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December 23, 2014 23 Dec'14
Top 10 public sector IT stories of 2014

From a near-independent Scotland to continued problems with Universal Credit, it’s been a bumpy year for UK public sector IT
December 19, 2014 19 Dec'14
Basildon and Thurrock NHS Trust digitises 450,000 patient records

Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has completed an electronic medical records system to digitise its patient records
December 18, 2014 18 Dec'14
£1m grant handed to IoT competition winners

A £1m grant has been given to seven startup companies that won a competition to create innovative internet of things projects
December 18, 2014 18 Dec'14
Oracle reports strong cloud growth for second quarter of 2014-15

Oracle's cloud revenue grew by 45% to $516m in the second quarter of the 2014-15 fiscal year, making up 5.4% of total takings

December 17, 2014 17 Dec'14
Fears over the IT security of new banks are overblown

Challenger banks such as PayPal are perceived to be less secure than traditional banks when protecting personal data. But is this the case?
December 17, 2014 17 Dec'14
Delta rushes to fix ticket security vulnerability

A security vulnerability with Delta Airlines mobile e-tickets potentially allowed people to access other travellers’ boarding passes
December 17, 2014 17 Dec'14
Technology needed to help ambulance services cope with increased demand

The future of the ambulance and emergencies services needs more investment in networking
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 17, 2014 17 Dec'14
Banks use lots of cloud services but are unaware

A survey of US banks has revealed that banks underestimate the scale of cloud use on their networks on a massive scale
December 16, 2014 16 Dec'14
November online retail sales break new records thanks to Black Friday

Online sales in November rose 37% month-on-month, the largest October to November increase in IMRG Capgemini’s 14-year history

December 15, 2014 15 Dec'14
Incubators and accelerators provide UK startups with boost

Startups which take part in incubator or accelerator programmes are more likely to be successful than those who don’t, says research from O2.
December 12, 2014 12 Dec'14
IT spending grows at fastest rate in five years

Agile IT departments are emerging with the ability to flex their budgets quickly to meet new business demands
December 12, 2014 12 Dec'14
Interview: Lucie Glenday, chief digital officer, Surrey County Council

Chief digital officer Lucie Glenday was brought into Surrey County Council to change the way it thinks about digital services
December 10, 2014 10 Dec'14
Back-office digitisation more profitable than front-end for banks

European banks investing in back-office digital technologies are reaping high profit margins
December 09, 2014 09 Dec'14
Digital governments meet in London to commit to best practices

Digital governments from across the world are meeting in London today as part of the inaugural D5 summit
December 09, 2014 09 Dec'14
36% of UK smartphone users abandon slow retail sites

Retailers need to make sure their online and multichannel services meet customer expectations in the run up to Christmas
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 04, 2014 04 Dec'14
NHS must partner with industry to embrace technology

Healthcare providers must share expertise from the technology industry to make serious change, says NHS foundation CEO David Dalton
December 04, 2014 04 Dec'14
Government aims for 90% digital take-up by 2020

The government aims to have 90% of the UK’s online population using digital public services by 2020
December 03, 2014 03 Dec'14
Computer Weekly UKtech50: Rising Stars 2014

Computer Weekly’s five rising stars of 2014
December 03, 2014 03 Dec'14
CIO interview: Jon Rudoe, digital and technology director, Sainsbury’s

Sainsbury's digital and technology director Jon Rudoe talks about customer-facing technologies, in-house development and data analytics
December 01, 2014 01 Dec'14
Is a local GDS the answer to local authority transformation? Lessons from the Labour digital review

Labour’s digital government review touches on a number of issues, but what’s the future of GDS – and could it be scaled to help local authorities?
November 27, 2014 27 Nov'14
CIO interview: Jon Rudoe, digital and technology director, Sainsbury’s

While supermarkets all over the UK are facing challenging times ahead of them, Sainsbury's is taking its technology and innovation into its own hands by developing digital products for its customers.
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 20, 2014 20 Nov'14
Former Allied Irish COO to launch iTunes-style bank

Former Allied Irish Bank COO Anne Boden is to create digital bank in 2015, with the aim of changing banking in the same way Apple changed music
November 19, 2014 19 Nov'14
Case study: North Wales Fire and Rescue Service secures email for public sector collaboration

