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2014 Stories
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December 31, 2014
31Dec2014
News
Top 10 cyber crime stories of 2014
Computer Weekly looks back at the most significant stories on cyber crime in the past 12 months Continue Reading
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December 30, 2014
30Dec2014
News
Case study: How VMware’s vCloud meets customer needs
Cloud innovation winner of the Computer Weekly European User Awards for datacentre/storage 2014, VMware, shares its story Continue Reading
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December 29, 2014
29Dec2014
News
Top 10 women in IT stories of 2014
Read the top women in business technology stories for the year and see what the hottest debates surrounding gender were for 2014 Continue Reading
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December 24, 2014
24Dec2014
News
Quiksilver expands e-commerce and sees 65% increase in revenue
Sports brand Quiksilver has seen a 65% increase in revenue after expanding its cloud-based e-commerce platform Continue Reading
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December 23, 2014
23Dec2014
News
Why are retailers breaking online delivery promises?
The Christmas period has seen a wave of UK retailers’ technology failing to meet the basic needs of customers Continue Reading
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December 22, 2014
22Dec2014
News
Top 10 CIO interviews of 2014
The top technology chiefs in the UK shared their opinions and experiences of modern IT leadership Continue Reading
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December 19, 2014
19Dec2014
News
CIO interview: Mark Maddocks, Cambridge University Press
Technology has prompted unprecedented innovation and transformation in the media sector – Cambridge University Press is no exception Continue Reading
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December 19, 2014
19Dec2014
News
Price cuts and posturing in the public cloud war
The price battle among commodity cloud players is set to rage on, but how much impact is it really having for enterprise customers? Continue Reading
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December 19, 2014
19Dec2014
News
Digital technology to open up core banking market
The challenges of digital banking will open core banking software market to more suppliers as banks attempt to keep up Continue Reading
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December 19, 2014
19Dec2014
News
Accenture and BT to battle for NHS email contract
The NHS has shortlisted two suppliers for its email system, with BT and Accenture still in the mix Continue Reading
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December 18, 2014
18Dec2014
News
MP accuses Post Office of acting "duplicitously" in IT investigation
MPs claim Post Office was being "high handed" towards MPs and running a "flawed, deteriorating" accounting system Continue Reading
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December 18, 2014
18Dec2014
News
CIO interview: Mercedes AMG Petronas IT director on the need for speed in IT
When Matt Harris became IT director for F1 team Mercedes AMG Petronas in 2009, IT costs needed to be slashed Continue Reading
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December 17, 2014
17Dec2014
News
Fears over the IT security of new banks are overblown
Challenger banks such as PayPal are perceived to be less secure than traditional banks when protecting personal data. But is this the case? Continue Reading
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December 17, 2014
17Dec2014
News
Cabinet Office begins procurement for next stage of Gov.uk Verify
The Cabinet Office has submitted a tender notice for a £150m three-year framework for the provision of identity assurance services Continue Reading
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December 17, 2014
17Dec2014
News
Technology needed to help ambulance services cope with increased demand
The future of the ambulance and emergencies services needs more investment in networking Continue Reading
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December 17, 2014
17Dec2014
News
US interception in the EU faces new legal challenges
US government orders against Microsoft to hand over email data 'infringes privacy legislation' in other countries Continue Reading
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December 16, 2014
16Dec2014
Blog Post
Introducing the Devereux-Hodge shambolicness scale for rating progress of Universal Credit
If Universal Credit were made into a Hollywood rom-com, you just know that Margaret Hodge and Robert Devereux would be the central characters. Thrust into repeated opposition on different sides of ... Continue Reading
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December 16, 2014
16Dec2014
News
MPs to debate subpostmaster IT injustice claims
Debate about the Post Office scheme to redress grievances of subpostmasters will be held in Westminster Hall Continue Reading
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December 15, 2014
15Dec2014
News
Lloyd’s Register Foundation grants £10m to Alan Turing Institute
The Lloyd’s Register Foundation has announced £10m in funding over five years to support research by the Alan Turing Institute Continue Reading
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December 15, 2014
15Dec2014
E-Zine
MPs give Post Office the cold shoulder
In this week's Computer Weekly we revisit sub-postmaster grievances with the Post Office's IT. Despite years of allegations that the Horizon transaction processing system was at fault for many accounting shortfalls, the Post Office unrelentingly ... Continue Reading
