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• May 12, 2020 12 May'20

  MPs take part in first live test of remote voting during Covid-19 debate

  MPs will use phones and computers to vote from their homes in a House of Commons debate today in the biggest change in parliamentary procedure for 150 years

• May 11, 2020 11 May'20

  Four in 10 Australians will share GPS data for alerting

  Amid the Covid-19 pandemic, 40% of Australians are likely to share GPS data with the government to facilitate alerting, new study finds

• May 11, 2020 11 May'20

  How Sage scrambled software development team for Job Retention Scheme module

  Small team of Sage developers, testers and payroll specialists in race against time to help customers facilitate HMRC’s furlough scheme

• May 11, 2020 11 May'20

  Micro Focus sees growth in mainframe migration business

  Lifting and shifting Cobol code from mainframes to public cloud has been a growth driver for Micro Focus in the Asia-Pacific region, even as the software supplier continues to diversify its business

• May 07, 2020 07 May'20

  SAP extends indirect licensing related programme to end of 2021

  User groups extend cautious welcome to SAP’s extension of its Digital Access Adoption Program

• May 05, 2020 05 May'20

  Pizza Hut optimises pizza delivery platform during lockdown with data analytics

  Pizza Hut Digital Ventures has been improving the company’s e-commerce performance before and during the coronavirus crisis

• May 04, 2020 04 May'20

  SAP S/4 Hana projects seem set to repeat security missteps

  Management consultancy Turnkey’s managing director, Richard Hunt, cautions SAP customers not to repeat errors of the past by making security an expensive afterthought

• May 04, 2020 04 May'20

  Coronavirus: Using computer simulation to minimise cross-infection

  The architects behind China’s largest makeshift hospital turned to computer simulation to model the airflow regulated by ventilation systems in a bid to minimise cross-infection

• May 01, 2020 01 May'20

  Subpostmasters receive their ‘inadequate’ damages over Horizon IT scandal

  Subpostmasters who had their lives ruined by the Post Office’s faulty IT system have received their damages after a High Court victory

• April 28, 2020 28 Apr'20

  Worcestershire County Council turns to low code in coronavirus response effort

  The county council of Worcestershire is using the OutSystems low-code platform to develop five apps to support internal staff and external volunteers during the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic

• April 28, 2020 28 Apr'20

  Met Police assessing evidence of potential perjury in Post Office IT trials

  Force examines information about evidence given in court by Fujitsu staff on the Horizon IT system before deciding whether to investigate further

• April 28, 2020 28 Apr'20

  APAC edge computing market set to grow

  China and Japan will account for the lion’s share of Asia-Pacific’s edge computing market as more organisations in the region look to streamline processes and improve productivity

• April 27, 2020 27 Apr'20

  How Vonage is riding the e-commerce wave in Asia

  The surge in online sales across Asia has boosted demand for cloud-based communications services as more e-commerce players look to integrate text messaging, voice and video into customer engagement platforms

• April 21, 2020 21 Apr'20

  Klein takes sole command of SAP as Q1 results show Covid impact

  As Christian Klein becomes sole chief executive officer, SAP announces total revenue of €6.521bn for the first quarter, up 7% on Q1 2019

• April 16, 2020 16 Apr'20

  St Albans council integrates systems in effort to streamline processes

  The council of St Albans has implemented a unified digital platform to streamline how citizens interact with its services, as well as its own decision-making processes

• April 14, 2020 14 Apr'20

  Inside Alibaba’s NLP labs

  Alibaba is among a growing crop of technology companies that are rising to the challenge of solving the toughest problems in natural language processing

• April 14, 2020 14 Apr'20

  SAP preliminary Q1 2020 results: Covid-19 takes a bite as in-person events cancelled

  The coronavirus public health crisis has hit SAP’s first quarter, according to its preliminary financial results statement

• April 09, 2020 09 Apr'20

  Omdia: New norm for working set to have ‘dramatic’ implications for collaboration industry

