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2015 Stories
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February 06, 2015
06Feb2015
Photo Story
Windows 10: A universal app has both shared and platform-specific code,
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February 06, 2015
06Feb2015
News
Former Lloyds bank and Barclays CIO Darryl West joins HSBC
HSBC has appointed Darryl West, who left Barclays in December, as CIO Continue Reading
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February 06, 2015
06Feb2015
News
Symantec continues cloud investment in spite of poor Q3 results
Symantec has reported third quarter 2015 revenue of $1.64bn, a drop of 4% compared with $1.70bn over the same period in 2014 Continue Reading
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February 06, 2015
06Feb2015
News
National Police ICT Company finally set to start operations
A national Police ICT Company is set to begin operations after finally being approved by the UK’s police and crime commissioners Continue Reading
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February 06, 2015
06Feb2015
News
Sony data breach claims first scalp as co-chair steps down
Amy Pascal, co-chair of Sony Pictures Entertainment, steps down in wake of data breach that exposed "inappropriate" comments in emails Continue Reading
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February 06, 2015
06Feb2015
Blog Post
Microsoft open sources .NET 'execution engine'
Microsoft open sources 'execution engine' for .NET Continue Reading
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February 06, 2015
06Feb2015
In Depth
How to combat VM sprawl
VMs are easy to create, but when unmanaged they proliferate around your infrastructure. Here, we explain VM sprawl and how to combat it Continue Reading
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February 06, 2015
06Feb2015
News
Sweeping trend towards digital banking forces RBS branch closures
Royal Bank of Scotland "taken aback" by ever-increasing take-up of digital banking and announces additional branch closures across UK Continue Reading
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February 06, 2015
06Feb2015
News
Kellogg's outsources digital marketing to Indian supplier
Food giant Kellogg's outsources the management of its digital marketing platform to Indian IT services firm Mindtree Continue Reading
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February 05, 2015
05Feb2015
News
FCC’s Tom Wheeler offers up net neutrality plan
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) may rule in favour of a strong regulatory environment to preserve the open internet Continue Reading
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February 05, 2015
05Feb2015
News
Experiment proves banks cannot take digital first for granted
Experiment finds majority of banking customers do not fully understand online statements Continue Reading
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February 05, 2015
05Feb2015
E-Zine
CW Europe – February 2015 Edition
This issue of CW Europe looks at the results of the 2015 IT Priorities report, which questioned more than 1,000 technology professionals worldwide to reveal how IT departments are finally starting to shake off the effect of the 2008-2009 recession. ... Continue Reading
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February 05, 2015
05Feb2015
News
Newport to get resilient fibre ring for community safety projects
As part of a wide-reaching regeneration plan, Newport City Council deploys resilient fibre optic network to support community safety Continue Reading
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February 05, 2015
05Feb2015
News
Ross Ulbricht faces life for Silk Road dark market conviction
Ross Ulbricht faces life in jail after being convicted of seven charges related to the Silk Road online illegal drugs dark market Continue Reading
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February 04, 2015
04Feb2015
News
IoT could be key to farming, says Beecham Research
The internet of things could be key to the farming industry meeting the challenge of increasing food production by 70% by 2050, says report Continue Reading
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February 04, 2015
04Feb2015
News
National Grid uses IBM to add predictive maintenance capabilities
National Grid is using cloud-based analytics powered by IBM SoftLayer to provide preventative maintenance Continue Reading
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February 04, 2015
04Feb2015
News
Tesco Bank suffers computer problems
Tesco Bank customers are the latest to suffer as a result of IT problems Continue Reading
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February 04, 2015
04Feb2015
In Depth
Cloud storage: The top five things that go wrong – and how to avoid them
Cloud storage provides cost savings and ease of management, but there are pitfalls – and here are the top five things that can go wrong Continue Reading
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February 04, 2015
04Feb2015
Opinion
Disrupted everything: How Google will change our world
While Apple could be the first company to hit a $1tn valuation, Google could be first to hit a $2tn market cap. But how will it get there? Continue Reading
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February 04, 2015
04Feb2015
News
Sony says cyber attack will cost $15m
Sony expects the investigation and remediation costs of the November 2014 cyber attack on its movie subsidiary will amount to $15m Continue Reading
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February 04, 2015
04Feb2015
News
Offshoring data is biggest barrier to government in the cloud
Offshoring data is the biggest obstacle to putting government services in the cloud, according to a survey of MPs and peers Continue Reading
