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Operating systems software
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March 06, 2018
06
Mar'18
Norway’s Statkraft outsources IT infrastructure management
Energy company awards India’s HCL five-year IT deal in order to free up resources to focus on core business
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March 05, 2018
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Mar'18
Spring Break flaw shows cross-industry collaboration
A flaw that was discovered in Pivotal’s Spring Framework in September 2017 has only come to light now that users have had a chance to update
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February 22, 2018
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Feb'18
Google calls out Microsoft for failing to fix reported flaw
Google’s Project Zero has gone public with a Windows 10 flaw that Microsoft claimed to have fixed in its February security update
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February 19, 2018
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Feb'18
Prepare for Y2K style Meltdown strategy
The days of fixing the date bug in legacy systems may be long gone, but IT now has as much of an effort mitigating the Spectre/Meltdown processor flaw
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January 26, 2018
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Jan'18
Leak confirms CEO dumped Intel shares after Meltdown and Spectre processor flaw
Leaked document show that Intel’s CEO sold his shares the very day the company told hardware makers of its processor flaw
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January 25, 2018
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Jan'18
Robots are needed to manage the automation robots
The next decade will see robots transform from invisible forces obeying our commands to lifelike objects interacting with humans on a daily basis
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January 18, 2018
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Jan'18
Demand for cloud services drives increase in IT outsourcing
Cloud services spending in Europe, the Middle East and Africa offset a drop in traditional IT outsourcing in 2017
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January 16, 2018
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Jan'18
Financial savings just the beginning for CIOs who understand code quality
Businesses need to understand the quality of the code in their applications if they are to avoid unnecessary costs and glitches
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January 05, 2018
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Jan'18
Apple confirms all devices affected by Meltdown and Spectre
Apple has confirmed that all iPhones, iPads and Mac computers are affected by the recently discovered microprocessor exploits as the financial services industry assesses the risk
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December 19, 2017
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Dec'17
Top 10 enterprise IT in the Nordics stories in 2017
The Nordic region might be best known in IT circles for its startup communities – but it has much more to offer
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December 06, 2017
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Dec'17
Mayor of London opens Bangalore office to strengthen links with Indian businesses
City of London’s office in India’s tech hub aims to promote Indian investment and IT jobs in UK capital
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September 26, 2017
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Sep'17
Mac OS passwords at risk of theft, researcher warns
Some Apple Mac users are at risk of password theft due to a zero-day vulnerability discovered in some versions of the operating system
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July 26, 2017
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Jul'17
Adobe to kill off Flash Player by end of 2020
Adobe has announced it is to stop updating and distributing Flash Player in just over three years’ time
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June 21, 2017
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Jun'17
Microsoft admits Windows 10 disables third-party security software
Microsoft has admitted Windows 10 disables some third-party security software, but claims this is purely because of compatibility issues
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June 21, 2017
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Jun'17
Pirated software used to spread malware in APAC
A regional study by a Singapore university has found that counterfeit software distributed through discs and file-sharing networks is plagued by malware
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June 20, 2017
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Jun'17
Web hosting firm agrees to pay $1m ransomware demand
South Korean hosting firm Nayana agrees to pay more than $1m to restore data that was encrypted by a ransomware attack on its Linux servers on 10 June 2017
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May 24, 2017
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May'17
SAP aligns with Saudi Arabia’s IT transformation agenda
Global software giant SAP sees an opportunity for its wide portfolio in Saudi Arabia as the Middle Eastern country transforms
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February 27, 2017
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Feb'17
Santander bank to work with IBM developing mobile apps for staff
Santander bank wants to make its staff more productive through mobile apps, which it will create alongside IBM
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February 13, 2017
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Feb'17
Autodata turns to big data to predict vehicle failures
Vehicle data company sees 30% jump in revenue after moving to open source software and opening its data to garages, insurers and parts companies
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January 23, 2017
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Jan'17
Singapore and Indonesia stand out for IT spend in Apac banking sector
Singapore is the top spender on IT for banking of all developed economies in the Apac region, while Indonesia has the fastest growth rate in IT spending
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December 05, 2016
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Dec'16
Top 10 ANZ enterprise IT stories of 2016
Here is a rundown of Computer Weekly’s most popular ANZ enterprise IT articles for 2016
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November 16, 2016
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Nov'16
UK almost bottom of OECD pile for ICT investment
The UK ranks low in terms of how much it invests in the ICT infrastructure as a proportion of GDP
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October 11, 2016
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Oct'16
How Linux has influenced modern IT
On 25 August 1991, Linus Torvalds released the Linux kernel. We look at how the open source operating system has evolved in the last quarter of a century
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September 22, 2016
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Sep'16
Which? calls for user compensation over Windows 10 upgrade issues
Consumer rights champion’s research shows 12% of Windows 10 users have downgraded to an older version of the software because of troublesome updates
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September 08, 2016
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Sep'16
Bank IT spending to hit $241bn across four major global regions
IT spending across four major economic regions will increase by around 4% in 2016, but Europe is the least certain
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June 14, 2016
