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April 25, 2018 25Apr2018 News

Police forces use Motorola mobile apps to digitise frontline ops

The States of Jersey Police force plans to phase out inefficient paper-based activities with mobile applications, while other forces around the UK report improvements to their overall processes Continue Reading

April 25, 2018 25Apr2018 News

Gartner predicts AI will add $1.2tn to companies’ earnings in 2018

Gartner has forecast that artificial intelligence will create $1.2 trillion in economic value in 2018, up 70% on 2017 Continue Reading

April 25, 2018 25Apr2018 News

Scotland’s digital health and care strategy highlights need for collaboration

The Scottish Government will create a joint decision-making board, a national approach to service redesign and a national digital platform to ensure interoperability Continue Reading

April 25, 2018 25Apr2018 Blog Post

The biggest surprise about TSB's IT disaster is that people are still surprised when banks' IT fails

The only real surprise about TSB’s IT disaster this week is that people are still surprised when a retail bank has IT problems. There are few organisations with a more complex and difficult ... Continue Reading

April 25, 2018 25Apr2018 Blog Post

TIBCO Messaging now supports Apache Kafka

TIBCO extends its open source credentials this month with commercial support and services for Apache Kafka as part of the firm’s branded Messaging product line. Apache Kafka is a distributed open ... Continue Reading

April 25, 2018 25Apr2018 News

EC sets out plans for sharing health data across borders

The European Commission wants to introduce EU-wide standards for health records, and allow EU citizens to access and share their patient information securely across member states Continue Reading

April 25, 2018 25Apr2018 News

Home Office Brexit app only works for Android users

Home Office app for EU citizens registering to stay in the UK post-Brexit only works on Android devices as iPhones do not share passport chip data Continue Reading

April 25, 2018 25Apr2018 News

Google claims it is GDPR ready

Alphabet, the parent company of Google, says that since its advertising business relies on keyword searches, the impact of GDPR is limited Continue Reading

April 25, 2018 25Apr2018 News

Government urges UK businesses to beef up cyber crime defences

Government is urging UK organisations to defend against cyber crime, as newly released figures show that large numbers of businesses and charities suffered at least one cyber attack in the past year Continue Reading

April 25, 2018 25Apr2018 News

Interview: Amazon Web Services Sweden

Eric Morales leads the AWS business development team for startups and gaming companies in the Nordics. Computer Weekly caught up with him at AWS’s Nordic headquarters in Stockholm Continue Reading

April 25, 2018 25Apr2018 Opinion

How a new ISO standard helps you take control of your IT assets

The updated ISO standard 19770-1:2017 offers IT managers a way to bring their hardware and software assets under a single management standard Continue Reading

April 25, 2018 25Apr2018 News

Major DDoS cyber crime website shut down

International law enforcement has shut down the Webstresser cyber crime website, which was the world’s biggest marketplace for selling distributed denial of service attack services that were used against seven UK banks Continue Reading

April 25, 2018 25Apr2018 Blog Post

Scality gets $60m but keeps quiet about what it’ll spend it on

French object storage specialist Scality recently raised $60m of funding, but what will that money go towards? The company – most well-known for its RING object storage product – is in the middle ... Continue Reading

April 25, 2018 25Apr2018 News

Most firms will not be GDPR-ready by compliance deadline

Survey of IT decision-makers shows one-fifth of companies lack continuous encryption capabilities and only half have the systems required for the right to erasure and the right to rectification Continue Reading

April 25, 2018 25Apr2018 News

Stoke-on-Trent websites found to be most leaky ahead of GDPR

The majority of websites in the UK could be prone to cyber attacks, a security scan across 135,035 sites has revealed Continue Reading

April 25, 2018 25Apr2018 Blog Post

About one million NatWest bank customers to move to RBS digital bank

More details of RBS's digital bank revealed Continue Reading

April 25, 2018 25Apr2018 Blog Post

Human error to blame for Ulster bank glitch, but computer seen fleeing scene of crime.

