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December 27, 2019 27 Dec'19
Top 10 business applications stories of 2019

The steady incursion of artificial intelligence into enterprise software was a major theme behind Computer Weekly’s in-depth stories in this area in 2019
December 05, 2019 05 Dec'19
London mayor Sadiq Khan opens Salesforce’s Ohana floor

Opening coincides with Salesforce announcing $1.25m funding for education charity Ark and a Pathfinder training programme
December 02, 2019 02 Dec'19
UKISUG 2019: Qualtrics unknown to 43% of SAP customers

On the opening day of its annual conference, the UK and Ireland SAP User Group unveils member research showing scant awareness of Qualtrics, and continuing slow adoption of S/4 Hana
December 02, 2019 02 Dec'19
QD Stores deploys SAP Fiori as pathway to possible S/4 Hana adoption

East Anglia-based discount retailer uses design thinking to develop SAP Fiori Screen Personas to enhance ECC6 instance

November 22, 2019 22 Nov'19
Obama at Dreamforce 2019: Leaders orchestrate the conversation

Former US president Barack Obama spoke in a fireside chat with Salesforce co-founder Marc Benioff at Dreamforce 2019. He cautioned on the dangers of the information age and offered some advice for business leaders
November 20, 2019 20 Nov'19
Finland’s ministry of transport floats tech-enabled four-day week

Government department says four-day working week is made possible by technologies such as artificial intelligence
November 19, 2019 19 Nov'19
TSB programme pulled apart in report on IT meltdown

City law firm tears into TSB’s management of botched core banking platform migration
November 19, 2019 19 Nov'19
Dreamforce 19: Salesforce promotes enhanced MuleSoft data integration

SaaS CRM supplier dubs enhancements to its acquired MuleSoft integration software “Customer 360” on the eve of its annual Dreamforce event in San Francisco
November 15, 2019 15 Nov'19
Businesses move key applications off public cloud to save costs

A new study has shown that while many enterprises are able to keep public cloud costs under control, spending can quickly escalate
November 15, 2019 15 Nov'19
Industry questions viability of Labour plan to offer free full-fibre broadband to all UK homes

Uproar in tech sector as Labour proposes to part-nationalise BT and offer free full-fibre broadband to all individuals and businesses by 2030 if successful in General Election

November 06, 2019 06 Nov'19
Machine learning will have bigger impact than cloud

Workday’s vice-chairman explains how machine learning can help employees become more effective, and hints at the company’s moves beyond finance and HR software
October 29, 2019 29 Oct'19
Businesses at risk as mainframe skills die out

Most businesses that are heavily reliant on mainframes fear a shrinking skills pool
October 28, 2019 28 Oct'19
Unit4 CEO Mike Ettling: enterprise customers won’t pay extra for AI

Mike Ettling, chief executive, Unit4, spoke to Computer Weekly at the Unleash HR conference in Paris about ERP trends, and how he is positioning the firm he started running this year
October 21, 2019 21 Oct'19
SAP cloud revenue boosted by Microsoft deal

New contract with Microsoft will see Azure become the preferred hosting platform for ECC to SAP S/4 Hana cloud migrations
October 18, 2019 18 Oct'19
Mark Hurd, co-CEO of Oracle, has died

The software giant announced a leave of absence for Hurd only last month, while he underwent treatment for undisclosed health problems
October 11, 2019 11 Oct'19
SAP CEO Bill McDermott steps down

McDermott will be replaced by SAP board members Jennifer Morgan and Christian Klein
October 02, 2019 02 Oct'19
John Lewis Partnership sells its automation to business

The John Lewis Partnership will expand its use of automation technology as its early projects bear fruit
September 30, 2019 30 Sep'19
Dubai’s Precision Group takes manufacturing into the cloud

Head of IT at mould and packaging company talks about leading its digital transformation programme
September 25, 2019 25 Sep'19
Executive interview: Speed is cloud apps benefit, says Oracle’s Miranda

In a Q&A with Computer Weekly at Oracle Open World 2019, applications head Steve Miranda discussed the supplier’s approach to cloud applications, digital assistants and machine learning
September 17, 2019 17 Sep'19
Oracle Open World 2019: Ellison states ‘fully autonomous cloud’ as goal

Oracle CTO Larry Ellison said a ‘fully autonomous cloud’ is now Oracle's goal, eliminating human labour, during his main keynote at Open World 2019. AWS was, again, in his sights as an inferior rival
September 12, 2019 12 Sep'19
Oracle Q1, 2019-2020: revenue flat, cloud progress vaunted

Oracle’s first quarter 2019-2020 results show revenue growth to be flat, but executives claim cloud headway and vaunt progress on autonomous database uptake. Co-CEO Mark Hurd takes leave of absence on health grounds
September 11, 2019 11 Sep'19
How SATS is using digital twin tech to improve operations

Singapore-based SATS has been using a digital twin platform to model food production processes to improve in-flight catering operations
September 10, 2019 10 Sep'19
Why it makes sense to use a third party to keep the IT lights on

Keeping operational systems running is a full-time job, but as systems get older, they end up being out of support
September 02, 2019 02 Sep'19
APAC enterprises warm to S/4 Hana

SAP customers in Asia-Pacific are assessing migration options in the run-up to 2025, when the German software giant will stop supporting older ERP applications
August 28, 2019 28 Aug'19
APAC is epicentre of the experience economy

