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April 15, 2013
15
Apr'13
Case study: London's Olympic network from BT
After receiving an honourable mention in the European user awards for networking, Computer Weekly looks at the challenge of rolling out the network for the London Olympic Games in 2012
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April 02, 2013
02
Apr'13
Howard Shiplee latest to lead Universal Credit delivery
Howard Shiplee has been appointed the latest lead on the DWP Universal Credit programme
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March 27, 2013
27
Mar'13
Home Office needs to boost capability to fix UKBA IT
The Home Office must improve its internal capability to fix the siloed IT systems behind the soon-to-be-scrapped UK Border Agency
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March 22, 2013
22
Mar'13
Universal Credit not at odds with agile, says former chief
Former programme director of Universal Credit, Malcolm Whitehouse, has denied the mega-project is at odds with agile development
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March 20, 2013
20
Mar'13
CIO interview: Darrell Stein, IT director, Marks & Spencer
As M&S develops its multi-channel capability, Darrell Stein and his team are delivering projects focused on innovation and profitability
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March 19, 2013
19
Mar'13
Easynet opts for HP compute/storage with SSD tier for Agile Platform
Managed services provider Easynet shuns point solutions for HP compute and storage with SSD tier for Agile Platform end-to-end services
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March 15, 2013
15
Mar'13
Cabinet Office to axe government CIO and boards in governance shake-up
The Cabinet Office is to axe the government CIO role in a governance shake-up that will put digital leaders at the heart of technology change
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February 20, 2013
20
Feb'13
Can the mutuals model help government change IT?
Can mutuals, touted as a new model for the public sector, help change the way government does IT, both as a user and provider of services?
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February 19, 2013
19
Feb'13
Rethink enterprise architectures to embody cloud and on-premise integration
Accenture's latest Technology Vision 2013 report recommends CIOs plan to integrate cloud and on-premise systems
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February 06, 2013
06
Feb'13
Andy Nelson appointed DWP CIO
Government CIO Andy Nelson has been officially appointed CIO at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
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February 05, 2013
05
Feb'13
Interview: John Harris, vice-president of global enterprise architecture, Aimia
Aimia, the organisation behind retail loyalty programme Nectar, is overhauling its IT to make the most of customer data
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January 31, 2013
31
Jan'13
Digital app developer skills take centre stage in corporate IT
Digital information design skills, including building business apps, have assumed new importance in corporate IT over the past year
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January 28, 2013
28
Jan'13
CIO interview: Yann L’Huillier, Tradition
Yann L’Huillier describes the three-pronged strategy he adopted after joining over-the-counter trading firm Tradition in April 2010
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January 24, 2013
24
Jan'13
Chris Chant calls for government IT heads to step down
Outspoken former government IT reformer Chris Chant has called for the resignation of the Cabinet Office's Stephen Kelly and Bill Crothers
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January 23, 2013
23
Jan'13
Government reforms save £316m in IT, confirms NAO
Government reforms cut IT spending by £316m in 2012, the National Audit Office (NAO) has confirmed
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January 03, 2013
03
Jan'13
Government targets £600m savings through shared services
The government aims to save £600m per year through its Next Generation Shared Services Strategic Plan
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January 02, 2013
02
Jan'13
DWP CIO Philip Langsdale has passed away
Philip Langsdale, CIO at the Department for Work and Pensions, has passed away.
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December 21, 2012
21
Dec'12
First wave of government services to go digital
The government has named the first public services to go digital, following the publication of 18 individual departmental digital strategies outlining moves to digital by default public services.
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December 20, 2012
20
Dec'12
Government to cut large frameworks following procurement review
Government is to put an end to large ICT frameworks, following a review into the efficacy of procurement practices for SMEs
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December 12, 2012
12
Dec'12
Retailers are being let down by poor ERP
UK retailers could lose an estimated £147 million of revenue this Christmas due to missed sales opportunities through out-of-stock products according to Vanson Bourne
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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?
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November 26, 2012
26
Nov'12
Met director of information Ailsa Beaton steps down
Ailsa Beaton, director of information at the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS), has stepped down.
