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• February 05, 2015 05 Feb'15

  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

• February 04, 2015 04 Feb'15

  National Grid uses IBM to add predictive maintenance capabilities

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

• February 02, 2015 02 Feb'15

  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

• January 30, 2015 30 Jan'15

  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

• January 29, 2015 29 Jan'15

  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

• January 27, 2015 27 Jan'15

  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

• January 23, 2015 23 Jan'15

  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

• January 16, 2015 16 Jan'15

  FTSE 350 firms still have long way to go on cyber risk

  Many FTSE 350 firms still have a long way to go to manage the risks of a cyber attack, a government-backed cyber governance health check has revealed

• January 16, 2015 16 Jan'15

  Barclays creates role to lead transformations

  Barclays Bank has appointed a group chief operating officer (COO) to lead it through transformations, including major IT investments

• January 15, 2015 15 Jan'15

  Supplier relationship management lessons from the car industry

  IT can learn a lot from the car industry, which has transformed supplier relationship management

• January 13, 2015 13 Jan'15

  Obama calls for single US data breach notification law

  The US president is calling for a single US data breach notification law as part of proposed legislation to improve data security

• January 12, 2015 12 Jan'15

  IT fails to get a grip on shadow applications

  IT managers are unaware how much shadow IT is used by their business, the Cloud Security Alliance has warned

• January 09, 2015 09 Jan'15

  User groups defend licensing, but should Oracle rethink remuneration?

  Two Oracle user groups have defended Oracle's licensing policy following open letter by Campaign for Clear Licensing

• January 08, 2015 08 Jan'15

  Forrester: IT maintenance saps budget as tech spending increases

  Technology spending is set to rise modestly, but the majority of IT spending will still go on maintaining existing systems

• January 07, 2015 07 Jan'15

  Oracle will lose out unless it changes its software licensing

  In an open letter, Campaign for Clear Licensing highlights the risk to Oracle’s future earnings due to aggressive licensing

• January 05, 2015 05 Jan'15

  Tablet growth slows as consumers hand down devices

  Sales of tablets are expected to slow down during 2015

• January 05, 2015 05 Jan'15

  Deal between RBS and CA over IT failure will remain secret

  The details of the financial settlement between RBS and CA Technologies in relation to a massive IT failure will remain secret

• December 22, 2014 22 Dec'14

  Top 10 CIO interviews of 2014

  The top technology chiefs in the UK shared their opinions and experiences of modern IT leadership

• December 19, 2014 19 Dec'14

  CIO interview: Mark Maddocks, Cambridge University Press

  Technology has prompted unprecedented innovation and transformation in the media sector – Cambridge University Press is no exception

• December 19, 2014 19 Dec'14

  Price cuts and posturing in the public cloud war

  The price battle among commodity cloud players is set to rage on, but how much impact is it really having for enterprise customers?

• December 17, 2014 17 Dec'14

  US interception in the EU faces new legal challenges

  US government orders against Microsoft to hand over email data 'infringes privacy legislation' in other countries

• December 12, 2014 12 Dec'14

  Care.data faces more delays over concerns about patients

  The NHS’s Care.data scheme may face more delays due to concerns over lack of publicity and clarity of the proposed programme

• December 11, 2014 11 Dec'14

  DECC publishes annual report on delayed smart meter scheme

  The Department of Energy and Climate Change has published its annual report on the roll-out of smart electricity and gas meters

• December 11, 2014 11 Dec'14

  IoT will drive a middleware boom

  Spending in middleware is expected to exceed $16.3bn, driven by a shift towards agile mobile application integration

• December 11, 2014 11 Dec'14

  CIO interview: Sarah Leslie, CIO, Iglo Foods Group

  Sarah Leslie, CIO at Birds Eye manufacturer Iglo Foods Group, is focused on delivering simplified and standardised IT systems

• December 10, 2014 10 Dec'14

  Why MPs lost faith in the Post Office's IT investigation, but vowed to fight on

  A group of 140 MPs has removed its backing for a Post Office scheme to redress subpostmasters' grievances over alleged false accounting

• December 08, 2014 08 Dec'14

  M&S turns to predictive analytics to keep shelves stocked over Christmas

  Marks & Spencer is using predictive analytics to keep shelves stocked with mince pies and turkeys over Christmas.

