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2013 Stories
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April 18, 2013
18Apr2013
News
World’s fastest supercomputer gets 40PB of DDN storage
The US Oak Ridge lab builds home-grown HPC NAS for 40PB DataDirect Networks with 1TBps of throughput as a SAN to back-end Spider II file system on Titan supercomputer Continue Reading
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April 17, 2013
17Apr2013
News
The Global Information Technology Report 2013
This report from the World Economic Forum remains one of the most comprehensive and authoritative assessments of the impact of ICT on each country. Continue Reading
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April 17, 2013
17Apr2013
News
IT pay & compensation survey 2012/2013
This report assess the bonuses and pay rises IT professionals received in 2012 and their compensation expectations for 2013 Continue Reading
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April 17, 2013
17Apr2013
News
Business Outcomes from Big Data
This research study from CEB evaluates the CIO's role in making big data attainable and useful for the business. Continue Reading
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April 17, 2013
17Apr2013
News
Preparing for the Capital Requirements Directive
Just how prepared were the financial markets across Europe for CRD IV and XBRL? Continue Reading
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April 16, 2013
16Apr2013
In Depth
How to create a good information security policy
Information security policies provide vital support to security professionals, yet few organisations take the time to create decent policies Continue Reading
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April 15, 2013
15Apr2013
Photo Story
One man’s mission to uncover a WWII decryption machine
How Brian Randell unlocked the secrets of Colossus, the world’s first programmable computer. Continue Reading
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April 15, 2013
15Apr2013
Photo Story
The book trail Randell followed to find the secret of Colossus
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April 15, 2013
15Apr2013
Photo Story
Brain Randell with Colossus
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April 15, 2013
15Apr2013
Photo Story
Brian Randell presents Uncovering Colossus
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April 15, 2013
15Apr2013
Photo Story
Letter to Edward Heath
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April 15, 2013
15Apr2013
Photo Story
Cabinet Office declassifies Colossus
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April 15, 2013
15Apr2013
Photo Story
Tony Sale with the rebuilt Colossus
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April 15, 2013
15Apr2013
Photo Story
Alan Turing and the Bletchley Code Breakers
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April 15, 2013
15Apr2013
News
Case study: London's Olympic network from BT
After receiving an honourable mention in the European user awards for networking, Computer Weekly looks at the challenge of rolling out the network for the London Olympic Games in 2012 Continue Reading
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April 15, 2013
15Apr2013
News
Anonymous hacks North Korean websites for a second time
Members of the Anonymous hacktivist collective claim to have again hacked several prominent North Korean websites Continue Reading
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April 15, 2013
15Apr2013
News
Google reaches deal with EU competition authorities
Google has reportedly reached a deal with European Union (EU) competition authorities over concerns about its business practices Continue Reading
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April 12, 2013
12Apr2013
News
Google has another go at allaying EU competition concerns
Google has submitted a fresh set of proposals to address European concerns about its business practices and avoid punitive action Continue Reading
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April 12, 2013
12Apr2013
News
Real-life disaster recovery boost at video firm with HDS clustered NAS
Special effects video firm The Mill boosts HDS/BlueArc clustered NAS capacity to cope with HD movies and build disaster recovery site at London’s Docklands Continue Reading
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April 11, 2013
11Apr2013
News
Bots and web apps among top threats to data security, says Check Point
Bots, viruses, breaches and attacks are a constant and real threat to the information security of organisations Continue Reading
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April 11, 2013
11Apr2013
In Depth
Windows XP end of support: What to do next
CIOs may not wish to carry on running a 12-year-old desktop OS, but thousands of incompatible applications leave many with no choice Continue Reading
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April 11, 2013
11Apr2013
News
Porn websites pose malware risk, says researcher
Browsing popular pornography internet sites pose a growing risk of malware infection, according to a security researcher Continue Reading
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April 11, 2013
11Apr2013
News
South Korea accuses North Korea of launching cyber attacks
South Korea blames North Korea for the cyber attacks that shut down thousands of computers at broadcasters and banks two weeks ago Continue Reading
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April 10, 2013
10Apr2013
News
Mott MacDonald rolls out unified communications
Global engineering firm Mott MacDonald signs Tata Communications for a five-year unified communications deal worth over $20m Continue Reading
