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• December 10, 2014 10 Dec'14

  Cambridge college replaces legacy EMC with Nimble hybrid flash

  Trinity Hall replaces end-of-life EMC Celerra with Nimble Storage CS220 hybrid flash in a complete upgrade of VMware virtual server environment

• December 10, 2014 10 Dec'14

  Home Office appoints former Credit Suisse technology head as CTO

  Home Office appoints former Credit Suisse employee Sarah Wilkinson as its new chief technology officer

• December 10, 2014 10 Dec'14

  Northamptonshire County Council cuts direct staff by 95% with outsourcing

  Northamptonshire County Council will cut its workforce from 4,000 to 150 over five years by outsourcing community services

• December 10, 2014 10 Dec'14

  Why MPs lost faith in the Post Office's IT investigation, but vowed to fight on

  A group of 140 MPs has removed its backing for a Post Office scheme to redress subpostmasters' grievances over alleged false accounting

• December 09, 2014 09 Dec'14

  Digital governments meet in London to commit to best practices

  Digital governments from across the world are meeting in London today as part of the inaugural D5 summit

• December 09, 2014 09 Dec'14

  Ripa needs regular review, Blunkett tells (ISC)² security congress

  The powers of public bodies to carry out surveillance and investigation should be reviewed with every parliament, says David Blunkett

• December 09, 2014 09 Dec'14

  UCL expands DDN WOS object storage capacity to 3PB

  University College London’s object storage goes from 50TB testbed to 3PB of live storage

• December 09, 2014 09 Dec'14

  Post Office outsources IT to Computacenter in £100m deal

  The Post Office has outsourced user computing services to Computacenter in a four-year managed services deal

• December 08, 2014 08 Dec'14

  MPs blast Post Office over IT system investigation and remove backing

  Post Office scheme to redress sub-postmaster grievances over IT system is failing, say MP group supporting alleged victims

• December 05, 2014 05 Dec'14

  GCHQ web surveillance does not breach human rights, says UK security court

  Data interception of citizens by the UK intelligence services complies with the Human Rights Act, according to Britain's top security court

• December 05, 2014 05 Dec'14

  NSA mobile phone network hacking raises security concerns

  Snowden documents reveal NSA unit dedicated to hacking mobile phone networks

• December 04, 2014 04 Dec'14

  Government aims for 90% digital take-up by 2020

  The government aims to have 90% of the UK’s online population using digital public services by 2020

• December 03, 2014 03 Dec'14

  UKtech50 2014 - The most influential people in UK IT

  Computer Weekly has announced the fifth annual UKtech50, our definitive list of the movers and shakers in UK IT

• December 03, 2014 03 Dec'14

  Computer Weekly UKtech50: Rising Stars 2014

  Computer Weekly’s five rising stars of 2014

• December 03, 2014 03 Dec'14

  Chancellor George Osborne goes after technology tax avoiders in Autumn statement

  Chancellor George Osborne says technology firms that use aggressive tax-avoidance schemes will incur a tax charge of 25%

• December 03, 2014 03 Dec'14

  Report warns of Iranian critical infrastructure compromises

  Iranian hackers have compromised critical infrastructure and other networks containing confidential data in 16 countries, a research report warns

• December 02, 2014 02 Dec'14

  Ministry of Defence consolidates with green datacentre

  The MoD is aiming to reduce its IT carbon footprint with the construction of a new datacentre to replace the existing host site in Bath

• December 01, 2014 01 Dec'14

  Is a local GDS the answer to local authority transformation? Lessons from the Labour digital review

  Labour’s digital government review touches on a number of issues, but what’s the future of GDS – and could it be scaled to help local authorities?