  Analyst recalibrates expectations for collaboration and conferencing tools, forecasting transformational upsurge in use that could change the world of work, with home broadband being a business lifeblood

• April 07, 2020 07 Apr'20

  Coronavirus: Soaring collaboration app uptake sees home workers clock on for longer hours

  Number of people online during working day more than doubles since end of January and growth in demand for business apps reaches record levels, fuelled by conferencing applications

• April 06, 2020 06 Apr'20

  Malaysia’s telemedicine vision gets fresh boost

  Tech startup DoctorOnCall has built a virtual health advisory platform for people to consult doctors amid the coronavirus outbreak, catalysing Malaysia’s telemedicine blueprint, which was conceived over two decades ago

• April 03, 2020 03 Apr'20

  Singapore researchers get priority access to HPC resources

  Singapore’s National Supercomputing Centre is fast-tracking access to its high-performance computing resources for researchers working on Covid-19-related projects

• March 29, 2020 29 Mar'20

  Australian government unveils Covid-19 app

  Federal government launches Coronavirus Australia app to keep Australians updated on the latest developments in its fight against the coronavirus outbreak

• March 27, 2020 27 Mar'20

  How subpostmasters made legal history with biggest referral of potential miscarriages of justice

  Subpostmasters seeking redress of prosecutions at the hands of an IT system force the biggest ever UK referral of cases of potential miscarriages of justice to the Court of Appeal

• March 26, 2020 26 Mar'20

  Subpostmaster prosecutions to be considered by Court of Appeal for miscarriages of justice

  The Criminal Cases Review Commission is referring 39 subpostmaster prosecutions to the Court of Appeal to review for possible miscarriages of justice, with further analysis on 22 more cases ongoing

• March 25, 2020 25 Mar'20

  Meeting reviewing subpostmaster applications to appeal criminal prosecutions moves into second day

  The Criminal Cases Review Commission has extended a meeting considering subpostmaster applications to appeal criminal convictions resulting from a faulty Post Office IT system

• March 25, 2020 25 Mar'20

  Coronavirus takes toll on IT spending in Asia

  The economic fallout from the Covid-19 outbreak is expected to slash the growth rate of the region’s IT industry to just 1.2% this year

• March 24, 2020 24 Mar'20

  Coronavirus: Contactless spending limit increased to fight pandemic

  Banking and financial services trade body UK Finance to increase spending limit for contactless payments to £45 from the start of April

• March 23, 2020 23 Mar'20

  Singapore government to open source contact-tracing protocol

  Singapore’s Government Technology Agency is contributing the source codes of the BlueTrace protocol that powers its contact-tracing app

• March 23, 2020 23 Mar'20

  Coronavirus: Post Office postpones subpostmaster compensation scheme amid Covid-19 crisis

  Scheme to compensate subpostmasters who suffered because of computer errors in the Post Office’s Horizon system is delayed

• March 23, 2020 23 Mar'20

  Singapore’s JTC taps GIS platform in Punggol Digital District

  The planners behind Singapore’s Punggol Digital District are using a geographic information system to make better planning decisions and improve day-to-day operations

• March 20, 2020 20 Mar'20

  MP warns minister not to parrot civil servants’ lines on Post Office IT scandal

  MP Kevan Jones has warned a government minister not to repeat the mistakes of predecessors in relation to the Post Office Horizon IT scandal

• March 19, 2020 19 Mar'20

  IT Priorities 2020: ANZ firms to spend more on cyber security

  Over half of respondents in Australia and New Zealand plan to invest more in cyber security, especially in key areas such as data loss prevention

• March 18, 2020 18 Mar'20

  Prudential turns to AI to secure computer networks against cyber attacks

  Prudential, the UK’s largest listed insurer, is turning to artificial intelligence to protect its computer networks in the US, Asia and Africa from malware hackers and internal threats

