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• April 05, 2016 05 Apr'16

  Highways England to test driverless cars on UK motorways

  Agency sets out strategy for connected vehicles and promises to test fully-autonomous cars on motorway network in 2017

• March 18, 2016 18 Mar'16

  CIO interview: Stuart Birrell, Heathrow Airport

  Heathrow’s CIO is working to future-proof the airport, using technology to improve the passenger experience, reduce environmental impact and build a new operational model

• March 11, 2016 11 Mar'16

  Predictive maintenance brings efficiency to Trenitalia

  New management system will help railway company reduce costs by applying predictive maintenance and data analytics to essential parts

• February 26, 2016 26 Feb'16

  Nissan acts on Leaf car app security flaw after researcher goes public

  Nissan suspends its electric car app after a researcher went public about a security flaw that could enable attackers to take control of heating systems

• February 24, 2016 24 Feb'16

  Mapping technology turning Depok in Indonesia into smart city

  Depok in Indonesia is using mapping technology to support its smart city ambitions

• February 22, 2016 22 Feb'16

  HR technology heads to cloud in Finland

  Computer Weekly talked to Finnish experts about Finnish enterprises moving to cloud-based HR IT systems

• February 01, 2016 01 Feb'16

  TfL shifts corporate archive to AWS public cloud in digital preservation push

  London transport authority has begun moving its first 3TB of corporate archive data to the AWS cloud with the help of Preservica

• February 01, 2016 01 Feb'16

  Malaysia builds smart traffic system in its Silicon Valley equivalent

  Malaysia is testing out a traffic management system in the town of Cyberjaya, which is a test bed for smart city innovation

• January 22, 2016 22 Jan'16

  $54m cyber fraud hits aircraft supplier share price

  Austrian aircraft industry supplier reports cyber fraud loss of $54m, way above the average cost of the worst breaches in the UK of up to $4.4m in 2015

• January 22, 2016 22 Jan'16

  Crunch time for Australian CIOs as analytics platforms drive strategy in 2016

  CIOs in Australia and elsewhere will be expected to deploy technologies that promise to help them get more from the information they own

• January 20, 2016 20 Jan'16

  PwC acquires Polish cloud consultancy for European operation

  PwC is buying Poland-based IT services firm Outbox to build its cloud skills and resources across Europe

• January 15, 2016 15 Jan'16

  Daimler embeds secure SIMs in Mercedes-Benz range

  German premium car maker picks Oberthur Technologies to supply secure, embedded SIMs for Mercedes-Benz vehicles

• January 15, 2016 15 Jan'16

  CIO interview: Kari Saarikoski, Finnair

  Finnair is on a digital transformation journey and the airline’s CIO is changing the IT department as it progresses

• January 14, 2016 14 Jan'16

  GMB takes concerns over British Airways IT outsourcing to MPs

  Trade union fears that the expansion of IT outsourcing at BA is a risk to security and will see UK jobs disappear

• January 14, 2016 14 Jan'16

  Gatwick Airport’s Community App keeps everyone better informed

  Gatwick’s head of IT commercial, Abhilash Chacko, explains the airport’s latest internal communications innovation

• January 11, 2016 11 Jan'16

  ICO reiterates call for stronger sentences for data theft

  The information commissioner (ICO) reiterates his call for stronger sentences for data theft after a court fined a woman just £1,000 for selling 28,000 customer records

• January 05, 2016 05 Jan'16

  Fears of software skills shortage in Germany and the Netherlands

  Organisations in Germany and the Netherlands are struggling to fill positions for software developers as they digitise

• December 17, 2015 17 Dec'15

  National security ‘not affected’ by failed e-Borders programme, says Home Office

  Despite the key Warnings Index system suffering an average of two high-priority incidents a week – such as a system component not being available – Home Office officials deny it causes risk to national security

• December 16, 2015 16 Dec'15

  Etihad Airways chooses Cognizant to support digital transformation

  Airline aims to improve customer satisfaction by implementing programme of digital developments

• December 15, 2015 15 Dec'15

  IT industry needs people with emotional intelligence, says Network Rail CIO

  As Network Rail’s third ‘Could IT be you?’ competition draws to a close, the company’s CIO explains why the project was launched

• December 11, 2015 11 Dec'15

  Case study: Airbus sets out challenges of changing IT supplier

  Aircraft manufacturer sets out what it learned from switching IT provider after 12 years of working together

• December 09, 2015 09 Dec'15

  Russian big data in early stages

  The use of big data technologies in Russia is still embryonic and the economic slowdown is stalling developments

