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January 21, 2019 21 Jan'19
Amazon shareholders demand halt in sales of image recognition tech to US government

Amazon shareholders want its board of directors to halt sales of its image recognition service to US law enforcers unless it can independently verify it's not being misused
January 21, 2019 21 Jan'19
Thailand pushes for Industry 4.0 in ASEAN

Nearly half of the kingdom’s deliverables as chair of ASEAN will be focused on spurring Industry 4.0 developments across the region
January 17, 2019 17 Jan'19
Vodafone and IBM prep user clouds for future network tech

Companies expand existing collaboration to enable enterprise customers to prepare for the impact of advanced networking technologies
January 16, 2019 16 Jan'19
Davos: World leaders need to grasp future technological risks

Technological advancement is both a benefit and risk to society, but often the risks are not identified until they are exploited

January 16, 2019 16 Jan'19
CIO interview: David Jack, chief technology and product officer, Dunnhumby

Analytics pioneer’s CTPO is working to accelerate and scale up the company’s platforms, introduce new products and migrate to the cloud
January 15, 2019 15 Jan'19
O2 powers customer-centric network with Nokia AI

Mobile operator O2 claims Nokia’s AI-driven Service Operation Center platform will help it anticipate its customers’ problems before they know they have problems
January 15, 2019 15 Jan'19
Thousands of known errors on controversial Post Office computer system to be revealed

Known errors log concerning Horizon IT system set to be announced during second High Court trial in subpostmasters’ long-running dispute with Post Office over financial losses
January 15, 2019 15 Jan'19
Less than half of firms able to detect IoT breaches, study shows

UK firms have one of the lowest internet-of-things device breach detection capabilities in Europe, a study reveals
January 14, 2019 14 Jan'19
Why CIOs need to reshape desktop IT for Windows 7 end of support

With a year to go before Windows 7 reaches end of life, IT departments have more than just the operating system upgrade to consider
January 11, 2019 11 Jan'19
AI application overlooked in cyber security research

Despite the proliferation of cyber security products and services claiming to be driven by artificial intelligence, the application of the technology is being overlooked by research, a study shows

January 11, 2019 11 Jan'19
Artificial intelligence qualification helps law firm implement AI-powered business systems

International law firm Taylor Wessing wants to train staff in artificial intelligence so they can develop AI-powered business systems
January 11, 2019 11 Jan'19
AWS pushes MongoDB compatible alternative as licences change

They probably didn't see that coming... MongoDB's switch to server-side licensing may have backfired, as AWS launches an API-compatible version
January 11, 2019 11 Jan'19
CIO interview: Darren Curry, CDO, NHS Business Services Authority

NHS Business Services Authority chief digital officer Darren Curry talks about using technology to change people’s lives, developing accessible services and transforming the health service
January 11, 2019 11 Jan'19
Microsoft takes community approach to artificial intelligence in Sweden

Microsoft is making increasing use of artificial intelligence in Sweden as it shares experiences with the development community
January 10, 2019 10 Jan'19
Enterprises are increasing the human workforce while deploying AI

Artificial intelligence is creating more jobs than it replaces, according to a study of businesses using the technology
January 09, 2019 09 Jan'19
Mercedes-Benz collaborates with Nvidia on in-car supercomputer

Partners plan to work on an in-car computer for autonomous driving, and to replace existing in-car systems
January 09, 2019 09 Jan'19
AWS ‘does not dominate’ cloud market, claims Amazon’s UK public policy chief

Amazon’s UK director of public policy, Lesley Smith, has told the House of Lords Communications Committee that Amazon is a “prevalent”, rather than “dominant” force in the cloud market
January 08, 2019 08 Jan'19
Smart speakers set to own the consumer ecosystem

Consumers prefer to buy gadgets that are compatible with the digital voice assistants they already have in their homes
January 08, 2019 08 Jan'19
Intel readies 10nm chips for AI, 5G and a new PC platform

During CES, Intel revealed how it would address the market opportunity in 5G and support AI inference
January 08, 2019 08 Jan'19
Exxon joins IBM’s quantum committee as Q System One goes commercial

