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Cloud computing software
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January 30, 2013
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Jan'13
First tech start-ups chosen for financial services innovation lab
Seven financial technology companies have been selected to take part in a mentoring programme in London
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January 28, 2013
28
Jan'13
Invest in cloud skills or risk marginalisation, CIOs warned
CIOs need to invest in the processes and skills to manage cloud services effectively or risk being marginalised by the rest of the business
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January 25, 2013
25
Jan'13
Dell's OpenStack-based public cloud to go live in Q4
Dell’s Openstack-based public cloud, which is in beta-testing, will be made generally available in the fourth quarter of 2013
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January 21, 2013
21
Jan'13
Interview: Alan Clark, chairman, OpenStack Foundation
Alan Clark, chairman of the board of the OpenStack Foundation, talks to Computer Weekly about the future of cloud and the role of open source
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January 18, 2013
18
Jan'13
Google buys King's Cross site for UK headquarters
Internet giant Google spends £1bn on a 2.4 acre site in the King's Cross area of London where it plans to open its UK headquarters in 2016
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January 10, 2013
10
Jan'13
Tesco rolls out Microsoft Office 365
Tesco has signed a deal to roll-out Microsoft Office 365 across its Europe and Asian operations
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January 08, 2013
08
Jan'13
VoIP awareness up but user numbers remain low
A report from Ofcom claims four in five consumers know what voice over internet protocol (VoIP) is, but just 29% use the technology
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January 04, 2013
04
Jan'13
Executive brings own software which is adopted by business
Rochdale Development agency (RDA) has started using cloud based Huddle collaboration software after a development officer started using it at work.
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December 18, 2012
18
Dec'12
Forestry Commission uses the cloud to fight tree disease
The Forestry Commission has used Huddle’s cloud collaboration services in a project to control the spread of a tree disease known as ash dieback.
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December 18, 2012
18
Dec'12
Amazon takes clear lead in cloud-based software development
Most established IT suppliers are struggling to gain support from software developers looking to use cloud environments as Amazon leads the field
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November 23, 2012
23
Nov'12
Mersey Care NHS Trust moves to cloud in £3m deal
Mersey Care NHS Trust has signed a £3m deal for cloud services, in a move intended to deliver around £1.5m in savings
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November 20, 2012
20
Nov'12
Cloud computing IT outsourcing contracts triple
Global IT outsourcing deals with a cloud computing element have tripled in number since 2010, according to Information Services Group (ISG)
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November 20, 2012
20
Nov'12
How Midata will affect business and consumers
The government is pushing private companies to release customer data under its Midata initiative. But what does this mean for the digital economy and who stands to benefit?
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November 20, 2012
20
Nov'12
SAP users need more clarity on latest cloud, mobile and BI efforts
SAP customers continue to express confusion about the supplier’s more advanced initiatives, including cloud migration and recent acquisitions
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November 16, 2012
16
Nov'12
Birmingham Metropolitan College cuts IT procurement time and cost
Birmingham Metropolitan College uses cloud-based procurement to reduce the cost and time it takes to buy IT equipment
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November 15, 2012
15
Nov'12
Cyber security will change ideas of the nation state, says Stonesoft
The lack of cyber security is a major threat to the civilised world and will change how people see the nation state, says security firm Stonesoft
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November 14, 2012
14
Nov'12
SAP builds on cloud strategy with Financials OnDemand
SAP has introduced its first cloud-based financial application for the enterprise, based on the company's Hana in-memory database system
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November 13, 2012
13
Nov'12
MPs quiz Google over UK tax avoidance
The Public Accounts Select Committee asks Google northern Europe vice-president Matt Brittin to explain why Google pays so little UK tax
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October 26, 2012
26
Oct'12
ACPO use online crime reporting company
The Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) and charity Crimestoppers is using online self-reporting platform Facewatch, designed to reduce low-level crime.
