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2015 Stories
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March 17, 2015
17Mar2015
News
TNT outsources IT infrastructure to HP cloud
International logistics firm TNT has outsourced its IT infrastructure to Hewlett Packard (HP) in a six-year deal that will see it move to the cloud Continue Reading
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March 16, 2015
16Mar2015
News
Finland leads Europe in cloud service take-up
Europe is catching up with the US for cloud adoption - and the Nordic countries lead the way, with Sweden and Denmark close behind Finland Continue Reading
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March 16, 2015
16Mar2015
In Depth
Top five things you need to know about VMware Virtual Volumes
VMware’s Virtual Volumes (VVOLs) promise a revolution in storage for virtual machines, but what are the key things you need to know? Continue Reading
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March 16, 2015
16Mar2015
In Depth
Energy-efficient Europe: How the datacentre sector is keeping it clean
With users becoming increasingly savvy about environmental issues, we take a look at how the datacentre sector is responding Continue Reading
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March 16, 2015
16Mar2015
In Depth
Wi-Fi in the sky: The good, the bad and the ugly
With in-flight internet options spreading around the world, which services should discerning business travellers try, and which should they avoid? Continue Reading
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March 16, 2015
16Mar2015
E-Zine
Smartwatches mean business
In this week's Computer Weekly, we examine the potential enterprise uses of the Apple Watch, and find out what sort of apps might work for businesses. Our latest buyer's guide discusses the future of the desktop computer. And we look at how ... Continue Reading
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March 13, 2015
13Mar2015
News
Lookout bets on big data analytics to secure enterprise mobiles
Mobile security SaaS provider Lookout is betting on its cloud-based big data analytics capability to attract enterprise customers Continue Reading
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March 13, 2015
13Mar2015
News
IBM could create blockchain-based digital payments infrastructure for central banks
IBM has held informal talks with some central banks about building an infrastructure that can provide them with bitcoin-like digital payments systems Continue Reading
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March 13, 2015
13Mar2015
In Depth
How building information modelling is changing the construction industry
The Cabinet Office says that by 2016, “collaborative 3D building information modelling will be required on all government projects” Continue Reading
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March 13, 2015
13Mar2015
News
Japan recruits hackers for cyber security force
The Japanese government plans to recruit hackers to identify and protect against cyber security threats Continue Reading
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March 12, 2015
12Mar2015
News
CIO interview: Ivor Nicholson, Nottinghamshire County Council
Nottinghamshire County Council is facing £77m in cuts by 2018 and by rolling out new services, it plans to save £8m through technology alone Continue Reading
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March 11, 2015
11Mar2015
News
Microsoft Azure brings success for McDonald's Sweden
McDonald's Sweden's Microsoft Azure system is named best-in-class across the fast food organisation's global operation Continue Reading
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March 11, 2015
11Mar2015
News
Why IAM is topping security investments in 2015
It is not surprising identity and access management (IAM) is set to move to the fore in 2015 Continue Reading
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March 11, 2015
11Mar2015
News
US government CIO tells cloud buyers to get tough on suppliers
US Department of Labor CIO Dawn Leaf shares her learnings from helping 19,000 employees move off-premise at Cloud Expo 2015 Continue Reading
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March 11, 2015
11Mar2015
News
Post Office ends working group for IT system investigation day before potentially damaging report
The Post Office closed a working group involved in an investigation into claims against allegedly faulty accounting software used by subpostmasters Continue Reading
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March 11, 2015
11Mar2015
News
Tieto’s Taneli Tikka brings startup drive to industrial internet business
Taneli Tikka has an unusual job description as the head of industrial internet at Tieto Corporation Continue Reading
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March 10, 2015
10Mar2015
News
Wise chair Trudy Norris-Grey urges greater awareness of roles for women in IT
Chair of Wise Trudy Norris-Grey talks to Computer Weekly about raising awareness of opportunities for women in technology Continue Reading
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March 09, 2015
09Mar2015
News
Prepare for two modes of business intelligence, says Gartner
IT needs to open up business intelligence to the broader business to support its consumerisation Continue Reading
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March 09, 2015
09Mar2015
News
HSBC names replacement CIO for investment bank
HSBC has named the replacement for the departing CIO of its global banking and markets division, with an internal promotion filling the gap Continue Reading
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March 09, 2015
09Mar2015
News
US cyber crime indictment prompts calls for zero tolerance
