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November 15, 2012
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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
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Nov'12
Interview: Accenture's in-memory data guru, Alexander Zeier
Alexander Zeier, co-designer of SAP's HANA appliance, speaks to Computer Weekly about the evolution of in-memory analytics
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November 14, 2012
14
Nov'12
NHS reiterates commitment to digitise patient records by 2015
The Department of Health has reiterated its commitment to get all patient records online by 2015
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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 08, 2012
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Nov'12
Pensions watchdog signs G-Cloud deal
The government’s Pensions Ombudsman has signed a deal for a case management system via the G-Cloud.
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November 08, 2012
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Nov'12
Capgemini reduces consultancy charges
Capgemini has lowered pricing in its consulting and local professional services businesses, according to its latest quarter results.
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November 07, 2012
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Nov'12
University Hospitals Birmingham reorganises case notes with EMC Documentum
UHB reduces paper work and organises patient data into one central location through EMC Documentum
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November 06, 2012
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Nov'12
Government confirms digitisation plans in Digital Strategy
The government has confirmed its plans to save billions of pounds per year by digitising transactions in the publication of its Digital Strategy
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November 06, 2012
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Nov'12
EDF blames system upgrade for customer complaint failures
EDF blames a system upgrade for failing to handle customer complaints to standard, but says it will resolve the issue by the end of the year
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November 05, 2012
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Nov'12
Government could save £1.8bn digitising transactions
Government Digital Service hopes to save £1.8bn per year moving to online services, according to draft Digital Strategy seen by Computer Weekly.
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November 02, 2012
02
Nov'12
RBS pays customers extra £50m for IT failure
The IT failure that struck Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) in June will cost more than expected as customers are paid an extra £50m compensation
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October 31, 2012
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Oct'12
Government dips toe in water for single ERP
The government is to test the feasibility of moving to a single enterprise resource planning (ERP) platform across Whitehall
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October 30, 2012
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Oct'12
Teradata brings big data into the SQL family
Teradata addresses the issue of combining unstructured, semi-structured and traditional row-and-column data warehousing in a single architecture.
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October 30, 2012
30
Oct'12
UK datacentres are not ready for big data impact shows study
UK datacentres are not prepared for the changes that big data will bring, a study of 125 senior IT decision makers revealed
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October 29, 2012
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Oct'12
Big data could transform staff management
Data analytics has the potential to help businesses make dramatic returns by managing their workforce more effectively
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October 25, 2012
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Oct'12
Businesses invest in learning management systems to reskill staff
Businesses are stepping up their investment in sophisticated IT systems to manage the training and development of their workforce
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October 25, 2012
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Oct'12
Windows 8 OS is available now – but is it the right choice for your business?
Windows 8 combines a desktop operating system (OS) with tablet-touch functionality, which will bring benefits to some organisations - but not all
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October 22, 2012
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Oct'12
Suffolk Coastal Port Health Authority upgrades storage for database
Suffolk Coastal Port Health Authority upgrades its storage infrastructure for web-based data-management system Philis
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October 19, 2012
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Oct'12
Case study: Novus Leisure doubles sales after IT upgrade
Bar chain Novus Leisure has moved its IT infrastructure into the cloud, boosting sales through lower costs and scalable IT
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October 18, 2012
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Oct'12
Oracle pushes proprietary systems to avoid expensive IT consultants
Oracle is pushing its combined hardware and software product range as a way for CIOs to avoid costly consultant fees
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October 17, 2012
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Oct'12
O2 drops Ericsson after outage
Mobile network O2 blames Ericsson’s central user database for the faults last week and in July, telling customers it will drop the software
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October 17, 2012
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Oct'12
Mike Lynch: Firms happy with 95% IT functionality should move to cloud
Former CEO and founder of Autonomy, Mike Lynch, believes cloud is right for a number of applications, but says ERP will always stay in house
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October 16, 2012
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Oct'12
Cornell Cern project plumps for NoSQL DBMS
Physicists in the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) detector at the Large Hadron Collider at Cern are benefitting from a MongoDB NoSQL database management system that gives them unified access to data from a range of databases.
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October 15, 2012
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Oct'12
Did IT problems force Santander out of RBS deal?