• December 01, 2014 01 Dec'14

  UK helps in operation to shut down websites selling counterfeit goods

  UK law enforcement officers have aided an operation to seize 292 domain names used to sell counterfeit goods online

• November 28, 2014 28 Nov'14

  UK police face steep learning curve on cyber crime

  UK police face a steep learning curve in getting to grips with cyber crime, a London watchdog has heard

• November 28, 2014 28 Nov'14

  Over a hundred cyber criminals arrested in global operation

  Law enforcement agencies around the world arrest 118 cyber crime suspects – 40 in the UK – in the third international operation of its kind

• November 26, 2014 26 Nov'14

  Labour unveils Digital Government Review for input to 2015 election policy

  Labour has published a review into digital government which makes recommendations for shaping the future of policy-making

• November 26, 2014 26 Nov'14

  Public sector will benefit from the shared economy, says government report

  Greater shared services in the public sector is among the issues raised in the Unlocking the Sharing Economy government report published today

• November 26, 2014 26 Nov'14

  TechUK publishes guidelines for UK cyber security exports

  TechUK has published a guide to help UK cyber security firms assess the legal and reputational risks of exporting cyber security products

• November 25, 2014 25 Nov'14

  Pressure on Universal Credit’s digital service mounts as testing begins

  Risks remain for Universal Credit as DWP continues its twin-track gradual roll-out of live and digital services

• November 24, 2014 24 Nov'14

  CIO interview: Juggling politics for shared service success

  Newham is one of the poorest boroughs in the UK, yet CIO Geoff Connell is pushing forward a digital strategy

• November 24, 2014 24 Nov'14

  Cert-UK calls for better cyber threat data-sharing

  Cert-UK has called for more UK firms to join the government’s Cyber Security Information Sharing Partnership

• November 24, 2014 24 Nov'14

  UK considers law to force ISPs to retain and surrender user records

  The UK is considering enacting a law to force internet service providers (ISPs) to retain user records and hand them to security agencies if needed

• November 20, 2014 20 Nov'14

  UK police make four arrests in international cyber crime crackdown

  UK police make four arrests during an international crackdown on cyber criminals using malware tools to steal data

• November 20, 2014 20 Nov'14

  Cyber security a shared responsibility, says Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude

  Cyber security is a shared duty as no single organisation has all the answers, says Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude

• November 19, 2014 19 Nov'14

  Case study: North Wales Fire and Rescue Service secures email for public sector collaboration

  The North Wales Fire and Rescue Service (NWFRS) has secured its information exchange with Egress Switch encryption

• November 19, 2014 19 Nov'14

  Home Office continues to engage with suppliers over Emergency Services Network

  The Home Office is continuing its discussions with suppliers around the requirements for the new Emergency Services Network (ESN).

• November 19, 2014 19 Nov'14

  Senate blocks USA Freedom Act reform to NSA spying

  US senators have rejected the USA Freedom Act that would have curbed the NSA's mass internet surveillance

• November 19, 2014 19 Nov'14

  UK government commits to Open Contracting Data Standard

  The UK government has committed to a data standard which claims it will transform procurement in the UK and improve transparency

• November 18, 2014 18 Nov'14

  HM Revenue and Customs hopes electronic forms will save £800,000 by March 2015

  Taxpayers completing forms for HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will be able to do so online by the end of 2014

• November 18, 2014 18 Nov'14

  Top technology firms lobby Senate for curbs on NSA surveillance

  Technology firms join calls from civil liberties groups to the US Senate to pass the USA Freedom Act to curb NSA surveillance

• November 17, 2014 17 Nov'14

  Interview: 'Government is the best digital startup in London'

  Computer Weekly interviews Ministry of Justice chief digital officer Paul Shetler about transforming government public services

• November 17, 2014 17 Nov'14

  What are the risks for HMRC in ditching its outsourcing mega-deal?

  How will HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) mitigate the risks of breaking up one of the largest outsourcing deals ever signed?