A newly-revealed US indictment of three suspected cyber criminals has prompted a call for zero tolerance for cyber intrusions Continue Reading
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March 09, 2015
09Mar2015
E-Zine
A world of mobile possibilities
In this week's Computer Weekly, we report from Mobile World Congress, the world's biggest mobility event, on the latest innovations in mobile technology. Is the outsourcing industry set to cut thousands of jobs because of increasing IT automation? ... Continue Reading
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March 09, 2015
09Mar2015
News
Smart meter project in danger of outright failure, government warned
A report from the Energy and Climate Change Committee has warned that plans to install smart meters across the UK by 2020 are veering off-track Continue Reading
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March 09, 2015
09Mar2015
News
Group claiming links to Isis hacks small business websites
The FBI is investigating the hacking of a number of SME websites in the US and Europe by people claiming affiliation with Islamic State Continue Reading
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March 09, 2015
09Mar2015
News
2015 IT priorities: SDN yet to prove itself, fear of network hacks growing
In Computer Weekly’s 2015 IT priorities study, software-defined networking is still behind management and monitoring as a networking priority Continue Reading
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March 06, 2015
06Mar2015
News
How to ensure your hot-desking colleagues keep their data secure
Once hot-desking is implemented, data security suddenly demands greater attention Continue Reading
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March 06, 2015
06Mar2015
In Depth
How to secure the SDN infrastructure
As more enterprises look to deploy software-defined networking, the need for security from the ground up should not be underestimated Continue Reading
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March 06, 2015
06Mar2015
News
Sharing Economy UK launched to champion digital businesses
New trade body brings together digital businesses that encourage consumer and business asset-sharing, such as Airbnb and ZipCar Continue Reading
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March 06, 2015
06Mar2015
News
Procurement guidelines saved government £91m in 2014, says Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude
The government made £91m savings in 2014 with “militant” guidelines around procurement, says Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude Continue Reading
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March 05, 2015
05Mar2015
News
HSBC seeks new investment banking CIO as Sumeet Chabria leaves
HSBC is looking for a new IT head in its investment banking arm after Sumeet Chabria decided to leave after 21 years at the bank Continue Reading
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March 05, 2015
05Mar2015
News
China and US cross swords over software backdoors
Barack Obama criticises Chinese plans to force tech firms trading in China to share encryption keys and put backdoors in software Continue Reading
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March 05, 2015
05Mar2015
News
Tinder cuts app crashes with Rackspace cloud database
Tinder matchmaking app turns to managed cloud provider for IT and database support Continue Reading
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March 05, 2015
05Mar2015
News
Case study: How National Grid uses analytics to keeps the lights on
National Grid has started a project to supplement its existing asset maintenance system with predictive analytics Continue Reading
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March 04, 2015
04Mar2015
News
CIO interview: Connected cars set CIO agenda at Volvo
IT has always tried to align with the business, but for Klas Bendrik, group CIO at Volvo Cars, it seems business has aligned with IT Continue Reading
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March 04, 2015
04Mar2015
News
Strong future for enterprise IT in Nordic countries
From attracting the world to its ice-cool datacentres to the digitisation of the public sector, there is plenty going on in the Nordic region Continue Reading
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March 04, 2015
04Mar2015
News
Latest new UK bank launches virtually
Challenger financial services firm Charter Savings Bank has been launched, taking advantage of the lower cost of a virtual presence Continue Reading
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March 03, 2015
03Mar2015
E-Zine
CW Europe – March 2015 Edition
This issue of CW Europe explores how Neelie Kroes, who became the Netherlands Special Envoy for Startups at the beginning of 2015, is embarking on a new mission for startups in the Netherlands and the work she is leading via Startup Delta. Continue Reading
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March 02, 2015
02Mar2015
In Depth
Cyber crime: What every business needs to know
Computer Weekly gets the low-down on cyber crime from law enforcement officers and investigators Continue Reading
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March 02, 2015
02Mar2015
News
Lean IT Association unveils lean certification
LITA reveals Lean IT Certification Scheme for training providers wanting to teach the principles of Lean Continue Reading
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March 02, 2015
02Mar2015
E-Zine
Food giant acts fast on lean IT
In this week's Computer Weekly, we talk to the CIO from food giant Iglo – owner of Birds Eye – about how to work with outsourcers to keep IT lean and agile. We examine microservices, an important emerging trend in systems architecture. And we look ... Continue Reading