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October 26, 2012
26
Oct'12
Beware of unfair SaaS HR contracts
Businesses must be wary of signing unfair contracts as software as a service takes over from traditional HR technology
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October 25, 2012
25
Oct'12
Telefónica Digital buys TokBox
Telefónica Digital buys into the video conferencing market with its acquisition of San-Francisco-based TokBox
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October 24, 2012
24
Oct'12
CIO interview: Gerry Pennell, CIO, London 2012 Olympic Games
As the job of a lifetime nears its end, London 2012 CIO Gerry Pennell talks exclusively to Computer Weekly about his Olympic experience
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October 22, 2012
22
Oct'12
Tech City names Facebook executive Joanna Shields as CEO
Joanna Shields has resigned as European boss of Facebook to become CEO of the Tech City Investment Organisation (TCIO)
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October 18, 2012
18
Oct'12
Citrix debuts mobile virtual apps as analysts warn of obsolescence
Citrix debuts cloud and mobility releases, but analysts warn they may soon be left behind in an increasingly competitive and evolving market
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October 16, 2012
16
Oct'12
Telefonica Digital saves 40% with cloud HR platform
Telefonica Digital is investing in a cloud-based HR system to manage its 6,500 worldwide workforce, saving 40% on the cost of non-cloud HR
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October 15, 2012
15
Oct'12
Rail franchise suspension proves cloud concept for operator Go-Ahead
The suspension of bids for the Thameslink rail franchise acted as proof of concept for operator Go-Ahead’s move to cloud-based collaboration
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October 12, 2012
12
Oct'12
Case Study: Groupon gets a remote voice with Natterbox
Inspired by the Olympics, Groupon adopts a UK-wide cloud PBX solution to integrate with its Salesforce deployment through Natterbox
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October 12, 2012
12
Oct'12
CIO interview: Frank Modruson, Accenture
Accenture’s CIO Frank Modruson on providing IT to 250,000 people who think they could do your job and why video is the next big thing
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October 12, 2012
12
Oct'12
UK calls for video-conferencing standard
Users of video-conferencing technology want the industry to offer one standard so tools from different suppliers can become interoperable
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October 12, 2012
12
Oct'12
Case study: Benetton rolls out shopper and staff Wi-Fi
The United Colours of Benetton stores offer secure access for staff and free browsing for customers with managed Wi-Fi networks from On Direct
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October 11, 2012
11
Oct'12
CERN sees surge in job applicants after turning to social media
CERN, home of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), has seen a surge in job applicants for hard-to-fill vacancies, after using social media to recruit
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October 11, 2012
11
Oct'12
Job prospects improving for IT graduates, says HECSU report
Job prospects for IT graduates have improved for the first time during the recession, says the Higher Education Careers Services Unit (HECSU)
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October 10, 2012
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Oct'12
Microsoft CEO: 'We are a devices and services company'
Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer signals "fundamental shift" in supplier's strategy as Windows 8 is prepared for release
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October 05, 2012
05
Oct'12
Cisco acquires vCider
Cisco has acquired vCider, a provider of virtual network overlay technology to boost its cloud strategy and SDN capabilities
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October 05, 2012
05
Oct'12
Charities recognise key role of technology
Three-quarters of charities believe technology has enabled them to help more people, but 80% have no plans to use cloud computing
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October 04, 2012
04
Oct'12
Law firm puts IT service management in the cloud
Addleshaw Goddard is using an IT service management (ITSM) service in the cloud as part of a programme to improve IT effectiveness
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October 02, 2012
02
Oct'12
Toyota uses Microsoft for global communications
Toyota Motor Corporation is globally deploying Microsoft software through a mix of cloud and on-premise software for its 200,000 staff
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October 01, 2012
01
Oct'12
O2 to expand BYOD scheme
Mobile phone group O2 is to introduce its bring-your-own-device scheme to operations in Europe and South America, following successful UK roll-out
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September 28, 2012
28
Sep'12
Top ten cloud computing confidence killers
A survey of cloud users reveals regulatory failure to keep up with developments in technology is eroding confidence in cloud computing
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September 25, 2012
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Sep'12
Mid-market companies are outsourcing more
Mid-sized companies are increasing their outsourcing at a faster rate than large enterprises and using a more diverse range of suppliers
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September 25, 2012
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Sep'12
Domino Printing Sciences puts service desk in the cloud
Manufacturer Domino Printing Sciences is cutting costs by putting its IT service desk in the cloud
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September 20, 2012
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Sep'12
Cloud services sales to rocket to $109bn
Cloud services sales will exceed $100bn globally this year after a 19% increase over the past 12 months
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September 19, 2012
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Sep'12
Thomas Cook signs hosting deal with SME CatN
Thomas Cook online has signed a seven-figure deal with SME cloud provider CatN to host its e-commerce site
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September 13, 2012
13
Sep'12
Cloud computing: Could it cost more?
