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2013 Stories
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August 16, 2013
16Aug2013
News
Multimillion-pound broadband project axed in Yorkshire
Despite millions of taxpayer’s pounds sunk into the Digital Region project in South Yorkshire, the councils involved decide to drop it to save £12.5m Continue Reading
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August 16, 2013
16Aug2013
News
Less than 1% of Universal Credit IT spend goes to SMEs
Despite a 25% target, less than 1% of IT spending for government’s flagship Universal Credit programme has gone to small businesses Continue Reading
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August 14, 2013
14Aug2013
Opinion
How to appoint a new outsourcing supplier
Outsourcing can come with its own security risks if not managed appropriately, making due diligence and clear contractual arrangements key Continue Reading
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August 13, 2013
13Aug2013
Opinion
The dangers of internet cafés
Businesses need clear computer use policies and need to ensure staff are properly trained in data protection, writes Garry Mackay Continue Reading
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August 13, 2013
13Aug2013
Opinion
The data fragmentation challenge
Few organisations have policies to guide where data should and should not be stored. The result: data fragmentation Continue Reading
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August 12, 2013
12Aug2013
Photo Story
Adobe Dreamweaver includes a multi-screen preview to test HTML apps on different device sizes
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August 12, 2013
12Aug2013
Photo Story
Embarcardero’s Delphi XE4 can build apps for Windows, Mac and iOS
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August 12, 2013
12Aug2013
Photo Story
Intel’s XDK supports HTML 5 development with free tools and a cloud-based build service
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August 12, 2013
12Aug2013
Photo Story
The JavaFX Scene Builder provides a visual designer for JavaFX
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August 12, 2013
12Aug2013
Photo Story
Conjuring up cross-platform mobile code is no longer witchcraft
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August 12, 2013
12Aug2013
Photo Story
Appcelerator: cross-platform mobile apps using JavaScript
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August 12, 2013
12Aug2013
Photo Story
Cross-platform app development - is there one tool to rule them all?
One code base, multiple targets is the renaissance of cross-platform development. Tim Anderson looks at a selection of mobile development tools Continue Reading
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August 12, 2013
12Aug2013
Photo Story
Sencha’s HTML5 tools support multiple platforms with a rich user interface framework
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August 12, 2013
12Aug2013
Photo Story
Xamarin enables mobile development for iOS and Android using C#
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August 12, 2013
12Aug2013
News
ICO to investigate London bins that track smartphones
Information Commissioner's Office is making enquiries into bins in London that track passing smartphones to target advertising to owners Continue Reading
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August 12, 2013
12Aug2013
E-Zine
Is the UK smart meter project doomed to fail?
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we look at one of the biggest IT roll-outs in the UK - the £12bn plan to install smart meters in every home – and ask: is it doomed to fail? Our latest buyer’s guide examines software asset management. We analyse the ... Continue Reading
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August 12, 2013
12Aug2013
News
Case study: How Premier Inn uses mobile analytics
Premier Inn's mobile app has been downloaded more than two million times and 77% of room bookings are made via the app Continue Reading
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August 12, 2013
12Aug2013
News
Overview Of Near Field Communication
This chapter from the book NFC Application Development for Android, offers an overview of NFC for Android developers. Continue Reading
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August 09, 2013
09Aug2013
News
Government to put 50% of all new IT spend through SMEs
The government wants to put half of all new IT spending through small IT suppliers – doubling the previous target Continue Reading
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August 09, 2013
09Aug2013
News
Enterprises spend more on third-party datacentres than in-house ones: Uptime survey
