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February 06, 2015 06Feb2015 Photo Story

Windows 10: A universal app has both shared and platform-specific code,

February 06, 2015 06Feb2015 News

Former Lloyds bank and Barclays CIO Darryl West joins HSBC

HSBC has appointed Darryl West, who left Barclays in December, as CIO Continue Reading

February 06, 2015 06Feb2015 News

Symantec continues cloud investment in spite of poor Q3 results

Symantec has reported third quarter 2015 revenue of $1.64bn, a drop of 4% compared with $1.70bn over the same period in 2014 Continue Reading

February 06, 2015 06Feb2015 News

National Police ICT Company finally set to start operations

A national Police ICT Company is set to begin operations after finally being approved by the UK’s police and crime commissioners Continue Reading

February 06, 2015 06Feb2015 News

Sony data breach claims first scalp as co-chair steps down

Amy Pascal, co-chair of Sony Pictures Entertainment, steps down in wake of data breach that exposed "inappropriate" comments in emails Continue Reading

February 06, 2015 06Feb2015 Blog Post

Microsoft open sources .NET 'execution engine'

Microsoft open sources 'execution engine' for .NET Continue Reading

February 06, 2015 06Feb2015 In Depth

How to combat VM sprawl

VMs are easy to create, but when unmanaged they proliferate around your infrastructure. Here, we explain VM sprawl and how to combat it Continue Reading

February 06, 2015 06Feb2015 News

Sweeping trend towards digital banking forces RBS branch closures

Royal Bank of Scotland "taken aback" by ever-increasing take-up of digital banking and announces additional branch closures across UK Continue Reading

February 06, 2015 06Feb2015 News

Kellogg's outsources digital marketing to Indian supplier

Food giant Kellogg's outsources the management of its digital marketing platform to Indian IT services firm Mindtree Continue Reading

February 05, 2015 05Feb2015 News

FCC’s Tom Wheeler offers up net neutrality plan

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) may rule in favour of a strong regulatory environment to preserve the open internet Continue Reading

February 05, 2015 05Feb2015 News

Experiment proves banks cannot take digital first for granted

Experiment finds majority of banking customers do not fully understand online statements Continue Reading

February 05, 2015 05Feb2015 E-Zine

CW Europe – February 2015 Edition

This issue of CW Europe looks at the results of the 2015 IT Priorities report, which questioned more than 1,000 technology professionals worldwide to reveal how IT departments are finally starting to shake off the effect of the 2008-2009 recession. ... Continue Reading

February 05, 2015 05Feb2015 News

Newport to get resilient fibre ring for community safety projects

As part of a wide-reaching regeneration plan, Newport City Council deploys resilient fibre optic network to support community safety Continue Reading

February 05, 2015 05Feb2015 News

Ross Ulbricht faces life for Silk Road dark market conviction

Ross Ulbricht faces life in jail after being convicted of seven charges related to the Silk Road online illegal drugs dark market Continue Reading

February 04, 2015 04Feb2015 News

IoT could be key to farming, says Beecham Research

The internet of things could be key to the farming industry meeting the challenge of increasing food production by 70% by 2050, says report Continue Reading

February 04, 2015 04Feb2015 News

National Grid uses IBM to add predictive maintenance capabilities

National Grid is using cloud-based analytics powered by IBM SoftLayer to provide preventative maintenance Continue Reading

February 04, 2015 04Feb2015 News

Tesco Bank suffers computer problems

Tesco Bank customers are the latest to suffer as a result of IT problems Continue Reading

February 04, 2015 04Feb2015 In Depth

Cloud storage: The top five things that go wrong – and how to avoid them

Cloud storage provides cost savings and ease of management, but there are pitfalls – and here are the top five things that can go wrong Continue Reading

February 04, 2015 04Feb2015 Opinion

Disrupted everything: How Google will change our world

While Apple could be the first company to hit a $1tn valuation, Google could be first to hit a $2tn market cap. But how will it get there? Continue Reading

February 04, 2015 04Feb2015 News

Sony says cyber attack will cost $15m

Sony expects the investigation and remediation costs of the November 2014 cyber attack on its movie subsidiary will amount to $15m Continue Reading

February 04, 2015 04Feb2015 News

Offshoring data is biggest barrier to government in the cloud

Offshoring data is the biggest obstacle to putting government services in the cloud, according to a survey of MPs and peers Continue Reading

February 03, 2015 03Feb2015 News

EMC launches VSPEX Blue EVO:Rail hyper-converged appliances

EMC announces VSPEX Blue EVO:Rail hyper-converged appliance in general purpose and performance variants Continue Reading