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December 15, 2014
15Dec2014
News
IBM named as supplier for NHS HR replacement system
IBM has been named as the preferred supplier for the new NHS electronic staff record (ESR) project Continue Reading
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December 15, 2014
15Dec2014
News
Students take on the Daleks at D5 summit
Netley Primary School students learn to code via BBC’s Doctor and the Dalek game at D5 London summit Continue Reading
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December 12, 2014
12Dec2014
News
Students' Raspberry Pi computers to run on International Space Station
Astro Pi competition to send best two Raspberry Pi ideas on next International Space Station mission Continue Reading
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December 12, 2014
12Dec2014
News
Care.data faces more delays over concerns about patients
The NHS’s Care.data scheme may face more delays due to concerns over lack of publicity and clarity of the proposed programme Continue Reading
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December 11, 2014
11Dec2014
News
DECC publishes annual report on delayed smart meter scheme
The Department of Energy and Climate Change has published its annual report on the roll-out of smart electricity and gas meters Continue Reading
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December 11, 2014
11Dec2014
News
IoT will drive a middleware boom
Spending in middleware is expected to exceed $16.3bn, driven by a shift towards agile mobile application integration Continue Reading
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December 11, 2014
11Dec2014
In Depth
The state of mobile back end as a service
Common mobile application services are increasingly being hosted on central back-end servers – but what does that mean for the enterprise? Continue Reading
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December 11, 2014
11Dec2014
News
Avaya brings contact centres to Google Chromebooks
Avaya and Google team up to streamline customer service agent workflows by enabling desktop contact centres on Chromebooks Continue Reading
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December 11, 2014
11Dec2014
News
CIO interview: Sarah Leslie, CIO, Iglo Foods Group
Sarah Leslie, CIO at Birds Eye manufacturer Iglo Foods Group, is focused on delivering simplified and standardised IT systems Continue Reading
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December 11, 2014
11Dec2014
News
JCDecaux partners with Vodafone to build small cell networks
Vodafone joins outdoor advertising firm JCDecaux to deploy small cell technology on billboards to increase network performance Continue Reading
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December 10, 2014
10Dec2014
News
Hero Group uses vMotion to replace SAN and servers with Nutanix
Baby food, fruit and cereal bar company Hero Group has migrated its Holland operations over to a single virtual platform Continue Reading
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December 10, 2014
10Dec2014
News
Social media threats to business on the rise, says report
Social media threats to business are increasing, according to the first in-depth analysis covering Fortune 100 companies Continue Reading
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December 10, 2014
10Dec2014
In Depth
Dutch organisations gradually take up cloud HCM software
While organisations in the Netherlands tend to use the traditional HR modules of the large software packages, some diversity is beginning to emerge Continue Reading
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December 10, 2014
10Dec2014
News
Why MPs lost faith in the Post Office's IT investigation, but vowed to fight on
A group of 140 MPs has removed its backing for a Post Office scheme to redress subpostmasters' grievances over alleged false accounting Continue Reading
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December 09, 2014
09Dec2014
News
Digital governments meet in London to commit to best practices
Digital governments from across the world are meeting in London today as part of the inaugural D5 summit Continue Reading
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December 09, 2014
09Dec2014
News
Banks are opening up IT to third parties, as hackathon demonstrates
National Australia Bank (NAB) opened its IT to its internal tech team and independent developers to access innovation Continue Reading
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December 08, 2014
08Dec2014
News
MPs blast Post Office over IT system investigation and remove backing
Post Office scheme to redress sub-postmaster grievances over IT system is failing, say MP group supporting alleged victims Continue Reading
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December 08, 2014
08Dec2014
News
M&S turns to predictive analytics to keep shelves stocked over Christmas
Marks & Spencer is using predictive analytics to keep shelves stocked with mince pies and turkeys over Christmas. Continue Reading
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December 08, 2014
08Dec2014
E-Zine
The most influential people in UK IT 2014
In this week's Computer Weekly, we unveil the 50 most influential people in UK IT for 2014, and interview the winner of our UKtech50 list, Unilever's global CIO, Jane Moran. We examine how Cisco is responding to software-defined networking. And we ... Continue Reading
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December 08, 2014
08Dec2014
In Depth
England's computing curriculum: How was the first term?