The Q System One is said to be the world’s first commercial quantum computer. ExxonMobil and CERN hope to exploit IBM’s latest tech
January 08, 2019 08 Jan'19
CES 2019: Here plugs Alexa into in-car navigation service

Here, the former Nokia mapping unit now owned by a consortium of German carmakers, is to integrate Amazon Alexa with its navigation and location services
January 08, 2019 08 Jan'19
Protego Labs launches serverless app security tool

Security professionals and developers now have a way to assess the security of their serverless applications with a new open source testing tool donated to Owasp
January 08, 2019 08 Jan'19
Growth of on-premise tech hit by enterprise cloud demand in 2018, Synergy Research shows

Growth opportunities for on-premise technologies within the enterprise are starting to feel the pinch from cloud, claims Synergy Research's 2018 market review
January 08, 2019 08 Jan'19
Downtime deterrent: Trustpilot SRE on using infrastructure as code to prevent site outages

Online reviews site Trustpilot has a huge global readership, and here its site reliability engineering manager shares details of how his team help to ensure its services are always on when its users need them
January 07, 2019 07 Jan'19
NHS Long-Term Plan to bring health service into the digital age

The long-term plan to transform the NHS by using Theresa May’s £20.5bn-a-year birthday present promises use of artificial intelligence, genomic testing and digital GP appointments for all
January 07, 2019 07 Jan'19
Huawei debuts Arm-based chip, eyes broader server market

Huawei’s Kunpeng 920 processor is geared towards big data and infrastructure applications, marking its foray into Arm-based servers that are set to change the dynamics of the datacentre market
January 04, 2019 04 Jan'19
JP Morgan looks for someone to lead its blockchain developments

Bank seeks executive to take on blockchain role, with responsibility for creating technology to solve business challenges
January 03, 2019 03 Jan'19
M&A in action: How Majestic Wine paired with Naked Wines to fuel cloud-led digital transformation

Find out how the acquisition of online-only wine retailer Naked Wines in 2015 has shaped the digital transformation plans of its parent company Majestic Wine
January 03, 2019 03 Jan'19
Trust is key to Microsoft’s APAC cloud play

A senior Microsoft Asia executive talks up the company’s cloud momentum in the region, how it stands out from the pack, and its priorities in the new year
January 02, 2019 02 Jan'19
Guide dogs not fazed by self-driving robots

Robotics startup Starship Technologies and charity Guide Dogs are collaborating on a series of tests exploring how service animals interact with robots
January 02, 2019 02 Jan'19
How e-signatures fix broken digitisation

A big barrier to the end-to-end digitisation of business processes is that certain steps require paper – but DocuSign plans to fix this
January 02, 2019 02 Jan'19
Subpostmasters suing Post Office over IT failures stunned by CEO’s honour

Subpostmasters’ campaign group attacks Post Office CEO Paula Vennells’ New Year honour amid ongoing court case
January 01, 2019 01 Jan'19
SAP user group’s Cooper: Indirect licensing progress welcome but slow

SAP UK&I User Group chair Paul Cooper on the state of play between SAP and users: sanguine about end of ECC6; S/4 adoption growth steady, indirect licensing still an issue; and C/4 remains unknown
December 31, 2018 31 Dec'18
New Year’s Honours 2019 lauds women in IT and data specialists

The New Year’s Honours list 2019 features accolades for leading women in IT and data, as well as other specialists in data
December 31, 2018 31 Dec'18
Executive interview: Why Bet365 is going for Golang

If you face the same challenges as the web giants, why not choose a language developed by Google? We speak to Bet365’s head of sports development
December 31, 2018 31 Dec'18
Top 10 datacentre stories of 2018

Here are Computer Weekly's top 10 datacentre stories of 2018
December 31, 2018 31 Dec'18
Top 10 business applications stories of 2018

The steady modernisation of ERP systems, as they edge to the cloud and are complemented by new-generation customer software, was markedly evident this year. And blockchain and AI are making inroads
December 28, 2018 28 Dec'18
Top 10 HR technology stories of 2018

Companies are turning to artificial intelligence, robotic automation and chatbots to take the drudgery out of human resource management
December 27, 2018 27 Dec'18
Top 10 information management stories of 2018

