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• January 11, 2018 11 Jan'18

  Hard Brexit risks 92,000 UK science and technology jobs

  Economic analysis commissioned by London mayor Sadiq Khan warns that thousands of jobs in science and technology sectors be at risk if UK crashes out of EU with no deal

• January 10, 2018 10 Jan'18

  UAE tech growth prompts firms to review internal IT security

  As IT becomes more prominent in the UAE economy, more and more internal connections between people and systems are created, all of which need to be secured

• January 10, 2018 10 Jan'18

  ICO fines Carphone Warehouse £400,000

  Mobile retailer hit with one of the highest fines for putting personal data at risk as UK privacy watchdog warns that more stringent data protection laws will apply from 25 May 2018

• January 10, 2018 10 Jan'18

  Marks and Spencer eyes £30m annual cost savings from digital-first retail push

  High-street retailer has fleshed out plans to put digital at the heart of its business to boost operational efficiency in response to changing consumer demands

• January 09, 2018 09 Jan'18

  Meltdown and Spectre a big deal for enterprises

  Although consumers are relatively unaffected by the recently disclosed security vulnerabilities in most modern processors, enterprises need to take the threat seriously. Computer Weekly looks at how enterprise IT and security professionals should be...

• January 09, 2018 09 Jan'18

  CES 2018: Pizza Hut to test autonomous delivery vehicle

  At CES 2018, underway in Las Vegas, Pizza Hut and Toyota announce a partnership to develop an autonomous pizza delivery service

• January 09, 2018 09 Jan'18

  Cyber attacks in 2017 drive Nordic security efforts

  The volume of cyber attacks last year has increased boardroom focus on security in the Nordic region

• January 03, 2018 03 Jan'18

  Top IT priorities for Nordic CIOs in 2018

  Nordic CIOs tell Computer Weekly about their intentions for the year ahead

• December 28, 2017 28 Dec'17

  Top 10 CIO interviews of 2017

  IT leaders from across the UK and Europe shared their plans, strategies and best practice advice with Computer Weekly

• December 20, 2017 20 Dec'17

  Yoox Net-A-Porter Group appoints first chief data and analytics officer

  Online fashion retailer Yoox Net-A-Porter Group has confirmed the appointment of its chief data and analytics officer, a new role for the firm

• December 20, 2017 20 Dec'17

  Sweden’s Stena Line sets sail for digital transformation

  Ferry operator’s CTO tells Computer Weekly how the company can differentiate itself by using digital tools to make its processes more efficient

• December 19, 2017 19 Dec'17

  Top 10 enterprise IT in the Nordics stories in 2017

  The Nordic region might be best known in IT circles for its startup communities – but it has much more to offer

• December 19, 2017 19 Dec'17

  Australia’s Kogan.com breaks IT silos

  E-commerce company used to run separate systems across different business functions, but has implemented an SAP system to streamline operations

• December 11, 2017 11 Dec'17

  Workers should embrace robots, not fear them, says Labour deputy

  Labour deputy leader to say workers need not fear robots taking their jobs, but welcome the opportunities they will bring

• December 06, 2017 06 Dec'17

  UKtech50 2017 - The most influential people in UK IT

  Computer Weekly has announced the eighth annual UKtech50 – our definitive list of the movers and shakers in the UK IT sector

• November 29, 2017 29 Nov'17

  Consumer identity management a growing trend

  Consumer identity and access management is a growing trend, but system choice is still challenging, according to KuppingerCole

• November 28, 2017 28 Nov'17

  Businesses need to balance user experience, privacy and security

  Balancing user experience, privacy and security for the connected consumer is a key challenge for online businesses, according to KuppingerCole

• November 27, 2017 27 Nov'17

  UK IT professionals could lose out in a free trade deal between UK and India

  There could be an increase in Indian IT professionals coming to work in the UK post-Brexit if a new trade deal is signed with India

• November 21, 2017 21 Nov'17

  CIO interview: Juan Perez, CIO, UPS

  UPS CIO Juan Perez talks about the importance of having a “business-intimate” IT department and using technology to develop a “personal touch”

• November 09, 2017 09 Nov'17

  Bangalore offers the best ecosystem for digital transformation, says Economist report

  Bangalore ranked as the number one location for businesses looking to access the right ecosystem to support digital transformation

• November 03, 2017 03 Nov'17

  Go beyond GDPR for a competitive edge

  By exceeding the bare minimum requirements set by privacy regulations, businesses can win customers by offering greater assurances, says a business adviser

• November 03, 2017 03 Nov'17

  Monique Shivanandan leaves Aviva

  CIO has left the insurance company after more than three years in the role

• November 02, 2017 02 Nov'17

  Middle East blockchain forum moves to accelerate adoption of the distributed ledger technology

  Blockchain technology is becoming more widely used by financial services companies in the Middle East, and is finding its way into other sectors in the region

• October 30, 2017 30 Oct'17

  Court dates set for Post Office accounting system trials

  An end is in sight for sub-postmasters’ campaign against alleged wrongful prosecution, which they blame on a faulty computer system

