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December 31, 2019 31 Dec'19
Women in tech show strong presence in 2020 New Year’s Honours list

The New Year’s Honours list showcases many women from the IT world for service to the technology industry, equality and STEM education
December 31, 2019 31 Dec'19
Top 10 networking stories of 2019

Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 networking stories of 2019
December 31, 2019 31 Dec'19
Top 10 NHS stories of 2019

Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 NHS stories of 2019
December 30, 2019 30 Dec'19
StarHub and U Mobile conduct 5G SA roaming trials

Leading Asian telcos team up to gather 5G roaming insights and establish key aspects, such as the right network configurations and settings, to ensure optimum experience when 5G rolls out commercially
December 30, 2019 30 Dec'19
Vodafone taps Nokia to deliver 5G across Australia

With compatible devices becoming more widely available in the country, Vodafone Hutchison Australia will deploy Nokia enabling technology to build out 5G network
December 30, 2019 30 Dec'19
Top 10 telecoms stories of 2019

2019 has been the year of 5G through the major economies of the world, with major markets launching next-generation networks that are set to flourish in 2020
December 30, 2019 30 Dec'19
Top 10 information management stories of 2019

Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 information management stories of 2019
December 30, 2019 30 Dec'19
Top 10 enterprise IT in the Benelux region stories of 2019

Here are Computer Weekly’s top enterprise IT stories from the Benelux region over the past year

December 30, 2019 30 Dec'19
Top 10 government IT stories of 2019

Computer Weekly looks back at the main stories related to government IT this year
December 27, 2019 27 Dec'19
Top 10 business applications stories of 2019

The steady incursion of artificial intelligence into enterprise software was a major theme behind Computer Weekly’s in-depth stories in this area in 2019
December 27, 2019 27 Dec'19
Top 10 cloud stories of 2019

Here are Computer Weekly's top 10 cloud stories of 2019
December 27, 2019 27 Dec'19
Top 10 financial services IT stories of 2019

Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 financial services and fintech stories of 2019
December 27, 2019 27 Dec'19
Top 10 datacentre stories of 2019

Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 datacentre stories of 2019
December 24, 2019 24 Dec'19
Top 10 enterprise IT in the Middle East stories of 2019

Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 enterprise IT in the Middle East stories of 2019

December 24, 2019 24 Dec'19
Top 10 CIO interviews of 2019

Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 CIO interviews of 2019
December 24, 2019 24 Dec'19
Top 10 cyber crime stories of 2019

Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 cyber crime stories of 2019
December 24, 2019 24 Dec'19
Top 10 software development stories of 2019

Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 software development stories of 2019
December 24, 2019 24 Dec'19
EE joins London Tube 4G mobile trial

BT-owned UK telco will be part of testing of 4G coverage on select parts of the London Underground
December 24, 2019 24 Dec'19
JavaScript, Linux and R among most learned tech skills in 2019

Pluralsight reveals the most learned and most in-demand skills on its platform across different technology disciplines over the past year
December 24, 2019 24 Dec'19
Ericsson gains 5G spur with $150m extended credit facility

Swedish tech giant gets loans extension to support research and development of 5G technology in 2020-2022
December 24, 2019 24 Dec'19
Former Post Office CEO apologises to subpostmasters over Horizon scandal

Subpostmasters criticise former CEO’s apology for their suffering as “too little, too late”
December 23, 2019 23 Dec'19
Managed services to be prime driver of APAC enterprise mobility

Managed mobility services set to account for one-third of overall enterprise mobility revenue in the Asia-Pacific region by 2023, equivalent to US$5.3bn
December 23, 2019 23 Dec'19
Cellular IoT gateway shipments projected to reach eight million by 2023

Cellular IoT gateway market is on the fast track, with 18.5% compound annual growth rate predicted for a market that was worth nearly $1bn by the end of 2018
December 23, 2019 23 Dec'19
Top 10 enterprise IT in the Nordics stories of 2019

Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 Nordic enterprise IT stories of 2019
December 23, 2019 23 Dec'19
Top 10 startup stories of 2019

Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 startup stories of 2019
December 23, 2019 23 Dec'19
Top 10 cyber security stories of 2019

Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 cyber security stories of 2019
December 23, 2019 23 Dec'19
Ericsson gets into gear with Microsoft for next generation of connected cars

Integration of Ericsson’s Connected Vehicle Cloud and Microsoft’s Connected Vehicle Platform could accelerate delivery of new connected car services worldwide
December 20, 2019 20 Dec'19
Loan charge review results: Government agrees to policy amendments to cut tax bills of 30,000 people

The government has announced a package of amendments to the loan charge policy that will remove 11,000 people from its scope, and cut the tax bills of 30,000 others
December 20, 2019 20 Dec'19
Just 10% of UK homes and businesses have access to full-fibre broadband

Ofcom research reveals that for the highest-speed broadband connections, the UK is still in the slow lane, with only three million homes and businesses having access to fibre
December 20, 2019 20 Dec'19
Has Y2K windowing been addressed by banks or is Y2.02K a risk?