Human error to blame for problems at Ulster bank but a computer was involved Continue Reading

April 25, 2018 25Apr2018 News

Employees still in the dark about data protection

With just a month to go before the GDPR compliance deadline, many employees still don’t know how to protect confidential data, a study shows Continue Reading

April 25, 2018 25Apr2018 News

TSB IT meltdown has the makings of an epic

TSB’s very public IT problems will send shivers down the spine of IT teams at large banks that are yet to migrate to new core banking systems Continue Reading

April 25, 2018 25Apr2018 News

Cyber fraud costs SMEs more than £1,000 per case

Just over half of IT and telecoms SMEs are targeted by fraudsters, with each case of cyber fraud costing more than £1,000, study reveals Continue Reading

April 25, 2018 25Apr2018 News

One month to GDPR compliance deadline

With one month to go before the deadline for compliance with EU’s General Data Protection Regulation, organisations should ensure they are able to meet minimum requirements to defend against adverse scrutiny Continue Reading

April 24, 2018 24Apr2018 News

Full-fibre broadband specialist CityFibre acquired for £538m

Full-fibre broadband specialist CityFibre is to be bought by a Goldman Sachs-backed consortium as it seeks more cash to fulfil its expansion plans Continue Reading

April 24, 2018 24Apr2018 News

Unified communications supplier Mitel bought by VCs

Unified communications and networking technology supplier Mitel is to be acquired by affiliates of Searchlight Capital Partners for $2bn Continue Reading

April 24, 2018 24Apr2018 News

NHS shared care records: progress, projects and privacy

Sharing health records across health and social care has been something the NHS has worked towards for a long time. As the NHS ramps up its plans, has it finally got the right balance between patient care, privacy and feasibility? Continue Reading

April 24, 2018 24Apr2018 News

Nurses want to use IT, but are held back by barriers

A majority of nurses welcome digital technology, but costs, poor connectivity and a lack of interoperability act as barriers, and lead community nurses to use paper instead Continue Reading

April 24, 2018 24Apr2018 E-Handbook

Data protection: A business imperative

In this e-guide: While many organisations are focusing on the huge fines for non-compliance and the significant financial and reputational costs of data breaches, it is the fact that good data protection and privacy practices builds consumer trust ... Continue Reading

April 24, 2018 24Apr2018 Blog Post

Appian’s 7 pillars of low-code

Low-code business process company Appian has detailed its current updates and future road ahead as part of its annual Appian World user and customer conference. Essential a mostly graphical visual ... Continue Reading

April 24, 2018 24Apr2018 News

CenturyLink takes aim at APAC market post-Level 3 merger

The US telecoms giant is expanding its footprint in Asia through its merger with Level 3, and hopes to bring its offerings on par with that of rivals in the region Continue Reading

April 24, 2018 24Apr2018 Blog Post

Appian CEO Calkins details low-code road ahead

Low-code software application development company Appian held its annual user conference and exhibition this week in Will Smith’s favourite holiday hangout, Miami Beach Florida. Appian founder ... Continue Reading

April 24, 2018 24Apr2018 News

Digital Catapult aims to accelerate AR and VR startups to long-term success

Ten augmented reality and virtual reality startups can join 10-week Augmentor accelerator, with access to classes, facilities and mentorship Continue Reading

April 24, 2018 24Apr2018 News

Unitrends launches ‘Veeam killer’ VM Backup Essentials

Backup specialist Unitrends says Veeam has become “arrogant” and abandoned large elements of its customer base. VM Backup Essentials aims to fill gap for VMware users Continue Reading

April 24, 2018 24Apr2018 News

Google hails positive economic impact of US datacentre growth

Google claims the expansion of its datacentre portfolio in recent years has generated thousands of jobs and seen it contribute billions of dollars to the US economy Continue Reading

