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2014 Stories
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November 03, 2014
03Nov2014
News
Indian banks invest in real-time data
Indian banking and securities firms will be spending about INR 470bn on IT products and services in 2014 Continue Reading
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November 03, 2014
03Nov2014
E-Zine
Enterprises push for open standards
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we find out about a new push led by Shell and BP to get IT vendors to agree interoperability standards for the digital age. We learn how one company is using agile development to introduce support for the bitcoin ... Continue Reading
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November 01, 2014
01Nov2014
Photo Story
Koil startup incubation area at Kashiwa-no-ha
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November 01, 2014
01Nov2014
Photo Story
Residents of Kashiwa-no-ha
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November 01, 2014
01Nov2014
Photo Story
Ravi Chalaka of HDS gets a health check
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November 01, 2014
01Nov2014
Photo Story
Health room at Kashiwa-no-ha
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November 01, 2014
01Nov2014
Photo Story
Solar panels in Kashiwa-no-ha
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November 01, 2014
01Nov2014
Photo Story
Smart car sharing in Kashiwa-no-ha
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November 01, 2014
01Nov2014
Photo Story
In the Smart Center at Kashiwa-no-ha
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November 01, 2014
01Nov2014
Photo Story
Sara Gardner of HDS visits the dentist
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November 01, 2014
01Nov2014
Photo Story
Inside Kashiwa-no-ha: Hitachi Smart City near Tokyo
Hitachi shares what its Kashiwa-no-ha Smart City looks like near Tokyo, Japan. Continue Reading
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October 31, 2014
31Oct2014
Photo Story
Imitation Game cast
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October 31, 2014
31Oct2014
Photo Story
A sad ending
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October 31, 2014
31Oct2014
Photo Story
The Imitation Game: the life of Alan Turing
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October 31, 2014
31Oct2014
Photo Story
Colossus
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October 31, 2014
31Oct2014
Photo Story
Keira Knightley plays Joan Clarke
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October 31, 2014
31Oct2014
Photo Story
Benedict Cumberbatch plays Alan Turing
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October 31, 2014
31Oct2014
Photo Story
The real story behind The Imitation Game film
The life of Alan Turing is being celebrated on the big screen this month. The Imitation Game from Studio Canal opens on November 14th 2014 and tells the story of the war hero who’s achievements until recently were largely unknown. Continue Reading
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October 31, 2014
31Oct2014
News
Ipswich hospital improves healthcare service with Esri data visualisation
Health pilots location-based technology that delivers data visualisation Continue Reading
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October 30, 2014
30Oct2014
News
Problems surface as first users attempt to use Gov.uk Verify
Problems have surfaced as users try to use Gov.uk Verify to prove their identities Continue Reading
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October 30, 2014
30Oct2014
News
Business needs to take cyber crime seriously, says top EU cyber cop Troels Oerting
Troels Oerting, head of Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre, says businesses must heed the risk of cyber crime Continue Reading
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October 30, 2014
30Oct2014
News
Hitachi aims for globalisation through technology to support people's lives
Hitachi showcases global social innovation projects at Innovation Forum in Tokyo Continue Reading
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October 30, 2014
30Oct2014
News
Half a million citizens to be using Gov.uk Verify by April 2015
Government now expects to have nearly half a million people using its Gov.uk Verify service for online identity assurance by April 2015 Continue Reading
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October 30, 2014
30Oct2014
News
Many firms still unprepared for cyber attack, EY survey shows
More than a third of organisastions have no real-time insight on cyber risks necessary to combat rising threats, a survey has shown Continue Reading
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October 30, 2014
30Oct2014
News
Firms at serious risk of data loss through file sharing, study shows
Businesses are at serious risk of data loss and compliance violations due to risky file-sharing practices, a study has shown Continue Reading
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October 30, 2014
30Oct2014
News
UK lags behind US and Australia in DevOps adoption
The UK is significantly behind other markets in terms of DevOps adoption Continue Reading
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October 30, 2014
30Oct2014
In Depth
Currency exchange business Travelex cuts HR costs by 25% with cloud IT systems
Travelex's cloud human resources (HR) project survived a budget overrun to cut costs and job recruitment times Continue Reading
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October 30, 2014
30Oct2014
In Depth
How the BBC became digital in three-and-a-half years
The BBC has undergone a digital transformation that started 18 months prior to the London 2012 Olympic Games Continue Reading
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October 29, 2014
29Oct2014
News
Home Office appeals against $300m Raytheon payment in e-Borders dispute
The Home Office has appealed against a decision to award $300m to Raytheon over the cancellation of its e-Borders contract Continue Reading
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October 29, 2014
29Oct2014
News
Tackling bloatware in the age of cloud-based apps
Microsoft Office general manager Julia White on Office 365 security and making cloud apps easier for users Continue Reading
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October 29, 2014
29Oct2014
News
Banks see technology firms as biggest threat, says Infosys
Google, Apple and Facebook the biggest threat to banks as technology firms offer consumers financial services Continue Reading
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October 29, 2014
29Oct2014
News
HMRC to save £200m per year by scrapping Aspire outsourcing deal
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) expects to save over £200m a year by moving away from its Aspire IT outsourcing contract in June 2017 Continue Reading
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October 29, 2014
29Oct2014
Blog Post
Why is Huawei hiding behind Honor?