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April 10, 2013
10Apr2013
News
UK financial regulator FCA probes RBS IT failure
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) probes an IT failure at Royal Bank of Scotland that also affected NatWest and Ulster Bank customers Continue Reading
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April 09, 2013
09Apr2013
In Depth
Microsoft SQL Server data profiling tool put to work
Andy Hogg demonstrates how to clean up dirty data with the data profiling tool that comes with Microsoft SQL Server Continue Reading
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April 09, 2013
09Apr2013
News
CIO interview: Mary Hensher, IT director, Cancer Research UK
Charity Cancer Research has felt the impact of recession on fundraising and the need to innovate through technology is more important than ever Continue Reading
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April 09, 2013
09Apr2013
News
Why CIOs need to become tax literate
Digital technologies can have significant ramifications for corporate taxation. IT teams need to be aware of the issues, says PwC Continue Reading
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April 08, 2013
08Apr2013
News
Vendors form OpenDaylight Project for SDN
Networking industry's big names form OpenDaylight Project - an open source framework for SDN - under Linux Foundation’s umbrella Continue Reading
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April 08, 2013
08Apr2013
Podcast
Big data storage: Defining big data and the type of storage it needs
Big data storage: What is big data, what compute/storage system configurations are used for big data analytics, and what type of storage infrastructure does it require? Continue Reading
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April 08, 2013
08Apr2013
News
The identity perimeter
Analysts Bob Tarzey and Rob Bamforth, make the case for identity management and advanced single-sign-on (SSO) to help businesses and their customers and partners work in a more integrated way. Continue Reading
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April 08, 2013
08Apr2013
News
Microsoft catches up with iPad support for Dynamics CRM
Nucleus Research assesses Microsoft's long-awaited announcement for iPad support and new Yammer capabilities for Dynamics CRM Continue Reading
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April 08, 2013
08Apr2013
News
Collaborative Learning in a Project Environment
This guide from ESI International explains how organisations can harness collaborative learning to drive better project management. Continue Reading
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April 08, 2013
08Apr2013
News
CW Buyer's Guide: Software-defined networking
Computer Weekly looks at how SDN can give IT administrators greater control over the network infrastructure and make it more flexible and agile part of the business. Continue Reading
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April 05, 2013
05Apr2013
News
British Library archives the web
The British Library is to archive 4.8 million UK websites and one billion web pages, following statutory changes to copyright legislation Continue Reading
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April 05, 2013
05Apr2013
Opinion
The Great Deverticalisation - part 4: The role of the private sector
Why do we persist in running vertically integrated organisations when standardising many of these processes would free us up to do things so much better, and more cheaply? Continue Reading
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April 04, 2013
04Apr2013
In Depth
100Gbps Ethernet – is it time to move?
Do you need 100Gbps Ethernet in your datacentre, or is the technology just going through a hype cycle? Computer Weekly investigates. Continue Reading
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April 04, 2013
04Apr2013
News
BMI Healthcare assesses mobile devices for hospital consultants
Healthcare provider BMI Healthcare is evaluating mobile device management to give consultants flexible access to patient records Continue Reading
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April 04, 2013
04Apr2013
News
Enabling the secure use of RFID
Dario Bevilacqua and Keith Mayes describe the design of an UHF RFID system for secure identification and tracking. Continue Reading
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April 04, 2013
04Apr2013
News
Is EMC Greenplum the real Hadoop company?
EMC Greenplum launched two new Hadoop-related technologies to support Big Data deployments. Analyst Group, Nucleus Research assesses their importance. Continue Reading
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April 04, 2013
04Apr2013
News
Effective print security for SMBs
Analysts Louella Fernandes and Clive Longbottom discuss how integrated print management provides SMBs with a simple and scalable approach for print security. Continue Reading
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April 04, 2013
04Apr2013
News
UK Computer Science Education in the 21st Century
Management consultant Yva Thakurdas assesses the scale of the UK IT skills gap, analyses its causes and potential solutions in this presentation. Continue Reading
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April 03, 2013
03Apr2013
News
Case Study: 192business switches to tokenisation to speed up business processes
Online payment card verification firm 192business uses tokenisation to speed up its processes and protect credit card details from fraud Continue Reading
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April 03, 2013
03Apr2013
News
Will the iPad ever be a true corporate device or will Microsoft usurp it?
