IT jobs and recruitment

CompTIA+ provides young IT pro with career boost

Dujon Walsham is a 23 year old IT consultant who has worked on high-profile projects such as the IT infrastructure to capture programmes for ITV Player. His current job involves helping companies like eBay and British Airways adopt cloud computing systems. Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

RBS pay leak reveals the contractors paid £2,000 a day

A blunder by recruitment company Hays has revealed contractors at Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) earn £2,000 per day. Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

BT services division takes 15 school leavers for IT apprenticeships in recruitment drive

BT Engage has taken on 15 school leavers to embark on three-year IT apprenticeships. Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Why major IT projects are more likely to fail than any others

Major IT projects are 20 times more likely to fail than other business initiatives because project managers are ignoring unpredictable events, says a major research study by Oxford University. Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

One third of employees willing to change employer for flexible working arrangements

A third of employees will seek employment elsewhere if employers fail to support flexible working via mobile devices. Continue Reading

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• Jenny Williams, University of Gloucestershire

UK business should educate internally to get the right IT security skills at lower cost

UK businesses should look to internal training to meet future IT security needs rather than paying high prices by competing to recruit scarce skills externally, warn experts. Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Atos employees to be investigated over Facebook remarks about disability benefit applicants

Two Atos Healthcare employees are being investigated over allegations they made inappropriate remarks on Facebook about the people they assess for sickness benefit. Continue Reading

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• Kathleen Hall, TechTarget

IT firm grows business five-fold after hiring apprentices

Computer repair company D&J Henry says its business has grown five-fold after hiring apprentices. Continue Reading

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• Jenny Williams, University of Gloucestershire

US names former Microsoft executive as new Federal CIO

The US has appointed former Microsoft executive Steven VanRoekel as its new government chief information officer. Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Former government CIO John Suffolk joins Huawei as head of cybersecurity

Former government CIO John Suffolk has joined China-based IT company Huawei as global head of cybersecurity. Continue Reading

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• Kathleen Hall, TechTarget

Highlights from 'A recipe for rip-offs' - the Select Committee report on government IT

The Public Administration Select Committee has published a scathingly critical report on government's use of IT. We've chosen a selection of the highlights from the report. Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

IT industry salaries rise 7.5% in 2011

Salaries for IT professionals have risen by 7.5% to reach an average wage of over £46,000 in 2011... Continue Reading

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• Jenny Williams, University of Gloucestershire

British Computer Society – the case for change

A year on from the BCS extraordinary general meeting (EGM), Amit Bhagwat looks at how BCS has evolved, why the EGM came about and gave the results that it did, what has followed since and, how BCS might consider its future from here. Continue Reading

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• Amit Bhagwat

Carphone Warehouse uses business process management to increase customer satisfaction

Retailer Carphone Warehouse is claiming a 25% jump in its customer satisfaction ratings after investing in BPM software to help staff deal with sales, queries and complaints. Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

CIO interview: Phil Pavitt, HM Revenue & Customs

HM Revenue & Customs CIO Phil Pavitt talks to Computer Weekly about the biggest and most challenging tasks in public sector IT. Pavitt discusses his overhaul of the department's IT; tackling spending cuts; public sector IT strategy and the role of cloud, open source and agile development - and how IT suppliers have failed government IT. Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

Central government staff lack skills in IT

A significant proportion of civil servants lack skills in areas such as IT, a National Audit Office report has found. Continue Reading

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• Kathleen Hall, TechTarget

Cisco to axe 10,000 jobs

Cisco Systems may cut as many as 10,000 jobs, roughly 14% of its workforce, to combat weak profit growth, according to Bloomberg. Continue Reading

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• Kathleen Hall, TechTarget

IT professionals get multiple job offers and double-digit pay increases as demand surges

Demand for IT skills has increased as businesses begin to re-invest in IT and professionals with particular IT skills are receiving multiple job offers and double-digit pay increases if they switch employers. Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Business analyst skills shortage continues as IT job market grows

Business analysts are the IT staff most in demand for permanent and contract roles, according to KPMG. Continue Reading

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• Jenny Williams, University of Gloucestershire