Ethics was the leading theme of data analytics in 2018, especially allied with AI. The Cambridge Analytica controversy represented that, and the idea that the UK could specialise in AI ethics emerged
December 24, 2018 24 Dec'18
Top 10 IT security stories of 2018

Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 IT security stories of 2018
December 21, 2018 21 Dec'18
Chief medical officer calls for data-driven health strategy

Health chief says data must be used to radically improve the nation’s health by 2040, using equipment such as wearable technologies
December 21, 2018 21 Dec'18
Less than a quarter of AI professionals are women

A report from the World Economic Forum has found there is a significant gender gap in artificial intelligence, and global gender parity will take 108 years to achieve
December 21, 2018 21 Dec'18
Top 10 AI stories of 2018

From smart speakers to deep learning and ethics, 2018 has been the year that AI peaked in terms of hype
December 21, 2018 21 Dec'18
Top 10 developer stories of 2018

Thanks to DevOps, the need for businesses to develop software more quickly and a thriving open source community, 2018 has been a good year for developers
December 20, 2018 20 Dec'18
Microsoft raises cloud prices for Australian enterprise customers

Despite the price hike, Microsoft claims its Azure service remains competitively priced, with opportunities for additional savings
December 20, 2018 20 Dec'18
Top 10 financial services stories of 2018

Here are Computer Weekly's top 10 financial services stories of 2018
December 19, 2018 19 Dec'18
Top 10 Australia IT stories of 2018

Australia continues to cement its position as a leader in mastering and deploying advanced information and communications technology across a large segment of its economy
December 18, 2018 18 Dec'18
Ancient Britain comes to life at Bath’s 5G testbed

The West of England Combined Authority is running a 5G Smart Tourism project at Bath’s world-famous Roman spa
December 18, 2018 18 Dec'18
Defra unveils green government tech vision

Printing reams of paper and travelling to meetings are among the areas targeted in the new, green ICT makeover
December 18, 2018 18 Dec'18
HSBC taking data analysis service to business customers

HSBC is upping its search for artificial intelligence expertise as it takes a data analytics service to its business customers
December 18, 2018 18 Dec'18
Top 10 Nordic IT stories for 2018

Here are Computer Weekly's top 10 Nordic articles for 2018, with a look back at CIO interviews and the effect of AI on the region
December 17, 2018 17 Dec'18
Top 10 ASEAN stories of 2018

Organisations across Southeast Asia have been doubling down on efforts to take the lead in digital transformation initiatives
December 17, 2018 17 Dec'18
Financial services giant transforms application delivery through HCL

Dutch financial services firm Aegon is outsourcing the management of its fintech supplier network
December 17, 2018 17 Dec'18
Autonomous submersible, Arggonauts, uses Dell for remote data processing

Getting data to the sea floor is near impossible in the deep sea because there is no GPS and no quick way to communicate with the surface
December 14, 2018 14 Dec'18
UK named sixth-biggest consumer of cloud services in EU

European statistics agency’s survey into the cloud usage habits of EU member states reveals the UK to be among the continent’s biggest consumers of off-premise services
December 14, 2018 14 Dec'18
Paris latest city to join Tech Global Advocates

The city of Paris is the latest to join the Tech Global Advocates network, offering a life raft to fintechs in the UK that want to retain customers across Europe
December 13, 2018 13 Dec'18
Machine identity protection development gets funding boost

Cyber security firm Venafi has launched a development fund aimed at accelerating the delivery of protection for machine identities
December 13, 2018 13 Dec'18
Chief technology officers in high demand in finance sector

Financial services firms need to hire experienced chief technology officers as the sector is transformed through fintech
December 12, 2018 12 Dec'18
Interview: Dheeraj Pandey, CEO, Nutanix

It may be known for hyper-converged infrastructure, but Nutanix now has its head in the clouds
December 12, 2018 12 Dec'18
Christmas charity appeal increases donations with cloud-based comms

St Martin-in-the-Fields Charity is using a pop-up cloud contact centre from supplier Sesui to help run its annual Christmas appeal in partnership with the BBC
December 12, 2018 12 Dec'18
High-flying clouds: AWS bucks traditional business growth trends with help from the enterprise

