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July 21, 2017 21 Jul'17
Research from Ponemon Institute highlights lack of confidence in public sector IT

IT decision makers in the public sector say they struggle with IT operations, reveals study by the Ponemon Institute
July 20, 2017 20 Jul'17
TSB to introduce iris scan authentication in September 2017

TSB customers will soon be able to access their mobile bank accounts through iris scanning, which is regarded as the most secure biometric authentication available
July 19, 2017 19 Jul'17
Newcastle council data leak shows need for security automation

Leak of child adoption information by Newcastle City Council resulted from accidental email attachment by employee
July 19, 2017 19 Jul'17
London Stock Exchange uses IBM blockchain technology

The London Stock Exchange is testing out IBM's blockchain technology in a platform to help SME operations become more transparent

July 18, 2017 18 Jul'17
Why company directors need to focus on software licensing small print

Heads of businesses risk breaching the Companies Act, fines, or a possible jail sentence if they fail to take software licensing risks into account
July 18, 2017 18 Jul'17
Stamford Bridge to offer stadium connectivity in partnership with Ericsson

Ericsson has begun its partnership with Chelsea to offer home fans a “seamless” connected experience
July 17, 2017 17 Jul'17
Post Office defence in computer system legal case due this week

The Post Office will this week present its defence against allegations brought by subpostmasters in a group legal action
July 14, 2017 14 Jul'17
How Formula 1 plans to digitise fan experience

For a sport built on advanced technology, Formula 1 has lacked a truly digitally enabled fan experience – but that could be about to change
July 13, 2017 13 Jul'17
HPE and CSC merger wins confidence of Zurich

Zurich Insurance has demonstrated confidence in CSC's merger with HPE through a contract extension
July 13, 2017 13 Jul'17
Visa encourages US businesses to go cashless with £500,000 in hard cash

Card giant offers small US businesses financial support to upgrade their payments technology if they agree to abandon cash

July 13, 2017 13 Jul'17
Ofcom sets up Openreach Monitoring Unit

Telecoms regulator Ofcom is setting up a dedicated unit to keep a watchful eye on Openreach
July 13, 2017 13 Jul'17
HMRC’s customs IT system may not be ready before Brexit

National Audit Office is concerned that customs declaration service will not be ready in time for the UK’s departure from the EU because significant challenges remain
July 13, 2017 13 Jul'17
Cognizant opens London lab to help customers with digitisation

Cognizant has opened its latest digital development centre in London, where it will work with customers and partners on digital business challenges
July 13, 2017 13 Jul'17
The dawn of a new era for Dell EMC

Dell EMC’s Paul Henaghan is no stranger to industry consolidation, having worked for tech companies that were acquired by Oracle and Software AG. Here, the president of Dell EMC in South Asia and Korea shares what it is doing to streamline its ...
July 13, 2017 13 Jul'17
What Singapore can learn from Israel’s cyber security playbook

A former Unit 8200 captain from the Israel Defense Forces shares what Singapore can learn from Israel’s approach to cyber security
July 12, 2017 12 Jul'17
Most Influential Women in UK IT 2017: Entrants to the Hall of Fame

Each year Computer Weekly recognises several great women from the IT industry and their lifetime achievements in its Most Influential Women in UK IT Hall of Fame
July 12, 2017 12 Jul'17
MoJ electronic monitoring programme fails to achieve value for money, says NAO

National Audit Office slams severely delayed MoJ electronic tag project for series of failures, including being too ambitious, not delivering benefits and procurement shambles
July 11, 2017 11 Jul'17
Legal & General picks HomeServe’s IoT LeakBot to protect homeowners

Insurance firm partners with HomeServe to deploy its internet of things LeakBot technology and lower customer premiums
July 11, 2017 11 Jul'17
Met Police signs £8m digital forensics deal

MASS wins seven-year contract to supply a digital forensics managed service to London’s Metropolitan Police Service
July 10, 2017 10 Jul'17
Mobile operators must act soon as 5G business models emerge

Full deployment of a commercial 5G mobile network is still at least two years away, but new business models are already beginning to crystallise around the technology, and operators would be wise to start preparations soon, a new report claims
July 10, 2017 10 Jul'17
Experian admits mobile and online issues after system upgrade

Some customers of credit referencing company are having problems accessing a service they pay for following an IT upgrade and large customer migration to a new system
July 10, 2017 10 Jul'17
Nordic CIO interview: Ann Hellenius, City of Stockholm

Stockholm’s CIO is relishing the challenge of trying to make the Swedish capital the smartest city in the world
July 07, 2017 07 Jul'17
Citizens Advice calls for roll-out of Universal Credit to be paused

A report by the advisory charity highlights issued around making and managing claims online, lack of digital skills and problems with identity verification through Gov.uk Verify
July 07, 2017 07 Jul'17
Europe takes measured approach to 5G, driven by ROI concerns

European operators may be more concerned with getting the maximum value for money from their 3G and 4G networks than rushing to roll out 5G
July 05, 2017 05 Jul'17
Virgin Media fails to deliver on broadband speed claims, says investigation