Tory technology advisor Liam Maxwell appointed to government IT advisory post

Top technology advisor to the Conservative Party, Liam Maxwell, has been appointed to a key IT advisory role in the Cabinet Office. Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

Unite members at Fujitsu’s Crewe site to strike

Members of the Unite union at Fujitsu's site in Crewe have voted to take strike action over the alleged unfair treatment of a trade union activist. Continue Reading

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• Kathleen Hall

Westminster City Council CIO David Wilde leaves for Essex County Council

Westminster City Council chief information officer David Wilde is leaving at the end of this week to take up the equivalent role at Essex County Council. Continue Reading

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• Angelica Mari

E-Skills National Skills Academy for IT launches training subscription service for SMEs

E-Skills UK's National Skills Academy for IT has set up a training subscription service aimed at small businesses and self-employed IT professionals. Continue Reading

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• Jenny Williams, University of Gloucestershire

IBM celebrates 100th birthday as workers send video calling for improved conditions

International Business Machines (IBM) is celebrating its 100th birthday, founded as the Computing Tabulating Recording Corporation through a merger of four companies in 1911. Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

HP CIO Randy Mott leaves amid company management restructure

Hewlett-Packard's CIO, Randy Mott, has left the company amid an organisational restructure. Continue Reading

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• Jenny Williams, University of Gloucestershire

Outsourcing in the Ukraine: benefits and drawbacks

The Ukraine offers highly skilled IT specialists at a low cost for companies looking to develop projects within Europe. But while the honesty of its people appears to be a key selling point, problems of corruption and the possibility of social unrest remain. Continue Reading

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• Kathleen Hall, TechTarget

Birmingham Council's offshore move could trigger public sector outsourcing exodus

Birmingham City Council is planning to offshore 100 jobs to India as part of an HR and IT services joint venture with Capita. Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

How much do IT managers really earn?

How much do IT managers earn? These graphics from Kew Associates show the best paying sectors for IT managers, and assess how pay levels have risen over the past five years. Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

CIO interview: Keep Britain Tidy head of IT Rich Kavanagh on social media strategy

Keep Britain Tidy's head of ICT, Rich Kavanagh, tells Computer Weekly how the charity is successfully using social networking tools to interact with citizens and supporters. Continue Reading

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• Angelica Mari

Dell hires UK staff to grow enterprise services

Dell plans to hire more UK staff for its enterprise services division by the end of June 2011. Continue Reading

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• Jenny Williams, University of Gloucestershire

Cabinet Office names ex-Guardian head Mike Bracken as director of digital

The Guardian's former head of digital Mike Bracken has been appointed the government's director of digital at the Cabinet Office. Continue Reading

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• Kathleen Hall, TechTarget

Future of NHS National Programme for IT in critical condition following NAO report

The remaining NHS National Programme for IT could be scrapped entirely, as the project's aim to deliver electronic records for every patient has fallen far below expectations, according to a National Audit Office report. Continue Reading

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• Kathleen Hall, TechTarget

IBM qualification courses rolled out in Scottish universities

IBM has introduced qualification courses for its Power systems and System z mainframes throughout Scottish universities and colleges. Continue Reading

The Guardian restructures IT department as digital director steps down

The Guardian is merging its technology development and product management functions to create a new digital development department. Continue Reading

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• Jenny Williams, University of Gloucestershire

Carphone Warehouse founder hailed as UK's first digital billionaire

Charles Dunstone, the man who started Carphone Warehouse, was named as the UK's first digital billionaire by the 2011 Sunday Times rich list. Continue Reading

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• Angelica Mari

IT professionals willing to sacrifice cash for more time off

IT professionals are increasingly attracted to the prospect of a shorter working week and are prepared to sacrifice thousands of pounds to get it. Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

UK IT staff increasingly seeking work abroad

The majority of UK IT professionals would consider migrating abroad to pursue higher quality work and salaries, a recruitment firm warns. Continue Reading

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• Jenny Williams, University of Gloucestershire

Infosec 2011: APT attacks a real threat to business, says security panel

Advanced Persistent Threats are a reality and cannot be dismissed as a myth or media hype, according to a panel of experts debating the top threats at Infosecurity Europe 2011 in London. Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Motivated, information security policye-aware employees are the best defence

Keeping employees motivated is the best way to ensure you have satisfied customers, and if it is an employee's responsibility to keep the customers happy,...

