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September 06, 2012
06
Sep'12
Southwest One is blocking Somerset cuts, says county councillor
Somerset County Council's troubled outsourcing contract with Southwest One has stalled the authority's programme of cost cuts, according to a Conservative member of its cabinet.
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September 06, 2012
06
Sep'12
Polycom teams with IBM for cloud video services
The two firms will join forces to develop new solutions utilising the cloud for video applications and unified communications
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September 06, 2012
06
Sep'12
Google lacks enterprise credibility
IT directors do not consider Google a credible supplier to the enterprise market, according to the Corporate IT Forum
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September 06, 2012
06
Sep'12
FSA demands review of RBS software failure
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) wants to know how banks plan to prevent a repeat of the Royal Bank of Scotland’s (RBS) software glitch
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September 06, 2012
06
Sep'12
EMI Music moves to global SaaS-based service desk from Sunrise Software
EMI Music Publishing has deployed Sostenuto cloud-based IT management software-as-a-service (SaaS) to support 900 users
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September 06, 2012
06
Sep'12
Data ethics: Author warns of ethical pitfalls of data collection
Heedless data collection in business analytics programmes is breeding moral hazards, according to author Frank Buytendijk.
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September 04, 2012
04
Sep'12
In-depth: Windows Server 2012 goes after VMware
The general availability of Windows Server 2012 today will see Microsoft’s strongest push yet to target VMware users
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September 04, 2012
04
Sep'12
NHS claws back £1bn as CSC negotiations come to an end
The Department of Health claws back £1bn from CSC as negotiations with the troubled supplier come to an end.
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August 31, 2012
31
Aug'12
Department of Health announces digital services funding
The ‘Information Sharing Challenge Fund’ will give NHS organisations up to £99,000 for new digital services
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August 29, 2012
29
Aug'12
VMware demos Horizon for workspace aggregation
VMware has fleshed out its desktop virtualisation strategy with products designed to make desktop computing more manageable
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August 28, 2012
28
Aug'12
Villa Plus implements IBM business analytics software
Holiday company Villa Plus is using IBM business analytics software to support its advertising campaigns as it increases its number of properties by 40%
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August 21, 2012
21
Aug'12
CIOs will have to share control of IT budgets
CIOs will increasingly have to share their control of IT budgets with marketing departments as customer relationship management (CRM) software becomes critical to customer retention.
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August 20, 2012
20
Aug'12
De Vere Group slashes Telecity server racks in switch to UCS
The hotel group has cut its hosting fees in a deal with ANS to migrate to a Cisco private cloud
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August 16, 2012
16
Aug'12
Gartner: Prepare for hybrid cloud pain
Hybrid clouds are set for a big fall as businesses feel the pain of implementation
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August 16, 2012
16
Aug'12
Cisco boosts sales and income in 2012
The networking giant announces a 7% rise in sales for the year, along with income of $8bn
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August 15, 2012
15
Aug'12
SMEs driving $2.2bn cloud industry growth
The global cloud industry is set to be worth an extra $2.2bn before the end of the year, according to KPMG
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August 14, 2012
14
Aug'12
How has banking IT changed after the industry's Armageddon?
Five years after Northern Rock was forced into privatisation, what effect have the many changes in the financial sector had on IT?
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August 13, 2012
13
Aug'12
Companies struggle to get past open source ‘big data’ experimentation
Open source big data technologies are attracting enterprise interest. Experts say, Experiment, but have business value in mind.
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August 10, 2012
10
Aug'12
Case Study: Welcome Break Group revamps HR with SuccessFactors
Welcome Break Group is starting a project to deploy SuccessFactors, the cloud-based HR system from SAP.
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August 09, 2012
09
Aug'12
NHS sees £100m reduction in exposure to CSC contracts
The Department for Health’s financial exposure to its contracts with troubled supplier CSC have decreased by £100m in just three months.
