Business applications
At the heart of enterprise software strategy are the key business applications upon which every organisation relies. From enterprise resource planning (ERP) to customer relationship management (CRM), financial and accounts software to business intelligence (BI), such applications demand high investments and can deliver high returns. We analyse the latest product developments and the news from major suppliers such as Oracle, Microsoft and SAP.
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E-Zine
09 Nov 2023
Heineken lets the data flow
In this month’s CW EMEA ezine, we find out about Heineken’s mission to make the most out of the data it holds through an enterprise-wide data ecosystem. We also look at how the UK has turned its back on the German government-funded Gaia-X data platform, why cyber experts are urging the EU to rethink vulnerability disclosure plans, and how the IT industry is responding to the software developer skills shortfall. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
20 Oct 2023
Collaboration paramount in KPN’s successful business transformation
KPN tells Oracle CloudWorld 2023 how it transformed when its legacy systems became obstacles to supporting its customers on their digital journeys Continue Reading
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Tip
18 Jan 2024
8 edge computing trends to watch in 2024 and beyond
Many organizations recognize the importance of edge computing. Discover the latest insights on spending, device capabilities and infrastructure updates. Continue Reading
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News
18 Jan 2024
Anger sparked by TV drama forces Fujitsu to put public sector contract bidding on hold
It is not just the UK government that has been forced to act quickly amid public anger, as a wounded Fujitsu stalls government contract bidding Continue Reading
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News
18 Jan 2024
More than 900 subpostmaster convictions wouldn’t have happened without Post Office-backed law change
IT expert says it cannot be the case that computer evidence is treated as accurate in court, without investigation into surrounding circumstances Continue Reading
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Opinion
18 Jan 2024
AI will create a thousand Post Office scandals
Critical computing expert Dan McQuillan weighs in on the proliferation of artificial intelligence throughout the public sector and the potential this opens up for a slew of new IT scandals Continue Reading
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News
18 Jan 2024
Tech firms: Investigatory Powers review will undermine privacy of UK citizens
Trade group TechUK argues in a briefing sent to the Home Office that proposed amendments to the Investigatory Powers Bill could have a far-reaching impact on privacy and security Continue Reading
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Opinion
17 Jan 2024
2024: The year Generative AI is let out of its cage
Instead of worrying about AI taking over their jobs perhaps people should wonder if their work will be taken over by a new starter who knows how to use AI. Continue Reading
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Opinion
17 Jan 2024
Paula Vennells fails to practice what she preaches in Post Office scandal
Reverend Richard Coles tells Computer Weekly how a recent ITV drama ‘moved and enraged’ a public that had missed the unfolding of the biggest miscarriage of justice in modern history, in front of their noses Continue Reading
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News
16 Jan 2024
Fujitsu ‘morally obliged’ to contribute to subpostmaster financial redress amid ‘insane’ delays
Fujitsu has apologised for its role on the Post Office scandal and said it is ‘morally obliged’ to contribute to the financial redress of victims Continue Reading
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E-Zine
16 Jan 2024
All eyes are on the Post Office scandal – at last
In this week’s Computer Weekly, 15 years since we first revealed the plight of subpostmasters, and four years since their High Court victory, the UK public and government are getting behind the victims, thanks to a TV dramatisation of the scandal. We look at government plans to quash convictions, and analyse the role of Horizon IT supplier Fujitsu in how the Post Office scandal developed. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
15 Jan 2024
AI likely to worsen economic inequality, says IMF
While artificial intelligence will replace some jobs and complement others, the International Monetary Fund says that, in most of the scenarios it envisages, the technology will likely deepen macro-economic inequalities Continue Reading
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News
15 Jan 2024
Human-centric technology vision changes IT procurement
Accenture’s 2024 technology vision report discusses IT systems that use AI in a bid to become more intuitive and capable of adapting to different user skills Continue Reading
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News
15 Jan 2024
How legal disclosure failures disrupted the Post Office Horizon inquiry
From overly narrow search terms, overzealous deduplication of documents and failed email migrations, poor management of legal discovery has delayed justice for postmasters in the Horizon inquiry Continue Reading
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News
12 Jan 2024
Post Office scandal inquiry hits mainstream after dramatic start to year
Long-running statutory public inquiry restarts with hugely increased interest following ITV’s dramatisation of the two decades-long scandal Continue Reading
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Opinion
11 Jan 2024
Redefining the cyber domain to tackle the challenges of tomorrow
Emerging technologies have brought about a new age of cyber – and we need a 360-degree collaborative approach more than ever to succeed Continue Reading