The North Wales Fire and Rescue Service (NWFRS) has secured its information exchange with Egress Switch encryption
November 19, 2014 19 Nov'14
NetApp: Hybrid cloud storage is a big deal; flash is not

At its Berlin Insight event, NetApp says hybrid cloud is the big storage story, with flash set to disappear from prominence
November 19, 2014 19 Nov'14
Asda opens technology centre in Leeds

Asda opens a technology centre in its Leeds head office to provide a more streamlined service for online customers
November 18, 2014 18 Nov'14
HM Revenue and Customs hopes electronic forms will save £800,000 by March 2015

Taxpayers completing forms for HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will be able to do so online by the end of 2014
November 17, 2014 17 Nov'14
Interview: 'Government is the best digital startup in London'

Computer Weekly interviews Ministry of Justice chief digital officer Paul Shetler about transforming government public services
November 17, 2014 17 Nov'14
CIO interview: Anna Barsby, CIO, Halfords

Since joining Halfords as CIO, Anna Barsby has faced significant business challenges, including a risky cloud upgrade
November 14, 2014 14 Nov'14
The Marketing Store uses Netsuite to align supply chain and processes

The Marketing Store - the brains behind McDonald’s Happy Meal toys - is using NetSuite to align its supply chain and business processes
November 14, 2014 14 Nov'14
DVLA partners with Tech Hub to launch Swansea startup incubator

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency partners with startup incubator Tech Hub to launch a new digital work space in Swansea
November 14, 2014 14 Nov'14
Amazon unveils Docker-friendly container service and EC2 instance

Amazon has launched its free, Docker-friendly EC2 container management service
November 13, 2014 13 Nov'14
NHS England unveils plans to deliver digital by 2020

NHS England commits to patient-facing digital services by 2020 in its Personalised Health and Care framework paper
November 13, 2014 13 Nov'14
Ministry of Justice searches for IT staff to join digital team

The Ministry of Justice is recruiting people to join its team tasked with designed digital public services
November 13, 2014 13 Nov'14
UBS move to Oracle HR in the cloud hits big delays

Swiss bank UBS has hit major delays migrating to a cloud-based HR system
November 12, 2014 12 Nov'14
Government CTO Liam Maxwell says Microsoft “conversation has changed”

CTO Liam Maxwell says the government's relationship with Microsoft has changed after meeting CEO Satya Nadella
November 12, 2014 12 Nov'14
Sainsbury’s prepares for challenging years ahead as sales drop

Sainsbury’s sales took a hit in its half-year financial results, but the supermarket retailer continues to invest online
November 12, 2014 12 Nov'14
Ericsson ranks Stockholm, London and Paris the world’s most connected cities

Ericsson’s Networked Society Index puts London near the top of its connected cities table but others may challenge it soon
November 11, 2014 11 Nov'14
Councils need to embed digital more, says Hampshire's digital leader

Local public sector needs to ensure digital is embedded into planning, policy and process, says Hampshire Country Council digital leader
November 10, 2014 10 Nov'14
Interview: Building links between marketing and IT for the greater good

Firms that forge relations between marketing and IT departments yield benefits in growing the range of their digital products
November 10, 2014 10 Nov'14
Price hikes on comms and internet services loom under changing EU VAT rules

Businesses unaware of effect of radical changes to EU VAT rules on supply of telecoms, broadcasting and electronic services
November 06, 2014 06 Nov'14
Cabinet Office launches digital marketplace

The Cabinet Office opens digital marketplace to provide public sector IT buyers with a wide choice of suppliers
November 06, 2014 06 Nov'14
Transport sector needs to collaborate to make technology advancements

The entire transport sector needs to work together to make advancements in innovative technologies
November 05, 2014 05 Nov'14
CIO interview: Glenn Murphy, London & Capital

Asset-management firm London & Capital shifts its focus to systems that add business value, says CIO Glenn Murphy
November 05, 2014 05 Nov'14
Three UK saves £10m a year by integrating stores, web and call centres

Mobile operator Three aims to give customers the same service however they interact with the company, while reducing IT capital costs
November 04, 2014 04 Nov'14
Google joins enterprise cloud battle with additions to its cloud platform

Google made a raft of announcements at its GCP Live event, including enhancements to its networking stack and storage price drops
November 04, 2014 04 Nov'14
Government asks for more information on digital currencies