Uptime Institute’s annual datacentre industry survey reveals shift in IT spend away from enterprise-owned datacentres to outsourced options Continue Reading
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August 08, 2013
08Aug2013
News
Government opens fourth iteration of cloud framework G-Cloud 4 for business
Cabinet Office has opened the fourth iteration of UK government cloud – G-Cloud 4 to accept tenders from new cloud suppliers and existing ones Continue Reading
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August 08, 2013
08Aug2013
News
Bloomberg signs up to Ubuntu Edge hybrid
Financial analytics service Bloomberg has bought into Mark Shuttleworth’s Ubuntu One vision for a hybrid PC/mobile device. Continue Reading
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August 08, 2013
08Aug2013
News
CW Buyers Guide: Human Resource Management
In this 10-page buyer's guide, Computer Weekly looks at the HR Management technologies available and what they can offer to organisations. Continue Reading
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August 08, 2013
08Aug2013
News
Smart Grid and the Internet of Things
Rob McNamara, executive director of SmartGrid GB, tells the story behind the UK's Smart Meter project in this presentation. Continue Reading
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August 07, 2013
07Aug2013
News
Vodafone announces 4G launch date
Vodafone becomes the third mobile operator to confirm the launch of its 4G network, which will go live on the same day as O2 Continue Reading
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August 07, 2013
07Aug2013
News
Foreign direct investment to underpin Indian cloud computing
Will the 100% FDI allowance in the telecoms sector help cloud computing reach Indian companies reliant on mobile connectivity? Continue Reading
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August 06, 2013
06Aug2013
News
Datacentres are a key focus for government’s Green ICT Delivery Unit
With the growing use of online services for government transactions, datacentres are a key focus of the government’s green IT strategy Continue Reading
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August 06, 2013
06Aug2013
News
Capita and Barnet deal to be completed after campaigner’s court appeal fails
Outsourcing contracts worth over £470m will be signed off by Barnet Council after a Court of Appeal ruled that the deal was lawful Continue Reading
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August 06, 2013
06Aug2013
Blog Post
Unhappy Universal Credit staff point to continuing IT problems
So, what's really going on with the Universal Credit IT programme?If you trust journalistic warning bells - and believe the saying that there's no smoke without fire - then there has to be ... Continue Reading
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August 05, 2013
05Aug2013
In Depth
How to plan and manage datacentre redundancy
Provisioning of a datacentre to survive a range of failure scenarios has become critical for many businesses. Here's a datacentre redundancy plan Continue Reading
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August 05, 2013
05Aug2013
Opinion
Whiteboard it – the power of graph databases
Graph databases map relationships between entities in a network. They won’t replace conventional relational databases, but for harnessing the value of interconnectedness they mark a breakthrough Continue Reading
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August 05, 2013
05Aug2013
News
Websites hacked to show child abuse images
More than 25 business websites worldwide have been hacked to show illegal images of child sex abuse Continue Reading
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August 05, 2013
05Aug2013
E-Zine
Tech startups inspiring retail IT innovations
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we talk to department store John Lewis about how the firm is working with tech startups to improve its multichannel retail strategy. As PC sales continue to decline, we hear from IT leaders at companies moving away ... Continue Reading
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August 05, 2013
05Aug2013
News
Smart technologies and the internet of things
Marc Overton, VP Wholesale & M2M at Everything Everywhere, discusses the impact of machine to machine communication in this presentation. Continue Reading
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August 05, 2013
05Aug2013
News
Technology, Innovation and Change
IT leaders identify the technologies most likely to impact on their organisations approach to change and innovation in this study by Theron LLP and Computer Weekly. Continue Reading
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August 05, 2013
05Aug2013
News
Are you ready for 2020?