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• Chris Parker

In 1966 England won the World Cup and Computer Weekly launched the world's first weekly IT newspaper

After 45 years in print, Computer Weekly, the award-winning title for senior IT decision-makers, is to become a 100% online publication. Here is a celebration of 45 years in print. Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Immigration cap will not stem flow of IT workers to UK on ICT visas

The immigration cap, which comes into force on 6 April 2011, will have little effect on the number of economic migrants entering the UK because businesses can continue to use the uncapped Intra Company Transfer (ICT) scheme to access skills, according to Migration Watch. Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Sex discrimination rife in IT, says report

Gender discrimination against women is rife in the IT sector, a report says. Continue Reading

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• Ian Grant

Communication skills more important than technical know-how for IT jobs, say IT graduates

Most IT graduates think technical skills are the least important for IT jobs, according to a survey. Continue Reading

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• Jenny Williams, University of Gloucestershire

CIO interview: Marcus East, Comic Relief

In the run-up to Comic Relief's Red Nose Day on Friday 18 March, head of future media and technology Marcus East is having a frantic week - but we managed to take a few minutes of his time to get an update on IT preparations for the event. Continue Reading

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• Angelica Mari

Sky to recruit 100 IT staff in Scotland

Sky is to create 100 permanent IT roles in Scotland as part of an expansion of its customer business systems team. Continue Reading

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• Jenny Williams, University of Gloucestershire

IBM targets Oracle customers with free big data training

IBM plans to train 10,000 Oracle database professionals in IBM software analytics and information management throughout 2011 via free bootcamp training sessions. Continue Reading

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• Jenny Williams, University of Gloucestershire

Most organisations approach IAM in the wrong way, says Gartner

Most organisations are approaching identity and access management (IAM) in the wrong way, by planning deployments around technologies, says Gartner. Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Avis CIO hands in the keys after three years at the wheel

Adam Gerrard is to leave the post of chief information officer of Avis after three and a half years Continue Reading

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• Angelica Mari

Apple and Google top most admired list

IT companies are considered some of the most admired companies in the world with Apple and Google leading the pack. Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Industry calls on employers to say what security skills are needed

The National Skills Academy for IT is calling on employers to address the cyber security skills gap by sharing views on the most useful courses and qualifications. Continue Reading

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• Jenny Williams, University of Gloucestershire

Government increases pay rates for offshore workers in the UK

The government has increased the salaries oversees workers must be paid if they are to come to the UK. Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

IT freelancers turn recruiters to cope with SME demand

Freelance IT workers in the digital services sector are being forced to recruit other freelancers to help them keep up with large volumes of work. IT... Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

The CIO guide to being headhunted

Senior technology executives need to be aware of the pitfalls and best practices when dealing with recruitment agents and headhunters to find the best opportunity. Continue Reading

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• Angelica Mari

Government makes changes to immigration scheme

The government has announced the details of changes it will make to the Intra Company Transfer (ICT) scheme, which has been criticised for being open to... Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Overhaul A-levels and improve teaching to boost science and tech student uptake, says Royal Society

An overhaul of A-levels and better teaching are needed to boost the numbers of young people progressing to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects in higher education, according to an influential new study. Continue Reading

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• Jenny Williams, University of Gloucestershire

Atos Origin boosts profit despite fall in sales

IT services company Atos Origin has announced full-year profits of €337m (£283m), a 6.7% year-on-year increase. However, overall sales fell by 3.5%... Continue Reading

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• Kathleen Hall, TechTarget

Public sector outsourcing grows in the UK as commercial deals fall again

Public sector contracts accounted for 77% of the total outsourcing spending in the UK in 2010, according to the latest report from consultancy TPI. Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Gartner outlines six money-making CIO profiles

A new generation of CIOs with skills to make the business money will replace traditional CIOs by the middle of the decade, says Gartner vice-president and researcher Ken McGee. Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

Tight budgets will hit IT departments in 2011

Budget constraints will be the biggest challenge for IT managers in 2011 as UK companies are forced to cut costs Continue Reading

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• Jenny Williams, University of Gloucestershire

