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News
13 Sep 2024
Mid and South Essex deploys shared care record
The shared care record is live across the region’s NHS providers, allowing them to share patient information from GPs, hospitals, and mental health and community services Continue Reading
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13 Sep 2024
Vodafone/Three merger likely to increase mobile prices, warns competition watchdog
A Competition and Markets Authority investigation finds the proposed merger of the two mobile operators would be bad for competition – but offers companies the chance to suggest remedies Continue Reading
By- Bryan Glick, Editor in chief
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News
09 Feb 2015
The more IT changes, the more technology issues remain the same
In the early 2000s Nigel Beighton was CTO at Lastminute.com. Yet, 15 years on, he says the technology issues he faced then have changed little Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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09 Feb 2015
Universal Credit costs will not be revealed until after general election
The government will not reveal the full cost of its troubled Universal Credit system until after the general election in May 2015 Continue Reading
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News
06 Feb 2015
Former Lloyds bank and Barclays CIO Darryl West joins HSBC
HSBC has appointed Darryl West, who left Barclays in December, as CIO Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
06 Feb 2015
Symantec continues cloud investment in spite of poor Q3 results
Symantec has reported third quarter 2015 revenue of $1.64bn, a drop of 4% compared with $1.70bn over the same period in 2014 Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
06 Feb 2015
National Police ICT Company finally set to start operations
A national Police ICT Company is set to begin operations after finally being approved by the UK’s police and crime commissioners Continue Reading
By- Bryan Glick, Editor in chief
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News
06 Feb 2015
Sony data breach claims first scalp as co-chair steps down
Amy Pascal, co-chair of Sony Pictures Entertainment, steps down in wake of data breach that exposed "inappropriate" comments in emails Continue Reading
By- Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst
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News
06 Feb 2015
Sweeping trend towards digital banking forces RBS branch closures
Royal Bank of Scotland "taken aback" by ever-increasing take-up of digital banking and announces additional branch closures across UK Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
06 Feb 2015
Kellogg's outsources digital marketing to Indian supplier
Food giant Kellogg's outsources the management of its digital marketing platform to Indian IT services firm Mindtree Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
05 Feb 2015
FCC’s Tom Wheeler offers up net neutrality plan
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) may rule in favour of a strong regulatory environment to preserve the open internet Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
05 Feb 2015
Experiment proves banks cannot take digital first for granted
Experiment finds majority of banking customers do not fully understand online statements Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
05 Feb 2015
Newport to get resilient fibre ring for community safety projects
As part of a wide-reaching regeneration plan, Newport City Council deploys resilient fibre optic network to support community safety Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
05 Feb 2015
Ross Ulbricht faces life for Silk Road dark market conviction
Ross Ulbricht faces life in jail after being convicted of seven charges related to the Silk Road online illegal drugs dark market Continue Reading
By- Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst
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News
04 Feb 2015
IoT could be key to farming, says Beecham Research
The internet of things could be key to the farming industry meeting the challenge of increasing food production by 70% by 2050, says report Continue Reading
By- Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst
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News
04 Feb 2015
National Grid uses IBM to add predictive maintenance capabilities
National Grid is using cloud-based analytics powered by IBM SoftLayer to provide preventative maintenance Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
04 Feb 2015
Tesco Bank suffers computer problems
Tesco Bank customers are the latest to suffer as a result of IT problems Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
04 Feb 2015
Sony says cyber attack will cost $15m
Sony expects the investigation and remediation costs of the November 2014 cyber attack on its movie subsidiary will amount to $15m Continue Reading
By- Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst
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News
04 Feb 2015
Offshoring data is biggest barrier to government in the cloud
Offshoring data is the biggest obstacle to putting government services in the cloud, according to a survey of MPs and peers Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
03 Feb 2015
Post Office CIO would talk to any subpostmaster about IT problems, promises CEO
The CEO of the Post Office defended the organisation’s support for users of its accounting system in a select committee inquiry into alleged problems Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
03 Feb 2015
EC3 announces industry partnership in fight against cyber crime
Europol's European Cybercrime Centre has partnered with security firm AnubisNetworks to help fight the global threat of cyber crime Continue Reading
By- Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst
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Tip
03 Feb 2015
How to implement risk-based security
