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• January 24, 2011 24 Jan'11

  Twitter set to triple advertising revenue in 2011

  Twitter will more than triple its advertising revenue to $150m in 2011 and may reach $250m in 2012 as more companies use it for marketing, according to internet research firm EMarketer.

• January 21, 2011 21 Jan'11

  Organ donors preferences recorded inaccurately

  The preferences of 444,031 organ donors were recorded wrongly on the Organ Donation Register (ODR) because of a software problem.

• January 21, 2011 21 Jan'11

  Rackspace launches system administrator app

  Rackspace has launched an app that allows a CIO or system administrator to dial up or take down servers and storage moment by moment.

• January 21, 2011 21 Jan'11

  Many SMEs don't understand cloud computing

  Despite predictions that the cloud is likely to have its biggest uptake with small businesses, many SMEs still don't what the term means, according to a survey.

• January 21, 2011 21 Jan'11

  BT must slash rural wholesale rates, says Ofcom

  Ofcom has proposed a reduction in the prices that BT Wholesale can charge internet service providers (ISPs) in rural areas of up to 14.75% below inflation.

• January 21, 2011 21 Jan'11

  Larry Page reclaims Google chief executive post from Eric Schmidt

  Google co-founder Larry Page is to take over as chief executive in April from Eric Schmidt, who will then become executive chairman.

• January 19, 2011 19 Jan'11

  UK organisations slow to realise benefits of social media, says ISF

  UK organisations are getting to grips with using social media but their marketing and IT departments are still far from aligned, according to the Information Security Forum (ISF).

• January 19, 2011 19 Jan'11

  Microsoft SDL verifier tool available as free download

  Microsoft has released Attack Surface Analyzer beta, a tool the company has used internally for five years to help IT departments tackle IT security.

• January 19, 2011 19 Jan'11

  2010 IT security threats point to priorities for 2011, says Sophos

  Cyber threats of 2010 highlight the top risks to business for 2011, including social media sites, whistleblowers, and hacktivists, warns security firm Sophos.

• January 17, 2011 17 Jan'11

  Tayside police tweet on the beat

  Police officers in Tayside, Scotland, will be tweeting on the beat from today.

• January 17, 2011 17 Jan'11

  Internet-connected platforms set to overtake traditional web browsers

  Desktop browsers will not be the primary point of access for web users in the future, according to a report.

• January 17, 2011 17 Jan'11

  New Facebook application permissions raise security concerns

  New functionality which allows third-party application developers to access Facebook members' addresses and mobile phone numbers, has raised security concerns

• January 17, 2011 17 Jan'11

  Google operating systems will outstrip Apple iOS by 2015

  Google's operating systems for smartphones and tablet-style devices will dominate the market by 2015, pushing Apple's iOS into second place, according to research from Ovum.

• January 17, 2011 17 Jan'11

  Mozilla releases Firefox 4 beta 9 for download

  Mozilla has released a Firefox 4 beta to improve browser start-up times, bookmarking and complex animations.

• January 14, 2011 14 Jan'11

  Microsoft to halve school licence fees

  Many schools will have their software licence fees cut by more than half as Microsoft changes its method for calculating payment.

• January 14, 2011 14 Jan'11

  Sainsbury's programmer jailed for £73,000 Nectar card fraud

  A former Sainsbury's lead analyst programmer has been jailed for stealing more than £73,000 in Nectar reward points

• January 14, 2011 14 Jan'11

  Blackberry launches WebWorks SDK beta for tablet OS and smartphones

  Research in Motion (RIM) has launched a beta version of new development tools for the Blackberry tablet operating system (OS) and Blackberry smartphones.

• January 14, 2011 14 Jan'11

  Apple releases new iOS beta version to developers

  Apple has released a beta version of its iOS operating system – iOS 4.3 beta is available through the iOS Dev Centre.

• January 13, 2011 13 Jan'11

  Mobile security a hot topic at Infosecurity Europe 2011

  Mobile and smartphone security likely will be one of the top threats to be discussed at Infosecurity Europe 2011...

• January 13, 2011 13 Jan'11

  The Defectives: new group aims to link up bug hunters

  Software testers now have their very own community, the Defectives, set up by software testing consultancy ROQ IT

• January 13, 2011 13 Jan'11

  Sony takes legal action against PS3 hackers

  Sony is taking legal action against a group of hackers that has uncovered the security codes for the PlayStation 3 gaming console.