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August 07, 2012
07
Aug'12
Microsoft attempts to simplify MS Office integration
Microsoft has unveiled an app store for MS Office 2013for utilities and add-ons
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August 06, 2012
06
Aug'12
Putting innovation on the outsourcing menu
Cliff Saran investigates what happens when systems integrators are asked to innovate
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August 06, 2012
06
Aug'12
Cloud Industry Forum aligns standards for easier procurement
CIF's latest code of practice aligns with ISO standards to simplify certification and make purchasing cloud services easier
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August 03, 2012
03
Aug'12
Bang & Olufsen gets Office in the cloud
Sound system maker Bang & Olufsen is rolling out Microsoft Office 365 to 2,000 employees as it moves its email from Lotus Notes.
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August 02, 2012
02
Aug'12
NCC Group to acquire Matasano Security
International escrow and assurance services provider NCC Group is to acquire US-based Matasano Security in £8.4m deal.
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August 02, 2012
02
Aug'12
NHS Scotland rolls out shared services for 22 boards
NHS Scotland has started the roll out of a single shared services platform for finance across its 22 health boards.
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August 01, 2012
01
Aug'12
Gartner: Online retailers need to exploit search technology
Online retailers are losing business because they are failing to exploit the full potential of search technology, says Gartner
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July 31, 2012
31
Jul'12
How Everything Everywhere manages its network
We visit the mobile operator’s service management centre to see how the UK’s largest mobile network keeps track of operations
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July 31, 2012
31
Jul'12
Newham spends £400,000 on ChildView software
The London Borough of Newham has spent £400,000 on case management software to help join up its disparate children’s services databases.
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July 31, 2012
31
Jul'12
Businesses have 'once in a decade opportunity' to launch innovative apps
Businesses have a short window to distance themselves from competitors by introducing innovative phone apps, says analyst group Gartner
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July 31, 2012
31
Jul'12
Interview: Denise McDonagh, government G-cloud director
Denise McDonagh talks about the challenges of the G-cloud programme and how the government is reducing dependence on large outsourcers.
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July 30, 2012
30
Jul'12
The impact of private cloud on IT service delivery
Freeform Dynamics analyst Tony Lock writes about the impact private cloud has on budgets, reporting and IT delivery models
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July 27, 2012
27
Jul'12
Networking the least understood element of IT, says HP's Nick Watson
HP’s European networking chief Nick Watson blames complexity for lack of understanding of networking in cloud computing
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July 26, 2012
26
Jul'12
Windows Azure 'availability issues' hit users in Europe
Users of Microsoft’s cloud-based Azure compute platform have been affected by an availability issue in Europe
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July 26, 2012
26
Jul'12
Windows on tablets fuels growth for Citrix
The Apple effect is rubbing off on Citrix, with the desktop virtualisation specialist posting 16% year-over-year growth for Q2 2012
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July 26, 2012
26
Jul'12
Juniper and Riverbed enter technology partnership
Juniper and Riverbed combine network and application capabilitites for wide area network (WAN) optimisation, application delivery and mobility
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July 25, 2012
25
Jul'12
ERM uses Nomad to accelerate Windows 7 roll-out
Sustainability consultancy ERM has used a combination of Nomad Enterprise and Microsoft’s ConfigMgr platform to distribute Windows 7
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July 25, 2012
25
Jul'12
Facebook on the hunt for London-based engineering team
Facebook announces 22 job openings on its London-based team, which will focus mostly on mobile and platform
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July 25, 2012
25
Jul'12
Businesses make 70% savings on applications hosted on Amazon
Businesses using Amazon Web Services over the past five years have made considerable savings, an IDC study has found
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July 24, 2012
24
Jul'12
SuccessFactors boosts SAP's cloud performance
SAP’s cloud business is growing, thanks to the acquisition of SuccessFactors, according to the company’s latest financial results.