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News
10 Jan 2024
Hundreds of subpostmasters to have convictions quashed in blanket exoneration
The government has chosen to introduce legislation that will enable it to exonerate hundreds of subpostmasters as a group Continue Reading
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News
10 Jan 2024
Poor tech kills hybrid work productivity
People who work from home say the IT they use is failing or performs poorly, which reduces their productivity, leading to hours of work lost Continue Reading
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News
10 Jan 2024
CES 2024: Sony announces development of spatial content creation system
Sony is developing a device equipped with extended reality head-mounted display and controllers dedicated to interaction with 3D objects Continue Reading
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News
09 Jan 2024
Former Post Office CEO hands back CBE amid public backlash
Former Post Office CEO hands back her CBE after public backlash following dramatisation of her role in Post Office Horizon scandal Continue Reading
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News
09 Jan 2024
‘Hero’ subpostmaster accuses government of diversion tactics through ‘weaselly’ statistics
Campaigning subpostmaster calls out government’s use of ‘weaselly’ statistics to hide its slow progress Continue Reading
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News
09 Jan 2024
Fujitsu gets stay of execution as MPs support exoneration of wrongfully convicted subpostmasters
Fujitsu will have to wait until the end of the Post Office Horizon scandal public inquiry to hear how MPs will punish it Continue Reading
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Opinion
09 Jan 2024
Trauma and fear means victims of the Post Office scandal are suffering in silence
Just like victims of child abuse, it is likely that issues of trauma, fear, feelings of shame and a complete loss of trust in authority are some of the powerful inhibitors preventing victims of the Post Office scandal from coming forward Continue Reading
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News
08 Jan 2024
Post Office scandal furore is moment to change digital evidence rules
The current rules around digital evidence are partly to blame for the widest miscarriage of justice in UK history Continue Reading
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Blog Post
05 Jan 2024
What does “Investment in Generative AI” actually mean?
I’ve found myself in a number of conversations recently where the discussion has turned to the speed at which organisations are investing in generative AI. More and more, however, I find myself ... Continue Reading
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Feature
02 Jan 2024
Data: the golden thread of military defence
Information has been the lifeblood of warfare for centuries and modern data strategies are no different. From frontline fighters to logistics, manufacturing, R&D, and recruitment, data is crucial Continue Reading
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News
02 Jan 2024
Cloudflare eyes GenAI workloads with Workers AI
Cloudflare’s Workers developer platform is touted to make it easier for organisations to deploy GenAI capabilities at the edge to speed up inferencing Continue Reading
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News
29 Dec 2023
Top 10 India IT stories of 2023
We recap the year’s top 10 stories in India, including the country’s datacentre boom and innovations in space and agriculture technologies Continue Reading
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News
29 Dec 2023
Top 10 AI regulation stories of 2023
From the UK government’s publication of its long-awaited AI whitepaper to its convening of the world’s first AI Safety Summit, here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 AI regulation stories of 2023 Continue Reading
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News
28 Dec 2023
Top 10 ANZ IT stories of 2023
We recap the top 10 stories in Australia and New Zealand, including the innovations and challenges that organisations in the region have faced over the past year Continue Reading
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Definition
27 Dec 2023
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An email signature -- or signature block or signature file -- is the short text that appears at the end of an email message to provide more information about the sender. Continue Reading
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News
27 Dec 2023
Top 10 business applications stories of 2023
Generative AI has become unavoidable for business applications suppliers. C-level executives offer insights here, while the fundamentals of user enterprise software strategy remain visible beneath the AI froth Continue Reading
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News
27 Dec 2023
Top 10 ASEAN IT stories of 2023
Organisations across the region have continued to shore up their cyber security posture while investing in infrastructure to pave the way for emerging technologies like GenAI Continue Reading
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News
21 Dec 2023
Immigration clampdown could worsen UK IT skills shortage
The UK government’s recent clampdown on immigration could exacerbate the IT skills shortage in the country, especially in web design and development Continue Reading
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Feature
21 Dec 2023
Digital twins to virtualise the world
The industrial metaverse and digital twins are related but are not necessarily the same – so where will digital twins play the most important role? Continue Reading
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News
20 Dec 2023
Post Office gets government handout as Horizon replacement costs increase ‘significantly’