The government has released a Call for Information to invite views on the benefits and risks of digital currencies
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 31, 2014 31 Oct'14
Salesforce’s UK datacentre opens for business

Salesforce has opened its first European datacentre in the UK to support EU enterprises' data regulation demands
October 30, 2014 30 Oct'14
Problems surface as first users attempt to use Gov.uk Verify

Problems have surfaced as users try to use Gov.uk Verify to prove their identities
October 30, 2014 30 Oct'14
Local councils need common standards to develop digital

Local authorities need to have a set of common standards to develop digital innovations, says Surrey County Council’s CDO
October 30, 2014 30 Oct'14
BT sees increasing fibre demand, but sales remain flat

BT attracts new fibre customers but fails to translate growth to revenues in the second quarter of 2014
October 30, 2014 30 Oct'14
GDS director Mike Bracken could become government CDO as digital roles evolve

Government Digital Service (GDS) director Mike Bracken could be in line to become the government's chief digital officer (CDO)
October 30, 2014 30 Oct'14
Firms at serious risk of data loss through file sharing, study shows

Businesses are at serious risk of data loss and compliance violations due to risky file-sharing practices, a study has shown
October 30, 2014 30 Oct'14
UK lags behind US and Australia in DevOps adoption

The UK is significantly behind other markets in terms of DevOps adoption
October 30, 2014 30 Oct'14
IBM ties up with Twitter to drill into your tweets

The 500 million tweets per day sent by Twitter users could soon be read by machines and analysed by IBM data scientists
October 29, 2014 29 Oct'14
Banks see technology firms as biggest threat, says Infosys

Google, Apple and Facebook the biggest threat to banks as technology firms offer consumers financial services
October 28, 2014 28 Oct'14
Lloyds Banking Group confirms 9,000 job cuts and digital investment

Lloyds Banking Group has confirmed it will cut 9000 jobs and close around 150 branches to focus more on its digital strategy
October 28, 2014 28 Oct'14
Pioneering Deutsche Börse Cloud Exchange opts for Fujitsu storage

Deutsche Börse Cloud Exchange datacentre provider DARZ chooses Fujitsu’s Red Hat OpenStack-compatible storage nodes
October 27, 2014 27 Oct'14
Finding success in the public cloud: Financial Times CTO John O’Donovan

As the Financial Times migrates data workloads to the cloud, CTO John O'Donovan explains FT's cloud strategy
October 26, 2014 26 Oct'14
How big data, mobile and cloud are fighting Ebola in Sierra Leone

IBM applies data analytics, mobile technology and cloud computing to help fight the Ebola outbreak in West Africa
October 24, 2014 24 Oct'14
HR technology used to save lives following natural disasters

Plan International is using SAP's HR technology to deploy specialists relief workers within hours of a major emergency
October 23, 2014 23 Oct'14
Will TechNorth be able to take on Tech City?

A tech hub has been launched in the north of the UK to support startups in the shadow of London’s Tech City
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
Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg launches technology cluster initiative in north England

Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg launches TechNorth project connecting digital clusters in Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool, Newcastle and Sheffield
October 23, 2014 23 Oct'14
Companies will move core HR technologies to the cloud by 2020

Businesses will abandon on-premise HR IT systems in favour of cloud technology by 2020, says SuccessFactors chief
October 22, 2014 22 Oct'14
CIO interview: Ernest Gmünder, Touring Club Suisse

Ernest Gmünder is turning his expertise as a CIO into a consultancy business, offering advice to businesses that want to get more from their IT
October 22, 2014 22 Oct'14
Homebase to follow in the digital footsteps of Argos

DIY retailer Homebase is to pursue a three-year transformation plan following the success of its sister store Argos
October 22, 2014 22 Oct'14
Defra first department to implement Gov.uk Verify

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs first to utilise government’s new identity assurance system
October 21, 2014 21 Oct'14
Socitm lobbies for change to enable local digital public services

Society of Information Technology Management highlights what is required to deliver local digital public services
October 21, 2014 21 Oct'14
Government releases social media guidance for civil servants

New social media guidelines for civil servants have been released by the Cabinet Office
October 20, 2014 20 Oct'14
Government seeks suppliers for £2bn telecoms framework