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November 23, 2012
23
Nov'12
UKtech50 winner: Warren East, CEO of ARM
ARM CEO and UKtech50 winner Warren East talks to Computer Weekly about fostering the market innovation necessary for the digital age
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November 22, 2012
22
Nov'12
Phil Pavitt steps down as HMRC CIO
Phil Pavitt has stepped down as HMRC’s CIO to join insurance giant Aviva as global director of IT transformation.
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November 15, 2012
15
Nov'12
Cyber security will change ideas of the nation state, says Stonesoft
The lack of cyber security is a major threat to the civilised world and will change how people see the nation state, says security firm Stonesoft
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October 26, 2012
26
Oct'12
Cloud HR pivotal to Direct Line share offering
Cloud HR proved pivotal to insurance group Direct Line separating from the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) before it launched on the stock market
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October 23, 2012
23
Oct'12
CIO interview: Gavin Walker chief information officer at NATS
Gavin Walker, CIO of NATS, talks about how a vendor-neutral approach is key to successful IT, and why huge outsourcing contracts are the enemy
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October 22, 2012
22
Oct'12
RBS spends £80m to link its multiple mainframes better
The Royal Bank of Scotland will dedicate £80m of its massive IT budget to eliminate problems caused by its mainframe infrastructure
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October 22, 2012
22
Oct'12
Tech City names Facebook executive Joanna Shields as CEO
Joanna Shields has resigned as European boss of Facebook to become CEO of the Tech City Investment Organisation (TCIO)
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October 18, 2012
18
Oct'12
Citrix debuts mobile virtual apps as analysts warn of obsolescence
Citrix debuts cloud and mobility releases, but analysts warn they may soon be left behind in an increasingly competitive and evolving market
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October 16, 2012
16
Oct'12
Telefonica Digital saves 40% with cloud HR platform
Telefonica Digital is investing in a cloud-based HR system to manage its 6,500 worldwide workforce, saving 40% on the cost of non-cloud HR
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October 11, 2012
11
Oct'12
Solvency II data management confronts regulative uncertainty
Solvency II, the EU directive to regulate insurance, gets a deadline extension to 2014 to fix data management problems.
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October 01, 2012
01
Oct'12
O2 to expand BYOD scheme
Mobile phone group O2 is to introduce its bring-your-own-device scheme to operations in Europe and South America, following successful UK roll-out
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September 18, 2012
18
Sep'12
Cabinet Office names Stephen Kelly as COO
The Cabinet Office has named former Micro Focus CEO Stephen Kelly as chief operating officer and head of the Efficiency and Reform Group
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September 17, 2012
17
Sep'12
DWP hits back at criticism over Universal Credit IT systems
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has hit back at calls to delay its flagship Universal Credit scheme because of IT concerns
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September 10, 2012
10
Sep'12
Circuit breakers could mitigate risk in automated trading
Merchant banks that automate trading could use circuit-breaking technology to reduce problems caused by stock market volatility
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September 10, 2012
10
Sep'12
Indian IT services firm Infosys buys management consultancy Lodestone
Indian IT services provider Infosys has grown its business consultancy with the acquisition of Swiss-based management consultancy Lodestone
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September 04, 2012
04
Sep'12
UK Border Agency ordered to crack down on bogus student visas
The UKBA must crack down on bogus student visas ahead of the roll-out of its troubled e-Borders program, MPs have urged
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July 23, 2012
23
Jul'12
CIO interview: Sally Howes, National Audit Office
Sally Howes, CIO at the National Audit Office, talks about how the NAO hopes to perform more IT health checks and fewer project post mortems
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July 23, 2012
23
Jul'12
Amazon to open London development centre
Amazon today announced a new hub in central London to focus on the development of digital media products
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July 23, 2012
23
Jul'12
Heads of business bank on IT to boost business
Top-level business managers regard IT as a competitive advantage, according to Gartner
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July 19, 2012
19
Jul'12
Lack of IT investment could prolong recession
Research suggests the UK economy could continue to suffer economically as businesses fail to invest in technology and innovation
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July 19, 2012
19
Jul'12
Co-op uses Lloyds managed service in branch acquisition
The Co-operative bank will switch to Lloyds TSB's IT platform when it buys the 632 Lloyds TSB and Cheltenham and Gloucester branches
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July 16, 2012
16
Jul'12
Home Office creates private police ICT company
The Home Office has created a private firm to manage police IT after the the National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA) was abolished
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July 03, 2012
03
Jul'12
Whitehall could save £33bn with big data analytics, says Policy Exchange
Government could save £33bn a year applying big data analytics to departmental information, claims a report from the Policy Exchange
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June 26, 2012
26
Jun'12
Whitehall must measure progress of IT strategy, says IfG
Whitehall must measure the progress of its IT strategy more effectively to achieve its transformation agenda, says the Institute for Government (IfG)
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June 26, 2012
26
Jun'12
Cambridge University targets businesses with commodity supercomputer services
The University of Cambridge is offering businesses supercomputer services built on commodity Intel chips
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June 26, 2012
26
Jun'12
CIO interview: Adriana Karaboutis, global CIO, Dell
It is one thing being CEO of a company with best-in-class supply chain. But what happens when the business refocuses? We talk to Dell's CIO.
