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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
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
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
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

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
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
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
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?
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
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)

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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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.
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
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
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 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.
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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?
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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
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?
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.
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.
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
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)
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.