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IT for manufacturing
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April 09, 2015
09
Apr'15
CIO interview: Fernando Birman, head of the digital office, Solvay
After years of IT work to support major M&A activity, global chemicals company Solvay is focusing on innovation to drive internal efficiency
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April 02, 2015
02
Apr'15
Foods manufacturer ConAgra expects to save $5m a year with data analytics
Food manufacturer ConAgra Foods is using data analytics technology to improve how it makes decisions about hiring and deploying its workforce
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March 04, 2015
04
Mar'15
CIO interview: Connected cars set CIO agenda at Volvo
IT has always tried to align with the business, but for Klas Bendrik, group CIO at Volvo Cars, it seems business has aligned with IT
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February 06, 2015
06
Feb'15
Kellogg's outsources digital marketing to Indian supplier
Food giant Kellogg's outsources the management of its digital marketing platform to Indian IT services firm Mindtree
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February 04, 2015
04
Feb'15
IoT could be key to farming, says Beecham Research
The internet of things could be key to the farming industry meeting the challenge of increasing food production by 70% by 2050, says report
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February 04, 2015
04
Feb'15
Sony says cyber attack will cost $15m
Sony expects the investigation and remediation costs of the November 2014 cyber attack on its movie subsidiary will amount to $15m
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February 02, 2015
02
Feb'15
Darknet technologies have legitimate security uses, says researcher
Darket technologies have legitimate security applications for business, says security investigator
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January 15, 2015
15
Jan'15
Supplier relationship management lessons from the car industry
IT can learn a lot from the car industry, which has transformed supplier relationship management
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December 22, 2014
22
Dec'14
Top 10 CIO interviews of 2014
The top technology chiefs in the UK shared their opinions and experiences of modern IT leadership
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December 11, 2014
11
Dec'14
CIO interview: Sarah Leslie, CIO, Iglo Foods Group
Sarah Leslie, CIO at Birds Eye manufacturer Iglo Foods Group, is focused on delivering simplified and standardised IT systems
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December 10, 2014
10
Dec'14
Hero Group uses vMotion to replace SAN and servers with Nutanix
Baby food, fruit and cereal bar company Hero Group has migrated its Holland operations over to a single virtual platform
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December 04, 2014
04
Dec'14
Cyber criminals are targeting smartphone supply chains, warn researchers
A new mobile trojan dubbed “DeathRing” is being pre-loaded onto smartphones somewhere in the supply chain, warn researchers
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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
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November 14, 2014
14
Nov'14
Johnson & Johnson turns to AWS for hybrid cloud and borderless datacentre
Johnson & Johnson adopted Amazon Web Services to develop its hybrid IT strategy, its CTO told the AWS re:Invent 2014 conference
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November 11, 2014
11
Nov'14
Drinks maker Edrington outsources SAP enterprise resource planning operation to Atos
Glasgow-based distiller Edrington outsources its ERP development, support and hosting to IT services firm Atos
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November 04, 2014
04
Nov'14
Airbus interview: research, innovation and the future of aviation
IT plays a substantial role in creating the aircraft of the future, with research and innovation at the core of the Airbus business strategy
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October 28, 2014
28
Oct'14
Most businesses do not understand risks of data breaches, study finds
More than 70% of businesses do not understand fully the risks associated with data breaches, a study shows
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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.
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October 22, 2014
22
Oct'14
De Beers transforms global IT infrastructure in outsourcing deal with HCL
South African diamond company De Beers transforms its global IT infrastructure in an outsourcing deal with HCL enabling industrialised services
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October 16, 2014
16
Oct'14
UK is prime target for cyber attacks, says FireEye
The UK has been greatest target of advanced cyber attacks in Europe, the Middle East or Africa in the first half of 2014, report shows
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October 13, 2014
13
Oct'14
Cybercrime fighters to target kingpins, says top EU cyber cop
International cybercrime fighters are to focus on the relatively small number of top malware producers, says Europe's top cyber cop
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October 02, 2014
02
Oct'14
Oracle OpenWorld 2014: Lloyd's Register goes mobile with Oracle
Lloyd’s Register Group tells delegates at the Oracle OpenWorld 2014 conference how it developed a mobile working application for clients and staff
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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
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September 25, 2014
25
Sep'14
Bash bug could be bigger threat than Heartbleed
A bug in the Bash command prompt software used by many Unix computers could be a greater threat than Heartbleed.