Spanish bank Banco Santander has pulled out of its £1.7bn agreement to take over 316 RBS branches because of IT integration problems
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October 11, 2012
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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 09, 2012
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Oct'12
The latest tech preserving Bletchley Park's past
Bletchley Park is embracing a range of modern technologies in order to boost visitor numbers, Iain Standen, CEO, tells Computer Weekly
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October 08, 2012
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Oct'12
How French Connection automated stock replenishment to cut costs
Fashion retailer French Connection cut costs by deploying a stock replenishment automation system
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October 05, 2012
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Oct'12
Payment errors could undermine Sepa advantages
European firms might lose billions of Euros through payment errors when the Single European Payments Area comes into force in 2014
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September 19, 2012
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Sep'12
Government spends £638m on universal credit IT, says minister Mark Hoban
Government has spent £638m on universal credit IT, with £441m going on design and development, employment minister Mark Hoban reveals
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September 18, 2012
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Sep'12
White House deputy CTO praises NHS open-data strategy
The deputy CTO of the White House, Chris Vein, is working with the NHS to pass on experiences of making data more open in the public sector
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September 17, 2012
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Sep'12
E.ON outsources applications to Capgemini
Utility giant E.ON has outsourced application services to Capgemini as part of a five-year restructure of its IT services in a deal worth about €50m
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September 17, 2012
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Sep'12
DWP hits back at criticism over Universal Credit IT systems
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has hit back at calls to delay its flagship Universal Credit scheme because of IT concerns
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September 12, 2012
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Sep'12
IT system cuts visa abuse across Schengen Area
An IT system integrating disparate national border controls has reduced visa abuse across the borderless Schengen Area of continental Europe
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September 11, 2012
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Sep'12
Allianz signs deal for customer database technology
Insurance company Allianz has signed a deal for a database system it expects will create millions in sales by creating a single customer view (SCV)
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August 20, 2012
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Aug'12
More than 1,000 school application details leaked on the internet
Personal information about more than 1,000 children has been published on the UK Independent Schools Guide website after an alleged cyber attack
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August 14, 2012
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Aug'12
How has banking IT changed after the industry's Armageddon?
Five years after Northern Rock was forced into privatisation, what effect have the many changes in the financial sector had on IT?
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August 09, 2012
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Aug'12
NHS sees £100m reduction in exposure to CSC contracts
The Department for Health’s financial exposure to its contracts with troubled supplier CSC have decreased by £100m in just three months.
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August 06, 2012
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Aug'12
Cloud Industry Forum aligns standards for easier procurement
CIF's latest code of practice aligns with ISO standards to simplify certification and make purchasing cloud services easier
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August 02, 2012
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Aug'12
NHS Scotland rolls out shared services for 22 boards
NHS Scotland has started the roll out of a single shared services platform for finance across its 22 health boards.
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August 02, 2012
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Aug'12
HP wins battle with Oracle for continued Itanium support
A California court has ordered Oracle to continue support for the Intel Itanium chips used by Hewlett-Packard in a number of its servers
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August 01, 2012
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Aug'12
Six London councils deploy shared services ERP to cut £18m
Six London councils are using an Oracle shared services implementation, in a move expected to save £18m over four years.
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July 31, 2012
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Jul'12
Newham spends £400,000 on ChildView software
The London Borough of Newham has spent £400,000 on case management software to help join up its disparate children’s services databases.
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July 31, 2012
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Jul'12
Interview: Denise McDonagh, government G-cloud director
Denise McDonagh talks about the challenges of the G-cloud programme and how the government is reducing dependence on large outsourcers.
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July 25, 2012
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Jul'12
Facebook on the hunt for London-based engineering team
Facebook announces 22 job openings on its London-based team, which will focus mostly on mobile and platform
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July 24, 2012
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Jul'12
SuccessFactors boosts SAP's cloud performance
SAP’s cloud business is growing, thanks to the acquisition of SuccessFactors, according to the company’s latest financial results.
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July 19, 2012
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Jul'12
Co-op uses Lloyds managed service in branch acquisition
The Co-operative bank will switch to Lloyds TSB's IT platform when it buys the 632 Lloyds TSB and Cheltenham and Gloucester branches
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July 17, 2012
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Jul'12
Border Agency’s IT system runs £28m over budget and a year behind schedule
The Border Agency’s £385m Immigration Case Work IT project is £28m over budget and one year behind schedule, says the National Audit Office
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July 17, 2012
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Jul'12
IT consultancy rises in construction and transportation sectors
Finance and the public sector remain IT consultancies' biggest clients but the construction and transportation sectors are increasing their use
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July 16, 2012
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Jul'12
DCLG sticks with same old system integrators for IT refresh
The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) will contract a single outsourcing giant for its desktop management services
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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 13, 2012
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Jul'12
DWP loses £3.2bn in error and fraud, finds NAO
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) estimates that total benefit overpayments due to fraud and error in 2011-12 were £3.2 billion.
