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December 08, 2015 08 Dec'15
Australian university launches cyber security master's degree

The University of New South Wales in Canberra has launched a master's course in cyber security, strategy and diplomacy
December 07, 2015 07 Dec'15
Cyber attacks an increasing concern for Asean countries

Organisations in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations are increasingly the targets for cyber criminals, according to a report focused on the region
December 04, 2015 04 Dec'15
Internet of things will be one of the Asean IT highlights in 2016

IoT investments will be one of the major trends in Asean economies throughout 2016, according to predictions from Frost & Sullivan.
December 04, 2015 04 Dec'15
India’s HCL opens Estonian operation to support Nordic customers

HCL Technologies opens an Estonian delivery centre which will support customers across Europe, including those in the Nordic region

December 04, 2015 04 Dec'15
Europe's CIOs must raise their game in testing software quality

CIOs across Europe have more work to do to ensure the structural quality of software is sound as IT becomes more important to organisations across different sectors
November 27, 2015 27 Nov'15
Digital drives business consultancy in IT outsourcing renewals

As IT outsourcing contracts come up for renewal, CIOs might consider more business expertise to help them negotiate contracts that support inevitable digital expansion
November 24, 2015 24 Nov'15
Equinix rolls out AWS Direct Connect in Slough datacentre

Datacentre provider launches private internet connection to Amazon Web Services to help customers build hybrid clouds
November 17, 2015 17 Nov'15
Fujitsu announces MetaArc cloud platform, acquires UShareSoft

At Fujitsu Forum 2015 in Germany, Fujitsu announces a cloud platform called MetaArc and acquires French software business UShareSoft
November 12, 2015 12 Nov'15
TCS to give internships to 1,000 UK graduates

IT services firm TCS is offering a thousand British youngsters the opportunity to work at some of its technology centres in India
November 10, 2015 10 Nov'15
Government launches cyber security research project

The government has launched a programme to get businesses more involved in cyber security research

November 09, 2015 09 Nov'15
IT and business process outsourcing surges after general election

Business confidence following the general election is explained as the main reason for a massive hike in spending on IT and business process outsourcing by UK organisations
November 04, 2015 04 Nov'15
How IoT will impact the Asean cloud landscape

IoT deployments are in their early stages in the Asean region, but experts predict as take-up of IoT apps increases it will have a big impact on IT infrastructures in the region
October 21, 2015 21 Oct'15
Marketing firm shuns NetApp for VMware VSAN and HGST server flash

Grass Roots was struggling with capacity and performance on its NetApp SAN so it deployed VMware VSAN on servers with HGST PCIe server flash and helium HDDs
October 19, 2015 19 Oct'15
Turning data into action still tricky for Australia's data scientists

Australian businesses need to change their attitudes towards data scientists if they are to unshackle the benefits of data
October 15, 2015 15 Oct'15
Technologies to consider when renewing an IT services contract

Technology changes quickly, so organisations should ensure flexibility is built into IT services contracts to avoid missing out on the benefits of the latest advances
October 09, 2015 09 Oct'15
Australia's tech sector weighs opportunities of Trans-Pacific Partnership

Australian IT businesses are evaluating the impact of a trade deal between 11 Pacific Rim countries
October 09, 2015 09 Oct'15
Case study: Consultancy AMR rebuilds comms platform on Colt IP Access

Business and M&A consultancy AMR International turned to Colt’s fibre network after being badly let down by its old supplier
October 06, 2015 06 Oct'15
Hundreds of Evry staff in the Nordics to move to IBM in billion-dollar IT outsourcing deal

Around 600 Evry staff in the Nordics are to move to IBM in $1bn IT outsourcing deal that sees the firm hand over its IT infrastructure for the next 10 years
October 05, 2015 05 Oct'15
Best of VMworld Europe User Awards 2015: Shortlist announced