When you are consistently criticised over trust and security, deliberately obfuscating the facts about your involvement in a brand is very strange. Continue Reading
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October 28, 2014
28Oct2014
News
British fashion retailer AllSaints picks Google tools for innovation
Fashion brand AllSaints has refreshed its technology strategy with Google technologies to improve collaboration Continue Reading
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October 28, 2014
28Oct2014
News
Lloyds Banking Group confirms 9,000 job cuts and digital investment
Lloyds Banking Group has confirmed it will cut 9000 jobs and close around 150 branches to focus more on its digital strategy Continue Reading
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October 28, 2014
28Oct2014
News
Met Office supercomputer to increase weather forecast accuracy
Met Office buys £97m Cray supercomputer to help predict disruptive weather events with a far greater degree of accuracy Continue Reading
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October 28, 2014
28Oct2014
News
Most businesses do not understand risks of data breaches, study finds
More than 70% of businesses do not understand fully the risks associated with data breaches, a study shows Continue Reading
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October 28, 2014
28Oct2014
News
Government replaces Becta education IT procurement framework
Government seeks up to 20 suppliers to form a £300m procurement framework for ICT services to public-sector education organisations Continue Reading
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October 27, 2014
27Oct2014
News
Incident response: a common failing
Organisations hit by cyber attacks often lack an effective incident response plan. Why are so many unprepared? Continue Reading
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October 27, 2014
27Oct2014
News
Met Police trials analytics to fight gang crime
The Metropolitan Police is experimenting with analytics software to help predict which criminals are likely to re-offend Continue Reading
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October 27, 2014
27Oct2014
News
Cloud providers rush to build European datacentres over data sovereignty
Cloud providers IBM and Google build datacentres in the EU as enterprises insist on keeping their data in Europe Continue Reading
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October 27, 2014
27Oct2014
News
CIO interview: David Johnstone of Martin Currie Investment Management
The head of solutions management at the asset management firm discusses IT projects and the changing role of IT leaders Continue Reading
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October 27, 2014
27Oct2014
E-Zine
Securing critical industrial systems
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we examine the security threats to the industrial control systems that power the UK’s critical national infrastructure, and ask what can be done to better protect them. We look at the key considerations when choosing ... Continue Reading
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October 27, 2014
27Oct2014
News
Hitachi Data Systems ploughs ahead with social innovation plans
Hitachi Innovation Forum expects 16,000 delegates to share user cases on how technology is making society safer Continue Reading
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October 24, 2014
24Oct2014
News
Six networks that changed the world forever
The Science Museum opens its Information Age gallery, dedicated to the history of information and communications Continue Reading
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October 24, 2014
24Oct2014
News
Universal Credit digital service set for first public test in Sutton
Digital service for Universal Credit to start testing with benefit claimants in Sutton, south London, in the next two months Continue Reading
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October 24, 2014
24Oct2014
News
Amazon reports tough quarter despite sales increase
Amazon reported a 20% year-on-year increase in third-quarter sales to $20.58bn, but also posted a net loss of $437m Continue Reading
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October 23, 2014
23Oct2014
News
Finance IT group wants to push forward banks' cloud discussion
The Banking Industry Architecture Network (Bian) calls on industry to decide on the core banking systems to move to cloud platforms and share Continue Reading
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October 23, 2014
23Oct2014
News
Universal Credit digital system reaches key milestone as DWP delays roll-out
The digital system supporting the Department for Work and Pension's Universal Credit programme has passed a major development milestone Continue Reading
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October 23, 2014
23Oct2014
News
BBC takes iPlayer video production to AWS cloud to beat bottleneck and storage woes
Having run Video Factory on AWS for over a year, BBC's Robert Shield explains how he overcame iPlayer bottleneck and availability challenges Continue Reading
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October 23, 2014
23Oct2014
News
European enterprises can halve colo expenses by moving north, says Gartner
Favourable environmental conditions in Northern Europe mean enterprises can save on their datacentre expenses Continue Reading
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October 22, 2014
22Oct2014
In Depth
Interview: Ed Vaizey MP talks digital economy and digital skills
Minister for the digital economy Ed Vaizey discusses his new role and the future of digital policy Continue Reading
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October 22, 2014
22Oct2014
News
Firms lack technology for workforce of the future
European businesses will rely increasingly on freelance, geographically dispersed employees as they vie to attract the top skills to their organisations over the next 5 years. Continue Reading
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October 22, 2014
22Oct2014
News
De Beers transforms global IT infrastructure in outsourcing deal with HCL
South African diamond company De Beers transforms its global IT infrastructure in an outsourcing deal with HCL enabling industrialised services Continue Reading
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October 22, 2014
22Oct2014
News
EMC buys out Cisco’s stakes in VCE as year-on-year revenue jumps 9%
Storage giant EMC has reported a 9% increase year on year for the third quarter of 2014, thanks to revenue rises across its divisions Continue Reading