Cloud computing is meant to cut costs, but some organisations are reporting increased cost instead. How is this possible?
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September 13, 2012
13
Sep'12
Citrix acquires Beetil to expand cloud capabilities
Citrix has bought cloud-based service desk technology provider Beetil to expand its capabilities of its GoToAssist support product line
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September 12, 2012
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Sep'12
Huddle gets US federal government breakthrough
US public sector workers get cloud-based collaboration software from Huddle after two major US government departments sign up
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September 11, 2012
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Sep'12
Everything Everywhere poised to launch UK 4G mobile network
Everything Everywhere – rebranded 'EE' – is set to launch high-speed 4G mobile networking in the UK with download speeds up to 40Mbps
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September 11, 2012
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Sep'12
Ten killer questions for choosing an HR IT system
Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) chose a cloud-based HR system, to manage its 3,700 disparate global staff, on the basis of 10 killer questions
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September 06, 2012
06
Sep'12
Google lacks enterprise credibility
IT directors do not consider Google a credible supplier to the enterprise market, according to the Corporate IT Forum
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September 05, 2012
05
Sep'12
Digital technologies to spark major shake-up of IT suppliers, says report
CIOs have been urged to rethink their partnerships with strategic suppliers as the industry goes through its most disruptive period since the dot com crash
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August 15, 2012
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Aug'12
SMEs driving $2.2bn cloud industry growth
The global cloud industry is set to be worth an extra $2.2bn before the end of the year, according to KPMG
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August 10, 2012
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Aug'12
Case Study: Welcome Break Group revamps HR with SuccessFactors
Welcome Break Group is starting a project to deploy SuccessFactors, the cloud-based HR system from SAP.
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August 08, 2012
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Aug'12
Universities to research IT as a Utility
A consortium of UK universities will research the challenges associated with the use of IT as a utility
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August 08, 2012
08
Aug'12
Is the cloud driving IT outsourcing or blurring the outlook?
Cloud computing is an increasingly significant segment of the IT outsourcing sector but are we one large data breach away from an about-turn?
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August 07, 2012
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Aug'12
Cognizant continues to grow unabated
IT services firm Cognizant has increased its sales by over 20% in the last three months
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August 07, 2012
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Aug'12
Most firms have inadequate web app defences, study shows
Most firms have inadequate defences for web applications, a study has revealed.
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August 03, 2012
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Aug'12
Bang & Olufsen gets Office in the cloud
Sound system maker Bang & Olufsen is rolling out Microsoft Office 365 to 2,000 employees as it moves its email from Lotus Notes.
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August 01, 2012
01
Aug'12
Unsafe password practices cause Dropbox spam scare
Dropbox has confirmed that usernames and passwords stolen from other websites were used to sign in to a small number of Dropbox accounts.
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July 31, 2012
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Jul'12
Interview: Huddle CEO Alastair Mitchell
Huddle co-founder and CEO Alastair Mitchell talks about the simplicity of cloud-based collaboration and resurrecting dead content.