The iPad is used in enterprises today but will it ever be a true corporate device or just one that IT departments create workarounds to support? Continue Reading
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April 03, 2013
03Apr2013
News
SAS: Data quality, data governance concerns impede big data programmes
Only 12% of information management professionals are doing big data, according to a survey from SAS and SourceMedia Continue Reading
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April 03, 2013
03Apr2013
News
US Army practises poor data security on mobile devices
Pentagon inspector general finds smartphones and tablets the US Army buys are not configured to protect sensitive data and allow remote wipe Continue Reading
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April 03, 2013
03Apr2013
News
Anonymous threatens to declare cyber war on North Korea
Anonymous hacktivist collective has threatened North Korea with cyber war if leader Kim Jong-un does not resign and install free democracy Continue Reading
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April 02, 2013
02Apr2013
E-Zine
Flying easyJet in the cloud
It’s been a few months since the European Commission announced its new strategy for unleashing the potential of cloud computing in Europe. So how are we doing? In this issue of CW Europe we explore how to best exploit the benefits of the cloud in ... Continue Reading
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April 02, 2013
02Apr2013
News
Google closer to action from European privacy regulators
Google is another step closer to action by privacy regulators across Europe for failing to change the way it manages user data Continue Reading
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April 02, 2013
02Apr2013
News
Scottish IT and digital businesses look elsewhere due to skills shortage
Scottish IT and digital businesses are struggling to fill job vacancies with over half recruiting from outside Scotland, according to ScotlandIS Continue Reading
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April 02, 2013
02Apr2013
News
Howard Shiplee latest to lead Universal Credit delivery
Howard Shiplee has been appointed the latest lead on the DWP Universal Credit programme Continue Reading
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March 28, 2013
28Mar2013
News
Business intelligence program needs long-term tending to fully blossom
The evolution of Quicken Loans' business intelligence strategy from static reporting to self-service BI holds useful lessons for other organizations. Continue Reading
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March 28, 2013
28Mar2013
News
More IT problems at RBS
RBS, NatWest and Ulster Bank customers using mobile apps were locked out today after another IT failure at the banking group Continue Reading
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March 28, 2013
28Mar2013
News
Strategic investments drive modest growth in IT spending
The relatively stable economic climate has resulted in modest IT investment, according to Gartner’s latest quarterly spending forecast Continue Reading
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March 27, 2013
27Mar2013
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Download: IT Priorities 2013
Download the latest results of our annual IT priorities survey. You'll find the latest spending trends of over 500 of our IT professional peers as well as an in-depth analysis of what's to come for the Europen IT landscape this year. Continue Reading
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March 27, 2013
27Mar2013
News
Home Office needs to boost capability to fix UKBA IT
The Home Office must improve its internal capability to fix the siloed IT systems behind the soon-to-be-scrapped UK Border Agency Continue Reading
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March 27, 2013
27Mar2013
News
UK government sets up cyber security fusion cell
A cyber security “fusion cell” for cross-sector threat data sharing aims to put government, industry and information security analysts side-by-side Continue Reading
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March 26, 2013
26Mar2013
News
Southern Water contracts TCS for transformation
Southern Water is transforming customer service and revenue management through IT services from Tata Consultancy Services Continue Reading
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March 26, 2013
26Mar2013
News
Employees ignore security rules, say infosec pros
Most information security professionals believe corporate employees wilfully ignore security rules, survey at RSA Conference 2013 reveals Continue Reading
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March 26, 2013
26Mar2013
News
Yahoo buys UK teenager’s app for £18m
Yahoo has acquired Summly – an app created by a UK teenager – for £18m, making him one of the world’s youngest self-made millionaires Continue Reading
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March 25, 2013
25Mar2013
News
Apple buys WifiSLAM for $20m
Apple buys indoor mapping start-up WifiSLAM for $20m to boost its location technology and compete with Google’s indoor capabilities Continue Reading
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March 25, 2013
25Mar2013
Opinion
Securing the hypervisor: expert tips
There are many potential security issues with the various components of a virtualised infrastructure, and nowhere is this more of a concern than with the hypervisor platforms that host virtual systems and application instances Continue Reading
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March 25, 2013
25Mar2013
News
Malware in counterfeit software to cost business $114bn in 2013
Dealing with malware in counterfeit software will cost global enterprises an estimated $114bn in 2013, says research firm IDC Continue Reading
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March 25, 2013
25Mar2013
In Depth
The history of OpenFlow
Computer Weekly takes a look back at the beginnings of the software-defined networking protocol and the technology behind it Continue Reading
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March 25, 2013
25Mar2013
News
Best practice in enterprise storage
Sean Sadler, head of infrastructure solutions at Kings College London, gives best practice advice on enterprise storage for big data. Continue Reading
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March 25, 2013
25Mar2013
News
Monetising the Mobile Content Plan
This exclusive report for Computer Weekly readers by Juniper Research, offers a comprehensive briefing on the routes Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) taking to develop new business models. Continue Reading
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March 25, 2013
25Mar2013
News
How to configure Mac OS X Server
This step by step guide shows you how to configure Max OS X Server. Continue Reading
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March 25, 2013