Teachers’ confidence grows as the first term of the English computing curriculum goes down well with teaching staff and students Continue Reading
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December 08, 2014
08Dec2014
News
Barclays expands cheque payment technology
Barclays is expanding a pilot to enable a million customers to pay in cheques online by taking a picture of them Continue Reading
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December 08, 2014
08Dec2014
News
Hacker group Lizard Squad downs Sony PlayStation Network
Sony remains in the firing line of hackers – who have now brought down its PlayStation Network and PlayStation Store Continue Reading
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December 07, 2014
07Dec2014
News
Virgin money invests in mobile money firm
Virgin Money has partnered with mobile money provider Monitise to provide customers with mobile banking solutions Continue Reading
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December 04, 2014
04Dec2014
Photo Story
Jane Moran, global CIO, Unilever – the most influential person in UK IT 2014
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December 04, 2014
04Dec2014
Photo Story
The most influential person in UK IT award
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December 04, 2014
04Dec2014
Photo Story
Question time
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December 04, 2014
04Dec2014
Photo Story
Catherine Doran, CIO, Royal Mail Group
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December 04, 2014
04Dec2014
Photo Story
Liam Maxwell, CTO, HM Government
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December 04, 2014
04Dec2014
Photo Story
John Finch, CIO, Bank of England
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December 04, 2014
04Dec2014
Photo Story
Ian Cohen, CIO, Jardine Lloyd Thompson
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December 04, 2014
04Dec2014
Photo Story
Susan Cooklin, CIO, Network Rail
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December 04, 2014
04Dec2014
Photo Story
Paul Coby, IT director, John Lewis
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December 04, 2014
04Dec2014
Photo Story
Panel debate
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December 04, 2014
04Dec2014
Photo Story
Computer Weekly's UKtech50 event 2014
Computer Weekly hosted its annual UKtech50 countdown event on 3rd December 2014. This year Jane Moran, CIO of Unilever took away the award for the most influential person in UK IT. Here are some photos from the day Continue Reading
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December 04, 2014
04Dec2014
Photo Story
13. Ed Vaizey, Minister of State for Culture and the Digital Economy
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December 04, 2014
04Dec2014
Photo Story
11. Phil Smith, Cisco UK CEO, chairman of Technology Strategy Board
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December 04, 2014
04Dec2014
Photo Story
UKtech50 2014 - The most influential people in UK IT
Computer Weekly has announced the fifth annual UKtech50, our definitive list of the movers and shakers in UK IT - the CIOs, industry executives, public servants and business leaders driving the role of technology in the UK economy Continue Reading
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December 04, 2014
04Dec2014
Photo Story
18. Tim Kelsey, National Director, Patients and Information, NHS England
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December 04, 2014
04Dec2014
Photo Story
3. Simon Segars, CEO, ARM Holdings
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December 04, 2014
04Dec2014
Photo Story
4. Liam Maxwell, UK government CTO
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December 04, 2014
04Dec2014
Photo Story
1. Jane Moran, Global CIO, Unilever
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December 04, 2014
04Dec2014
Photo Story
6. Gavin Patterson, CEO, BT
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December 04, 2014
04Dec2014
Photo Story
16. Victor Chavez, CEO, Thales UK; chair of Information Economy Council; President of TechUK
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December 04, 2014
04Dec2014
Photo Story
19. Tony Singleton, Director, Digital Commercial Programme, Government Digital Service
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December 04, 2014
04Dec2014
Photo Story
9. Eben Upton, Founder, Raspberry Pi Foundation
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December 04, 2014
04Dec2014
Photo Story
14. Gerard Grech, CEO, Tech City
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December 04, 2014
04Dec2014
Photo Story
10. Mark Dearnley, Chief digital and information officer, HM Revenue & Customs
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December 04, 2014
04Dec2014
Photo Story
12. Chi Onwurah, Labour MP, Shadow minister for digital government & cyber security
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December 04, 2014
04Dec2014
Photo Story
2. Tim Berners-Lee, World Wide Web inventor; President of the Open Data Institute
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December 04, 2014
04Dec2014
Photo Story
UKtech50 2014 - the next 30
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December 04, 2014
04Dec2014
Photo Story
15. Ralph Rivera, Director of Future Media, BBC
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December 04, 2014
04Dec2014
Photo Story
17. John Finch, CIO, Bank of England
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December 04, 2014
04Dec2014
Photo Story
8. Joanna Shields, Chair, Tech City UK; Prime Minister's digital ambassador
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December 04, 2014
04Dec2014
Photo Story
5. Mike Bracken, Executive director, Government Digital Service
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December 04, 2014
04Dec2014
Photo Story
20. Mark Bramwell, Head of IT, Wellcome Trust
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December 04, 2014
04Dec2014
Photo Story
7. Catherine Doran, CIO, Royal Mail Group