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July 27, 2012
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Jul'12
Amazon reports meagre second quarter income
Amazon has reported second quarter income of just $7m, down 96% compared with the same period last year
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July 24, 2012
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Jul'12
Space NK swaps ISDN for Claranet 3G private network
Space NK is one of a number of retailers using 3G as a replacement for ISDN to back up store IT systems
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July 20, 2012
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Jul'12
Google results: $774m spent on IT, with more to come
Google has reported a 10% increase in net income in the second quarter of 2012 and is continuing its datacentre expansion.
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July 19, 2012
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Jul'12
Imperial College London moves ITSM to the cloud
Imperial College London is moving IT service management (ITSM) into the cloud after it grew out of its eight-year-old system
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July 19, 2012
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Jul'12
BP rolls out first global cloud for workforce
BP is putting its global messaging infrastructure into a private cloud to benefit from pay-per-use functionality and scalability
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July 18, 2012
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Jul'12
Cloud training has 'incalculable benefits' for Virgin Media
Communications supplier Virgin Media has revolutionised the way it trains staff through cloud-based learning supplier Cornerstone.
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July 18, 2012
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Jul'12
CIO Interview: David Henderson, CIO, A&N Media
“From now on everything has to go into the cloud,” says David Henderson, chief information officer at Daily Mail and Metro publisher A&N Media.
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July 17, 2012
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Jul'12
CSC wins deal to transform datacentres for engineer firm Alstom
Engineering company Alstom has outsourced the transformation of its datacentres to systems integrator CSC in a five-year contract
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July 17, 2012
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Jul'12
Steve Ballmer launches cloud-based Microsoft Office 2013
Steve Ballmer releases a preview of Microsoft's cloud-based Office 2013 suite of productivity tools, which he says works best on Windows 8 OS
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July 13, 2012
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Jul'12
SAP expects strong second quarter
Software provider SAP expects a strong second quarter, with revenues up 18% on last year to €3.9bn (£3bn).
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July 12, 2012
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Jul'12
SME uses cloud to meet FSA regulations
When the Financial Services Authority (FSA) introduces new rules, companies under its jurisdiction often have to invest in IT to adhere to new rules.
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July 12, 2012
12
Jul'12
£1m competition opens to find tech start-up with the X factor
A global competition with a £1m prize has opened with the aim of finding and funding an entrepreneur with a good idea for a start-up business in London
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July 09, 2012
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Jul'12
Barclays puts full online banking on mobile app
Barclays has launched a mobile banking app with similar functionality to its full online banking platform
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July 04, 2012
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Jul'12
Tech sector faces a decade of recession
The UK IT industry will decline in real terms until at least 2016 and there is a real risk of the sector reaching a decade of downturn, according to research from analyst firm TechMarketView
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July 02, 2012
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Jul'12
NHS trust cloud solves immediate challenge and prepares for future
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS trust moved systems into the cloud to solve immediate challenges and prepare for a future of shared services
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June 29, 2012
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Jun'12
Universities deliver HPC for business via the cloud
The University of Cambridge and Imperial College are pooling their resources to create a high-performance computing (HPC) service that will offer some of the UK’s fastest computer resources to industry through the cloud
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June 21, 2012
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Jun'12
EU to fund cloud-based supercomputers for SMEs
Small and medium-sized enterprises will have access to cloud-based supercomputers to run complex engineering simulations, under a €16m project backed by the European Commission.