• January 13, 2011 13 Jan'11

  What can businesses learn about real-time monitoring from the BP oil spill?

  The full report on the BP oil-well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico has been released, revealing that its real-time data monitoring systems need to be improved.

• January 12, 2011 12 Jan'11

  Social media IPOs: Eight investment issues of social network companies

  Speculation is rife that the social media sector is about to become awash with IPOs, as investors clamour to stake their claims in what appears to be a land grab for the space. But despite fears of a 'bubble 2.0', are the likes of Twitter and ...

• January 12, 2011 12 Jan'11

  Is speed performance hiding security effectiveness in your business?

  Security suppliers typically compete on performance or throughput of their appliances, but the fastest is not necessarily the most secure.

• January 11, 2011 11 Jan'11

  Toptable.com selects Zeus Technology software for traffic management

  Restaurant-booking site, Toptable.com, has chosen Zeus Technology's software-based traffic management application to manage its web traffic.

• January 10, 2011 10 Jan'11

  Microsoft forced to investigate Windows Phone 7 data bug complaints

  Microsoft is investigating data usage by Windows Phone 7 devices after internet forums have been flooded with complaints about unidentified data use charges

• January 10, 2011 10 Jan'11

  Wakefield Healthcare signs patient self-monitoring deal with BT

  Wakefield District Community Healthcare Services (WDCHS) has signed a partnership trial with BT for a system that enables patients with chronic heart failure to self-monitor.

• January 10, 2011 10 Jan'11

  Colt to offer sub-millisecond connectivity to London Stock Exchange

  Colt is enabling trading companies to connect to the London Stock Exchange datacentre in 100 microseconds, following a deal with the UK's primary trading...

• January 10, 2011 10 Jan'11

  Apple’s new Mac download store 'has serious security flaws'

  Hackers and security commentators say they have located security flaws in Apple's new Mac download store, which launched last week.

• January 10, 2011 10 Jan'11

  Amazon prices platinum AWS support at $15,000 a month

  Amazon is offering support to enterprise users using AWS with prices starting at $15,000 per month.

• January 07, 2011 07 Jan'11

  Google revamps Apps Engine

  Google has revamped its App Engine to combat reliability issues in its Datastore.

• January 07, 2011 07 Jan'11

  Facebook IPO expected early 2012

  Facebook is preparing to sell stock through an initial public offering (IPO) in 2012, according to a document published by the social networking company....

• January 07, 2011 07 Jan'11

  iTunes warning as thousands of fraudulent accounts are auctioned online

  Thousands of fraudulent iTunes accounts are being sold on a Chinese online auction site, according to China's Global Times.

• January 07, 2011 07 Jan'11

  Skype to boost video calling quality with Qik acquisition

  Internet telephony company Skype has agreed to acquire Qik, a provider of mobile video capturing and sharing software and services.

• January 07, 2011 07 Jan'11

  CES 2011: Expect slow adoption of Intel chipset in business

  IT departments will have a long wait before they can roll out Intel's new core processor chipset, as they will require operating system updates.

• January 06, 2011 06 Jan'11

  Gartner: BI set to move from IT to users

  IT needs to prepare for a major shift in how business intelligence is delivered and used within companies, according to analyst Gartner

• January 05, 2011 05 Jan'11

  UK school networks vulnerable to attack

  UK schools are vulnerable to cyber attack, putting pupil, employee and administrative data at risk, according to security testing firm NGS Secure.

• January 05, 2011 05 Jan'11

  BCS CEO David Clarke talks about the future of the IT industry

  David Clarke, CEO of the chartered institute of computing the BCS, talks to Computer Weekly about being awarded an MBE, the future of the IT profession and tackling a membership revolt against his leadership last year.

• January 05, 2011 05 Jan'11

  Amazon opens developer portal for Android app store

  Amazon.com has opened a portal to allow developers to submit applications for the upcoming launch of an Amazon Appstore for devices running on Google's Android operating system (OS).

• January 05, 2011 05 Jan'11

  RIM reacts to Indian Blackberry data interception reports

  Blackberry maker Research In Motion (RIM) says there will be no change to the security model of Blackberry Enterprise Server.