February 03, 2015 03Feb2015 News

Post Office CIO would talk to any subpostmaster about IT problems, promises CEO

The CEO of the Post Office defended the organisation’s support for users of its accounting system in a select committee inquiry into alleged problems Continue Reading

February 03, 2015 03Feb2015 News

EC3 announces industry partnership in fight against cyber crime

Europol's European Cybercrime Centre has partnered with security firm AnubisNetworks to help fight the global threat of cyber crime Continue Reading

February 03, 2015 03Feb2015 Tip

How to implement risk-based security

Implement a simple process to identify, analyse and prioritise risk without significant investment in time or money Continue Reading

February 03, 2015 03Feb2015 News

VMware boosts Hadoop and Hana with vSphere 6

VMware has unveiled vSphere 6, the latest version of its virtualisation platform Continue Reading

February 03, 2015 03Feb2015 Opinion

Five questions every board should ask after Sony Pictures breach

What can the board do to avoid having to answer embarrassing questions at the next shareholder meeting? Continue Reading

February 03, 2015 03Feb2015 Blog Post

Gov dodged scrutiny of Universal Credit

Damage coalition cuts and bodge have done to Universal Credit was omitted from the National Audit Office assessment of the scheme in November.The full story emerged a week after the auditor ... Continue Reading

February 02, 2015 02Feb2015 News

Government and Labour trade accusations and insults over Universal Credit progress

The political battle over the future of Universal Credit is heating up, as shown in an extraordinary exchange of letters last month Continue Reading

February 02, 2015 02Feb2015 News

Cyber crime is a threat to global economy, says researcher

Halting cyber crime could have a positive impact on the global economy, says Intel Security Europe security researcher and CTO Continue Reading

February 02, 2015 02Feb2015 News

Gandalf to become the Speaking Clock

BT reveals it has engaged the services of actor Ian McKellen to be the voice of the Speaking Clock for Comic Relief Continue Reading

February 02, 2015 02Feb2015 E-Zine

Windows 10 in the enterprise

In this week's Computer Weekly, Microsoft has released more details of the forthcoming Windows 10 release – we look at what it means for enterprise IT. The UK government has set out its vision for an EU digital economy – we examine the issues. And ... Continue Reading

February 02, 2015 02Feb2015 News

Darknet technologies have legitimate security uses, says researcher

Darket technologies have legitimate security applications for business, says security investigator Continue Reading

February 02, 2015 02Feb2015 News

Self-service BI, data integration top information management issues

Self-service business intelligence and data integration top information management challenges for IT and finance professionals Continue Reading

February 02, 2015 02Feb2015 News

Former Capital One data analysts charged with mining customer data

US financial services regulator SEC charges two former employees of financial services firm Capital One with insider trading Continue Reading

February 02, 2015 02Feb2015 News

Health trust proposed offshoring mental care through Skype

Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust considered cutting costs by using Skype and low-cost staff to treat patients with depression Continue Reading

January 30, 2015 30Jan2015 News

Media industry operates on a shoestring IT budget, says BT

The media industry struggles to invest in technology, because investors are concerned with making new television and film content Continue Reading

January 30, 2015 30Jan2015 Blog Post

Apple success shows the importance of making IT invisible

It's been impossible to ignore the biggest technology headline of the week - especially as it became the biggest business headline in many places too. Apple declared the largest quarterly profit in ... Continue Reading

January 30, 2015 30Jan2015 News

Government network services tender deadline slips again

Crown Commercial Service pushes back deadline for tender submissions to Network Services framework to give suppliers more time to prepare Continue Reading

January 30, 2015 30Jan2015 News

IT sector outdoing rest of economy despite rise in IT supplier insolvencies

Insolvencies among information and communication suppliers increase by a fifth as the economy continues to pull out of recession Continue Reading

January 30, 2015 30Jan2015 News

Scotland sees startup growth, but Wales lags behind

Scotland’s technology sector has seen a large growth in startup companies since 2009 Continue Reading

January 29, 2015 29Jan2015 In Depth

What are the options for electronic patient records in the NHS after NPfIT?