Find out who made the shortlist for this year's Best of VMworld Europe User Awards, which is set to take place on Tuesday 13 October at VMworld, Barcelona
October 03, 2015 03 Oct'15
What to consider when IT outsourcing contracts come up for renewal

Outsourcing contracts worth billions of pounds come up for renewal over the next few years – but unprecedented industry change complicates the CIO's decision
September 29, 2015 29 Sep'15
Two thirds of UK businesses never meet important customers

British businesses don't always meet their best customers or the people they do most business with, because of trends in modern technology
September 17, 2015 17 Sep'15
Singapore general election reveals growing importance of social media

Organisations in all sectors in Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) countries are recognising the influence of social networking
September 11, 2015 11 Sep'15
Companies House investigates large firms' reluctance to provide open financial data

The public registrar Companies House wants to understand why FTSE100 organisations have resisted its call to file accounts as open data
August 19, 2015 19 Aug'15
Finnish insurer LähiTapiola reveals outsourcing secrets behind €180m deal

Outsourcing played a critical role in the merger of two Finnish insurers and will transform the IT at the newly created organisation
August 18, 2015 18 Aug'15
Australian Cyber Security Centre sets baseline for businesses

The ACSC wants more organisations to take responsibility for protecting their information resources and computer systems
August 12, 2015 12 Aug'15
Case study: How Finnish Saas provider LeadDesk cut its testing time in half

Finland-based call centre software maker LeadDesk has cut software development times and improved processes through automation software
August 04, 2015 04 Aug'15
Outsourcing hits record levels in Europe

Outsourcing activity in Europe recovers after a lull in the lead up to the UK general election, with more contracts than ever before
July 09, 2015 09 Jul'15
Grexit threatens to cut Greek IT spending by $3.7bn

Greek IT spending set to fall steeply if the country leaves the Euro, following the "no" vote in the referendum
July 07, 2015 07 Jul'15
Non-EU IT workers in the UK increase by 13% in a year

The number of non-EU IT professionals in the UK keeps growing as the economy recovers
July 01, 2015 01 Jul'15
Finland's Tieto buys Norwegian enterprise software company

Tieto acqures Software Innovation to boost its business in Norway
June 30, 2015 30 Jun'15
Top suppliers as UK software and services market approaches £50bn

The top five software and IT services firms in the UK are Capita, HP, IBM, Capgemini and Accenture, according to the latest figures from TechMarketView
June 29, 2015 29 Jun'15
Is the UK government serious about tackling IT suppliers' abuse of intra company transfers?

The UK government is making noises about reducing the number of non-EU workers in the UK – and the IT industry could be the focal point for this
June 15, 2015 15 Jun'15
Indian suppliers investigated by US authorities over potential visa abuse

US government investigates potential breaches of immigration rules by IT suppliers
June 15, 2015 15 Jun'15
Byte Night founder among tech community recognised in Queen's Birthday Honours List

Several leading individuals in the UK tech community received awards in the latest honours list
June 12, 2015 12 Jun'15
Growing cyber threats challenging cost reduction as reason to use managed services

Mid-sized companies plan to use more managed services and many see it as improving security
June 09, 2015 09 Jun'15
Iomart builds out hybrid cloud play with £12.5m SystemsUp acquisition

Hosting company buys public cloud consultancy to capitalise on enterprise appetites for hybrid IT models
June 03, 2015 03 Jun'15
Sourcing must adapt to digital business goals, says Gartner

Businesses need to change their sourcing strategies if they are to keep pace with the digital revolution, says analyst organisation Gartner
May 29, 2015 29 May'15
Top six enterprise IT priorities in the Nordics

The future of enterprise IT looks bright in the Nordic region, with growing focus on datacentre investments, national cloud and automatisation
May 20, 2015 20 May'15
CSC prepares itself for sale to Indian supplier

CSC is splitting itself in two to make its sale easier, say sources, with Indian supplier Wipro touted as a potential buyer
May 19, 2015 19 May'15
Colt deploys 100GbE European Supercore network