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February 03, 2015
03Feb2015
News
EMC launches VSPEX Blue EVO:Rail hyper-converged appliances
EMC announces VSPEX Blue EVO:Rail hyper-converged appliance in general purpose and performance variants Continue Reading
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February 03, 2015
03Feb2015
News
Post Office CIO would talk to any subpostmaster about IT problems, promises CEO
The CEO of the Post Office defended the organisation’s support for users of its accounting system in a select committee inquiry into alleged problems Continue Reading
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February 03, 2015
03Feb2015
News
EC3 announces industry partnership in fight against cyber crime
Europol's European Cybercrime Centre has partnered with security firm AnubisNetworks to help fight the global threat of cyber crime Continue Reading
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February 03, 2015
03Feb2015
Tip
How to implement risk-based security
Implement a simple process to identify, analyse and prioritise risk without significant investment in time or money Continue Reading
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February 03, 2015
03Feb2015
News
VMware boosts Hadoop and Hana with vSphere 6
VMware has unveiled vSphere 6, the latest version of its virtualisation platform Continue Reading
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February 03, 2015
03Feb2015
Opinion
Five questions every board should ask after Sony Pictures breach
What can the board do to avoid having to answer embarrassing questions at the next shareholder meeting? Continue Reading
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February 03, 2015
03Feb2015
Blog Post
Gov dodged scrutiny of Universal Credit
Damage coalition cuts and bodge have done to Universal Credit was omitted from the National Audit Office assessment of the scheme in November.The full story emerged a week after the auditor ... Continue Reading
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February 02, 2015
02Feb2015
News
Government and Labour trade accusations and insults over Universal Credit progress
The political battle over the future of Universal Credit is heating up, as shown in an extraordinary exchange of letters last month Continue Reading
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February 02, 2015
02Feb2015
News
Cyber crime is a threat to global economy, says researcher
Halting cyber crime could have a positive impact on the global economy, says Intel Security Europe security researcher and CTO Continue Reading
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February 02, 2015
02Feb2015
News
Gandalf to become the Speaking Clock
BT reveals it has engaged the services of actor Ian McKellen to be the voice of the Speaking Clock for Comic Relief Continue Reading
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February 02, 2015
02Feb2015
E-Zine
Windows 10 in the enterprise
In this week's Computer Weekly, Microsoft has released more details of the forthcoming Windows 10 release – we look at what it means for enterprise IT. The UK government has set out its vision for an EU digital economy – we examine the issues. And ... Continue Reading
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February 02, 2015
02Feb2015
News
Darknet technologies have legitimate security uses, says researcher
Darket technologies have legitimate security applications for business, says security investigator Continue Reading
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February 02, 2015
02Feb2015
News
Self-service BI, data integration top information management issues
Self-service business intelligence and data integration top information management challenges for IT and finance professionals Continue Reading
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February 02, 2015
02Feb2015
News
Former Capital One data analysts charged with mining customer data
US financial services regulator SEC charges two former employees of financial services firm Capital One with insider trading Continue Reading
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February 02, 2015
02Feb2015
News
Health trust proposed offshoring mental care through Skype
Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust considered cutting costs by using Skype and low-cost staff to treat patients with depression Continue Reading
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January 30, 2015
30Jan2015
News
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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January 30, 2015
30Jan2015
Blog Post
Apple success shows the importance of making IT invisible
It's been impossible to ignore the biggest technology headline of the week - especially as it became the biggest business headline in many places too. Apple declared the largest quarterly profit in ... Continue Reading
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January 30, 2015
30Jan2015
News
Government network services tender deadline slips again
Crown Commercial Service pushes back deadline for tender submissions to Network Services framework to give suppliers more time to prepare Continue Reading
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January 30, 2015
30Jan2015
News
IT sector outdoing rest of economy despite rise in IT supplier insolvencies
Insolvencies among information and communication suppliers increase by a fifth as the economy continues to pull out of recession Continue Reading
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January 30, 2015
30Jan2015
News
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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January 29, 2015
29Jan2015
In Depth
What are the options for electronic patient records in the NHS after NPfIT?
