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News Archive
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July 05, 2013
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Jul'13
Security Think Tank: Prism unlikely to change much
Does the data collected by Prism put the US Government at risk from other state or non-state sponsored activists?
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July 05, 2013
05
Jul'13
UK joins EU demands for Google to rewrite privacy policy
The UK’s privacy watchdog has joined data protection authorities in France, Spain, Germany and Italy in demanding changes to Google’s privacy policy
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July 05, 2013
05
Jul'13
NSA Prism scandal could hit US cloud providers, says EC vice-president
EC vice-president Neelie Kroes says US cloud services providers could lose business because of fears over US Prism surveillance programme
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July 05, 2013
05
Jul'13
Case study: Toyota fleet management system gathers global fork-lift truck data remotely
Toyota Material Handling Europe develops operational data management system that monitors and controls fork-lift trucks globally
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July 04, 2013
04
Jul'13
Most Influential Woman in UK IT 2013: Joanna Shields CEO of Tech City
Winner of Computer Weekly’s Most Influential Woman in UK IT 2013 Joanna Shields, shares her experience and advice on being a successful women in tech
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July 04, 2013
04
Jul'13
The 25 most influential women in UK IT 2013
Computer Weekly recently held an event to recognise the most influential women in IT. Find out the results of our Women in Technology Awards.
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July 04, 2013
04
Jul'13
Azure powers Eurozone network to combat counterfeit drugs
Microsoft Azure will be used to power a cloud platform designment to combat counterfeit pharmaceutical product in the EU
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July 04, 2013
04
Jul'13
DCMS to force BT’s hand on rural broadband gaps
Maria Miller sets up a meeting to answer calls from local broadband providers and try to make BT identify where they will be needed to connect the final 10% of the UK to superfast fibre
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July 04, 2013
04
Jul'13
FBI warns of increased spear phishing attacks
The FBI has issued a warning about an increase in spear-phishing attacks targeting multiple industry sectors
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July 04, 2013
04
Jul'13
Why agile development failed for Universal Credit
The DWP has ceased all agile development on the Universal Credit programme. Was agile not up to the job? Or was DWP not up to agile?
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July 04, 2013
04
Jul'13
CIO interview: Pete Marsden, CIO, Asos.com
As online fashion retailer Asos.com continues to expand, its IT strategy is focused on new international locations and keeping up with web retail
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July 03, 2013
03
Jul'13
Podcast: Virtual server backup fundamentals
Virtual server backup is different to traditional backup. This podcast looks at the differences and examines key choices in selecting backup products
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July 03, 2013
03
Jul'13
EE confirms July date for doubling 4G speeds
Mobile operator EE will double the speeds of its 4G network in 12 UK cities from 4 July 2013, giving customers bandwidth of up to 150Mbps
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July 03, 2013
03
Jul'13
Ocado delivers with in-house software development
Online grocery retailer Ocado built its own software for its own business – and now it delivers for Morrisons
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July 02, 2013
02
Jul'13
NHS IT to embrace open source
A new report from NHS England promises open source will be at the heart of the plans to digitise the health service
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July 02, 2013
02
Jul'13
Security Think Tank: Prism – Sitting duck or elaborate honeypot?
Does the data collected by Prism put the US Government at risk from other state or non-state sponsored activists?
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July 02, 2013
02
Jul'13
Senior MPs flout EU cookie law
Two years after the EU cookie regulation and UK law came into force, not all UK websites are compliant, including the sites of 13 senior MPs
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July 01, 2013
01
Jul'13
Stuxnet leak investigation leads to project originator
The US government investigation into Stuxnet leak of classified information leads to retired general in the Marines, James Cartwright
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July 01, 2013
01
Jul'13
Scottish police outsource system to Accenture
Scottish Police Authority and Police Scotland have chosen Accenture to maintain its i6 administration system after two-year tendering process
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July 01, 2013
01
Jul'13
The Washington Post reveals more details of NSA Prism programme
The Washington Post has published new slides detailing processes in the US Prism online surveillance system
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June 28, 2013
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Jun'13
Power supply is top consideration when choosing datacentres, shows study
Power supply is most important to managers choosing a new datacentre, says UK and European Data Centre Barometer study
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June 28, 2013
28
Jun'13
CIO interview: Paul Clarke, director of technology, Ocado
Paul Clarke is responsible for the technology strategy at online grocer Ocado, where IT is used in every aspect of the business
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June 28, 2013
28
Jun'13
Datacentres must be tuned to the application in the mobile-cloud era: Cisco
Cloud, big data and mobile applications are challenging the traditional datacentre infrastructure, says Cisco
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June 27, 2013
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Jun'13
How BP made its IT future-ready with a hybrid cloud infrastructure
BP bridged its cloud gap with a cautious and calculated approach using a mix of private cloud, public cloud and in-house IT infrastructure
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June 26, 2013
26
Jun'13
Biffa uses software-as-a-service for self-service and automation
