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July 31, 2014 31 Jul'14
Smart meters, digital channels and CRM are top priorities for British Gas

Smart meters, digital channels and reducing customer complaints by implanting a new CRM system are top of the agenda for British Gas over the coming year.
July 31, 2014 31 Jul'14
IT needs to improve network infrastructure for future of retail

IT departments need to up their game and improve networks for the retail sector which is on the brink of massive technology change
July 31, 2014 31 Jul'14
BT forges on with fibre roll-out but customer uptake weak

BT rolls out fibre optic broadband across the UK at a steady pace but only 15% of fibre-ready premises sign up for the superfast internet service
July 30, 2014 30 Jul'14
PayPal launches UK startup accelerator programme in London

PayPal's accelerator programme will select up to five technology startups from the UK and host them in the London offices for six months

July 30, 2014 30 Jul'14
UK technology sector sees strongest growth since 2007 crash

KPMG survey finds 61% of technology businesses reporting improved revenues and expect this to continue
July 30, 2014 30 Jul'14
Why Google could become the Amazon of banking

Internet giants will not replace banks but will disrupt the sector through other services taking consumers away from traditional banks
July 29, 2014 29 Jul'14
Joanna Shields joins the government’s digital revolution

Chair of Tech City UK, Joanna Shields is joining the prime minister’s Digital Taskforce to represent the digital sector
July 29, 2014 29 Jul'14
53% of G-Cloud spend on is on SMEs

Just over half of G-Cloud spend is with SMEs, according to June sales figures released by the Cabinet Office
July 28, 2014 28 Jul'14
British Legion launches online WW1 remembrance database

The Royal British Legion is launching an online database to remember those killed in the First World War
July 25, 2014 25 Jul'14
Dr Who visual effects studio builds desktop as a service for graphics

Jellyfish Pictures, the visual effects and animation studio behind Dr Who and the Line of Duty link has developed a DaaS for GPU

July 25, 2014 25 Jul'14
Carl Dawson to become IT director at M&S

Marks and Spencer hires ex-Tesco internet retailing lead as IT director
July 25, 2014 25 Jul'14
Contactless card payments to be accepted across entire TFL network

Transport for London (TfL) will begin accepting contactless card payments from 16 September 2014.
July 25, 2014 25 Jul'14
Five top UK tech startup clusters outside London

Tech City UK has moved towards promoting the entire UK, rather than just the capital
July 24, 2014 24 Jul'14
Online spending continues to increase thanks to fashion sector

Consumers are spending more money shopping online, with clothing and footwear seeing the biggest increases
July 23, 2014 23 Jul'14
Vince Cable welcomes £135m datacentre investment in Docklands

Telehouse, London's colo and datacentre provider, to build a mission-critical datacentre in Docklands with £135m from parent firm KDDI
July 23, 2014 23 Jul'14
PayPal offers working capital to UK small businesses

Payments giant PayPal has announced that it will be providing online cash advances to small businesses in the UK
July 23, 2014 23 Jul'14
Business Secretary calls for TSB’s funding to be doubled

Business Secretary Vince Cable has urged the government to double the Technology Strategy Board’s (TSB) funding
July 21, 2014 21 Jul'14
Electronic document management – a paperless cure for the NHS?

Will the NHS meet the 2018 deadline to go paperless? Or is it more likely that the NHS will just have less paper than it did in 2013?
July 21, 2014 21 Jul'14
Technical glitch hits BBC iPlayer

BBC iPlayer was affected by technical problems over the weekend, preventing some viewers from accessing TV on demand
July 21, 2014 21 Jul'14
Interview: Gerard Grech, CEO, Tech City UK

Tech City UK CEO, Gerard Grech, thinks there are other places besides London to start a digital business in the UK
July 17, 2014 17 Jul'14
Growth in cloud and IoT lend momentum to European managed datacentres

European datacentre services market will grow 16% up to 2018
July 17, 2014 17 Jul'14
BBC News commits to digital investment amid loss of 220 jobs

BBC News has announced a restructure where it will invest more into digital transformation and original journalism.
July 17, 2014 17 Jul'14
London Co-investment Fund calls for tech investors

The London Co-investment Fund (“LCIF”) is looking to select co-investment partners to build a £75 million+ seed fund for early startup technology companies.
July 15, 2014 15 Jul'14
Why Rackspace is betting on managed cloud amid doubts over future

Rackspace has relaunched its public cloud services as managed cloud to differentiate its costly services from cloud heavyweights. Will the move help?
July 15, 2014 15 Jul'14
Orange opens up to app developers and startups with Apigee

Orange picks Apigee’s digital API platform to help developers and startups create services by levering data already held by the telco
July 15, 2014 15 Jul'14
Dotforge launches in Leeds as UK’s first regional fintech accelerator

