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June 13, 2012 13 Jun'12
Shop Direct deploys software to automate business processes

Online shopping giant Shop Direct has deployed software to automate business processes without eating into the IT department’s busy timetable
June 12, 2012 12 Jun'12
2012: Will this be the year TPM finally comes of age?

Will 2012 be the year that TPM finally delivers on its potential to provide a hardware-based "root of trust" for enterprise information security?
June 08, 2012 08 Jun'12
Apple faces £1.43m fine in Australian 4G iPad case

Apple has agreed to pay a £1.43m fine for misleading Australians about the 4G capacity of its latest iPad in a case brought by the national consumer watchdog
June 06, 2012 06 Jun'12
Top 10 tips for IPv6 security

Many organisations are being misled about the complexities surrounding IPv6 security, according to security firm Stonesoft

June 06, 2012 06 Jun'12
Majority of UK websites fail to comply with cookie law

Most UK websites are not yet compliant with the newly enforced cookie law, a study has revealed
June 01, 2012 01 Jun'12
Former MI5 boss loses laptop

The former boss of the UK's MI5 security service has caused a security scare by losing her laptop at Heathrow.
May 29, 2012 29 May'12
CIO interview: Lukas Oberhuber, CTO, Simply Business

Lukas Oberhuber is CTO at Simply Business, where he is making IT at the insurance company more agile to meet business demands
May 25, 2012 25 May'12
Video: ICO publishes new guidance on cookie law

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has published new guidance on cookie law and revealed the organisations it has approached on the issue
May 25, 2012 25 May'12
Organisational design for analytics function needs governance

Scant are the absolute rules for the organizational design of the analytics function. It can be outsourced or in-house; sit within a business unit or run from the centre. But it needs governance.
May 23, 2012 23 May'12
Amey uses SAP HR system to manage 11,000 people

Developed by SAP specialist Epi-use, SAP HR is being used to power a human resources shared service at construction firm Amey

May 22, 2012 22 May'12
Tucci: FusionIO ‘darn right foolish’ for Flash attitude

EMC’s CEO hits back at FusionIO as the war of words continues between the two companies
May 21, 2012 21 May'12
Global software piracy increasing rapidly, study shows

Global software piracy is increasing rapidly in the absence of any effective deterrence, a survey has revealed.
May 18, 2012 18 May'12
Mobile threats demand focus on data protection, says Websense

Business needs to focus on data protection as cyber criminals turn to mobile malware, says Websense.
May 17, 2012 17 May'12
The Pirate Bay is latest site to be hit by DDoS attack

The Pirate Bay has become the latest high-profile website to be hit by a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack
May 16, 2012 16 May'12
CIO interview: Cathryn Riley, CIO, Aviva

It's been a tough time for Aviva with CEO Andrew Moss forced to step down in a shareholder revolt. But for CIO Cathryn Riley, it’s business as usual.
May 14, 2012 14 May'12
Huawei wins managed services contract for O2 network

Chinese telecoms firm Huawei is hired by O2 parent Telefónica to plan and maintain its mobile network in the UK
May 11, 2012 11 May'12
Court stops Dutch party sharing Pirate Bay links

A court in The Hague has ordered a political party in the Netherlands to stop publicising ways to get around blocks to Swedish file-sharing site, The Pirate Bay
May 10, 2012 10 May'12
Cyber attackers increasingly targeting applications, research shows

Web and mobile applications are the new frontiers in the war against cyber attack, according to an HP cyber security risks report
May 09, 2012 09 May'12
Government snooping plans unveiled

The Queen's Speech has revealed that the government still plans to make it easier for security and police services to spy on e-mails, phone calls and internet activity
May 03, 2012 03 May'12
European copyright ruling good for IT innovation, say lawyers

The top European court's ruling on copyright is good news for innovation, say lawyers
May 02, 2012 02 May'12
US to legislate to protect Facebook passwords from employers

The US is planning legislation that will protect Facebook passwords from prying employers
April 30, 2012 30 Apr'12
Half of UK networks vulnerable to APTs

Many UK corporate networks are vulnerable to advanced persistent threats (APTs), a survey has revealed.
April 30, 2012 30 Apr'12
CIO interview: David Bulman, chief information officer, Virgin Atlantic

Six months after joining Virgin Atlantic as CIO, David Bulman is leading a transformation at the airline with mobile technology at its heart.
April 26, 2012 26 Apr'12
Infosec 2012: Unscrubbed hard drives a threat to business, says ICO

Unscrubbed hard drives on computers that are decommissioned and sold on represent a significant risk to business
April 25, 2012 25 Apr'12
IT spending outlook of India Inc to be cautiously optimistic - E&Y

Explore India Inc’s top five IT spending priorities of 2012-13. Also view the slideshow of key data points of this Ernst & Young-CIO Klub survey.
April 19, 2012 19 Apr'12
Supercomputers will reach 'exascale' speeds within decade