April 24, 2018 24Apr2018 News

Criminal Courts Review Commission findings in Post Office computer case raise further enquiries

The Criminal Courts Review Commission forensic examination of the IT system at the centre of a legal case against the Post Office has raised further questions Continue Reading

April 24, 2018 24Apr2018 News

SuperNova growth programme offers European tech scale-ups chance to pitch for investment

Scale-Up.eu says initiative will enable scale-up companies to grow their business without relying on overseas investment Continue Reading

April 24, 2018 24Apr2018 News

Ransomware attack hit Ukraine energy ministry website

Cyber attack on Ukraine’s energy ministry shows that websites remain a weak point for many organisations online, say security experts Continue Reading

April 24, 2018 24Apr2018 News

SAP Q1 2018: Cloud revenue breaks €1bn, 400 more S/4 customers

SAP’s overall first-quarter revenue was flat, but cloud revenue and profitability were up, while its S/4 Hana customer base stands at 8,300 Continue Reading

April 24, 2018 24Apr2018 News

Telcos see multiple paths to internet of things revenue

A report from Ericsson has revealed that telecoms operators are testing out multiple routes to monetising the IoT Continue Reading

April 24, 2018 24Apr2018 E-Zine

London plans to be a smarter city

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we meet the first ever chief digital officer for London, Theo Blackwell, and find out about his plans for making the capital a smarter city. SAP has overhauled its controversial indirect licensing policy – we look at ... Continue Reading

April 24, 2018 24Apr2018 Podcast

Podcast: RSA abuzz over data orchestration and blockchain

At RSA 2018 in San Francisco, blockchain and cloud/data orchestration were big topics. In this podcast, Mathieu Gorge, CEO of Vigitrust, talks us through the key areas discussed at the event Continue Reading

April 24, 2018 24Apr2018 News

Orangeworm cyber attack group targets health sector

A cyber crime group is targeting the health sector and related industries in the US, Europe and Asia in a suspected corporate espionage campaign, researchers warn Continue Reading

April 24, 2018 24Apr2018 News

ICO and finance regulator assess TSB IT blunder

Customer data was exposed during migration to new core banking platform Continue Reading

April 24, 2018 24Apr2018 News

Vodafone CityFibre broadband venture gathers pace

Residents of four more cities – Coventry, Edinburgh, Huddersfield and Stirling – will be hooked up to the ultrafast full-fibre broadband service in the coming months Continue Reading

April 24, 2018 24Apr2018 News

How application container technology is helping YMCA open up access to education

Youth charity YMCA is in the midst of a push to reduce its reliance on paper-based education aids, with the help of Droplet Computing’s application container technology Continue Reading

April 23, 2018 23Apr2018 News

The dawn of open banking in Australia

Financial services firms will need to embrace DevOps and modernise their IT infrastructure to compete with more nimble fintech companies in an open banking regime Continue Reading

April 23, 2018 23Apr2018 News

Executive interview: Werner Knoblich, Red Hat

Red Hat is 25 years old. We speak to its European chief about how open source, containers and hybrid cloud computing represent the foundation for IT Continue Reading

April 23, 2018 23Apr2018 News

Capita’s £500m loss raises more questions for outsourcing

The latest loss announced by Capita adds uncertainty to an outsourcing sector already tarnished by the collapse of Carillion Continue Reading

April 23, 2018 23Apr2018 News

Nearly half of UK manufacturers hit by cyber attacks

Nearly half of UK manufacturers have been hit by a cyber security incident, according to a report by an industry organisation, which calls for greater government focus on the specific security needs of the sector Continue Reading

April 23, 2018 23Apr2018 News

Data and digital infrastructure key to genomic sequencing success, say MPs

Science and Technology Committee says genomics had potential to revolutionise the NHS, but is worried delays to NHS digital projects and data sharing concerns could threaten progress Continue Reading