The experience economy is emerging in the Asia-Pacific region, but to succeed, enterprises will need to understand both operational and experience data
August 12, 2019 12 Aug'19
Liberty Steel forges future growth with Infor

Steelmaker is using cloud-delivered software from Infor to stoke its growth, replacing SAP systems provided by its former parent, Tata Steel Europe
July 18, 2019 18 Jul'19
SAP Q2 2019: US-China trade war takes toll

SAP’s second-quarter 2019 financial results indicate cloud revenue at 26% of total, and 600 new customers for S/4 Hana. The US-China trade war has adversely affected results
July 03, 2019 03 Jul'19
One-third of people prefer instant reply from chatbot about finances to waiting for human reply

Consumers are warming to being supported by chatbots when it comes to financial services, but firms in the sector face hurdles to achieve true end-to-end automation
July 03, 2019 03 Jul'19
APAC firms in developed markets warm up to cloud ERP

A majority of large enterprises in Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong and Singapore are planning to move their financial applications to the cloud within a year
June 25, 2019 25 Jun'19
Big companies face extinction unless they use IT better

Better use of IT could add £100bn to the British economy, says a CBI report into UK big business
June 20, 2019 20 Jun'19
Oracle results: Revenue flat, cloud progress claimed

Full-year 2018-19 results show revenue flat to slight, but executives claim cloud headway and progress on autonomous database uptake
June 13, 2019 13 Jun'19
Computer scientist Frank Land receives OBE

Frank Land, known for his work on the world's first business computer LEO, has received an OBE
June 04, 2019 04 Jun'19
Why HR and procurement need to collaborate

A lack of insight into the external skills they use means organisations are missing out on smart human capital management
May 28, 2019 28 May'19
Saudi Arabia’s largest auto company completes SAP project as part of digital transformation

Abdul Latif Jameel Motors wins SAP Quality Gold Award for digital revamp programme that overhauled performance and efficiency across its business
May 28, 2019 28 May'19
SAP extends Hana’s reach beyond enterprise applications

The benefits of Hana Cloud Services are clear to Asia-Pacific customers, although actual adoption will boil down to cost
May 16, 2019 16 May'19
How Open University went from bespoke IT to vanilla SAP

It’s hard convincing users their business processes are a dud. But this is what Chris Youles, chief information officer of the Open University, needed to do to transform the organisation
May 02, 2019 02 May'19
Apple posts earnings decline, but sees strong take-up of iOS

Company experiences shortfall in emerging markets and lower Mac sales, but sees the iPad Pro as a PC killer
April 30, 2019 30 Apr'19
How Microsoft is prepping manufacturers for Industry 4.0

Building on its manufacturing and technology knowhow, Microsoft has teamed up with industrial firms to support the growing demand for smart manufacturing capabilities
April 24, 2019 24 Apr'19
SAP Q1 2019 results: 400 more S/4 Hana sign-ups, €1.5bn in cloud

SAP’s first-quarter 2019 financial results indicate cloud revenue at 26% of total, and 400 new customers for S/4 Hana. Senior executive losses, restructure and Qualtrix acquisition cost bite into profit
April 10, 2019 10 Apr'19
How to remove the paper trail

The speed with which a contract is signed is often the rate-determining step in a digitally enabled business process
April 10, 2019 10 Apr'19
Should you buy SaaS ERP or best-of-breed enterprise software?

The major ERP providers are pushing their customers to their cloud offerings. It makes sense, but there are plenty of SaaS alternatives
April 07, 2019 07 Apr'19
APL Logistics fast-tracks global shipments with cloud

The Singapore-based supply chain firm has moved its transport management system and other business applications to the cloud, while keeping its ‘secret sauce’ on-premise
April 04, 2019 04 Apr'19
Post Office to appeal judgment from first Horizon trial

The Post Office will appeal against some of the judgments from the first trial concerning the Horizon computer system used by subpostmasters
March 29, 2019 29 Mar'19
Middle East countries accelerate quantum computing research

Gulf countries must invest in quantum computing research to ensure they continue to to remain digital pioneers
March 26, 2019 26 Mar'19
Oracle makes cloud pitch at OpenWorld Asia

Oracle made a strong call for cloud at its inaugural OpenWorld event in Asia on the back of robust growth in cloud revenues
March 19, 2019 19 Mar'19
New Accenture-Microsoft group to sharpen industry focus

Accenture-Microsoft business group will deliver industry-specific offerings and consulting services to enterprises that lean towards Microsoft technologies
March 04, 2019 04 Mar'19
IT Priorities 2019: APAC keeping pace with digital transformation

Digital transformation is well underway among APAC enterprises which are looking to spend more on refreshing their IT infrastructure and technologies that improve employee productivity
February 25, 2019 25 Feb'19
SAP Malaysia MD Duncan Williamson talks up the ‘experience economy’

In a world where consumer experience can make or break a business, companies need to continuously reinvent themselves to stay relevant
February 19, 2019 19 Feb'19
Healthcare providers should press on with digital transformation

Healthcare providers should continue digitisation efforts with security in mind amid looming cyber threats, says a top T-Systems executive
February 19, 2019 19 Feb'19
IT Priorities 2019: UK investment intent for AI intensifies, SaaS applications mature beyond CRM

AI continues to strengthen as a focus for IT systems buyers in the UK, according to this year’s Computer Weekly/TechTarget IT Priorities survey, while cloud applications are maturing beyond CRM