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January 11, 2013 11 Jan'13
SAP puts Business Suite on HANA, joins transactional to analytical

SAP has announced that its Business Suite software now runs on the HANA in-memory database
January 11, 2013 11 Jan'13
Disable Java to protect from latest zero-day

Security researchers are warning of a zero-day vulnerability in all versions of Java, including the latest Java 7 update 10
January 08, 2013 08 Jan'13
Are software audits good for your health?

The Business Software Alliance's claim that 90% of all audit letters sent in 2012 were the result of tips from whistle-blowers is a wake-up call to CIOs
January 08, 2013 08 Jan'13
VoIP awareness up but user numbers remain low

A report from Ofcom claims four in five consumers know what voice over internet protocol (VoIP) is, but just 29% use the technology

January 07, 2013 07 Jan'13
Barclays' Linux programme not a snub to suppliers

Barclays says it is not snubbing any supplier by developing a private cloud infrastructure and using Linux to cut software development costs by 90%.
January 07, 2013 07 Jan'13
Parliamentary commission calls for electrified banking ring fence

A parliamentary report on plans to separate retail and investment banking calls for legislation to prevent breaches of the ring fence
January 04, 2013 04 Jan'13
Executive brings own software which is adopted by business

Rochdale Development agency (RDA) has started using cloud based Huddle collaboration software after a development officer started using it at work.
January 03, 2013 03 Jan'13
Ubuntu Linux adapted for Android smartphones

The open source Ubuntu operating system, a distribution of Linux, has been adapted to run on smartphones
January 02, 2013 02 Jan'13
Post Office admits that Horizon system needs more investigation

Campaigners have forced the Post Office to look again at a computer system blamed for sub-postmasters being wrongly accused of false accounting
January 02, 2013 02 Jan'13
Home Retail Group cuts call costs with SMS automation

Home Retail Group, whose brands include Argos, Homebase and Habitat has cut telephony costs by rolling out an automated text messaging service across its three call centres.

January 02, 2013 02 Jan'13
Autonomy CEO Mike Lynch co-operates in HP fraud probe

Former CEO and founder of Autonomy Mike Lynch says he will co-operate with a US investigation into fraud alleged by parent firm HP
December 28, 2012 28 Dec'12
Top 10 business software articles of 2012

The main thrust in enterprise software this year has been the introduction of a new Windows OS, programming model and user interface.
December 27, 2012 27 Dec'12
Top 10 financial services IT stories in 2012

The industry that you expect to hit the IT headlines on a regular basis has not let us down in the last 12 months, despite continued tough market conditions.
December 18, 2012 18 Dec'12
Mott MacDonald rolls out Microsoft software globally

Engineering firm Mott MacDonald is rolling out Microsoft products globally over the next year as it moves towards a Microsoft-centric business strategy
December 14, 2012 14 Dec'12
Mazars outsources access management

Global accountancy firm Mazars has outsourced the management of access to Oracle and Sharepoint applications for 6000 global staff
December 12, 2012 12 Dec'12
Government IT reformers criticise IT leadership shake-up

Government IT reformers have criticised plans to give procurement chief Bill Crothers a more prominent role in the IT leadership team
December 10, 2012 10 Dec'12
Big data analytics set to confound conventional adoption curve in UK

Big data and analytics companies predict increased adoption in the UK. MapR, Cloudera, ParAccel and Pentaho sketch out the adoption curve
December 07, 2012 07 Dec'12
Citrix buys corporate MDM tool company Zenprise

Citrix has bought mobile device management (MDM) company Zenprise for an undisclosed sum to boost its corporate mobile tools portfolio
December 06, 2012 06 Dec'12
Emulex buys Endace for $130m

Networking company Emulex hopes to boost its performance management skills by acquiring Endace
December 05, 2012 05 Dec'12
Unilever prepares for global HANA roll-out

Consumer goods giant Unilever is looking at how it can optimise its global operations using SAP’s HANA in-memory database
December 03, 2012 03 Dec'12
HMRC slammed for 'undue complacency' on RTI systems

Report labels HMRC “unduly complacent” about the roll-out of the Real Time Information (RTI) system crucial to the Universal Credit programme
November 30, 2012 30 Nov'12
G-Cloud success depends on champions and a change in attitude

G-Cloud director Denise McDonagh has called for public sector champions to push forward adoption of the service.
November 29, 2012 29 Nov'12
British Film Institute to launch version of the iPlayer

The British Film Institute (BFI) is to launch its own version of the BBC's iPlayer in digitisation plans to give millions access to its film archive
November 28, 2012 28 Nov'12
G-Cloud ramps up for next generation of government IT procurements

