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Bookmaker WinUnited has deployed a MongoDB open source non-relational database from 10gen to help it better update betting odds in real time Continue Reading

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Download: Buyer's guide to tablets

Computer Weekly looks at the use of tablets in business and how the effect of mass adoption of tablets in the enterprise could be far more significant than either the desktop or laptop computer. Continue Reading

January 16, 2013 16Jan2013 News

Post Office wants to get to bottom of IT system allegations

A system that set out to modernise the Post Office in 1996 is under the spotlight after claims that Horizon accounting system is error prone Continue Reading

January 16, 2013 16Jan2013 News

CIOs must hunt and harvest digital opportunities

It is time for CIOs to focus on the outside world instead of internal IT, according to Gartner Continue Reading

January 16, 2013 16Jan2013 News

Gartner predicts the demise of the desktop PC refresh cycle

Data from market analyst Gartner paints a bleak picture of the PC industry, suggesting the era of desktop replacement cycles has ended. Continue Reading

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Chapter Download: Project Management for IT-Related Projects

This book explains the principles of IT-related project management, including project planning, monitoring and control, change management, risk management and communication between project stakeholders. Continue Reading

January 14, 2013 14Jan2013 News

Post Office announces amnesty for Horizon evidence

The Post Office is calling for evidence from people who have used the Horizon IT system which some have blamed for accounting discrepancies Continue Reading

January 14, 2013 14Jan2013 In Depth

The limitations of traditional SaaS integration approaches

Time and budget constraints are forcing many organisations to rethink their integration strategy and find a well-aligned solution Continue Reading

January 14, 2013 14Jan2013 News

Oracle rushes out patches for Java zero days

Oracle has released two out-of-band security updates for the latest zero day vulnerabilities in Java Continue Reading

January 11, 2013 11Jan2013 Photo Story

Panasonic's 4K 20-inch tablet prototype

January 11, 2013 11Jan2013 Photo Story

Samsung Series 7 Touch Monitor SC770

January 11, 2013 11Jan2013 Photo Story

Consumer Electronics Show 2013

January 11, 2013 11Jan2013 Photo Story

Lenovo's 27-inch Horizon Table PC

January 11, 2013 11Jan2013 Photo Story

Sony Xperia Z

January 11, 2013 11Jan2013 Photo Story

Huwaei Ascend Mate - giant phablet with the "worlds largest screen"

January 11, 2013 11Jan2013 Photo Story

Bigger is better at CES 2013

This year's Consumer Electronics Show was dominated by the big screen, with the world's largest mobile screen and a 110-inch TV, CES was all about "bigger is better" Continue Reading

January 11, 2013 11Jan2013 Photo Story

Samsung's super-size, super-HD TV

January 11, 2013 11Jan2013 News

NATS says BI key to five-year investment plan

The UK’s air traffic control business NATS will make business intelligence (BI) a priority investment over the next five years Continue Reading

January 11, 2013 11Jan2013 News

SAP puts Business Suite on HANA, joins transactional to analytical

SAP has announced that its Business Suite software now runs on the HANA in-memory database Continue Reading

January 11, 2013 11Jan2013 News

Whiptail tops the class with flash array plus SAN two-tier strategy

School slashes virtual desktop login times with two-tier Whiptail flash array plus budget Huawei SAN Continue Reading

January 11, 2013 11Jan2013 News

Disable Java to protect from latest zero-day

Security researchers are warning of a zero-day vulnerability in all versions of Java, including the latest Java 7 update 10 Continue Reading

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Download the latest CW Europe issues

Stay informed with the latest European IT news, tips and guides. Continue Reading

January 10, 2013 10Jan2013 News

Government extends employer £1,500 apprenticeship grant for further 12 months

Government and National Apprenticeship Service extend AGE 16-24 grant for further 12 months Continue Reading

January 10, 2013 10Jan2013 Blog Post

Your customers are digital - are you?

In the hopefully unlikely eventuality that your company executives still need convincing that the internet is going to transform your business, the past few days have provided further evidence of ... Continue Reading

January 10, 2013 10Jan2013 News

Software piracy international in scope, says Fast

The scale of software piracy is both international in scope and military in its execution, says the Federation Against Software Theft (Fast) Continue Reading

January 09, 2013 09Jan2013 News

IT contractors seek to fill skills gap left by public sector cuts

IT contractors are increasingly confident about job opportunities in the public sector due to reductions in the civil service's head count, finds research Continue Reading

January 09, 2013 09Jan2013 News

King.com gaming site unlocks big data with Hadoop

Online gaming company King.com replaced its MySQL database with Cloudera’s Hadoop distribution to cope with big data Continue Reading

January 09, 2013 09Jan2013 News

UK Border Agency tenders for security systems

The UK Border Agency (UKBA) and Border Force is tendering for an integrated border security system Continue Reading

January 08, 2013 08Jan2013 News

Misuse of social media could wreak havoc, warns World Economic Forum

The rapid spread of false information through social media poses a growing threat to business and society, the World Economic Forum has warned Continue Reading

January 08, 2013 08Jan2013 News

Are software audits good for your health?