• November 17, 2014 17 Nov'14

  US State Department bolsters email security after suspected breach

  The US State Department took its unclassified email system offline to bolster security after a suspected breach in October 2014

• November 17, 2014 17 Nov'14

  Government needs more conversations with local businesses, says digital chief Mike Bracken

  The government needs to have more conversations with businesses of all shapes and sizes on a regional basis

• November 14, 2014 14 Nov'14

  Security analytics mainstream by 2016, says Arbor Networks

  Security data analytics will be mainstream in the enterprise by 2016, predicts Arbor Networks

• November 14, 2014 14 Nov'14

  Ordnance Survey accused of stifling competition in open data row

  Geo-data firm Getmapping accuses Ordnance Survey of using £800m of government contracts to stifle competition

• November 14, 2014 14 Nov'14

  DVLA partners with Tech Hub to launch Swansea startup incubator

  The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency partners with startup incubator Tech Hub to launch a new digital work space in Swansea

• November 14, 2014 14 Nov'14

  Big Brother Watch calls for better NHS data security in light of losses

  Big Brother Watch calls for better health data security after a study reveals NHS has suffered an average of six data breaches a day

• November 14, 2014 14 Nov'14

  Interview: Tim Kelsey, national director for patients and information, NHS

  All divisions of the NHS must have electronic patient records by 2020 or risk losing their licence - we talk to the man in charge to find out why

• November 13, 2014 13 Nov'14

  NHS England unveils plans to deliver digital by 2020

  NHS England commits to patient-facing digital services by 2020 in its Personalised Health and Care framework paper

• November 13, 2014 13 Nov'14

  Ministry of Justice searches for IT staff to join digital team

  The Ministry of Justice is recruiting people to join its team tasked with designed digital public services

• November 12, 2014 12 Nov'14

  Government CTO Liam Maxwell says Microsoft “conversation has changed”

  CTO Liam Maxwell says the government's relationship with Microsoft has changed after meeting CEO Satya Nadella

• November 11, 2014 11 Nov'14

  Councils need to embed digital more, says Hampshire's digital leader

  Local public sector needs to ensure digital is embedded into planning, policy and process, says Hampshire Country Council digital leader

• November 11, 2014 11 Nov'14

  US Postal Service latest government target for cyber attack

  Hackers breach the networks of the US Postal Service in the latest of a series of attacks on US government agencies

• November 10, 2014 10 Nov'14

  Vtesse loses appeal over state aid for broadband in Cornwall

  Court rejects Vtesse’ appeal against the European Commission’s decision that state aid for BT was legal

• 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

  Cyber Security Challenge UK gears up for cyber terror final

  The Cyber Security Challenge UK prepares for a realistic cyber terrorist attack simulation to test finalists in March 2015

• November 10, 2014 10 Nov'14

  Government backs down on prescriptive PSN security compliance

  Restrictive security measures are out, a more flexible approach to PSN compliance is in, says government CTO Liam Maxwell

• November 07, 2014 07 Nov'14

  Ofcom to auction tranche of MoD-owned spectrum

  190 MHz of spectrum in two bands currently controlled by the Ministry of Defence is to go under the hammer

• November 07, 2014 07 Nov'14

  Dark markets downed in international anti-cyber crime operation

  International law enforcers have taken down several dark markets operating on hidden Tor networks and arrested 17 cyber crime suspects

• November 07, 2014 07 Nov'14

  Police forces use private cloud to access Holmes database

  Police forces across the UK will access the Holmes major investigation system via a private cloud service

• November 06, 2014 06 Nov'14

  Cabinet Office launches digital marketplace

  The Cabinet Office opens digital marketplace to provide public sector IT buyers with a wide choice of suppliers

• November 06, 2014 06 Nov'14

  CityFibre takes gigabit network to West Yorkshire

  Fibre network operator CityFibre urges businesses in West Yorkshire to sign up to Kirklees Core network service

• November 06, 2014 06 Nov'14

  Advanced Mobile Location pinpoints 999 calls to within 30m

  BT, EE and HTC deploy a new service to pinpoint the source of 999 calls from mobile phones with a far greater degree of accuracy

