Mobile apps and software
Mobile apps and app stores have introduced a new way of developing and distributing software that opens up opportunities for corporate IT strategies. IT managers need to understand the relative merits of products such as Android, iOS, WebOS and Blackberry - and in particular the most popular enterprise mobile software, Blackberry Exchange Server (BES). We follow the latest developments in this fast-moving mobile apps and software sector.
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News
21 Nov 2024
US Department of Justice wants Alphabet to sell Chrome browser
The regulator is looking to put a stop to what it sees as the search engine giant’s anti-competitive practices Continue Reading
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News
20 Nov 2024
Telenor unveils analytics and insights service for IoT devices
Leading Nordic operator unveils ‘game-changer’ analytics and insights service for businesses looking to make use of the full potential of their internet of things fleet data Continue Reading
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News
06 Jan 2020
Personal transport as a service drives across Nordics
New mobility-as-a-service projects are gaining traction in major cities across Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden Continue Reading
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Blog Post
06 Jan 2020
Bundling up a new ‘form factor’ for developer testing services
Software application developers need testing services, this much we know already. But what form factor should those code testing services come in? Should testing come in in a packaged -as-a-Service ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
03 Jan 2020
Moroccan Roll: from donkeys to debugging
I first visited Morocco in 2002… a time when things often went from A to B on the back of a wooden cart, usually pulled by a donkey. Many aspects of Maroc life are still done the old way as we head ... Continue Reading
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News
02 Jan 2020
Xiaomi makes big bet on 5G, IoT and partners to advance wireless file transfer
Leading Chinese device manufacturer Xiaomi builds on strong end to 2019 and starts decade with wireless alliance and ambition to cement leadership in 5G, the internet of things and artificial intelligence Continue Reading
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Blog Post
02 Jan 2020
Conker SX80 road-tested in Marrakech: the ruggedised reporter rides again
What's better than one trip with the ruggedised (ruggedized) reporter? Answer: hopefully it's obvious i.e. it's a chance to find that the ruggedised reporter rides again. Our first trip out road ... Continue Reading
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News
02 Jan 2020
Luxoft drives into Microsoft connected vehicle platform ecosystem
Digital strategy and software engineering firm joins the Microsoft Connected Vehicle Platform as it aims to enable personalised connected customer experiences for automotive companies Continue Reading
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News
27 Dec 2019
Top 10 financial services IT stories of 2019
Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 financial services and fintech stories of 2019 Continue Reading
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Feature
23 Dec 2019
How Halfords is using tech to rev up its customer service
Live chat, virtual contact centres and a new unifying web platform are set to enhance Halfords’ customer service proposition in the year ahead Continue Reading
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News
20 Dec 2019
Top 10 retail technology stories of 2019
Computer Weekly looks at what 2019 had in store for the retail industry – what technologies were retailers rushing to adopt and how is customer behaviour changing? Continue Reading
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News
15 Dec 2019
Top IT predictions in APAC in 2020
The rise of super apps, Wi-Fi 6 enabled services and cross-functional platform engineering teams are likely to dominate the Asia-Pacific IT landscape in 2020 Continue Reading
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Blog Post
14 Dec 2019
Mujjo touchscreen gloves: very handy
It’s winter in Northern Europe, so we’re cold. But, despite the cold, the Inspect-a-Gadget team still needs to keep connected and stay online on the move. So then... coats, hats, scarves and gloves ... Continue Reading
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News
13 Dec 2019
Alarm bells ring, the IoT is listening
With Christmas bearing down on us, a series of vulnerability disclosures has drawn attention to the parlous state of IoT security, and serves as a timely warning to people planning to buy smart devices as gifts Continue Reading
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Feature
13 Dec 2019
Future fashion: does that dress come in digital?