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July 13, 2012
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Jul'12
What next for government open data?
Campaigners are worried that plans for further data releases and their promised £16bn stimulus to the economy are being derailed
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July 12, 2012
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Jul'12
Katie Davis steps down as health informatics chief
Katie Davis is to step down as managing director for NHS Informatics at the Department for Health.
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July 10, 2012
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Jul'12
Eurotunnel selects QlikView over SAP for business intelligence applications
Eurotunnel, which runs Le Shuttle, is using business analytics applications built with QlikView to analyse data from its SAP system
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July 09, 2012
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Jul'12
Gartner: Tech in business will drive consulting growth
Gartner has predicted a slight increase in IT services spending for 2012, driven by businesses becoming more technology-based
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July 06, 2012
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Jul'12
Majority of hospitals seek electronic records post NPfIT
Most hospitals are seeking electronic patient records outside the NHS National Programme for IT (NPfIT), according to Computer Weekly research
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July 06, 2012
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Jul'12
Business analytics software aims to cut gun crime
A European Union funded project has created a prototype using business analytics software from SAS to tackle gun crime.
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July 03, 2012
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Jul'12
Cloud computing underpins Uefa business strategy
Uefa outsourced its IT infrastructure to a supplier-built private cloud to cope with demand and free up in-house resources for contingency action
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July 03, 2012
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Jul'12
Exeter University automates overseas student processing for UKBA compliance
The University of Exeter is using IT to replace manual processing overseas students in compliance with UK Border Authority (UKBA) rules
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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 26, 2012
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Jun'12
Water company United Utilities implements data governance software
Water company United Utilities has implemented data governance software to manage its £8bn IT hardware estate
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June 22, 2012
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Jun'12
Nationwide banks on virtual testing of online services
Nationwide uses a virtualised environment for testing new internet banking services to cut costs and development time
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June 21, 2012
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Jun'12
NHS Trusts tender for £300m clinical systems
Some 29 NHS Trusts across London and south England have issued a framework tender, worth £300m, for clinical information systems
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June 21, 2012
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Jun'12
Banks break with in-house software in move to commercial systems
Increased regulation, reduced profits and customer demands are driving banks to replace home-grown software with off-the-shelf alternatives
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June 20, 2012
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Jun'12
Enterprises increase software application spending to $120bn in 2012
Global spending on enterprise application software will reach $120bn this year, according to the latest Gartner research
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June 20, 2012
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Jun'12
Aston Martin implements Microsoft for accounts
Car manufacturer Aston Martin implemented an ERP system from Microsoft when it required a new accounting system
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June 19, 2012
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Jun'12
Oracle reports strong profit growth
Oracle reported an 8% increase in profits on a 1% increase in sales for the fourth quarter of its 2012 financial year
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June 18, 2012
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Jun'12
US Sequoia machine takes title of fastest supercomputer
The US has overtaken Japan in the race for the world’s fastest supercomputer, with the Sequoia computer achieving 16.32 petaflop/s
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June 18, 2012
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Jun'12
Asian scientists call for government action on supercomputers
Scientists in India, China, Japan, Korea and India have called on their governments to collaborate on supercomputer technology
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June 14, 2012
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Jun'12
Microsoft pushes Azure as cloud infrastructure on demand
Microsoft is now offering Azure as on-demand cloud infrastructure, supporting both Windows and Linux workloads
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June 14, 2012
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Jun'12
Beware what you ask of big data – you might just get the answer
One of the perils inherent in big data projects is not knowing what to do with the results
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June 12, 2012
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Jun'12
IT must use cloud to improve business processes
The cloud will grow exponentially in business and CIOs must use it to enable business processes and make companies more agile
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June 07, 2012
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Jun'12
University black box cuts student visa processing time
Lancaster University is automating record keeping and information cross checking for oversees students that register at the organisation.
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June 06, 2012
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Jun'12
CSC refuses to play ball over NHS Lorenzo deal
Troubled IT supplier CSC is continuing to drag its feet over a proposed deal by the Department of Health to free trusts from contractual obligations to use its Lorenzo software .
