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August 10, 2017 10 Aug'17
IT pros urged to support ‘WannaCry hero’ Marcus Hutchins

Computer experts fear chilling effect on security research over US arrest of Marcus Hutchins who halted the spread of the WannaCry ransomware
August 10, 2017 10 Aug'17
Allied Irish Bank blends industrial and artisanal analytics to gain edge

Bank has bulked up its data analytics capability, partly with SAS, to gain a more intimate understanding of its customers
August 09, 2017 09 Aug'17
Huddle pulls news of private equity deal as shareholders rage over payout size

Huddle is thought to be revising its private equity payouts to shareholders, after past and present employees describe current offer as a ‘slap in the face’
August 09, 2017 09 Aug'17
Dubai Health Authority rolls out second smart pharmacy

Robot will dispense medicine to patients as part of Dubai healthcare IT initiative

August 09, 2017 09 Aug'17
Nordic countries top digital nations ranking, but risk stalling

Nordic countries are leaders when it comes to digitisation – but they must continue to innovate to retain their position
August 08, 2017 08 Aug'17
Top tips to avoid a costly Office 365 subscription bill

The Office 365 cloud-based productivity suite is Microsoft’s next strategic platform. We explore the licensing implications
August 07, 2017 07 Aug'17
Forrester warns CIOs of cloud market consolidation risks and rewards

Market watcher's latest cloud report outlines how the consolidation of the cloud software and infrastructure market can mean good and bad news for enterprises
August 07, 2017 07 Aug'17
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim gets 'faster in the head' with SAP analytics

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim has been using SAP’s Hana database and applications to speed up players mentally, as well as using SAP Hybris to sell shirts
August 04, 2017 04 Aug'17
ICO highlights challenge Slack-like tools pose to public sector FOI request compliance

The Information Commissioner’s Office outlines how the growing use of cloud-based communication channels could complicate how public sector organisations respond to Freedom of Information requests
August 04, 2017 04 Aug'17
Nearly 7,000 civil service jobs at risk in government-as-a-platform strategy

Business case for Government Digital Service’s GaaP programme has predicted thousands of Whitehall job losses from new digital tools

August 03, 2017 03 Aug'17
Keeping Australia’s aeromedical service connected to the cloud

The Queensland section of the Royal Flying Doctor Service has improved its access to cloud apps without spending more on bandwidth
August 03, 2017 03 Aug'17
Sub-postmasters allege 'bullying and intimidation' by Post Office over Horizon IT system

Campaigners have submitted initial evidence in group litigation against Post Office over controversial Horizon IT system
August 03, 2017 03 Aug'17
Voice control in BBC iPlayer pilot demos Microsoft's AI ambitions

An internal BBC pilot in collaboration with Microsoft shows how voice control could be used on the iPlayer TV streaming app
August 02, 2017 02 Aug'17
UK cities outside London show signs of technology innovation

In their fifth UK Tech Innovation Index, the Open Data Institute and the Digital Catapult organisation reveal signs of tech innovation outside the UK capital – but London leads by a long way
August 02, 2017 02 Aug'17
Fruit firm W B Chambers uses IFS suite to grow business

W B Chambers, a Kentish fruit farm, has chosen IFS to support its business growth and to guard against the labour pool uncertainties of Brexit
August 01, 2017 01 Aug'17
Why Facebook’s AI termination raises safety concerns

Revelations that researchers at Facebook had to switch off two bots that went rogue have raised questions about the safety of artificial intelligence
July 28, 2017 28 Jul'17
AWS emerges as a bright spot in Amazon’s ‘mixed’ Q2 results

Amazon.com’s earnings per share failed to meet analyst expectations, but the retail giant’s cloud arm continues to go from strength to strength
July 28, 2017 28 Jul'17
Intel reports record second quarter

Intel chief claims to have raised the bar on performance and predicts record year for the chip maker after record second-quarter revenue
July 27, 2017 27 Jul'17
Unified communications supplier Mitel buys competitor ShoreTel

The deal will create a market leading unified communications business and adds strength to Mitel’s cloud offering
July 26, 2017 26 Jul'17
GDS wants IT suppliers to use its GaaP products – but won’t offer service guarantees