The Amazon Web Services (AWS) public cloud juggernaut continues to go from strength to strength from quarter to quarter, but what is fuelling its non-traditional revenue growth trends?
December 11, 2018 11 Dec'18
Tibco’s Orchestra acquisition will mean ‘faster IT integration’

Tibco’s strategic acquisition of Paris-based Orchestra networks will ‘benefit customers of both companies’
December 10, 2018 10 Dec'18
O2 expected to pursue Ericsson for compensation over 24-hour stoppage

Mobile network operator could seek up to £100m in damages from its supplier, which failed to update expired software certificates, causing a day-long outage
December 07, 2018 07 Dec'18
Hybrid cloud in Australian government removes supplier lock-in

Australian public sector could take the hybrid approach to cloud computing as government’s digital transformation strategy moves ahead
December 07, 2018 07 Dec'18
Court orders Post Office to explain inability to access encrypted file

Post Office unable to open encrypted recording of an interview that forms part of its evidence in High Court case
December 07, 2018 07 Dec'18
Complex Post Office Horizon case set to continue into 2020

Court case where subpostmasters are suing the Post Office set to span at least four trials and extend into 2020
December 06, 2018 06 Dec'18
Software failure paralyses O2’s 4G network

O2 is racing to fix a major outage on its 4G network that has left millions of mobile subscribers without access to data services
December 06, 2018 06 Dec'18
Asean firms dive into microservices for competitive edge

While microservices has become a buzzword linked with digital transformation, it is no magic bullet for development woes
December 05, 2018 05 Dec'18
Symantec unveils AI-based protection for critical infrastructure

Cyber security firm has unveiled what it claims to be the industry’s first neural network to protect critical infrastructure from USB-borne malware attacks
December 05, 2018 05 Dec'18
IT monitoring tops uses for machine data analytics

Advanced analytics is being deployed to make sense of the masses of machine data in IT operation, but complex environments is making this harder
December 04, 2018 04 Dec'18
How Docker plans to help businesses get around Windows Server 2008

Microsoft will end support for Windows Server 2008 in 2020. Many applications will fail to upgrade to the latest server OS. But Docker has a plan
December 04, 2018 04 Dec'18
‘Open-minded’ DVSA cuts cost of MOT testing

Government agency harnesses customised open source platform to ensure data security while cutting costs and plans to extend its MOT testing capability to do the same for drivers’ theory tests
December 04, 2018 04 Dec'18
Financial institutions’ data at risk despite security spending

Despite increased spending on cyber security, digital transformation and advanced attacks mean financial institutions’ data is still at risk, a report reveals
December 04, 2018 04 Dec'18
Zopa gains banking licence and prepares launch

Peer-to-peer lending pioneer Zopa is turning its attention to retail banking in the UK, with plans to offer savings, credit and money management products
December 04, 2018 04 Dec'18
Barclays staff to transfer to HCL as IT deal is expanded

Bank announces closure of operation in Lithuania, with employees transferring to IT services company HCL
December 04, 2018 04 Dec'18
Lloyds to use core banking technology from Google-inspired UK fintech

Banking group explores cloud-based core banking technology as part of a major transformation programme
December 03, 2018 03 Dec'18
Ada Lovelace Institute gets board to drive AI research for social good

The Nuffield Foundation has appointed a board to lead the development of the Ada Lovelace Institute as an artificial intelligence and data research body trained on social good
December 03, 2018 03 Dec'18
UK government commits to opening up data in bid to push adoption of AI

Opening up data is vital to government plans to push adoption of artificial intelligence across all sectors of the UK economy
November 30, 2018 30 Nov'18
Government mobilises to persuade tech sector to endorse May-EU deal

Jeremy Wright, the secretary of state at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, says the prime minister’s deal with the European Union will be good for UK tech, ensuring free flow of data
November 30, 2018 30 Nov'18
CCRC may hold off subpostmaster decision until after Post Office Horizon trial

The Criminal Courts Review Commission is deciding whether to delay its decision on subpostmasters’ claims of wrongful prosecution until after a related court case
November 30, 2018 30 Nov'18
How to manage software auditor independence