Implement a simple process to identify, analyse and prioritise risk without significant investment in time or money Continue Reading
By- Peter Wood, First Base Technologies LLP
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Opinion
03 Feb 2015
Five questions every board should ask after Sony Pictures breach
What can the board do to avoid having to answer embarrassing questions at the next shareholder meeting? Continue Reading
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03 Feb 2015
Gov dodged scrutiny of Universal Credit
Damage coalition cuts and bodge have done to Universal Credit was omitted from the National Audit Office assessment of the scheme in November.The full story emerged a week after the auditor ... Continue Reading
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02 Feb 2015
Government and Labour trade accusations and insults over Universal Credit progress
The political battle over the future of Universal Credit is heating up, as shown in an extraordinary exchange of letters last month Continue Reading
By- Bryan Glick, Editor in chief
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News
02 Feb 2015
Cyber crime is a threat to global economy, says researcher
Halting cyber crime could have a positive impact on the global economy, says Intel Security Europe security researcher and CTO Continue Reading
By- Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst
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News
02 Feb 2015
Gandalf to become the Speaking Clock
BT reveals it has engaged the services of actor Ian McKellen to be the voice of the Speaking Clock for Comic Relief Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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E-Zine
02 Feb 2015
Windows 10 in the enterprise
In this week's Computer Weekly, Microsoft has released more details of the forthcoming Windows 10 release – we look at what it means for enterprise IT. The UK government has set out its vision for an EU digital economy – we examine the issues. And our latest buyer's guide covers data science. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
02 Feb 2015
Darknet technologies have legitimate security uses, says researcher
Darket technologies have legitimate security applications for business, says security investigator Continue Reading
By- Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst
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News
02 Feb 2015
Former Capital One data analysts charged with mining customer data
US financial services regulator SEC charges two former employees of financial services firm Capital One with insider trading Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
02 Feb 2015
Health trust proposed offshoring mental care through Skype
Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust considered cutting costs by using Skype and low-cost staff to treat patients with depression Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
30 Jan 2015
Media industry operates on a shoestring IT budget, says BT
The media industry struggles to invest in technology, because investors are concerned with making new television and film content Continue Reading
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News
30 Jan 2015
Government network services tender deadline slips again
Crown Commercial Service pushes back deadline for tender submissions to Network Services framework to give suppliers more time to prepare Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
30 Jan 2015
IT sector outdoing rest of economy despite rise in IT supplier insolvencies
Insolvencies among information and communication suppliers increase by a fifth as the economy continues to pull out of recession Continue Reading
By- Tim Wood and Henry Kirby
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Feature
29 Jan 2015
What are the options for electronic patient records in the NHS after NPfIT?
Many hospitals lack comprehensive electronic patient record (EPR) systems. What are the options now, in the wake of the NPfIT disaster? Continue Reading
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News
29 Jan 2015
Lack of banking app functionality deters users more than security fears
More people are choosing not to use banking apps because of a lack of functionality than those deciding not to because of security fears, according to a survey Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
29 Jan 2015
BDUK accused of not being “vigilant” in upholding broadband targets
MPs accused BDUK of not being vigilant enough to deliver its own current superfast broadband coverage targets Continue Reading
By- Clare McDonald, Business Editor
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News
28 Jan 2015
Wellcome Trust builds 1,728-core grid for DNA analysis
The Wellcome Trust Centre has deployed a high-performance computing cluster based on Fujitsu servers Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
28 Jan 2015
Post Office faces grilling by MPs over Horizon accounting system
The Post Office faces a grilling by MPs over its mediation scheme for subpostmasters penalised by its Horizon accounting system Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
28 Jan 2015
Data Protection Day: Five steps to securing data
Data management firm Iron Mountain has compiled five steps to securing data to mark Data Protection Day Continue Reading
By- Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst
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News
27 Jan 2015
Universal Credit costs will not be revealed until after general election
The government will not reveal the full cost of its troubled Universal Credit system until after the general election in May 2015 Continue Reading
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News
27 Jan 2015
Harrods invests in digital to entice customers
Harrods is investing in digital screen and publishing technologies to engage with its customers Continue Reading
By- Caroline Baldwin, Freelance editor and journalist
