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• November 03, 2020 03 Nov'20

  Mixed blessings for robots in retail

  Ocado has acquired two US firms to boost its robotics expertise, while Walmart has reverted to using staff for shelf inventory checks

• October 20, 2020 20 Oct'20

  Pace of digital transformation accelerates

  As businesses strive to return to profitability, business leaders are relying on tech innovation to drive economic recovery

• September 21, 2020 21 Sep'20

  How Alder Hey NHS Trust uses HoloLens in the operating theatre

  Mixed reality provides a way to present medical data and enable experts and consultants to offer advice during complex procedures

• September 17, 2020 17 Sep'20

  Brits more fazed by human augmentation

  Italians are the most open to human augmentation, but one-third of people in the UK believe it is unacceptable

• August 25, 2020 25 Aug'20

  My first computer: Making the leap into an IT career

  The IT sector has always struggled to attract enough young talent from different backgrounds. We look at how people gained their first tech experience

• August 20, 2020 20 Aug'20

  First computers that led to a career in IT

  The UK’s GCSE results show a strong pass rate in STEM subjects, which is good news for the IT industry. We find out how Computer Weekly readers got into IT

• August 11, 2020 11 Aug'20

  Pandemic acts as catalyst for digital-led recovery

  Economies with strong digital services are set to grow cross-border trade, while 3D printing could revolutionise goods manufacturing

• July 09, 2020 09 Jul'20

  Executive interview: Ford’s Graham Hoare on manufacturing ventilators

  The executive director for business transformation at Ford of Britain discusses how augmented reality supported the VentilatorChallengeUK effort

• July 02, 2020 02 Jul'20

  Police secrecy over ‘IMSI-catcher’ mass surveillance of mobile phones

  Following a tribunal ruling, constabularies in England and Wales can refuse to confirm or deny whether they use mass surveillance devices, known as IMSI-catchers to monitor people’s location, phone calls and text messages

• June 26, 2020 26 Jun'20

  CBI: Government must take steps to drive SME business innovation

  The coronavirus pandemic has shown how much can be achieved in a short period with a strong partnership between government and industry – and this needs to continue

• May 15, 2020 15 May'20

  Rolls-Royce uses digital twins in Power Systems Customer 4.0 strategy

  The Power Systems unit has begun using technology from Iotics to collect data points for engines in the field and build digital simulation models

• May 06, 2020 06 May'20

  Armar-6 shows how helper robots can work in Ocado warehouses

  Collaborative robot is the result of the five-year SecondHands project with academia to develop a robot that can support human workers

• March 26, 2020 26 Mar'20

  HP Inc warns of M&A uncertainty due to coronavirus

  Company writes to shareholders in an attempt to thwart Xerox’s ongoing acquisition bid and its plan to oust the existing board

• March 25, 2020 25 Mar'20

  Coronavirus: iFixit builds resource to support medical technicians

  Mobile phone DIY repair site is building on the work of Frank’s Hospital Workshop to help medtechs repair ventilators

• February 25, 2020 25 Feb'20

  HP Inc unveils shareholder value plan to curb Xerox bid

  While Xerox gets ready to oust the HP Inc board, the company used its Q2 earnings call to announce a multi-year value creation plan

• February 10, 2020 10 Feb'20

  HP Inc for a few dollars more

  Xerox has increased its offer price for HP Inc from $22 to $24 per share, to acquire its rival for $36bn

• January 24, 2020 24 Jan'20

  HP Inc attacks Xerox boardroom shakeup bid

  Xerox wants to oust the HP Inc board, replacing it with directors who will push through its proposed acquisition

• January 24, 2020 24 Jan'20

  Xerox gets ready to cut and paste HP Inc board

  Xerox plans to pay HP Inc shareholders $17 per share in cash and nominate a new HP Inc board, specialising in business transformation

• January 13, 2020 13 Jan'20

  Computing at the edge

  Edge computing is currently one of the most important trends in IT that is likely to complement cloud by supporting new and emerging workloads

• January 10, 2020 10 Jan'20

  HP Inc: The price is wrong

  Although Xerox sees major synergies between the pair and the ability to cross-sell, HP Inc has turned down Xerox’s latest offer to buy the company

