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• January 14, 2015 14 Jan'15

  Mobile shopping matures, but retailers must link up dispatch

  Mobile shopping matures, but retailers need to rethink logistics

• January 13, 2015 13 Jan'15

  Case study: Scandinavian Airlines hands pilots worldwide Wi-Fi pass

  SAS has implemented iPass Wi-Fi across its iPad estate, giving pilots and crew access to 15 million hotspots around the world

• January 13, 2015 13 Jan'15

  SAP’s 2014 preliminary cloud revenue grows by 45% to €1.1bn

  SAP’s preliminary 2014 financial results indicate total revenue of €17.58bn, of which €1.1bn was cloud subscriptions and support

• January 12, 2015 12 Jan'15

  Retail technology useless without back-end support, says John Lewis

  Retailers can’t just rely on customer-facing mobile apps and websites to be successful – they need to invest in the back-end support too

• January 12, 2015 12 Jan'15

  Gartner: Cost of customer relationship management set to fall 25% due to price war

  The cost of customer relationship management (CRM) software is set to drop by 25%, according to the latest forecast from Gartner

• January 09, 2015 09 Jan'15

  User groups defend licensing, but should Oracle rethink remuneration?

  Two Oracle user groups have defended Oracle's licensing policy following open letter by Campaign for Clear Licensing

• January 09, 2015 09 Jan'15

  Standard Chartered bank cuts thousand of jobs in digital strategy

  Standard Chartered is the latest bank to cut thousands of jobs as it cuts costs and encourages its customers to use digital channels

• January 08, 2015 08 Jan'15

  Retailers need to plan for online peaks and troughs

  Almost a third of British online shoppers experienced problems with their orders over the Christmas period

• January 08, 2015 08 Jan'15

  Forrester: IT maintenance saps budget as tech spending increases

  Technology spending is set to rise modestly, but the majority of IT spending will still go on maintaining existing systems

• January 08, 2015 08 Jan'15

  CES 2015: Car companies showcase automotive digitisation

  Autonomous automotive technology has stolen the limelight from the usual fodder of gadgets at CES in Las Vegas

• January 08, 2015 08 Jan'15

  British Gas goes live with WANdisco for Connected Homes programme

  British Gas has stepped up trial it did in 2014 with WANdisco’s ‘Nonstop Hadoop’ product to advance its Connected Homes initiative

• January 08, 2015 08 Jan'15

  Sainsbury's Bank IT system problems a warning to new banks

  Sainsbury's Bank has experienced IT problems that left customers unable to use their credit cards for a day

• January 07, 2015 07 Jan'15

  CERN gets real-time data with Software AG’s Terracotta BigMemory

  CERN is using Software AG’s in-memory data management software BigMemory to support system availability for the Large Hadron Collider

• January 07, 2015 07 Jan'15

  Oracle will lose out unless it changes its software licensing

  In an open letter, Campaign for Clear Licensing highlights the risk to Oracle’s future earnings due to aggressive licensing

• January 07, 2015 07 Jan'15

  Case study: UniCredit uses Fico to apply prescriptive analytics to risk management

  Italian bank UniCredit is using Fico software to apply prescriptive analytics to risk management

• January 06, 2015 06 Jan'15

  CES 2015: LG launches G Flex 2 and predicts a ‘better’ future driven by IoT

  LG’s vision of a "better" and "more beautiful" future will be driven by innovation in the home-centric sector of the internet of things

• January 05, 2015 05 Jan'15

  Enterprise mobility is now all about applications

  2014 was an excellent year for mobile applications, with many businesses investing in apps to improve mobility

• January 05, 2015 05 Jan'15

  Deal between RBS and CA over IT failure will remain secret

  The details of the financial settlement between RBS and CA Technologies in relation to a massive IT failure will remain secret

• December 31, 2014 31 Dec'14

  Top 10 PC stories of 2014

  Sales of PCs have been steadily decreasing over the past few years, but market changes saw the PC market bounce up, down and back up again in 2014