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News
27 Jan 2015
Halifax launches online banking for children
Halifax has launched an online banking service aimed at helping 11 to 15-year-olds better manage their money Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
27 Jan 2015
HMRC’s move away from Aspire unachievable by deadline, say MPs
MPs claim Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs will be unable to move away from Aspire outsourcing contract by 2017 deadline Continue Reading
By- Caroline Baldwin, Freelance editor and journalist
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News
26 Jan 2015
QinetiQ hosts latest Cyber Security Challenge competition
UK defence firm QinetiQ challenged amateur cyber defenders in a realistic global online terrorist attack simulation Continue Reading
By- Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst
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News
26 Jan 2015
Future of parliament report calls for digital engagement and online voting
A report outlines how parliament should embrace digital technology to be more transparent, inclusive and better able to engage the public Continue Reading
By- Caroline Baldwin, Freelance editor and journalist
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News
23 Jan 2015
Mobile banking will help the poor transform their lives, says Gates Foundation
Mobile banking can help the poor change their lives and two billion people who don’t have bank accounts store money by phone by 2030 Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
23 Jan 2015
Case study: Park Resorts engages customers through responsive website
Holiday resort management firm Park Resorts' recently launched responsive website delivers new features and improves the user experience Continue Reading
By- Clare McDonald, Business Editor
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News
22 Jan 2015
Developing software for smartwatches - how Hailo approached the problem
One of the developers for black cab booking app Hailo talks about the challenges of developing for wearables such as smartwatches Continue Reading
By- Clare McDonald, Business Editor
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Feature
22 Jan 2015
A closer look at Google Container Engine
In just 12 months, Docker has transformed from a simple open-source container management project into a powerful platform Continue Reading
By- Janakiram MSV
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News
22 Jan 2015
Case study: Antwerp port boosts profits with activity-based management software
How the Antwerp Port Authority has improved its business processes with SAS software Continue Reading
By- Stef Gyssels
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Blog Post
22 Jan 2015
Universal Credit bodged its bodge
Iain Duncan Smith looked like a fall guy when he started work on Universal Credit. He humbled forward to take the stage for his grand social project, with a little shove from his superiors. He ... Continue Reading
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News
21 Jan 2015
Cancer Research UK trials contactless donations
Cancer Research UK installs four smart charity shop windows to enable contactless donations Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
21 Jan 2015
Case study: Hedge fund AHL Man Group uses MongoDB to feed quants with data
Hedge fund AHL Man Group replaces disparate relational databases with a single data platform built on NoSQL database MongoDB Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications
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News
21 Jan 2015
UK leads in global ranking of social open data sharing
The UK has been named the number one country to use open data for social and economic benefit Continue Reading
By- Caroline Baldwin, Freelance editor and journalist
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News
21 Jan 2015
Six challenger banks using IT to shake up UK retail banking
The retail banking sector is going through a period of regulation-driven change and IT is playing a key role Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
21 Jan 2015
MPs force inquiry into Post Office subpostmaster mediation scheme
MPs force inquiry into Post Office scheme to redress grievances of subpostmasters claiming to have been wrongly punished for false accounting Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
20 Jan 2015
Younger users prefer biometrics to passwords
Younger bank customers would rather use biometrics than PINs and passwords for security, according to Visa Europe Continue Reading
By- Clare McDonald, Business Editor
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News
20 Jan 2015
Virgin Atlantic Airways outsources digital transformation to Tata Consultancy Services
Virgin Atlantic Airways (VAA) outsources IT to Indian services giant Tata Consultancy Services as the airline creates digital services for customers Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
19 Jan 2015
NHS to bring two IT systems in-house away from BT
Two NHS IT systems will be moved from BT to be managed in-house by the Health and Social Care Information Centre from February 2015 Continue Reading
By- Caroline Baldwin, Freelance editor and journalist
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News
19 Jan 2015
HMRC trials Gov.uk Verify in busiest month of the year
Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs is to trial the government’s Verify identity assurance scheme in its busiest month Continue Reading
By- Caroline Baldwin, Freelance editor and journalist
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Photo Story
19 Jan 2015
UK's fastest supercomputer upgrades to 2Pflops and 5PB of tiered storage
The UK's fastest supercomputer upgrades to 4,920 nodes and 2 Petaflops performance with tiered storage including 5PB of direct-attached disk Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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News
19 Jan 2015