• December 03, 2014 03 Dec'14

  UKtech50 2014 - The most influential people in UK IT

  Computer Weekly has announced the fifth annual UKtech50, our definitive list of the movers and shakers in UK IT

• December 03, 2014 03 Dec'14

  CIO Interview: Dustan Steer, IT director, Ted Baker

  Dustan Steer, IT director for clothes brand Ted Baker, talks about upgrading the company's enterprise resource planning system

• December 02, 2014 02 Dec'14

  Innocent Drinks: Why the UK is the best place for startups

  Innocent Drinks co-founder, Richard Reed, says the UK is the best place for a startup company

• December 02, 2014 02 Dec'14

  Ministry of Defence consolidates with green datacentre

  The MoD is aiming to reduce its IT carbon footprint with the construction of a new datacentre to replace the existing host site in Bath

• December 01, 2014 01 Dec'14

  ABN Amro re-signs IBM for 10-year, multibillion-euro IT contract

  ABN Amro has extended its multibillion-euro outsourcing deal with IBM by another 10 years

• December 01, 2014 01 Dec'14

  CIO interview: Kevin Cunnington, director general of digital transformation, DWP

  Kevin Cunnington is responsible for making the Universal Credit IT system work - while leading the DWP's digital transformation

• November 28, 2014 28 Nov'14

  Three pondering bid for O2 or EE, say reports

  As BT conducts sales talks with both O2 and EE, reports have emerged the owner of Three is also preparing a bid for one or other of the two networks

• November 27, 2014 27 Nov'14

  CIO interview: Jon Rudoe, digital and technology director, Sainsbury’s

  While supermarkets all over the UK are facing challenging times ahead of them, Sainsbury's is taking its technology and innovation into its own hands by developing digital products for its customers.

• November 27, 2014 27 Nov'14

  How resilient is the public cloud?

  The recent downtime that affected some Azure services following an update illustrates the precarious balance CIOs face in the cloud era

• November 25, 2014 25 Nov'14

  Pressure on Universal Credit’s digital service mounts as testing begins

  Risks remain for Universal Credit as DWP continues its twin-track gradual roll-out of live and digital services

• November 25, 2014 25 Nov'14

  National Trust for Scotland overcomes legacy network challenge

  The National Trust for Scotland has replaced a historical network infrastructure with a core service from Brocade

• November 20, 2014 20 Nov'14

  Regulators fine Royal Bank of Scotland ₤56m for IT failure

  Financial industry regulators fine Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) for an IT outage in 2012 that left customers unable to access their accounts

• November 19, 2014 19 Nov'14

  Asda opens technology centre in Leeds

  Asda opens a technology centre in its Leeds head office to provide a more streamlined service for online customers

• November 17, 2014 17 Nov'14

  Can Microsoft change its spots?

  Since Satya Nadella took over as CEO of Microsoft, the company has become steadily more open and cross-platform

• November 17, 2014 17 Nov'14

  Tech Mahindra backs Milton Keynes smart city project

  Tech Mahindra’s telco services wing to support development and deployment of smart city solutions and IoT sensor networks

• November 17, 2014 17 Nov'14

  CIO success is all about winning friends and influencing people

  If Gartner’s predictions are true, CIO working practices have to change to keep IT relevant

• November 14, 2014 14 Nov'14

  CIO interview: Enterprise Rent-A-Car European IT director Jeff King

  Enterprise Rent-A-Car European IT director Jeff King rose from the shop floor to an executive directing IT across Europe

• November 13, 2014 13 Nov'14

  Ministry of Justice searches for IT staff to join digital team

  The Ministry of Justice is recruiting people to join its team tasked with designed digital public services

• November 13, 2014 13 Nov'14

  UBS move to Oracle HR in the cloud hits big delays

  Swiss bank UBS has hit major delays migrating to a cloud-based HR system

• November 12, 2014 12 Nov'14

  Amazon not the biggest threat to high street retailers

  Competition from online-only traders does not pose the biggest threat to high street retailers, with cautious attitudes a bigger risk

• November 11, 2014 11 Nov'14

  Drinks maker Edrington outsources SAP enterprise resource planning operation to Atos

  Glasgow-based distiller Edrington outsources its ERP development, support and hosting to IT services firm Atos

• November 11, 2014 11 Nov'14

  Juniper CEO Kheradpir resigns over misconduct allegations

  Shaygan Kheradpir steps down from his role as CEO of Juniper Networks after less than a year in the post, after a customer negotiation went sour

• November 10, 2014 10 Nov'14

  Future Decoded event raises questions on digital risk

  Is technology good for society or bad? This was one of the issues covered at the Future Decoded event in London