The Government Digital Service encourages tech firms to adopt the platform services it has developed – but can’t offer any service or support guarantees
July 26, 2017 26 Jul'17
Google Cloud Platform reaches new heights in Alphabet results

GCP is establishing itself as a viable revenue stream for the search engine giant
July 26, 2017 26 Jul'17
Adobe to kill off Flash Player by end of 2020

Adobe has announced it is to stop updating and distributing Flash Player in just over three years’ time
July 25, 2017 25 Jul'17
Australian businesses bullish on AI

Demand for artificial intelligence technology is growing in Australia amid looming fears over job losses
July 25, 2017 25 Jul'17
Unilever signs partnership deal with Accenture to drive sales for ‘digitally savvy’ consumers

Unilever enters tech partnership with Accenture to help maintain consumer loyalty and drive sales
July 25, 2017 25 Jul'17
Ransomware as a service is a game changer, warns Sophos

The advent of ransomware as a service heralds a new era in malware, which means security suppliers and user organisations will have to adapt
July 25, 2017 25 Jul'17
National Army Museum uses Tide for future personalisation plans

Following renovations to its physical space, the National Army Museum used Talisman’s Tide platform to integrate its current systems and allow for personalisation in the future
July 25, 2017 25 Jul'17
CIF gears up to target public sector cloud

Cloud Industry Forum wants to help the UK government achieve its digital strategy, but working with government is still a big challenge for many providers
July 25, 2017 25 Jul'17
APAC public cloud market to surpass $10bn in 2017

Led by growing demand for cloud infrastructure services, the public cloud market is now dominated by Microsoft, Amazon and Alibaba, which is expanding its footprint outside China
July 25, 2017 25 Jul'17
AA Ireland turns to predictive analytics in fraud crackdown

Roadside assistance company invests in analytics software to fight fraud and introduce dynamic pricing after its split with the AA
July 25, 2017 25 Jul'17
Nordea deploys AI to speed up customer service

Nordea is reaping the rewards of its fintech investments through its latest project to use artificial intelligence to support customers
July 24, 2017 24 Jul'17
Daimler and Bosch show off autonomous valet parking

A test of an app-based autonomous valet service is to take place at the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart over the next few months
July 21, 2017 21 Jul'17
What's behind Google Hire?

Google Hire is the latest move by the internet search giant to expand its reach. We investigate the implications
July 21, 2017 21 Jul'17
Azure propels Microsoft intelligent cloud earnings

Microsoft's hybrid approach to cloud computing is starting to pay dividends, as the company's Q4 2017 financial results show
July 21, 2017 21 Jul'17
Research from Ponemon Institute highlights lack of confidence in public sector IT

IT decision makers in the public sector say they struggle with IT operations, reveals study by the Ponemon Institute
July 21, 2017 21 Jul'17
CIO interview: Marc Roberts, CTO, HiyaCar

The CTO at a company that is disrupting the car rental sector tells Computer Weekly about some of his major projects
July 20, 2017 20 Jul'17
Lords to probe ethics of artificial intelligence

The House of Lords Select Committee on artificial intelligence has issued a call for evidence as it looks into the ethical, social and economic impact of the technology
July 20, 2017 20 Jul'17
SAP Q2 2017 results: cloud revenue €932m, 500 new S/4 customers

SAP’s second-quarter revenue of €5.78bn included €932m for cloud subscription and support – 16% of the total – while new S/4 Hana customers included Centrica and Google
July 20, 2017 20 Jul'17
TSB to introduce iris scan authentication in September 2017

TSB customers will soon be able to access their mobile bank accounts through iris scanning, which is regarded as the most secure biometric authentication available
July 19, 2017 19 Jul'17
IBM results show slow transition to new business model

Cognitive is one of the cornerstones of IBM’s ‘strategic imperatives’, yet building out a portfolio of products and services will take time, IBM’s CFO admits
July 19, 2017 19 Jul'17
Charity swaps SAN for Hypergrid hyper-converged to save £1m