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March 02, 2015
02Mar2015
News
Government gives green light for Northern Futures UTC
George Osborne unveils plan for Northern Futures University Technical College to boost IT and healthcare science careers in north-east of England Continue Reading
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February 27, 2015
27Feb2015
News
Case study: Norwegian insurer invests in Darktrace machine-learning cyber defence
Shipping insurance company DNK hopes to inspire the rest of the shipping industry to adopt Darktrace’s cyber defence system Continue Reading
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February 27, 2015
27Feb2015
In Depth
$/GB vs $/IOPS and how to compare enterprise storage pricing
While raw drive prices are pennies per GB, the actual cost of enterprise storage is much higher. Finding a baseline can save you money Continue Reading
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February 27, 2015
27Feb2015
News
Google to launch Android Pay
Google is expected to launch a payments application programming interface at its I/O conference in May Continue Reading
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February 27, 2015
27Feb2015
In Depth
TUPE or not TUPE? That is the question
Designed to enable employees and business units to be transferred from one owner to another, TUPE legislation is now 33 years old Continue Reading
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February 27, 2015
27Feb2015
News
Microsoft to cut 9,000 jobs at Nokia plants in China
Microsoft plans to shut down two former Nokia manufacturing plants in China, which means 9,000 jobs will be lost in the latest round of cuts Continue Reading
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February 26, 2015
26Feb2015
News
Bank of England considers issuing digital currency
The Bank of England could issue its own digital currency in the future, in the same way that it does with bank notes Continue Reading
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February 26, 2015
26Feb2015
News
Cloud security still needs a lot more work, say European experts
Security and privacy remain a stumbling block for cloud computing, according to information experts at the Trust in the Digital World conference Continue Reading
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February 25, 2015
25Feb2015
News
Austin, San Francisco and Tel Aviv revealed as top tech cities
Austin, San Francisco and Tel Aviv have been ranked as top cities for tech companies, Savills report reveals Continue Reading
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February 25, 2015
25Feb2015
News
SMEs seek legal advice over controversial Capita contracts with government
SMEs that claim to have lost significant revenue through two government contracts are seeking legal advice over alleged breaches of competition law Continue Reading
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February 25, 2015
25Feb2015
News
RASP helps apps protect themselves, but is it ready for the enterprise?
A new technology called runtime application self-protection is being touted as a next big thing in application security. But not everyone is singing its praises. Continue Reading
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February 25, 2015
25Feb2015
News
Digital tech skills added to Shortage Occupation Lists for UK and Scotland
Digital tech sector roles added to Shortage Occupation List, along with health sector and energy industry workers Continue Reading
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February 25, 2015
25Feb2015
News
£700m spent on Universal Credit yet to deliver value for money, say MPs
The Department for Work and Pensions has spent £700m on Universal Credit so far, but has yet to convince MPs it is value for money Continue Reading
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February 25, 2015
25Feb2015
News
Dell adds Nutanix-powered XC630 and XC730 hyperconverged systems
Dell targets range of use cases with XC630 and XC730 Nutanix-powered server/storage nodes Continue Reading
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February 24, 2015
24Feb2015
News
PernixData FVP boosts RAM as host storage with up to 4x compression
Flash caching firm PernixData adds compression to FVP 2.5 for more scope to use RAM as host-based storage for high-performance datasets Continue Reading
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February 24, 2015
24Feb2015
News
UK consumers lack confidence in data protection, study finds
UK consumers do not believe businesses or governments do enough to protect their data, according to to Symantec’s State of Privacy report Continue Reading
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February 24, 2015
24Feb2015
News
ARM unleashes internet of things potential with starter kit
Chip-maker ARM has collaborated with IBM to launch the mbed IoT Starter Kit, pitched at SMEs and application developers Continue Reading
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February 24, 2015
24Feb2015
News
London’s Air Ambulance swaps A-Z maps for mobile apps
London’s Air Ambulance has halved emergency dispatch times through an incident information and routing app from Mubaloo Continue Reading
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February 24, 2015
24Feb2015
News
PrivDog SSL compromise potentially worse than Superfish
Some versions of PrivDog software designed to block online ads compromise internet security in a similar way to Superfish Continue Reading
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February 23, 2015
23Feb2015
News
Apple invests in European datacentres as EU investigates tax break
Apple is investing €1.7bn in two European datacentres to support iTunes, the App Store, iMessage, Maps and Siri Continue Reading
