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March 19, 2020 19 Mar'20
Employee computing emissions measured by only one-third of enterprises, Citrix research suggests

Many large companies in the UK are not measuring the greenhouse gas emissions from employee computing, with just a quarter of managers viewing IT sustainability as a top priority for their organisation
March 19, 2020 19 Mar'20
Coronavirus: NHS to roll out Microsoft Teams to hospitals

Secure, cloud-based Microsoft collaboration tool Teams will be made available across the NHS, even those hospitals not on NHSMail
March 19, 2020 19 Mar'20
Covid-19: Three steps to remote working effectiveness

Staff are going to have to work from home, if they can, for the foreseeable future. We look at steps to ensure they remain fit and productive
March 18, 2020 18 Mar'20
Post Office executives used ‘grotesque predatory capitalism’ throughout Horizon IT scandal

Labour MP Karl Turner tells Computer Weekly that the Post Office Horizon scandal is the most grotesque version of predatory capitalism he has ever seen

March 18, 2020 18 Mar'20
Prudential turns to AI to secure computer networks against cyber attacks

Prudential, the UK’s largest listed insurer, is turning to artificial intelligence to protect its computer networks in the US, Asia and Africa from malware hackers and internal threats
March 18, 2020 18 Mar'20
Push for digitisation in Malaysia amid coronavirus crisis

Event cancellations and travel bans are spurring more companies to embrace digital tools to support remote and flexible working arrangements
March 18, 2020 18 Mar'20
Employment and investment in UK tech sector booms

UK digital tech sector continues rapid growth in 2019, attracting record investment for another year
March 18, 2020 18 Mar'20
Swedish municipalities test AI to drive efficiencies and cost savings

Research in Sweden measures the benefits of using artificial intelligence in local government operations
March 17, 2020 17 Mar'20
Travelex under threat as insolvency risk, hacking costs and coronavirus take their toll

Foreign exchange group’s future remains uncertain as its parent company, Finablr, prepares for potential insolvency
March 17, 2020 17 Mar'20
Microsoft and Google join forces on Covid-19 dataset

Data scientists and researchers are being encouraged to use data mining, artificial intelligence and machine learning to gain insights into the coronavirus pandemic

March 17, 2020 17 Mar'20
Nutanix expands virtual desktop service in APAC

Nutanix has expanded its Xi Frame virtual desktop service to five more cloud regions in Asia-Pacific amid the Covid-19 outbreak
March 16, 2020 16 Mar'20
Secret Post Office deals cause fury among Horizon IT scandal campaigners

The Post Office has sparked anger with secret settlements with subpostmasters outside the recent legal action against it
March 16, 2020 16 Mar'20
Bill Gates steps down from Microsoft board to focus on philanthropic efforts

The co-founder of Microsoft has decided to step down from Microsoft's board to spend his time ‘focusing on how to solve some of the world's biggest problems’
March 12, 2020 12 Mar'20
CIO interview: Miguel Rio Tinto, Emirates NBD

The Dubai-based banking group’s CIO, Miguel Rio Tinto, talks about its ambitious digital transformation plans
March 12, 2020 12 Mar'20
Failings in open source disclosure put users at risk

As more projects rely on open source components, IT departments need to keep on top of critical vulnerabilities to ensure they are secure
March 12, 2020 12 Mar'20
Dutch landscape attracts fintech exploration

In 2019, the Netherlands had more than 450 companies active in financial technology. The country’s “polder model”, in which new and traditional companies work closely together, offers many opportunities for fintechs
March 12, 2020 12 Mar'20
APAC remains hotbed for digital transformation

Nearly half of organisations in the Asia-Pacific region see digital transformation as their top priority, followed by cloud infrastructure deployment and artificial intelligence, survey finds
March 11, 2020 11 Mar'20
Microsoft locks down new vulnerability with EternalBlue echoes

Microsoft has moved to get ahead of a serious remote code execution vulnerability in Microsoft Server Message Block 3.1.1, which was accidentally disclosed then missed in its March Patch Tuesday update
March 11, 2020 11 Mar'20
Microsoft fixes 26 critical vulnerabilities in another heavy Patch Tuesday

March’s Patch Tuesday is another big one for Microsoft, addressing 115 vulnerabilities, 26 of them critical
March 10, 2020 10 Mar'20
IT Priorities 2020: Digitisation drives IT modernisation growth

IT decision-makers realise that old applications restrict agility. As organisations digitise processes, application modernisation is key
March 10, 2020 10 Mar'20
MPs told to hold to account those responsible for Post Office Horizon IT scandal

Subpostmasters who had their lives destroyed by a faulty IT system and mistreatment by the Post Office have asked MPs to hold to account the people responsible for the injustices
March 10, 2020 10 Mar'20
VAT software supplier exposed data of millions

Eight million sales records belonging to UK and EU consumers left exposed due to misconfigured server
March 10, 2020 10 Mar'20
Police IT system failure creates significant backlogs

Independent review of IT system failure that left Greater Manchester Police working with pen and paper finds combination of technical shortcomings, operational procedures and staff training responsible for massive backlogs
March 10, 2020 10 Mar'20
Lloyds Banking Group signs five-year Google Cloud deal

The retail bank has a multi-cloud strategy as part of its multi-billion digital transformation initiative
March 10, 2020 10 Mar'20
Inside Oracle’s cloud strategy

Oracle may be late to the cloud infrastructure and platform game, but it believes it has what it takes to carve out a bigger slice of the Asia-Pacific’s cloud market
March 09, 2020 09 Mar'20
Google Cloud targets telcos with Global Mobile Edge Cloud