• October 27, 2017 27 Oct'17

  Carglass France feels benefit of employee knowledge sharing

  Automobile glass repair company Carglass France is using knowledge-sharing technology to distribute expertise among 3,000 employees

• October 26, 2017 26 Oct'17

  IOActive warns of security flaws in maritime communication system

  Researcher discovers critical security flaws in an Inmarsat maritime communication system, highlighting the cyber risks facing the shipping industry

• October 24, 2017 24 Oct'17

  Almost 70% of customers willing to use fingerprint biometrics to shop

  Consumers are becoming more comfortable using biometrics to pay when shopping, with fingerprint payments proving the most popular biometric identification method

• October 19, 2017 19 Oct'17

  Post Office computer system legal case reaches important procedural juncture

  Sub-postmasters group action against the Post Office reaches an important milestone

• October 18, 2017 18 Oct'17

  Cloud service spending almost matches traditional IT outsourcing

  Traditional outsourcing spending has plummeted in the latest three-month period, but spending on cloud-based IT services is going some way to filling the void

• October 17, 2017 17 Oct'17

  RSA’s Middle East cyber security conference gains its own identity

  RSA Abu Dhabi conference focuses on region’s cyber security needs as digital technology deployments expand

• October 16, 2017 16 Oct'17

  Pizza Hut data breach shows need for board control

  The poor handling of the data breach by fast food chain Pizza Hut shows that company boards need to take control, a London-based law firm advises

• October 11, 2017 11 Oct'17

  Dutch government agreement increasingly focuses on IT security

  The coalition government in the Netherlands has agreed its plan for the next four years, with IT security prominent

• October 10, 2017 10 Oct'17

  Some IT contractors earning more than £700 a day

  Research shows 40% of contractors reach the average annual IT salary within three months

• October 03, 2017 03 Oct'17

  CIOs moving to revenue-generating roles

  Gartner survey shows changing role for CIOs to cover revenue generation and deriving value from data, and spending less time on traditional IT delivery

• September 25, 2017 25 Sep'17

  Amazon launches Middle East region

  Amazon opens its latest delivery hub in Bahrain to serve customers in the Middle East

• September 22, 2017 22 Sep'17

  CIO interview: Russell Harte, group technology director, DFS

  The furniture store’s group head of IT speaks to Computer Weekly about how customer experience can be used internally

• September 20, 2017 20 Sep'17

  Blockchain tests delivering results and IBM seen as leader

  Businesses that have invested in trials of blockchain technology will repeat their investments

• September 14, 2017 14 Sep'17

  BT offers enterprise customers flexible bandwidth for peak usage

  New element of BT IP Connect Global WAN service will enable businesses to dial their network capacity up and down at will

• September 06, 2017 06 Sep'17

  European Union states question copyright law proposal

  European states are questioning legality of a new copyright law proposed by the EU

• September 06, 2017 06 Sep'17

  IoT networks a massive sales opportunity for operators, claims GSMA

  Commercial initiatives around low power wide area network infrastructure will present mobile operators with a potential $1.8tn revenue opportunity over the next decade

• September 05, 2017 05 Sep'17

  People with non-IT backgrounds could help fill cyber security skills gap

  Organisations should look to fill cyber security roles with people who are curious and have work experience rather than focusing solely on graduates

• September 04, 2017 04 Sep'17

  Women still under-represented in Nordic IT despite region’s efforts

  Although countries in the Nordic region are often hailed as pioneers of digital and equal worker rights, there is still gender inequality in the IT sector.

• September 04, 2017 04 Sep'17

  Government launches FTTP pilot for businesses, schools and hospitals

  The government has released £10m to six FTTP trial projects around the UK, testing ultrafast broadband technology in businesses, schools and hospitals

• September 01, 2017 01 Sep'17

  Content delivery innovation improves user experience for e-tailer

  WorldStores Group, the owner of a number of online home and lifestyle retail brands, has transformed its customer experience with enhanced content delivery capabilities from Instart Logic

• August 31, 2017 31 Aug'17

  Open source helps Schiphol fly to multi-clouds

  Amsterdam airport Schiphol is utilising open source software to create and use a multi-cloud platform with an open API

• August 29, 2017 29 Aug'17

  CIO Interview: Neal Sunners, CIO, Avis Budget Group

  CIO international and senior vice-president for innovation at car rental firm aims to remove customer stress by driving mobile self-service applications

• August 23, 2017 23 Aug'17

  UAE telco Du pushes SaaS adoption in Middle East

  The Middle East looks set to see strong growth in software as a service and IT departments need to take a different approach

• August 22, 2017 22 Aug'17

  SAP Ariba gaining ground in APAC

  Companies like Woolworths and DuluxGroup in Australia are using the cloud-based service to reduce procurement costs and risks

• August 22, 2017 22 Aug'17

  Blockchain skills in high demand and jobs being swept up quickly

  Job vacancies for people with blockchain skills are being filled in just seven days, on average, once they are advertised online

• August 21, 2017 21 Aug'17

  NotPetya highlights cyber risk in shipping industry

  Malware attack has shown that the shipping industry is vulnerable to cyber attacks, with Danish shipping giant Maersk reporting potential cost of up to $300m