April 23, 2018 23Apr2018 Blog Post

Luxoft puts blockchain adapter into low-code Appian toolset

Low-code software application development company Appian holds its annual user conference and exhibition this week in Will Smith's favourite holiday hangout, Miami Beach Florida. First to the table ... Continue Reading

April 23, 2018 23Apr2018 News

Next generation of SCADA industrial controls will protect against cyber attack

Oil, energy and chemical companies are rethinking how to control big manufacturing plants, replacing expensive control technology with cheaper, more secure systems, taking their cue from biology Continue Reading

April 23, 2018 23Apr2018 Blog Post

TSB IT system chaos as bank cuts rope from Lloyds systems

TSB customers have experiienced serious proiblems as the bank migrates to its new core banking platform Continue Reading

April 23, 2018 23Apr2018 News

GDS on the hunt for new chief operating officer

Cabinet Office offers up to £130,000 for chief operating officer role, to act as Kevin Cunnington’s deputy and be responsible for the internal transformation and day-to-day running of Government Digital Service Continue Reading

April 23, 2018 23Apr2018 News

No business safe from cyber attack, says KPMG

Businesses that operate online should be working to ensure operational resilience, while the financial sector should focus more on collaboration, says professional services firm KPMG Continue Reading

April 23, 2018 23Apr2018 News

Community Fibre gets £25m to fund broadband in London

Broadband supplier receives backing from the National Digital Infrastructure Fund to bring full-fibre services to 100,000 more properties across London Continue Reading

April 23, 2018 23Apr2018 News

AI is renewing interest in high-performance computing

Growing adoption of artificial intelligence is spurring interest in high-performance computing beyond research institutions Continue Reading

April 23, 2018 23Apr2018 News

Estonia’s digital residency programme faces first headwind

The Baltic country’s programme to offer anyone, anywhere a chance to run a company online is facing its first crisis Continue Reading

April 22, 2018 22Apr2018 News

Thales to open ‘digital factory’ in Asia

India and Australia are potential candidates for Thales’s new coding centre that will support digital transformation efforts Continue Reading

April 20, 2018 20Apr2018 News

TechUK calls on government for Climate Change Agreement deadline extension for datacentres

TechUK claim decision to stop new datacentre operators from joining Climate Change Agreement programme from October 2018 could have dire consequences for the sector's future growth Continue Reading

April 20, 2018 20Apr2018 News

Global cyber crime worth $1.5tn a year, study reveals

Cyber criminal operations worldwide are generating revenues that equal the GDP of Russia though a web of profit that involves legitimate businesses, research has revealed Continue Reading

April 20, 2018 20Apr2018 In Depth

Data protection is critical for all businesses

Companies that misuse data or fall victim to breaches not only risk financial loss, but also reputational damage. There are many reasons good data practice is essential Continue Reading

April 20, 2018 20Apr2018 News

Account takeover up tenfold in past year

The incidence of online account takeover and the proportion of high-risk account access attempts underlines the need for improved authentication, says fraud detection firm Continue Reading

April 20, 2018 20Apr2018 In Depth

Business needs to keep up with Investigatory Powers Act

All indications are that the obligations on communication service providers under the controversial Investigatory Powers Act will change, and affected companies must ensure they are constantly up to date Continue Reading

April 20, 2018 20Apr2018 News

Data protection is a business issue, says IAPP

Data privacy is a rapidly maturing profession as organisations around the world increasingly see data protection as a business issue, according to an industry association Continue Reading

April 20, 2018 20Apr2018 Blog Post

Is AI ethics enough of a niche for the UK’s economic strategy?

