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January 20, 2014
20
Jan'14
IBM to open London datacentre as part of $1.2bn global cloud push
New facility first in UK to be based on IBM SoftLayer cloud architecture
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January 16, 2014
16
Jan'14
HCL and CSC partner to modernise applications
Indian IT services firm HCL and US competitor CSC are working together to win business in the application modernisation and cloud migration segments of the application outsourcing sector
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January 16, 2014
16
Jan'14
Microsoft extends XP security updates by 15 months
Microsoft has caved in to user concerns over XP end of support and will now extend security updates by another 15 months
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January 15, 2014
15
Jan'14
The IT risks facing Universal Credit
Despite Iain Duncan Smith's robust defence of his flagship welfare reform policy, Universal Credit, evidence to the contrary continues to mount
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January 14, 2014
14
Jan'14
Post Office seeks contractors for network and back-office work
The Post Office is looking for IT services firms to provide back-office IT applications and networking technologies in contracts worth hundreds of millions of pounds
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January 07, 2014
07
Jan'14
Computer Weekly founding editor, Chris Hipwell, dies after short illness
Chris Hipwell, the founding editor of Computer Weekly, the world’s first IT magazine, has died after a short illness
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January 06, 2014
06
Jan'14
Accenture: get ready for the smart tech revolution
Consumers are gravitating towards wearable devices like smart watches to complement their digital lifestyle, a new study from Accenture has found
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January 06, 2014
06
Jan'14
Universal Credit IT suppliers to be left out of new digital system development
HP, Accenture, IBM and BT will have 'significantly less' involvement in the digital system developed for full roll-out of the benefits scheme
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January 06, 2014
06
Jan'14
Is cloud computing almost too good to be true for banks?
The cloud’s most obvious benefits will enable banks to keep up with technology changes while reducing costs
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December 31, 2013
31
Dec'13
CW500 Club in 2013
Computer Weekly's CW500 Club attracts the top IT leaders in the UK to talk to their peers about the topical challenges they face
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December 20, 2013
20
Dec'13
UK citizen wins legal round against Facebook over Prism leaks
A British citizen has applied for a judgement against Facebook in a case that will test the right of tech firms to give UK personal data to the NSA.
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December 17, 2013
17
Dec'13
NHS clinical research body uses QlikView to forward open data
The clinical research delivery arm of the NHS is developing an open data platform using QlikView
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December 16, 2013
16
Dec'13
Nvidia delivers GPU grid to power Citrix virtual workstations
Nvidia has released vGPU grid technology for Citrix XenDeskop and Xenserver to support remote, hardware accelerated graphics processing.
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December 13, 2013
13
Dec'13
Avon drops SAP big bang transformation
Cosmetics giant Avon has halted its multi-year SAP rollout due to a poor return on investment.
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December 09, 2013
09
Dec'13
DWP writes off £40m on Universal Credit but insists the IT is working
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is scrapping £40.1m of IT work on Universal Credit, and a further £91m will be written off over five years
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December 06, 2013
06
Dec'13
Firm works with Google maps to provide fleet management software
Greater Anglia rail company will roll out a taxi booking app in 2014 developed by fleet management software provider TDispatch and powered by Google Maps
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December 06, 2013
06
Dec'13
Nokia Solutions Networks HR rejects best of breed for best of platform
Nokia Solutions and Networks has chosen a ‘best of platform’ approach for its global HR programme in the wake of a reduction in staff from around 80,000 to 50,000, consequent to a restructure in 2011
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December 05, 2013
05
Dec'13
Government Digital Service no longer involved with Universal Credit IT development
The Government Digital Service ends direct involvement in the development of the “enhanced IT” for the Universal Credit sheme
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December 05, 2013
05
Dec'13
700,000 benefit claimants miss out on Universal Credit deadline
The secretary for work and pensions has admitted the Universal Credit benefit scheme will miss its 2017 deadline
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December 05, 2013
05
Dec'13
UK citizen sues Microsoft over Prism private data leak to NSA
A court action brought in the UK will test Microsoft's legal right to disclose private data on UK citizens to US intelligence services
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December 04, 2013
04
Dec'13
Microsoft changes its licensing terms
Microsoft is offering a single Microsoft Products and Services Agreement (MPSA) to simplify its volume licensing agreements. But what does it mean to SAM?
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December 03, 2013
03
Dec'13
BlackBerry CEO promises to ‘go back to enterprise roots’
As the mobile firm releases a BlackBerry Enterprise Service update, CEO John Chen promises to return to a corporate focus
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December 03, 2013
03
Dec'13
Microsoft invests in Ireland datacentre
Microsoft is expanding its Dublin datacentre with a €170m investment
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December 03, 2013
03
Dec'13
Virtualisation continues to drive European server purchases
TechTarget survey finds 97.3% of large organisations plan to expand their deployments in 2014, with consolidation the main driver
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December 03, 2013
03
Dec'13
Scabal moves to the cloud for storage flexibility
Clothing manufacturer Scabal is moving its entire IT infrastructure to Interoute’s cloud for flexibie storage
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December 03, 2013
03
Dec'13
Where is Satyam now? Well, it’s not Satyam for a start
Satyam, which was rescued from collapse in 2009, has plans for restoring its position as a top-tier Indian IT services provider
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November 29, 2013
29
Nov'13
Mobile business intelligence adoption slows, BARC BI survey finds
Mobile BI adoption is slowing and much vaunted social media analytics are little deployed, according to the latest BARC BI global survey
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November 29, 2013
29
Nov'13
IT budgets to rise by 3% in 2014 as companies step up spending on mobile
IT spending will increase by 3% in 2014, up from 1.8% last year. But shadow IT spending will add another 40% to technology budgets
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November 27, 2013
27
Nov'13
Microsoft admits RT mistake
Microsoft has admitted that its RT operating system may have confused people, who expected full blown Windows.
