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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10 Oct 2024
Afas leads the way with four-day work week in the Netherlands
Dutch labour unions want a shorter working week and software company Afas is leading the way, introducing a four-day work week from 1 January 2025 Continue Reading
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08 Jun 2023
Netherlands enables contactless payments on entire public transport network
All modes of public transport now accept payments using contactless technology after the completion of major project in the Netherlands Continue Reading
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24 Sep 2015
Nordea Bank signs Temenos and Accenture for core banking transformation
Nordea Bank AB has chosen the core banking system it wants to build its digital future on, signing Temenos and Accenture as technology partners Continue Reading
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23 Sep 2015
Inside Taiwan: The engine room of the internet of things
Computer Weekly travelled to Taiwan to meet some of the tech companies that are quietly laying the foundations for the internet of things Continue Reading
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22 Sep 2015
Is Microsoft Office 2016 reliable enough for business?
A day after a major Skype outage, Microsoft unveils Office 2016, which, ironically, offers tight integration with Skype Continue Reading
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22 Sep 2015
Worldwide Skype outage finally fixed
Microsoft-owned messaging service's technical difficulties have now been resolved, after users flooded social networking sites with downtime reports Continue Reading
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21 Sep 2015
How cloud technology helps kittens
In this week's Computer Weekly, we talk to the CIO at the UK's leading animal charity, the RSPCA, about how her cloud-first strategy is helping animal welfare. Microsoft is ending support for older version of Internet Explorer – we assess the implications. And we ask the experts about the best practice in mobile security. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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11 Sep 2015
Vodafone introduces nationwide Wi-Fi calling
Vodafone becomes second UK mobile operator after EE to give customers the ability to place voice calls over a wireless network connection Continue Reading
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10 Sep 2015
Researchers discover Android PIN locker ransomware
Researchers say LockerPIN is a self-defending, aggressive piece of ransomware currently targeting Android devices, mainly in the US Continue Reading
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10 Sep 2015
Apple goes after Windows 10 hybrids with iOS 9 and iPad Pro
Apple claims the iPad Pro with iOS 9 can outperform many PCs Continue Reading
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03 Sep 2015
Why Pegasystems' CEO, Alan Trefler, has learned to think smaller
Pegasystems has made its name supplying CRM, analytics and case management software to the world's largest companies. Now CEO Alan Trefler plans to use cloud computing to broaden Pega's appeal Continue Reading
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01 Sep 2015
Wearable technology proves its worth on the front line
In this week's Computer Weekly, we look at business applications for wearable technology. With hands-free police and military pilot projects already under way, wearable technology is set to make its mark in the enterprise in the near future. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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01 Sep 2015
Use 2FA to mitigate KeyRaider iOS malware, says Rapid7
KeyRaider iOS malware targeting iPhone users in China and 17 other countries including the UK has raised enterprise security concerns Continue Reading
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16 Aug 2015
Mobile phone users at risk as hackers bug and track victims
An investigation by Australian TV show 60 Minutes demonstrates how hackers based thousands of miles away in Germany were able to record the calls of an Australian senator and track his movements Continue Reading
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11 Aug 2015
Hootsuite moves social media management toolkit to IBM Softlayer cloud
Social media management dashboard maker shifts App Directory to IBM cloud Continue Reading
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11 Aug 2015
British Gas trials app-based smart-meter display
My energy live app will display real-time energy use on a smartphone, says British Gas Continue Reading
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10 Aug 2015
Carphone Warehouse data breach hits 2.4 million UK customers
Carphone Warehouse confirms the authorities have been notified about the breach, and urges customers to take steps to protect themselves Continue Reading
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03 Aug 2015
Microsoft to invest $100m in Uber
Uber is valued at close to $51bn after the latest round of funding, which reportedly includes a Microsoft investment of $100m Continue Reading
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22 Jul 2015
Mobile operators must adapt data plans to address video boom
Over 52 million terabytes of data traffic will transit worldwide mobile networks this year alone, up by more than 50% on 2014, according to statistics from Gartner Continue Reading
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15 Jul 2015
Huawei to implement 4.5G network for Shanghai Disney
Huawei signs world’s first 4.5G network co-operation agreement to implement a smart city network at the Shanghai Disney resort Continue Reading
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14 Jul 2015
Banker’s startup experience feathers the nest for Starling Bank
Starling Bank founder Anne Boden relates how her time with startups outside traditional banking convinced her to build a digital bank from scratch Continue Reading
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14 Jul 2015
