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January 23, 2013
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SAP sees solid European growth through cloud, HANA, and mobile
SAP’s 2012 results foreshadow solid growth prospects for its European business, says the company’s EMEA president, Franck Cohen
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January 23, 2013
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Global HR firm Randstad standardises on Google
Randstad, is standardising on Google’s platform as a replacement for Lotus Notes and Exchange Server
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January 23, 2013
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European bank IT investment lags US and Asia-Pacific equivalents
Banks in Asia-Pacific and North America will increase their IT spending significantly more than those in Europe
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January 23, 2013
23
Jan'13
IBM 2012 profits rise 5% in face of falling sales
IBM has reaped the benefits of investing in growth markets and reported a profits increase of 5% – despite a 2% fall in sales – in its 2012 results
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January 23, 2013
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Jan'13
Unified Communications boosts Horndean College
The Hampshire school uses Siemens Enterprise Communications kit to cut costs and provide better services to staff and students
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January 23, 2013
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Jan'13
Google hits record $50bn annual revenues in 2012
Google has reported $14.4bn revenues for the fourth quarter of 2012 and a record-breaking $50bn annual revenues for the year
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January 22, 2013
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Defra plans £80m agile CAP system
The Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is planning a single integrated £80m Common Agricultural Policy system
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January 22, 2013
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Payments Council to make mobile payments mainstream in 2014
The Payments Council will enable mobile transfers between all UK bank accounts when it launches its mobile payments service in 2014
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January 21, 2013
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UK citizens unwilling to embrace big data
The public sector could improve services by imitating the private sector’s use of big data, but citizens are overwhelmingly against the idea
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January 18, 2013
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Indian IT giant TCS to transform Nokia’s internal IT
Tata Consultancy Services is taking over the support and development of Nokia’s global business applications
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January 18, 2013
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European bank IT transformations optimistic or unrealistic
IT transformation projects at European banks exceed budgets because early success stories lead to additional scope
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January 17, 2013
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Jan'13
Betting site YouWin speeds response times with MongoDB database
Bookmaker WinUnited has deployed a MongoDB open source non-relational database from 10gen to help it better update betting odds in real time
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January 16, 2013
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Post Office wants to get to bottom of IT system allegations
A system that set out to modernise the Post Office in 1996 is under the spotlight after claims that Horizon accounting system is error prone
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January 16, 2013
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Juniper Networks outlines SDN strategy
Juniper Networks wants to split networking functionalities across virtual machines to give administrators more control and the ability to innovate
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January 16, 2013
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Jan'13
Hunt wants paperless NHS by 2018
The NHS plans to go paperless by 2018, health secretary Jeremy Hunt will announce
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January 15, 2013
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SAP reports 14% revenue increase, operating profitability softens
SAP’s preliminary full year results show an operating profit of €4.06bn on €16.22bn revenue in 2012, a margin of 25%
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January 15, 2013
15
Jan'13
Direct Line begins two-year IT project to decouple from RBS
Direct Line Group has contracted Capgemini to build and run a new IT system as it separates from Royal Bank of Scotland
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January 14, 2013
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Jan'13
Post Office announces amnesty for Horizon evidence
The Post Office is calling for evidence from people who have used the Horizon IT system which some have blamed for accounting discrepancies
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January 11, 2013
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Jan'13
Google's role in the enterprise: Interview with Thomas Davies
As Google prepares its Q4 2012 results, UK head of enterprise Thomas Davies talks about the merger of cloud, social, mobile and big data
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January 11, 2013
11
Jan'13
SAP puts Business Suite on HANA, joins transactional to analytical
SAP has announced that its Business Suite software now runs on the HANA in-memory database
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January 10, 2013
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Jan'13
Tesco rolls out Microsoft Office 365
Tesco has signed a deal to roll-out Microsoft Office 365 across its Europe and Asian operations
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January 10, 2013
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Jan'13
Software development key reason for £468m MoD overspend, says NAO
Software development problems have been cited as a key reason for forecast overspend of £468m at the Ministry of Defence over the past year
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January 09, 2013
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CES 2013: Driverless cars could be next for the enterprise
Gary Shapiro, CEO of the Consumer Electronics Association, thinks businesses will be big benefactors of the driverless car revolution
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January 08, 2013
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Jan'13
Are software audits good for your health?
The Business Software Alliance's claim that 90% of all audit letters sent in 2012 were the result of tips from whistle-blowers is a wake-up call to CIOs
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January 08, 2013
08
Jan'13
VoIP awareness up but user numbers remain low
A report from Ofcom claims four in five consumers know what voice over internet protocol (VoIP) is, but just 29% use the technology
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January 07, 2013
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Jan'13
Barclays' Linux programme not a snub to suppliers
Barclays says it is not snubbing any supplier by developing a private cloud infrastructure and using Linux to cut software development costs by 90%.
