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April 03, 2014 03Apr2014 News

Competition from FinTech startups keeps big suppliers on their toes

Big suppliers in the financial technology space are becoming more agile because of the competition from startup technology companies Continue Reading

April 03, 2014 03Apr2014 News

EMC upgrades Avamar, Networker and Data Domain products

EMC boosts application and hypervisor integration on Avamar, Networker and Data Domain as part of a strategic push to "backup-less backup" and a "data protection continuum" Continue Reading

April 03, 2014 03Apr2014 E-Zine

CW Europe – April 2014 Edition

This edition of CW Europe looks at data protection in Europe after PRISM, asking what the new EU data protection regulation is about and how it could affect your business. CW Europe’s security editor asked industry experts their opinion how the ... Continue Reading

April 03, 2014 03Apr2014 News

RBS IT head Mike Errington retires

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) IT head Mike "Offshore Errington" is to retire after months of speculation during the bank's cost-cutting operation Continue Reading

April 03, 2014 03Apr2014 News

Why have organisations failed to make PSN compliance deadline?

A number of organisations have failed to meet the PSN security compliance deadline despite the threat of being cut off from critical services Continue Reading

April 03, 2014 03Apr2014 News

Pharmaceuticals company turns to cloud HR technology

Astra Zeneca CIO Dave Smoley turns lessons learned from an earlier cloud HR implementation to use at the pharmaceuticals giant Continue Reading

April 02, 2014 02Apr2014 News

Government signs £5.5m Microsoft deal to extend Windows XP support

The government has signed a deal with Microsoft to support Windows XP across the UK public sector for 12 months after 8 April deadline Continue Reading

April 02, 2014 02Apr2014 News

Study alleges deeper NSA influence on RSA

RSA adopted a second NSA-developed encryption tool, increasing the agency's spying capabilities, a study claims Continue Reading

April 01, 2014 01Apr2014 News

UK update to copyright law imminent

The UK is to update its 1988 copyright law for the digital age in line with a nearly three-year-old review Continue Reading

April 01, 2014 01Apr2014 News

Samsung opens Digital Classroom at Royal Albert Hall

Samsung offers music, science and maths workshops for seven to 14 year olds at Royal Albert Hall Continue Reading

March 31, 2014 31Mar2014 News

Government failed at promoting competition over BDUK, say MPs

The government has consistently failed to promote competition during the roll-out of rural broadband across the UK, according to the PAC. Continue Reading

March 31, 2014 31Mar2014 News

Duke of York and Nominet launch iDEA Digital Enterprise Award scheme

Digital Enterprise Award scheme launched at Buckingham Palace to encourage young people to start their own businesses Continue Reading

March 31, 2014 31Mar2014 E-Zine

Where next for the NHS Care.data programme?

In this week’s Computer Weekly, healthcare IT experts talk about the next steps for the controversial NHS Care.data plan to create a database of medical records. Is Moore’s Law running out? We hear about the future of processor technology. And our ... Continue Reading

March 31, 2014 31Mar2014 News

Ministry of Justice to invest up to £375m in court and tribunal technology reform

The Ministry of Justice has announced a five-year programme to update and replace technology used in courts and tribunals across the UK Continue Reading

March 31, 2014 31Mar2014 News

Analytics jobs increase by 80% in India

Demand for analytics professionals in India grew by a massive 80% companies made it a priority to take advantage of data Continue Reading

March 28, 2014 28Mar2014 In Depth

How to manage the tension between agility and discipline in IT

Agility requires a new level of discipline that is redefining IT project management Continue Reading

March 28, 2014 28Mar2014 In Depth

Can the mainframe remain relevant in the cloud and mobile era?