25Mar2013
News
Making sense of storage in a big data world
Robert White, executive director for enterprise infrastructure at Morgan Stanley, offers advice on how to develop a strategy for managing big data storage. Continue Reading
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March 25, 2013
25Mar2013
News
Agile Project Management for Government
Brian Wernham shows how an agile approach can incrementally deliver large mission and safety critical technology solutions. Continue Reading
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March 22, 2013
22Mar2013
News
Six security issues to tackle before encrypting cloud data
Concern about security and privacy is likely to drive adoption of cloud encryption, but there are six security issues businesses should tackle Continue Reading
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March 22, 2013
22Mar2013
News
Universal Credit not at odds with agile, says former chief
Former programme director of Universal Credit, Malcolm Whitehouse, has denied the mega-project is at odds with agile development Continue Reading
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March 22, 2013
22Mar2013
News
42% of businesses use existing IT department for big data projects
Businesses are creating in--house big data functions with 42% of big data pioneers use existing IT resources and 37% creating separate functions Continue Reading
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March 21, 2013
21Mar2013
Photo Story
See who won at the 2013 FDM everywoman Technology Awards
View all the pictures from the 2013 FDM everywoman in Technology Awards Continue Reading
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March 21, 2013
21Mar2013
Photo Story
2013 FDM everywoman in Technology Awards: Innovator of the Year
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March 21, 2013
21Mar2013
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Winner of Lifetime Achievement Award: Dame Stephanie Shirley
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March 21, 2013
21Mar2013
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Winner of Woman of the Year: Eleni Antoniadou
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March 21, 2013
21Mar2013
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Winner of Rising Star of the Year: Taylor McGhee
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March 21, 2013
21Mar2013
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2013 FDM everywoman in Technology Awards
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March 21, 2013
21Mar2013
Photo Story
Winner of Innovator of the Year: Joanna Montgomery
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March 21, 2013
21Mar2013
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2013 FDM everywoman in Technology Awards: Lifetime Achievement Award
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March 21, 2013
21Mar2013
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2013 FDM everywoman in Technology Awards: Team Leader of the Year - in an SME
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March 21, 2013
21Mar2013
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2013 FDM everywoman in Technology Awards: Inspiration of the Year
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March 21, 2013
21Mar2013
Photo Story
Winner of Leader of the Year - in a corporate organisation: Lucy Dimes
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March 21, 2013
21Mar2013
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Winner of Inspiration of the Year: Deborah Gundle
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March 21, 2013
21Mar2013
Photo Story
2013 FDM everywoman in Technology Awards Woman of the Year
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March 21, 2013
21Mar2013
Photo Story
Winner of Entrepreneur of the Year: Jennifer Sheridan
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March 21, 2013
21Mar2013
Photo Story
The 2013 FDM everywoman in Technology Awards winners
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March 21, 2013
21Mar2013
Photo Story
2013 FDM everywoman in Technology Awards: Rising Star of the Year
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March 21, 2013
21Mar2013
Photo Story
Winner of Team Leader of the Year - in a SME: Tamara Lohan
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March 21, 2013
21Mar2013
Photo Story
2013 FDM everywoman in Technology Awards in the Savoy ballrooms
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March 21, 2013
21Mar2013
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2013 FDM everywoman in Technology Awards: Entrepreneur of the Year
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March 21, 2013
21Mar2013
Photo Story
2013 FDM everywoman in Technology Awards: Leader of the Year - in a corporate organisation
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March 21, 2013
21Mar2013
Photo Story
2013 FDM everywoman in Technology Awards: Woman of the Year
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March 21, 2013
21Mar2013
News
Hampshire signs broadband contract with BT
Funding from the council, BDUK and BT will provide over £13m to bring superfast broadband to at least 90% of the county by 2015 Continue Reading
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March 21, 2013
21Mar2013
News
Farewell to Logica brand as CGI completes UK integration
The Logica brand will disappear next week as buyer CGI migrates the services supplier's UK IT to CGI's own global system Continue Reading
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March 21, 2013
21Mar2013
News
Oracle Q3 revenues down, operating profitability up, net income flat
Oracle’s Q3 sales dip 1% to $9bn, compared with Q3 the year before, but operating profitability is up and free cash flow in good shape Continue Reading
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March 20, 2013
20Mar2013
In Depth
What does a petabyte look like?
How can you visualise a petabyte of data? What is it in real terms? Some experts try to make real the colossal size of the mighty petabyte Continue Reading
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March 20, 2013
20Mar2013
News
CIO interview: Darrell Stein, IT director, Marks & Spencer
As M&S develops its multi-channel capability, Darrell Stein and his team are delivering projects focused on innovation and profitability Continue Reading
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March 20, 2013
20Mar2013
News
Case study: Hamilton Fraser embraces BYOD with MobileIron
How insurance firm Hamilton Fraser is using MobileIron to enable employees to bring their own devices while following company policy Continue Reading
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March 19, 2013
19Mar2013
News
ARM CEO Warren East steps down
Warren East, CEO of semiconductor firm ARM, is retiring from the company after almost 12 years in the leadership role Continue Reading