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June 06, 2012
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Jun'12
HP eyes EMC’s storage market
HP has released a StoreOnce data deduplication back-up system, which it claims can ingest data at 100TB per hour – three times faster than EMC’s recently launched Data Domain 990
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June 01, 2012
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Jun'12
Microsoft softens July licence blow
Microsoft has lowered the price hike planned for July, but businesses still face paying up to 25% more for their software.
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May 31, 2012
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May'12
Met Office says open source is ‘backbone of our operations’
Open source has become critical to the operations of the Met Office with Linux used in the organisation for a decade.
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May 31, 2012
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May'12
William Grant & Sons opens datacentre for ERP consolidation
Distiller William Grant & Sons opens a UK datacentre to consolidate its global ERP operation
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May 29, 2012
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May'12
Home Affairs Committee slams police IT plans
The Home Affairs Committee has expressed serious concerns over the privatisation of police IT procurement
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May 29, 2012
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May'12
CIO interview: Rex Johnson, IT director of Confused.com
Insurance comparison site Confused.com decided to move to a single Microsoft platform to speed up development of its products.
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May 28, 2012
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May'12
Universal Credit systems go live early in Manchester
Universal Credit systems are to go live in the Greater Manchester and Cheshire region in April 2013, six months before the national roll-out
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May 24, 2012
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May'12
The Facebook IPO – so much for supply and demand
During the frenzied build-up to the Facebook IPO over the past couple of weeks, emotions overwhelmed good common sense
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May 24, 2012
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May'12
Analysts attack HP’s decision to axe Lynch
Analysts have attacked HP’s decision to axe Mike Lynch from heading up Autonomy within the company, as part of its restructuring programme which will see 27,000 jobs get canned by 2014.
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May 24, 2012
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May'12
One question to clinch a software deal with Angel Trains
Angel Trains asked shortlisted software suppliers one question, which resulted in a deal to take a suite of software from Oracle
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May 23, 2012
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May'12
Overrun in big IT projects leads to one in three failures
One-third of big IT projects are likely to get derailed after they have been running for two years, according to research.
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May 21, 2012
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May'12
Interview: Giles Wilmore on the NHS Information Strategy
Giles Wilmore,owner of the Department of Health’s information strategy, discusses plans for a health portal and IT standards post-NPfIT.
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May 21, 2012
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May'12
Patients records to go digital by 2015
Patients will be able to access their own health records electronically and book appointments with GPs online by 2015.
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May 16, 2012
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May'12
Leeds Teaching Hospitals consolidates IT
NHS trust Leeds Teaching Hospitals simplifies its applications platform in £37m IT investment plan to enable clinicians to access data more easily
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May 10, 2012
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May'12
Troubled RPA systems to be replaced by 2015
The Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is to roll out a new payments system for the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) by 2015
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May 09, 2012
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May'12
Nevada gives Google's driverless car the green light
Google's driverless car has passed its driving test in Nevada, where licences for autonomous vehicles came into effect on 1 March 2012
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May 04, 2012
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May'12
UK Border Agency to introduce postal visa system following IT failure
The UK Border Agency (UKBA) may introduce a postal visa service for foreign nationals, following the outage of its ID card computer system.
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May 04, 2012
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May'12
Cisco snaps up analytics firm Truviso
Cisco has acquired real time data analytics firm Truviso for an undisclosed amount.
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May 03, 2012
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May'12
What is the top priority for IT execs in 2012, and why?
Why, given a choice of 14 IT concerns, including cloud computing, did application performance management (APM) come out on top?
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May 03, 2012
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May'12
European copyright ruling good for IT innovation, say lawyers
The top European court's ruling on copyright is good news for innovation, say lawyers
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May 02, 2012
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May'12
Oracle zero-day patch should be applied with caution, warns Qualys
Oracle has released an out-of-band patch for a zero-day vulnerability, but security firm Qualys warns against rushing to apply it
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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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May 01, 2012
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May'12
Open Data Center Alliance focuses on big data collaboration
The Open Data Center Alliance, a group of 12 major IT users, is collaborating with industry on big data architectures
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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
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Apr'12
Amazon results demonstrate commitment to cloud
Amazon's AWS cloud business made $500m in sales in the first quarter of 2012, comprising 3.79% of Amazon's Q1 business