• March 16, 2020 16 Mar'20

  Secret Post Office deals cause fury among Horizon IT scandal campaigners

  The Post Office has sparked anger with secret settlements with subpostmasters outside the recent legal action against it

• March 12, 2020 12 Mar'20

  APAC remains hotbed for digital transformation

  Nearly half of organisations in the Asia-Pacific region see digital transformation as their top priority, followed by cloud infrastructure deployment and artificial intelligence, survey finds

• March 10, 2020 10 Mar'20

  MPs told to hold to account those responsible for Post Office Horizon IT scandal

  Subpostmasters who had their lives destroyed by a faulty IT system and mistreatment by the Post Office have asked MPs to hold to account the people responsible for the injustices

• March 10, 2020 10 Mar'20

  Police IT system failure creates significant backlogs

  Independent review of IT system failure that left Greater Manchester Police working with pen and paper finds combination of technical shortcomings, operational procedures and staff training responsible for massive backlogs

• March 10, 2020 10 Mar'20

  Inside Oracle’s cloud strategy

  Oracle may be late to the cloud infrastructure and platform game, but it believes it has what it takes to carve out a bigger slice of the Asia-Pacific’s cloud market

• March 06, 2020 06 Mar'20

  Those who did not play by the rules in Post Office Horizon scandal “should face prosecution”

  Telford MP has become a vocal member of the campaign for justice for the subpostmasters who had their lives devastated as a result of being blamed for losses caused by errors in the Post Office’s core retail and accounting system

• March 06, 2020 06 Mar'20

  IT Priorities 2020: AI, cloud to dominate IT spending in India

  Indian organisations are expected to spend more on artificial intelligence and cloud this year in a bid gain an edge over rivals through key technology investments

• March 04, 2020 04 Mar'20

  IT Priorities 2020: UK business applications investment in AI gathers steam

  Artificial intelligence intensifies as an investment area for UK IT buyers, while cloud delivery is coming to ERP as well as other applications

• March 02, 2020 02 Mar'20

  Volvo Group motors beyond annual performance review with Cornerstone

  Volvo Group has broken with its traditional annual performance review process in order to stoke entrepreneurialism, says Bahar Rasouli, director of global people performance

• March 02, 2020 02 Mar'20

  Boris Johnson’s commitment to inquiry into Post Office scandal in doubt

  Boris Johnson’s apparent commitment to a public inquiry into the Post Office Horizon scandal is not so certain

• February 28, 2020 28 Feb'20

  Government claims it was misled by Post Office over IT scandal

  Minister says Post Office IT experts misled the government when it asked questions about subpostmasters’ concerns over Horizon IT system

• February 27, 2020 27 Feb'20

  IT Priorities 2020: ASEAN firms on the frontline of digital transformation

  Southeast Asian companies plan to spend more on infrastructure and cyber security, but the growth in IT budgets appears to be slowing down

• February 25, 2020 25 Feb'20

  Government admits it was too passive managing Post Office as parliamentary pressure builds

  The UK government faces accusations of neglecting its duties handling the Post Office as pressure mounts in Parliament for justice for the subpostmasters who suffered due to faults in the Horizon IT system

• February 17, 2020 17 Feb'20

  Concerns raised over former Post Office CEO’s appointment at NHS trust under review

  Care Quality Commission to review concerns over Paula Vennells’ appointment after they were raised by a former NHS consultant psychiatrist

• February 17, 2020 17 Feb'20

  Oracle execs bullish against SAP on cloud applications ground

  Senior Oracle executives express confidence in putative cloud-based competitive advantage against SAP and other rivals before and during London Open World conference

• February 14, 2020 14 Feb'20

  Calls for inquiry into Post Office IT scandal increase in Parliament, with cross-party support

  Many MPs might not yet fully understand the suffering subpostmasters have endured because of the Post Office’s faulty IT system and its oppressive behaviour, but they will soon