Gartner: CIOs fail on staff career development

CIOs are getting better at reinvesting savings into new projects, but investment in skills and career development is still poor. Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Aurora Fashions CIO John Bovill quits following IT outsourcing deal

Aurora Fashions chief information officer (CIO) John Bovill has announced his decision to leave the women's fashion firm days after Aurora Fashions announced its move to outsource all its IT. Continue Reading

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• Angelica Mari

‘Pupils need better IT teaching, not more technology,’ say industry experts

Industry bodies have hit out against an outdated IT curriculum and unenthusiastic teaching staff Continue Reading

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• Kathleen Hall, TechTarget

FDM seek 1000 graduates for training scheme

IT services provider FDM is recruiting 1000 graduates for its training scheme in 2011. Continue Reading

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• Jenny Williams, University of Gloucestershire

BCS CEO David Clarke talks about the future of the IT industry

David Clarke, CEO of the chartered institute of computing the BCS, talks to Computer Weekly about being awarded an MBE, the future of the IT profession and tackling a membership revolt against his leadership last year. Continue Reading

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• Kathleen Hall, TechTarget

2010 review: Top 10 IT skills and careers stories

In Computer Weekly's review of the best of the IT year in 2010, here we look back on the top 10 IT skills stories of the year. Continue Reading

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• Computer Weekly Staff

BCS’ CEO David Clarke awarded an MBE

David Clarke, CEO of BCS, the chartered institute for IT, has been awarded an MBE in the Queen's New Year's Honours list for services to the industry. Continue Reading

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• Kathleen Hall, TechTarget

FireControl project could be axed before Christmas

The government's controversial FireControl project could be flagged for review today. The Fire Brigade's Union (FBU) said it was expecting an announcement from fire minister Bob Neil later today, in which it hopes the project designed to reduce the number of fire service control rooms from 46 to nine will be shelved. Continue Reading

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• Kathleen Hall, TechTarget

UKtech50: The most influential people in UK IT - numbers 11-20

Computer Weekly presents the first ever list of the most influential people in UK IT Continue Reading

UKtech50: The most influential people in UK IT - the top 10

Computer Weekly presents the first ever list of the most influential people in UK IT Continue Reading

This year's Byte Night raises £425,000 so far

More than 600 people took part in the IT industry's annual open air sleep-out to raise funds for underprivileged children Continue Reading

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• Computer Weekly Staff

Photos: Great female technology entrepreneurs

While the arguments over how to get a better gender balance in tech fly back and forth, we’ve highlighted just a few female entrepreneurs working in the UK who founded their own IT companies, or use technology to provide a product or service. Continue Reading

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• Rebecca Thomson, Computer Weekly

Photos: Ten top tips for getting an IT job

A recession is never a good time to be graduating but those with IT qualifications can boost their chances by following ten steps as recommended by a massive recruiter of IT graduates. Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Flipbook: Top Ten Funny Tech support nightmares

Ever had a call you wish you didn't take? This flipbook looks at some of the funniest tech support queries we've heard of. Continue Reading

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• Faisal Alani, UK at eBay

Information Commissioner raids anti-union blacklisting firm

The Office of the Information Commissioner's made an unprecedented raid on The Consulting Association, which ran an illegal blacklisting database. Construction workers suspected of union activites were barred from work. Continue Reading

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• Phil Chamberlain

Photos: Best Places to Work 2009 winners

The awards was held at the exclusive London Royal Lancaster Hotel, on the 22nd May 2009. IT departments enjoyed a superb lunch and stimulating guest speaker - Tim Fitzhigham - author of "In The Bath". Continue Reading

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• Faisal Alani, UK at eBay

Bankruptcy, prosecution and disrupted livelihoods - Postmasters tell their story

Rebecca Thomson reports on claims that the Post Office has failed to recognise a potential IT problem. Continue Reading

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• Rebecca Thomson, Computer Weekly

UBS to cut thousands of jobs

Swiss bank UBS will cut about 10,000 jobs to save up to £2.3bn by the end of next year with more highly skilled IT workers to flood onto a finance sector...