• January 04, 2011 04 Jan'11

  Dell bolsters security with SecureWorks acquisition

  Dell has extended its security service with the acquisition of SecureWorks. SecureWorks provides IT security services including managed security services, security and risk consulting services and threat intelligence. Dell said the acquisition ...

• January 04, 2011 04 Jan'11

  CES 2011: Nvidia showcases 3D with online community site

  Nvidia has built a web community for 3D content, which it says will enable users to access stereoscopic 3D videos and photos while using a 3D-enabled PC or notebook.

• January 04, 2011 04 Jan'11

  RIM offers India lawful interception of Blackberry data

  Blackberry maker Research in Motion (RIM) has offered lawful interception in its security architecture through cloud computing from Indian operators, according...

• January 04, 2011 04 Jan'11

  CES 2011: AMD unveils breakthrough netbook and tablet chip

  AMD has unveiled the Fusion family of Accelerated Processing Units (APUs) to power next generation HD netbooks at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.

• January 04, 2011 04 Jan'11

  Firefox seizes number one spot in Europe

  Firefox has outstripped Internet Explorer (IE) as the number one browser in Europe, according to analytics company StatCounter.

• January 04, 2011 04 Jan'11

  CES 2011: Tablets expected to dominate Vegas show

  Tablet-style computers are expected to dominate the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show that kicks off in Las Vegas on Thursday. About...

• January 04, 2011 04 Jan'11

  Skype faces China ban as iPhone debuts video conferencing

  Internet voice-over-IP (VoIP) telephony service Skype could be banned in China as the government cracks down on what it calls illegal internet telephone providers.

• January 04, 2011 04 Jan'11

  CES 2011: Toshiba touts new Android tablet

  PC maker Toshiba will debut its second Android tablet device for web browsing, gaming and e-books this week, in a bid to rival Apple's iPad. According...

• January 04, 2011 04 Jan'11

  Google plans digital newsstand platform on Android devices

  Google will launch a digital newsstand to distribute newspapers and magazines on Android mobile devices.

• January 04, 2011 04 Jan'11

  Drastic staff cuts expected at MySpace

  The MySpace social networking site is preparing to reduce its workforce by up to half within a month, according to internet reports. As part of the...

• January 04, 2011 04 Jan'11

  Microsoft restores lost Hotmail messages

  Microsoft says it has resolved the problem that caused thousands of Hotmail users to lose their e-mail messages. Some 17,355 people lost their e-mails...

• January 03, 2011 03 Jan'11

  2010 Review: Top 10 analyst reports

  There is a wealth of information in our CW+ premium content service to help IT decision-makers. Here's the top 10 in 2010.

• December 31, 2010 31 Dec'10

  2010 Review: Top 10 SME IT stories

  It's been a tough year for SMEs, with many turning to IT innovation to combat a tough business climate. Read our round-up of the top IT SME stories of 2010.

• December 31, 2010 31 Dec'10

  2010 Review: Top 10 retail IT stories

  As online sales have been the only area of consistent growth in the retail sector, many players began to think seriously about their multi-channel offerings...

• December 30, 2010 30 Dec'10

  2010 Review: Top 10 business software stories

  In Computer Weekly's review of the best of the IT year in 2010, here we look back on the top 10 business software stories for 2010. Home...

• December 30, 2010 30 Dec'10

  2010 Review: Top 10 IT security stories

  In Computer Weekly's review of the best of the IT year in 2010, we look back on the top 10 IT security stories for 2010.

• December 28, 2010 28 Dec'10

  2010 Review: Top 10 financial services IT stories

  Financial services firms are the biggest spenders on IT and as such are one of the powerhouses of the UK IT sector. We look back at the top 10 financial services stories from 2010.

• December 27, 2010 27 Dec'10

  2010 Review: Top 10 cloud computing stories

  The IT industry has embraced cloud computing in 2010. Businesses started pilot deployments, while the major suppliers opened new green datacentres around...

• December 27, 2010 27 Dec'10

  2010 Review: Top 10 social media stories

  At the start of the year, social networking and collaboration was put at the top of the agenda for CIOs. Despite privacy risks, organisations embraced the use of social media - even to recruit staff - while other top tech firms were criticised for ...

• December 24, 2010 24 Dec'10

  2010 Review: Top 10 mobile technology stories

  Computer Weekly's top 10 mobile technology stories for 2010.