A visit to a technology-fuelled fashion pop-up paints a picture of a world where retailers and brands sell virtual clothes for usage solely in consumers’ digital lives Continue Reading
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Blog Post
10 Dec 2019
CI/CD series - Confluent: Events provide an 'in-built primitive' for continuous coding
This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network in our Continuous Integration (CI) & Continuous Delivery (CD) series. This contribution is written by Neil Avery, lead ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
09 Dec 2019
Why we need an Internet of Blockchains
This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Jack Zampolin in his capacity as director of product at Tendermint Inc. Tendermint is the company behind the eponymously ... Continue Reading
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News
08 Dec 2019
Top APAC telecoms predictions for 2020
The 5G bandwagon is the talk of town, but 4G will remain the priority for much of Asia-Pacific, among other key trends that will shape telecoms markets across the region Continue Reading
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Blog Post
06 Dec 2019
Tibco dials into Apache Pulsar
Software integration and analytics company Tibco has added Apache Pulsar as a fully supported component in its own messaging brand, TIBCO Messaging. By way of definition and clarification then... ... Continue Reading
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News
05 Dec 2019
Motorola enhances mobile policing workflows with next-gen Pronto
Body-worn video and vehicle licensing data integration software designed to accelerate decision-making and evidence management for front-line officers Continue Reading
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News
05 Dec 2019
Mettis Aerospace completes world’s first phase-one Wi-Fi 6 4.0 trials
Next-gen Wi-Fi is successfully put through its paces streaming critical engineering information in “hostile” engineering environment Continue Reading
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Blog Post
05 Dec 2019
Turning heads for the HyperX Cloud Orbit gaming headset
Inspect-a-Gadget has been on the road -- it’s been a busy tech conference season and so all the normal home comforts have had to be forgone for a good part of the autumn period. Upon getting back ... Continue Reading
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News
04 Dec 2019
Traditional telco approach risks hampering 5G development in manufacturing
Adoption of enterprise business models could see operators’ 5G break-even reduced from 14 to 10 years, with especially large gains in manufacturing, says ABI Research Continue Reading
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News
04 Dec 2019
Scots urge councils to embrace smart city technologies
Survey of Scottish citizens indicates a number of benefits that local communities can gain from IoT and other connected technologies Continue Reading
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News
04 Dec 2019
Connectivity is levelling the playing field for small businesses in UK creative sector
Research shows key segment of UK creative industry small businesses produce their best ideas and work on the go, increasingly relying on connectivity to drive productivity Continue Reading
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News
03 Dec 2019
Biometrics to enable $2.5tn of mobile payments by 2024
Juniper Research study predicts that biometric technology will be present on 90% of smartphones in five years’ time Continue Reading
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News
03 Dec 2019
Insurtechs help traditional players differentiate
Traditional insurers are harnessing the agile development techniques of the tech startup community through partnerships with insurtechs Continue Reading
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Opinion
03 Dec 2019
Security Think Tank: In-depth protection is a matter of basic hygiene
The belief that effective perimeter security is the best way to protect data is a fallacy that is being repeatedly exposed. We must recognise the need for a data-centric security model to protect data from both internal and external threats, but what does this mean for security professionals? Continue Reading
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Blog Post
03 Dec 2019
Cloudinary: video won't kill the web developer star (AI will save the day)
We live in a world of data, this much we already know. But in that world of data, some of it is structured well-ordered [database] information, some of it is semi-structured information that falls ... Continue Reading
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News
02 Dec 2019
Top Android apps at risk from StrandHogg vulnerability
Researchers at Promon say all of the 500 most-downloaded Android apps are at risk from a newly discovered vulnerability Continue Reading
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News
