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October 23, 2018 23 Oct'18
CIOs and the cloud: The future of European enterprise software

European organisations are moving to the cloud rapidly, but trepidation remains in concerning certain aspects, such as security
October 11, 2018 11 Oct'18
Robots in the workplace supported by 81% of business chiefs

Robotic process automation continues to be taken up by more organisations – but despite proven benefits, those that already use it are struggling to scale it up
September 28, 2018 28 Sep'18
No let-up in digital banking glitches as TSB and HSBC customers are hit on payday

Online and mobile app banking outages continue to increase in regularity as TSB and HSBC customers report problems
September 27, 2018 27 Sep'18
CIO interview: Fraser Ingram, Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank

Fraser Ingram joined the Clydesdale and Yorkshire banking group as CIO just at the right time – as it was embarking on its digital journey

September 27, 2018 27 Sep'18
Best supply chain firms are masters of data and automation

Europe’s best supply chains are making the most out of e-commerce, customer insights and robotic process automation, according to Gartner
September 17, 2018 17 Sep'18
Government stays firm on target of 25 million Gov.uk Verify users by 2020

Cabinet Office has confirmed it is sticking to its target of having 25 million Verify users by 2020, despite government projects watchdog calling for project to be scrapped
September 11, 2018 11 Sep'18
UK security vetting IT system failing, says NAO

The National Audit Office is critical of the government’s project to centralise its security vetting process, as the IT system has been plagued by failures from the start and has led to serious delays
August 24, 2018 24 Aug'18
Dubai Health Authority launches artificial intelligence strategy

Healthcare organisation is rolling out next-generation technology in its health facilities to improve patient care
August 20, 2018 20 Aug'18
Swedish government and industry address IT skills shortage

Sweden faces major challenges in resourcing its growing IT sector with the right talent
August 15, 2018 15 Aug'18
Australian enterprises warming up to DevOps

The burgeoning DevOps culture in Australia has attracted new market players and led major banks and telcos to embrace the movement to get development and operations teams working in unison

August 09, 2018 09 Aug'18
Photobox gets snappy with mass-data migration to AWS cloud

Photobox Group’s CTO, Richard Orme, has revealed details of how a mass-data migration to the Amazon Web Services cloud has set the firm on the path to embrace artificial intelligence
July 23, 2018 23 Jul'18
Commerzbank creates Hadoop-based platform for business-critical insights

German bank creates an entire new department to build and support a platform to provide business-critical insights
July 20, 2018 20 Jul'18
Matt Hancock to promise £487m for NHS tech

In his first speech as health secretary, Matt Hancock will continue to fly the flag for digital
July 16, 2018 16 Jul'18
Rio Tinto transports iron ore with autonomous train

The 280km journey in Western Australia was made under Rio Tinto’s autonomous train programme aimed at improving the productivity and safety of workers
July 05, 2018 05 Jul'18
Australian startups team up to keep wind turbines humming

Using acoustic sensors and nanosatellite connectivity, two Australian startups hope to identify potential turbine problems before they occur to secure the country’s wind energy
July 03, 2018 03 Jul'18
IT service provider HCL acquires sector expertise as part of European strategy

Indian IT services firm boosts its European car industry credentials though multi-million Euro investment
July 01, 2018 01 Jul'18
Australian government grappling with digital transformation woes

Digital transformation in Australia’s public sector has been beset by soaring rhetoric and vague aspirations by government, a new report reveals
June 28, 2018 28 Jun'18
Two further regions join care record exemplar programme

Yorkshire and Humber and Thames Valley have been chosen by NHS England to join the three other care record exemplars, each receiving up to £7.5m to speed up delivery of integrated health and care
June 27, 2018 27 Jun'18
Technology key to keeping staff happy

Giving employees access to the latest technologies will improve their satisfaction and increase productivity, survey shows
June 14, 2018 14 Jun'18
Bank of England to set minimum service requirements after TSB and Visa outages

The Bank of England is planning new rules for the minimum service levels that financial service providers must offer, even during IT outages
June 07, 2018 07 Jun'18
DWP finally publishes Universal Credit business case

Published eight years after the programme began, the business case states that Universal Credit will generate £8bn a year in “economic value” once it is in a “steady state”
June 07, 2018 07 Jun'18
IT spending reaches 10-year high as CIOs struggle with digital technology strategy

IT leaders have seen their budgets and headcounts rise for the first time in 10 years, but face challenges implementing their digital strategies
June 06, 2018 06 Jun'18
UK tech firms increase exports by more than 20%

The country’s tech sector continues to blossom and has significantly increased the export of both services and goods in recent years
June 05, 2018 05 Jun'18
HMRC on track for August roll-out of customs IT system

The government will have a “fully functioning” customs declaration service by January 2019, HMRC CEO Jon Thompson told MPs
May 29, 2018 29 May'18
Firms step up spending on digital tech, but struggle with strategy

