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June 15, 2016
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Only quarter of banks have company-wide digital strategy
Almost all banks are doing some kind of digital transformation, but they are missing out on the full benefits due to a lack of focus on end-to-end change, according to research
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June 15, 2016
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Jun'16
Salesforce gears up for e-commerce with Demandware deal
CRM and cloud platform software company Salesforce is set to acquire Demandware -- taking its cloud-commerce software offering with it
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June 14, 2016
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Jun'16
GE unveils the industrial internet operating system
The GE Predix platform is now positioned as an operating system to run industrial machines more efficiently
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June 13, 2016
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Jun'16
Microsoft to acquire LinkedIn for $26bn
Microsoft is taking over LinkedIn, with boosts to its Dynamics and Office 365 businesses expected
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June 08, 2016
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Jun'16
Poor tech choices damage productivity and cut income
Mid-sized businesses are less efficient and are losing money because they give staff the wrong computing devices to do their jobs
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June 07, 2016
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Jun'16
Unlicensed software rife among Asean computer users, says BSA
The Asean region has the highest levels of unlicensed software use, according to the 2016 Global Software Survey from the Business Software Alliance (BSA)
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June 07, 2016
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Jun'16
Swedish bank Sparbanken Syd expands IT outsourcing to trading
Swedish bank Sparbanken Syd outsources the IT that runs its trading business to Finland's Tieto supplier, to cut costs and improve the quality of its services
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June 06, 2016
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Jun'16
Rio 2016 Olympics passes final IT test
IT services firm Atos completes its 200,000 hours of testing the IT systems for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics
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June 06, 2016
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Jun'16
‘Considerable risk’ if Post Office replaced Horizon system, says chairman
Post Office chairman Tim Parker says there would be ‘considerable risk’ associated with changing its Horizon computer system
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June 02, 2016
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Jun'16
Cloudera users put pattern recognition at heart of new business ventures
Cloudera users Barclays, BT, Sky Betting & Gaming and Markerstudy are finding new business development opportunities through the use of the Hadoop ecosystem
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June 01, 2016
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Jun'16
MPs’ private emails are routinely accessed by GCHQ
Computer Weekly investigation reveals the extent of interception of MPs’ and peers’ email communications and data
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May 31, 2016
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May'16
Natural Resources Wales adopts Unit4 ERP in digital transformation drive
The Welsh government’s environmental protection body is using Unit4 enterprise resource planning, from Trustmarque, as part of a digital transformation programme
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May 27, 2016
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May'16
Bristol Water outsources IT as business model transforms
Bristol Water outsources IT to Wipro to support it through a period of transformation to its operating model
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May 26, 2016
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May'16
Santander uses blockchain for international payments
Bank is using blockchain to underpin its latest app, which enables customers to make international payments 24 hours a day, which clear the next day
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May 26, 2016
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May'16
Healthtech brand Qardio adopts NetSuite OneWorld
Qardio, a brand offering health technology devices, wanted an ERP system to deal with billing, accounting and taxes in different regions of the world