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2013 Stories
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December 31, 2013
31Dec2013
News
CW500 Club in 2013
Computer Weekly's CW500 Club attracts the top IT leaders in the UK to talk to their peers about the topical challenges they face Continue Reading
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December 30, 2013
30Dec2013
News
Bank robberies down 90% thanks to technology, says report
Robberies at British banks have fallen by over 90% in two decades, according to a report by the British Bankers’ Association Continue Reading
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December 30, 2013
30Dec2013
News
Retailers must distinguish between smartphones and tablets, says IBM
Mobile and online shopping increased this Boxing Day, according to IBM’s Digital Analytics Benchmark. Continue Reading
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December 28, 2013
28Dec2013
News
Top 10 storage stories of 2013
Users tackle virtualisation and growth of data and suppliers battle over flash storage and software-defined storage, while big data and hyperscale emerge into the mainstream Continue Reading
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December 27, 2013
27Dec2013
News
Snowden: 'A child born today will grow up with no conception of privacy'
Future generations will not have any personal privacy, said Edward Snowden during the Channel 4 Alternative Christmas Message Continue Reading
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December 24, 2013
24Dec2013
News
Top 10 IT privacy stories of 2013
Stories related to whistleblower Edward Snowden’s revelations about internet mass surveillance programmes by the US and the UK have dominated this year Continue Reading
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December 23, 2013
23Dec2013
Photo Story
WWF Experience area
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December 23, 2013
23Dec2013
Photo Story
IT strategy: hotdesking
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December 23, 2013
23Dec2013
Photo Story
IT strategy: meeting rooms
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December 23, 2013
23Dec2013
Photo Story
IT at the WWF Living Planet Centre
WWF’s Living Planet Centre is one of the greenest buildings in the UK and aims to demonstrate to the public using technology how it is possible for people to live in harmony with nature Continue Reading
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December 23, 2013
23Dec2013
Photo Story
IT strategy: server room
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December 23, 2013
23Dec2013
Photo Story
Green credentials
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December 23, 2013
23Dec2013
Photo Story
WWF Living Planet Centre
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December 23, 2013
23Dec2013
Photo Story
Finding a new home
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December 23, 2013
23Dec2013
Photo Story
IT strategy: servers
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December 20, 2013
20Dec2013
News
UK citizen wins legal round against Facebook over Prism leaks
A British citizen has applied for a judgement against Facebook in a case that will test the right of tech firms to give UK personal data to the NSA. Continue Reading
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December 19, 2013
19Dec2013
News
Oracle revenues rise as cloud services earn keep
While the rise of big data technology companies has seemed to threaten Oracle, its latest results report indicate a better than expected increase in revenue Continue Reading
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December 19, 2013
19Dec2013
News
London Assembly launches Smart London Plan
The London Assembly has released its Smart London Plan, which highlights how innovative technologies can be used to help sustain future growth of the capital Continue Reading
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December 19, 2013
19Dec2013
News
BT launches proceedings against Scotland's NHS over SWAN project
Telecoms giant BT has launched a court case against the Scottish health service after failing to win the contract for the Scottish Wide Area Network project Continue Reading
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December 19, 2013
19Dec2013
Opinion
User acceptance testing needs real training, not just a short course
In spite of its importance, user acceptance testing (UAT) is often chaotic, problematic and ineffective Continue Reading
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December 18, 2013
18Dec2013
News
BBC publishes PwC report into its failed £98m Digital Media Initiative
The BBC has today published a report by PwC into the broadcaster’s failed Digital Media Initiative (DMI) Continue Reading
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December 18, 2013
18Dec2013
Quiz
System Mechanic 12 Competition
Enter here. Continue Reading
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December 17, 2013
17Dec2013
News
Should you become an interim CIO?
With the recovery of the UK economy still underway, one of the trends in IT management for 2014 is the continued demand for interim CIOs Continue Reading
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December 17, 2013
17Dec2013
News
Greater Manchester signs penultimate BDUK contract with BT
Eight councils in Greater Manchester sign a £15m contract with BT to bring 39,000 homes high-speed broadband by March 2016 Continue Reading
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December 17, 2013
17Dec2013
News
NHS clinical research body uses QlikView to forward open data
The clinical research delivery arm of the NHS is developing an open data platform using QlikView Continue Reading
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December 16, 2013
16Dec2013
E-Zine
Can BlackBerry restore its business appeal?