The Business Software Alliance's claim that 90% of all audit letters sent in 2012 were the result of tips from whistle-blowers is a wake-up call to CIOs Continue Reading

January 08, 2013 08Jan2013 News

VoIP awareness up but user numbers remain low

A report from Ofcom claims four in five consumers know what voice over internet protocol (VoIP) is, but just 29% use the technology Continue Reading

January 08, 2013 08Jan2013 News

MPs slam the award of government contracts to tax-avoiding IT firms

MPs allege that Accenture used revenue from its deal with HMRC to reduce its tax bill Continue Reading

January 07, 2013 07Jan2013 News

Barclays' Linux programme not a snub to suppliers

Barclays says it is not snubbing any supplier by developing a private cloud infrastructure and using Linux to cut software development costs by 90%. Continue Reading

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Chapter Download: Practical Data Migration

The book explains the principles of IT-related project management, including project planning, monitoring and control, change management, risk management and communication. Continue Reading

January 07, 2013 07Jan2013 E-Zine

IT spending to rise in 2013

Find out what analysts are predicting for technology in Europe this year, including changes in budgets and how companies can reduce costs and improve sustainability. Continue Reading

January 07, 2013 07Jan2013 News

Parliamentary commission calls for electrified banking ring fence

A parliamentary report on plans to separate retail and investment banking calls for legislation to prevent breaches of the ring fence Continue Reading

January 07, 2013 07Jan2013 News

Morrisons sees poor sales due to lack of online presence

Supermarket chain Morrisons posted “disappointing” sales over the Christmas break, due to the retailer’s lack of online presence. Continue Reading

January 07, 2013 07Jan2013 News

Ernst & Young email keyword analysis identifies fraudsters

Fraud investigators have revealed the most common words used in email conversations by employees engaged in rogue trading and fraud Continue Reading

January 07, 2013 07Jan2013 In Depth

How to integrate SaaS with your local business systems

As software as a service matures, CIOs need to look at how well cloud-based products integrate with existing on-premise systems Continue Reading

January 07, 2013 07Jan2013 In Depth

Business priorities: what to protect, monitor and test

How information security professionals can prioritise what to protect, monitor and test in the light of current budget and resource constraints Continue Reading

January 04, 2013 04Jan2013 News

Executive brings own software which is adopted by business

Rochdale Development agency (RDA) has started using cloud based Huddle collaboration software after a development officer started using it at work. Continue Reading

January 03, 2013 03Jan2013 News

Wi-Fi Alliance to merge with WiGig

The wireless technology will retain its WiGig name but the standard will be looked after by the Wi-Fi Alliance Continue Reading

January 03, 2013 03Jan2013 News

EMC seals deal with Chinese server giant Lenovo for desktop NAS

Storage giant EMC completes joint venture that will see it provide desktop NAS and SME rackmount storage hardware to Lenovo Continue Reading

January 03, 2013 03Jan2013 Photo Story

Project tracker, Jira, from business software developer, Atlassian

January 03, 2013 03Jan2013 Photo Story

Lack of oxygen

January 03, 2013 03Jan2013 Photo Story

Project management using a Kindle Fire HD

January 03, 2013 03Jan2013 Photo Story

Jira on the Kindle Fire

January 03, 2013 03Jan2013 Photo Story

Extreme teleworking from Everest Base Camp

Technical project manager Astrid Byro is planning to work remotely from 5000m above sea-level in the Himalayas using a Kindle Fire Continue Reading

January 03, 2013 03Jan2013 Photo Story

Remote working at 5,000 metres above sea level

January 03, 2013 03Jan2013 Photo Story

Fundraising for the National Museum of Computing

January 03, 2013 03Jan2013 Photo Story

Follow and sponsor Byro's journey

January 03, 2013 03Jan2013 Photo Story

A taste for remote working

January 03, 2013 03Jan2013 News

Immigrants wrongly told to leave UK due to inaccurate data

Some immigrants have been accidentally contacted by Capita and told to leave the UK as a result of inaccurate data used in a government push to remove thousands of illegal immigrants Continue Reading

January 03, 2013 03Jan2013 News

Ofcom proposes early exit to combat price rises

Regulator Ofcom says users should be able to leave mobile, broadband and landline contracts without charge if their provider ups the price Continue Reading

January 03, 2013 03Jan2013 News

Ubuntu Linux adapted for Android smartphones

The open source Ubuntu operating system, a distribution of Linux, has been adapted to run on smartphones Continue Reading

January 02, 2013 02Jan2013 News

Post Office admits that Horizon system needs more investigation

Campaigners have forced the Post Office to look again at a computer system blamed for sub-postmasters being wrongly accused of false accounting Continue Reading

January 02, 2013 02Jan2013 News

Home Retail Group cuts call costs with SMS automation

Home Retail Group, whose brands include Argos, Homebase and Habitat has cut telephony costs by rolling out an automated text messaging service across its three call centres. Continue Reading

January 02, 2013 02Jan2013 News

Autonomy CEO Mike Lynch co-operates in HP fraud probe

Former CEO and founder of Autonomy Mike Lynch says he will co-operate with a US investigation into fraud alleged by parent firm HP Continue Reading

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