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Enterprise software
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November 26, 2015
26
Nov'15
Microsoft steps up efforts to clarify cloud security and privacy policy
Microsoft debuts merged security information hub to make it easier for cloud users to find out more about the privacy and security policies of its hosted products
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November 24, 2015
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Nov'15
Equinix rolls out AWS Direct Connect in Slough datacentre
Datacentre provider launches private internet connection to Amazon Web Services to help customers build hybrid clouds
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November 23, 2015
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Nov'15
SAP UK&I User Group Conference 2015: Newcastle University puts ERP on Hana
Newcastle University has put enterprise resource planning and data warehouse data on SAP’s Hana platform in a proof of concept project
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November 20, 2015
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Nov'15
Five key strategies for IoT success
Companies need to be agile because in some IoT systems, it will be a question of the winner taking it all, according to Kent Eriksson, IoT business consultant at PTC
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November 20, 2015
20
Nov'15
Group litigation against Post Office being prepared in Horizon dispute
Subpostmasters who believe they have been wrongly punished for misaccounting or theft due to flawed computer system prepare group legal action against Post Office
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November 19, 2015
19
Nov'15
451 Research highlights cost benefits of taking multi-provider approach to cloud
Latest 451 Research cloud pricing report suggests buyers could get a better deal, if they're prepared to shop around
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November 18, 2015
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Nov'15
Whitehall IT chiefs open up about challenges of going cloud-first in central government
Whitehall IT chiefs talk about the progress they have made with abiding by the central government cloud-first mandate
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November 18, 2015
18
Nov'15
Post Office IT support email reveals known Horizon flaw
An email from Post Office IT support reveals a problem with the Horizon system and supporting processes that could lead to accounting errors
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November 17, 2015
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Nov'15
Deutsche Bank signs India’s HCL Technologies for digital services and systems integration
Deutsche Bank is expanding its long-established relationship with IT services supplier HCL Technologies as it forges on with its digital transformation
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November 12, 2015
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Nov'15
The British Museum uses Google Street View to boost online access to exhibits
The Google Cultural Institute has partnered with The British Museum to help make its collections accessible to people around the world
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November 11, 2015
11
Nov'15
Ministry of Defence CIO explains defence as a platform
Mike Stone took to the stage at the Microsoft Future Decoded event to explain the Ministry of Defence’s plan for defence as a platform
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November 10, 2015
10
Nov'15
Suppliers lay the groundwork for IoT in Czech Republic
ICT suppliers are putting in place the technology infrastructure that will enable towns and cities in the Czech Republic to harness the internet of things
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November 10, 2015
10
Nov'15
Microsoft UK datacentre plans win backing of government CTO Liam Maxwell
Government CTO Liam Maxwell speaks out about the role Whitehall's played in convincing Microsoft and others to open UK datacentres
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November 05, 2015
05
Nov'15
Communication Workers Union warns subpostmasters of flaw in Post Office Horizon accounting system
The union that represents Post Office subpostmasters has warned of a problem with the Horizon accounting system at the centre of a long-running dispute
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November 05, 2015
05
Nov'15
Free software gains ground in the Italian public administration
Italy's Ministry of Defence is pioneering the use of open-source office productivity tools with the migration of 150,000 PCs to LibreOffice
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November 02, 2015
02
Nov'15
Australia's outsourced datacentre market rising on back of cloud computing
Datacentre investment in Australia is growing fast as corporates use data-intensive applications delivered via the cloud
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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
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November 02, 2015
02
Nov'15
CIO interview: Torben Høeg Bonde, Vestas
The CIO at Danish wind turbine company Vestas is playing a key role in turning the company into a software supplier
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October 30, 2015
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Oct'15
Law enforcement cracks down on DroidJack Android snooping malware users
A joint EU/US operation on the DroidJack malware is the latest example of international collaboration between law enforcement officers directed at cyber crime
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October 29, 2015
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Met Office's new supercomputer to deliver £2bn of socio-economic benefits
The Met Office aims to realise a range of socio-economic benefits to UK industries thanks to improved forecasting with its new Cray supercomputer
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October 29, 2015
29
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Tech will turn HR into a ‘productivity department’
HR technologies are moving away from managing staff in favour of helping them become more productive
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October 28, 2015
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Oct'15
British American Tobacco saves £1.4m after automating candidate selection
British American Tobacco uses custom profiling software to cut the number of applications managers have to screen by half, as part of a major re-organisation of its recruitment processes
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October 26, 2015
26
Oct'15
Oracle OpenWorld 2015: Larry Ellison vaunts Oracle’s cloud services over rivals
Larry Ellison promoted his company’s cloud services and berated rivals in his opening keynote at Oracle OpenWorld 2015
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October 26, 2015
26
Oct'15
Transforming Singapore Post through modern technology
When Singapore Post realised it had to change its business model to survive, it appointed its first CIO to front the technology transformation
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October 26, 2015
26
Oct'15
Yakult uses data analytics to boost growth in the Netherlands by 20%