Colt enhances connectivity into key European commercial trading centres, including London and Frankfurt, with its Supercore network
May 18, 2015 18 May'15
Socitm to launch women in IT network

Society of Information Technology Management on the hunt for partners to help launch women in IT network
May 15, 2015 15 May'15
IT service providers are pushing too hard to sell extra services

IT services firms are not prioritising the services they are contracted to provide because they are too busy trying to sell additional services on top
May 15, 2015 15 May'15
Rentokil opens up core IT systems to business

The IT department at Rentokil Initial has delivered coding interfaces to its back-end ERP system to enable the business to create new applications
April 27, 2015 27 Apr'15
Accenture and Oracle embark on enterprise cloud adoption push

Accenture and Oracle are embarking on a joint push to make it easier for public sector and financial services firms to move to cloud
April 27, 2015 27 Apr'15
Capgemini to acquire iGate for $4bn

Capgemini is bolstering its US business and global delivery capabilities with the acquisition of iGate
April 21, 2015 21 Apr'15
BT sets out ambition to become enterprise's cloud integrator of choice

BT outlines its 'Cloud of Clouds' vision to allow users to access cloud apps and services, regardless of where their systems are hosted
April 21, 2015 21 Apr'15
Huawei calls for global consensus on the future network

At its Global Analyst Summit, Huawei calls on the networking industry to collaborate to optimise the network for future demands
April 10, 2015 10 Apr'15
Cabinet Office embarks on £2.7bn replacement process for sourcing temporary staff

The Cabinet Office has kicked off a review to replace its controversial contract for sourcing temporary staff across government departments
April 08, 2015 08 Apr'15
CIO interview: Bruna Pellicci, global head of IT, Ashurst

Global law firm Ashurst is rolling out a new IT strategy based on single platforms worldwide for its core business areas
April 07, 2015 07 Apr'15
Alsbridge makes its first UK acquisition with Source

Sourcing consultancy Alsbridge has kicked off its UK expansion with the acquisition of boutique sourcing advisory Source
March 30, 2015 30 Mar'15
KPMG teams up with Microsoft to boost enterprise cloud adoption

Advisory firm to draw on Microsoft technologies to deliver cloud-based data analytics, and business transformation services to clients
March 26, 2015 26 Mar'15
Ovum urges service providers to get serious about cloud security

Analyst Ovum's report into enterprise cloud adoption warns service providers to stop treating customers' security as an afterthought
March 26, 2015 26 Mar'15
Capita accused of breaching government contract for temporary staff

Services giant Capita may have breached the terms of its government-approved contract for providing temporary workers to the public sector
March 25, 2015 25 Mar'15
Government seeks new £2bn consultancy deal despite concerns from SMEs

Cabinet Office setting up £2bn agreement for the purchase of consultancy services across government, despite SME concerns
March 25, 2015 25 Mar'15
Alsbridge commits to surging UK demand for IT sourcing services

Sourcing advisory Alsbridge launches outsourcing advisory business in the UK after years of operating a franchise model
March 17, 2015 17 Mar'15
Poll finds public demand for consultation on public-sector outsourcing

Poll finds 68% of the UK public want to be consulted on public-sector outsourcing, with Labour and UKIP supporters most in favour
March 16, 2015 16 Mar'15
Shared business services help productivity and costs, says Deloitte

Global shared business services are on the rise and delivering an 8% average increase in productivity, according to research firm Deloitte
March 10, 2015 10 Mar'15
CGI to assess digital learning for Ministry of Defence

MoD signs outsourcing agreement with CGI as part of a programme to increase digital-based learning
March 05, 2015 05 Mar'15
Mobile World Congress 2015: Evolution but no revolution

Mobile World Congress 2015 reflected less the handset innovation of recent years, and more the evolution of mobility
March 04, 2015 04 Mar'15
Williams Martini Racing signs multi-year BT network services deal

Williams F1 teams forms long-term strategic partnership with BT for fixed and mobile communications and network services
March 03, 2015 03 Mar'15
Tata Consultancy Services named UK’s top employer

Three IT companies feature in the latest top 10 UK employers list, with Indian IT services firm TCS in top spot
February 26, 2015 26 Feb'15
Could IBM really function with tens of thousands fewer staff?