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November 26, 2013
26
Nov'13
The state of agile software development in the UK
Lately it is more surprising to hear that businesses are developing using a methodology other than agile, such is its widespread use
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November 25, 2013
25
Nov'13
150 subpostmasters file claims over 'faulty' Horizon accounting system
About 150 subpostmasters have filed claims to the investigation into the allegedly faulty Post Office accounting system used by thousands of subpostmaters
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November 22, 2013
22
Nov'13
Jaguar Land Rover builds data sharing infrastructure
Jaguar Landrover (JLR) has used a proposed data sharing standard to improve car development within its product lifecycle management (PLM) system.
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November 21, 2013
21
Nov'13
Pegasystems CEO Alan Trefler plans his next move for the $500m software company
Alan Trefler discusses his plans for Pegasystems, the BPM and CRM specialist that has grown into a $500m a year company
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November 20, 2013
20
Nov'13
Case study: McGraw-Hill Education mobilises with Salesforce
The educational resources provider utilises Salesforce to develop a mobile app and get its sales reps selling more on campus
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November 20, 2013
20
Nov'13
M&S uses instore IT to train staff in multi-channel retail
Marks & Spencer is using in-store iPads and kiosks to train staff to support its multichannel retail strategy
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November 13, 2013
13
Nov'13
AWS re: Invent 2013 kicks off in Las Vegas
Amazon Web Services' annual conference opens with product announcements to the 8,000 strong crowd during the keynote
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November 13, 2013
13
Nov'13
Poundland chooses Microsoft Office 365 as it overhauls IT infrastructure
Poundland is implementing Microsoft Office 365 to enable staff to collaborate and communicate more efficiently.
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November 12, 2013
12
Nov'13
Gartner Symposium: GE Capital reassesses supplier strategy
Financial services business GE Capital, is rethink its strategy for selecting strategic suppliers, in a bid to boost innovation within IT
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November 06, 2013
06
Nov'13
IT spending up as companies invest in digital technology
Businesses are stepping up their spending on IT as they invest in strategic digital technologies, a CIO survey by Deloitte reveals
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November 05, 2013
05
Nov'13
Business-defined storage will help reconnect businesses with IT, says Forrester
Business-defined storage and datacentres will make IT more business-centric, according to Forrester
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November 05, 2013
05
Nov'13
Nationwide to carry out mortgage consultations by video
Nationwide Building Society will enable mortgage consultants to meet customers via high-definition video links using Cisco technology
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November 04, 2013
04
Nov'13
Co-operative Bank’s future dependent on £500m IT investment
Co-operative Bank has set aside £500m for four stage IT transformation as it attempts to stabilise after investors contribute to a £1.5bn rescue
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November 04, 2013
04
Nov'13
John Chen agrees to steer BlackBerry survival strategy
CEO Thorsten Heins resigns from BlackBerry board as the ailing firm gets a $1bn cash injection from Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd
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November 01, 2013
01
Nov'13
Case study: How CERN scientists collaborate with Vidyo
The European Nuclear Research centre moved from an internally developed video conferencing system to embrace SVC technology from Vidyo
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October 31, 2013
31
Oct'13
Companies are not taking advantage of data analytics, research says
Research by Bersin by Deloitte shows that 86% of businesses have yet to progress beyond using their HR data to generate basic reports
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October 31, 2013
31
Oct'13
Software licensing: SAP terms and conditions are not above European law
The district court of Hamburg has ruled against SAP over its case against a German second-user software reseller
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October 30, 2013
30
Oct'13
Former Lord Justice of Appeal Hooper joins Post Office Horizon investigation
The Post Office's Horizon accounting IT inquiry appoints former Lord Justice of Appeal Anthony Hooper to chair mediation stage
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October 28, 2013
28
Oct'13
CIO Interview: Ann-Marie Rafferty, head of IT, Access, on partnership models
Ann-Marie Rafferty, who heads up IT for the partnership between Serco and Glasgow council, discusses strategic frameworks
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October 28, 2013
28
Oct'13
Loughborough University implements 400 virtual desktops
Loughborough University has cut maintenance costs and enabled a bring-your-own-device (BYOD) scheme for academics with virtual desktops.
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October 28, 2013
28
Oct'13
End in sight for sub-postmaster claims against Post Office's Horizon accounting system
Sub-postmasters' claims of errors made by the Horizon accounting system could be completed in three months