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• January 05, 2015 05 Jan'15

  Deal between RBS and CA over IT failure will remain secret

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

• December 19, 2014 19 Dec'14

  CIO interview: Mark Maddocks, Cambridge University Press

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

• December 18, 2014 18 Dec'14

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

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

• December 17, 2014 17 Dec'14

  US interception in the EU faces new legal challenges

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

• December 16, 2014 16 Dec'14

  MPs to debate subpostmaster IT injustice claims

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

• December 11, 2014 11 Dec'14

  CIO interview: Sarah Leslie, CIO, Iglo Foods Group

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

• December 10, 2014 10 Dec'14

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

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

• December 08, 2014 08 Dec'14

  MPs blast Post Office over IT system investigation and remove backing

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

• December 08, 2014 08 Dec'14

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

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

• December 01, 2014 01 Dec'14

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

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

• November 26, 2014 26 Nov'14

  HP results disappoint ahead of split

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

• November 25, 2014 25 Nov'14

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

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

• November 19, 2014 19 Nov'14

  Home Office continues to engage with suppliers over Emergency Services Network

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

• November 17, 2014 17 Nov'14

  CIO success is all about winning friends and influencing people

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

• November 12, 2014 12 Nov'14

  Amazon not the biggest threat to high street retailers

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

• November 11, 2014 11 Nov'14

  What to expect from AWS re:Invent 2014

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

• November 11, 2014 11 Nov'14

  Drinks maker Edrington outsources SAP enterprise resource planning operation to Atos

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

• November 11, 2014 11 Nov'14

  Qantas puts Oracle ERP in the cloud with Tata Consultancy Services

  Airline Qantas signs IT outsourcing services firm TCS to upgrade its Oracle ERP platform and move it into the cloud

• November 10, 2014 10 Nov'14

  Future Decoded event raises questions on digital risk

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

• November 04, 2014 04 Nov'14

  Airbus interview: research, innovation and the future of aviation

  IT plays a substantial role in creating the aircraft of the future, with research and innovation at the core of the Airbus business strategy

• October 29, 2014 29 Oct'14

  Tackling bloatware in the age of cloud-based apps

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

• October 28, 2014 28 Oct'14

  Government replaces Becta education IT procurement framework

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

• October 27, 2014 27 Oct'14

  Hitachi Data Systems ploughs ahead with social innovation plans

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

• October 24, 2014 24 Oct'14

  Universal Credit digital service set for first public test in Sutton

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

• October 23, 2014 23 Oct'14

  Finance IT group wants to push forward banks' cloud discussion

  The Banking Industry Architecture Network (Bian) calls on industry to decide on the core banking systems to move to cloud platforms and share

• October 23, 2014 23 Oct'14

  Universal Credit digital system reaches key milestone as DWP delays roll-out

  The digital system supporting the Department for Work and Pension's Universal Credit programme has passed a major development milestone

• October 22, 2014 22 Oct'14

  Firms lack technology for workforce of the future

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

• October 15, 2014 15 Oct'14

  B&Q launches online kitchen planning and design tool

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

• October 15, 2014 15 Oct'14

  CIOs fear poor cloud investment is making businesses uncompetitive

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

• October 10, 2014 10 Oct'14

  SAP teams up with Birst to offer cloud analytics on Hana

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

• October 10, 2014 10 Oct'14

  Starbucks uses cloud to manage innovation and disruptive technologies

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

• October 07, 2014 07 Oct'14

  Engineering company rolls out talent management software across 17 countries

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

• October 02, 2014 02 Oct'14

  CIO interview: Ben Hine, technology director, UKTV

  UKTV director Ben Hine says every piece of the company's technology has been replaced over the last four years

• October 02, 2014 02 Oct'14

  Oracle OpenWorld 2014: Lloyd's Register goes mobile with Oracle

  Lloyd’s Register Group tells delegates at the Oracle OpenWorld 2014 conference how it developed a mobile working application for clients and staff

• October 01, 2014 01 Oct'14

  Microsoft readies Windows 10 Technical Preview

  Microsoft is today releasing a preview of Windows 10, the next version of the Windows desktop operating system

• September 30, 2014 30 Sep'14

  Oracle OpenWorld 2014: Xerox aligns business and IT in streamlining applications

  Xerox's IT division has been working with the business to standardise its HR management on a global basis

• September 30, 2014 30 Sep'14

  Oracle OpenWorld 2014: Toms expands global e-commerce

  Footwear retailer Toms relaunches e-commerce websites with Oracle platform to grow and improve customer experience

• September 25, 2014 25 Sep'14

  Oracle releases OpenStack Support for Oracle Linux and Oracle VM

  Oracle has made its Oracle OpenStack for Oracle Linux distribution generally available to support customers

• September 19, 2014 19 Sep'14

  SAP acquires Concur to build cloud-based expense management

  SAP has agreed to acquire online travel and expense management SaaS provider Concur Technologies for $8bn

• September 17, 2014 17 Sep'14

  KPMG: IoT, 3D printing and healthcare IT to have most impact

  Internet of things (IoT), 3D printing and biotech or healthcare IT are among the IT trends that will change the way people work and live

• September 12, 2014 12 Sep'14

  Claims against Post Office IT system approach completion

  Investigation into sub-postmaster claims against the Post Office over problems with its Horizon accounting system coming to an end

• September 10, 2014 10 Sep'14

  Accenture: 48% of UK survey respondents fail to find big data talent

  An Accenture survey has found that nearly half of UK respondents are struggling to find enough skilled data management professional

• September 10, 2014 10 Sep'14

  Fresh questions raised over Post Office IT system's role in fraud cases

  A leaked report has revealed more details about the role of the Horizon accounting system in sub-postmaster fraud cases

• September 08, 2014 08 Sep'14

  BP spends £2m developing apps to train business leaders

  BP is scrapping online courses in favour of apps and portals that can deliver bite-sized information and training when it's needed

• September 05, 2014 05 Sep'14

  Barclays bank launches biometric authentication

  Barclays bank plans to launch biometric readers that read users' finger veins to authenticate customers

• September 03, 2014 03 Sep'14

  Morgan Motor Company swaps Sage for integrated IFS

  Morgan Motor Company is replacing its Sage 500 accounting system with IFS Applications

• August 29, 2014 29 Aug'14

  Tesco to reduce IT spend in a bid to cut costs

  Supermarket giant Tesco has announced that it will be cutting costs from its IT budget to save money

• August 29, 2014 29 Aug'14

  Ocado’s technology under fire, causing share price to fall

  Ocado’s IT has come under fire in a financial analyst's report that claims the market has over-valued the retailer's automation technology

• August 28, 2014 28 Aug'14

  Surface Pro 3: An enterprise IT review

  The latest version of Microsoft's Surface Pro tablet is the company's most compelling alternative to Apple. But how does it fit into corporate IT?

• August 19, 2014 19 Aug'14

  Bayern Munich teams up with SAP to hit sporting and commercial goals

  FC Bayern Munich and SAP today cemented a sports analytics and enterprise software partnership at the club’s Allianz Arena