The increasing costs associated with replacing the Post Office’s controversial IT system have forced the government to hand it over £100m extra Continue Reading
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News
20 Dec 2023
'No hiding place' for those responsible for Post Office Horizon scandal
MPs want individuals to be held to account for their roles in causing the Post Office Horizon scandal, which destroyed thousands of lives Continue Reading
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News
20 Dec 2023
Inside Zoom’s generative AI strategy
Zoom’s federated approach towards generative AI allows it to use a combination of models that are most suitable for the task on hand while lowering costs for itself and customers Continue Reading
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News
19 Dec 2023
Government reveals its own slow progress in compensating Post Office scandal victims
Few of the subpostmasters who unearthed the widest miscarriage of justice in UK history have been compensated so far, four years after their court victory Continue Reading
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News
19 Dec 2023
Top 10 software development stories of 2023
There have been two main trends driving software development this year: artificial intelligence and low-code/no-code tooling Continue Reading
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News
19 Dec 2023
Top 10 information management stories of 2023
Generative AI was inescapable as the leading theme of the information management stories of 2023 gathered here. But also selected are pieces about data and healthcare, and the inexorable rise of the CDO Continue Reading
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E-Zine
19 Dec 2023
The ransomware threat to UK critical infrastructure
In this week’s Computer Weekly, a parliamentary report warns that a lack of ransomware preparedness at the highest levels of government is leaving UK critical national infrastructure dangerously exposed – we analyse the risks. We examine how AI tools are helping to enhance cloud security. And the CTO at jewellery retailer Pandora discusses organisational change in IT. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
15 Dec 2023
Alibaba debuts LLMs for Southeast Asia
Alibaba’s SeaLLMs are built to address the linguistic diversity and nuances in Southeast Asia, enabling businesses to deploy localised chatbots and translation applications Continue Reading
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News
14 Dec 2023
ICO complaint seeks answers from prosecutors over deleted Assange emails
An Italian journalist has complained to the data protection watchdog after the Crown Prosecution Service gave conflicting explanations over its deletion of key emails on WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange Continue Reading
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News
14 Dec 2023
Current Post Office executive in denial of Horizon cover-up
Executives at the Post Office today are still in denial of the part they played in destroying the lives of thousands of people Continue Reading
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News
13 Dec 2023
No UK AI legislation until timing is right, says Donelan
The UK government will not legislate on artificial intelligence until it has a better understanding of the technology, so is instead focusing on building up regulatory capacity and conducting safety-focused research, says digital secretary Continue Reading
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News
12 Dec 2023
Top IT predictions in APAC in 2024
Generative AI will continue to leave its mark on many areas in business and IT, along with other trends such as sustainability, cyber security and smart factories that are expected to shape the region’s technology landscape in 2024 Continue Reading
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E-Zine
12 Dec 2023
Shaping the modern workplace
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we examine how the shift to cloud services and the necessity of dealing with a hybrid workforce have changed modern IT. The emerging area of computational storage promises performance boosts for demanding workloads – we look at the challenges. And we find out how pandemic poster child Zoom plans to exploit generative AI. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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Feature
11 Dec 2023
ERP’s storage requirements and options in the cloud
We look under the hood at enterprise resource planning and its databases, the storage needed to support ERP’s I/O requirements, block, file and object storage, and ERP in an era of hybrid cloud Continue Reading
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News
08 Dec 2023
Former Post Office investigator called subpostmaster campaigners ‘crooks’
Former Post Office investigator labelled subpostmasters attempting to clear their names as ‘crooks’ Continue Reading
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News
08 Dec 2023
Executive interview: Handling vanilla S/4Hana change management
We speak to the transformation lead at household goods manufacturer McBride about moving people onto a non-customised S/4Hana implementation Continue Reading
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Feature
08 Dec 2023
How generative AI is put to work in business applications
Generative AI has kicked up a storm in 2023. We look the opportunities and challenges for businesses, highlighting a range of live applications Continue Reading
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News
08 Dec 2023
SAP strategy: Why customers need an innovation plan
Rise appears to be the place where SAP has promised customers the latest innovations, raising the question of what happens to everyone else Continue Reading
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News
06 Dec 2023
NHS whistleblower Peter Duffy threatens trust with legal action in row over alleged email tampering