• February 12, 2020 12 Feb'20

  GitHub eyes Indian market, forms local subsidiary

  GitHub is staffing its local office with engineers and sales teams to tap the growing use of its software development platform by developers and enterprises in India

• February 12, 2020 12 Feb'20

  Pressure for public inquiry into Post Office IT system scandal begins with mountain to climb

  Members of Parliament seeking a public inquiry into the Post Office Horizon scandal face huge challenges, but pressure and time could force justice

• February 09, 2020 09 Feb'20

  Australian government to roll out SAP S/4 Hana

  Australia’s finance department earmarks S/4 Hana as its ERP system to provide common financial and HR services across government

• February 07, 2020 07 Feb'20

  Disguise uses data management firm Boomi to gain visibility of estate

  Integration has given entertainment company Disguise visibility of its entire digital estate while also connecting its various pools of siloed data

• February 06, 2020 06 Feb'20

  SAP ECC policy change may offer a further 15 years of support

  Should you run legacy business software for 15 more years? Following SAP’s decision to extend ECC support, that is a question many CIOs will ask

• February 05, 2020 05 Feb'20

  Web app ubiquity gives cyber criminals new opportunities

  The popularity and ubiquity of web-based apps such as Office 365 and Salesforce is a temptation too good to miss for cyber criminals

• February 04, 2020 04 Feb'20

  Australia’s NAB taps AI to create brand voice

  Using Amazon’s artificial intelligence smarts, National Australia Bank has developed a unique brand voice that will greet customers who dial up its contact centre

• February 03, 2020 03 Feb'20

  Australia’s Avalon Airport to provide self-service kiosks

  Avalon Airport, located between Melbourne and Geelong in Victoria, is implementing self-service kiosks to improve passenger experience and operations

• February 03, 2020 03 Feb'20

  Government refuses request to pay legal costs for subpostmasters in Post Office case

  The government has refused to pay the huge legal costs subpostmasters incurred in their battle with the government-owned Post Office, which they won

• January 31, 2020 31 Jan'20

  Australia’s Iconic Hotels taps cloud for speed and cost savings

  The independent hotel operator in the Australian Capital Territory has saved IT manpower and costs by moving from an on-premise hospitality management system to a cloud-based application

• January 30, 2020 30 Jan'20

  Microsoft earnings get a lift from Windows 7 extended security

  Azure powers Microsoft’s Q2 2020 earnings, but the company is not only seeing a boost from Windows 365, but also extended Windows 7 support

• January 28, 2020 28 Jan'20

  Subpostmaster prosecutions move closer to appeal

  Prosecutions are a significant step closer to being sent to the Court of Appeal as Criminal Courts Review Commission forms a group of commissioners to review them

• January 27, 2020 27 Jan'20

  Police sent information about potential Fujitsu staff perjury in subpostmaster prosecutions

  The police have been asked to consider information from a High Court judge questioning evidence given by Fujitsu staff in criminal trials of Post Office subpostmasters

• January 24, 2020 24 Jan'20

  UK firms lack skills to make AI work, employees claim

  Research finds employees are concerned about being blamed for tech blunders, with those fears increasing resistance towards artificial intelligence technology

• January 24, 2020 24 Jan'20

  Cyber gangsters publish staff passwords following ‘Sodinokibi’ attack on car parts group Gedia

  Sodinokibi hacking group steps up pressure on German automotive manufacturer by publishing information, including the CEO’s computer password and sensitive details of its IT systems, on the internet

• January 24, 2020 24 Jan'20

  SAP User Group launches Business One Academy

  UK and Ireland SAP User Group sets up academy to provide training on SAP Business One, which is only available via resellers and in which there is a dearth of education for small businesses

• January 23, 2020 23 Jan'20

  Travelex hackers shut down German car parts company Gedia in massive ‘cyber attack’

  Car parts manufacturer says cyber attack will have far-reaching consequences for its business, and it has put emergency plans in place to continue deliveries

