Latest News
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Microsoft offers cash rewards for security bug hunters
Microsoft unveils security bounty programmes to improve its products through responsible disclosure of flaws that could be exploited by hackers20 Jun 2013
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Users want reduced cloud complexity and more interoperability, study finds
Cloud adoption has risen in 2013 but to yield its true benefits, cloud complexity must be reduced and interoperability increased, shows study19 Jun 2013
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HR technology booming as businesses turn to the cloud
Over the next 18 months, 60% of companies plan to roll out HR technology solutions, says analyst group Bersin by Deloitte.19 Jun 2013
June 2013 News
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Government IT is profession most reliant on external recruits
Senior civil servants working in IT are more likely to be recruited from the private sector than any other profession across government19 Jun 2013
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Cloud providers must step up green IT efforts, says Greenpeace
Public cloud giants such as AWS and Microsoft must step up efforts in using sustainable energy, says Greenpeace19 Jun 2013
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Lock up admin accounts to defeat hackers, says Cyber-Ark
Hackers typically target privileged admin accounts to gain access to all computer systems, says David Higgins, senior sales manager Cyber-Ark19 Jun 2013
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BT CEO Ian Livingston quits to become government minister
BT chief executive Ian Livingston is leaving the telecoms giant in September to become a government minister19 Jun 2013
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GE creates partnership to build industrial internet
GE has partnered with Accenture, Amazon and Pivotal to develop a big data-based services business for its products19 Jun 2013
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G8 publishes Open Data Charter
The G8 nations have committed to open data, with a promise to produce action plans for the release of government information19 Jun 2013
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CIO interview: Dan West, group IT director, New Look
As fashion retailer New Look continues its business turnaround and plans to launch in China, technology is playing a crucial role19 Jun 2013
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Met Police needs significant tech investment to overhaul creaking legacy systems
The Metropolitan Police needs significant capital investment in technology if it is to overhaul its legacy IT infrastructure19 Jun 2013
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UK mobile industry remains behind the times in digital payments technology
The mobile payments industry is struggling to grow due to many convoluted payment technologies that are difficult to develop for18 Jun 2013
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Interview: John Swainson, president of Dell Software
Dell Software president John Swainson's aims to make Dell Software a $5bn business18 Jun 2013
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Tech firm ditches Rackspace hosting service for ‘lack of support’
Cloud sales service company Price & Quote has ditched IT hosting provider Rackspace due to “lack of support and unresponsiveness”18 Jun 2013
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O2 avoids strike action over outsourcing in 11th hour
O2 reaches an agreement with the CWU regarding pay, pensions and terms and conditions of workers transferring to Capita18 Jun 2013
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Worldwide government IT spending to remain flat in 2013, says Gartner
Government organisations worldwide will spend 0.1% less on IT this year, but cloud computing, mobile technologies and IT modernisation remain top IT priorities18 Jun 2013
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Civil servants to increase IaaS and SaaS CloudStore spend
Government departments are likely to buy more infrastructure and software services from the CloudStore this year, finds research18 Jun 2013
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Investigation into Post Office accounting system to drill down on strongest cases
The investigation into the Post Office’s allegedly faulty accounting system will focus on a select few of the 47 claims18 Jun 2013
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Yahoo joins tech firms declaring US data request numbers
Yahoo is the latest technology firm to reveal statistics on US government surveillance requests18 Jun 2013
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PM calls meeting to tackle online porn
Prime Minister David Cameron has called a meeting with internet firms to discuss ways of blocking images of child sex abuse and to prevent children from viewing pornography online18 Jun 2013
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Barclays feeds off innovation and enthusiasm from tech startups
Barclays is working closely with startups to boost innovation in its IT strategy.17 Jun 2013
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Interview: Alistair Grant, EMEA CIO, Citi on working with startups
As a global bank, Citi takes an active approach to keeping on top of the latest technology advancements, including working with technology startups17 Jun 2013
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Why should CIOs look at startup technology companies?
There is a blossoming environment for B2B tech startups with products that could bring benefits to corporate IT departments17 Jun 2013