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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
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September 22, 2014
22
Sep'14
Conficker infections an indictment of IT security, says CWG
Conficker worm infections reflect the “sad state of affairs of IT security”, says the Conficker Working Group
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September 08, 2014
08
Sep'14
Tobacco giant outsources IT to Wipro
Philip Morris International has outsourced IT infrastructure management to Indian services firm Wipro in a five-year deal
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September 08, 2014
08
Sep'14
Ransomware on the rise, warns cyber threat report
The first half of 2014 saw an increase in online attacks that lock up user data and hold it for ransom, reports F-Secure Labs
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September 03, 2014
03
Sep'14
Morgan Motor Company swaps Sage for integrated IFS
Morgan Motor Company is replacing its Sage 500 accounting system with IFS Applications
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August 28, 2014
28
Aug'14
Microsoft re-releases security bulletin MS14-045
Microsoft has re-released a software security update that was withdrawn because it put some computers in endless reboot loops
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August 14, 2014
14
Aug'14
21% of manufacturers hit by intellectual property theft
More than one in five manufacturing firms reported a loss of intellectual property in a cyber attack in the past year, a study shows
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August 05, 2014
05
Aug'14
AstraZeneca rolls out IT self service using ServiceNow
Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca has rolled out ServiceNow self service IT to 51,500 staff globally in four months
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July 29, 2014
29
Jul'14
Tackle IAM with a risk-based approach, says KPMG
A risk-based approach is the best way to tackle identity and access management, says KPMG
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July 16, 2014
16
Jul'14
Total internet failure: are you prepared?
A total internet failure could stop any business in its tracks, yet few are preparing for this possibility, KPMG has warned
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July 15, 2014
15
Jul'14
Diageo puts ServiceNow fizz in IT service desk
Diageo has gone live with an implementation of ServiceNow to automate IT services as part of a global transformation
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July 15, 2014
15
Jul'14
iPhones not a security threat to China, says Apple
Apple has denied allegations that location-tracking iPhone features pose a threat to China’s national security
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July 15, 2014
15
Jul'14
The billion-customer challenge of ITC CIO VVR Babu
ITC CIO VVR Babu explains the challenges for a business that targets over one billion consumers with its goods
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July 10, 2014
10
Jul'14
UK leads international partnership to fight financial malware
The UK National Crime Agency is leading international collaboration between law enforcement and the private sector to fight bank theft malware
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July 09, 2014
09
Jul'14
Why using voice biometrics is a good idea
Banks and other organisations are turning to voice biometrics, but why do they believe the technology is good idea?
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July 08, 2014
08
Jul'14
Airbus deploys modular datacentre strategy to boost HPC capacity
The aircraft manufacturer has deployed HP's performance optimised datacentres (PODs) to increase its high performance compute capabilities for its engineers
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July 07, 2014
07
Jul'14
Smart light bulbs get security update
Smart light bulb maker LIFX has issued a firmware update after security researchers exposed a security weakness
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July 04, 2014
04
Jul'14
Security Think Tank: The dos and don’ts of a good incident response plan
What does a good information security incident response plan look like?
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July 03, 2014
03
Jul'14
Blender maker adds ServiceNow ITSM to business mix
Blender maker Vitamix has rolled out its ServiceNow IT service management (ITSM) beyond the improvement of its IT operation by automating tasks across the business.
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July 03, 2014
03
Jul'14
Facebook apologises over psychological experiments
Facebook has apologised over the controversial psychological experiments carried out on 689,000 users without their consent in 2012
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July 01, 2014
01
Jul'14
Industrial control systems increasingly under attack, says Kaspersky
Targeted attacks on industrial control systems take place on a regular and increasing basis, says Kaspersky Lab
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June 30, 2014
30
Jun'14
Facebook under fire over secret experiment on users
Facebook has come under fire for conducting a psychology experiment on 689,000 users without their consent
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June 27, 2014
27
Jun'14
Wearable tech must comply with privacy laws, warns ICO
Wearable technology must comply with UK data privacy laws, warns the ICO
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June 27, 2014
27
Jun'14
Google begins complying with European takedown requests
Google has begun removing search results in response to takedown requests from European citizens
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June 17, 2014
17
Jun'14
Domino’s breach underlines value of personal data, say experts
The latest cyber breach to hit a high-profile brand underlines the high value of personal data, say security experts
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June 16, 2014
16
Jun'14
Microsoft admits running out of IP addresses for Azure
Microsoft has assured US Azure customers data remains in the US, despite running out of US-registered IP addresses at times