• December 23, 2014 23 Dec'14

  Top 10 cloud stories of 2014

  Cloud computing has evolved, giving businesses an increasing array of options from simple IT infrastructure up to full business applications

• December 22, 2014 22 Dec'14

  CIO interview: Catherine Doran, CIO, Royal Mail

  Royal Mail’s CIO is upbeat because after two years at the postal service she has started to see the results of her plan to transform the IT function

• December 19, 2014 19 Dec'14

  How AWS remains resilient and enterprise focused

  Eight years ago no one had heard of Amazon Web Services. Today it is at the forefront of enterprise computing

• December 19, 2014 19 Dec'14

  Basildon and Thurrock NHS Trust digitises 450,000 patient records

  Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has completed an electronic medical records system to digitise its patient records

• December 19, 2014 19 Dec'14

  CIO interview: Mark Maddocks, Cambridge University Press

  Technology has prompted unprecedented innovation and transformation in the media sector – Cambridge University Press is no exception

• December 18, 2014 18 Dec'14

  MP accuses Post Office of acting "duplicitously" in IT investigation

  MPs claim Post Office was being "high handed" towards MPs and running a "flawed, deteriorating" accounting system

• December 17, 2014 17 Dec'14

  US interception in the EU faces new legal challenges

  US government orders against Microsoft to hand over email data 'infringes privacy legislation' in other countries

• December 16, 2014 16 Dec'14

  MPs to debate subpostmaster IT injustice claims

  Debate about the Post Office scheme to redress grievances of subpostmasters will be held in Westminster Hall

• December 15, 2014 15 Dec'14

  Nats funding emphasises cost control over investment

  The Civil Aviation Authority has announced it will review Nats' licence following the failure of air traffic control on Friday

• December 12, 2014 12 Dec'14

  IT spending grows at fastest rate in five years

  Agile IT departments are emerging with the ability to flex their budgets quickly to meet new business demands

• December 11, 2014 11 Dec'14

  Interview: SAP ramps up pressure on customers to move to Hana

  Philip Adams, chairman of the UK and Ireland SAP User Group, says SAP is increasing pressure on customers to move to Hana

• December 11, 2014 11 Dec'14

  CIO interview: Sarah Leslie, CIO, Iglo Foods Group

  Sarah Leslie, CIO at Birds Eye manufacturer Iglo Foods Group, is focused on delivering simplified and standardised IT systems

• December 11, 2014 11 Dec'14

  MobileFirst iOS apps released for airlines, retail and financial services

  Apple and IBM have delivered the first fruits of their partnership announced in July 2014

• December 10, 2014 10 Dec'14

  Why MPs lost faith in the Post Office's IT investigation, but vowed to fight on

  A group of 140 MPs has removed its backing for a Post Office scheme to redress subpostmasters' grievances over alleged false accounting

• December 08, 2014 08 Dec'14

  MPs blast Post Office over IT system investigation and remove backing

  Post Office scheme to redress sub-postmaster grievances over IT system is failing, say MP group supporting alleged victims

• December 08, 2014 08 Dec'14

  M&S turns to predictive analytics to keep shelves stocked over Christmas

  Marks & Spencer is using predictive analytics to keep shelves stocked with mince pies and turkeys over Christmas.