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December 04, 2014
04Dec2014
News
Cyber criminals are targeting smartphone supply chains, warn researchers
A new mobile trojan dubbed “DeathRing” is being pre-loaded onto smartphones somewhere in the supply chain, warn researchers Continue Reading
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December 04, 2014
04Dec2014
News
Sony hack exposes poor security practices
Sony Pictures Entertainment remains tight-lipped about its recent cyber attack, but security lessons can be drawn from what is known Continue Reading
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December 03, 2014
03Dec2014
News
UKtech50 2014 - The most influential people in UK IT
Computer Weekly has announced the fifth annual UKtech50, our definitive list of the movers and shakers in UK IT Continue Reading
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December 03, 2014
03Dec2014
Photo Story
Stephen Hale, head of digital, Department of Health
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December 03, 2014
03Dec2014
Photo Story
Dan Taylor-Watt, head of BBC iPlayer
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December 03, 2014
03Dec2014
Photo Story
Lucie Glenday, chief digital officer, Surrey County Council
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December 03, 2014
03Dec2014
Photo Story
Jon Rudoe, digital and technology director, Sainsbury’s
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December 03, 2014
03Dec2014
Photo Story
Computer Weekly UKtech50: Rising Stars 2014
Chosen by the Computer Weekly team from people we’ve met over the past 12 months, here are our five rising stars of 2014 Continue Reading
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December 03, 2014
03Dec2014
Photo Story
Computer Weekly’s five rising stars of 2014
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December 03, 2014
03Dec2014
Photo Story
Doug Ward, entrepreneur and co-founder, Tech Britain
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December 03, 2014
03Dec2014
News
CIO Interview: Dustan Steer, IT director, Ted Baker
Dustan Steer, IT director for clothes brand Ted Baker, talks about upgrading the company's enterprise resource planning system Continue Reading
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December 02, 2014
02Dec2014
News
Innocent Drinks: Why the UK is the best place for startups
Innocent Drinks co-founder, Richard Reed, says the UK is the best place for a startup company Continue Reading
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December 02, 2014
02Dec2014
E-Zine
CW Europe - December 2014 Edition
The Computer Weekly European User Awards crowned 19 winners and three honourable mentions for 2014. This issue of CW Europe showcases all of our awards winners, revealing why they won and what the judges' said when they made their selections. Continue Reading
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December 02, 2014
02Dec2014
News
Sitel to hire 11,000 staff
Sitel reveals plans to expand by employing 11,000 staff, with 1,200 positions in the UK Continue Reading
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December 02, 2014
02Dec2014
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HP is ‘coming back strong’, says CEO Meg Whitman
At the HP Discover event in Barcelona, CEO Meg Whitman addressed the future for customers following HP's split into two businesses Continue Reading
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December 02, 2014
02Dec2014
News
Danske Bank latest to take offshore IT in-house
Danske Bank is the latest company to transform its offshore IT strategy by setting up a captive centre in India next year Continue Reading
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December 02, 2014
02Dec2014
News
Ministry of Defence consolidates with green datacentre
The MoD is aiming to reduce its IT carbon footprint with the construction of a new datacentre to replace the existing host site in Bath Continue Reading
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December 01, 2014
01Dec2014
E-Zine
The future of networking
In this week's Computer Weekly, our latest buyer's guide looks at emerging networking technologies and assesses their impact on IT infrastructure. After Microsoft's major Azure outage, we look at the resilience of the public cloud. And we discuss ... Continue Reading
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December 01, 2014
01Dec2014
News
ABN Amro re-signs IBM for 10-year, multibillion-euro IT contract
ABN Amro has extended its multibillion-euro outsourcing deal with IBM by another 10 years Continue Reading
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December 01, 2014
01Dec2014
News
CIO interview: Kevin Cunnington, director general of digital transformation, DWP
Kevin Cunnington is responsible for making the Universal Credit IT system work - while leading the DWP's digital transformation Continue Reading
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December 01, 2014
01Dec2014
In Depth
Networking technologies emerging in the enterprise
We look at the latest networking technologies on offer, and those being adopted in the enterprise Continue Reading
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December 01, 2014
01Dec2014
News
Films leaked online after Sony Pictures hack
High-quality copies of still-to-be-released films have been leaked online a week after Sony Pictures Entertainment was reportedly hacked Continue Reading
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December 01, 2014
01Dec2014
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Barclays bank launches mobile video banking
Barclays Bank has launched a 24-hour video banking service that will enable customers to receive face-to-face service from anywhere Continue Reading
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November 28, 2014
28Nov2014
News
Lack of digital skills holding back two million small businesses
Two million small firms miss out on business due to lack of online presence, Department for Business Innovation & Skills report reveals Continue Reading