• January 06, 2020 06 Jan'20

  Xerox secures $24bn funding to acquire HP Inc

  Xerox believes it now has what it takes to push the deal through, but one of its main investors has been accused of insider dealing

• November 25, 2019 25 Nov'19

  Ink spat as Xerox gets aggressive and HP Inc questions strategy

  Letters have been flying between the HP Inc board of directors and Xerox, with Xerox planning to pitch directly to shareholders

• November 19, 2019 19 Nov'19

  AR and VR set to enhance jobs and boost GDP

  New headset technologies and 5G networking promise to lower costs, and make AR and VR more user friendly

• November 18, 2019 18 Nov'19

  HP Inc declines Xerox offer, but is ready to haggle

  HP Inc's board of directors have formally declined Xerox’s $30bn acquisition offer, but it has left the door open for merger negotiations

• November 07, 2019 07 Nov'19

  HP Inc receives a $30bn takeover bid from rival Xerox

  It may be a third of the size, but Xerox has put in a bid for rival HP Inc, four years after HP Inc's separation from HP

• October 24, 2019 24 Oct'19

  Endpoint security is a procurement issue, says HP, IDC study

  Report warns that buyers are falling at the first hurdle on security by not including it in their endpoint RFPs and tenders

• October 22, 2019 22 Oct'19

  Executive interview: How Moleskine digitises ideas

  Handwritten notes jotted down on paper are not often shared, but capturing these digitally can encourage a creative approach to collaboration

• October 17, 2019 17 Oct'19

  Barclays demonstrates proof-of-concept quantum clearing algorithm

  Barclays and IBM researchers publish paper on a quantum computing algorithm for securities transaction trading

• October 04, 2019 04 Oct'19

  HP Inc announces restructuring as it tries to get European supplies moving

  PC and print manufacturer faces an uphill battle in its printer supplies business, particularly in Europe

• September 26, 2019 26 Sep'19

  How drones and machine learning can prevent crocodile attacks

  Cloud-powered drones equipped with machine learning algorithms will soon be able to detect crocodiles lurking in the waters of Queensland, Australia

• September 25, 2019 25 Sep'19

  Why quantum needs a classic approach for supremacy

  Google claims it has developed an algorithm for a quantum computer that would take a traditional “classical” computer 10,000 years to run. We investigate

• September 17, 2019 17 Sep'19

  Robotics and Automation: UK must tackle skills, immigration and SME challenges

  Home-grown skills may not be enough to enable the UK to build on the government's Industrial Strategy and push robotics and automation

• September 03, 2019 03 Sep'19

  How the University of Liverpool balances HPC and the cloud

  The University of Liverpool has been running a hybrid HPC environment since 2017, which uses PowerEdge nodes and AWS public cloud services

• August 22, 2019 22 Aug'19

  Almost 40% of UK tech talent resides in London bubble

  Despite cities around the UK being home to a multitude of tech talent, the London bubble still prevails, with a majority of those with digital skills collecting in the capital

• August 09, 2019 09 Aug'19

  NCC Group warns of security risks of leading printers

  Researchers uncover more than 35 vulnerabilities in six leading enterprise printers, many of which could allow access to corporate networks, underlining the need to counter security risks of embedded systems

• August 07, 2019 07 Aug'19

  Rolls-Royce uses IFS to provide real-time operational data

  Aero engine maker is using IFS Maintenix to gather engine data and push out software updates

• June 27, 2019 27 Jun'19

  MPs to probe UK’s growing e-waste problem

  The parliamentary Environmental Audit Committee has launched an inquiry into electronic waste and the circular economy

• June 27, 2019 27 Jun'19

  Executive interview: George Yianni, head of technology, Philips Hue

  In 2007, Wi-Fi required dongles, Bluetooth was for streaming music and smart lights didn’t exist in people’s homes – but then George Yianni had an idea

• May 01, 2019 01 May'19

  How Amadeus used FPGAs to break Moore’s Law threshold

  The innovation team at Amadeus worked with technology university ETH in Zurich to test how FPGAs can be used in artificial intelligence

• April 17, 2019 17 Apr'19

  Autonomous vehicle tech is too costly and unreliable for production

  Level 5, fully autonomous vehicles are a decade away. By then, the tech will be so expensive, that it will only be available on high-end vehicles