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February 23, 2015
23Feb2015
E-Zine
Banks take the fight to the web giants
In this week's Computer Weekly, with internet giants like Google, Apple and Facebook offering banking services, Santander is leading the fightback by launching a cloud storage service; but can it win? Our latest buyer's guide looks at ... Continue Reading
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February 20, 2015
20Feb2015
News
BlackBerry 10.3.1 review: Access Android apps and Blend
BlackBerry has finally released version 10.3.1 of its mobile operating system, which gives access to the Amazon Android app store Continue Reading
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February 20, 2015
20Feb2015
News
IBM moves to MLC in FlashSystem 900 and V9000 all-flash arrays
IBM boosts density with new Micron MLC flash drives in revamped all-flash arrays, the FlashSystem 900 and the V9000 that includes SAN Volume Controller storage virtualisation hardware Continue Reading
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February 20, 2015
20Feb2015
News
Security fears stop small firms using cloud computing
Although 60% of small businesses are using cloud computing services, the remaining 40% are put off by security fears Continue Reading
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February 19, 2015
19Feb2015
News
CIO interview: Paul Coby, IT director, John Lewis Partnership
Technology is an essential ingredient to the success of John Lewis, and the retailer is ploughing £100m into IT initiatives in 2015 Continue Reading
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February 19, 2015
19Feb2015
Photo Story
Windows 10 Build 9926: Photos, a Universal App with OneDrive connectivity
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February 19, 2015
19Feb2015
Photo Story
Windows 10 Build 9926:
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February 19, 2015
19Feb2015
Photo Story
Windows 10 Build: Desktop voice search withCortana
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February 19, 2015
19Feb2015
Photo Story
Windows 10 Build 9926: A first look
We install and test-drive the latest build of Windows 10, which introduces desktop Cortana and Continuum for moving the GUI across devices Continue Reading
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February 19, 2015
19Feb2015
Photo Story
Windows 10 Build 9926: Dark Theme
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February 19, 2015
19Feb2015
Photo Story
Windows 10 Build 9926: Continuum
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February 19, 2015
19Feb2015
News
Intel Security warns of six social engineering techniques targeting businesses
An Intel Security report encourages businesses to address and educate employees on “six levers of influence” used by hackers Continue Reading
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February 19, 2015
19Feb2015
Tip
Five ways to prepare a company board for a cyber breach
Five key things that boards need to do to stop their businesses leaking like sieves and potentially going to the wall Continue Reading
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February 17, 2015
17Feb2015
News
Home Office wins appeal against £224m Raytheon payment over e-Borders cancellation
The Home Office has won an appeal against a tribunal decision to award £224m to supplier Raytheon over the cancellation of its e-Borders contract Continue Reading
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February 17, 2015
17Feb2015
News
IBM and Oracle named as potential Monitise buyers
IBM and Oracle have emerged as potential candidates to take over British mobile software company Monitise Continue Reading
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February 17, 2015
17Feb2015
News
Suse launches Ceph-based cloud software-defined storage
Suse launches commercially-supported object, block and file Ceph distribution Enterprise Storage, software-defined storage Continue Reading
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February 17, 2015
17Feb2015
News
International spyware operation linked to NSA
The US National Security Agency has reportedly hidden surveillance software in the hard drives of several top computer makers Continue Reading
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February 17, 2015
17Feb2015
News
WCIT mentors support tech entrepreneurialism
WCIT members focus on mentoring tech startups and encouraging more entrepreneurialism Continue Reading
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February 16, 2015
16Feb2015
News
DWP starts national Universal Credit IT rollout
The next phase of the national IT rollout for the controversial Universal Credit programme has started Continue Reading
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February 16, 2015
16Feb2015
News
Infosys acquires Panaya for automation
Infosys continues its move to non-linear business models through the acquisition of US automation software maker Panaya for $200m Continue Reading
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February 16, 2015
16Feb2015
News
MasterCard to pilot facial, voice and fingerprint authentication
MasterCard will pilot a biometric authentication and verification tool this year as part of cyber security technology investment Continue Reading
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February 16, 2015
16Feb2015
News
$1bn cyber heist underlines need for detection, say security experts
The theft of up to $1bn from financial institutions in a daring cyber crime operation underlines the need for monitoring, say security experts Continue Reading
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February 15, 2015
15Feb2015
E-Zine
Who will get your digital vote?