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January 04, 2013
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Consumers want stronger mobile payment security
UK consumers are happy to use extra levels of security on their smartphones for mobile payments
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January 03, 2013
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CIO strategy for 2013
As the economy shifts, the role of the CIO is constantly adapting. This year, expect to see a strong focus on digital enablement
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January 02, 2013
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IT problems cause Lloyds ATM outage, again
Lloyds customers were unable to withdraw money from cash machines and complete debit card transactions on New Year’s eve, as the banking group was once again beset with IT problems.
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January 02, 2013
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Post Office admits that Horizon system needs more investigation
Campaigners have forced the Post Office to look again at a computer system blamed for sub-postmasters being wrongly accused of false accounting
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January 02, 2013
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Jan'13
Home Retail Group cuts call costs with SMS automation
Home Retail Group, whose brands include Argos, Homebase and Habitat has cut telephony costs by rolling out an automated text messaging service across its three call centres.
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December 31, 2012
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Top 10 retail IT stories of 2012
Retailers have had another rocky year with more high street closures piling up, while online spend continued to enjoy double digit growth. As consumer spending remained stagnant, companies looked to their digital channels to bolster sales.
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December 28, 2012
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Hospitals to implement child protection database to log children who visit A&E
The Department of Health is introducing a £9m child protection information system to log children who visit A&E in hospitals
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December 28, 2012
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Dec'12
Top 10 business software articles of 2012
The main thrust in enterprise software this year has been the introduction of a new Windows OS, programming model and user interface.
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December 28, 2012
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Dec'12
US Department of Justice is investigating allegations of accounting fraud at Autonomy
HP has revealed that the US Department of Justice has been investigating fraud allegation at Autonomy since last month.
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December 27, 2012
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Top 10 financial services IT stories in 2012
The industry that you expect to hit the IT headlines on a regular basis has not let us down in the last 12 months, despite continued tough market conditions.
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December 18, 2012
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Dec'12
Cisco closes 2012 with BroadHop buy
Acquisition-happy Cisco makes its 11th purchase of the year with the purchase of policy control firm BroadHop
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December 18, 2012
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Dec'12
Mott MacDonald rolls out Microsoft software globally
Engineering firm Mott MacDonald is rolling out Microsoft products globally over the next year as it moves towards a Microsoft-centric business strategy
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December 17, 2012
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Dec'12
Bank IT should play earlier compliance role, says think tank
Financial services organisations could streamline regulatory compliance by involving IT in the process earlier, according to think tank JWG-IT
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December 14, 2012
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Dec'12
Mazars outsources access management
Global accountancy firm Mazars has outsourced the management of access to Oracle and Sharepoint applications for 6000 global staff
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December 14, 2012
14
Dec'12
There is more to IT than BYOD
CIOs should stop worrying about BYOD according to analyst Gartner. Instead they should focus on technology transformation.
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December 14, 2012
14
Dec'12
DoH awards £2.2m information sharing challenge funding
Over 40 NHS Trusts will receive funding from the Department of Health to develop new digital services and improve patient information sharing
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December 12, 2012
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Dec'12
Retailers are being let down by poor ERP
UK retailers could lose an estimated £147 million of revenue this Christmas due to missed sales opportunities through out-of-stock products according to Vanson Bourne
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December 12, 2012
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Dec'12
CIO interview: Susan Cooklin, CIO, Network Rail
Susan Cooklin has had an eventful 2012, delivering major technology upgrades while driving projects to help the Olympic Games run smoothly
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December 11, 2012
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Dec'12
European Parliament approves single EU patent system
The European Parliament votes in a patent statute to cover the European Union (EU), but Italy and Spain stay out due to language concerns
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December 11, 2012
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Dec'12
London 2012 IT team passes the baton to Rio 2016 Olympics
Computer Weekly talks to Rio 2016 Olympics CIO Elly Resende as he picks up the baton from the successful London 2012 IT team
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December 10, 2012
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Dec'12
Three chooses Huawei for managed services contract
UK mobile operator Three will transfer staff to Huawei, and its partner Tech Mahindra, to manage its core network and operations.