Many hospitals lack comprehensive electronic patient record (EPR) systems. What are the options now, in the wake of the NPfIT disaster? Continue Reading
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January 29, 2015
29Jan2015
News
Microsoft gets a step closer to Office everywhere with Office on Android
Microsoft has released a preview version of Office for Android, almost 10 months after the iPad version was released Continue Reading
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January 29, 2015
29Jan2015
News
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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January 29, 2015
29Jan2015
News
BDUK accused of not being “vigilant” in upholding broadband targets
MPs accused BDUK of not being vigilant enough to deliver its own current superfast broadband coverage targets Continue Reading
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January 28, 2015
28Jan2015
News
Wellcome Trust builds 1,728-core grid for DNA analysis
The Wellcome Trust Centre has deployed a high-performance computing cluster based on Fujitsu servers Continue Reading
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January 28, 2015
28Jan2015
News
Post Office faces grilling by MPs over Horizon accounting system
The Post Office faces a grilling by MPs over its mediation scheme for subpostmasters penalised by its Horizon accounting system Continue Reading
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January 28, 2015
28Jan2015
News
Apps for Good 2014 winners set to launch completed apps
Seven winning teams to launch finished apps to market after spending six months working with agency partners Continue Reading
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January 28, 2015
28Jan2015
News
Data Protection Day: Five steps to securing data
Data management firm Iron Mountain has compiled five steps to securing data to mark Data Protection Day Continue Reading
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January 27, 2015
27Jan2015
News
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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January 27, 2015
27Jan2015
News
Universal Credit costs will not be revealed until after general election
The government will not reveal the full cost of its troubled Universal Credit system until after the general election in May 2015 Continue Reading
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January 27, 2015
27Jan2015
News
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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January 27, 2015
27Jan2015
News
Halifax launches online banking for children
Halifax has launched an online banking service aimed at helping 11 to 15-year-olds better manage their money Continue Reading
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January 27, 2015
27Jan2015
News
HMRC’s move away from Aspire unachievable by deadline, say MPs
MPs claim Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs will be unable to move away from Aspire outsourcing contract by 2017 deadline Continue Reading
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January 26, 2015
26Jan2015
News
QinetiQ hosts latest Cyber Security Challenge competition
UK defence firm QinetiQ challenged amateur cyber defenders in a realistic global online terrorist attack simulation Continue Reading
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January 26, 2015
26Jan2015
E-Zine
Why we need cyber war games
In this week’s Computer Weekly, the UK and US are starting a cyber war on each other – all in the name of testing each other’s defences. We look at why the cyber war games are needed. We examine what IT managers can learn from the car industry to ... Continue Reading
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January 26, 2015
26Jan2015
News
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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January 23, 2015
23Jan2015
News
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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January 23, 2015
23Jan2015
News
Case study: Park Resorts engages customers through responsive website
Holiday resort management firm Park Resorts' recently launched responsive website delivers new features and improves the user experience Continue Reading
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January 22, 2015
22Jan2015
News
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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January 22, 2015
22Jan2015
In Depth
A closer look at Google Container Engine
In just 12 months, Docker has transformed from a simple open-source container management project into a powerful platform Continue Reading
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January 22, 2015
22Jan2015
Blog Post
Windows 10 proves this is a different Microsoft - but is it different enough?
The software company with 14% share of the global operating systems market announced the latest version of its flagship product this week. It's called Windows - you might have heard of it. It's not ... Continue Reading
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January 22, 2015
22Jan2015
News
Case study: Antwerp port boosts profits with activity-based management software
How the Antwerp Port Authority has improved its business processes with SAS software Continue Reading
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January 22, 2015
22Jan2015
Blog Post
Mobile phones a waste of time
While many people are obsessed with their mobile phones and never put them down for a minute, research shows that for many others they are just a waste of time. In fact, the average Brit will spend ... Continue Reading
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January 22, 2015
22Jan2015
Blog Post
Universal Credit bodged its bodge
Iain Duncan Smith looked like a fall guy when he started work on Universal Credit. He humbled forward to take the stage for his grand social project, with a little shove from his superiors. He ... Continue Reading
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January 21, 2015
21Jan2015
Photo Story
Windows 10 Preview: Welcome to Windows Holographic
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January 21, 2015
21Jan2015
Photo Story
Windows 10 preview: xBox One streams to a screen near you
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January 21, 2015
21Jan2015
Photo Story
Windows 10 preview: Microsoft unveils HoloLens
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January 21, 2015
21Jan2015
Photo Story
Windows 10 preview: Free upgrade from Windows 7 & 8
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January 21, 2015
21Jan2015
Photo Story
Windows 10: Microsoft gets serious on upgrades
Microsoft will offer users of Windows 7, 8, 8.1, Windows Phone a free upgrade to Windows 10. Plus there is a hologram version Continue Reading
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January 21, 2015
21Jan2015
Photo Story
Windows 10 preview: Microsoft unveils 84" 4k Surface
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January 21, 2015
21Jan2015
Photo Story
Windows 10 preview: MS chief Satya Nadella calls on developers and customers
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January 21, 2015
21Jan2015
News
Cancer Research UK trials contactless donations
Cancer Research UK installs four smart charity shop windows to enable contactless donations Continue Reading
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January 21, 2015
21Jan2015
News
Case study: Hedge fund AHL Man Group uses MongoDB to feed quants with data
Hedge fund AHL Man Group replaces disparate relational databases with a single data platform built on NoSQL database MongoDB Continue Reading
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January 21, 2015
21Jan2015
News
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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January 21, 2015
21Jan2015
News
UK leads in global ranking of social open data sharing
The UK has been named the number one country to use open data for social and economic benefit Continue Reading
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January 21, 2015
21Jan2015
News
Six challenger banks using IT to shake up UK retail banking
The retail banking sector is going through a period of regulation-driven change and IT is playing a key role Continue Reading
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January 21, 2015
21Jan2015
News
MPs force inquiry into Post Office subpostmaster mediation scheme
MPs force inquiry into Post Office scheme to redress grievances of subpostmasters claiming to have been wrongly punished for false accounting Continue Reading
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January 20, 2015
20Jan2015
News
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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January 20, 2015
20Jan2015
News
SAP’s Cohen on 2014 results: Europe strong north and south
SAP’s Emea president Franck Cohen optimistic about the supplier’s growth prospects in southern and northern Europe Continue Reading
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January 20, 2015
20Jan2015
News
Virgin Atlantic Airways outsources digital transformation to Tata Consultancy Services
Virgin Atlantic Airways (VAA) outsources IT to Indian services giant Tata Consultancy Services as the airline creates digital services for customers Continue Reading
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January 20, 2015
20Jan2015
Blog Post
What is a software forge?