02 Dec 2019
China Mobile stakes 5G first for Hong Kong
CMHK successfully accomplishes 5G Standalone network test and completes first voice over NR call in Hong Kong Continue Reading
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News
28 Nov 2019
NatWest digital bank goes live
NatWest has announced the availability of its standalone digital challenger bank, known as Bó Continue Reading
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News
27 Nov 2019
How APAC firms can unleash the power of creative disruption
Regional business leaders at the recent Leap Summit in Malaysia talked up the blueprint for creative disruption, which includes scaling up an idea and overcoming the distribution challenge, among other areas Continue Reading
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News
26 Nov 2019
Gartner: Weak global demand for smartphones in third quarter of 2019
Consumer concern about value for money and deferrals due to 5G add up to disappointing smartphone sales in the third quarter of 2019 Continue Reading
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News
26 Nov 2019
Facebook undermined rivals in bid to dominate global messaging
Facebook used buyouts and bullying tactics towards competitors to grow its business empire, documents leaked to Computer Weekly reveal Continue Reading
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News
25 Nov 2019
Rural business association slams parties’ lack of plans to address ‘appalling’ connectivity
UK’s major political parties accused of failing rural businesses by lacking a credible solution to improve mobile 4G and 5G coverage Continue Reading
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News
25 Nov 2019
Snap taps Verizon as 5G partner to extend AR, video experiences
US comms giant Verizon teams with Snapchat creator to look at supporting advanced video applications such as augmented reality on its 5G network Continue Reading
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News
25 Nov 2019
Uber app exploit posed safety risk to passengers
A flaw in Uber’s system meant thousands of trips in London were taken with unauthorised drivers at the wheel Continue Reading
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News
25 Nov 2019
How ServiceNow is empowering Asia’s mobile workforce
ServiceNow’s newly minted managing director in Asia talks up the company’s sweet spots and traction in the region, and what it’s doing to abstract away workflow complexities for mobile workers Continue Reading
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News
25 Nov 2019
Europe in the driving seat for global smartphone market
Samsung, Huawei and Xiaomi lead the charge to drive unprecedented shipment numbers in the third quarter of 2019, says Canalys study Continue Reading
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Blog Post
25 Nov 2019
CI/CD series - Synopsys: Where does security fit into CI/CD?
This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network in our Continuous Integration (CI) & Continuous Delivery (CD) series. This contribution is written by Meera Rao in her capacity as ... Continue Reading
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News
20 Nov 2019
Ryanair checks in Vodafone for business-class infrastructure
Budget airline gets upgrade in Vodafone Business communication technology infrastructure to support 300 sites and 153 million passengers across 40 countries Continue Reading
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News
20 Nov 2019
Conservatives slammed over social media trickery
The Conservative Party has been caught spreading online disinformation during the General Election campaign for a second time Continue Reading
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News
20 Nov 2019
SK Telecom unveils 5G Virtual Social World
Korean telco aims to take advantage of its growing 5G infrastructure with hyper-immersive experience platform optimised for the mobile era Continue Reading
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Blog Post
19 Nov 2019
CI/CD series – MuleSoft: An API-led approach to continuous integration
This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network in our Continuous Integration (CI) & Continuous Delivery (CD) series. This contribution is written by Paul Crerand in his capacity ... Continue Reading
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News
19 Nov 2019
Anti-stalkerware coalition calls time on intrusive abusers
New coalition plans to tackle the scourge of stalkerware as a tool of domestic and other forms of abuse Continue Reading
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News
18 Nov 2019
Foreign e-commerce giants threaten Nordic high streets
Surveys show up to 40% of high-street stores in Sweden and Finland could face closure by 2030 as retailers seek to combat e-commerce threat Continue Reading
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Blog Post
14 Nov 2019
CI/CD series - Altran: What's driving the continuum?