• January 23, 2020 23 Jan'20

  How AWS is helping boost rugby fans’ engagement in the Guinness Six Nations championship

  With the Six Nations rugby championship about to kick off, we find out how Amazon Web Services is helping to enhance the viewing experience for fans in 170 countries

• January 22, 2020 22 Jan'20

  Government should not be allowed to dismiss subpostmasters’ claims over Horizon IT scandal

  Subpostmasters are stepping up their fight for justice after their huge court victory, with Westminister replacing the High Court as the battleground

• January 21, 2020 21 Jan'20

  Singapore updates model AI governance framework

  Second edition of Singapore’s artificial intelligence governance framework includes new guidance, use cases and a self-assessment guide

• January 21, 2020 21 Jan'20

  Will 5G turn Langkawi into world’s first smart island?

  Malaysia telco TM is set to transform Malaysia’s Langkawi archipelago with a 5G testbed that will pave the way for 5G services across the country

• January 17, 2020 17 Jan'20

  App developers sue Facebook over ‘anti-competitive conduct’

  Lawsuit is based on leaked internal Facebook documents obtained and published by Computer Weekly and NBC last year

• January 16, 2020 16 Jan'20

  Lloyds Banking Group to create digital workplace with Microsoft

  Bank is transforming how its staff work as part of a multibillion-pound digital transformation

• January 16, 2020 16 Jan'20

  CIO interview: Merck Healthcare’s Alessandro da Luca on supply chain automation era

  The CIO of Merck Healthcare, Alessandro da Luca, talks about how his organisation has automated its supply chain using machine learning software from Aera

• January 15, 2020 15 Jan'20

  Government distances itself from Post Office decisions in Horizon IT litigation

  Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy says it did not make decisions in the Post Office’s recent court battle

• January 14, 2020 14 Jan'20

  Turn the end of Windows 7 support into a security advantage

  CISOs can take advantage of the end of support for Microsoft Windows 7 by making the case for more investment in cyber security

• January 14, 2020 14 Jan'20

  Why subpostmasters are calling on the government to pay Horizon trial costs

  The damages that subpostmasters will receive after their court victory against the Post Office fall well short of their calculated losses

• January 13, 2020 13 Jan'20

  APAC retailers warm to AI amid roadblocks

  Retailers in the Asia-Pacific region believe artificial intelligence is key to their success, but lack the skills and infrastructure needed to harness the technology

• January 10, 2020 10 Jan'20

  Subpostmaster group calls for government to pay legal costs for Horizon trial

  The group of subpostmasters that defeated the Post Office in court over a faulty IT system are calling for the government to pay the costs of the legal action

• January 10, 2020 10 Jan'20

  Queen’s University Belfast and Rakuten Mobile set up edge computing hub

  Aiming to boost its plans to make truly autonomous networks a reality, Japanese operator Rakuten opens a new lab in collaboration with Queen’s University Belfast to develop edge computing hub

• January 09, 2020 09 Jan'20

  Travelex hackers threaten to sell credit card data on dark web

  Sodinokibi cyber gangsters have threatened to sell Travelex customers’ private data on a Russian underground cyber crime forum if it fails to pay a $6m ransom

• January 08, 2020 08 Jan'20

  Fujitsu must face scrutiny following Post Office Horizon trial judgment

  While the Post Office has suffered financial and reputational damage after losing its court battle with subpostmasters, the supplier of the IT system at the centre of the dispute has major PR challenges ahead

• January 02, 2020 02 Jan'20

  Call for former Post Office CEO to step down from public roles after IT court battle lost

  Conservative peer is calling for former Post Office CEO to step down from high-profile public roles for her part in Horizon IT scandal

• January 02, 2020 02 Jan'20

  Inside Qlik’s data management playbook

  Qlik CEO Mike Capone talks up the company’s transition into a data management company, its traction in APAC and what it is doing to put data analytics into the hands of more workers

• December 31, 2019 31 Dec'19

  Top 10 investigative stories of 2019

  Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 investigative stories of 2019

• December 31, 2019 31 Dec'19

  Top 10 ASEAN IT stories of 2019

  Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 ASEAN IT stories of 2019

• December 27, 2019 27 Dec'19

  Top 10 business applications stories of 2019

  The steady incursion of artificial intelligence into enterprise software was a major theme behind Computer Weekly’s in-depth stories in this area in 2019

• December 20, 2019 20 Dec'19

  Has Y2K windowing been addressed by banks or is Y2.02K a risk?