Many hospitals lack comprehensive electronic patient record (EPR) systems. What are the options now, in the wake of the NPfIT disaster? Continue Reading

January 29, 2015 29Jan2015 News

Microsoft gets a step closer to Office everywhere with Office on Android

Microsoft has released a preview version of Office for Android, almost 10 months after the iPad version was released Continue Reading

January 29, 2015 29Jan2015 News

Lack of banking app functionality deters users more than security fears

More people are choosing not to use banking apps because of a lack of functionality than those deciding not to because of security fears, according to a survey Continue Reading

January 29, 2015 29Jan2015 News

BDUK accused of not being “vigilant” in upholding broadband targets

MPs accused BDUK of not being vigilant enough to deliver its own current superfast broadband coverage targets Continue Reading

January 28, 2015 28Jan2015 News

Wellcome Trust builds 1,728-core grid for DNA analysis

The Wellcome Trust Centre has deployed a high-performance computing cluster based on Fujitsu servers Continue Reading

January 28, 2015 28Jan2015 News

Post Office faces grilling by MPs over Horizon accounting system

The Post Office faces a grilling by MPs over its mediation scheme for subpostmasters penalised by its Horizon accounting system Continue Reading

January 28, 2015 28Jan2015 News

Apps for Good 2014 winners set to launch completed apps

Seven winning teams to launch finished apps to market after spending six months working with agency partners Continue Reading

January 28, 2015 28Jan2015 News

Data Protection Day: Five steps to securing data

Data management firm Iron Mountain has compiled five steps to securing data to mark Data Protection Day Continue Reading

January 27, 2015 27Jan2015 News

Microsoft revenue drops due to “restructuring”

Microsoft’s year-on-year net income has dropped by around $695m due to “integration and restructuring” plans, according to the firm’s fiscal statement Continue Reading

January 27, 2015 27Jan2015 News

Universal Credit costs will not be revealed until after general election

The government will not reveal the full cost of its troubled Universal Credit system until after the general election in May 2015 Continue Reading

January 27, 2015 27Jan2015 News

Harrods invests in digital to entice customers

Harrods is investing in digital screen and publishing technologies to engage with its customers Continue Reading

January 27, 2015 27Jan2015 News

Halifax launches online banking for children

Halifax has launched an online banking service aimed at helping 11 to 15-year-olds better manage their money Continue Reading

January 27, 2015 27Jan2015 News

HMRC’s move away from Aspire unachievable by deadline, say MPs

MPs claim Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs will be unable to move away from Aspire outsourcing contract by 2017 deadline Continue Reading

January 26, 2015 26Jan2015 News

QinetiQ hosts latest Cyber Security Challenge competition

UK defence firm QinetiQ challenged amateur cyber defenders in a realistic global online terrorist attack simulation Continue Reading

January 26, 2015 26Jan2015 E-Zine

Why we need cyber war games

In this week’s Computer Weekly, the UK and US are starting a cyber war on each other – all in the name of testing each other’s defences. We look at why the cyber war games are needed. We examine what IT managers can learn from the car industry to ... Continue Reading

January 26, 2015 26Jan2015 News

Future of parliament report calls for digital engagement and online voting

A report outlines how parliament should embrace digital technology to be more transparent, inclusive and better able to engage the public Continue Reading

January 23, 2015 23Jan2015 News

Mobile banking will help the poor transform their lives, says Gates Foundation

Mobile banking can help the poor change their lives and two billion people who don’t have bank accounts store money by phone by 2030 Continue Reading

January 23, 2015 23Jan2015 News

Case study: Park Resorts engages customers through responsive website

Holiday resort management firm Park Resorts' recently launched responsive website delivers new features and improves the user experience Continue Reading

January 22, 2015 22Jan2015 News

Developing software for smartwatches - how Hailo approached the problem

One of the developers for black cab booking app Hailo talks about the challenges of developing for wearables such as smartwatches Continue Reading

January 22, 2015 22Jan2015 In Depth

A closer look at Google Container Engine

In just 12 months, Docker has transformed from a simple open-source container management project into a powerful platform Continue Reading

January 22, 2015 22Jan2015 Blog Post

Windows 10 proves this is a different Microsoft - but is it different enough?

The software company with 14% share of the global operating systems market announced the latest version of its flagship product this week. It's called Windows - you might have heard of it. It's not ... Continue Reading

January 22, 2015 22Jan2015 News

Case study: Antwerp port boosts profits with activity-based management software

How the Antwerp Port Authority has improved its business processes with SAS software Continue Reading

January 22, 2015 22Jan2015 Blog Post

Mobile phones a waste of time

While many people are obsessed with their mobile phones and never put them down for a minute, research shows that for many others they are just a waste of time. In fact, the average Brit will spend ... Continue Reading

January 22, 2015 22Jan2015 Blog Post

Universal Credit bodged its bodge

Iain Duncan Smith looked like a fall guy when he started work on Universal Credit. He humbled forward to take the stage for his grand social project, with a little shove from his superiors. He ... Continue Reading