March 2015
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March 31, 2015
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Mar'15
Huawei not spying on UK, concludes Oversight Board report
A UK security probe into Huawei’s technology has concluded that the company has not presented any risk to national security Continue Reading
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March 31, 2015
31
Mar'15
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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March 31, 2015
31
Mar'15
IT is more important than marketing for banks
IT spending will grow at the expense of other areas such as marketing as optimism in financial services increases Continue Reading
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March 31, 2015
31
Mar'15
DDoS losses potentially £100k an hour, survey shows
DDoS attacks could expose 40% of businesses to losses of £100,000 or more an hour at peak times, a survey shows Continue Reading
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March 31, 2015
31
Mar'15
Microsoft adds mobile device management to Office 365
Office 365 users will now get a free mobile device management system from Microsoft, as the company fleshes out its mobile strategy Continue Reading
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March 30, 2015
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Mar'15
Open data and the horizon of the next government
On the first official day of the general election campaign, it is opportune to pose the question of what the future of open data might be. The good news is the future of the movement to open up ... Continue Reading
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March 30, 2015
30
Mar'15
Rural payments service failed GDS assessment but still went live
The troubled rural payments digital service failed its most recent assessment by the Government Digital Service, but was still launched to farmers Continue Reading
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March 30, 2015
30
Mar'15
Sky Italia looks to the cloud for better customer experience
Sky Italia “remakes” its customer acquisition, customer service and change order management processes using cloud Continue Reading
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March 30, 2015
30
Mar'15
CIO interview: Mark Holt, chief technology officer, TheTrainline.com
A major cloud migration and a range of mobile initiatives are high on the agenda of the UK’s best-selling train booking website, TheTrainline.com Continue Reading
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March 30, 2015
30
Mar'15
BCSWomen Guinness World Record attempt this June
I keep hearing about a BCSWomen Guinness World Record attempt from the women in IT community, so here are some details to share with you on how to get involved. Continue Reading
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March 30, 2015
30
Mar'15
Fitness First slashes datacentre hosting costs with Nutanix
Fitness First has migrated its traditional datacentre installation to converged infrastructure based on Nutanix hardware hosted at Telecity Continue Reading
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March 30, 2015
30
Mar'15
Major software companies bamboozle local authorities with audits
Software companies are resorting to audits and complex licensing in a bid to make more money from existing public sector customers Continue Reading
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March 30, 2015
30
Mar'15
What went wrong with the IT for farmers' rural payments?
In this week's Computer Weekly, we examine the real reasons behind the failure of the government's rural payments digital service. We look at how Windows 10 Universal Apps will change the way IT teams manage PCs. And we hear from IT leaders about ... Continue Reading
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March 30, 2015
30
Mar'15
KPMG teams up with Microsoft to boost enterprise cloud adoption
Advisory firm to draw on Microsoft technologies to deliver cloud-based data analytics, and business transformation services to clients Continue Reading
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March 30, 2015
30
Mar'15
A farmer’s view of the rural payments digital service
A farmer and his software executive son give their views on the problems with the rural payments digital services Continue Reading
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March 30, 2015
30
Mar'15
ICO to investigate claims of firms selling financial data
The UK privacy watchdog and London’s Metropolitan Police are investigating claims that firms are selling sensitive financial data without consent Continue Reading
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March 30, 2015
30
Mar'15
What is a block chain?
Software application development professionals working on security related technologies touching so-called cryptocurrencies will be aware of the block chain (or blockchain). Continue Reading
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March 30, 2015
30
Mar'15
Sweaty Betty uses Cegid software to track customer journey
Luxury sports brand Sweaty Betty is using Cegid software to track the customer journey, but says RFID is currently too expensive Continue Reading
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March 30, 2015
30
Mar'15
The challenge of embracing digital and avoiding dystopia in the finance sector
Financial services regulators are determined to avoid future problems that could be caused by out-of-control technological advancement Continue Reading
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March 30, 2015
30
Mar'15
Government smart meter project should be "halted, altered or scrapped"
The Institute of Directors has weighed in on the controversial smart meter rollout and called for the scheme to be halted, altered or scrapped in its current form Continue Reading