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July 23, 2012
23
Jul'12
NHS Hack Day winners claim app will save £3m
The winners of a free software app created at the first NHS Hack Day claim their product could save the NHS £3m per year in lost time
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July 23, 2012
23
Jul'12
Heads of business bank on IT to boost business
Top-level business managers regard IT as a competitive advantage, according to Gartner
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July 20, 2012
20
Jul'12
Microsoft reports first loss since 1986
The software giant recorded an operating loss of $492m in the fourth quarter of its 2012 fiscal year
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July 19, 2012
19
Jul'12
Co-op uses Lloyds managed service in branch acquisition
The Co-operative bank will switch to Lloyds TSB's IT platform when it buys the 632 Lloyds TSB and Cheltenham and Gloucester branches
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July 18, 2012
18
Jul'12
CIO Interview: David Henderson, CIO, A&N Media
“From now on everything has to go into the cloud,” says David Henderson, chief information officer at Daily Mail and Metro publisher A&N Media.
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July 17, 2012
17
Jul'12
IT consultancy rises in construction and transportation sectors
Finance and the public sector remain IT consultancies' biggest clients but the construction and transportation sectors are increasing their use
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July 17, 2012
17
Jul'12
Steve Ballmer launches cloud-based Microsoft Office 2013
Steve Ballmer releases a preview of Microsoft's cloud-based Office 2013 suite of productivity tools, which he says works best on Windows 8 OS
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July 16, 2012
16
Jul'12
DCLG sticks with same old system integrators for IT refresh
The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) will contract a single outsourcing giant for its desktop management services
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July 16, 2012
16
Jul'12
CIO interview: Antoine Shagoury, London Stock Exchange
London Stock Exchange CIO Antoine Shagoury – who recently added COO to his job title – talks about his balancing act at the LSE
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July 13, 2012
13
Jul'12
SAP expects strong second quarter
Software provider SAP expects a strong second quarter, with revenues up 18% on last year to €3.9bn (£3bn).
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July 13, 2012
13
Jul'12
DWP loses £3.2bn in error and fraud, finds NAO
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) estimates that total benefit overpayments due to fraud and error in 2011-12 were £3.2 billion.
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July 13, 2012
13
Jul'12
What next for government open data?
Campaigners are worried that plans for further data releases and their promised £16bn stimulus to the economy are being derailed
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July 12, 2012
12
Jul'12
Katie Davis steps down as health informatics chief
Katie Davis is to step down as managing director for NHS Informatics at the Department for Health.
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July 11, 2012
11
Jul'12
IT cost-cutting slashes legacy budget
Almost 60% of IT executives have a plan in place to retire applications, according to a UK study by Accenture
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July 10, 2012
10
Jul'12
Eurotunnel selects QlikView over SAP for business intelligence applications
Eurotunnel, which runs Le Shuttle, is using business analytics applications built with QlikView to analyse data from its SAP system
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July 09, 2012
09
Jul'12
Case Study: Asda Direct revamps distribution centre IT
Asda is deploying software from Manhattan Associates to support the future growth of its e-commerce site, Asda Direct
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July 09, 2012
09
Jul'12
Businesses rein in spending on hardware and software
Businesses are reining in spending on hardware and software amid continued uncertainty in the global economy, according to analyst Gartner
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July 09, 2012
09
Jul'12
Cloud mobile device management key to BYOD, says Lambeth IT head
Cloud mobile device management will be key to enabling bring your own device (BYOD) policies, says Lambeth council IT chief Rob Miller
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July 06, 2012
06
Jul'12
Majority of hospitals seek electronic records post NPfIT
Most hospitals are seeking electronic patient records outside the NHS National Programme for IT (NPfIT), according to Computer Weekly research
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July 05, 2012
05
Jul'12
CW500: Agile techniques for software development
Using agile development methodologies can speed software development and reduce the likelihood of errors, IT leaders heard at the CW500 Club
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July 04, 2012
04
Jul'12
UK's biggest GPU-based supercomputer goes live
The University of Oxford and a consortium of UK academic institutions have deployed the nation’s most powerful GPU-accelerated supercomputer
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July 04, 2012
04
Jul'12
Network Rail selects Informatica MDM platform for whole-system view
Network Rail chose Informatica for the MDM stage of its change programme, aimed at reducing costs by 30% by 2019. Its Orbis unit is working with Capgemini on an eight-year asset information effort.