An investigation by the BBC’s Watchdog programme accuses ISP Virgin Media of over-promising and under-delivering on the claims it makes about its fibre-based broadband services
July 05, 2017 05 Jul'17
Sweden trials blockchain for land registry management

Swedish land registry is trying out blockchain as a means of proving ownership
July 04, 2017 04 Jul'17
Most influential women in UK tech: The 2017 longlist

Every year, Computer Weekly asks the technology industry to nominate who it thinks are the most influential women in UK tech – here is the 2017 longlist
July 03, 2017 03 Jul'17
Dubai Police to enhance smart services with robot police

The streets of Dubai will soon see Robocops to help fight crime and help people out
June 30, 2017 30 Jun'17
Danish shipping giant Maersk recovering from major Petya cyber attack

Company confirms attack took down its IT system across multiple sites and business units, but has now been contained
June 29, 2017 29 Jun'17
Project management is key to driving business success

Project managers are struggling to keep up with the fast pace of business development, leading to project failures
June 28, 2017 28 Jun'17
DVLA aims to slash IT costs by moving to public cloud and open standards

Agency’s IT strategy for 2019/20 will see a concerted move to deprecate legacy systems, deploy applications in the cloud and develop in-house IT
June 27, 2017 27 Jun'17
Co-op digital chief Mike Bracken quits to focus on digital government consultancy

The former GDS chief is leaving the Co-op to work on advising governments around the world on their digital strategy
June 27, 2017 27 Jun'17
To gain diversity we must ‘redefine’ how tech is perceived

To encourage more minorities into IT, Google’s head of diversity and inclusion in Europe claims the industry needs to redefine the stereotypes around what a job in tech entails
June 26, 2017 26 Jun'17
Interview: Louise McCarthy and Valeria Della Rosa, EBRD

Two women are at the helm of the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development’s technology change programme – the bank’s first-ever digital transformation
June 26, 2017 26 Jun'17
News UK dumps tape for backup with Zadara cloud storage

News publishing corporation saves up to 40% on hardware and software costs by switching in-house hardware for a cloud-first policy, using Zadara cloud storage as a backup target
June 23, 2017 23 Jun'17
Why entrepreneurship is the only escape from AI-fuelled unemployment

Mark Carney, governor of the Bank of England, predicts up to 15m people could lose their jobs due to AI. Society must adapt
June 23, 2017 23 Jun'17
Swedish fintech Klarna gains full banking licence

Swedish online payments provider Klarna becomes one of “the largest banks in Europe” after being granted an EU-wide banking licence by the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority
June 22, 2017 22 Jun'17
Most SAP users plan to stick with older ERP due to costly Hana migration

Survey finds many SAP users are considering augmenting their existing enterprise resource planning with cloud applications rather than go to S/4 Hana
June 21, 2017 21 Jun'17
The human apprentices behind robotic automation

IT apprentices are helping large businesses transform their back-office processes through software robots
June 21, 2017 21 Jun'17
Pirated software used to spread malware in APAC

A regional study by a Singapore university has found that counterfeit software distributed through discs and file-sharing networks is plagued by malware
June 19, 2017 19 Jun'17
Abu Dhabi uses surveillance tech to protect Grand Prix

Police use surveillance technology and monitoring software to ensure public safety when Formula One visits the UAE each year
June 19, 2017 19 Jun'17
South African game reserve goes digital to save the rhino

Dimension Data and Cisco have teamed up to protect rhinos living on a private game reserve in South Africa with the latest networking and IoT sensor technology
June 16, 2017 16 Jun'17
North Korean Lazarus botnet linked to WannaCry attack

US-Cert puts out an alert on DeltaCharlie, a distributed denial of service tool from North Korean hacker group Lazarus
June 14, 2017 14 Jun'17
SAP users look to software suppliers to help with fast-approaching GDPR

An SAP UK and Ireland user group survey has found user organisations crying out for help as GDPR approaches, with cloud delivery a special concern
June 14, 2017 14 Jun'17
Palo Alto Networks set to drive new era in security innovation

Palo Alto Networks announces a cloud-based application framework the company claims will enable its security platform to disrupt and change the security industry completely within a decade
June 14, 2017 14 Jun'17
HR technology essential to cutting-edge customer service, say big businesses

If you can’t get your internal HR systems right, the business will suffer – Jaguar Land Rover, Lufthansa and Russia’s Sberbank explain why
June 13, 2017 13 Jun'17
University of Edinburgh and Huawei collaborate on joint data lab

University is setting up a research and development lab dedicated to distributed data management and processing, with help from Chinese company
June 13, 2017 13 Jun'17
TfL develops artificial intelligence app on Facebook Messenger

Transport for London has begun using chatbots on Facebook Messenger to provide a level of automated customer service
June 12, 2017 12 Jun'17
Theresa May appoints Damian Green as Cabinet Office minister in reshuffle

Green takes on responsibility for digital government after Ben Gummer lost his seat in last week’s general election
June 09, 2017 09 Jun'17
CIO interview: James Robbins, CIO, Drax Group

Power company is embarking on a technology change programme, aiming to create a more diverse IT set-up and exploit new technologies