Google Cloud announces programme to help telcos address pressures to digitally transform in the face of the rise of 5G, network-centric business models and ‘dramatically’ raised consumer expectations
March 08, 2020 08 Mar'20
Google to open new cloud regions in India and Australia

New cloud regions in Delhi and Melbourne underscore Google’s resolve to carve out a bigger slice of Asia-Pacific’s cloud computing market
March 06, 2020 06 Mar'20
MI5 slammed by watchdog for failing to delete intercepted phone and internet data

The Investigatory Powers Commissioner (IPCO) has criticised MI5 for failing to report serious errors in the way it handles intercepted phone and internet data
March 06, 2020 06 Mar'20
Those who did not play by the rules in Post Office Horizon scandal “should face prosecution”

Telford MP has become a vocal member of the campaign for justice for the subpostmasters who had their lives devastated as a result of being blamed for losses caused by errors in the Post Office’s core retail and accounting system
March 06, 2020 06 Mar'20
IT Priorities 2020: AI, cloud to dominate IT spending in India

Indian organisations are expected to spend more on artificial intelligence and cloud this year in a bid gain an edge over rivals through key technology investments
March 05, 2020 05 Mar'20
Biometrics ethics group takes evidence on public-private use of facial recognition

Collaboration between police forces and private entities on facial recognition technology comes under scrutiny by the Home Office’s Biometrics and Forensics Ethics Group
March 04, 2020 04 Mar'20
MPs call on PM to commit to full public inquiry into Post Office Horizon IT scandal

Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee to investigate the Horizon IT system and will question Post Office executives over subpostmasters wrongly accused of fraud
March 04, 2020 04 Mar'20
IT Priorities 2020: UK business applications investment in AI gathers steam

Artificial intelligence intensifies as an investment area for UK IT buyers, while cloud delivery is coming to ERP as well as other applications
March 04, 2020 04 Mar'20
Interview: Building a robot to navigate the high seas

In 1620, the Mayflower set sail to the New World. We speak to the tech lead of an autonomous ship that has been built to make the same voyage
March 03, 2020 03 Mar'20
Lack of leadership stifles collaboration initiatives

IT and business leaders say they want to encourage collaborative working, but there is little support from senior management
March 02, 2020 02 Mar'20
Volvo Group motors beyond annual performance review with Cornerstone

Volvo Group has broken with its traditional annual performance review process in order to stoke entrepreneurialism, says Bahar Rasouli, director of global people performance
March 02, 2020 02 Mar'20
Boris Johnson’s commitment to inquiry into Post Office scandal in doubt

Boris Johnson’s apparent commitment to a public inquiry into the Post Office Horizon scandal is not so certain
March 02, 2020 02 Mar'20
How Asia’s tech firms are helping to stem the Covid-19 outbreak

Data analytics and robots are being deployed in China and other Asian countries that have been hardest hit by the ongoing coronavirus outbreak
February 28, 2020 28 Feb'20
CIO interview: Ian Cohen, chief product and technology officer, Addison Lee

At taxi and transport company Addison Lee, technology is focused around customer experience before worrying about datacentres, servers and what elements make up the IT infrastructure
February 28, 2020 28 Feb'20
Government claims it was misled by Post Office over IT scandal

Minister says Post Office IT experts misled the government when it asked questions about subpostmasters’ concerns over Horizon IT system
February 28, 2020 28 Feb'20
Long, dark winters contribute to Finland’s advantage in video game development

Finland and Southern California are worlds apart at first glance, but both are leaders in video game development. We find out why.
February 28, 2020 28 Feb'20
Coronavirus: Microsoft exits developer event and revises outlook

Microsoft has decided to run a digital-only event after announcing it would not be at the Games Developer Conference in San Francisco
February 27, 2020 27 Feb'20
WikiLeaks founder Assange is well enough to participate in extradition proceedings, says judge

A judge dismissed claims that Julian Assange’s vulnerable psychological state would prevent him from taking part in his extradition hearing to face espionage and computer misuse charges in the US
February 27, 2020 27 Feb'20
IBM seeks developers to tackle climate change with open source technology innovations

IBM and its ecosystem partners are calling on developers worldwide to help develop innovative technologies to help combat climate change
February 27, 2020 27 Feb'20
Hidden cost of cloud puts brakes on migration projects

Lack of skills and complexities in rebuilding software for the cloud are among the main factors inhibiting cloud success
February 27, 2020 27 Feb'20
Finland launches free AI skills course for EU citizens as presidency parting gift

Finland is making a course in basic artificial intelligence available to citizens of all European Union countries
February 27, 2020 27 Feb'20
IT Priorities 2020: ASEAN firms on the frontline of digital transformation

Southeast Asian companies plan to spend more on infrastructure and cyber security, but the growth in IT budgets appears to be slowing down
February 26, 2020 26 Feb'20
Boris Johnson commits to 'getting to the bottom of' Post Office Horizon IT scandal

Prime minister Boris Johnson appears to commit to a public inquiry into the Post Office scandal over its accounting system, but government is yet to offer any details
February 26, 2020 26 Feb'20
How tech suppliers are easing barriers to hybrid cloud adoption

The tech industry has risen to the challenge of helping enterprises ease their transition to hybrid cloud, but issues remain
February 25, 2020 25 Feb'20
Julian Assange phoned White House to warn of risk to lives

Julian Assange phoned the White House to warn officials that unredacted cables published on the web posed a risk to lives, a court heard yesterday