In this week’s issue of Computer Weekly, we examine whether former Sybase chief, John Chen, will be able to stem the decline of BlackBerry and reinvent the the smartphone maker as a software business for the “bring your own device” (BYOD) era. Our ... Continue Reading
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December 16, 2013
16Dec2013
News
Nvidia delivers GPU grid to power Citrix virtual workstations
Nvidia has released vGPU grid technology for Citrix XenDeskop and Xenserver to support remote, hardware accelerated graphics processing. Continue Reading
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December 16, 2013
16Dec2013
In Depth
Next generation hotspots: The future of Wi-Fi?
A new solution for connecting to wireless hotspots could change the user experience forever. But as Steve Evans points out, there will need to be more collaboration in the telecoms and networking industries before we start to reap the benefits. Continue Reading
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December 16, 2013
16Dec2013
Photo Story
System Mechanic 12: Win a free copy of System Mechanic
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December 16, 2013
16Dec2013
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System Mechanic 12: Clearing away the rubbish
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December 16, 2013
16Dec2013
Photo Story
System Mechanic 12: First Take
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December 16, 2013
16Dec2013
Photo Story
System Mechanic 12: Decluttering
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December 16, 2013
16Dec2013
Photo Story
System Mechanic 12: Getting under the bonnet
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December 16, 2013
16Dec2013
Photo Story
System Mechanic 12: All in one tools
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December 16, 2013
16Dec2013
Photo Story
System Mechanic 12 Review
Computer Weekly reviews the System Mechanic 12 designed to keep your PC running at top speed and free from unwanted files. Continue Reading
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December 16, 2013
16Dec2013
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System Mechanic 12: The verdict
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December 16, 2013
16Dec2013
Photo Story
System Mechanic 12: What does it do?
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December 13, 2013
13Dec2013
News
EE holds title for most complained about broadband
With more than double the average number of complaints, EE – previously Orange Broadband – has been named the most complained about broadband provider by Ofcom for the fifth consecutive quarter Continue Reading
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December 13, 2013
13Dec2013
News
Avon drops SAP big bang transformation
Cosmetics giant Avon has halted its multi-year SAP rollout due to a poor return on investment. Continue Reading
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December 12, 2013
12Dec2013
Blog Post
Universal Credit IT: What we know; what we don't know
"There is no debacle on Universal Credit" declared Iain Duncan Smith in his opening salvo to MPs on the Work and Pensions Select Committee this week.The beleaguered secretary of state yet again ... Continue Reading
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December 11, 2013
11Dec2013
News
Government seeks deputy CTO
The government is seeking a deputy chief technology officer who will report to CTO Liam Maxwell Continue Reading
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December 11, 2013
11Dec2013
News
Research reveals widespread mobile app hacking
The top 100 paid Android apps and 56% of the top 100 paid Apple iOS apps have been hacked, research has revealed Continue Reading
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December 11, 2013
11Dec2013
News
NAO slams Universal Credit for not achieving value for money
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has failed to achieve value for money during the development of the Universal Credit IT system. Continue Reading
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December 11, 2013
11Dec2013
News
Thirteen plead guilty to Anonymous DDoS attack on Paypal
Thirteen people have pleaded guilty to taking part in DDoS attacks on eBay’s Paypal, organised by the Anonymous hacker group in 2010 Continue Reading
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December 11, 2013
11Dec2013
News
Ransomware looks set to increase, warns Sophos
Cyber criminals are planning to produce new forms of ransomware on an unprecedented scale, according to IT security firm Sophos Continue Reading
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December 11, 2013
11Dec2013
Podcast
What’s new in ISO 27001: 2103 for storage and backup?