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July 03, 2012
03
Jul'12
Cloud computing underpins Uefa business strategy
Uefa outsourced its IT infrastructure to a supplier-built private cloud to cope with demand and free up in-house resources for contingency action
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July 03, 2012
03
Jul'12
Exeter University automates overseas student processing for UKBA compliance
The University of Exeter is using IT to replace manual processing overseas students in compliance with UK Border Authority (UKBA) rules
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July 02, 2012
02
Jul'12
Dell buys Quest Software for $2.4bn to boost enterprise family
Following its acquisition of Wyse earlier this year, Dell is to buy Quest Software to bolster its software virtualisation portfolio
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July 02, 2012
02
Jul'12
NHS trust cloud solves immediate challenge and prepares for future
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS trust moved systems into the cloud to solve immediate challenges and prepare for a future of shared services
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July 02, 2012
02
Jul'12
National Grid selects HR software package
Energy firm National Grid has chosen software from human resources consultancy firm Towers Watson as it moves towards a single integrated HR system for its 30,000 employees
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June 29, 2012
29
Jun'12
Universities deliver HPC for business via the cloud
The University of Cambridge and Imperial College are pooling their resources to create a high-performance computing (HPC) service that will offer some of the UK’s fastest computer resources to industry through the cloud
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June 29, 2012
29
Jun'12
Key HMRC IT plans delayed due to spending freeze, says NAO
Key HMRC IT plans have been delayed because of the Cabinet Office’s moratorium on spending, the National Audit Office (NAO) says
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June 28, 2012
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Jun'12
Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude vows permanent rein on IT spending
The government will keep a permanently tight rein on spending controls, says Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude
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June 27, 2012
27
Jun'12
Microsoft hikes software costs by four times for some charities
Specialist charities such as housing associations face paying nearly four times as much for Microsoft software due to licensing changes.
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June 27, 2012
27
Jun'12
Windows 8 in the enterprise: From tablet to desktop PC
During the Windows preview day in Amsterdam, Microsoft explained how it plans to change the way everyone uses computers in its so-called "beautiful experience"
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June 27, 2012
27
Jun'12
RBS set to sue supplier CA Technologies for software failure
Reports claim RBS is gearing up for legal action against US software supplier CA Technologies over the technical fault that crashed accounts
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June 27, 2012
27
Jun'12
Microsoft presses the case for Windows 8 in the enterprise
In the second day of its annual TechEd developers conference in Amsterdam, Microsoft presented the case for Windows 8 in the enterprise
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June 26, 2012
26
Jun'12
Cambridge University turns to computer games to unlock secrets of the universe
Cambridge University is turning to technology developed for computer gaming to help it solve some of the fundamental problems of science
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June 26, 2012
26
Jun'12
Whitehall must measure progress of IT strategy, says IfG
Whitehall must measure the progress of its IT strategy more effectively to achieve its transformation agenda, says the Institute for Government (IfG)
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June 26, 2012
26
Jun'12
Cambridge University targets businesses with commodity supercomputer services
The University of Cambridge is offering businesses supercomputer services built on commodity Intel chips
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June 26, 2012
26
Jun'12
Amazon delivers high-performance computing applications from Ireland datacentre
Amazon debuts a computer cluster at its facility in Ireland to support European high-performance computing (HPC) applications
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June 26, 2012
26
Jun'12
CIO interview: Adriana Karaboutis, global CIO, Dell
It is one thing being CEO of a company with best-in-class supply chain. But what happens when the business refocuses? We talk to Dell's CIO.
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June 25, 2012
25
Jun'12
Government slashes SAP and Microsoft spend by £150m
The government expects to slash licence and maintenance spend with Microsoft and SAP up to £150m by 2015, via a framework renegotiation.