The government is seeking suppliers for a £2bn procurement framework to replace Whitehall’s telecommunications requirements
October 20, 2014 20 Oct'14
Disney spreads the magic through wearable technology

The Walt Disney Company is using wearable technology to improve customer experience and engage with visitors
October 17, 2014 17 Oct'14
National Museum of Wales tackles digital technology

The National Museum of Wales is digitising and using modern technology in its seven exhibition campuses
October 17, 2014 17 Oct'14
Public services website Gov.uk hits one billion visits

Government public services website Gov.uk reports its one billionth visit since its launch two years ago
October 16, 2014 16 Oct'14
Comic Relief’s digital challenge: talent, data and the No Make-Up Selfie

Social media campaigns such as the No Make-Up Selfie and the Ice Bucket Challenge threaten charities such as Comic Relief with their digital reach
October 15, 2014 15 Oct'14
Nottinghamshire Council goes mobile with Windows

Nottinghamshire County Council is turning to Windows 8.1 to mobilise its workforce, starting with its social care division
October 15, 2014 15 Oct'14
McAfee highlights security challenges of a next-generation government

McAfee has released a report investigating the security issues the 'government of tomorrow' might face
October 15, 2014 15 Oct'14
Intel sees revenue uplift from PCs, servers and internet of things

Intel has seen revenues increase 8% year-on-year to $14.6 billion, thanks to shipments of PCs, servers and internet of things
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
Oxfam unwraps mobile collaboration benefits with Box’s cloud content service

The move to Box will mean that Oxfam workers will get mobile access to data on the move and at remote locations
October 15, 2014 15 Oct'14
Salesforce1 Lightning offers mobile app development for non-programmers

Salesforce.com has announced its second new product of the week at its Dreamforce conference – Salesforce1 Lightning
October 14, 2014 14 Oct'14
House of Fraser’s journey to multichannel innovation

House of Fraser is providing technology offerings in the form of mobile in stores and buy-and-collect innovations
October 14, 2014 14 Oct'14
P&O Ferries launches multichannel website in legacy estate overhaul

P&O Ferries told the Internet Retailing conference it will launch a multichannel website next week as part of a move to overhaul its legacy estate
October 14, 2014 14 Oct'14
Microsoft, SAP and Facebook call on EU to support better IT education

IT giants have written an open letter to EU ministers urging them to support better ICT education and encourage children to code
October 13, 2014 13 Oct'14
Businesses guide students to TeenTech awards at the Palace

Companies including JVC and Google have mentored a number of schoolchildren who have won TeenTech awards
October 13, 2014 13 Oct'14
Salesforce.com launches Wave for self-service data analytics

Salesforce.com has announced the launch of self-service data analytics technology Wave at its annual Dreamforce event
October 10, 2014 10 Oct'14
Is the BIS GrowthAccelerator scheme worthwhile for technology startups?

UK startups in the technology sector may be missing an opportunity to grow by ignoring GrowthAccelerator programme
October 10, 2014 10 Oct'14
Creating the next wave of social open-data products

Open Data programme managers address the challenges of creating socially focused open-data products
October 09, 2014 09 Oct'14
More data loss comes from sloppy organisations than hackers, says study

Over half of data breaches come from organisational errors and internal mismanagement rather than malicious acts by hackers
October 09, 2014 09 Oct'14
Cloud, web-scale IT and IoT in Gartner’s 2015 top technologies

Research firm Gartner has highlighted the top 10 technology trends for 2015
October 08, 2014 08 Oct'14
Retail staff will have to change as digital strategies take over

Retail staff in stores will have to change how they work as more shops begin to roll out digital solutions in their stores
October 07, 2014 07 Oct'14
Timberland focuses on online customer experience

After internationalising its e-commerce offering across Europe, Timberland's next priority is refining its online experience
October 07, 2014 07 Oct'14
L’Oreal aligns technology with the business to work faster

L’Oreal’s digital technology is working with the business and marketing departments to become innovative and agile
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 07, 2014 07 Oct'14
Mothercare to trial beacons in store from early 2015

Mothercare plans to trial beacon technology from early 2015 to engage with customers, rather than for promotional messages.
October 07, 2014 07 Oct'14
Mothercare uses mobile to engage with customers, not just to sell

Mothercare is continuing to use mobile to improve customer service and engage with users
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