• December 05, 2014 05 Dec'14

  Waitrose rolls out touchscreen customer experience hardware

  Waitrose has implemented interactive touchscreen terminals across its estate of convenience stores to gather customer feedback

• December 05, 2014 05 Dec'14

  KPMG says businesses do not take IT risks seriously enough

  UK businesses are paying out £410,000 per year for unplanned IT problems, a study from KPMG has warned

• December 05, 2014 05 Dec'14

  Sheffield Hallam University inaugurates SAP 'centre of excellence'

  Sheffield Hallam University has expanded its long-standing academic relationship with SAP with the launch of a study centre

• December 03, 2014 03 Dec'14

  Interview: Jane Moran, global CIO, Unilever – the most influential person in UK IT 2014

  The first woman to top Computer Weekly's UKtech50 list, Jane Moran is innovating while balancing the tech demands of a global giant

• December 02, 2014 02 Dec'14

  HP puts big data in the cloud and announces services enhancements

  On the opening day of HP Discover in Barcelona, HP has announced a major milestone in its big data strategy

• December 01, 2014 01 Dec'14

  ABN Amro re-signs IBM for 10-year, multibillion-euro IT contract

  ABN Amro has extended its multibillion-euro outsourcing deal with IBM by another 10 years

• December 01, 2014 01 Dec'14

  UK set to establish digital cheques in 2015

  In January 2015 the UK government is expected to make the digital image of a cheque legal tender, leading to the end of paper cheque processing

• November 26, 2014 26 Nov'14

  HP results disappoint ahead of split

  HP has announced disappointing fourth-quarter earnings ahead of the company’s planned split aimed at reversing its recent decline

• November 25, 2014 25 Nov'14

  Pressure on Universal Credit’s digital service mounts as testing begins

  Risks remain for Universal Credit as DWP continues its twin-track gradual roll-out of live and digital services

• November 24, 2014 24 Nov'14

  Customers say SAP knows too little about their businesses

  51% of SAP's customers find the supplier’s account managers don't know enough about their businesses, according to a user group survey

• November 24, 2014 24 Nov'14

  CA makes secret payments to RBS over 2012 IT meltdown

  CA Technologies, which supplied RBS with the software that caused the bank's IT outage in 2012, has paid it millions of pounds

• November 19, 2014 19 Nov'14

  Case study: North Wales Fire and Rescue Service secures email for public sector collaboration

  The North Wales Fire and Rescue Service (NWFRS) has secured its information exchange with Egress Switch encryption

• November 19, 2014 19 Nov'14

  Home Office continues to engage with suppliers over Emergency Services Network

  The Home Office is continuing its discussions with suppliers around the requirements for the new Emergency Services Network (ESN).

• November 19, 2014 19 Nov'14

  Case study: JustGiving develops Facebook-like graph on HDInsight

  Online fundraising site JustGiving has created a Facebook-like media graph database to understand how people donate

• November 19, 2014 19 Nov'14

  Case study: SThree uses SAP BusinessObjects to see true profitability

  Recruitment firm SThree is using SAP BusinessObjects to decide which of its business units is profitable and sustainable

• November 17, 2014 17 Nov'14

  CIO success is all about winning friends and influencing people

  If Gartner’s predictions are true, CIO working practices have to change to keep IT relevant

• November 13, 2014 13 Nov'14

  CIO interview: John Seglias, group CIO, Abellio

  As transport operator Abellio gears up to take on the £6bn ScotRail franchise, CIO John Seglias has to balance IT transition with innovation

• November 13, 2014 13 Nov'14

  Cisco CEO John Chambers attacks Barack Obama over net neutrality

  Just days after US president Barack Obama backed net neutrality, Cisco CEO John Chambers says it will hurt business

• November 12, 2014 12 Nov'14

  How to deal with the next software renewal call from the big four suppliers

  IT departments are being subjected to ruthless tactics by software sales teams when they renegotiate contracts with the big four suppliers

• November 12, 2014 12 Nov'14

  Amazon not the biggest threat to high street retailers

  Competition from online-only traders does not pose the biggest threat to high street retailers, with cautious attitudes a bigger risk

• November 11, 2014 11 Nov'14

  Capita bags Co-operative mortgage contract

  Capita will acquire the mortgage processing operations of the Co-operative Bank as part of an outsourcing contract worth up to £325m over 10 years