• December 24, 2010 24 Dec'10

  2010 Review: Top 10 PC and desktop stories

  The PC has been at the heart of business for 30 years. In this time, it has replaced centralised computing, become a window onto the web, and a tool for collaboration.

• December 23, 2010 23 Dec'10

  2010 Review: The 10 most-read stories of the year

  This year we've seen coal miners trapped for 68 days in Chile, Prince William and Kate Middleton announce their engagement and the World Cup. But what were...

• December 22, 2010 22 Dec'10

  Windows Phone 7 OS sales reach 1.5 million

  Microsoft has reported phone manufacturer sales of its Windows Phone 7 (WP7) mobile operating system (OS) have reached 1.5 million within six weeks of launch.

• December 22, 2010 22 Dec'10

  Mozilla launches new Firefox 4 beta

  Mozilla has launched a new Firefox 4 beta, with improved desktop-to-mobile synchronization and hardware acceleration powered by WebGL.

• December 22, 2010 22 Dec'10

  Microsoft scraps controversial anti-piracy programme

  Microsoft has scrapped its an anti-piracy programme Office Genuine Advantage.

  The programme checked whether customers were running legal copies of...

• December 22, 2010 22 Dec'10

  Viewsonic upgrade G-Tablet software after user interface complaints

  Viewsonic has released a software upgrade for its G-Tablet after receiving customer complaints about the user interface (UI).

• December 21, 2010 21 Dec'10

  Net neutrality: FCC set to legalise traffic management

  US communications industry regulator Federal Communications Commission is set to alter the economics of the web in a way that would bias certain types of network traffic, Reuters has reported.

• December 21, 2010 21 Dec'10

  Hansard considers cloud to escape Microsoft lock-in

  Whitehall techies proposed putting Hansard in the cloud to escape restrictions imposed by Microsoft's proprietary multimedia standards.

• December 21, 2010 21 Dec'10

  Minister launches East End ‘tech hub’ event

  David Willetts, minister for Universities and Science, hosted the first in a series of Shoreditch-based technology events last night.

  The clinic, with...

• December 21, 2010 21 Dec'10

  SEC investigates possible Hurd insider dealing

  The Securities and Exchanges Commission in the US is investigating whether former HP CEO Mark Hurd passed on information about the technology giant's acquisition...

• December 21, 2010 21 Dec'10

  Google says sorry, deletes all UK Street View Wi-Fi data

  Google has deleted all UK payload data collected by its Street View cars from unsecured British Wi-Fi networks, the company has confirmed.

• December 20, 2010 20 Dec'10

  Government shelves FiReControl

  The government’s costly and overrunning FiReControl project has been axed. FiReControl has been cancelled because of serious delays with the EADS contract (now Cassidian) which began in 2004 and cost £225m.

• December 20, 2010 20 Dec'10

  Microsoft forced to recall Outlook 2007 update

  Microsoft has recalled an update to Microsoft...

• December 17, 2010 17 Dec'10

  Case study: European Medicines Agency and CAST

  The European Medicines Agency, which is responsible for evaluating medical products across Europe, expects to cut millions of Euros from its software development costs after rolling out software to automatically identify programming errors in ...

• December 17, 2010 17 Dec'10

  Oracle makes $2bn software sales as executives talk up hardware

  Oracle sold $2billion new software licences in its second quarter of 2010. Software license updates and product support revenues were up 12% to $3.6...

• December 17, 2010 17 Dec'10

  Open source body challenges €189m EC software deal

  The open source lobby has challenged the €189m software contract struck by the European Commission last month.

• December 17, 2010 17 Dec'10

  Nokia escalates Apple patent row with 13 new infringement claims

  Nokia's patent war with Apple escalated yesterday, as the Finnish-based manufacturer filed 13 more infringement claims against the technology giant.

• December 16, 2010 16 Dec'10

  Video: Oracle releases Open Cloud Office 3.3

  Oracle has introduced Oracle Cloud Office and Open Office 3.3, office productivity suites for the desktop, web and mobile devices.

• December 16, 2010 16 Dec'10

  Enterprise social software sales grow 15% to $664m

  Enterprise social software sales reached $664m (£425m) in 2010, a 15% increase from 2009, according to Gartner.

• December 16, 2010 16 Dec'10

  Office 2010: beware of enterprise problems

  Forrester Research has warned that companies planning or in the middle of an upgrade to Office 2010 face a lengthy deployment process.