NHS whistleblower warns his former employer of potential litigation over a dispute concerning allegations of email tampering Continue Reading
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News
06 Dec 2023
Singtel’s DC Tuas datacentre to cater to AI workloads
Offering 58MW of capacity, DC Tuas will be the first of Singtel’s new generation of artificial intelligence datacentres to incorporate more efficient cooling technologies Continue Reading
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Feature
05 Dec 2023
Dell EMC: Storage giant shifts gear to cloud operating models
Storage profile: We look at Dell EMC, the result of the biggest tech acquisition ever, and find a company well set for ubiquitous cloud operating models and as-a-service Continue Reading
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News
05 Dec 2023
Undisclosed document could reveal pressure on Fujitsu expert witness in Post Office prosecution
Details of Post Office prosecutor’s meeting with Fujitsu IT expert witness, used in subpostmaster prosecution, not yet disclosed to public inquiry Continue Reading
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E-Zine
05 Dec 2023
Technologies to support hybrid working
In this week’s Computer Weekly, our latest buyer’s guide looks at technologies to support hybrid working – even when your business is as unique as farming. We examine the new guidelines on AI cyber security published by G7 government security chiefs. And we find out how the Jaguar Formula E racing team is using digital twins to improve electric vehicle performance. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
05 Dec 2023
Singapore to develop Southeast Asia’s first large language model
Singapore has spearheaded a S$70m initiative to build research and engineering capabilities in LLMs, including the development of Southeast Asia’s first LLM Continue Reading
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01 Dec 2023
Supporting a hybrid workforce
The now permanent shift to cloud services and the necessity of dealing with a hybrid workforce have changed modern IT Continue Reading
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News
01 Dec 2023
Post Office lawyer with his fingerprints all over IT scandal spreads blame
Senior Post Office criminal lawyer was just following orders and claims his only mistake was believing those that told him the Horizon system was robust Continue Reading
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News
30 Nov 2023
Yarra Valley Water to roll out smart water meters
The move is expected to stem water losses, alert customers to possible leaks and improve the affordability of water Continue Reading
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News
30 Nov 2023
Slow government response to Post Office scandal compensation forces new legislation
Subpostmasters who exposed widest miscarriage of justice in UK history still waiting for compensation after decades of fighting Continue Reading
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News
29 Nov 2023
Paula Vennells’ email fuelled Post Office Horizon cult, inquiry told
Faced with serious questions about the robustness of its core computer system, the Post Office doubled down on reliability myth, public inquiry told Continue Reading
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News
29 Nov 2023
Aerodyne taps AWS to power drone platform
The Malaysia-based startup is running its Dronos platform on AWS to expand its footprint globally and support a variety of drone use cases, from agriculture seeding to cellular tower maintenance Continue Reading
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News
29 Nov 2023
Re:Invent 2023: Selipsky cues Q to project future shape of work
At Amazon Web Services’ annual conference in Las Vegas, Re:Invent, CEO Adam Selipsky hails GenAI capacity of product Q to reshape the future of work Continue Reading
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News
28 Nov 2023
CCRC refers two posthumous subpostmaster appeals to Crown Court
CCRC refers posthumous appeals against convictions to Crown Court for first time Continue Reading
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E-Zine
28 Nov 2023
Datacentres or green belt? Why the UK has to choose
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we examine the minefield around datacentre planning permission across the UK, after government blocked a major development next to the M25 motorway. The metaverse is making inroads into the indus-trial world – is this the real future for the technology? And we analyse the trends changing the application software market. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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Feature
27 Nov 2023
The future of business software
The enterprise application software market has changed radically. We look at what is driving IT investments Continue Reading
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News
22 Nov 2023
Controversial Fujitsu contract with Post Office extended again
IT from Fujitsu is at the heart of the widest miscarriage of justice in UK history, yet the government keeps handing millions of pounds of taxpayers’ money to the IT giant Continue Reading
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Opinion
22 Nov 2023
The future of business software will put users front and centre
Today, quantum computing and AI; yesterday, cloud and blockchain. As sure as Moore’s law, there is always a Next Big Thing Continue Reading
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News
22 Nov 2023
Boomi doubles down on AI and automation
Boomi executives talk up the company’s artificial intelligence and automation capabilities and its growing traction in ANZ during a recent event in Sydney Continue Reading
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E-Zine
21 Nov 2023
Can AI take education to a new level?