Businesses and the public sector are stepping up their spending on digital technology, but many business leaders are struggling to keep pace with what it means for their business
May 23, 2018 23 May'18
Hammond pledges funding to help SMEs adopt digital tech

Chancellor promises to boost smaller companies with funding for digital technologies, and plans to launch a review of the UK’s productivity gap
May 23, 2018 23 May'18
Singapore to adopt European e-invoicing standard

The city-state is the first country outside Europe to embrace the Peppol e-invoicing standard to speed up business transactions and lower operating costs for SMEs
May 10, 2018 10 May'18
BT to shut London HQ and cut 13,000 jobs

Another round of cuts comes as BT struggles to reposition itself for sustainable long-term growth
May 10, 2018 10 May'18
UK railways to save billions of pounds through digital signalling

Network Rail hails digital transformation plans as “a turning point in the history of our railways”
May 09, 2018 09 May'18
How enterprises can cope with digital disruption

Red Hat CEO Jim Whitehurst says enterprises can take a leaf from DevOps and build modularity into their technology infrastructure to prepare for the forces of digital disruption
May 08, 2018 08 May'18
Met Police to get integrated policing system from Northgate

Five-year contract covers integrated IT system to be used across the Metropolitan force, two years after it went out to tender
April 26, 2018 26 Apr'18
Malaysia’s Supahands finds agility with the cloud

Regional workforce crowdsourcing startup relies on the cloud to keep its infrastructure agile enough to scale up and down, according to customer demand
April 25, 2018 25 Apr'18
TSB IT meltdown has the makings of an epic

TSB’s very public IT problems will send shivers down the spine of IT teams at large banks that are yet to migrate to new core banking systems
April 24, 2018 24 Apr'18
Nurses want to use IT, but are held back by barriers

A majority of nurses welcome digital technology, but costs, poor connectivity and a lack of interoperability act as barriers, and lead community nurses to use paper instead
April 19, 2018 19 Apr'18
UK and Indian governments agree tech partnership

Agreement aims to identify organisations in the two countries that can work together and open up opportunities for tech entrepreneurs
April 18, 2018 18 Apr'18
European IT services spending down as businesses focus on GDPR compliance

European organisations are reducing their spending on IT services and are redirecting resources towards becoming compliant with the EU General Data Protection Regulation
April 17, 2018 17 Apr'18
Artificial intelligence will help Metro Bank customers manage their money

Service will use AI and predictive analytics to provide personalised prompts to help customers control their spending
April 16, 2018 16 Apr'18
Santander uses Ripple technology to offer international payments

Santander has launched an international fund transfer service for retail customers in the UK about two years after it started testing the blockchain-based application
April 10, 2018 10 Apr'18
European CIOs have budget balancing act ahead of them

There is some consensus among European CIOs on budget rises across the continent, but less so on what to invest in
April 05, 2018 05 Apr'18
Deutsche Bank system replacement already paying back

Deutsche bank is replacing a complex IT infrastructure that helps its traders operate and automates regulatory compliance processes
April 05, 2018 05 Apr'18
The Hackett Group predicts rise of robotic process automation

RPA promises to make certain back-office business processes vastly more efficient by taking over manual tasks
March 26, 2018 26 Mar'18
Swedish study talks up benefits of artificial intelligence

A major report has reassured Swedish society that artificial intelligence will be a positive force for change despite fears of job losses
March 13, 2018 13 Mar'18
Industrial robots set to cut out human workforce

Greater operational efficiency and a reduction in errors are among the benefits of industrial robots – but the biggest savings are in staffing
March 07, 2018 07 Mar'18
Banks more confident than other sectors in face of digital disruption

Banks have accepted the changes brought about by digital disruption and are confident that new technologies will be core to their business success, according to a survey by Fujitsu
February 27, 2018 27 Feb'18
Sweden’s Systembolaget picks Evry for cloud transformation

Government-owned retailer signs major IT outsourcing agreement as part of its digital transformation programme
February 21, 2018 21 Feb'18
Digital economy to make up 60% of APAC’s GDP by 2021

The surge in GDP contribution will come as more organisations shift from digital transformation initiatives aimed at shoring up productivity towards digital product development
February 06, 2018 06 Feb'18
Tech boosts sales at Abu Dhabi’s Healthpoint

United Arab Emirates healthcare provider Healthpoint has increased sales and efficiency through the use of the latest IT systems
February 02, 2018 02 Feb'18
Dutch Filmworks disrupts piracy fight by imposing download fines

Netherlands’ privacy watchdog grants film production company permission to collect IP addresses as part of its fight against illegal downloading
January 31, 2018 31 Jan'18
What CIOs need to watch out for in digital transformation

IT head honchos will need to consider new performance indicators, adopt an embedded digital business model and build up an enterprise-wide digital platform to avoid digital deadlock
January 25, 2018 25 Jan'18
Robots are needed to manage the automation robots

The next decade will see robots transform from invisible forces obeying our commands to lifelike objects interacting with humans on a daily basis