Vodafone scheme to help SMEs get online
Vodafone is to trial a series of digital workshops for SMEs aimed at equipping them with a stronger online presence Continue Reading
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07 Jul 2015
Barclays expands cheque imaging service
Barclays extends the ability to pay cheques into accounts via a smartphone to more customers Continue Reading
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06 Jul 2015
The internet of things could save the honeybee from extinction
Gemalto’s M2M unit is developing an ambitious project with agricultural science firm Eltopia and the University of Minnesota. The objective: to save the honeybee from extinction Continue Reading
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03 Jul 2015
Nordic retailers get physical to combat international digital giants
Nordic retails must evolve if they are to prosper in a sector where competition from international online giants is fierce Continue Reading
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03 Jul 2015
Wi-Fi enhances guest experience and profitability for Belgian theme park
Bobbejaanland, one of the largest theme parks in Belgium, is using a Fortinet Wi-Fi network to offer visitors access on the go, and improve its management capabilities Continue Reading
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02 Jul 2015
How Deutsche Telekom plans to challenge AWS and Google in the cloud
German telco Deutsche Telekom wants to evolve into the public cloud and plans to beat sector giants such as Amazon and Google at their own game Continue Reading
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26 Jun 2015
Norway’s DNB was inspired by Danish bank for new app
DNB in Norway has taken inspiration from Danske Bank in Denmark when creating its latest payment app. Continue Reading
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25 Jun 2015
CIO Interview: Ian Bell, CIO, Cambridgeshire Police Service
The CIO of Cambridgeshire Police Service talks about the constabulary’s move to digital for collaboration and information sharing in its effort to increase efficiency Continue Reading
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25 Jun 2015
Case study: Model railway company Hornby overhauls payments with Braintree
Hornby’s head of digital strategy explains how the firm chose Braintree as its online payments platform following its website migration last year Continue Reading
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24 Jun 2015
App development companies fight back against digital piracy
How can digital companies protect their IP against a tidal wave of smartphone boosted piracy? Is digital rights management software effective enough, or is it better to adapt your business model? Continue Reading
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24 Jun 2015
IT professionals give Windows 10 Start button the thumbs up
A survey of European and North American IT professionals has found that the return of the Start button is the most enticing feature in Microsoft's latest operating system Continue Reading
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17 Jun 2015
Royal Bank of Scotland goes back to 1970s values with big data
RBS, once the world's largest bank, is using analytics technology to go back to the era of personal customer service Continue Reading
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10 Jun 2015
Nationwide quick off the mark with Apple Watch banking app
Nationwide claims to be the first high street finance firm to offer an Apple Watch app Continue Reading
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10 Jun 2015
Vodafone launches home broadband service
Vodafone unveils its Vodafone Connect broadband and home phone package, offering headline speeds of 76Mbps Continue Reading
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05 Jun 2015
Potential Apple Pay security weakness revealed
Fraudsters could gain access to personal details of Apple Pay users, research reveals Continue Reading
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29 May 2015
Google announces security features for Android
Google announces better app permission controls and other Android security changes at its Google I/O developer conference Continue Reading
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22 May 2015
Researchers raise privacy concerns about Bluetooth Low Energy devices
Researchers have raised privacy concerns about a growing number of devices using Bluetooth Low Energy technology Continue Reading
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21 May 2015
CIO interview: Myron Hrycyk, CIO, Severn Trent Water
Severn Trent water company is working on technology initiatives to lower bills and improve customer service Continue Reading
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19 May 2015
Vodafone returns to quarterly revenue growth
A minute rise in quarterly sales gives mobile network operator Vodafone hope that its financial situation is now stabilising Continue Reading
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11 May 2015
Santander launches 'Boris bike' app
Santander has released an app that allows people to book a 'Boris bike' via their mobile phone Continue Reading
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08 May 2015
Use of Halifax mobile banking app doubles
Halifax customers logged into their bank accounts 40 million times in March 2015, double the amount in the same month in 2014 Continue Reading
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24 Apr 2015
Google reports 12% revenue increase
Google misses analysts' $17.5bn target but reports 3.7% profit increase through growth in mobile ad sales Continue Reading
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24 Apr 2015
Changing IT trends power banking in Norway
Norway's banking system is undergoing a seismic shift in technology as the country aims for a fully digitised society Continue Reading
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23 Apr 2015
Mobile malware overhyped, says security company Damballa
Mobile internet users are 1.3 times more likely to get struck by lightning than infected by mobile malware, research by security firm Damballa finds Continue Reading