Could IBM, or any of the large IT and BPO service providers, still function with tens or even hundreds of thousands fewer staff?
February 25, 2015 25 Feb'15
SMEs seek legal advice over controversial Capita contracts with government

SMEs that claim to have lost significant revenue through two government contracts are seeking legal advice over alleged breaches of competition law
February 24, 2015 24 Feb'15
NHS Trafford chooses CSC to deliver healthcare co-ordination centre

NHS Trafford Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is opening an IT-driven centre to co-ordinate healthcare in the region
February 20, 2015 20 Feb'15
NAO to review Capita's government training deal – but not bigger contract for temporary staff

The NAO is to review a controversial government training deal with Capita – but not the larger contract for supply of temporary staff
February 18, 2015 18 Feb'15
IT SMEs losing tens of millions of pounds from government in row over £2.45bn Capita deal

IT SMEs have lost tens of millions of pounds after refusing to sign up to a controversial £2.45bn Cabinet Office agreement with services giant Capita
February 16, 2015 16 Feb'15
Infosys acquires Panaya for automation

Infosys continues its move to non-linear business models through the acquisition of US automation software maker Panaya for $200m
February 16, 2015 16 Feb'15
NHS names suppliers for £1.25bn IT framework

An IT procurement framework developed by the NHS and its shared services partnership with IT services firm Steria has gone live
February 10, 2015 10 Feb'15
UK IT and business processing outsourcing deals hit £6.65bn in 2014

The UK's IT and business process outsourcing spend reached £6.65bn last year. IT outsourcing accounted for £3.44bn of that
February 05, 2015 05 Feb'15
Atos UK & Ireland bids farewell to desk phones

The UK and Ireland arm of services consultancy Atos removes desktop telephones from its London HQ in favour of a Microsoft Lync unified comms system
January 23, 2015 23 Jan'15
Property business enhances efficiency with Vodafone mobile… in 1985

Property boom spurs a small business to enhance its workforce productivity with a mobile communications deployment – 30 years ago
January 21, 2015 21 Jan'15
TCS and Capgemini prove there's still life in the offshore IT model

The offshore IT delivery model is far from dead, despite moves to non-linear business models among IT services providers
January 20, 2015 20 Jan'15
Police back-office outsourcing criticised by union

The leader of the union representing police back-office workers has criticised a Met Police plan to outsource back-office functions
January 16, 2015 16 Jan'15
Blackburn with Darwen Council renegotiates Capita outsourcing deal

Blackburn with Darwen Council is renegotiating its £200m 15-year outsourcing deal with Capita as it tries to save millions of pounds in its budget
January 12, 2015 12 Jan'15
Services provider Tech Mahindra adds banking IT expertise to its portfolio

Indian IT services supplier Tech Mahindra adds consultancy skills and gains finance customers after buying banking services firm Sofgen
January 12, 2015 12 Jan'15
National roaming SIM to hit the market in weeks

MVNO 24 Seven trials national roaming SIM in bid to pick up rural business customers
December 19, 2014 19 Dec'14
Accenture and BT to battle for NHS email contract

The NHS has shortlisted two suppliers for its email system, with BT and Accenture still in the mix
December 17, 2014 17 Dec'14
Accenture to hire 1,600 people in the UK

IT services giant Accenture is recruiting 1,600 people in the UK next year in a wide range of roles spread across the country
November 28, 2014 28 Nov'14
China targets offshore IT service industry for growth

The government in China is attempting to develop an IT services industry through tax cuts, financial support and reducing bureaucracy
November 24, 2014 24 Nov'14
Mature Indian offshore IT services firms take larger chunk of market as US giants collapse