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December 07, 2012
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Barnet councillors challenge Capita outsourcing deal
Barnet Council’s Labour opposition will lead a challenge to the council cabinet’s decision to sign a ten-year £320m outsourcing deal with Capita
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December 07, 2012
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Dec'12
Citrix buys corporate MDM tool company Zenprise
Citrix has bought mobile device management (MDM) company Zenprise for an undisclosed sum to boost its corporate mobile tools portfolio
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December 06, 2012
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Dec'12
Emulex buys Endace for $130m
Networking company Emulex hopes to boost its performance management skills by acquiring Endace
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December 05, 2012
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Dec'12
HMRC admits RTI budget overrun
HMRC has run over budget with its Real Time Information (RTI) system, the PAYE system crucial to the roll-out of Universal Credit next year
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December 05, 2012
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Dec'12
Unilever prepares for global HANA roll-out
Consumer goods giant Unilever is looking at how it can optimise its global operations using SAP’s HANA in-memory database
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December 05, 2012
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Dec'12
IT managers look to telephony in the cloud
A survey shows 80% of IT managers see the benefits of moving their telephony and unified communications systems to the cloud, but less than half are using the solutions
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December 03, 2012
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Dec'12
Cisco snaps up Cariden Technologies
Cisco has bought software firm Cariden Technologies for $141m in its 10th acquisition this year
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November 30, 2012
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The Ministry of Defence signs software deal with IBM
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has signed a deal with IBM to provide greater insight into the management of its £22.5bn property portfolio.
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November 29, 2012
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British Film Institute to launch version of the iPlayer
The British Film Institute (BFI) is to launch its own version of the BBC's iPlayer in digitisation plans to give millions access to its film archive
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November 29, 2012
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Deloitte and KPMG face litigation over HP/Autonomy deal
Two of the big four accounting firms have been named in a lawsuit following HP's $8.8bn write-down of Autonomy
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November 28, 2012
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Nov'12
Forrester: Microsoft licence hike makes no sense
Windows users can expect a 15% increase in the cost of licensing key Microsoft products from December, as the software giant raises its prices
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November 28, 2012
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Apple sacks head of maps
Apple has sacked Richard Williamson, the executive in charge of Apple Maps, after months of embarrassment over application’s performance
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November 28, 2012
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Ovum urges CIOs review MDM policies to support BYOD practices
IT departments must review IT support contracts and invest in mobile device management (MDM) for staff using their own devices at work
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November 28, 2012
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Nov'12
Autonomy founder Mike Lynch rejects HP allegations in open letter
Former Autonomy CEO Mike Lynch writes open letter to HP demanding it explain its allegations against the software company it bought in 2011
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November 27, 2012
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Nov'12
BAT automates SAP data extraction to free up auditing resource
British American Tobacco (BAT) deploys automatic data extraction tools in its SAP to aid auditing and reduce fraud through duplicated suppliers
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November 27, 2012
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Nov'12
Investors file class action against HP
A class action has been filed against HP after investors claim the firm violated federal securities law with its acquisitions of Autonomy and EDS
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November 27, 2012
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Poor design hampers gamification in the enterprise, says Gartner
By 2014, 80% of current gamified applications will fail to meet business objectives, primarily because of poor design, according to Gartner
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November 26, 2012
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Nov'12
BBC management gains tighter cost control with dashboards
BBC managers are gaining tighter cost control with SAP Business Objects Web Intelligence dashboard
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November 26, 2012
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Competing firms jockey for position in mobile payments gold rush
While mobile payments is still in its infancy, the promise of the rewards is substantial and competition for market dominance is gathering pace
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November 23, 2012
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Centrica delivers SAP self-service HR portal with agile testing
Energy company Centrica has carried out its first corporate agile IT project with an employee self-service HR portal in an SAP environment
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November 23, 2012
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Capita poised to take slice of Barnet Council £1bn outsourcing contract
Capita has been named as a preferred bidder for a back-office services contract in Barnet’s controversial One Barnet outsourcing plan
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November 23, 2012
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CIO interview: Tom Baker, head of ICT, Sunderland City Council
Tom Baker, head of ICT at Sunderland City Council, has an office in the council’s datacentre, which provides commercial hosting, VDI and a cloud service
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November 21, 2012
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BBC researches digital future with UCL
The BBC is partnering with University College London in a four-year R&D programme to investigate the future of digital content
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November 21, 2012
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Alan Pelz-Sharpe reported Autonomy to Serious Fraud Office in 2011
Consultant Alan Pelz-Sharpe referred Autonomy’s alleged shortcomings to the Serious Fraud Office before HP's $11.7bn deal went through
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November 20, 2012
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HP writes down Autonomy by $8.8bn
HP blames Autonomy for misleading the firm before acquisition and refers former management to the Serious Fraud Office
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November 20, 2012
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SAP users need more clarity on latest cloud, mobile and BI efforts
SAP customers continue to express confusion about the supplier’s more advanced initiatives, including cloud migration and recent acquisitions
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November 19, 2012