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June 18, 2012
18
Jun'12
US Sequoia machine takes title of fastest supercomputer
The US has overtaken Japan in the race for the world’s fastest supercomputer, with the Sequoia computer achieving 16.32 petaflop/s
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June 18, 2012
18
Jun'12
Japan's K computer to drive breakthroughs in engineering, medicine and science
Japan’s K computer, ranked last year as the world’s most powerful supercomputer, is expected to drive breakthroughs in engineering, medicine and science when it enters live operation in October
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June 12, 2012
12
Jun'12
Government must integrate IT strategy, warns NAO head
The government must integrate the various strands of its IT strategy to realise cost savings, warns Amyas Morse, comptroller and auditor general at the National Audit Office
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May 28, 2012
28
May'12
Universal Credit systems go live early in Manchester
Universal Credit systems are to go live in the Greater Manchester and Cheshire region in April 2013, six months before the national roll-out
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May 24, 2012
24
May'12
Collaboration: Working smarter, not harder
Collaboration technology can help you work more effectively. Andrew Buss, director of Freeform Dynamics, guides you through the options
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May 16, 2012
16
May'12
CIO interview: Cathryn Riley, CIO, Aviva
It's been a tough time for Aviva with CEO Andrew Moss forced to step down in a shareholder revolt. But for CIO Cathryn Riley, it’s business as usual.
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May 14, 2012
14
May'12
Huawei wins managed services contract for O2 network
Chinese telecoms firm Huawei is hired by O2 parent Telefónica to plan and maintain its mobile network in the UK
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May 03, 2012
03
May'12
What is the top priority for IT execs in 2012, and why?
Why, given a choice of 14 IT concerns, including cloud computing, did application performance management (APM) come out on top?
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May 02, 2012
02
May'12
IT managers struggle with virtual back-ups
IT managers find backing up virtual infrastructure too difficult, according to a study from data back-up and recovery company Quantum
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May 01, 2012
01
May'12
Gartner: Businesses forge on with middleware despite downturn
CIOs continue with application infrastructure and middleware technologies to prepare for hybrid clouds despite economic conditions
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April 17, 2012
17
Apr'12
Master data governance tools needed to seal MDM, data governance gap
Master data management and information governance are intertwined as business disciplines in theory but disconnected in practice. New master data governance tools are emerging to seal the gap.
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April 17, 2012
17
Apr'12
Accenture, Detica: Big data to drive business, trigger privacy concerns
Consulting firms Accenture and Detica see the big data wave as rich in new business opportunities, but rank with data privacy concerns.
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April 13, 2012
13
Apr'12
Financial companies leading race to digitisation
Financial companies are embracing digitisation faster than other sectors of the economy, says Booz&Co.
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April 05, 2012
05
Apr'12
Mobile BI gains momentum in UK corporate IT
Mobile BI is on the rise in UK corporate organisations, according to a Corporate IT Forum survey. Cloud BI, big data, social media and predictive analytics have all weakened.