Google to buy Softcard in latest round of financial services empire building
Google is in talks to acquire mobile phone payments system Softcard as it increases its financial services capabilities Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
16 Jan 2015
Security Think Tank: How to deal with wiper malware
How much should businesses worry about destructive, computer-killing malware, and what steps should they take to mitigate attacks? Continue Reading
By- Tim Holman, 2-sec
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News
16 Jan 2015
FTSE 350 firms still have long way to go on cyber risk
Many FTSE 350 firms still have a long way to go to manage the risks of a cyber attack, a government-backed cyber governance health check has revealed Continue Reading
By- Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst
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News
16 Jan 2015
Blackburn with Darwen Council renegotiates Capita outsourcing deal
Blackburn with Darwen Council is renegotiating its £200m 15-year outsourcing deal with Capita as it tries to save millions of pounds in its budget Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
16 Jan 2015
Barclays creates role to lead transformations
Barclays Bank has appointed a group chief operating officer (COO) to lead it through transformations, including major IT investments Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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Feature
15 Jan 2015
Quantum key distribution is the future for secure comms
Quantum teleportation is a technology that will ultimately replace encryption as the foundation of communication security Continue Reading
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News
15 Jan 2015
Supplier relationship management lessons from the car industry
IT can learn a lot from the car industry, which has transformed supplier relationship management Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
15 Jan 2015
Amatis Networks waves goodbye to LUN woes and deploys Tintri hybrid flash
Managed service provider Amatis Networks deploys Tintri hybrid flash to slash latency and cut time-consuming LUN storage management overheads Continue Reading
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News
15 Jan 2015
Barclays bank launches kids' coding site
Barclays bank launches a coding app for children and offers weekly classes to increase its credentials in IT-based service provision Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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Photo Story
14 Jan 2015
NRF 2015: how retailers are using technology to engage with customers
The National Retail Federation (NRF) conference 2015 took place in New York City between 11-14 January and Computer Weekly was on the ground reporting on all the trends from the show Continue Reading
By- Caroline Baldwin, Freelance editor and journalist
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News
14 Jan 2015
Tesco embarks on image recognition technology for product placement
Tesco is looking to pilot image recognition software to improve product placement in its stores Continue Reading
By- Caroline Baldwin, Freelance editor and journalist
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News
13 Jan 2015
Atom Bank could be first real threat to traditional banks
Digital-only bank could be the first real challenge to high street banks if it turns its low-cost operating advantage into better rates for customers Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
13 Jan 2015
N3 network outage knocks NHS users off internet
An internet gateway fault causes problems for users of the NHS N3 network Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
13 Jan 2015
Technology should complement traditional merchandising, says Hershey’s
Retailers adopting innovative technology need to consider how it might affect traditional ways of merchandising at the point of sale Continue Reading
By- Caroline Baldwin, Freelance editor and journalist
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News
13 Jan 2015
Levi Strauss & Co thinks mobile first
Levi Strauss & Co, the company known for Levi’s denim jeans, is thinking mobile first as part of its omni-channel retailing strategy Continue Reading
By- Caroline Baldwin, Freelance editor and journalist
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News
13 Jan 2015
Obama calls for single US data breach notification law
The US president is calling for a single US data breach notification law as part of proposed legislation to improve data security Continue Reading
By- Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst
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News
13 Jan 2015
John Lewis to trial location technology for click and collect
John Lewis plans to trial a micro-location technology to improve its click and collect service Continue Reading
By- Caroline Baldwin, Freelance editor and journalist
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News
12 Jan 2015
Attackers bypass conventional security, says FireEye study
Hackers breach most conventional, signature-based security technologies, with 27% involving advanced threats Continue Reading
By- Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst
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News
12 Jan 2015
Services provider Tech Mahindra adds banking IT expertise to its portfolio
Indian IT services supplier Tech Mahindra adds consultancy skills and gains finance customers after buying banking services firm Sofgen Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
12 Jan 2015
Sony Pictures admits it was unprepared for November’s cyber attack
Sony Pictures admits it was not prepared for the nature and extent of the cyber attack that hit the company last November Continue Reading
By- Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst
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News
09 Jan 2015
User groups defend licensing, but should Oracle rethink remuneration?