In this week's Computer Weekly, we hear from the UK's three main political parties as they debate their digital policies ahead of the general election. Is the rise of the CDO a threat to the CIO's position? We find out what IT leaders have to say. Continue Reading
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February 13, 2015
13Feb2015
Blog Post
Why it's time for the IT community to engage with politicians
No blood was spilled, but listening to the three main political parties debate their digital policies together for the first time this week laid out the battleground for their likely general ... Continue Reading
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February 13, 2015
13Feb2015
News
Lloyds Bank launches smartwatch service
Lloyds Bank will send offers to its mobile banking customers direct to their smartwatches Continue Reading
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February 12, 2015
12Feb2015
News
Damballa report highlights the limitations of prevention-centric security
Anti-virus (AV) suppliers can take more than six months to create signatures for malware, according to a report from security firm Damballa Continue Reading
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February 12, 2015
12Feb2015
News
Airwave's Tetra emergency services radio "costly and inflexible"
Incumbent Airwave failed to advance to the next stage of the Emergency Services Network procurement because its Tetra radio technology was too inflexible for current needs, according to reports Continue Reading
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February 12, 2015
12Feb2015
News
Baidu Chinese search engine share price falls on disappointing results
China’s Baidu search engine share price fell by more than 8% in after-hours trade after quarterly revenue came in $11m below expectations Continue Reading
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February 11, 2015
11Feb2015
News
General election 2015: Major parties focus on tech agenda
With advancements around data protection and state surveillance of internet traffic, the UK is heading into its first tech-aware general election Continue Reading
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February 11, 2015
11Feb2015
Opinion
What is government as a platform and how do we achieve it?
There are lots of discussion going on at the moment about digital “platforms”, and the impact they might have on UK public services Continue Reading
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February 11, 2015
11Feb2015
News
Lloyds Bank accepts ID documents uploaded on social media
Lloyds Bank group customers can upload identification documents on technology used in social media, reducing the need to visit a branch Continue Reading
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February 10, 2015
10Feb2015
News
Why peer-to-peer lending is such a threat to banks
Consumer trust for finance firms has never been high, and since the financial turmoil at the end of the previous decade it has reached rock bottom Continue Reading
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February 09, 2015
09Feb2015
News
UK tech firms confident of 11% growth in 2015
Barclay’s Fast Growth Tech survey reveals tech firms predict growth four times higher than country’s GDP forecast Continue Reading
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February 09, 2015
09Feb2015
News
The more IT changes, the more technology issues remain the same
In the early 2000s Nigel Beighton was CTO at Lastminute.com. Yet, 15 years on, he says the technology issues he faced then have changed little Continue Reading
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February 09, 2015
09Feb2015
E-Zine
Tackling security with quantum physics
In this week's Computer Weekly, we examine research that promises to deliver new levels of encrypted communications using quantum teleportation. IBM has announced its latest mainframe – but will the company's problems hinder its future? And we find ... Continue Reading
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February 06, 2015
06Feb2015
Photo Story
Windows 10: Universal apps share a lot in common with Windows Store apps
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February 06, 2015
06Feb2015
Photo Story
Windows 10: What is a universal app
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February 06, 2015
06Feb2015
Photo Story
Windows 10: Universal apps run in a window on the desktop.
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February 06, 2015
06Feb2015
Photo Story
Universal apps in the enterprise
Windows 10 offers a new application platform, called universal apps. Should businesses consider using universal apps for new applications Continue Reading
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February 06, 2015
06Feb2015
Photo Story
Windows 10: Creating a universal app in Visual Studio 2015
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February 06, 2015
06Feb2015
Photo Story
Windows 10: Preparing the enterprise