Dan Wood, senior manager for software market development at HP, discusses the results of HP's Enterprise 2020 study in this presentation. Continue Reading
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August 05, 2013
05Aug2013
News
Building a Smarter London
Nick Bromley iCity Programme Manager for GLA, reveals how London could be turned into a smart City in this presentation. Continue Reading
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August 02, 2013
02Aug2013
News
Taylor Wimpey builds cloud forecasting process with Anaplan
Homebuilder Taylor Wimpy teams up with Anaplan to ditch its old Excel suite and head for the cloud Continue Reading
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August 01, 2013
01Aug2013
In Depth
A business case for games play at work
How businesses can use computer games techniques to motivate staff at work Continue Reading
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August 01, 2013
01Aug2013
News
Microsoft concedes to BSkyB over SkyDrive trademark
The tech giant admits defeat and will be forced to rename its cloud storage service after losing a court battle in the UK Continue Reading
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August 01, 2013
01Aug2013
Guide
Essential guide to disaster recovery and business continuity
Everything you need to know about business continuity and disaster recovery, planning and prevention. Continue Reading
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July 31, 2013
31Jul2013
In Depth
Virgin Media uses ETAdirect to manage engineers more predictively
Virgin Media is using predictive analytics to get the right engineer out to the right problem. It believes its use of TOA Technologies cloud-based ETAdirect system gives it a competitive advantage Continue Reading
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July 31, 2013
31Jul2013
News
Office 365 now available on Android
Following the release of Office Mobile for iPhone, Microsoft has launched Office Mobile for Android Continue Reading
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July 30, 2013
30Jul2013
Opinion
The ideology of hacking
Business leaders need to be educated on the true threats their firms face and IT security professionals have to arm their executives with that information Continue Reading
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July 30, 2013
30Jul2013
Photo Story
A very British welcome
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July 30, 2013
30Jul2013
Photo Story
Jumbo jet
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July 30, 2013
30Jul2013
Photo Story
First class entertainment
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July 30, 2013
30Jul2013
Photo Story
The future - streaming entertainment
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July 30, 2013
30Jul2013
Photo Story
BA's Airbus A380
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July 30, 2013
30Jul2013
Photo Story
Concord influences
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July 30, 2013
30Jul2013
Photo Story
British Airways unveils its new Airbus A380
The new addition to the BA fleet - the Airbus A380 Continue Reading
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July 30, 2013
30Jul2013
E-Zine
The threat within – balancing security and employee privacy
In this week’s Computer Weekly, as more data breaches come from inside an organisation, we examine how to get the right balance between information security and employees’ rights to privacy. Tech City CEO Joanna Shields talks about the opportunity ... Continue Reading
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July 30, 2013
30Jul2013
In Depth
Big data journalism exposes offshore tax dodgers
How journalists harnessed big data to challenge offshore financial secrecy Continue Reading
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July 30, 2013
30Jul2013
News
ICO to investigate sale of online dating profiles
The UK’s data protection watchdog is to investigate the sale of 10,000 online dating profiles to the BBC’s Panorama programme Continue Reading
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July 29, 2013
29Jul2013
News
Google datacentres awarded ISO 50001 certification
Google has obtained ISO 50001 certification for its energy management systems in six datacentre facilities across the US Continue Reading
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July 29, 2013
29Jul2013
In Depth
An introduction to cyber liability insurance cover
Cyber liability insurance cover has been around for 10 years, but most security professionals seem to have not heard of it or know that it exists Continue Reading
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July 29, 2013
29Jul2013
News
Continual vigilance key to security, says Damballa
UK businesses must update their approach to cyber security to look for signs of compromise continually Continue Reading
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July 29, 2013
29Jul2013
Photo Story
Makie Lab - Makies
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July 29, 2013
29Jul2013
Photo Story
The New Industrial Revolution
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July 29, 2013
29Jul2013
Photo Story
Robotics
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July 29, 2013
29Jul2013
Photo Story
CNC computing
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July 29, 2013
29Jul2013
Photo Story
3D printing
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July 29, 2013
29Jul2013
Photo Story