Big banks that haven't replaced legacy systems or fixed temporary windowing solutions to Y2K could have problems at the beginning of 2020
December 20, 2019 20 Dec'19
Amazon, Apple, Google, Zigbee team up to develop smart devices standard

Connected Home over IP project aims to simplify development for device manufacturers and increase compatibility for consumers
December 20, 2019 20 Dec'19
Top 10 women in tech and diversity in tech stories of 2019

As the year draws to a close, Computer Weekly looks over the top 10 diversity in tech and women in tech stories of 2019
December 20, 2019 20 Dec'19
National Federation of Subpostmasters cries foul after court ruling on controversial computer system

The National Federation of Subpostmasters said it was misled by the Post Office about the robustness of the IT systems its members use
December 20, 2019 20 Dec'19
Finnish government supports local authorities in cyber security initiative

The Finnish government has committed resources to a cyber security project aimed at local authorities
December 20, 2019 20 Dec'19
2020 set to usher in age of 5G always-on portable computing

Analyst identifies key 5G trends that will bear fruit in new year and pours cold water on one hyped technology that it thinks won’t make it
December 20, 2019 20 Dec'19
Top 10 end-user computing stories of 2019

The Windows desktop and laptop are not going away, but desktop IT is changing. Computer Weekly looks at the top trends in end-user computing
December 20, 2019 20 Dec'19
Top 10 retail technology stories of 2019

Computer Weekly looks at what 2019 had in store for the retail industry – what technologies were retailers rushing to adopt and how is customer behaviour changing?
December 20, 2019 20 Dec'19
Top 10 broadband stories of 2019

Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 broadband stories of 2019
December 19, 2019 19 Dec'19
EU court opinion finds EU-US data transfers lawful but raises questions over Privacy Shield

The Advocate General of the European Court says standard contractual clauses are lawful, but raises questions over the impact of US surveillance on the legality of Privacy Shield
December 19, 2019 19 Dec'19
New UK government pledges to accelerate gigabit broadband delivery

New Conservative government’s Queen’s Speech reaffirms commitment to providing gigabit broadband access across the UK, but provides no specific timetable to meet commitments and targets
December 19, 2019 19 Dec'19
Home Office details seven-point plan to cutting its Immigration Technology team's cloud costs by 40%

The Home Office has revealed how its Immigration Technology team cut cloud costs through spot and reserved instances, scheduling, auto-scaling and encouraging developers to spring clean test environments
December 19, 2019 19 Dec'19
Top 10 storage stories of 2019

Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 storage stories for 2019, with the latest trends in enterprise storage arrays, hyper-converged, object storage, scale-out NAS, and more
December 19, 2019 19 Dec'19
Comms-platform-as-a-service revenues outpace unified-comms-as-a-service

Communications-platform-as-a-service uptake is benefiting from its ability to quickly add new functionality, the ease with which it can be customised and the flexibility of its pay-as-you-go service model
December 19, 2019 19 Dec'19
APAC region to drive global enterprise VR adoption through to 2030

Analyst predicts that the enterprise virtual reality sector will take off over the next decade, boosted by direct government investment in the APAC region
December 19, 2019 19 Dec'19
Criminal Courts Review Commission to review Horizon judgment ‘swiftly’

The CCRC’s review of potentially unfair prosecutions of subpostmasters is just one of the unresolved issues in in relation to subpostmasters’ battle with the Post Office over its faulty IT system
December 19, 2019 19 Dec'19
Looming skills crisis, IR35 and Brexit set to ramp up S/4 Hana rates

SAP is only committed to support its ECC system until 2025, so customers have just five years to migrate – but a lack of skills is hampering progress
December 19, 2019 19 Dec'19
Top 10 artificial intelligence stories of 2019

Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 artificial intelligence stories of 2019
December 19, 2019 19 Dec'19
Top 10 IT careers and skills stories of 2019

Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 IT careers and skills stories of 2019
December 19, 2019 19 Dec'19
Competition watchdog considering regulating big tech

An interim report published by the Competition and Markets Authority expresses concern about the market position of Google and Facebook
December 18, 2019 18 Dec'19
Facebook: Legality of EU-US data sharing to be decided by Court of Justice

The Advocate General of the European Court of Justice will give an opinion on the legality of EU-US data transfers that could have major implications for big tech companies and US government mass surveillance practices