IBM mainframes run more than 1.1m transactions per second, yet the mainframe has remained largely unfashionable. We investigate Continue Reading

March 28, 2014 28Mar2014 News

M&S uses social media to make customers happy and drive sales

Marks and Spencer has been using social media to engage with its customers and has seen a significant increase in sales from its marketing campaigns Continue Reading

March 28, 2014 28Mar2014 Report

2013 Salary-Survey: Exclusive download for ComputerWeekly members

The results of TechTarget's IT Salary and Careers Survey chart the compensation, job satisfaction, career paths and project priorities of 1,700 IT professionals, including hundreds of CIOs. Continue Reading

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Download: BCG: The Trust Advantage

This report from Boston Consulting Group, based on surveys of 10,000 people, takes the temperature on how consumers around the world are feeling about the collection and use of personal data. Continue Reading

March 28, 2014 28Mar2014 News

Google says government data requests are up 120% since 2009

Government requests for information about Google customers, have increased by 120% since 2009 Continue Reading

March 27, 2014 27Mar2014 News

Security an unnecessary expense, say one in six techies

One in six IT professionals see security as an unnecessary expense, a study has revealed Continue Reading

March 26, 2014 26Mar2014 News

CRM critical to digital transformation in India

Indian businesses integrate customer relationship management (CRM) investments with digital initiatives as customer interaction expands rapidly Continue Reading

March 26, 2014 26Mar2014 News

TechUK criticises OFT's reporting of IT cartel accusations

TechUK criticises a report from the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) alleging anti-competitive behaviour and collusion between public sector IT suppliers Continue Reading

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Download: BBC Unified Communications

Steve Shepherd, head of IT and business alignment at the BBC, explains how the BBC is using unified communications technology to simplify its telecommunications infrastructure, in this presentation for Computer Weekly’s 500 Club for IT leaders. Continue Reading

March 25, 2014 25Mar2014 In Depth

Understanding the real value of IT and proving it to the business

At a time when costs are being continually squeezed, there is more pressure than ever to demonstrate the business value of technology Continue Reading

March 25, 2014 25Mar2014 Tip

Seven secrets of SQL Server Management Studio

SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) is the principal interface for working with Microsoft SQL Server. However, many subtleties of this powerful tool evade even the most seasoned professionals Continue Reading

March 25, 2014 25Mar2014 In Depth

Using NoSQL databases to gain competitive advantage

NoSQL is attracting growing interest from businesses - we examine three case studies: Amadeus, i2O and Temetra Continue Reading

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Download: Global Risks 2014

The report analyses 31 global risks and includes a special in-depth investigation into digital disintegration. Other risks of significant concern include income disparity, extreme weather events, unemployment and fiscal crises. Continue Reading

March 25, 2014 25Mar2014 In Depth

Target data breach: Why UK business needs to pay attention

Late last year, US retailer Target was hit by one of the biggest data breaches in the industry's history. So what happened and why is it relevant to UK businesses? Continue Reading

March 24, 2014 24Mar2014 News

Two Cambridge graduates teach kids to code with robots

Robotiky looking for support to kick start project of teaching kids to code through the use of robots Continue Reading

March 24, 2014 24Mar2014 News

Grant Thornton spends £3m in move to cloud HR services

Financial advisory firm invests in cloud talent management as it gears up to expand its operations in the UK Continue Reading

March 24, 2014 24Mar2014 E-Zine

Get kids coding

In this week's Computer Weekly, we examine the latest moves to encourage children to learn to code, to help avoid future skills shortages. Facebook's Open Compute Project is bringing open source to the datacentre – we look at what it means for IT. ... Continue Reading

March 24, 2014 24Mar2014 News

Analysis: Care.data – where next?

Following the public debate surrounding the NHS Care.data plan, it was unsurprising the topic dominated the UK’s largest health IT event Continue Reading

March 24, 2014 24Mar2014 News

What do Indian IT giants think of Meghraj?

The Government of India cloud (GI Cloud), which promises to reduce costs and increase IT adoption in the public sector in India, has been welcomed by small IT suppliers, but what do the IT giants in the country think? Continue Reading

March 24, 2014 24Mar2014 News

CompTIA to launch Advancing Women in IT community in UK

CompTIA to introduce US women in tech community model in UK after demand from UK females Continue Reading

March 22, 2014 22Mar2014 Photo Story

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