Electronics prototyping and programming
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July 29, 2013
29Jul2013
Photo Story
The Future Is Here: A New Industrial Revolution
London’s Design Museum is housing an exhibition on the future of manufacturing Continue Reading
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July 29, 2013
29Jul2013
News
Dutch banking regulator approves use of AWS public cloud in the financial sector
Dutch banking watchdog approves use of AWS cloud in websites, mobile apps, retail banking platforms, HPC and credit risk analysis Continue Reading
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July 29, 2013
29Jul2013
E-Zine
Securing your Wi-Fi data network
Has the 2007 assault on the Wi-Fi network of the US based TJX retail group shocked corporations enough to take note and ensure their networks are actually secure?CW Europe investigates the dip in high-profile security breaches, across the region. Continue Reading
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July 26, 2013
26Jul2013
News
FireEye partners with Phishme for multi-layered security
Security technology developer FireEye has partnered with phishing awareness training firm PhishMe to offer a multi-layered approach to securing information networks Continue Reading
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July 26, 2013
26Jul2013
News
Hailo taxi app maker drops Sage for NetSuite OneWorld
Taxi cab app maker Hailocab has switched from Sage Line:50 to NetSuite OneWorld, in a bid to speed up accounts reconciliation Continue Reading
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July 26, 2013
26Jul2013
News
Aintree NHS saves £1m a year with electronic patient records
Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust replaces paper medical records with an electronic system to save £1m per year Continue Reading
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July 25, 2013
25Jul2013
News
MI5 and GCHQ call for FTSE 350 cyber health check
Intelligence agencies MI5 and GCHQ call on UK’s top listed companies to take part in a cyber governance health check Continue Reading
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July 23, 2013
23Jul2013
E-Zine
The need for data speed
In this week's Computer Weekly, we find out how the McLaren Formula One team is using high-speed data analytics to improve race performance. Our new buyer's guide looks at best practices in data management. And we discuss IT leaders' frustrations ... Continue Reading
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July 23, 2013
23Jul2013
News
Cisco buys cyber security company Sourcefire for $2.7bn
Networking giant Cisco has reached an agreement to buy cyber security business Sourcefire in a $2.7bn deal Continue Reading
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July 23, 2013
23Jul2013
News
Ubuntu crowd sources funding for PC smartphone hybrid
Ubuntu has invited early adopters to join crowd-funding ventures to launch Ubuntu Edge, a hybrid PC and mobile phone platform Continue Reading
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July 22, 2013
22Jul2013
News
Insider threat: Balancing security with privacy
How can organisations increase security without affecting productivity or encroaching on employees’ right to privacy? Continue Reading
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July 22, 2013
22Jul2013
News
Outdated classifications hide true extent of UK digital economy
The UK’s digital economy is much larger than the Government estimates. Continue Reading
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July 22, 2013
22Jul2013
News
European banking firm UniCredit to introduce cloud in its datacentres
European banking firm UniCredit has signed a multi-billion dollar deal with IBM to bring cloud into its datacentres Continue Reading
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July 22, 2013
22Jul2013
News
UK to block online porn by default
The UK is to block online pornography by default to all new internet users, David Cameron is to announce Continue Reading
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July 19, 2013
19Jul2013
News
John Lewis seeks out innovation from technology startups
John Lewis has been investing in technology innovation to keep ahead of the game in the changing landscape of the UK high street Continue Reading
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July 19, 2013
19Jul2013
News
Nokia cuts losses but sales are still declining
Nokia has announced net sales of €5.7bn in its second quarter 2013 results, down 24% from €7.5bn last year Continue Reading
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July 19, 2013
19Jul2013
Opinion
How to assess the security of a cloud service provider
As businesses continue to put more information online, understanding cloud suppliers and agreements has never been more important Continue Reading
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July 19, 2013
19Jul2013
News
Michelin creates fuel efficiency service with Accenture
Tyre maker Michelin has begun a major project to create a business division focused on providing IT solutions for logistics Continue Reading
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July 19, 2013
19Jul2013
News
Facebook to acquire UK startup Monoidics
Facebook is to acquire UK startup Monoidics, which makes code verification and analysis tools and specialises in detecting coding errors Continue Reading
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July 19, 2013
19Jul2013
News
BYOD – who carries the can?