This year, ISO 27001: 2013 was published, putting more emphasis on mapping risk to an ever-expanding and mobile IT infrastructure. But what is new in ISO 27001: 2013? Continue Reading
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December 09, 2013
09Dec2013
News
Case study: London Borough of Islington’s smart working journey
The London Borough of Islington is using technology to ensure its staff are as productive as possible travelling along a ‘smart working journey’ Continue Reading
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December 09, 2013
09Dec2013
News
DWP writes off £40m on Universal Credit but insists the IT is working
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is scrapping £40.1m of IT work on Universal Credit, and a further £91m will be written off over five years Continue Reading
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December 09, 2013
09Dec2013
Blog Post
Universal Credit security fears put DWP job cuts off till next parliament
Devastating public sector job cuts will be put off until half-way through the next parliament after the Department of Work and Pensions obstructed the government's "digital" reform of its Universal ... Continue Reading
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December 09, 2013
09Dec2013
Photo Story
Inside a server room at Microsoft's datacentre in Dublin
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December 09, 2013
09Dec2013
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Microsoft's Dublin datacentre: managing application load
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December 09, 2013
09Dec2013
Photo Story
Aerial view of Microsoft's Dublin Azure datacentre
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December 09, 2013
09Dec2013
Photo Story
Dublin: the home of Microsoft's European cloud
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December 09, 2013
09Dec2013
Photo Story
John Shaw, CIO Kingspan: Azure flexibility
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December 09, 2013
09Dec2013
Photo Story
Asos uses Azure to put datacentre processing closer to analytics rpovider
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December 09, 2013
09Dec2013
Photo Story
A trip to Microsoft's European Azure cloud datacentre in Dublin
Computer Weekly visits Microsoft's European datacentre in Dublin and speaks to its chief designer. Continue Reading
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December 09, 2013
09Dec2013
News
Over half of Indian CIOs to increase cloud budget
54.8% of Indian CIOs will increase their cloud computing budgets in 2014, with software as a service (SaaS) the most common Continue Reading
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December 09, 2013
09Dec2013
E-Zine
The most influential people in UK IT
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we reveal our annual list of the 50 most influential people in UK IT – the real movers and shakers driving the digital economy - and also select 10 rising stars to look out for in 2014. We look back at the big changes... Continue Reading
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December 09, 2013
09Dec2013
News
Computer system failure delays hundreds of UK flights
Hundreds of flights at several UK airports were delayed or cancelled at the weekend because of a computer failure at National Air Traffic Services (NATS) Continue Reading
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December 09, 2013
09Dec2013
In Depth
Realising the benefits of a totally connected world
The internet of things will transform everyday life, from managing airports’ passenger flow to heating buildings and caring for the elderly. Continue Reading
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December 09, 2013
09Dec2013
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Download: How to configure Mac OS X Server
In this article, we’ll show you just a couple of the security features of OS X Server: global password policies and data loss prevention. Continue Reading
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December 06, 2013
06Dec2013
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Download: A corporate view of Mobile Strategy
The snapshot is based on interviews with 200 IT decision-makers from organisations with more than 500 employees, across a range of commercial sectors in the UK. Continue Reading
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December 06, 2013
06Dec2013
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Download: 2014 IT Budget Benchmark
CEB surveyed 165 organisations representing more than £29 billion in IT spending. Continue Reading
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December 06, 2013
06Dec2013
News
Firm works with Google maps to provide fleet management software
Greater Anglia rail company will roll out a taxi booking app in 2014 developed by fleet management software provider TDispatch and powered by Google Maps Continue Reading
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December 06, 2013
06Dec2013
News
Nokia Solutions Networks HR rejects best of breed for best of platform
Nokia Solutions and Networks has chosen a ‘best of platform’ approach for its global HR programme in the wake of a reduction in staff from around 80,000 to 50,000, consequent to a restructure in 2011 Continue Reading
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December 06, 2013
06Dec2013
News
Tech City: 27% of London job growth comes from technology
Over a quarter of the job growth in London comes from the technology and digital sector, according to Tech City Investment Organisation Continue Reading
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December 06, 2013
06Dec2013
News
Chancellor George Osborne announces datacentre carbon tax break in Autumn Statement
George Osborne exempts datacentre operators from blanket carbon taxes in exchange for climate change agreements Continue Reading
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December 06, 2013
06Dec2013
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Download: Moving from the back office to front lines
This report draws input from the 4,183 CxOs we interviewed as part of IBM’s first study of the entire C-suite Continue Reading
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December 06, 2013
06Dec2013
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Download: Moving from the back office to the front lines
This report draws input from the 4,183 CxOs we interviewed as part of IBM’s first study of the entire C-suite Continue Reading
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December 05, 2013
05Dec2013
News
Government Digital Service no longer involved with Universal Credit IT development
The Government Digital Service ends direct involvement in the development of the “enhanced IT” for the Universal Credit sheme Continue Reading
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December 05, 2013
05Dec2013
News
Skills and supporting businesses top Autumn Statement 2013 agenda
Supporting young businesses and fixing the skills gap was a recurring theme during today’s Autumn Statement in the House of Commons Continue Reading
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December 05, 2013
05Dec2013
E-Zine
Can Europe give the world cloud coverage?