• November 06, 2014 06 Nov'14

  Southampton university fuels research with IBM Watson analytics

  The University of Southampton has begun a far-reaching initiative to redefine the future of research powered by IBM Watson analytics

• November 06, 2014 06 Nov'14

  Government’s technology Catapult Network must expand

  A network of technology innovation centres needs to expand from seven to 30 by 2030

• November 06, 2014 06 Nov'14

  UK government joins forces with insurers on cyber security

  Government collaborates with the insurance industry to improve how UK businesses manage cyber security risk

• November 05, 2014 05 Nov'14

  Why national roaming may not be the answer to mobile not-spots

  Industry suggests alternative strategies as government threatens to force mobile operators to allow national roaming

• November 05, 2014 05 Nov'14

  Government open standards - the curious case of Microsoft and the minister

  What role, if any, did science minister David Willetts take in helping Microsoft try to overturn government IT policy?

• November 05, 2014 05 Nov'14

  Vince Cable announces £50m funding for emerging technologies

  Business secretary Vince Cable has announced £50m of investment for emerging and “world-changing” technologies

• November 05, 2014 05 Nov'14

  Ministry of Justice eventually outsources user computing services

  The Ministry of Justice has finally contracted Atos to deliver user computing services years after it had planned to go to market

• November 05, 2014 05 Nov'14

  EU puts €14.4m into UK-inspired open data movement

  The EU is investing £11m in three ‘open data’ initiatives

• November 04, 2014 04 Nov'14

  Departments lack common targets for implementing open-document standards

  Whitehall departments have begun publishing plans on implementing the government’s open-document standards policy

• November 04, 2014 04 Nov'14

  Government asks for more information on digital currencies

  The government has released a Call for Information to invite views on the benefits and risks of digital currencies

• November 04, 2014 04 Nov'14

  GCHQ head calls for overhauled tools to fight extremists online

  Newly appointed GCHQ head Robert Hannigan has called for reviewed legal tools to counter internet-enabled extremists

• November 04, 2014 04 Nov'14

  Wi-Fi forecast predicts one hotspot for every 20 people by 2018

  Worldwide audit for Wi-Fi network aggregator iPass reveals how public Wi-Fi might change in the next four years

• November 03, 2014 03 Nov'14

  West Yorks Police deploys 4,000 Samsung Galaxy Note 3 phablets

  West Yorkshire Police force partners with Samsung to provide 4,000 Galaxy Note 3 devices to frontline staff

• November 03, 2014 03 Nov'14

  MPs launch inquiry into rural broadband coverage for farmers

  Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee launches inquiry into rural broadband coverage and its impact on digital-only services

• November 03, 2014 03 Nov'14

  Cert-UK deals with more CNI incidents in second quarter

  Cert-UK is dealing with more incidents related to critical national infrastructure, according to its second quarterly report

• November 03, 2014 03 Nov'14

  RBS to help police with cyber and other expertise to fight financial crime

  RBS is to provide the City of London Police with free cyber, financial, legal and language advice to help fight financial crime

• October 31, 2014 31 Oct'14

  Ipswich hospital improves healthcare service with Esri data visualisation

  Health pilots location-based technology that delivers data visualisation

• October 31, 2014 31 Oct'14

  Fujitsu forced to disclose subsidiary staff pay

  Arbitration body forces Fujitsu to reveal subsidiary pay structure after staff request disclosure through union Unite

• October 31, 2014 31 Oct'14

  East Renfrewshire uses Huddle to connect with neighbouring councils

  East Renfrewshire Council uses Huddle’s cloud-based software to connect with two other Clyde Valley councils

• 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 31, 2014 31 Oct'14

  Microsoft threatened MPs over open-standards policy, claims advisor

  Microsoft told MPs it would cut investment if they supported plans for open standards, says former Cameron advisor