Two Oracle user groups have defended Oracle's licensing policy following open letter by Campaign for Clear Licensing Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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Feature
09 Jan 2015
How to make applications resilient on AWS
Cloud services are susceptible to network and other outages. There is no silver bullet to boost the resilience of an AWS-hosted application Continue Reading
By- Guido Soeldner
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News
09 Jan 2015
IBM still a bellwether despite industry departure from traditional IT services
Reports that IBM is reducing its offshore workforce are the result of cloud computing, automation and artificial intelligence Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
09 Jan 2015
Traditional security putting UK businesses at risk, study shows
Traditional approaches to security are exposing UK businesses to heightened risk of attack, a study shows Continue Reading
By- Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst
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News
08 Jan 2015
Forrester: IT maintenance saps budget as tech spending increases
Technology spending is set to rise modestly, but the majority of IT spending will still go on maintaining existing systems Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
08 Jan 2015
Cyber attack now primary weapon for countries, says ViaSat UK
Cyber attacks are becoming the first weapon of choice for countries in conflict, says ViaSat UK Continue Reading
By- Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst
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News
08 Jan 2015
Sainsbury's Bank IT system problems a warning to new banks
Sainsbury's Bank has experienced IT problems that left customers unable to use their credit cards for a day Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
07 Jan 2015
Alibaba bank and WeBank show Google and Facebook the way
Technology can drive traditional banks to reform, says Chinese premier Li Keqiang at the launch of China’s first online-only bank Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
07 Jan 2015
Oracle will lose out unless it changes its software licensing
In an open letter, Campaign for Clear Licensing highlights the risk to Oracle’s future earnings due to aggressive licensing Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
06 Jan 2015
Online money transfer provider Xoom suffers multimillion-dollar fraud
Digital money transfer provider Xoom has admitted to suffering a $30.8m loss at the hands of fraudsters Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
06 Jan 2015
Cool and funky bank to launch in UK soon
The UK launch of a web 2.0 and social media-based bank in the UK is imminent as Germany’s Fidor Bank applies for UK licence Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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Feature
06 Jan 2015
Microservices: How to prepare next-generation cloud applications
A microservice architecture promotes developing and deploying applications composed of autonomous, self-contained units Continue Reading
By- Janakiram MSV
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News
06 Jan 2015
Google under fire over Windows zero-day disclosure
Google has come under fire for publishing a proof-of-concept attack exploiting a flaw in Windows 8.1 before Microsoft had released a security update Continue Reading
By- Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst
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News
05 Jan 2015
Hackers can exploit free mobile apps to steal data, study shows
Hackers can access private data by exploiting vulnerabilities mainly in free mobile apps, according to security researchers Continue Reading
By- Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst
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News
05 Jan 2015
Tablet growth slows as consumers hand down devices
Sales of tablets are expected to slow down during 2015 Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
05 Jan 2015
Deal between RBS and CA over IT failure will remain secret
The details of the financial settlement between RBS and CA Technologies in relation to a massive IT failure will remain secret Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
31 Dec 2014
Top 10 cyber crime stories of 2014
Computer Weekly looks back at the most significant stories on cyber crime in the past 12 months Continue Reading
By- Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst
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News
24 Dec 2014
Quiksilver expands e-commerce and sees 65% increase in revenue
Sports brand Quiksilver has seen a 65% increase in revenue after expanding its cloud-based e-commerce platform Continue Reading
By- Caroline Baldwin, Freelance editor and journalist
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News
23 Dec 2014
Why are retailers breaking online delivery promises?
The Christmas period has seen a wave of UK retailers’ technology failing to meet the basic needs of customers Continue Reading
By- Caroline Baldwin, Freelance editor and journalist
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News
22 Dec 2014
Top 10 CIO interviews of 2014
The top technology chiefs in the UK shared their opinions and experiences of modern IT leadership Continue Reading