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we examine how large language models are being used to teach, support and assess students, enhancing education rather than impairing it. We look at how the AI revolution is impacting the semiconductor sector as the big tech companies put off server upgrades. And we find out how generative AI is changing the way enterprise software works. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
20 Nov 2023
AI productivity gains could result in four-day weeks for millions
Autonomy think tank publishes paper on potential for artificial intelligence-driven large language models to shorten people’s work weeks Continue Reading
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News
20 Nov 2023
NHS England hits 90% target for electronic patient records
Some 90% of trusts in NHS England have adopted electronic patient records in hospitals, ahead of government schedule Continue Reading
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Feature
20 Nov 2023
Enterprise beams up GenAI and consumer UX to make key applications fly
We look at how generative AI is changing the way enterprise software works Continue Reading
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E-Zine
17 Nov 2023
CW APAC: Trend Watch: Generative AI in APAC
Organisations are starting to incorporate generative AI into their everyday processes. In this handbook, focused on GenAI in the Asia-Pacific region, Computer Weekly looks at how it’s being deployed in healthcare, Australia’s GenAI journey, the technology’s relationship with the cloud and Red Hat’s issues with source code. Continue Reading
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News
17 Nov 2023
Oracle NetSuite CEO Goldberg: AI a sleeping giant coming to life
Speaking with Computer Weekly at SuiteWorld, Evan Goldberg, executive vice-president of Oracle NetSuite, discussed how artificial intelligence has emerged from obscurity to be of business moment Continue Reading
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News
17 Nov 2023
Capgemini and Heathrow strike deal to enhance passenger experience
Capgemini and Heathrow team up to provide development and operations support for the airport’s technology estate Continue Reading
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News
17 Nov 2023
Does third-party support make sense?
We speak to a Rimini Street customer about their experience of managing an Oracle ERP Continue Reading
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News
16 Nov 2023
Workato CEO calls for new automation mindset
Workato CEO Vijay Tella urges organisations to go beyond the ‘mechanistic glue’ of automating manual processes and embrace a new automation mindset that focuses on transforming their business Continue Reading
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News
16 Nov 2023
Cancer Research UK uses AWS for payments and trial search function
Charity Cancer Research UK has been using AWS to make its donations platform more scalable, as well as making it easier for patients to find clinical trials Continue Reading
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News
16 Nov 2023
SAP sustainability study reveals UK businesses lack funding
An annual sustainability study by SAP reveals UK businesses are on the right track, but still face barriers in the long run Continue Reading
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News
16 Nov 2023
Post Office scandal inquiry postpones more key witness hearings
Yet more witness hearings are cancelled due to the Post Office's late disclosure of documents Continue Reading
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News
15 Nov 2023
PeopleSpot dishes out people-related advice
The PeopleSpot app provides resources to help workers deal with people-related challenges and enables organisations to surface HR issues through its analytics capabilities Continue Reading
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Feature
14 Nov 2023
Industry 5.0: What is it and what does its future hold?