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Jun'16
GE unveils the industrial internet operating system
The GE Predix platform is now positioned as an operating system to run industrial machines more efficiently
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June 01, 2016
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Jun'16
Microsoft sells 1,500 mobile patents to Xiaomi in licensing deal
Sale of mobile patent portfolio comes alongside software licensing agreement and may herald Xiaomi’s expansion into Europe and the US, say analysts
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April 20, 2016
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Apr'16
European Commission formally objects to Google’s Android dominance
Pre-installing Google Search and Play on devices is anti-competitive and limits consumer choice, claims EC
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March 24, 2016
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Mar'16
Businesses urged to update Apple software to dodge zero-day attacks
Security experts are urging Apple Mac, iPhone and iPad users to update their operating systems to avoid data-stealing attacks that exploit a new zero-day vulnerability
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March 16, 2016
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Mar'16
Oracle Q3 2016: cloud revenue grows, US currency strength takes toll
SaaS and PaaS combined contributed $583m in third quarter, up 57% in US dollar terms, while IaaS was down 2% in dollars to $152m
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March 14, 2016
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Mar'16
NHS England injects £55m to boost e-Referrals uptake
NHS England will use £55m to reward GPs and hospitals using digital referrals by 2018 to increase uptake of its e-Referrals programme
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February 24, 2016
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Feb'16
Great Ormond Street NHS hunts for EPR and research platform worth up to £50m
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children is looking for an electronic patient record system and a clinical research platform worth £50m
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February 05, 2016
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Feb'16
Azure’s role in Microsoft’s IoT vision
Microsoft has fleshed out its strategy to position its cloud service as a key part of the internet of things fabric with the availability of Azure IoT Hub
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January 26, 2016
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Jan'16
Blue light services should share control rooms and IT, Home Office says
The Home Office plans to make emergency services collaboration mandatory and to join up back-office IT and control rooms
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January 19, 2016
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Jan'16
Most Android devices running outdated versions
Nearly a third of Android devices in enterprises today are running version 4.0 or older of the operating system, leaving them highly susceptible to vulnerabilities, a study shows
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January 08, 2016
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Jan'16
Blackpool becomes third NHS trust to get open-source EPR
Open-source electronic patient records continue to gain traction in the NHS as Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust signs up
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December 03, 2015
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Dec'15
Home Office e-Borders programme costs to reach £1.1bn by 2019, says NAO report
The failed e-Borders programme has cost £830m to date, with a further £275m projected costs before the Home Office produces new systems in-house, due to go live in 2019
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November 27, 2015
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Nov'15
GDS aims for £3.5bn savings using its £450m budget
The Government Digital Service plans £3.5bn in efficiency savings on the back of its £450m budget, including a £1.3bn saving from its government-as-a-platform programme
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October 30, 2015
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Oct'15
Law enforcement cracks down on DroidJack Android snooping malware users
A joint EU/US operation on the DroidJack malware is the latest example of international collaboration between law enforcement officers directed at cyber crime
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October 07, 2015
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Oct'15
Microsoft launches Surface Book, its first own-brand laptop
Software giant Microsoft announces a range of new Windows 10 devices, including smartphones, a tablet – and Surface Book, the company's first laptop device
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August 11, 2015
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Aug'15
Use technology to improve NHS, say patients
Almost 70% of the population believes technology should be used in the NHS to improve patient outcomes and efficiency, says Trustmarque
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July 31, 2015
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Jul'15
Commercial software more secure than open source, finds report
A study has found that commercial code is more compliant than open source code with security compliance standards, such as the Owasp top 10 and the CWE top 25
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June 30, 2015
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Jun'15
Top suppliers as UK software and services market approaches £50bn
The top five software and IT services firms in the UK are Capita, HP, IBM, Capgemini and Accenture, according to the latest figures from TechMarketView
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May 29, 2015
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May'15
Google announces security features for Android
Google announces better app permission controls and other Android security changes at its Google I/O developer conference
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April 15, 2015
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Apr'15
NCR promises 40% annual savings with thin-client cash machines
NCR has developed smart thin client cash machines to replacing ageing Windows XP-based ATMs
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March 18, 2015
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Mar'15
Ford drives connected car journey with Microsoft Azure
The Microsoft Azure cloud will be used to power Ford's new software delivery and vehicle monitoring service
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January 06, 2015
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Jan'15
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
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November 19, 2014
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Nov'14
Microsoft releases emergency security patch for Windows and Windows Server
Microsoft emergency patch fixes a Windows and Windows Server vulnerability hackers are exploiting to compromise networks
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November 11, 2014
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Nov'14
Qantas puts Oracle ERP in the cloud with Tata Consultancy Services
Airline Qantas signs IT outsourcing services firm TCS to upgrade its Oracle ERP platform and move it into the cloud
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November 04, 2014
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Nov'14
Airbus interview: research, innovation and the future of aviation
IT plays a substantial role in creating the aircraft of the future, with research and innovation at the core of the Airbus business strategy