This month’s issue of CW Europe investigates how Europe could become the “trusted cloud region” according to the European Commission (EC) after the Prism revelation. Read how the EC believes cloud providers in the region can turn this to their ... Continue Reading
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December 05, 2013
05Dec2013
News
Automation key to balancing agility and security, says AlgoSec
Automated critical business application management enables a more agile business and enhances security, says security policy management firm AlgoSec Continue Reading
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December 05, 2013
05Dec2013
News
700,000 benefit claimants miss out on Universal Credit deadline
The secretary for work and pensions has admitted the Universal Credit benefit scheme will miss its 2017 deadline Continue Reading
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December 05, 2013
05Dec2013
News
UK citizen sues Microsoft over Prism private data leak to NSA
A court action brought in the UK will test Microsoft's legal right to disclose private data on UK citizens to US intelligence services Continue Reading
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December 05, 2013
05Dec2013
In Depth
BlackBerry Enterprise Server – Should you stay or should you go?
John Chen’s recent open letter to BlackBerry customers holds many promises for the future Continue Reading
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December 05, 2013
05Dec2013
News
CEO insights: Reinventing the rules of engagement
This major study from IBM, which delves into the views of 884 global CEOs, assess the impact of technology on their organisations and strategy. Continue Reading
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December 05, 2013
05Dec2013
News
2014 IT Budget Benchmark
IT spending will grow by 3% in 2014 but this hides a significant growth in shadow IT spending by other parts of the business, the CEB 2014 IT Budget Benchmark reveals. Continue Reading
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December 05, 2013
05Dec2013
News
CIO insights: Moving from the back office to the front line
This major global C-level survey from IBM examines the changing role of the CIO and makes recommendations for CIOs who want to move from the back office to the front line of the business. Continue Reading
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December 05, 2013
05Dec2013
News
Cybercrime and warfare: All that matters
Peter Warren and Michael Streeter assess the history, scale and importance of cyber crime in this chapter from their book, Cybercrime and warfare: All That Matters. Continue Reading
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December 04, 2013
04Dec2013
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Computer Weekly UKTech50: Rising stars 2013
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December 04, 2013
04Dec2013
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Rising Star: Dominic Campbell, founder of FutureGov
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December 04, 2013
04Dec2013
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Rising Star: Belinda Parmar, founder of Little Miss Geek, and CEO of Lady Geek
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December 04, 2013
04Dec2013
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Rising Star: Kathryn Parsons co-founder Decoded (code in a day)
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December 04, 2013
04Dec2013
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Computer Weekly UKtech50: Rising stars 2013
During Computer Weekly’s annual UKtech50 awards today in London, we also announced our top 10 rising stars from the IT and technology industry Continue Reading
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December 04, 2013
04Dec2013
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Rising Star: Alastair Paterson, CEO and co-founder Digital Shadows
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December 04, 2013
04Dec2013
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Rising Star: Russ Shaw, Tech London advocates
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December 04, 2013
04Dec2013
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Rising Star: Daniel Heaf, CDO, BBC Worldwide
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December 04, 2013
04Dec2013
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Rising Star: Bruce Hellman, CEO and co-founder uMotif
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December 04, 2013
04Dec2013
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Rising Star: Clare Sutcliffe, CEO and co-founder, Code Club
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December 04, 2013
04Dec2013
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Rising Star: Alastair Mitchell, CEO and co-founder, Huddle
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December 04, 2013
04Dec2013
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Rising Star: Michael Ibbitson, CIO, Gatwick Airport
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December 04, 2013
04Dec2013
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18. Andy Nelson, CIO, Department for Work & Pensions
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December 04, 2013
04Dec2013
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2. Eben Upton, Founder, Raspberry Pi Foundation
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December 04, 2013
04Dec2013
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6. Mike Bracken, Executive director, Government Digital Service
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December 04, 2013
04Dec2013
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12. Mark Dearnley, Chief digital and information officer, HM Revenue & Customs
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December 04, 2013
04Dec2013
Photo Story
UKtech50 - the next 30
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December 04, 2013
04Dec2013
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10. Ralph Rivera, Director of Future Media, BBC
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December 04, 2013
04Dec2013
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4. Iain Lobban, Director, GCHQ
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December 04, 2013
04Dec2013
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17. Tim Kelsey, National Director, Patients and Information, NHS England