• April 04, 2019 04 Apr'19

  Prepare to deploy custom hardware to speed up AI

  Latest forecasts suggest spending on artificial intelligence is ramping up, and organisations that need raw machine learning performance are turning to custom hardware

• March 25, 2019 25 Mar'19

  Datacentre equipment manufacturers must make their firmware available

  Amendment to EcoDesign Directive aims to stimulate third-party maintenance market and encourage resale of second hand equipment

• February 19, 2019 19 Feb'19

  Royal Mail delivers safety training through virtual reality

  At the Learning Technologies event in London, Royal Mail’s online learning manager talks about the organisation’s use of virtual reality to help postal workers avoid dog attacks

• February 10, 2019 10 Feb'19

  Australia’s defence department keeps old PCs out of landfills

  Department has securely wiped data from used devices and kept 1,300 tonnes of e-waste out of landfills

• July 17, 2018 17 Jul'18

  Quantum is revolutionary, but UK must fix funding

  Quantum sensing could replace GPS navigation, and cut the cost of major building projects. But industry needs to work with academia to prototype quantum technologies

• May 30, 2018 30 May'18

  HP Inc results boosted by PC sales as it waits for 3D manufacturing to take off

  3D manufacturing is HP Inc’s next big growth area, but that is 10 years away. In the meantime, it needs to rely on PC and printer sales

• May 21, 2018 21 May'18

  Augmented reality can improve efficiency for retailers

  Augmented reality has been positioned as a way to extend digital experiences onto the retail shop floor – but it has far more uses behind the scenes

• April 23, 2018 23 Apr'18

  Next generation of SCADA industrial controls will protect against cyber attack

  Oil, energy and chemical companies are rethinking how to control big manufacturing plants, replacing expensive control technology with cheaper, more secure systems, taking their cue from biology

• March 13, 2018 13 Mar'18

  Industrial robots set to cut out human workforce

  Greater operational efficiency and a reduction in errors are among the benefits of industrial robots – but the biggest savings are in staffing

• February 13, 2018 13 Feb'18

  The National Museum of Computing launches crowd-funding effort for Turing Bombe gallery

  The National Museum of Computing is looking for funding to support its efforts to develop a gallery for a working model of the Turing-Welchman Bombe

• January 22, 2018 22 Jan'18

  European Parliament votes to restrict exports of surveillance equipment

  European Parliament votes to tighten export controls to restrict supply of surveillance and encryption technology to states with poor human rights records amid fears British companies may not have to comply after Brexit

• January 12, 2018 12 Jan'18

  Call for statutory regulation of police number plate cameras amid concerns over accuracy

  The UK’s automatic number plate recognition database – one the largest non-military data-gathering systems – records up to 1.2 million false readings of number plates every day. It should be subject to statutory regulation, says an independent ...

• November 22, 2017 22 Nov'17

  Meg Whitman steps down as HPE CEO

  Hewlett-Packard Enterprise CEO Meg Whitman is to step down after six years in charge

• August 16, 2017 16 Aug'17

  Fiat joins BMW's autonomous car platform initiative

  Car makers Fiat and BMW are working in collaboration with Intel and Mobileye to develop a scalable platform for self-driving vehicles

• July 27, 2017 27 Jul'17

  Meg Whitman steps down from HP Inc board

  Whitman has served as chairperson of HP since the separation of HP Inc and Hewlett Packard Enterprise in November 2015

• June 29, 2017 29 Jun'17

  Print management a UK public sector GDPR blind spot

  Print and document management is a potential blind spot for the public sector when it comes to compliance with the GDPR, a survey has revealed

• May 31, 2017 31 May'17

  Microsoft shakes up Computex with mixed reality showcase

  Mixed reality could be the next big boom for PC manufacturers, with several Windows headsets joining Microsoft’s own HoloLens

• May 26, 2017 26 May'17

  China’s aviation industry to boost demand for 3D printing

  The maiden flight undertaken by the China-made C919 commercial airliner marks the start of growing demand for 3D printing in the country

• April 03, 2017 03 Apr'17

  Executive interview: Tolga Kurtoglu, CEO, Parc

  Palo Alto Research Center – formerly Xerox Parc – is the home of the modern computer. We speak to its new CEO about innovation