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October 22, 2014
22Oct2014
In Depth
Social media for communication inside the enterprise
Companies have long used social media technology such as Facebook and Twitter to reach more customers – but how are businesses using it internally? Continue Reading
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October 22, 2014
22Oct2014
News
Defra first department to implement Gov.uk Verify
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs first to utilise government’s new identity assurance system Continue Reading
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October 22, 2014
22Oct2014
News
Drones a threat to privacy, says former GCHQ chief David Omand
The use of drones in the UK raises significant safety, security and privacy concerns, according to a report from ex-head of GCHQ, David Omand Continue Reading
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October 21, 2014
21Oct2014
News
Government releases social media guidance for civil servants
New social media guidelines for civil servants have been released by the Cabinet Office Continue Reading
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October 21, 2014
21Oct2014
News
Why Shell, BP and PwC teamed up to launch platform-neutral IT4IT Forum
Lack of IT integration and workload interoperability is pushing enterprises such as Royal Dutch Shell to collaborate with IT providers to develop standards Continue Reading
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October 21, 2014
21Oct2014
News
GCHQ embodies British values, says Iain Lobban
Outgoing GCHQ director Iain Lobban has defended the intelligence agency in his final speech before retiring Continue Reading
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October 21, 2014
21Oct2014
News
US retailer Staples investigates possible data breach
US retailer Staples confirms it is investigating a possible credit and debit card breach Continue Reading
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October 20, 2014
20Oct2014
News
IBM operating income falls by 18% as it offloads semiconductor unit
IBM reported lower-than-expected earnings for the third quarter of 2014, with revenue down by 4% year-on-year Continue Reading
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October 20, 2014
20Oct2014
News
Disney spreads the magic through wearable technology
The Walt Disney Company is using wearable technology to improve customer experience and engage with visitors Continue Reading
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October 20, 2014
20Oct2014
News
Forget devices, we still need signal, says WWF IT director
Organisations such as the WWF are still trying to focus on sufficient connectivity for remote workers says WWF director of ICT services, Linda Humphrey. Continue Reading
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October 20, 2014
20Oct2014
E-Zine
Managing digital projects
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we examine the project management challenges for IT teams that are building digital, agile systems. We look at the growing importance of user experience testing driven by mobile app development. We assess the main ... Continue Reading
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October 17, 2014
17Oct2014
News
FBI director James Comey joins call for online surveillance tools
FBI director James Comey has reiterated the need for online surveillance and joined calls for more tools to do so Continue Reading
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October 17, 2014
17Oct2014
News
Local government outsourcing shrinks workforce 35%
The number of staff directly employed by a fifth of local authorities will reduce 35% by 2020 as a result of outsourcing Continue Reading
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October 17, 2014
17Oct2014
News
Google shares down on mixed third quarter results
Google's share price dipped around 3% in response to mixed financial results for the third quarter Continue Reading
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October 17, 2014
17Oct2014
Photo Story
Dreamforce 2014: Marc Benioff's keynote
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October 17, 2014
17Oct2014
Photo Story
Dreamforce 2014: Salesforce.com co-founder Parker Harris as a superhero
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October 17, 2014
17Oct2014
Photo Story
Dreamforce 2014: Fireside chat with Microsoft
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October 17, 2014
17Oct2014
Photo Story
Dreamforce 2014: #DFGives One Million Meals campaign
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October 17, 2014
17Oct2014
Photo Story
Making waves at Dreamforce 2014
Love him or hate him, Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff draws a crowd. This is a cloud software company with an increasing focus on application development Continue Reading
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October 17, 2014
17Oct2014
Photo Story
Dreamforce 2014: Hillary Clinton talks children's education and technology
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October 17, 2014
17Oct2014
Photo Story
Dreamforce 2014: Surfin' with the Beach Boys
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October 16, 2014
16Oct2014
News
Cope could be the future of mobility, says BBC technology chief
A corporate-owned, personally enabled (Cope) implementation could be the best option for mobility plans in the future Continue Reading
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October 16, 2014
16Oct2014
News
UK is prime target for cyber attacks, says FireEye
The UK has been greatest target of advanced cyber attacks in Europe, the Middle East or Africa in the first half of 2014, report shows Continue Reading
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October 16, 2014
16Oct2014
News
Comic Relief’s digital challenge: talent, data and the No Make-Up Selfie
Social media campaigns such as the No Make-Up Selfie and the Ice Bucket Challenge threaten charities such as Comic Relief with their digital reach Continue Reading
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October 16, 2014
16Oct2014
News
Security key to Bank of Maharashtra payments platform
The Bank of Maharashtra (BOM) is using software from FIS for a card management and card fraud and risk monitoring system as it modernizes its payments platform Continue Reading
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October 15, 2014
15Oct2014
News
Industrial control systems: What are the security challenges?