  Big banks that haven't replaced legacy systems or fixed temporary windowing solutions to Y2K could have problems at the beginning of 2020

• December 20, 2019 20 Dec'19

  National Federation of Subpostmasters cries foul after court ruling on controversial computer system

  The National Federation of Subpostmasters said it was misled by the Post Office about the robustness of the IT systems its members use

• December 19, 2019 19 Dec'19

  Looming skills crisis, IR35 and Brexit set to ramp up S/4 Hana rates

  SAP is only committed to support its ECC system until 2025, so customers have just five years to migrate – but a lack of skills is hampering progress

• December 17, 2019 17 Dec'19

  Subpostmasters proved right on IT system failures as calls for full public inquiry mount

  Post Office has been “in denial” about the robustness of its core retail system, which a judge said was to blame for problems experienced by subpostmasters in a multimillion-pound group action

• December 12, 2019 12 Dec'19

  Why Lendlease is embracing digital twin technology

  Australia-based property developer Lendlease is using digital twins and other technologies to break the bulwark of rising costs and declining productivity in the construction sector

• December 05, 2019 05 Dec'19

  Cyber Girls First volunteers encourage girls to think high-tech

  More than 80 schoolgirls spent a day learning about computer hackers and rocket science – Cyber Girls First hopes they will become the next generation of technologists

• December 02, 2019 02 Dec'19

  UKISUG 2019: Qualtrics unknown to 43% of SAP customers

  On the opening day of its annual conference, the UK and Ireland SAP User Group unveils member research showing scant awareness of Qualtrics, and continuing slow adoption of S/4 Hana

• December 02, 2019 02 Dec'19

  QD Stores deploys SAP Fiori as pathway to possible S/4 Hana adoption

  East Anglia-based discount retailer uses design thinking to develop SAP Fiori Screen Personas to enhance ECC6 instance

• November 27, 2019 27 Nov'19

  How APAC firms can unleash the power of creative disruption

  Regional business leaders at the recent Leap Summit in Malaysia talked up the blueprint for creative disruption, which includes scaling up an idea and overcoming the distribution challenge, among other areas

• November 26, 2019 26 Nov'19

  Peer calls for clear-out of Post Office board after Court of Appeal confirms major court defeat

  Conservative peer championing subpostmasters’ long-running battle with Post Office suggests management clear-out after Court of Appeal rejects appeal bid

• November 26, 2019 26 Nov'19

  Facebook undermined rivals in bid to dominate global messaging

  Facebook used buyouts and bullying tactics towards competitors to grow its business empire, documents leaked to Computer Weekly reveal

• November 25, 2019 25 Nov'19

  How ServiceNow is empowering Asia’s mobile workforce

  ServiceNow’s newly minted managing director in Asia talks up the company’s sweet spots and traction in the region, and what it’s doing to abstract away workflow complexities for mobile workers

• November 25, 2019 25 Nov'19

  General Election 2019: The Lib Dems’ technology policies and digital plans

  With the UK gearing up for its third General Election in four years, Computer Weekly outlines the Liberal Democrat Party’s main technology policies and digital plans, as laid out in its manifesto

• November 22, 2019 22 Nov'19

  Court of Appeal dismisses Post Office application to appeal damning judgment

  The Court of Appeal has rejected a Post Office application to appeal judgments made in the first trial of its multimillion-pound battle with subpostmasters over IT system failures.