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April 05, 2012
05
Apr'12
Data governance evangelism at heart of Premier Farnell's global strategy
Data governance lies at the heart of Premier Farnell's globalisation strategy. And the electronics distributor's head of global planning and governance says senior management education comes first.
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April 04, 2012
04
Apr'12
Liam Maxwell appointed deputy government CIO
Liam Maxwell, director of ICT Futures at the Cabinet Office, is to become the deputy government CIO.
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March 30, 2012
30
Mar'12
Biggest upgrade to PAYE system to go live in April
The biggest upgrade to the UK's PAYE system since the 1950s goes live within two weeks.
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March 28, 2012
28
Mar'12
CIO interview: Rob Ray, FA digital and IT director
Technology is a relatively new addition to the 139-year-old institution of the Football Association, says IT chief Rob Ray.
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March 28, 2012
28
Mar'12
Forrester: Balancing custom and packaged apps
George Lawrie, vice-president and principal analyst of Forrester Research, advises on when to deploy custom applications
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March 26, 2012
26
Mar'12
Zornes: Master data governance will fuse MDM to BPM
Master data governance tools are emerging to aid the orchestration of MDM and BPM, according to MDM expert Aaron Zornes. “Big data” is a distraction from the business basics of MDM, he says.
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March 21, 2012
21
Mar'12
'Big data' wades into mainstream
“Big data” is gathering interest beyond high-tech companies. But there is much confusion, a lack of governance and a skills shortage that won’t go away soon.
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March 15, 2012
15
Mar'12
Smart meter sales set to accelerate this year
Sales of smart meters across the globe are set to rise dramatically this year, with annual sales of the intelligent metering devices totalling about 140 million units every year by 2016
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March 15, 2012
15
Mar'12
Gartner IAM summit: Identity and access management in flux but progressing
Identity and access management (IAM) remains in a state of flux as architectures and standards evolve. But does that mean no progress in managing identity?
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March 10, 2012
10
Mar'12
BPM, MDM called on to marry to deliver blissful customer experience
Forrester’s Clay Richardson speaks on aligning process and data for “customer process transformation.” MDM and BPM pros need to come together to heal “splintered” world of corporate IT.
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March 08, 2012
08
Mar'12
BBC Worldwide launches product master data management to boost revenue
BBC Worldwide has started a master data management programme focused on products. The first step was to define product as anything licensed or sold. Communicating with the business was crucial.
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March 07, 2012
07
Mar'12
John Lewis prioritises IT investment above profit
John Lewis made significant technology investments in 2011, pushing profits down 3.8% to £353.8m
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March 07, 2012
07
Mar'12
Government’s shared services strategy failing, says NAO
The government’s £1.4bn shared services centres have failed to achieve value for money, according to a report from the National Audit Office (NAO)
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March 06, 2012
06
Mar'12
CW500: Getting to grips with big data
Experts from Standard Life, Deloitte and Intelligent Business Strategies share some useful tips for CIOs on understanding big data
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February 29, 2012
29
Feb'12
RSA 2012: RSA takes market-leader position seriously, says Heiser
RSA takes its market-leader position seriously to pull together the IT security industry, says Tom Heiser, president of RSA.
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February 29, 2012
29
Feb'12
Child maintenance IT system costs double, says NAO
The cost of the IT systems underpinning the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission (CMEC) have nearly doubled to £275m, according to the National Audit Office.
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February 28, 2012
28
Feb'12
What skills will the new government CIO leadership team need?
Computer Weekly asks what qualities the next CIO leadership team will need if they are to succeed with the government’s ICT strategy.
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February 24, 2012
24
Feb'12
Lloyds bank saves £2bn after HBOS IT integration
Lloyds Banking Group says the integration of its multiple brands has saved more than £2bn per year, with IT a major contributor.
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February 23, 2012
23
Feb'12
Wakefield council slashes costs with flexible working technology
Wakefield Council expects to save £1m in property costs and a further £100,000 per year in telephony expenditure through technology deployments which will promote flexible working.