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22 Apr 2015
Zurich Insurance turns to augmented reality to train 10,000 managers
The £74bn turnover company aims to harness the capabilities of augmented reality to train 10,000 employees in 170 countries Continue Reading
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20 Apr 2015
Interview: The software processes behind Hailo's success
In the past, a traditional enterprise application would have been developed as a monolithic piece of software Continue Reading
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14 Apr 2015
Security risk potential linked to young, mobile users
A study conducted by wireless supplier Aruba Networks has identified a distinct cohort of high-risk, security-agnostic workers Continue Reading
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13 Apr 2015
Apple Watch pre-order stampede may herald device shortage
A high volume of orders for its smart watch suggests Apple may struggle to fulfil demand Continue Reading
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07 Apr 2015
Over-the-top services worth $14bn to carriers by 2020
A study conducted by Juniper Research suggests that content paid for by carrier billing will be a lucrative money-spinner for communications providers Continue Reading
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01 Apr 2015
Mobile device management (MDM) vs backup
MDM tackles the challenge of mobile devices flooding the enterprise, but it doesn’t mean you can stop worrying about mobile data protection Continue Reading
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01 Apr 2015
'Bored' RBS investment chairman Rory Cullinan resigns after daughter's Snapchat message goes public
Royal Bank of Scotland’s investment bank chairman Rory Cullinan leaves after a Snapchat message to his daughter appeared in Instagram Continue Reading
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31 Mar 2015
Vodafone adds banking capability to mobile wallet
Mobile operator Vodafone is enabling its customers to add banking functionality to their Vodafone Wallets Continue Reading
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26 Mar 2015
Samsung targets business with Microsoft tools integration
Samsung has pre-installed Microsoft OneNote, OneDrive, and Skype on the new Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge, as it expands into business Continue Reading
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25 Mar 2015
Santander launches ISA mobile app
Spanish banking giant Santander launches a mobile app to help consumers navigate the ISA market Continue Reading
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25 Mar 2015
Monitise no longer up for sale
Mobile banking software company Monitise to continue as an independent company rather than seek to be taken over Continue Reading
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24 Mar 2015
Talon upgrades MobileFast for web and Windows file sync and share
Enterprise file sync and share provider Talon Storage adds web browser and Windows workstation access to MobileFast Continue Reading
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19 Mar 2015
BIS sets out to assist development of digital sharing economy
The government has set out a number of proposals to assist in the development of the £9bn trade body Sharing Economy UK Continue Reading
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16 Mar 2015
Smartwatches mean business
In this week's Computer Weekly, we examine the potential enterprise uses of the Apple Watch, and find out what sort of apps might work for businesses. Our latest buyer's guide discusses the future of the desktop computer. And we look at how technology is being used to improve customer experience for big consumer-facing organisations. Continue Reading
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12 Mar 2015
CIO interview: Ivor Nicholson, Nottinghamshire County Council
Nottinghamshire County Council is facing £77m in cuts by 2018 and by rolling out new services, it plans to save £8m through technology alone Continue Reading
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09 Mar 2015
A world of mobile possibilities
In this week's Computer Weekly, we report from Mobile World Congress, the world's biggest mobility event, on the latest innovations in mobile technology. Is the outsourcing industry set to cut thousands of jobs because of increasing IT automation? And we take an in-depth look at Google Container Engine. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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06 Mar 2015
Sharing Economy UK launched to champion digital businesses
New trade body brings together digital businesses that encourage consumer and business asset-sharing, such as Airbnb and ZipCar Continue Reading
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05 Mar 2015
Tinder cuts app crashes with Rackspace cloud database
Tinder matchmaking app turns to managed cloud provider for IT and database support Continue Reading
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27 Feb 2015
Google to launch Android Pay
Google is expected to launch a payments application programming interface at its I/O conference in May Continue Reading
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24 Feb 2015
ARM unleashes internet of things potential with starter kit
Chip-maker ARM has collaborated with IBM to launch the mbed IoT Starter Kit, pitched at SMEs and application developers Continue Reading
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24 Feb 2015
London’s Air Ambulance swaps A-Z maps for mobile apps
London’s Air Ambulance has halved emergency dispatch times through an incident information and routing app from Mubaloo Continue Reading
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23 Feb 2015
Apple invests in European datacentres as EU investigates tax break
Apple is investing €1.7bn in two European datacentres to support iTunes, the App Store, iMessage, Maps and Siri Continue Reading
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20 Feb 2015