Leeds has become home to Dotforge, the first financial services technology (fintech) accelerator outside London
July 14, 2014 14 Jul'14
Lloyds Bank strives to boost digital skills for SMEs and charities

Lloyds Banking Group pushes ahead with government-led initiative to increase digital capability of UK SMEs and charities
July 10, 2014 10 Jul'14
Google Ventures expands with $100m to fund ‘most disruptive’ startups in Europe

Google is launching an expanded venture fund for Europe, with £58m to support and invest in next-gen European startups
July 08, 2014 08 Jul'14
Huddle eases collaborative critical path for engineering firm WSP

Engineering consultancy WSP chooses Huddle to allow its engineers and architects to share project data securely and collaborate, regardless of location
July 04, 2014 04 Jul'14
What IT challenges would an independent Scotland face?

If Scotland votes ‘Yes’ for independence in September, what are the costs and challenges of building new government IT systems?
July 04, 2014 04 Jul'14
BBC Technology deploys private cloud for virtual local radio

BBC Technology has developed a private cloud-based virtual local radio station built on commodity IT
July 04, 2014 04 Jul'14
Santander launches $100m London fintech fund

Santander is creating a $100m venture capital fund in London for financial technology (fintech) suppliers
July 04, 2014 04 Jul'14
NHS Stockport CCG joins Huddle to combine health and social care

The NHS Stockport Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is using Huddle cloud collaboration software to deliver more joined up health and social care
July 03, 2014 03 Jul'14
Blender maker adds ServiceNow ITSM to business mix

Blender maker Vitamix has rolled out its ServiceNow IT service management (ITSM) beyond the improvement of its IT operation by automating tasks across the business.
July 03, 2014 03 Jul'14
Bristol City Council launches open data initiative

Bristol has launched an open data initiative to encourage citizens to build services using local data.
July 03, 2014 03 Jul'14
Can UK fintech startups survive outside London?

With London’s booming financial services sector the biggest in the world, the UK Fintech Industry Summit 2014 considered the prospects for startups elsewhere in Britain
July 03, 2014 03 Jul'14
CIO interview: “Stores still very much part of Argos IT strategy”

Argos combines wants to deliver a shopping model as compelling for online and mobile as it is for traditional channels
July 02, 2014 02 Jul'14
European banks move to cloud with IBM

Two European banks outsource IT in the cloud with IBM to create hybrid IT environments, so to deal with data, mobile and social technologies
July 02, 2014 02 Jul'14
Case study: OpenStack hybrid cloud powers CERN’s experiments with universe

Particle physics lab CERN uses OpenStack private cloud and Rackspace cloud services to provide the high-throughput compute power researchers need
July 01, 2014 01 Jul'14
BBC promotes R&D controller Matthew Postgate to CTO role

The BBC has appointed its research and development (R&D) controller Matthew Postgate as the corporation's chief technology officer (CTO)
July 01, 2014 01 Jul'14
Google loses US appeal over Street View data collection

Failure of appeal leaves Google facing legal action over Street View data collection programme
June 30, 2014 30 Jun'14
Interview: Cloud drives Bangalore rag picker revolution

After years working in London for Mindtree, Prashant Mehra returned to Bangalore to help transform the lives of 1.5 million waste pickers in the city and make local government waste management more efficient
June 24, 2014 24 Jun'14
Why are retailers turning to startups for innovation?

There has been a surge of interest by retailers in using startups, rather than established IT suppliers, to build their technology solutions.
June 24, 2014 24 Jun'14
CIO interview: Thierry Bedos, CTO, Hotels.com

Hotels.com packs a huge digital punch globally, but is still striving for the perfect omni-channel customer experience
June 23, 2014 23 Jun'14
CW500: Digital customer engagement

The CW500 Club event in June blew away the myths around digital customer engagement
June 17, 2014 17 Jun'14
Department of Health sets out technology priorities for coming year

The Department of Health (DoH) has outlined changes in the way technology and information will be used over the coming year
June 16, 2014 16 Jun'14
G-Cloud chief receives OBE in Queen’s birthday honours list

G-Cloud and digital commercial programme director, Tony Singleton, has received an OBE in the Queen’s birthday honours list
June 16, 2014 16 Jun'14
House of Lords sets up Digital Skills Select Committee

The House of Lords has set up a select committee for digital skills
June 13, 2014 13 Jun'14
Cloud suppliers call for clearer guidelines over revised security classifications

Cloud suppliers have raised concerns over the lack of guidance surrounding the government’s latest security classifications.
June 12, 2014 12 Jun'14
Government to launch digital marketplace in September

The government’s digital marketplace is due to go into alpha testing in the coming days, ahead of live user testing in September
June 12, 2014 12 Jun'14
Legal net tightens on Prism in the UK as police investigate legality of US interception