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Emirates takes Windows 8 HP ElitePad 900 to the sky
Airline Emirates is rolling out in-flight Windows 8 tablets to enable cabin crew to access core IT
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November 19, 2012
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BT rolls out toughened Windows 8 OS tablets for engineers
BT is deploying the Windows 8 operating system (OS) to 5,900 engineers in what is believed to be the largest roll-out of the Microsoft OS
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November 16, 2012
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Nov'12
WiFox claims 700% boost in Wi-Fi performance
New software created by researchers at North Carolina State University claims to boost performance of Wi-Fi by up to 700%
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November 16, 2012
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London Stock Exchange technology sales up
The growth of the London Stock Exchange’s MillenniumIT software has outstripped the wider business, with a 19% increase in sales of its trading software
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November 16, 2012
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Software engineer shortage pushes up salaries
Contractors raise their rates 10% or more as businesses struggle to recruit skilled software engineers
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November 16, 2012
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Nov'12
SAP certifies use of Business Suites on AWS cloud
SAP has certified Amazon Web Services (AWS) to run its business intelligence (BI) applications, including SAP ERP and SAP CRM, on the AWS cloud
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November 16, 2012
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Dell profits plummet 47%
Revenues for Dell’s mobility division take a beating as a result of a big drop in consumer sales
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November 15, 2012
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Vast majority of GPs use electronic medical records
Some 97% of GPs in the UK claim to use electronic medical records, according to the 2012 Commonwealth International Health Policy survey
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November 15, 2012
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Nov'12
Cyber security will change ideas of the nation state, says Stonesoft
The lack of cyber security is a major threat to the civilised world and will change how people see the nation state, says security firm Stonesoft
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November 14, 2012
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Interview: Accenture's in-memory data guru, Alexander Zeier
Alexander Zeier, co-designer of SAP's HANA appliance, speaks to Computer Weekly about the evolution of in-memory analytics
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November 14, 2012
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Nov'12
SAP builds on cloud strategy with Financials OnDemand
SAP has introduced its first cloud-based financial application for the enterprise, based on the company's Hana in-memory database system
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November 13, 2012
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Nov'12
Hillarys Blinds rolls out custom sales app using SAP Afaria
Blinds and curtains supplier Hillarys Blinds has developed an Android app for sales agents that synchronises with its back-end SAP ERP system
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November 13, 2012
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SAP TechEd Madrid: SAP chiefs urge businesses to go digital
SAP is urging businesses to rethink core business values to become more consumer-centric using mobile, social, cloud and BI
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November 13, 2012
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Nov'12
MPs quiz Google over UK tax avoidance
The Public Accounts Select Committee asks Google northern Europe vice-president Matt Brittin to explain why Google pays so little UK tax
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November 12, 2012
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EMI gains music taste insight with Microsoft SQL Server 2012
Record group EMI is joining up data sources through Microsoft SQL Server 2012, to view how artists’ songs sell in different countries.
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November 09, 2012
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German retailer Otto invests in neural software to net future sales
German retail giant Otto improves demand forecasting with neural network technology from Blue Yonder, a predictive analytics start-up
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November 08, 2012
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Nov'12
Capgemini reduces consultancy charges
Capgemini has lowered pricing in its consulting and local professional services businesses, according to its latest quarter results.
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November 07, 2012
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Nov'12
Apple loses patent case to VirnetX
Apple has been ordered to pay $368m in damages to VirnetX after a court ruled it had infringed on two of the software firm’s patents
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November 07, 2012
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Nov'12
University Hospitals Birmingham reorganises case notes with EMC Documentum
UHB reduces paper work and organises patient data into one central location through EMC Documentum
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November 06, 2012
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Nov'12
IT skunkworks powers Barclays innovation drive
Barclays Bank is changing its image through innovative IT In spite of the regulatory framework governing banking
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November 06, 2012
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Nov'12
EMC Momentum Vienna opens with Documentum product releases
EMC opened its Momentum show in Vienna with updated and new Documentum product releases from its Information Intelligence Group
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November 06, 2012
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Nov'12
Universal Credit programme director Malcolm Whitehouse steps down
Malcolm Whitehouse, programme director for the government's £2.2bn Universal Credit project, has stepped down
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November 06, 2012
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Nov'12
Gartner Symposium: RBS emulates Amazon with private cloud
Royal Bank of Scotland has developed a private cloud to support its application development process, using Amazon best practices
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November 06, 2012
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Nov'12
Gartner Symposium Barcelona: rewrite the rule book
Gartner is urging CIOs to change their IT budget to support a nexus of change arising from cloud, social, big data and mobile.
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November 06, 2012
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Nov'12
EDF blames system upgrade for customer complaint failures
EDF blames a system upgrade for failing to handle customer complaints to standard, but says it will resolve the issue by the end of the year
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November 05, 2012
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Nov'12
Financial services takes big data beyond pilot stage
Survey reveals financial services is embracing big data, with more than half of the respondents claiming to have a big data strategy
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November 02, 2012
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Nov'12
Mobile business intelligence cascades from boardroom to front line
Mobile BI has started to cascade down in organisations over the past year says Adrian Simpson, chief innovation officer, SAP UK