BlackBerry 10.3.1 review: Access Android apps and Blend
BlackBerry has finally released version 10.3.1 of its mobile operating system, which gives access to the Amazon Android app store Continue Reading
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17 Feb 2015
IBM and Oracle named as potential Monitise buyers
IBM and Oracle have emerged as potential candidates to take over British mobile software company Monitise Continue Reading
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13 Feb 2015
Lloyds Bank launches smartwatch service
Lloyds Bank will send offers to its mobile banking customers direct to their smartwatches Continue Reading
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12 Feb 2015
Baidu Chinese search engine share price falls on disappointing results
China’s Baidu search engine share price fell by more than 8% in after-hours trade after quarterly revenue came in $11m below expectations Continue Reading
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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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30 Jan 2015
Scotland sees startup growth, but Wales lags behind
Scotland’s technology sector has seen a large growth in startup companies since 2009 Continue Reading
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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
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27 Jan 2015
Microsoft revenue drops due to “restructuring”
Microsoft’s year-on-year net income has dropped by around $695m due to “integration and restructuring” plans, according to the firm’s fiscal statement Continue Reading
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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
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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
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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
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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
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21 Jan 2015
IBM revenue declines as company shifts to higher value deals
IBM has reported a 12% decline in profits for the fourth quarter of 2014 following the sale of its System x business to Lenovo Continue Reading
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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13 Jan 2015
International CES 2015: The themes at the biggest tech show of the year
This Computer Weekly photo story explores the themes of this year's 2015 International Consumer Electronics Show held by CEA in Las Vegas. Continue Reading
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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
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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
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12 Jan 2015
The internet-enabled car of the future
In this week's Computer Weekly, we report from CES in Las Vegas, where car makers gave a glimpse of how the internet of things is going to improve the driving experience. We look at the price wars in the public cloud market and assess what it means for enterprise IT. And we start our buyer's guide on software-defined everything. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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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
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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
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17 Dec 2014
Technology needed to help ambulance services cope with increased demand
The future of the ambulance and emergencies services needs more investment in networking Continue Reading
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11 Dec 2014
IoT will drive a middleware boom
Spending in middleware is expected to exceed $16.3bn, driven by a shift towards agile mobile application integration Continue Reading
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11 Dec 2014
The state of mobile back end as a service
Common mobile application services are increasingly being hosted on central back-end servers – but what does that mean for the enterprise? Continue Reading
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09 Dec 2014
Digital governments meet in London to commit to best practices
Digital governments from across the world are meeting in London today as part of the inaugural D5 summit Continue Reading
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08 Dec 2014
Barclays expands cheque payment technology
Barclays is expanding a pilot to enable a million customers to pay in cheques online by taking a picture of them Continue Reading
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07 Dec 2014
Virgin money invests in mobile money firm
Virgin Money has partnered with mobile money provider Monitise to provide customers with mobile banking solutions Continue Reading
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04 Dec 2014
Cyber criminals are targeting smartphone supply chains, warn researchers
A new mobile trojan dubbed “DeathRing” is being pre-loaded onto smartphones somewhere in the supply chain, warn researchers Continue Reading
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01 Dec 2014
ABN Amro re-signs IBM for 10-year, multibillion-euro IT contract
ABN Amro has extended its multibillion-euro outsourcing deal with IBM by another 10 years Continue Reading
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28 Nov 2014
CGI secures communications between pilots and air traffic control
Satellite communications firm Inmarsat has outsourced the provision of security IT and services to CGI Continue Reading
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27 Nov 2014
CIO interview: Jon Rudoe, digital and technology director, Sainsbury’s
While supermarkets all over the UK are facing challenging times ahead of them, Sainsbury's is taking its technology and innovation into its own hands by developing digital products for its customers. Continue Reading