• November 11, 2014 11 Nov'14

  What to expect from AWS re:Invent 2014

  Amazon is all set to unveil new services and features at its AWS re:Invent 2014

• November 11, 2014 11 Nov'14

  Drinks maker Edrington outsources SAP enterprise resource planning operation to Atos

  Glasgow-based distiller Edrington outsources its ERP development, support and hosting to IT services firm Atos

• November 11, 2014 11 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

• November 10, 2014 10 Nov'14

  Future Decoded event raises questions on digital risk

  Is technology good for society or bad? This was one of the issues covered at the Future Decoded event in London

• November 10, 2014 10 Nov'14

  Deutsche Bank gets first chief data officer

  Deutsche Bank has appointed its first chief data officer

• November 07, 2014 07 Nov'14

  IT stress testing can fix banks' legacy problems, say experts

  Fining the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) will penalise the taxpayer and do nothing to address the IT issue, say experts

• November 06, 2014 06 Nov'14

  Capgemini third-quarter revenues grow 2.8% to €2.59bn

  IT services provider Capgemini posts 2.8% revenue growth in Q3 2014 to €2.59bn with strong UK and US demand

• November 05, 2014 05 Nov'14

  Three UK saves £10m a year by integrating stores, web and call centres

  Mobile operator Three aims to give customers the same service however they interact with the company, while reducing IT capital costs

• November 04, 2014 04 Nov'14

  Departments lack common targets for implementing open-document standards

  Whitehall departments have begun publishing plans on implementing the government’s open-document standards policy

• November 04, 2014 04 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

• November 04, 2014 04 Nov'14

  Case study: Papworth Hospital’s first steps to electronic patient records

  The Cambridgeshire hospital has installed an e-referrals application as part of its journey towards electronic patient records

• November 03, 2014 03 Nov'14

  RBS to be fined tens of millions for IT failure

  The Royal Bank of Scotland is set to be given a record fine for an IT failure following two years of investigation

• November 03, 2014 03 Nov'14

  Hitachi to launch six innovation solutions in next six months

  Hitachi shares plans of its six systems set for announcement over the next six months

• October 29, 2014 29 Oct'14

  Tackling bloatware in the age of cloud-based apps

  Microsoft Office general manager Julia White on Office 365 security and making cloud apps easier for users

• October 28, 2014 28 Oct'14

  Standards will enhance the maturity of IT, says Shell's Karel van Zeeland

  Shell's Karel van Zeeland is founding member and lead architect of IT4IT Consortium and campaigns for open standards for integrating IT

• October 28, 2014 28 Oct'14

  Government replaces Becta education IT procurement framework

  Government seeks up to 20 suppliers to form a £300m procurement framework for ICT services to public-sector education organisations

• October 27, 2014 27 Oct'14

  Hitachi Data Systems ploughs ahead with social innovation plans

  Hitachi Innovation Forum expects 16,000 delegates to share user cases on how technology is making society safer

• October 24, 2014 24 Oct'14

  Universal Credit digital service set for first public test in Sutton

  Digital service for Universal Credit to start testing with benefit claimants in Sutton, south London, in the next two months

• October 24, 2014 24 Oct'14

  HR technology used to save lives following natural disasters

  Plan International is using SAP's HR technology to deploy specialists relief workers within hours of a major emergency

• October 24, 2014 24 Oct'14

  Carlsberg cheers the move to Office 365 for collaboration among 20,000 employees

  Carlsberg picked Microsoft Office 365, to improve collaboration among its employees as well as to support its business vision – GloCal – Carlsberg’s vision for global efficiency

• 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

• 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

• 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

• October 23, 2014 23 Oct'14

  Three in four banks struggle with stress testing

  Banks are struggling to deal with the data management of the regimes of stress testing imposed since the 2008 financial crisis

• October 23, 2014 23 Oct'14

  Companies will move core HR technologies to the cloud by 2020

  Businesses will abandon on-premise HR IT systems in favour of cloud technology by 2020, says SuccessFactors chief

• October 22, 2014 22 Oct'14

  Firms lack technology for workforce of the future

  European businesses will rely increasingly on freelance, geographically dispersed employees as they vie to attract the top skills to their organisations over the next 5 years.