Waste management firm Biffa deploys IT service management software-as-a-service (SaaS) to increase user self-service and automation
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June 26, 2013
26
Jun'13
Data quality more important than fixating over big data, says Shell VP
Johan Krebbers, vice-president of architecture at Shell, says it is more important to get data quality right than to find a ‘big data silver bullet’
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June 26, 2013
26
Jun'13
Encrypting enterprises miss out on cloud benefits
Enterprises sending encrypted data to the cloud are missing out on some of the greatest benefits of cloud computing, says Thales e-Security
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June 25, 2013
25
Jun'13
BES extends MDM to Android and iPhones
Aiming to rekindle interest in the Blackberry Enterprise Server (BES), Blackberry has extended the platform to support Android and iOS
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June 25, 2013
25
Jun'13
Oracle offers enterprise software on Azure and Hyper-V
Microsoft and Oracle form an alliance to enable Oracle software to run on Hyper-V and Windows Azure infrastructure
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June 24, 2013
24
Jun'13
Identity management key to browser-based IT strategy
A cloud-based identity management system is key to enabling a browser-based IT strategy at online recruitment firm Reed.co.uk
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June 21, 2013
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Jun'13
Most firms underestimate volume of malware, study shows
Most companies greatly underestimate the number of malicious programs appearing daily, a global survey of more than 2,000 IT professionals has revealed
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June 21, 2013
21
Jun'13
UK businesses failing to secure virtual environments, study finds
Most UK businesses are failing to secure data in virtual environments, a survey of IT decision makers has revealed
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June 21, 2013
21
Jun'13
Government launches cyber awareness campaign
UK government debuts the first stage of a £4m cyber awareness campaign as part of the National Cyber Security Programme
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June 20, 2013
20
Jun'13
Survey reveals increased demand for permanent IT directors
April saw a 53% rise in permanent IT director vacancies, according to recruitment consultancy Computer People
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June 20, 2013
20
Jun'13
Camden Council goes BYOD with Accellion
Camden adopts a bring your own device (BYOD) strategy to save money, improve security and bring their IT systems into the modern era
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June 19, 2013
19
Jun'13
HR technology booming as businesses turn to the cloud
Over the next 18 months, 60% of companies plan to roll out HR technology solutions, says analyst group Bersin by Deloitte.
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June 19, 2013
19
Jun'13
Met Police needs significant tech investment to overhaul creaking legacy systems
The Metropolitan Police needs significant capital investment in technology if it is to overhaul its legacy IT infrastructure
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June 18, 2013
18
Jun'13
Investigation into Post Office accounting system to drill down on strongest cases
The investigation into the Post Office’s allegedly faulty accounting system will focus on a select few of the 47 claims
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June 17, 2013
17
Jun'13
Startup profile: Growth Intelligence
Growth Intelligence is a technology startup offering a software-as-a-service (SaaS) product to B2B corporations wanting to search for sales leads.
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June 17, 2013
17
Jun'13
IT departments to shrink dramatically within five years as cloud takes over
IT professionals will need to rethink their careers as corporate IT departments undergo a radical restructuring over the next five years
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June 17, 2013
17
Jun'13
Denise McDonagh awarded CBE for services to IT
Former G-Cloud head Denise McDonagh has been awarded a CBE for services to IT in the Queen’s birthday honours list 2013
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June 14, 2013
14
Jun'13
Microsoft puts Office Mobile on iPhone
iPhone users can now use Microsoft’s Office Mobile product which is available as a free download from the AppStore
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June 13, 2013
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Jun'13
Inadequate datacentre infrastructure is a barrier to big data analytics
Inadequate datacentre infrastructure and siloed work practices are preventing UK enterprises from benefiting from big data analytics, shows study
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June 13, 2013
13
Jun'13
Serco outsources IT infrastructure and transformation
Business service provider Serco contracts SunGard for its UK IT infrastructure that will help Serco increase its cloud services
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June 13, 2013
13
Jun'13
NPfIT legacy: NHS yet to spend £600m on CSC Lorenzo patient records
The NHS has still to spend £600m on CSC's Lorenzo patient record system as a legacy of the defunct National Programme for IT (NPfIT)
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June 12, 2013
12
Jun'13
Senior judge hears Barnet Council outsourcing challenge
The second most senior judge in England and Wales will hear a legal challenge against Barnet Council’s outsourcing programme
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June 11, 2013
11
Jun'13
Frimley Park NHS deploys VDI for efficiency and BYOD
When the NHS trust came under pressure to make its IT budget go further, it opted to deploy VDI in its A&E department
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June 11, 2013
11
Jun'13
Women in tech think differently to men in tech, say industry experts
Industry experts discuss gender at a roundtable with Mortimer Spinks, in partnership with Computer Weekly and Lady Geek
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June 11, 2013
11
Jun'13
Lloyds customer complaints plummet after automating manual processes
Lloyds is claiming dramatic improvements in the quality of its customer service after automating manual banking processes
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June 11, 2013
11
Jun'13
UK links to US internet surveillance remain unclear
The government insists that UK spy agencies operate within the law, but questions remain