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11 April 2017

Virtual reality in healthcare

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we find out how virtual reality technology is starting to be used to improve health and patient care. We examine the new UK tax laws that are causing IT contractors to quit government digital projects. And we analyse the software licensing issues arising from SAP’s recent court case over indirect access to its applications. Read the issue now.

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MWC 2017: How virtual reality could be the next big thing for healthcare
by Alex Scroxton
Consumer virtual reality was again a hot topic at Mobile World Congress in 2017, but the technology is now advanced enough that use cases are emerging in other sectors. The IEEE’s Wendy Powell reveals how virtual reality could transform healthcare
IR35 reforms: HMRC 'delays' blamed for last-minute public sector compliance panic
by Caroline Donnelly
Public sector stakeholders claim the late release of HMRC's online tax status assessment tool and its supporting IR35 legislation is causing contractors to leave projects in their droves
Can you work around SAP indirect access software licensing?
by Cliff Saran
The SAP legal case against Diageo highlights the seemingly arbitrary rules governing software licensing

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