Analyst Quocirca offer advice on balancing the risks and rewards of bring your own device (BYOD) Continue Reading
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July 19, 2013
19Jul2013
News
Managed Print Services Landscape, 2013
A vendor analysis of the global enterprise MPS market Continue Reading
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July 19, 2013
19Jul2013
News
Women in IT: The Unconscious Bias
Gillian Arnold, chair of BCS Women and founder of Tectre, explains how understanding 'Unconscious Bias' can help organisations raise their levels of diversity. Continue Reading
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July 19, 2013
19Jul2013
News
IT security case studies
Four critical IT security case-studies selected from the winners of Computer Weekly's European User Awards for security Continue Reading
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July 18, 2013
18Jul2013
News
Google competition proposals not good enough, says EC
Competition commissioner Joaquin Almunia wants Google to readdress fears that it is abusing its market domination for its own gain Continue Reading
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July 18, 2013
18Jul2013
News
Case Study: Johnson Matthey consolidates Active Directory with Dell
Chemicals manufacturer Johnson Matthey uses tools from Dell to simplify a complex, multinational Active Directory infrastructure Continue Reading
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July 18, 2013
18Jul2013
News
Hidden cost of cloud computing is CIOs’ biggest concern
A study into attitudes and concerns relating to cloud computing has revealed that 80% of CIOs are concerned about its hidden costs Continue Reading
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July 18, 2013
18Jul2013
News
Intel Q2 profits down, but in line with expectations
Chip maker Intel reported a second quarter profit of $2bn, down 29% from a year ago, roughly in line with analysts’ estimates Continue Reading
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July 18, 2013
18Jul2013
News
IBM misses revenue expectations again
IBM has reported second quarter revenues of $24.9bn, missing market estimates of $25.39bn Continue Reading
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July 18, 2013
18Jul2013
News
The Open Group - Cloud Computing guide to interoperability and portability
This guide from the Open Group offers advice to businesses on how to avoid supplier "lock-in" when you move data into the cloud. Continue Reading
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July 18, 2013
18Jul2013
News
Women in Technology 2013
Women IT professionals progress at the same rate in their careers as men but discrimination is still an issue, this research from Computer Weekly and Mortimer Spinks reveals. Continue Reading
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July 18, 2013
18Jul2013
News
iOS 6 Foundations
Jessie Feiler, author of iOS 6 Foundations, introduces basic programming techniques for Apple's iPhone and iPad operating system. Continue Reading
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July 18, 2013
18Jul2013
News
Needle in a Datastack: The rise of big security data
This research from McAfee investigates how well organisations are positioned to address the challenges of managing security in a world of ever increasing amounts and types of data. Continue Reading
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July 18, 2013
18Jul2013
News
Using ICT financing for strategic gain
Analysts Clive Longbottom and Rob Bamford offer advice to smaller businesses on financing and leasing of ICT hardware and software Continue Reading
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July 18, 2013
18Jul2013
News
Nucleus Research ROI Vendor Comparison Scorecard
This tool provides a single page scorecard for comparing vendors across 14 weighted factors. It generates an overall score for each vendor along with a risk assessment based on the weighting of the factors. Continue Reading
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July 18, 2013
18Jul2013
News
Women in IT: Ann Brown HR Director of Capgemini
Ann Brown explains how Capgemini is managing the diversity of the IT workforce in this presentation for Computer Weekly's Most Influential Women in IT awards. Continue Reading
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July 18, 2013
18Jul2013
News
Women in IT: Rebecca George
Rebecca George partner at Deloitte, offers career tips for women IT professionals in this presentation for Computer Weekly's Most Influential Women in IT awards. Continue Reading
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July 18, 2013
18Jul2013
News
Women in IT: Labour shadow minister, Chi Onwura
Labour's shadow cabinet office minister, with responsibility for cyber security, Chi Onwura, gives her views on tackling the gender balance in this PowerPoint presentation. Continue Reading