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Tens of thousands of IT jobs at risk in global finance sector

The investment banking industry will see thousands of job cuts as mergers are completed and companies prepare for a slowdown in business. Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Photos: BCS IT Industry Awards 2008 part 3

The BCS IT Industry Awards presentation ceremony took place at the Marriott Grosvenor House Hotel in London on Thursday 4 December 2008. Here you can see some of merriment at the awards dinner. Continue Reading

Photos: BCS IT Industry Awards 2008 part 2

The BCS IT Industry Awards presentation ceremony took place at the Marriott Grosvenor House Hotel in London on Thursday 4 December 2008. Continue Reading

Photos: BCS IT Industry Awards 2008 part 1

The BCS IT Industry Awards presentation ceremony took place at the Marriott Grosvenor House Hotel in London on Thursday 4 December 2008. Here you can see some of the winners collecting their awards. Continue Reading

Photos: Chic geek gifts for her

Check out our selection of chic geek gifts for her this Christmas - stylish tech-themed presents for the style-conscious IT professional who's proud of her vocation. Continue Reading

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• Rebecca Froley

Photos: Chic geek gifts for him

Check out our selection of chic geek gifts for him - stylish IT and technology themed presents for the style-conscious IT professional who's proud of his vocation. Continue Reading

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• Rebecca Froley

Three Peaks Challenge 2009

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• James Garner

Flipbook: Credit Crunch jokes

In the Computer Weekly office, we get a lot of credit crunch jokes sent to us so we decided to put them up on the website as a way of lifting the gloom of the 'recession depression'. Continue Reading

Photo story: Meet the Computer Weekly team

Meet the team of reporters and editors behind Computer Weekly and ComputerWeekly.com. Continue Reading

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• Rebecca Froley

Redundancy tracker

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Managed VoIP keeps regatta's communications afloat

The world's largest rowing regatta utilises managed VoIP to ease its year-round communications needs -- and for a temporary system during its celebrated two-day event. Continue Reading

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• Kate Dostart, Associate Editor

VMware takes on data migration

VMware supports migrating data between disc arrays with Storage VMotion, changing the equation between server and storage virtualisation devices. Continue Reading

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• Beth Pariseau, Senior News Writer

Unified communications slow to change U.S. work culture

Unified communications implementation is still high, but many enterprises have yet to allow users all its advantages. Continue Reading

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• Kate Dostart, Associate Editor

NetApp revenues fall $61M short of forecast

NetApp announces that its revenues are down 15% from last quarter, blaming a continued decline in data storage spending. Continue Reading

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• Beth Pariseau, Senior News Writer

Videoconferencing tool gives Uno an edge

Videoconferencing has given Pizzeria Uno the ability to bring together more than 200 people and has enabled more efficient and cost-effective communication. Continue Reading

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• Andrew R. Hickey, Senior News Writer

Unified messaging system updates company's voicemail

Installing a new unified messaging system helped one company in its daily struggles with an outdated voicemail system. Continue Reading

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• Kate Dostart, Associate Editor

Unified communication case studies: What you need to know

Learn how others overcame the expected and the unexpected challenges of a UC deployment in our case studies. Continue Reading

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• SearchVoIP.com editors

Action is the deal on Naked Leader's blog

The Deal is the latest blog to launch on ComputerWeekly.com - and one with a twist. David Taylor, author of The Naked Leader, said, "My blog won't be about discussion and debate, but about action." Continue Reading

Skype to the desk phone saves company a bundle

Skype on the desk phone has helped a Chicago-based furniture maker save a considerable amount of money on long-distance voice charges. Continue Reading

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• Andrew R. Hickey, Senior News Writer

What are some of the hidden costs of managing unstructured data?

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Outsourced VoIP helps devastated company recover

Outsourced VoIP helped a Berkeley company keep up business as usual after a fire destroyed its offices. Continue Reading

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• Andrew R. Hickey, Senior News Writer

Colonial Williamsburg virtualizes with Acopia

The living history museum is designed to show customers the 18th century, but behind the scenes, the business is implementing tiered storage using 21st-century file virtualization. Continue Reading

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• Beth Pariseau, Senior News Writer

Big pay for storage jobs, page 6

Find out what other storage professionals are being paid in this year's salary survey. Continue Reading