This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network in our Continuous Integration (CI) & Continuous Delivery (CD) series. This post is written by Jitendra Thethi, AVP of Technology ... Continue Reading
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News
14 Nov 2019
Home Office Brexit app contains multiple security flaws
The Home Office’s Brexit app may be putting EU citizens’ personal data at risk Continue Reading
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Blog Post
13 Nov 2019
CI/CD series – OverOps: How ‘code quality gates’ optimise the pipeline
This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network in our Continuous Integration (CI) & Continuous Delivery (CD) series. This contribution is written by Chen Harel in his role as VP ... Continue Reading
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News
13 Nov 2019
Google to launch bank accounts in 2020
Google is launching bank accounts in the US in 2020 as tech giants continue to deepen their activities in the financial services sector Continue Reading
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Blog Post
12 Nov 2019
PDP gaming accessories, worth a shot (or two)
As any dedicated gamer knows, you need to have ‘everything just right’ in order to get the most fully immersive experience out of the challenges you set yourself in console land. Gone are the early ... Continue Reading
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News
12 Nov 2019
Police Scotland furthers Pronto digital beat in Glasgow
Officers will be able to fill in reports directly on their mobile devices for incidents such as crimes, road collisions and traffic tickets Continue Reading
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News
12 Nov 2019
Subs spike sees growth return to Vodafone UK
Vodafone UK is claiming its best-ever quarter for new customers, with more than 500,000 additions in the three months ending 30 September Continue Reading
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News
11 Nov 2019
Goldman Sachs probed over alleged Apple Card gender discrimination
US financial services regulator is investigating allegations that Goldman Sachs’ credit decisions for its Apple Card offering show gender bias Continue Reading
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Feature
08 Nov 2019
What’s new in UK retail’s online-to-offline movement?
US menswear retailer Untuckit used to be an online pureplay, but by the end of 2019 it will have 80-plus stores, including its two new UK shops, as the online-to-offline trend continues Continue Reading
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News
07 Nov 2019
Amazon Ring video doorbell flaw left users open to attack
A vulnerability in Amazon’s Ring video doorbells left the internet-of-things devices open to a variety of attacks Continue Reading
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Blog Post
06 Nov 2019
CI/CD series – Dresma: Embracing hyper reactive development
This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network in our Continuous Integration (CI) & Continuous Delivery (CD) series. This post is written by Siddharth Sinha of Dresma – the ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
06 Nov 2019
CI/CD series – Sauce Labs: Soft skills are the key to highly functional pipelines
This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network in our Continuous Integration (CI) & Continuous Delivery (CD) series. This contribution is written by Marcus Merrell in his role ... Continue Reading
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News
06 Nov 2019
Marks & Spencer profits drop as digital push ramps up
Clothing, home and luxury food retailer Marks & Spencer has been pushing to make its business more digital, but its half-year profits have seen a hit Continue Reading
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News
06 Nov 2019
Lawmakers study leaked Facebook documents made public today
Computer Weekly publishes cache of leaked documents disclosed to Congress Continue Reading
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News
05 Nov 2019
Goldman Sachs lends billions of dollars through Apple partnership
Apple Card issuing bank Goldman Sachs has already given billions of dollars in credit to iPhone users since Apple's credit card was launched Continue Reading
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News
04 Nov 2019
Huawei ‘in Europe, for Europe’ to unplug bottlenecks towards the intelligent world
Chinese comms infrastructure giant dismisses external “pressures” and sets out its strategy to make breakthroughs and deliver the all-connected intelligent world based on 5G, IoT and AI Continue Reading
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News
04 Nov 2019
Brits moving to digital banking channel faster than people in the US
Digital banking services rapidly gain popularity, but digital banks face major challenges to make deeper inroads into traditional banks’ customer bases Continue Reading
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Blog Post
02 Nov 2019
CI/CD series - Plutora: best practices for continuous code
This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network in our Continuous Integration (CI) & Continuous Delivery (CD) series. This contribution is written by Jeff Keyes, director of ... Continue Reading
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News
01 Nov 2019
Banks let customers down with mixed approaches to security
Treasury Committee report recommends new measures to tackle financial fraud Continue Reading
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Blog Post
01 Nov 2019
CI/CD series - Sumo Logic: the pipelines provide continuous data – are you using it?