• December 16, 2010 16 Dec'10

  Twitter raises $200m and adds two new board members

  Twitter has raised $200m (£128.2m) to further expand the micro-blogging site. Since launching in 2007 it has now raised about $360m.

• December 16, 2010 16 Dec'10

  Google provides Chrome deployment tools for IT administrators

  Google has developed controls and tools to help IT administrators configure and deploy its Chrome browser on Windows, Mac and Linux.

• December 15, 2010 15 Dec'10

  Can Salesforce.com push enterprise on-premise databases into the cloud?

  Salesforce.com wants enterprises to move data management to the cloud with its database-as-a-service.

• December 15, 2010 15 Dec'10

  Five life-changing innovations for the next five years

  IBM predicts five innovations that will change our behaviour over the next five years.

• December 15, 2010 15 Dec'10

  £500m framework agreement centralises local government software purchasing

  The government is setting up a framework agreement worth £500m on behalf of local government, in one of the first examples of software for local councils being bought centrally.

• December 15, 2010 15 Dec'10

  HP to create 105 new jobs in Ireland

  Hewlett-Packard (HP) is creating 105 new jobs within its global IT organisation based in Galway, Ireland.

• December 15, 2010 15 Dec'10

  Atos Origin acquires Siemens division for €850m

  Atos Origin has acquired Siemens IT division for €850m (£720m) to create a company with sales of around €8.7bn and 78,500 employees worldwide.

• December 15, 2010 15 Dec'10

  Flash Cloud: Adobe Flash Server from $5 per month on Amazon

  Adobe Flash Media Server is now available on Amazon Web Services (AWS).

• December 15, 2010 15 Dec'10

  Parliament pushes open standards to increase public engagement

  Parliament has adopted a policy to use open technology standards to increase public participation in political debate.

• December 14, 2010 14 Dec'10

  Cornwall council to save £20m with ERP

  Cornwall Council is investing in an Oracle ERP system, which it estimates will save £20m over the next five years.

• December 14, 2010 14 Dec'10

  Transport for London routes real-time data to developers via Microsoft Azure

  Using Microsoft's Azure cloud platform, Transport for London (TfL) has made its real-time tube travel information available to mobile application developers.

• December 14, 2010 14 Dec'10

  Dell tries again at virtualised storage with Compellent acquisition

  Having being outbid by HP on its recent attempt to buy storage virtualisation firm 3Par, Dell has now acquired Compellent Technologies, which also provides virtualised storage.

• December 14, 2010 14 Dec'10

  Deutsche Bank selects TCS core banking system

  Deutsche Bank is replacing multiple legacy systems with a banking platform from Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) as it updates its global transaction banking.

• December 14, 2010 14 Dec'10

  IT departments must use agile programming properly to reap the benefits

  IT departments are failing to reap the benefits of agile programming because they are not using it in the way it was intended, it was claimed today.

• December 14, 2010 14 Dec'10

  Gartner: SaaS sales will grow 16.2% to $10.7bn in 2011

  Worldwide software as a service (SaaS) sales will reach $9bn this year, up 15.7% from 2009, according to analyst firm Gartner.

• December 14, 2010 14 Dec'10

  Dell buys virtualised data storage firm Compellent for $960m

  Dell has announced an agreement to acquire virtualised data storage company Compellent for $960m (£605m) to expand its enterprise storage offering.

• December 13, 2010 13 Dec'10

  Localism Bill extends move to open data

  The government has put open data at the heart of its Localism Bill, which outlines plans to give more power to local councils.

• December 13, 2010 13 Dec'10

  Tesco Bank uses Attachmate to provide mainframe access in call centre

  Tesco Bank is using Attachmate's Reflection 2008 to support general insurance calls in its customer service systems.

• December 13, 2010 13 Dec'10

  Amazon outage due to ‘hardware failure’ not hackers

  The outage on Amazon's European sites yesterday was due to a hardware failure, not hackers, the company has said. The UK, Italian, German and Spanish sites went down for about half an hour on Sunday night.

• December 13, 2010 13 Dec'10

  European Commission IT chief tackles open source lobby over €189m contract

  The European Commission (EC) IT chief has taken the open source lobby to task over a €189m (£158m) deal the EC signed last week, its largest ever software deal.