As we know, use of the term "infographic" generally causes involuntary gagging and may result in unwelcome skin irritation. Continue Reading
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January 19, 2015
19Jan2015
News
NHS to bring two IT systems in-house away from BT
Two NHS IT systems will be moved from BT to be managed in-house by the Health and Social Care Information Centre from February 2015 Continue Reading
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January 19, 2015
19Jan2015
News
HMRC trials Gov.uk Verify in busiest month of the year
Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs is to trial the government’s Verify identity assurance scheme in its busiest month Continue Reading
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January 19, 2015
19Jan2015
E-Zine
FT sold on cloud benefits
In this week's Computer Weekly, we talk to the Financial Times CTO about the publisher's successful move to the public cloud and plans for further expansion to meet its data warehousing needs. And we examine the emerging market for mobile ... Continue Reading
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January 19, 2015
19Jan2015
Photo Story
UK's fastest supercomputer upgrades to 4,920 compute nodes
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January 19, 2015
19Jan2015
Photo Story
Archer comprises 4,920 Cray XC30 nodes with tiered storage
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January 19, 2015
19Jan2015
Photo Story
On-site backups held on SpectraLogic T380 tape library
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January 19, 2015
19Jan2015
Photo Story
Archer makes use of free cooling to cut running costs
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January 19, 2015
19Jan2015
Photo Story
Archer supercomputer allows modelling "from quantum-scale to earth-scale"
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January 19, 2015
19Jan2015
Photo Story
UK's fastest supercomputer upgrades to 2Pflops and 5PB of tiered storage
The UK's fastest supercomputer upgrades to 4,920 nodes and 2 Petaflops performance with tiered storage including 5PB of direct-attached disk Continue Reading
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January 19, 2015
19Jan2015
News
Microsoft Azure had more downtime in 2014 than main cloud rivals
Microsoft Azure suffered more downtime than its main rivals in 2014, according to detailed analysis Continue Reading
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January 19, 2015
19Jan2015
News
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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January 16, 2015
16Jan2015
News
Security Think Tank: How to deal with wiper malware
How much should businesses worry about destructive, computer-killing malware, and what steps should they take to mitigate attacks? Continue Reading
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January 16, 2015
16Jan2015
News
FTSE 350 firms still have long way to go on cyber risk
Many FTSE 350 firms still have a long way to go to manage the risks of a cyber attack, a government-backed cyber governance health check has revealed Continue Reading
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January 16, 2015
16Jan2015
News
Blackburn with Darwen Council renegotiates Capita outsourcing deal
Blackburn with Darwen Council is renegotiating its £200m 15-year outsourcing deal with Capita as it tries to save millions of pounds in its budget Continue Reading
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January 16, 2015
16Jan2015
News
Barclays creates role to lead transformations
Barclays Bank has appointed a group chief operating officer (COO) to lead it through transformations, including major IT investments Continue Reading
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January 15, 2015
15Jan2015
In Depth
Quantum key distribution is the future for secure comms
Quantum teleportation is a technology that will ultimately replace encryption as the foundation of communication security Continue Reading
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January 15, 2015
15Jan2015
News
Supplier relationship management lessons from the car industry
IT can learn a lot from the car industry, which has transformed supplier relationship management Continue Reading
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January 15, 2015
15Jan2015
News
Amatis Networks waves goodbye to LUN woes and deploys Tintri hybrid flash
Managed service provider Amatis Networks deploys Tintri hybrid flash to slash latency and cut time-consuming LUN storage management overheads Continue Reading