• October 31, 2014 31 Oct'14

  UK-led cyber crime taskforce proving its worth, says top EU cyber cop

  One month into a six-month pilot, a UK-led international cyber crime taskforce looks set to become permanent

• October 30, 2014 30 Oct'14

  Problems surface as first users attempt to use Gov.uk Verify

  Problems have surfaced as users try to use Gov.uk Verify to prove their identities

• October 30, 2014 30 Oct'14

  Local councils need common standards to develop digital

  Local authorities need to have a set of common standards to develop digital innovations, says Surrey County Council’s CDO

• October 30, 2014 30 Oct'14

  Business needs to take cyber crime seriously, says top EU cyber cop Troels Oerting

  Troels Oerting, head of Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre, says businesses must heed the risk of cyber crime

• October 30, 2014 30 Oct'14

  GDS director Mike Bracken could become government CDO as digital roles evolve

  Government Digital Service (GDS) director Mike Bracken could be in line to become the government's chief digital officer (CDO)

• October 30, 2014 30 Oct'14

  Half a million citizens to be using Gov.uk Verify by April 2015

  Government now expects to have nearly half a million people using its Gov.uk Verify service for online identity assurance by April 2015

• October 30, 2014 30 Oct'14

  Government offers free Wi-Fi in 1,000 public buildings

  DCMS plans to make free Wi-Fi hotspots available in 1,000 public buildings as part of its Super-Connected Cities programme

• October 29, 2014 29 Oct'14

  UK cyber threat sharing ahead of target, says Cert-UK

  Membership of the government’s Cyber Security Information Sharing Partnership (CISP) is well ahead of target, says Cert-UK

• October 29, 2014 29 Oct'14

  Home Office appeals against $300m Raytheon payment in e-Borders dispute

  The Home Office has appealed against a decision to award $300m to Raytheon over the cancellation of its e-Borders contract

• October 29, 2014 29 Oct'14

  HMRC to save £200m per year by scrapping Aspire outsourcing deal

  HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) expects to save over £200m a year by moving away from its Aspire IT outsourcing contract in June 2017

• October 28, 2014 28 Oct'14

  Government replaces Becta education IT procurement framework

  Government seeks up to 20 suppliers to form a £300m procurement framework for ICT services to public-sector education organisations

• October 27, 2014 27 Oct'14

  Fujitsu goes hyperscale with CD10000 open-source storage

  In a tilt at the hyperscale market the CD10000 marries Fujitsu hardware with Red Hat Ceph open-source storage software

• October 27, 2014 27 Oct'14

  Met Police trials analytics to fight gang crime

  The Metropolitan Police is experimenting with analytics software to help predict which criminals are likely to re-offend

• October 27, 2014 27 Oct'14

  Private hospital digitises patient records to improve breast cancer treatment

  Private hospital group HCA is creating digital records to improve access to clinical images for clinicians screening for breast cancer

• October 27, 2014 27 Oct'14

  Researchers uncover sophisticated cyber espionage campaign

  A cyber espionage campaign against military, diplomatic and defence industry targets in the US and Europe is discovered

• October 26, 2014 26 Oct'14

  How big data, mobile and cloud are fighting Ebola in Sierra Leone

  IBM applies data analytics, mobile technology and cloud computing to help fight the Ebola outbreak in West Africa

• October 24, 2014 24 Oct'14

  Universal Credit digital service set for first public test in Sutton

  Digital service for Universal Credit to start testing with benefit claimants in Sutton, south London, in the next two months

• October 24, 2014 24 Oct'14

  Arrays cost councils four times more than software-defined storage

  Nexenta finds UK councils spend around £1,200 per terabyte on storage arrays – four times more than on storage software

• October 23, 2014 23 Oct'14

  Will TechNorth be able to take on Tech City?

  A tech hub has been launched in the north of the UK to support startups in the shadow of London’s Tech City