The House of Lords report on AI and UK economy and society came out this week, with the guardedly bullish title: “AI in the UK: ready, willing and able?” The question mark is moot. I think a strong ... Continue Reading

April 20, 2018 20Apr2018 Blog Post

Positive Reinvention

It’s a truism that IT essentially reinvents itself every decade or so. In some ways this can be rightly seen as a cynical way to repackage the same old tosh and sell it again to confused.com IT ... Continue Reading

April 20, 2018 20Apr2018 Blog Post

Sunny Weather Cutting Through The Clouds

One thing that is also clearly understood is that, even with an outsourced, “in the Ether” service, such as a public/private cloud, the EMEA market – with its geo-cultural fragmentation – is a very ... Continue Reading

April 20, 2018 20Apr2018 Blog Post

Why Windrush scandal demonstrates the importance of technology to political decision-making

The Windrush scandal has revealed many disturbing things about government policy that have nothing to do with IT. But the issues raised amply demonstrate the importance of technology considerations ... Continue Reading

April 20, 2018 20Apr2018 Blog Post

Twilio’s developer-first approach to programmable cellular communications

Cloud communications software company Twilio has announced Twilio Programmable Wireless. This is programmable cellular communications software that offers APIs to power web-connected Internet of ... Continue Reading

April 20, 2018 20Apr2018 In Depth

Storage class memory set to upset hardware architectures

Storage class memory and persistent memory products are set to add a layer of superfast storage media between bulk drives and memory, pushing performance to five million IOPS Continue Reading

April 20, 2018 20Apr2018 In Depth

How SAP’s digital access licence influences your ERP strategy

Following the high-profile legal cases against brewers Diageo and Anheuser-Busch InBev, SAP has brought some clarity over indirect access to its core ERP system Continue Reading

April 20, 2018 20Apr2018 Blog Post

Growth mindset lets Microsoft love Linux

Timed to coincide with the RSA security conference, Microsoft has announced Azure Sphere, a new solution for creating highly-secured, Internet-connected microcontroller devices. But there's a bit ... Continue Reading

April 20, 2018 20Apr2018 News

AWS commits to improving cloud skills of 100,000 people in Europe during 2018

Amazon Web Services commits to equipping 100,000 people across Europe with cloud skills to help speed up adoption of off-premise technologies and services across the continent Continue Reading

April 20, 2018 20Apr2018 News

Alibaba to set up digital hub in Thailand

Chinese e-commerce and technology giant Alibaba is expanding its Southeast Asian footprint with a new digital hub east of Bangkok that is expected to boost Thailand’s digital credentials Continue Reading

April 20, 2018 20Apr2018 E-Handbook

AWS & Cloud Adoption in Australia/NZ

From Amazon’s vision of an ideal robot to inspirational tales on how the cloud has helped organisations defy the odds, the annual Amazon Web Services (AWS) Summit in Sydney is a true reflection of the state of cloud adoption in Australia. Not only... Continue Reading

April 19, 2018 19Apr2018 Blog Post

Huawei’s industry vision offers glimpse into its priorities

At Huawei’s annual analyst summit in Shenzhen this week, the Chinese technology giant unveiled its predictions about what the future holds from a technology perspective in its Global Industry ... Continue Reading

April 19, 2018 19Apr2018 Opinion

Security Think Tank: Use good practice to address cryptojacking risk

How can organisations best defend against cryptojacking? Continue Reading

April 19, 2018 19Apr2018 News

CNCF wants to make Kubernetes ‘boring’

CNCF is about to kick off its its Copenhagen conference. The organisation wants to make containers less exciting and more straightforward Continue Reading

April 19, 2018 19Apr2018 News

UK surveillance laws a potential ‘sticking point’ post-Brexit

The UK’s controversial Investigatory Powers Act could be an impediment to achieving an adequacy agreement for free data exchanges with the EU post-Brexit, says privacy lawyer Continue Reading

April 19, 2018 19Apr2018 News

Oracle MBX: Oracle uses interns and grads to encourage others into Stem

Oracle has been working with interns and graduates to help train the next generation of tech experts and use them as role models for others Continue Reading

April 19, 2018 19Apr2018 Opinion

Blockchain: Paving the way for broad adoption

The foundations have been laid for organisations to begin standardising on the technology, talent and platforms that will drive future blockchain initiatives Continue Reading