The US Prism spying programme faces a potential criminal investigation in the UK following a complaint to police
June 11, 2014 11 Jun'14
Barclays launches fintech startup accelerator

Barclays is looking for innovative financial services technology (fintech) solutions by opening its own startup accelerator programme
June 11, 2014 11 Jun'14
Register to vote online goes live

The latest online transactional service from government has gone live as part of the ‘digital by default’ initiative
June 10, 2014 10 Jun'14
Government claims further £200m in digital savings

The government has claimed a further £200m worth of savings from digital over the past year
June 10, 2014 10 Jun'14
HP launches new products for software-defined datacentres

HP has launched networking, HPC, storage and converged infrastructure products
June 05, 2014 05 Jun'14
UK airports lead move to cloud services

UK airports are at the vanguard of using cloud to develop innovative services, says Gatwick CIO.
June 05, 2014 05 Jun'14
G-Cloud is lacklustre and needs transparency, says industry body CIF

Industry body blames G-Cloud's lack of transparency for poor uptake of cloud by public sector organisations
June 05, 2014 05 Jun'14
2015 general election manifestos need IT in their DNA

All the major political parties must put IT at the core of their manifestos, with policies to support IT for individuals, businesses and the government, says an influential think-tank
June 05, 2014 05 Jun'14
CIOs should 'leave innovation to marketing'

CIOs should focus on managing the technical infrastructure and leave innovation to other parts of the business – conclusion of a major study.
June 04, 2014 04 Jun'14
IBM escapes SEC action on its cloud revenue reporting

US regulatory watchdog SEC will not take action against IBM following an investigation into how it reports cloud revenue
June 03, 2014 03 Jun'14
High availability strategy key to saving costs, says Sungard AS

The cost of IT downtime is extremely high for businesses – but must all systems and applications be highly available all the time?
June 02, 2014 02 Jun'14
AWS and Microsoft ‘overwhelmingly top contenders’ of IaaS Magic Quadrant, says Gartner

Gartner’s IaaS Magic Quadrant places AWS and Microsoft in the Leader quadrant, and Google and IBM in the Visionaries quadrant
May 29, 2014 29 May'14
The challenges of going digital at the DVLA

The DVLA is seen as one of the early adopters in the public sector drive to provide digital services to save government £1.8bn per year
May 29, 2014 29 May'14
Technology companies 'lagging in talent management technology'

Technology and IT suppliers have been slow to deploy HR technology, with many relying on spreadsheets, word processors and legacy ERP systems
May 28, 2014 28 May'14
HR cloud transfusion at NHS Blood and Transplant

The NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) organisation has brought together its scattered HR department with a single point of contact
May 27, 2014 27 May'14
John Lewis eyes IoT and iBeacon technology

John Lewis is experimenting with the internet of things (IoT) and iBeacon technology to shape the future of retail
May 22, 2014 22 May'14
Cisco continues its push towards SaaS-based security services

Chief information security officers (CISOs) should move away from product-based security solutions to a security-as-a-service (SaaS) model, according to Cisco
May 22, 2014 22 May'14
Case study: Bank of America and Nationwide use in-branch telepresence

Bank of America and Nationwide implement video conferencing technology to enable customers to speak to banking specialists
May 22, 2014 22 May'14
There is a 'lot of work to do' to secure IoT

Organisations need to consider the additional cyber threats when embracing the internet of things, says Cisco
May 21, 2014 21 May'14
Cisco advances global Intercloud through further partnerships

Cisco has announced a number of new partners onto its new Intercloud network
May 21, 2014 21 May'14
Germany leads the internet of things, says Cisco

Cisco's Rob Lloyd says Germany leads the internet of things with its automotive industry, with Israel and Mexico close behind
May 21, 2014 21 May'14
The IT industry is consolidating, says Cisco CEO

The IT industry is consolidating, and only the relevant players will be left standing, says Cisco CEO John Chambers
May 21, 2014 21 May'14
The Weather Company crowdsources extra forecast points

“Weather is the original big data,” says Bryson Koehler, CIO of the the organisation behind the Weather Channel in the US
May 20, 2014 20 May'14
Cisco launches workspace collaboration devices and cloud service

Cisco has launched a range of collaboration devices, including the 24in touchscreen DX80 device, which features a built-in Android computer
May 19, 2014 19 May'14
AWS revenues exceed $1bn per quarter, but Microsoft growing faster

Total AWS revenues are now well in excess of $1bn per quarter, almost a third of the total cloud revenues for the quarter estimated at $3.5bn
May 19, 2014 19 May'14
SAP certifies core business apps to run on Microsoft Azure

From June, users of SAP Business Suite software, Business All-In-One solution, SAP Mobile Platform, SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise and Hana platform will be able to run them on Azure
May 19, 2014 19 May'14
Cloud SME Skyscape receives £4m funding to tap UK public sector market