As Industry 5.0 becomes a more popular topic of conversation in the business tech world, critics have come out to question its legitimacy as a revolution instead of a progression Continue Reading
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E-Zine
14 Nov 2023
The UK AI Safety Summit – what did it achieve?
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we look back at the UK government’s AI Safety Summit and assess what it achieved – and what it didn’t. Our latest buyer’s guide examines the future of business software and modernising legacy applications. And we find out how the UK Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act aims to protect your smart devices. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
13 Nov 2023
Vodafone inks strategic partnership with Accenture
Global professional services company to form pan-European and African telco as it announces acceleration of transformation to commercialise operations and accelerate growth Continue Reading
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News
13 Nov 2023
ICO alerted after technical ‘issue’ exposed college files to student barristers
A training college for barristers has reported a data breach that left sensitive data on hundreds of current and former students accessible to other trainees Continue Reading
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News
13 Nov 2023
Shawbrook Bank slashes mortgage processing time through low code
Specialist business lending and savings bank is using Pegasystems’ low-code platform to rewrite and automate the customer journey Continue Reading
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Feature
13 Nov 2023
Gartner: Modernising legacy applications for cloud-native success
Tips for moving existing enterprise applications to a cloud-native architecture Continue Reading
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Opinion
10 Nov 2023
As the jobs market evolves, maximise opportunities, mitigate AI risk
Heather Thomson, Director of Skills and Talent at The Data Lab urges society to keep calm and focus on the opportunities afforded by artificial intelligence Continue Reading
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News
09 Nov 2023
UK government does not see need for specific AI legislation
The UK government does not currently see the need for new artificial intelligence legislation, as many regulators are already dealing effectively with AI-related harms Continue Reading
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News
09 Nov 2023
How Village Roadshow modernised ITSM with cloud
Australian theme park and cinema operator reduced ITSM costs by 60% to improve problem resolution and other outcomes from use of Freshworks' cloud-based ITSM service Continue Reading
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News
09 Nov 2023
Conflict of interest concerns raised over CMA's use of AWS UK public sector discount scheme
Less than a month after the CMA confirmed it would be investigating the competitive impact of AWS preferential pricing deals on the UK cloud market, data reveals the CMA is benefiting from cut-price Amazon cloud services Continue Reading
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E-Zine
09 Nov 2023
Heineken lets the data flow
In this month’s CW EMEA ezine, we find out about Heineken’s mission to make the most out of the data it holds through an enterprise-wide data ecosystem. We also look at how the UK has turned its back on the German government-funded Gaia-X data platform, why cyber experts are urging the EU to rethink vulnerability disclosure plans, and how the IT industry is responding to the software developer skills shortfall. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
08 Nov 2023
Former Post Office manager has no memory of preparing witness statement in legal dispute
Evidence of computer problems was omitted from the witness statement of a former Post Office manager in a legal battle with a subpostmaster blamed for unexplained accounting shortfalls Continue Reading
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News
08 Nov 2023
AI Summit not the place for human rights, says French finance minister
Despite commitments at the UK’s AI Safety Summit to respect and protect human rights, the French finance minister said it was not the right forum to discuss signatories' human rights records Continue Reading
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News
08 Nov 2023
SAP touts Business Technology Platform as foundation for S/4Hana migrations
SAP claims its Business Technology Platform can help customers ease their transition to S/4Hana and lay the foundation for artificial intelligence initiatives Continue Reading
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News
07 Nov 2023
Post Office disclosure failures delay Horizon scandal inquiry again
Many of the 300,000 emails unearthed could be relevant to evidence from future and past witnesses in the Post Office scandal inquiry Continue Reading
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News
07 Nov 2023
AI Safety Summit review
Computer Weekly takes stock of the UK government’s AI Safety Summit and the differing perspectives around its success Continue Reading
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Opinion
03 Nov 2023
How to solve the computer evidence problem
The Law Commission is in disgrace for its historic misrepresentations of IT experts when pushing a change to the law on the use of computer evidence through Parliament. Continue Reading