October 2014

October 24, 2014 24 Oct'14
Geo data geared for stage-2 privatization

The UK's public mapping data has been put on the road to privatization after the Ordnance Survey opened talks to become a govco.The controversial plan contradicts official claims that the UK is ... Continue Reading
October 24, 2014 24 Oct'14
Amazon reports tough quarter despite sales increase

Amazon reported a 20% year-on-year increase in third-quarter sales to $20.58bn, but also posted a net loss of $437m Continue Reading
October 24, 2014 24 Oct'14
Microsoft reports solid quarter driven by cloud and devices

Microsoft has reported revenues of $23.2bn for the quarter ended 30 September, up by 25% from the same period in 2013 Continue Reading

October 24, 2014 24 Oct'14
Arrays cost councils four times more than software-defined storage

Nexenta finds UK councils spend around £1,200 per terabyte on storage arrays – four times more than on storage software Continue Reading
October 24, 2014 24 Oct'14
AWS to launch second EU datacentre region in Frankfurt

Public cloud giant Amazon Web Services has launched a datacentre region in Frankfurt Germany Continue Reading
October 24, 2014 24 Oct'14
MasterCard to offer free Wi-Fi to cardholders visiting Britain

MasterCard will offer its customers free Wi-Fi when travelling abroad as part of its Priceless Cities initiative Continue Reading
October 23, 2014 23 Oct'14
Will TechNorth be able to take on Tech City?

A tech hub has been launched in the north of the UK to support startups in the shadow of London’s Tech City Continue Reading
October 23, 2014 23 Oct'14
One day wonders

Last week Dr Hugh Thompson of Blue Coat and RSA fame was in London. I was fortunate to find a slot with him to meet up and exchange ideas. I like Hugh because he's not like the regular, dull ... Continue Reading
October 23, 2014 23 Oct'14
Security and the Internet of Things

Whether you like the term or not the so-called Internet of Things is generating a huge amount of interest, and a growing amount of security research, including great opportunities for ... Continue Reading
October 23, 2014 23 Oct'14
Bank of America customers charged twice for Apple Pay mobile wallet transactions

Software glitch charges Bank of America customers twice for purchases they have made through Apple's mobile wallet application, Apple Pay Continue Reading

October 23, 2014 23 Oct'14
Finance IT group wants to push forward banks' cloud discussion

The Banking Industry Architecture Network (Bian) calls on industry to decide on the core banking systems to move to cloud platforms and share Continue Reading
October 23, 2014 23 Oct'14
Universal Credit digital system reaches key milestone as DWP delays roll-out

The digital system supporting the Department for Work and Pension's Universal Credit programme has passed a major development milestone Continue Reading
October 23, 2014 23 Oct'14
Free work style analysis test

Don't be disappointed, Jive Software's new WorkType Finder is not a personality test says the firm's exec VP Elisa Steele. We increasingly analyse our lifestyle today (especially so given the rise ... Continue Reading
October 23, 2014 23 Oct'14
Mayor of London Boris Johnson opens London Datastore 2 for developers

The Mayor of London opens the sequel to City Hall’s London Datastore, which includes over 500 new datasets to spark developer innovation Continue Reading
October 23, 2014 23 Oct'14
Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg launches technology cluster initiative in north England

Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg launches TechNorth project connecting digital clusters in Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool, Newcastle and Sheffield Continue Reading
October 23, 2014 23 Oct'14
BBC takes iPlayer video production to AWS cloud to beat bottleneck and storage woes

Having run Video Factory on AWS for over a year, BBC's Robert Shield explains how he overcame iPlayer bottleneck and availability challenges Continue Reading
October 23, 2014 23 Oct'14
European enterprises can halve colo expenses by moving north, says Gartner

Favourable environmental conditions in Northern Europe mean enterprises can save on their datacentre expenses Continue Reading
October 23, 2014 23 Oct'14
Confused procurement slows NHS IT progress

The NHS plans to invest in technology as part of its five year Forward View, to increase patient care and close growing gaps in service. Continue Reading
October 23, 2014 23 Oct'14
Tesco chairman to step down over accounting chaos

Tesco chairman is stepping down after interim results showed a 92% fall in pre-tax profits and a larger than expected profit overstatement Continue Reading
October 23, 2014 23 Oct'14
UKtech50 2014 - Vote for the most influential person in UK IT

Computer Weekly's annual UKtech50 is the definitive list of the real movers and shakers in UK IT - and we want your vote for the 2014 winner Continue Reading