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June 25, 2012
25
Jun'12
CA Technologies works with RBS on technical fault as outage enters fifth day
Software supplier CA Technologies is working with RBS to fix the software glitch that has caused a five-day outage
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June 25, 2012
25
Jun'12
RBS enters fifth day of software failures
After a weekend of the RBS and Natwest outage, accounts are still not back to normal for banking customers
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June 22, 2012
22
Jun'12
Software glitch to blame for RBS and NatWest online banking outages
The software glitch behind the outages at RBS and NatWest banks could carry on through the weekend, preventing cutomers from buying online
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June 22, 2012
22
Jun'12
Government Procurement Service tenders for £1bn IT services
The Government Procurement Service has published a £1bn tender for IT services
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June 22, 2012
22
Jun'12
Post Office launches external review of system at centre of legal disputes
The Post Office has launched an external review into the Horizon computer system at the centre of a legal dispute with sub-postmasters
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June 21, 2012
21
Jun'12
NHS Trusts tender for £300m clinical systems
Some 29 NHS Trusts across London and south England have issued a framework tender, worth £300m, for clinical information systems
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June 21, 2012
21
Jun'12
The future of Autonomy – one year on
Recent moves to subsume Autonomy into HP have lent increasing irony to the name. Nearly a year after the £7.1bn acquisition, we examine Autonomy's future
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June 21, 2012
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Jun'12
Halliburton CIO Ken Braud on strategy and innovation
CIO Ken Braud talked to delegates at the Orange Business Live customer event in Rome, and it was clear he has plenty on his plate.
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June 21, 2012
21
Jun'12
Banks break with in-house software in move to commercial systems
Increased regulation, reduced profits and customer demands are driving banks to replace home-grown software with off-the-shelf alternatives
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June 20, 2012
20
Jun'12
Wimbledon site gets redesign on IBM cloud
The Wimbledon website has been redesigned on IBM’s SmartCloud for the 16 million visitors expected to access the site during the tennis tournament
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June 20, 2012
20
Jun'12
Testing becoming ingrained in software development
A survey of software testing capabilities has revealed a dramatic increase in the number of organisations embedding testing into the software development process
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June 20, 2012
20
Jun'12
Enterprises increase software application spending to $120bn in 2012
Global spending on enterprise application software will reach $120bn this year, according to the latest Gartner research
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June 20, 2012
20
Jun'12
Aston Martin implements Microsoft for accounts
Car manufacturer Aston Martin implemented an ERP system from Microsoft when it required a new accounting system
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June 19, 2012
19
Jun'12
Forrester: Prepare for digital disruption in your business
The digital revolution will impact every business sector. CIOs must adapt to support digital products
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June 19, 2012
19
Jun'12
Oracle reports strong profit growth
Oracle reported an 8% increase in profits on a 1% increase in sales for the fourth quarter of its 2012 financial year
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June 18, 2012
18
Jun'12
Microsoft customers react to July licence fee hike
Microsoft’s decision to increase the costs of volume licensing agreements demonstrates the power software suppliers wield over their customers
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June 18, 2012
18
Jun'12
US Sequoia machine takes title of fastest supercomputer
The US has overtaken Japan in the race for the world’s fastest supercomputer, with the Sequoia computer achieving 16.32 petaflop/s
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June 18, 2012
18
Jun'12
Japan's K computer to drive breakthroughs in engineering, medicine and science
Japan’s K computer, ranked last year as the world’s most powerful supercomputer, is expected to drive breakthroughs in engineering, medicine and science when it enters live operation in October
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June 18, 2012
18
Jun'12
Asian scientists call for government action on supercomputers
Scientists in India, China, Japan, Korea and India have called on their governments to collaborate on supercomputer technology
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June 14, 2012
14
Jun'12
Microsoft pushes Azure as cloud infrastructure on demand
Microsoft is now offering Azure as on-demand cloud infrastructure, supporting both Windows and Linux workloads