Supercomputers will be powerful enough to simulate the human brain within seven years, says founder of Top500 list.
April 18, 2012 18 Apr'12
Government unaware how much it pays for e-mail services

Government departments do not know how much they are spending on e-mail services, according to research by Computer Weekly.
April 11, 2012 11 Apr'12
Business analytics skills shortage provokes companies to cast net wide

Organisations face lack of business analytics skills. Smart companies cast the net wide for the broadest pools of talent, help analysts learn from each other and work to ensure they realize potential.
April 10, 2012 10 Apr'12
CIO interview: David Jones, CIO, Crown Prosecution Service

CPS CIO David Jones is leading a comprehensive technology revamp to modernise operations across the entire criminal justice system.
April 04, 2012 04 Apr'12
Bodycote simplifies Microsoft licensing to save £411k

Thermal processing plant operator Bodycote has reduced the complexity of its Microsoft environment through an enterprise agreement, saving over £400,000
April 04, 2012 04 Apr'12
Facebook counter sues Yahoo in escalating patent war

Facebook is counter suing Yahoo in an escalating patent battle between the rival social networking firms
April 02, 2012 02 Apr'12
UK business fears impact of new EU data protection framework

More than half of senior UK IT managers in large enterprises believe the proposed new EU data protection framework will cost their business more money, a survey has revealed
April 02, 2012 02 Apr'12
Eight UK universities awarded excellence in cyber security research status

The first eight UK universities have been awarded 'Academic Centre of Excellence in Cyber Security Research' status
March 29, 2012 29 Mar'12
Danone uses SAP to reduce carbon footprint

Heath food maker Danone has used SAP to reduce its carbon footprint by 22%.
March 27, 2012 27 Mar'12
Retail and insurance lead two-speed IT spending

More IT-based businesses are starting with greater investment in IT after the slowdown, but with lopsided demand as businesses increase spending at different rates
March 27, 2012 27 Mar'12
Warwickshire-based company to revamp data protection following breach

A Warwickshire-based company has committed to taking action to protect personal data, following a breach of the Data Protection Act
March 26, 2012 26 Mar'12
Zornes: Master data governance will fuse MDM to BPM

Master data governance tools are emerging to aid the orchestration of MDM and BPM, according to MDM expert Aaron Zornes. “Big data” is a distraction from the business basics of MDM, he says.
March 26, 2012 26 Mar'12
BSA fines Coverteam UK £6,000 for unlicensed Microsoft and Adobe software

The BSA has fined power conversion company Converteam UK £6,000 for using unlicensed copies of Microsoft and Adobe software
March 26, 2012 26 Mar'12
Department for Work and Pensions outsources IT for universal credit welfare to India

The government is outsourcing IT development for the universal credit welfare programme to India despite promises to keep data projects in the UK
March 23, 2012 23 Mar'12
Information management: lessons from the public sector

Freeform Dynamics identifies the lessons organisations can learn from the public sector's approach to information management
March 20, 2012 20 Mar'12
Birkbeck College consolidates servers to cut PUE rating to 1.3

Birkbeck College has consolidated four equipment rooms into one £700,000 datacentre with a PUE rating of just 1.3
March 20, 2012 20 Mar'12
CIO interview: Rob Pringle, global IT director, Gazprom

Rob Pringle, director of global IT at Gazprom Marketing and Trading, reveals the secret of rolling out IT quickly
March 19, 2012 19 Mar'12
Capgemini takes on Rolls Royce service integration role

Rolls Royce has awarded Capgemini a contract to manage its new multi-sourced strategy as it moves away from sourcing everything from HP.
March 19, 2012 19 Mar'12
UK hacktivist cases should spur business to action, says lawyer

The last of four alleged UK members of hacktivist group LulzSec has appeared in Westminster magistrates court in London
March 16, 2012 16 Mar'12
SourceForge takes down Anonymous operating system

The open-source collaboration website SourceForge has taken down an Ubuntu Linux OS project purportedly affiliated with online hactivist group Anonymous, after a review by security experts
March 15, 2012 15 Mar'12
BBC cyber attacks highlight difficulty of attribution

The BBC has said it is was targeted by cyber attacks following a campaign by Iran against its Persian service, but stopped short of accusing Tehran of ordering the cyber attacks
March 14, 2012 14 Mar'12
Interview: Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude on open data

Francis Maude, Cabinet Office minister, talks to Computer Weekly about the importance of open data to the UK economy.
March 14, 2012 14 Mar'12
Gartner: Rethink organisation structure to boost business

Businesses must radically rethink how they organise staff and collaborate if they want to make big improvements, according to analyst Gartner
March 13, 2012 13 Mar'12
Enterprise software procurement done right can save companies millions

Software procurement is frequently poorly conducted, argues consultant Andy Hayler. Intelligent software evaluation processes and savvy contract management can pay huge dividends, he says.
March 13, 2012 13 Mar'12
Hackers expose weak security on Digital Playground porn site

A hacking group claims to have stolen the details of more than 70,000 users of the Digital Playground porn site