Tearfund saves £950,000 by deploying Hypergrid hyper-converged in place of HP servers and SAN, cutting costs on space, power, staff and hardware, and avoiding VMware
July 19, 2017 19 Jul'17
Oracle expands Cloud at Customer, adds 1,000 cloud sales Emea staff

Supplier adds SaaS elements to hybrid cloud service and aims to recruit 1,000 staff in Emea to accelerate cloud business
July 19, 2017 19 Jul'17
Incoming SAP User Group chair sees tenure shaped by Brexit

New SAP UK & Ireland User Group chairman Paul Cooper’s tenure will run to the end of Brexit. This and continued digitisation will shape his term in office
July 19, 2017 19 Jul'17
London Stock Exchange uses IBM blockchain technology

The London Stock Exchange is testing out IBM's blockchain technology in a platform to help SME operations become more transparent
July 19, 2017 19 Jul'17
US bipartisan alliance to defend elections from cyber attack

Former Democrat and Republican campaign managers are joining forces with security experts to defend US elections from cyber attack
July 18, 2017 18 Jul'17
Why company directors need to focus on software licensing small print

Heads of businesses risk breaching the Companies Act, fines, or a possible jail sentence if they fail to take software licensing risks into account
July 18, 2017 18 Jul'17
Scale hyper-converged adds all-flash 1150F and “workhorse” 5150D

Hyper-converged pioneer Scale Computing targets 1/2PB 5150D at remote sites and big on-site deployments, while 1150F allows customers an all-flash tier to add to existing clusters
July 18, 2017 18 Jul'17
Digital transformation at tipping point in Singapore

Businesses in Singapore are fine-tuning their digital transformation efforts, with a third of them moving public cloud workloads to on-premise systems
July 17, 2017 17 Jul'17
Post Office defence in computer system legal case due this week

The Post Office will this week present its defence against allegations brought by subpostmasters in a group legal action
July 17, 2017 17 Jul'17
Qatar ban scuppers Infor plans to open Doha office

Infor has puts its Qatar plans on hold amid GCC political crisis
July 17, 2017 17 Jul'17
Norway’s Railway Directorate moves fully to the cloud

Norway’s railway regulator is following the government’s advice and moving IT into the cloud
July 17, 2017 17 Jul'17
Siemens to open Singapore digitalisation hub in IoT push

Siemens' digitalisation hub will be home to 60 specialists who will develop internet of things applications in areas including advanced manufacturing and healthcare
July 14, 2017 14 Jul'17
How Formula 1 plans to digitise fan experience

For a sport built on advanced technology, Formula 1 has lacked a truly digitally enabled fan experience – but that could be about to change
July 13, 2017 13 Jul'17
HMRC delays digital tax for businesses until 'at least' 2020

HMRC has pushed back the go-live date of its Making Tax Digital project following concerns the timetable was too risky
July 13, 2017 13 Jul'17
Encryption keys too predictable, warn security researchers

Encryption keys are not as random as most people think, which means encrypting data is often not as secure as it could be, according to security researchers
July 13, 2017 13 Jul'17
Google opens UK datacentre region to deliver low-latency cloud connections to enterprise

Internet search giant declares its UK datacentre region open for business, and promises users improved application performance
July 13, 2017 13 Jul'17
HPE and CSC merger wins confidence of Zurich

Zurich Insurance has demonstrated confidence in CSC's merger with HPE through a contract extension
July 13, 2017 13 Jul'17
Visa encourages US businesses to go cashless with £500,000 in hard cash

Card giant offers small US businesses financial support to upgrade their payments technology if they agree to abandon cash
July 13, 2017 13 Jul'17
Digital drives enterprise software spending

CIOs embarking on a digital transformation will need to re-architect their IT platforms to support the transition to event-driven business models
July 13, 2017 13 Jul'17
The dawn of a new era for Dell EMC

Dell EMC’s Paul Henaghan is no stranger to industry consolidation, having worked for tech companies that were acquired by Oracle and Software AG. Here, the president of Dell EMC in South Asia and Korea shares what it is doing to streamline its ...
July 13, 2017 13 Jul'17
Figures suggest blockchain is a 'no brainer' in financial services