A recent report has shown that the Big Four audit firms often work for the major software providers to conduct software licence audits
November 30, 2018 30 Nov'18
APAC healthcare providers reaping digital transformation returns

Digital transformation could potentially double the improvements in integrated care by 2020, study finds
November 29, 2018 29 Nov'18
Interview: Sam Lowe, chief technology officer, Streetbees

Streetbees’ first IT chief brings artificial intelligence expertise to help the tech startup deliver a hive of data for its customers
November 29, 2018 29 Nov'18
AWS on why it is finally joining the blockchain bandwagon

AWS CEO Andy Jassy opens up about the company’s earlier misgivings about the real user need for blockchain technologies
November 28, 2018 28 Nov'18
CIO interview: Stephen Docherty on NHS data sharing

The Cambridge Analytica scandal raised awareness about privacy. Stephen Docherty, CIO of South London and Maudsley NHS Trust, explains why
November 28, 2018 28 Nov'18
HPE shows off first fruits of $4bn edge computing investment

Tech supplier has beefed up its Edgeline portfolio with new hardware and software offerings to make it easier to manage edge devices, applications and data
November 28, 2018 28 Nov'18
Challenger bank signs up Google-inspired platform

Cloud-based platform offers functionality around smart contracts and a workflow engine for bank processes
November 28, 2018 28 Nov'18
FCA deeply concerned as no end in sight for IT failures in banking

The FCA has reported a massive increase in the number of banking IT failures in the UK and admitted there is no end in sight
November 28, 2018 28 Nov'18
UK competition watchdog concerned with PayPal’s fintech acquisition

Competition and Markets Authority fears $2.2bn deal could reduce competition for payment services in the UK
November 27, 2018 27 Nov'18
Nordic IT network attracting big brands as well as startups

Tech Nordic Advocates is now seen as the go-to place for access to the Nordic tech startup sector
November 27, 2018 27 Nov'18
Oslo: A hub for the social startup scene

The Norwegian capital is thriving from a unique combination of business agility, a cultural receptiveness to technology, and a social desire to do good
November 27, 2018 27 Nov'18
Treasury Committee launches inquiry into bank IT failures

With IT outages in the financial sector a regular occurrence, the Treasury Committee is investigating the causes and consequences of these failures, and what industry and regulators are doing to promote resilience
November 27, 2018 27 Nov'18
High Court trial over Horizon computer system completes witness cross-examinations

The High Court trial in which subpostmasters are suing the Post Office has reached an important stage
November 27, 2018 27 Nov'18
Data volumes set to hit 175ZB with a tectonic shift to the cloud

There will be more data in the public cloud than enterprise datacentres or consumer devices by 2025 as data shifts location, according to a study by IDC and Seagate
November 26, 2018 26 Nov'18
HPE makes bigger push in hybrid IT

Enterprise technology supplier HPE has doled out a slew of enhancements to its composable IT portfolio to help enterprises run IT more like cloud service providers
November 26, 2018 26 Nov'18
Unprecedented actions by Commons committee augur badly for Facebook

House of Commons’ serjeant-at-arms effectively arrested the CEO of a US software company and frogmarched him to Parliament, where he was told he would be imprisoned if he failed to hand over papers on Facebook
November 26, 2018 26 Nov'18
NHS policy leaders: value AI but get the basics right

NHS doctors and policy chiefs said at the Westminster Health Forum that artificial intelligence has untapped value for healthcare, but needs to be underpinned with discipline
November 26, 2018 26 Nov'18
Questions raised over Big Four auditors' licence independence

The very firms responsible for statutory audits are also being hired by software providers to conduct software licence audits, leading to questions raised in the industry about conflicts of interest
November 23, 2018 23 Nov'18
ASOS launches digital assistant to help customers find right size

Online fashion retailer ASOS has launched an artificially intelligent assistant to help consumers find the right size of clothing before they place an order
November 23, 2018 23 Nov'18
Hamburg has ambitions to be a virtual reality hub

The German city of Hamburg is setting itself up as a potential hub for virtual reality startups