Indian IT services firms increased their share of UK private sector IT and BPO contracts from 4% to 25% in a five-year period
November 14, 2014 14 Nov'14
Firms save more by cutting supplier costs than by laying off staff, says research

CIOs reluctant to challenge IT service providers to cut costs because multi-sourced IT ecosystems are too delicate to tamper with
November 10, 2014 10 Nov'14
Interview: Building links between marketing and IT for the greater good

Firms that forge relations between marketing and IT departments yield benefits in growing the range of their digital products
November 10, 2014 10 Nov'14
Digital Scotland passes 150,000 premises with superfast broadband

Scottish government celebrates milestone in £410m Digital Scotland superfast broadband roll-out
November 10, 2014 10 Nov'14
Atos launches security apprentice academy

IT services company Atos has launched a Cyber Security Academy to give apprentices cyber defence skills
November 10, 2014 10 Nov'14
Price hikes on comms and internet services loom under changing EU VAT rules

Businesses unaware of effect of radical changes to EU VAT rules on supply of telecoms, broadcasting and electronic services
November 05, 2014 05 Nov'14
Landmark quarter for IT outsourcing as spending increases

Global businesses are spending on IT again after three quarters of reduced IT outsourcing investments
November 05, 2014 05 Nov'14
CIOs have erratic IT services pricing on their side

The IT services sector is seeing erratic pricing as western suppliers face competition from offshore suppliers
October 31, 2014 31 Oct'14
2014 one of strongest years for UK IT outsourcing

The amount spent on outsourcing contracts this year in Europe is expected to be one of the highest figures ever
October 29, 2014 29 Oct'14
Home Office to waste £1bn on immigration system IT

Immigration system IT failures will cost tax payers £1bn and are causing a continued backlog of cases
October 22, 2014 22 Oct'14
Firms lack technology for workforce of the future

European businesses will rely increasingly on freelance, geographically dispersed employees as they vie to attract the top skills to their organisations over the next 5 years.
October 22, 2014 22 Oct'14
EMC buys out Cisco’s stakes in VCE as year-on-year revenue jumps 9%

Storage giant EMC has reported a 9% increase year on year for the third quarter of 2014, thanks to revenue rises across its divisions
October 09, 2014 09 Oct'14
HP should use split to make up lost ground in IT services

When HP acquired EDS for $13.9bn in 2008 the scene was set for the IT giant to challenge IBM in the IT services sector
October 01, 2014 01 Oct'14
European firms far from ready for new data rules, study shows

As European authorities aim to ratify revised data protection rules by 2015, many firms have a lot to do to comply
October 01, 2014 01 Oct'14
IBM and Lenovo complete content migration

T-Systems has migrated essential content from IBM x86 Lenovo’s systems
October 01, 2014 01 Oct'14
UK falling behind in cyber intrusion detection, study shows

UK firms are suffering more cyber security incidents than their global counterparts
September 30, 2014 30 Sep'14
How YouGov deployed Veeam Backup & Replication

YouGov has deployed Veeam Backup & Replication to switch suppliers following the breakdown of a managed services contract
September 29, 2014 29 Sep'14
Almost three-quarters of big companies to increase outsourcing

Investments in outsourced services will increase at almost three-quarters of global businesses
September 26, 2014 26 Sep'14
Public shared service cuts costs and improves operations

Kent's Fire and Rescue and police force's shared command and control system saves costs and improves operations
September 23, 2014 23 Sep'14
AstraZeneca takes in-house transformation offshore

The opening of an IT service centre in Chennai last week launched Astrazeneca’s bold insourcing strategy
September 23, 2014 23 Sep'14
UKtech50 2014 - help us choose the 50 most influential people in UK IT

Computer Weekly is launching the fifth annual UKtech50, our definitive list of the movers and shakers in UK IT - tell us your nominations