• March 06, 2017 06 Mar'17

  3D printing gets serious in the Netherlands

  3D projects abound in the Netherlands, with the technology being applied to canal bridges, bicycles, ship components and buildings

• February 23, 2017 23 Feb'17

  Digitisation opens up security weakness in oil and gas

  The oil and gas industry needs to address the security risks associated with operational technology and vulnerable IT systems, says Ponemon Institute report

• February 16, 2017 16 Feb'17

  Microsoft PCs get Brexit-fuelled price increase

  Microsoft has raised the price of its Surface PCs by as much as 15% in the UK because of the falling value of the pound since the country voted to leave the EU

• January 25, 2017 25 Jan'17

  HoloLens tested for bridge inspections

  Cambridge University is investigating how augmented reality could help improve safety and lower the cost of inspecting large structures, such as bridges

• January 24, 2017 24 Jan'17

  Executive interview: Kirk Bresniker, chief architect, HPE

  HPE has developed a concept computing architecture which it says will power future generations of applications. We find out how it will change IT

• January 05, 2017 05 Jan'17

  Car makers collaborate on autonomous and connectivity initiatives

  At this year’s CES, automotive companies revealed how they are working together to develop autonomous vehicles platforms

• January 03, 2017 03 Jan'17

  Alexa enters home automation

  Alexa is Amazon’s intelligent voice service for the home. Computer Weekly explores its potential for home automation

• December 13, 2016 13 Dec'16

  GP tests out connected stethoscope, cleared for NHS use

  A digitally connected stethoscope from a Silicon Valley startup is now available in the UK and promises to change patient-doctor interaction

• December 07, 2016 07 Dec'16

  HP Inc: The difference a year makes

  HP Inc is trying to invent its way to a new business. We speak to UK managing director George Brasher about its innovation mojo

• December 05, 2016 05 Dec'16

  Top 10 Asean enterprise IT stories of 2016

  The 10 most popular Asean articles of 2016

• November 29, 2016 29 Nov'16

  HPE demos memory-driven architecture for next-generation IT

  HPE aims to push the limits of computing by moving the memory bottleneck it claims is limiting the performance of application software

• October 14, 2016 14 Oct'16

  HP Inc makes job cuts to focus on sustainable business growth

  HP Inc reveals the challenges it faces in 2017 with PCs, printers and the 3D printing opportunity

• October 12, 2016 12 Oct'16

  PC market in longest period of decline since records began, says Gartner

  PC shipments across the globe enter an unprecedented period of decline, Gartner reveals

• September 29, 2016 29 Sep'16

  How software is reshaping the car industry

  Car firms are becoming more tech savvy, but connected cars open up a whole new set of challenges

• September 12, 2016 12 Sep'16

  HP Inc to pay over $1bn for Samsung printers

  HP Inc has agreed to take over Samsung’s printing business, with disruption in the copier market its aim

• August 17, 2016 17 Aug'16

  Intel Developer Forum: Out of the server room and onto smart devices

  Augmented reality and building intelligence into IoT endpoints were among the highlights at Intel’s annual conference

• July 08, 2016 08 Jul'16

  Amazon launches bursary to encourage women to study tech

  During the AWS Summit in London, Amazon held an invite-only session to showcase its UK research and development

• May 18, 2016 18 May'16

  Nike and BMW pilot HP Inc's first 3D printer

  HP Inc rolls out its first 3D printer, with hopes that it will revolutionise manufacturing

• February 25, 2016 25 Feb'16

  HP Inc sales plummet 12%, with tough times ahead

  HP Inc reports a big drop in revenues, and the CEO predicts some difficult quarters to come

• February 24, 2016 24 Feb'16

  Internet of things providers set to battle over platform dominance

  The need for interoperability will lead to rival internet of things (IoT) standards and ecosystems – which could put the brake on adoption

• February 24, 2016 24 Feb'16

  Rebooting desktop IT

  Following years of decline, the PC industry is being reset. Windows 10 and an evolving range of PC devices are refining the user computing landscape