Business Growth Fund (BGF) is investing £4m in Hampshire-based cloud firm Skyscape to help it capture the growing public sector cloud market
May 19, 2014 19 May'14
British Fencing uses Huddle for training and collaboration

British Fencing has been using Huddle’s cloud-based collaboration platform to provide athletes, coaches and support staff with a centralised system to share information
May 19, 2014 19 May'14
CIO interview: Brad Dowden, Adecco

The UK operation of global recruitment company Adecco has transformed its IT infrastructure to make it more agile in the face of increasing competition from small firms
May 16, 2014 16 May'14
Digital rights group lists best companies for data protection

Digital rights group examines technology giants including Amazon, Google, Yahoo, At&T, Apple, Facebook, Microsoft and Dropbox
May 16, 2014 16 May'14
DVLA backs south Wales technology startups and talent

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) is in talks with startups and universities in south Wales to encourage technology talent in the region
May 15, 2014 15 May'14
More user control and freedom from lock-in will make cloud successful: Werner Vogels

Giving users more control and freedom from supplier lock-in will ensure cloud’s success in Europe, says Amazon CTO, Werner Vogels
May 15, 2014 15 May'14
Microsoft funds datacentre and cloud energy efficiency research projects

Microsoft has awarded $160,000 to four university projects focusing on cloud and datacentre energy efficiency
May 14, 2014 14 May'14
‘Real cloud’ is much more than cheap infrastructure, says Rackspace as cloud price war continues

Rackspace CTO warns cloud buyers of the dangers of buying cheap, raw infrastructure for their IT strategies as cloud price war intensifies
May 14, 2014 14 May'14
What is holding Berlin back from becoming a European centre for startups?

Berlin is one of Europe’s most up-and-coming hotbeds for technology startup companies, but red tape and legislation is preventing it from fulfilling its potential
May 14, 2014 14 May'14
HMRC wants tax returns to be as easy as online banking

HM Revenue and Customs is looking at online banking for inspiration as it fundamentally transforms its services to digital
May 12, 2014 12 May'14
London technology experts launch Home Office immigration workshop

Tech London Advocates (TLA) has launched a series of immigration workshops called Home Office Hours which will allow startups and SMEs access to immigration officials and experts
May 12, 2014 12 May'14
The digital CIO: How to be a digital innovator

CIOs need to think about their IT budgets in a different way to free up funds for innovation
May 12, 2014 12 May'14
German companies look to Berlin startups for innovation

German companies are beginning to recognise Berlin as a hot spot for technology innovation thanks to the many startups there
May 06, 2014 06 May'14
Cloud is one of the 'most disruptive forces' in business in past 20 years: KPMG

A KPMG research report on the future of investment banking has concluded that cloud is one of the “most disruptive forces in business in the past 20 years”
May 06, 2014 06 May'14
SAP’s innovation champion Sikka departs

Vishal Sikka, the SAP executive most closely associated with the supplier’s innovation drive with the in-memory database Hana, has resigned
May 01, 2014 01 May'14
GDS working to secure Google Apps for government

The Government Digital Service (GDS) is in talks with CESG, the IT security arm of GCHQ, to get approval for using Google Apps within government.
May 01, 2014 01 May'14
Asos joins Microsoft Ventures startup programme

Online retailer Asos has joined Microsoft in a collaboration to identify retail startup technology companies
April 30, 2014 30 Apr'14
Interview: Nick Roberts, president of Socitm and IT group manager

This month, Nick Roberts, IT group manager at Surrey County Council, took over as president of Socitm, the association of IT and digital professionals working in and for local public services
April 30, 2014 30 Apr'14
SDL turns to cloud HR to join up businesses in 40 countries

The technology is central to the company’s strategy to integrate formerly autonomous businesses in 38 countries into a single operation
April 29, 2014 29 Apr'14
Warwick University cloud ITSM creates platform for evolution

Warwick University has used its cloud-based IT service management to bring all its ITIL processes into a single system and to create additional self-services for users
April 28, 2014 28 Apr'14
Forum meets to plan digital help for high streets

The Future High Streets Forum has held its first meeting to discuss how technology can help high streets to remain attractive, sustainable and meet consumer demand
April 25, 2014 25 Apr'14
Amazon’s soaring first-quarter sales fail to impress investors

Amazon has failed to impress investors despite a 32% jump in first-quarter profits and a 23% increase in sales
April 24, 2014 24 Apr'14
European youth believe they lack skills for digital economy

Almost three quarters (70%) of young people believe they will have to acquire digital skills after leaving education because current education systems do not prepare them for work.
April 23, 2014 23 Apr'14
TLA launches health tech competition for startups

Tech London Advocates (TLA) has launched a competition to find innovative health tech startups.