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February 23, 2012
23
Feb'12
Interview: Ian Watmore, Cabinet Office permanent secretary
Ian Watmore was the first ever government CIO in 2004. Now he oversees government IT policy as the top Cabinet Office civil servant.
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February 22, 2012
22
Feb'12
CIO interview: John Harris, Corporate IT Forum chairman on skills development
John Harris, chairman of IT director's group The Corporate IT Forum and VP of global IT strategy at GSK, talks about IT skills and apprenticeships.
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February 21, 2012
21
Feb'12
How will the CloudStore impact government IT?
The CloudStore could signal a new model for procuring IT, making it easier for the public sector to do business with SMEs and breaking up the traditional supplier monopoly.
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February 21, 2012
21
Feb'12
Forrester: rethink your CRM strategy
The way people now buy products and services is eroding traditional approaches to customer relationship management
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February 17, 2012
17
Feb'12
MDM tools stealthily move forward in the shade of big data
Master data management is a business discipline that transcends technology. But what are the advanced and emerging technologies that subtend MDM? Aaron Zornes quizzed; Volvo profiled.
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February 17, 2012
17
Feb'12
CIO priorities 2012: Richard Hall, business advisor
As an advisor to a company that specialises in restructuring and turning struggling businesses around, Richard Hall gets to see a of a lot of IT departments. He is an expert in helping businesses make their IT operations more cost-effective.
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February 08, 2012
08
Feb'12
CIO interview: Rob Fraser, IT director, Sainsbury’s
Sainsbury’s IT chief talks about why in-house IT works better than outsourcing and how to double revenue without doubling IT spend.
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February 07, 2012
07
Feb'12
More than half of government projects behind schedule
More than half of major government projects are behind schedule, according to the head of Whitehall's Major Projects Authority.
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February 06, 2012
06
Feb'12
Does the government need 8,000 IT staff?
Despite having outsourced the majority of its IT roles, Computer Weekly research reveals that Whitehall still has 8,000 in-house IT staff.
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February 03, 2012
03
Feb'12
St. Helens and Knowsley NHS trust signs £1.3m storage deal
St. Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has signed a £1.3m deal with EMC as part of its five-year plan to overhaul its storage infrastructure.
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January 26, 2012
26
Jan'12
SAP accelerates plans to wean customers off Oracle databases
SAP is to accelerate plans to migrate customers away from Oracle databases by introducing in-memory computing support for its ERP product in 2012.
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January 26, 2012
26
Jan'12
UK government opens up IT procurement
The UK government is to release a consulting paper to determine software standards to open up the government IT market to SMEs
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January 23, 2012
23
Jan'12
Government IT role gets inflation busting rise
The Cabinet Office is advertising for the £120,000 a year position of deputy CIO which includes a 33% salary increase on the previous incumbent Bill McCluggage.
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January 19, 2012
19
Jan'12
Public sector IT staff sees largest cut in 25 years
The number of public sector IT workers was cut by the largest volume in 25 years in 2011, losing 5,000 employees
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January 18, 2012
18
Jan'12
Unilever and Lufthansa Systems deploy Microsoft Azure private cloud
Unilever and Lufthansa Systems are using Microsoft's Azure cloud platform to build applications in a private cloud.
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January 18, 2012
18
Jan'12
Waitrose to roll out contactless payment in all branches
Waitrose is to roll out contactless payments across all of its branches in the second half of this year following a trial in three of its stores.
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January 17, 2012
17
Jan'12
SOA and cloud leaders set technical standards
Technical standards unveiled today by an independent alliance of IT suppliers and users aim to help businesses adopt leading-edge thinking in cloud computing and service-orientated architecture (SOA).
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January 17, 2012
17
Jan'12
Four key trends in business analytics in 2012
Deloitte has identified four big themes for this year, as businesses and governments exploit data analytics technology.
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January 16, 2012
16
Jan'12
Businesses fight downturn with data analytics investment
Businesses are responding to the downturn by stepping up their investment in data analytics technology, claims business advisory firm Deloitte.