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June 21, 2012
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Jun'12
CompTIA targets CFOs for IT education programme
Supplier trade body CompTIA is targeting CFOs and other senior executives with an IT education programme
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June 13, 2012
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Jun'12
The cloud will move supercomputers into the mainstream
Cloud computing will move supercomputers out of the research labs into mainstream business, says Amazon
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June 13, 2012
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Jun'12
Deloitte opts for IT service management in the cloud
Business consultancy Deloitte is using cloud-based IT service management to support 13,000 employees in the UK and Switzerland
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June 13, 2012
13
Jun'12
Cloud a game-changer for SMEs, says the Open Group
Cloud computing has huge potential for SMEs, but they need to look before they leap, says IT consortium the Open Group
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May 30, 2012
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May'12
Google puts Windows on Chromebooks
Google makes Windows run on Chromebooks and offers $150 one-off management fee
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May 29, 2012
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May'12
Fujitsu UK CEO positive about the road ahead
Fujitsu CEO Duncan Tait took the helm at the height of the economic slowdown and all the upheaval it triggered, but revenues and orders are on the rise again
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May 28, 2012
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May'12
Google Apps for Business wins ISO 27001 certification
Google Apps for Business has earned ISO 27001 certification, a move welcomed by analysts and the UK cloud computing industry
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May 24, 2012
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May'12
Collaboration: Working smarter, not harder
Collaboration technology can help you work more effectively. Andrew Buss, director of Freeform Dynamics, guides you through the options
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May 22, 2012
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May'12
EMC buys Syncplicity
Storage giant EMC confirms the deal for cloud file management firm Syncplicity but keeps the figures behind closed doors
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May 21, 2012
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May'12
CloudStore 2 launched ahead of supplier accreditation
The second iteration of the government’s CloudStore has gone live ahead of suppliers from the first framework having been accredited to sell products on the first G-Cloud framework.
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May 18, 2012
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May'12
Businesses at risk from 'unfair' cloud contracts
Businesses are unwittingly signing cloud computing contracts that could leave them liable for failures by their supplier.
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May 16, 2012
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May'12
Key IT influencer Ian Watmore quits civil service
Ian Watmore, permanent secretary at the Cabinet Office and one of the main drivers of the government's IT strategy, is leaving the civil service next month.
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May 15, 2012
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May'12
UK cloud adoption continues to grow
UK is lagging behind the US in cloud adoption, according to a study by the UK-based Cloud Industry Forum.
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May 14, 2012
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May'12
Enterprises putting HR in the cloud
Global businesses are moving the management of workforce relations into the cloud to eliminate siloed working through a single HR system across regions.
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May 14, 2012
14
May'12
Is your data at risk in the cloud?
When is it safe to move critical data into the cloud? IT professionals, lawyers and insurers believe they have the answer
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May 09, 2012
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May'12
Technology can add value to beat competitors
Six technology trends will help businesses open up new revenue streams, says Andrew Poppleton, managing director of Accenture's UK and Ireland Technology Group.
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May 01, 2012
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May'12
How global recruitment company runs IT with one in-house worker
Recruitment services company Alexander Mann Solutions is harnessing cloud computing and expanding nearshore IT services to support a one-man internal IT department.
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May 01, 2012
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May'12
Interview: Oracle president Mark Hurd
Eighteen months after leaving HP in controversial circumstances, Mark Hurd discusses what cloud, mobile and big data mean to Oracle
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April 27, 2012
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Apr'12
Oracle Secure Cloud to launch in the summer, says Mark Hurd
Oracle will release its Oracle Secure Cloud offering in an official launch this summer, according to company president Mark Hurd.
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April 27, 2012
27
Apr'12
Retailers refocus IT investment for e-commerce
Retailers are shifting IT investments from core systems to customer-facing applications to capitalise on the growth of e-commerce
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April 26, 2012
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Apr'12
Alexander Mann Solutions uses nearshore cloud services
Recruitment services firm Alexander Mann Solutions (AMS) has moved its global IT onto a private cloud supported in Eastern Europe
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April 26, 2012
26
Apr'12
CIO interview: Andy Nelson, UK government chief information officer
In an exclusive interview with Computer Weekly government CIO Andy Nelson talks about the challenges ahead.
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April 25, 2012
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Apr'12
Infosec 2012: Cloud enables security expertise for SME
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) typically face the same threats as bigger organisations, but lack the same level of expertise and other security resources.
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April 24, 2012
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Apr'12
IT suppliers struggle to meet customers' cloud expectations
IT suppliers are struggling to transform their business models to meet customers' expectations of cloud