• 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

  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 03, 2015 03 Dec'15

  Home Office e-Borders programme costs to reach £1.1bn by 2019, says NAO report

  The failed e-Borders programme has cost £830m to date, with a further £275m projected costs before the Home Office produces new systems in-house, due to go live in 2019

• December 02, 2015 02 Dec'15

  UKtech50 2015 - The most influential people in UK IT

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

• November 27, 2015 27 Nov'15

  CIO interview: Abhilash Chacko, head of IT commercial, Gatwick Airport

  Airport’s head of IT commercial seeks to abandon old ways of thinking and collaborate with airlines to use technology to improve the passenger experience

• November 04, 2015 04 Nov'15

  UAE recognises importance of cyber security, says official

  Like the UK, the UAE federal government has identified the importance of creating an environment in which it is safe to do business online

• November 03, 2015 03 Nov'15

  Business models still evolving as public Wi-Fi spend hits a high

  A report from the Wireless Broadband Alliance reveals that most city CIOs have plans in place to significantly increase their investment in public Wi-Fi networking, but see challenges around their business models

• October 23, 2015 23 Oct'15

  German rail and transport group turns to virtual reality in war for talent

  Deutsche Bahn claims to be the first company in Germany to use virtual reality as a recruitment tool

• October 16, 2015 16 Oct'15

  CIO interview: Martin Thell, Scandic Hotels

  The CIO of major Nordic hotel chain Scandic Hotels wants to learn more about customers through technology, without being overbearing

• October 14, 2015 14 Oct'15

  HS2 and Crossrail site to deliver high-tech innovations

  The Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation partners with HyperCatCity to embrace smart technologies to create “an exciting and thriving place”

• October 13, 2015 13 Oct'15

  TfL appoints 12 companies for IT systems framework

  Capita, CSC, Atos and CGI are among the firms on TfL’s IT systems framework contract, which is worth between £80m and £95m

• October 13, 2015 13 Oct'15

  How easyJet uses digital to drive competitive advantage

  The CIO and head of digital at easyJet tell Computer Weekly price is not the only way to gain competitive advantage in the airline industry

• October 09, 2015 09 Oct'15

  Finnair selects IBM for cloud transformation

  Finnish airline outsources IT transformation to IBM as it moves to introduce digital services to customers

• October 07, 2015 07 Oct'15

  Internet of things is next step along Infiniti Red Bull’s F1 journey

  Formula 1 team Infiniti Red Bull Racing is beginning to explore the potential of the IoT as it makes ongoing improvements to its networking infrastructure with support from AT&T

• 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

• August 20, 2015 20 Aug'15

  CIO interview: Emil Dahlin, Svevia

  Svevia CIO Emil Dahlin transformed the IT of a former Swedish government organisation as it became an independent company

• August 10, 2015 10 Aug'15

  Autoglass moves to cloud-based IT infrastructure

  Autoglass has signed a 10-year outsourcing deal with US supplier CSC that will see its IT infrastructure move into the cloud

• August 03, 2015 03 Aug'15

  Microsoft to invest $100m in Uber

  Uber is valued at close to $51bn after the latest round of funding, which reportedly includes a Microsoft investment of $100m

• July 17, 2015 17 Jul'15

  United Airlines begins bug bounty payouts

  United Airlines has paid out the maximum award to two hackers, which means the flaws are likely to be remote code execution vulnerabilities

• July 08, 2015 08 Jul'15

  BA opens up API on flight information

  British Airways offers an open application programming interface (API) for flight information to encourage developers to create value-added travel applications

• June 29, 2015 29 Jun'15

  Cisco launches IoT System for enterprise and smart cities

  Cisco unveils 15 products to address the growing complexity of internet of things deployments

• June 04, 2015 04 Jun'15

  Peugeot Citroën prepares for in-car apps with Sierra Wireless

  French car manufacturer PSA Peugeot Citroën plans to deploy device-to-cloud technology to support its connected car strategy

• 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

• June 02, 2015 02 Jun'15

  Vodafone adds Caribbean 4G roaming for summer holidays

  Vodafone extends its 4G services to a number of destinations – including Caribbean holiday hotspots – for UK customers travelling abroad

• 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 11, 2015 11 May'15

  Santander launches 'Boris bike' app

  Santander has released an app that allows people to book a 'Boris bike' via their mobile phone

• April 30, 2015 30 Apr'15

  IoT benefits and privacy not mutually exclusive, says industry expert

  It is possible to mitigate the privacy and security risks of the internet of things (IoT) without losing its benefits, according to an industry expert