This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network in our Continuous Integration (CI) & Continuous Delivery (CD) series. This contribution is written by Mark Pidgeon, vice president ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
01 Nov 2019
CI/CD series - Qualys: Continuous deployment & security – how to avoid blockages
This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network in our Continuous Integration (CI) & Continuous Delivery (CD) series. This contribution is written by Marco Rottigni, chief ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
31 Oct 2019
CI/CD series - Veracode: up the code pipeline without going down the rabbit hole
This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network in our Continuous Integration (CI) & Continuous Delivery (CD) series. This contribution is written by Paul Farrington in his ... Continue Reading
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News
31 Oct 2019
BT network investments dig into half-year profits
The need for speed, and the need to lay down and connect high-speed broadband and fibre, has put a break on the financial performance of BT over the first six months of its fiscal year Continue Reading
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News
31 Oct 2019
Global smartphone market grows for first time in two years
Range of market stimuli align to see global smartphone shipments growing 1% in the third quarter of 2019, bucking two years of declines Continue Reading
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News
31 Oct 2019
Apple finds good fit in wearables and services in fourth quarter
Consumer electronics giant sees marked pivot from products to services in quarterly results Continue Reading
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Blog Post
31 Oct 2019
CI/CD series - GitLab: everyone deserves to deploy at high velocity
This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network in our Continuous Integration (CI) & Continuous Delivery (CD) series. This contribution is written by Jason Lenny, director of ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
30 Oct 2019
CI/CD series - Perforce: polishing the production pipeline
This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network in our Continuous Integration (CI) & Continuous Delivery (CD) series. This contribution is written by Ido Benmoshe, VP of product ... Continue Reading
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News
29 Oct 2019
Reykjavik: An IT ecosystem beyond the ice
Iceland is a small island between Europe and the US, and that is one of several reasons why it is attracting tech startups to its capital Continue Reading
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Blog Post
29 Oct 2019
Pegasystems lays down the do's & don'ts of RPA
This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Francis Carden is his capacity as vice president for digital automation and robotics at Pegasystems -- the company is known ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
29 Oct 2019
Nice on RPA for EAI: inside out & beyond
Product Director for Nice advanced process automation solutions Itay Reiner spoke to the Computer Weekly Developer Network to discuss how Robotic Process Automation (RPA) is used to aid Enterprise ... Continue Reading
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News
28 Oct 2019
5G projected to bring $1.4tn to global economy over next decade
Survey from Huawei and STL Partners calculates that 5G mobile technologies are set to create an extra $1.4tn in gross domestic product for worldwide economies over the next decade Continue Reading
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Blog Post
25 Oct 2019
Abbyy Timeline: digging into process intelligence
The Computer Weekly Developer Network team engulfed itself in process intelligence at Abbyy Content IQ this season at a session delivered by Ryan Raiker, senior product marketing manager and Alex ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
24 Oct 2019
Big Lemon: How developers are helping change student energy consumption
This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer network written by Owen Richards, co-founder and head developer of Big Lemon. Big Lemon is a software development agency based in South Wales. ... Continue Reading
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News
24 Oct 2019
How Singtel and Dell are approaching digital transformation
Singtel employees are learning to create their own robotic process automation-powered bots while Dell has speeded up application development from months to weeks Continue Reading
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News
23 Oct 2019
Take responsibility for cyber security basics, urges NCSC CEO
At the launch of its third annual review, NCSC head Ciaran Martin appealed for individuals and businesses to address the fundamentals of cyber security hygiene to help lighten the load Continue Reading
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News
22 Oct 2019
Banks move to contain impact of Samsung biometric flaw
NatWest and Nationwide have moved to lock down their mobile banking apps after Samsung warned of a biometric security flaw on its Galaxy and Note S10 devices Continue Reading
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Blog Post
22 Oct 2019
CI/CD series: What drives continuum in software?