• January 19, 2016 19 Jan'16

  Digital Single Market must be adopted without delay, says EU parliament

  MEPs pass resolution urging the EU to adopt Digital Single Market proposals and enact new protections for consumers as soon as possible

• January 18, 2016 18 Jan'16

  Gartner: IT spending to grow just 0.6% in 2016

  US-based IT companies were hit hard by a strong dollar last year, with sales totalling $216bn less than in 2014

• December 07, 2015 07 Dec'15

  Building regulations will drive IoT in offices

  Gartner predicts 1.6 billion connected things will be used by smart cities in 2016, an increase of 39% from 2015

• November 02, 2015 02 Nov'15

  A tale of two HPs: Hewlett-Packard splits into two digital businesses

  The two Hewlett-Packard (HP) businesses are both digitally aligned. HP Enterprise is pushing hybrid clouds; HP Inc is taking the road to 3D printing

• October 08, 2015 08 Oct'15

  Take part in the Computer Weekly Technology Industry Survey 2016

  Share your views in Computer Weekly’s annual Technology Industry Survey, which provides an insight into the trends, challenges and aspirations of today’s IT professionals

• September 04, 2015 04 Sep'15

  Sixth-generation Intel core processor offers PC makers a lifeline

  Computer Weekly looks at whether the next generation of Intel desktop and mobile processors can help the ailing PC industry

• September 03, 2015 03 Sep'15

  Intel spends a little to make quantum leap

  Intel has invested in quantum computing, a technology breakthrough that promises to rewrite the rules of computing

• July 27, 2015 27 Jul'15

  World Trade Organisation strikes $1.3tn deal to wipe out IT trade tariffs

  World Trade Organisation's planned update to the 1996 Information Technology Agreement could see prices fall across a wide range of technology products

• July 23, 2015 23 Jul'15

  Scottish government denies "cloud-washing" mobile device procurement framework

  Scottish government's National Framework for Cloud Computing and Proprietary Devices risks confusing suppliers, claim analysts

• July 23, 2015 23 Jul'15

  Cisco quits set-top boxes and reshuffles IoT and cloud organisation

  Cisco sells off the set-top box business it acquired in 2005 and restructures its cloud and IoT businesses

• July 01, 2015 01 Jul'15

  Sony Professional deploys ServiceMax for engineering support

  Sony Professional Service Europe updates its service desk with ServiceMax and integrates it with Salesforce

• June 30, 2015 30 Jun'15

  CIOs warned of IT overspending risks as US dollar strength grows

  The strengthening US dollar could result in enterprises overspending on IT, as suppliers sneak in under-the-radar price hikes, Gartner warns

• June 30, 2015 30 Jun'15

  Windows 10 release won't save the PC market, warns Gartner

  The next iteration of Windows will give PC sales a short-term boost, but nothing will change long-term, Gartner claims

• June 29, 2015 29 Jun'15

  The rise of general-purpose AI and its threat to humanity

  Socially aware general-purpose artificial intelligence in the form of a dog could be the ideal form factor to take over the world

• June 04, 2015 04 Jun'15

  Swedish hardware hub pairs big businesses with IT startups

  Swedish hub pairs hardware-focused startups with businesses to tap into opportunities such as the internet of things

• May 22, 2015 22 May'15

  HP CEO hails business split progress amid downbeat Q2 revenue slumps

  Despite chalking up revenue declines in several business units, Meg Whitman is more convinced than ever of the need to breakup HP

• February 16, 2015 16 Feb'15

  Gartner: CIOs boost spending on sci-fi technologies

  CIOs in the UK and Ireland are expected to increase spending by 1.4% in 2015, fuelled by the economic recovery

• January 28, 2015 28 Jan'15

  Wellcome Trust builds 1,728-core grid for DNA analysis

  The Wellcome Trust Centre has deployed a high-performance computing cluster based on Fujitsu servers

• January 27, 2015 27 Jan'15

  Microsoft revenue drops due to “restructuring”

  Microsoft’s year-on-year net income has dropped by around $695m due to “integration and restructuring” plans, according to the firm’s fiscal statement

• January 16, 2015 16 Jan'15

  Intel's mobile communications revenue freefalls

  Intel’s mobile and communication revenues plummet 85% in 2014 full-year financials but PC and datacentre earnings on the up