ISC)²

Information security awareness needs to be more robust, started as early as possible, continually reinforced and organisation-wide, says Julie Peeler, director, (ISC)² Foundation Continue Reading

September 17, 2012 17Sep2012 In Depth

Gathering retail intelligence

Learning their customers’ habits through business intelligence is vital for bricks-and-mortar retailers to stay competitive Continue Reading

September 17, 2012 17Sep2012 In Depth

Static code analysis tools gain traction in India as SDL models mature

Static analysis tools are gaining popularity with Indian companies as software development models and perspectives mature. Here are some popular choices. Continue Reading

September 14, 2012 14Sep2012 News

Microsoft disrupts Nitol botnet, outs hidden PC malware

The Nitol botnet controlled more than 500 strains of embedded malware that Microsoft says has been plaguing the PC supply chain. Continue Reading

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Download: CW Buyer's Guide Business Intelligence

Give your business a BI boost for less. Continue Reading

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Download: CW Buyer's Guide to Private Cloud

Tips on all things private cloud, from strategy to adoption and investment. Continue Reading

September 14, 2012 14Sep2012 News

IPv4 address pool almost dry

The five Internet Registries now have just 16.8 millions IPv4 addresses left Continue Reading

September 14, 2012 14Sep2012 Photo Story

Apple's iPhone 5, due to be released on 21 September

September 14, 2012 14Sep2012 Photo Story

iPhone 5 - bigger and better?

September 14, 2012 14Sep2012 Photo Story

iPhone 5 - Apple maps on the new iOS6

September 14, 2012 14Sep2012 Photo Story

iPhone 5 - Passbook on iOS6

September 14, 2012 14Sep2012 Photo Story

iPhone 5 - has Apple done enough to beat off competitors?

September 14, 2012 14Sep2012 Photo Story

iPhone 5 - will we be seeing a new iPad as well?

September 14, 2012 14Sep2012 Photo Story

Apple launches the iPhone 5

Apple has added the iPhone 5 to its line of products. Computer Weekly takes a looks at what is new and whether it is likely to remain as the King of the smartphone jungle. Continue Reading

September 14, 2012 14Sep2012 News

GOV.UK to replace Directgov in October

Government information services website Directgov is to be replaced by GOV.UK from 17 October Continue Reading

September 13, 2012 13Sep2012 News

Government launches £3.8m cyber security institute

The government has ramped up moves to tackle growing cyber security threats by launching a £3.8m research institute. Continue Reading

September 13, 2012 13Sep2012 News

Citrix acquires Beetil to expand cloud capabilities

Citrix has bought cloud-based service desk technology provider Beetil to expand its capabilities of its GoToAssist support product line Continue Reading

September 13, 2012 13Sep2012 Photo Story

HP ExpertONE

September 13, 2012 13Sep2012 Photo Story

IT-as-a-Service Planning and Design (Expert Level)

September 13, 2012 13Sep2012 Photo Story

VMware

September 13, 2012 13Sep2012 Photo Story

IBM cloud certifications

September 13, 2012 13Sep2012 Photo Story

IBM Certified Solution Architect - Cloud Computing Infrastructure V1

September 13, 2012 13Sep2012 Photo Story

Top cloud computing certifications to consider

September 13, 2012 13Sep2012 Photo Story

Top cloud computing certifications to consider

Cloud professionals are in demand today. Obtaining one or more of these top cloud certifications will prove your worth in the cutting-edge cloud arena. Continue Reading

September 13, 2012 13Sep2012 Photo Story

EMC Cloud Architect (EMCCA)

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