Blockchain has quickly established itself in financial services businesses, with companies in other industries likely to see a similar trend
July 13, 2017 13 Jul'17
WekaIO brings hybrid cloud NAS software-defined storage

Startup offers virtual NAS, storage software deployed on commodity servers or in the cloud to give single storage pool of file access the can scale to trillions
July 12, 2017 12 Jul'17
UK ranked as top 10 digital economy

The UK has been ranked among the top 10 nations in terms of digital capabilities
July 12, 2017 12 Jul'17
Contactless technology pushes card payments ahead of cash in retail sector

Retail payments made by debit cards exceeded the number made by cash for the first time last year
July 12, 2017 12 Jul'17
Home Office confirmed as early adopter of Oracle’s UK cloud region

The Home Office is to be one of the first public sector organisations to access cloud services from Oracle’s UK cloud region
July 11, 2017 11 Jul'17
How IT can work alongside marketing to deliver on digital expectations

A recent digital customer experience summit hosted by Adobe has highlighted the link between IT, in-house talent development and change management
July 11, 2017 11 Jul'17
Scality Zenko.io brings hybrid cloud storage virtualisation

Zenko.io is a control layer that allows customers to manage data in on-site Scality ring object storage and multiple public clouds but falls short of full data portability for now
July 11, 2017 11 Jul'17
Government should invest in tech to support ‘gig economy’ workers, says Taylor review

Matthew Taylor’s review on the ‘gig economy’ calls on government to invest in digital technology to support self-employed people
July 11, 2017 11 Jul'17
Political uncertainty is holding back digital transformation plans, say CIOs

UK businesses are investing in IT to help them deal with changes that could be around the corner amid geo-political uncertainty
July 10, 2017 10 Jul'17
Apple to build second European datacentre in Denmark later this year

Consumer electronics giant confirms plans to start building a second, renewably-powered datacentre in Denmark during the fourth quarter of 2017
July 10, 2017 10 Jul'17
Experian admits mobile and online issues after system upgrade

Some customers of credit referencing company are having problems accessing a service they pay for following an IT upgrade and large customer migration to a new system
July 10, 2017 10 Jul'17
Medical college retires HP for Scale Computing hyper-converged

Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine replaces ageing HP servers and MSA SAN with Scale Computing HC3 hyper-converged infrastructure, and saves £80,000 in replacement costs
July 10, 2017 10 Jul'17
Interview: Davide Cervellin, EMEA director of analytics, PayPal

PayPal’s EMEA director of analytics talks about making customers feel secure, using data analytics and problems with embracing big data
July 07, 2017 07 Jul'17
Govia Thameslink rail operator picks Worldline for mobile ticketing

Rail operator Govia Thameslink sets out to replace its desktop ticket issuing service with a Worldline mobile solution
July 07, 2017 07 Jul'17
Lloyds Bank joins Swift blockchain proof-of-concept project

Twenty-eight banks collaborate in blockchain project that will enable the real-time management of accounts used to make cross-border payments
July 07, 2017 07 Jul'17
Microsoft to cut thousands of jobs in cloud-related company rejig

Microsoft confirms job cuts and says affected staff have been notified that their jobs are either under threat or set to be made redundant
July 06, 2017 06 Jul'17
Young people without workplace skills fear competition from robots

Young people are worried they will not have the skills necessary to set themselves apart from robots when leaving education
July 06, 2017 06 Jul'17
TomTom and Cisco to address real-time comms for autonomous cars

Navigation firm teams up with network giant to develop low-latency, real-time traffic services for autonomous vehicle management
July 06, 2017 06 Jul'17
IDC: On-premise infrastructure spend will continue to fall in 2017 as cloud demand soars

IDC's latest quarterly cloud infrastructure spending forecast shines a light on how the dwindling demand for on-premise technologies is shaking up IT investments
July 06, 2017 06 Jul'17
TfL figures reveal massive contactless adoption

Transport for London figures for the use of contactless payments on its network add weight to its plans to sell its expertise to other cities
July 06, 2017 06 Jul'17
Kaspersky researcher in Asia develops cyber forensics tool