Probiotics maker Yakult is using analytics and data visualisation tools to boost its sales in the Netherlands
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October 23, 2015
23
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UK retailers could use data analytics more to cash in on Black Friday
Research by data visualisation supplier Tableau suggests British retailers could do better with analytics as Black Friday looms
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October 23, 2015
23
Oct'15
Azure Active Directory creates an earnings virtuous circle for Microsoft
Microsoft is set to grow its cloud business to $20bn thanks to the growth of platform as a service and, in particular, Azure Active Directory
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October 23, 2015
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Oct'15
German rail and transport group turns to virtual reality in war for talent
Deutsche Bahn claims to be the first company in Germany to use virtual reality as a recruitment tool
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October 21, 2015
21
Oct'15
MySQL 5.7 aims at deeper convergence with Oracle tech and NoSQL
MySQL 5.7 has been released with next-generation hardware in mind, offering greater interoperability with Oracle and NoSQL database technologies
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October 21, 2015
21
Oct'15
James Arbuthnot takes Post Office IT fight to House of Lords
James Arbuthnot takes his seat in the House of Lords and continues campaign for subpostmasters who claim to have been wronged by faulty Horizon IT system
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October 20, 2015
20
Oct'15
Google offers free cloud apps to encourage Office 365 users to ditch Microsoft
Google ups ante in ongoing war to dethrone Microsoft as the enterprise's preferred provider of cloud-based productivity tools
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October 20, 2015
20
Oct'15
Philips uses AWS and IoT to deliver healthcare in the home
Philips plans to make it easier for patients to self-monitor their health using Amazon web services (AWS) cloud and the internet of things (IoT) technologies
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October 19, 2015
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Oct'15
HMRC VAT rules cut cloud costs by 20% for NHS and government departments
An HMRC ruling on reclaiming tax on cloud services could drive up the use of off-premise technologies in the public sector
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October 19, 2015
19
Oct'15
BT Openreach division expands services deal with Infosys to improve support for engineers
BT Openreach is using a software platform from Infosys that draws data from several sources to improve support for its engineers and customers
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October 19, 2015
19
Oct'15
Opera chooses Workday over Oracle as it moves HR to cloud
Browser company Opera opts for slick internal IT as it competes with Apple and Google for skilled technologists
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October 16, 2015
16
Oct'15
ServiceNow powers Royal Mail multi-sourcing
As part of its £500m IT transformation, Royal Mail has deployed ServiceNow to manage new suppliers
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October 16, 2015
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Oct'15
CIO interview: Martin Thell, Scandic Hotels
The CIO of major Nordic hotel chain Scandic Hotels wants to learn more about customers through technology, without being overbearing
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October 15, 2015
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Oct'15
Why blockchain heralds a rethink of the entire banking industry
Blockchain, the distributed ledger technology behind bitcoin, is both a threat and an opportunity for financial services – and the banks are taking it very seriously
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October 13, 2015
13
Oct'15
VMware reacts to the cloud and containerisation
At VMworld Europe, VMware restates products and roadmap visions that see it react to the perceived inevitability of the cloud, while also getting a grip on containers
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October 13, 2015
13
Oct'15
RBS to pilot product based on blockchain technology in 2016
Royal Bank of Scotland is among the early adopters of distributed ledger technology that could shake up the banking industry
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October 09, 2015
09
Oct'15
Silicon Valley startups pitch to solve next-generation business IT problems
We visit Silicon Valley to meet some of the emerging tech companies focusing on enterprise IT
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October 09, 2015
09
Oct'15
Three technologies to drive business
Emerging technologies such as 3D printers, the internet of things and APIs will deliver new business opportunities, and CIOs are in a position to drive forward these business strategies
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October 09, 2015
09
Oct'15
Finnair selects IBM for cloud transformation
Finnish airline outsources IT transformation to IBM as it moves to introduce digital services to customers
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October 08, 2015
08
Oct'15
Apprenticeships could stop potential employees falling through the net, says Bellrock
The chief technology officer of facilities management company Bellrock explains why apprenticeships should be used to stop potential IT workers moving to other industries
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October 08, 2015
08
Oct'15
DWP looks to Facebook and LinkedIn for social services' digital future
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) says it intends to learn from social networking firms and use external data to better understand people's lives
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October 07, 2015
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Oct'15
Tesco decides to keep Dunnhumby after strategic review of business
Supermarket giant Tesco has scrapped plans to sell analytics arm Dunnhumby after restructuring and analysing its assets
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October 07, 2015
07
Oct'15
Microsoft launches Surface Book, its first own-brand laptop
Software giant Microsoft announces a range of new Windows 10 devices, including smartphones, a tablet – and Surface Book, the company's first laptop device
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October 07, 2015
07
Oct'15
Singapore and UK researchers investigate privacy in big data era
Academic organisations in Singapore and the UK collaborate on the privacy questions raised by big data and the cloud
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October 05, 2015
05
Oct'15
Workday seeks growth, not profit, as it expands in Europe
Cloud services company Workday is setting its sights on growth as it expands from cloud HR, to finance, learning and analytics
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October 02, 2015
02
Oct'15
Keeping up with Cassandra, the NoSQL database
What does Call of Duty, the Hive smart thermostats, Social Weather and the William Hill bookie app all have in common? They are all powered by the Apache Cassandra NoSQL database