• October 22, 2014 22 Oct'14

  CIO interview: Ernest Gmünder, Touring Club Suisse

  Ernest Gmünder is turning his expertise as a CIO into a consultancy business, offering advice to businesses that want to get more from their IT

• October 22, 2014 22 Oct'14

  SAS expands cloud analytics on back of 35% annual revenue spurt

  SAS opens a new building at its headquarters to support cloud analytics

• October 21, 2014 21 Oct'14

  Tennis coaches get on-court data insights from SAP

  Tennis coaches can give players details on their performance during games through an SAP-based mobile app

• October 20, 2014 20 Oct'14

  SAP grows cloud revenue by 45%

  SAP’s revenue from cloud services has grown 45% year-on-year

• October 17, 2014 17 Oct'14

  Software considerations essential to risk management, says SAFECode

  Enterprise risk management must consider the software the organisation buys and uses, says Eric Baize of SAFECode

• October 15, 2014 15 Oct'14

  Salesforce aims beyond CRM as a platform for developers and analytics

  Salesforce.com has become more than a cloud-based customer relationship management (CRM) system, says CEO Marc Benioff

• October 15, 2014 15 Oct'14

  B&Q launches online kitchen planning and design tool

  The DIY retailer debuts its B&Q Spaces planning and design tool which allows customers to plan their kitchen, bathroom and bedroom projects online

• October 15, 2014 15 Oct'14

  Enterprise IT should be more user-centric, says Box CEO Aaron Levie

  The CEO of cloud-based file sharing and content management service Box calls on enterprises to rethink IT delivery model

• October 15, 2014 15 Oct'14

  CIOs fear poor cloud investment is making businesses uncompetitive

  CIOs and CFOs fear their enterprises are missing revenue opportunities due to poor cloud strategies

• October 14, 2014 14 Oct'14

  SAP and IBM collaborate to deliver Hana on IBM cloud

  SAP has extended its long-standing partnership with IBM by running SAP Hana Enterprise Cloud on IBM's cloud platform

• October 14, 2014 14 Oct'14

  Russian cyber criminals exploit Microsoft bug

  Russian hackers have used a vulnerability in Microsoft software to spy on targets including NATO and Western European governments

• October 10, 2014 10 Oct'14

  Is the BIS GrowthAccelerator scheme worthwhile for technology startups?

  UK startups in the technology sector may be missing an opportunity to grow by ignoring GrowthAccelerator programme

• October 10, 2014 10 Oct'14

  SAP teams up with Birst to offer cloud analytics on Hana

  SAP is working with cloud BI supplier Birst to provide “instant analytics in the cloud” on the Hana in-memory database platform

• October 10, 2014 10 Oct'14

  Starbucks uses cloud to manage innovation and disruptive technologies

  Starbucks coffee chain innovates IT strategies to hone its competitive edge using cloud services, says IT director Robert Teagle

• October 09, 2014 09 Oct'14

  Application integration demands a light touch in the cloud

  The appeal of cloud applications is irrepressible but in-house applications will not go away. How to integrate them in the cloud?

• October 08, 2014 08 Oct'14

  Reed.co.uk and Bitcoin – using agile to drive innovation

  CIO for Reed.co.uk Mark Ridley explains how agile development has helped the firm quickly adopt Bitcoin

• October 07, 2014 07 Oct'14

  All Olympic systems to be on the cloud by 2018

  Systems underpinning Olympic Game events will be run from the cloud by the time of the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea

• October 07, 2014 07 Oct'14

  Engineering company rolls out talent management software across 17 countries

  Meggitt is deploying cloud-based HR technology as it seeks to integrate 60 diverse business units into a multinational operation