The G-Cloud has a new framework and calls for it to become a blueprint for all government IT procurement, but what challenges lie ahead?
November 28, 2012 28 Nov'12
Apple sacks head of maps

Apple has sacked Richard Williamson, the executive in charge of Apple Maps, after months of embarrassment over application’s performance
November 27, 2012 27 Nov'12
Poor design hampers gamification in the enterprise, says Gartner

By 2014, 80% of current gamified applications will fail to meet business objectives, primarily because of poor design, according to Gartner
November 27, 2012 27 Nov'12
Google pushes infrastructure-as-a-service into Europe

Google is expanding its infrastructure as a service (IaaS) cloud computing platform into Europe and cutting storage prices by 20%
November 26, 2012 26 Nov'12
Ineffective computer system missed £1.4bn UBS fraud

The £1.4bn losses caused by a rogue trader at UBS could have been avoided, according to the Financial Services Authority (FSA)
November 26, 2012 26 Nov'12
Competing firms jockey for position in mobile payments gold rush

While mobile payments is still in its infancy, the promise of the rewards is substantial and competition for market dominance is gathering pace
November 22, 2012 22 Nov'12
Orange launches free call and text app

Orange takes on the ‘over the top’ providers with its own application, called Libon, enabling users to make calls and send texts for free
November 20, 2012 20 Nov'12
HP writes down Autonomy by $8.8bn

HP blames Autonomy for misleading the firm before acquisition and refers former management to the Serious Fraud Office
November 19, 2012 19 Nov'12
Emirates takes Windows 8 HP ElitePad 900 to the sky

Airline Emirates is rolling out in-flight Windows 8 tablets to enable cabin crew to access core IT
November 16, 2012 16 Nov'12
WiFox claims 700% boost in Wi-Fi performance

New software created by researchers at North Carolina State University claims to boost performance of Wi-Fi by up to 700%
November 16, 2012 16 Nov'12
London Stock Exchange technology sales up

The growth of the London Stock Exchange’s MillenniumIT software has outstripped the wider business, with a 19% increase in sales of its trading software
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
November 13, 2012 13 Nov'12
DWP CIO Philip Langsdale oversees Universal Credit overhaul

The Department for Work and Pensions CIO Philip Langsdale oversees an overhaul of the DWP’s flagship Universal Credit programme
November 13, 2012 13 Nov'12
Hillarys Blinds rolls out custom sales app using SAP Afaria

Blinds and curtains supplier Hillarys Blinds has developed an Android app for sales agents that synchronises with its back-end SAP ERP system
November 12, 2012 12 Nov'12
Royal Free Hospital uses SAP BusinessObjects dashboards to fathom data

The Royal Free Hospital has implemented SAP’s Business Objects dashboard technology to fathom complex data more efficiently
November 12, 2012 12 Nov'12
Software issues risk delaying Universal Credit by one year, according to reports

The IT underpinning the government’s flagship £2.2bn Universal Credit programme is again being called into question
November 12, 2012 12 Nov'12
Gartner: BYOD will encourage self-support

Self-support communities will offset the cost and manpower of providing a helpdesk for staff who use their own devices, according to Gartner
November 09, 2012 09 Nov'12
German retailer Otto invests in neural software to net future sales

German retail giant Otto improves demand forecasting with neural network technology from Blue Yonder, a predictive analytics start-up
November 08, 2012 08 Nov'12
Capgemini reduces consultancy charges

Capgemini has lowered pricing in its consulting and local professional services businesses, according to its latest quarter results.
November 07, 2012 07 Nov'12
Apple loses patent case to VirnetX

Apple has been ordered to pay $368m in damages to VirnetX after a court ruled it had infringed on two of the software firm’s patents
November 07, 2012 07 Nov'12
The future of Windows 8 is still on the desktop, says Fujitsu

Windows 8 must work effectively on its core desktop platform despite Microsoft’s recent move into the tablet space, says Fujitsu CTO
November 06, 2012 06 Nov'12
Universal Credit programme director Malcolm Whitehouse steps down

Malcolm Whitehouse, programme director for the government's £2.2bn Universal Credit project, has stepped down
November 06, 2012 06 Nov'12
Gartner Symposium: RBS emulates Amazon with private cloud

Royal Bank of Scotland has developed a private cloud to support its application development process, using Amazon best practices
November 06, 2012 06 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
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
October 31, 2012 31 Oct'12
‘VM-aware’ viruses on the rise

Viruses targeting virtual machines (VM) are growing in numbers and will soon be the dominant force in the world of cyber crime, says Kaspersky
October 31, 2012 31 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