The open source tool lets cyber forensics investigators access infected machines remotely to collect malware artefacts without compromising system integrity
July 05, 2017 05 Jul'17
Atos targets universities and research centres with quantum computing simulator

Atos has made a quantum computing simulator available for sale so that organisations can test out the algorithms of the future
July 05, 2017 05 Jul'17
Online retailer Ocado sees increased order volumes as digital shopping grows

As online retail becomes more popular, Ocado has seen a rise in orders, but its profits for the first half of 2017 have dropped after heavy tech investment
July 05, 2017 05 Jul'17
Equinix expands its European datacentre footprint with AM4 opening in Amsterdam

Colocation giant is building out its datacentre capacity in Amsterdam by opening another facility, geared towards helping enterprises embrace the multi-cloud consumption model
July 05, 2017 05 Jul'17
Storage the favourite use case for public cloud customers

Despite lingering trust issues, storage and backup are key use cases in the public cloud, says Barracuda survey. Meanwhile, Microsoft Azure is Europe’s favourite cloud provider
July 05, 2017 05 Jul'17
Experian upgrade causes glitches in service

Credit scoring company recently upgraded its systems and introduced a new mobile app that caused temporary issues for some customers
July 05, 2017 05 Jul'17
Sweden trials blockchain for land registry management

Swedish land registry is trying out blockchain as a means of proving ownership
July 04, 2017 04 Jul'17
How machine learning is changing IT service management

BMC looks like it is eyeing up CA in a deal to power its digital strategy. We assess the changes in IT service management
July 03, 2017 03 Jul'17
Dubai Police to enhance smart services with robot police

The streets of Dubai will soon see Robocops to help fight crime and help people out
July 03, 2017 03 Jul'17
NHS trust’s data sharing deal with Google firm is illegal, finds ICO

UK data protection watchdog has found an NHS data sharing deal with Google DeepMind failed comply with data protection law
July 03, 2017 03 Jul'17
Dutch bank cuts compliance data retrieval from weeks to hours

Rabobank has moved from tape libraries and robotic arms to a platform-based storage and retrieval system to help it comply with regulations
July 03, 2017 03 Jul'17
Judge defers ruling in Apple Irish datacentre case until end of July

Apple must wait until the end of the month to hear if its bid to build a datacentre in Athenry, County Galway, will get the go-ahead
June 29, 2017 29 Jun'17
AI monitors NatWest communications to ensure advice is appropriate

NatWest is testing out artificial intelligence technology that listens to the conversations between its advisers and customers to help keep them compliant
June 29, 2017 29 Jun'17
How Donald Trump has nudged French CIOs still further from US cloud storage

French CIOs are looking at alternatives to storing data with US-based suppliers
June 29, 2017 29 Jun'17
App-based banking continues its ascent in the UK

The number of people banking from their mobile phones is increasing as more services are made available through the channel
June 29, 2017 29 Jun'17
The big four cloud firms are set for price war over serverless computing, suggests 451 Research

Cloud industry price wars could enter new phase, as demand for serverless computing services grows, suggests 451 Research
June 29, 2017 29 Jun'17
Ocado Technology completes two-week self-driving van trial in Greenwich

Ocado Technology opens up about how self-driving vans could revolutionise grocery deliveries in urban areas in the years to come
June 29, 2017 29 Jun'17
Project management is key to driving business success

Project managers are struggling to keep up with the fast pace of business development, leading to project failures
June 28, 2017 28 Jun'17
Nutanix makes hybrid cloud push with Calm and Xi Cloud

Hyper-converged pioneer to extend on-premise OS to the cloud with plans to span the datacentre and public cloud using Calm, plus forthcoming hybrid cloud services via Xi Cloud
June 27, 2017 27 Jun'17
Met Police vulnerable to cyber attacks due to Windows XP use, GLA warned

The Greater London Authority fears the Metropolitan Police is vulnerable to cyber attacks after figures reveal more than 18,000 devices in the force still run on Windows XP
June 27, 2017 27 Jun'17
IBM Watson holds court at Wimbledon 2017

The All England Lawn Tennis Club is again playing doubles with IBM at its annual championship, this time with assistance from a virtual Fred Perry