April 19, 2018 19Apr2018 News

UK Commonwealth cyber security funding welcomed

The security community has welcomed the UK government announcement of funding to help Commonwealth countries strengthen their cyber security capabilities Continue Reading

April 19, 2018 19Apr2018 News

CyLon continues to drive cyber security innovation with next accelerator cohort

CyLon has selected the next group of innovative cyber security startups for its seventh London accelerator programme Continue Reading

April 19, 2018 19Apr2018 News

UK and Indian governments agree tech partnership

Agreement aims to identify organisations in the two countries that can work together and open up opportunities for tech entrepreneurs Continue Reading

April 19, 2018 19Apr2018 News

Harvey Nash: 90% of contractors admit post-IR35 reform stress

Harvey Nash Recruitment polls contractors about how they feel the IR35 reforms have affected their livelihoods one year on from launch Continue Reading

April 19, 2018 19Apr2018 News

Mastercard calls for global online payments standard

Mastercard and its EMV partners are pushing for online payments standards similar to those for point-of-sale payments Continue Reading

April 19, 2018 19Apr2018 E-Zine

CW ANZ: OpenStack gains a foothold in Australia

In this issue of CW ANZ, we look at how OpenStack has changed the way Australian enterprises operate their IT infrastructure. Also read how Australia’s Citic Pacific Mining is digging into IoT technology to track vehicles, and how Telstra is ... Continue Reading

April 19, 2018 19Apr2018 E-Zine

CW ASEAN: SD-WAN helps find best route to cloud

This year, more enterprises will adopt a “cloud-first” SD-WAN architecture to support their increasingly cloud-based application mix. In this issue of CW ASEAN, we take a closer look at how ASEAN enterprises are gearing up for this eventuality. Also... Continue Reading

April 18, 2018 18Apr2018 News

Australian supermarket chain hit by IT outage

Thirty-minute glitch knocked out checkout systems at half of Woolworths’ stores in Australia Continue Reading

April 18, 2018 18Apr2018 News

Good time to be in data protection, says information commissioner

There has never been a better time to be in data protection, Elizabeth Denham has told an IAPP data protection conference in London, addressing some key questions about the changing data protection regulatory landscape Continue Reading

April 18, 2018 18Apr2018 News

PAC sets June 2018 deadline for Department of Health to count NHS cost of WannaCry

Government spending watchdog orders Department of Health and Social Care to work out the cost of the WannaCry ransomware attack on the NHS so trusts know where to target their cyber security spending Continue Reading

April 18, 2018 18Apr2018 Opinion

Protecting your intellectual property in a digital world

Your business is creating innovative computer code, slick user interfaces, and is using digital technology to solve new problems. How do you protect your investment? Continue Reading

April 18, 2018 18Apr2018 News

Business will make money from their data, says IDC

Data scientists may soon find that their skills will be more directly linked to generating a revenue stream within their organisations Continue Reading

April 18, 2018 18Apr2018 News

DataWorks 18: Hortonworks styles itself 3.0 with a ‘DataPlane’ service

Hortonworks has used its DataWorks Summit in Berlin to announce a data governance “studio” plug in to its DataPlane service Continue Reading

April 18, 2018 18Apr2018 Blog Post

Microsoft revives MAID with Pelican, but tape can still sleep easy

A decade ago storage journalists were quite keen on a new technology around at the time. That was MAID – Massive Array of Idle Disks – which were basically disk-based backup target devices with ... Continue Reading

April 18, 2018 18Apr2018 E-Handbook

IT outsourcing in the digital age

In this e-guide, read about how cloud computing continues to change the IT outsourcing industry, how Indian staff are making up a larger proportion of the workforces at large western companies, and find out how IT is disrupting the legal firms that ... Continue Reading

April 18, 2018 18Apr2018 News

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