Targeted attacks on industrial control systems are the biggest threat to critical national infrastructure, says Kaspersky Lab Continue Reading
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October 15, 2014
15Oct2014
In Depth
Cloud, frozen pizza model and the immutable infrastructure
The architecture pattern for immutable infrastructure is based on the made-to-order pizza model Continue Reading
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October 15, 2014
15Oct2014
News
Cyber security failing in execution, says ex-US cyber czar
Cyber security suffers from a lack of execution, former White House cyber security co-ordinator Howard Schmidt has said. Continue Reading
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October 15, 2014
15Oct2014
News
Gov.uk Verify identity assurance service ready to go live
Government expected to launch first service using digital identity assurance in "next couple of weeks" Continue Reading
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October 15, 2014
15Oct2014
Opinion
Nobody has a monopoly on digital leadership
As IT becomes more strategic and pervasive, effective digital leadership is needed by just about every organisation Continue Reading
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October 15, 2014
15Oct2014
News
B&Q launches online kitchen planning and design tool
The DIY retailer debuts its B&Q Spaces planning and design tool which allows customers to plan their kitchen, bathroom and bedroom projects online Continue Reading
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October 15, 2014
15Oct2014
News
CIOs fear poor cloud investment is making businesses uncompetitive
CIOs and CFOs fear their enterprises are missing revenue opportunities due to poor cloud strategies Continue Reading
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October 14, 2014
14Oct2014
Blog Post
What has happened to the Prime Minister's Digital Taskforce?
In July, the government revealed the existence of the Prime Minister's Digital Taskforce - notable at that time mainly for the fact that Tech City chair and former Facebook Europe managing director ... Continue Reading
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October 14, 2014
14Oct2014
In Depth
Backup and disaster recovery in the age of virtualisation
One of the benefits of using virtual machines is the scope for improved backup. We look at the product offerings from traditional and new suppliers Continue Reading
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October 13, 2014
13Oct2014
News
Embedded SIMs key to unlocking internet of things
GSMA’s eUICC Embedded SIM Specification will help M2M communications and the IoT become mainstream, say analysts Continue Reading
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October 13, 2014
13Oct2014
News
UK ranks third in right to be forgotten requests to Google
The UK has made the third-highest number of requests for links to be removed from Google's search results Continue Reading
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October 13, 2014
13Oct2014
E-Zine
Why has HP split?
In this week’s Computer Weekly, HP has announced plans to split the company in two – we look at the reasons and assess the future prospects for the IT giant. We examine the best practice in security policy to support a bring your own device (BYOD) ... Continue Reading
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October 13, 2014
13Oct2014
News
Cybercrime fighters to target kingpins, says top EU cyber cop
International cybercrime fighters are to focus on the relatively small number of top malware producers, says Europe's top cyber cop Continue Reading
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October 12, 2014
12Oct2014
Photo Story
Microsoft presents ‘Tenison Road’
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October 12, 2014
12Oct2014
Photo Story
Jack receives the ‘Future Generation of Teaching’ award at Creative Technology Day
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October 12, 2014
12Oct2014
Photo Story
Jo Morrison, Central Saint Martins digital projects director, introduces the event
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October 12, 2014
12Oct2014
Photo Story
Calvium running an app workshop to create the ‘collective quilt’
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October 12, 2014
12Oct2014
Photo Story
Ayse and Miguel from Imperial College show off their robots
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October 12, 2014
12Oct2014
Photo Story
Ghack led a set of circuitry and embroidery workshops at Central Saint Martins tech day
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October 12, 2014
12Oct2014
Photo Story
Daniela Toledo’s exhibit of wearable computing is admired at Creative Technology Day