Software used to shut down. Users would boot up applications and wrangle about with their various functions until they had completed the tasks, computations or analyses that they wanted -- and then ... Continue Reading
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News
21 Oct 2019
Edge computing, 5G spur mobile mixed reality market
Research identifies 5G networks and edge computing as two key emerging technologies that will accelerate the development of mixed reality from 2020 Continue Reading
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Feature
18 Oct 2019
How retailers are using social to reach Gen Z and beyond
The younger generation of shoppers are all using social media, so how are retailers using influencers to reach these potential customers and their spending power? Continue Reading
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News
18 Oct 2019
Home Office Brexit app finally available for iPhone
A mobile app to help EU citizens apply for Settled and Pre-Settled Status after Brexit is finally available for Apple iPhone devices, but only on newer generations Continue Reading
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News
18 Oct 2019
Huge rise in rogue banking apps driving fraud attacks
Fraud perpetrated through fake mobile apps purporting to be from legitimate banks has seen a statistically significant spike, says RSA Continue Reading
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News
17 Oct 2019
Three hit by network outage
Telco blames “technical difficulties” for outage that has taken down voice, text and data services Continue Reading
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News
17 Oct 2019
Singapore kicks off first steps in 5G roll-out
Singapore’s telco regulator will award 5G spectrum to mobile operators by the middle of next year, culminating in the deployment of two nationwide 5G networks by the end of 2022 Continue Reading
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Blog Post
16 Oct 2019
Ripple invests in Swedish open source start-up Towo Labs
Towo Labs, a Swedish startup aimed at simplifying ‘crypto self-custody’, has announced an investment from Xpring, Ripple’s developer initiative. Xpring is described as an initiative by Ripple that ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
16 Oct 2019
Appian & UiPath connect neurons on robotic workforce tools
Low-code software company Appian has announced the availability of the Appian Robotic Workforce Manager for UiPath, the Robotic Process Automation (RPA) specialist. The software optimises ... Continue Reading
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News
16 Oct 2019
Zopa continues in its mission to apply a Netflix user experience to banking
Zopa has made a credit scoring tool available as it continues to expand the portfolio of products it offers beyond loans. Continue Reading
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News
15 Oct 2019
Huawei: Fresh mindset needed to speed up 5G development
It may already enjoy pricing and technological advantages, but Huawei is calling on 5G industry to collaborate more, especially with regard to regulatory policy Continue Reading
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News
15 Oct 2019
Attackers hunt iPhone jailbreakers in click fraud campaign
Research by Cisco’s Talos threat intel unit has identified a new click fraud campaign targeting people looking to jailbreak their iPhone devices Continue Reading
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News
14 Oct 2019
Digital and innovation apprentices to start NatWest programme
NatWest is kicking off a tech apprentice programme, with its digital innovation hub set to play a key role Continue Reading
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News
14 Oct 2019
French and German banks end talks on challenger bank sale
After months of negotiations, BPCE's proposed sale of Fidor Bank to OLB has fallen through Continue Reading
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Blog Post
10 Oct 2019
Cloudinary image leader: developing the 'next' JPEG
This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Dr Jon Sneyers, senior image researcher at Cloudinary. Cloudinary is a SaaS technology company headquartered in Santa ... Continue Reading
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News
09 Oct 2019
HETT 2019: Digital literacy gap will never be fully closed, says panel
The increasing use of digital technology in healthcare means it is important for people to be digitally literate to take part, but the digital literacy gap will always be there, says an expert panel Continue Reading
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Blog Post
08 Oct 2019
Women in code series: Cécile Tran
The Computer Weekly Developer Network and Open Source Insider team want to talk code and coding. But more than that, we want to talk coding across the diversity spectrum… so let’s get the tough ... Continue Reading
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News
07 Oct 2019
Southeast Asia’s internet economy hits $100bn milestone
The digital economy in Southeast Asia grew 39% this year but the growth momentum can only be sustained if talent gaps are filled Continue Reading
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News
04 Oct 2019
Government planning for ‘undeliverable’ ESN
The government has agreed to all of the Public Accounts Committee’s findings in its investigation into the Emergency Services Network, but there is still a chance the programme could collapse Continue Reading