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October 04, 2017 04 Oct'17
Russia’s state-owned bank backs blockchain

Vneshekonombank puts its weight behind blockchain technology as the country’s public sector looks on
October 03, 2017 03 Oct'17
Smart rail ticketing technology to be tested by end of 2017

Transport secretary Chris Grayling sets out plans for trials of smart ticketing technology
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 28, 2017 28 Sep'17
Grosvenor signs broadband investment deal for London’s West End

Landowner and property developer has signed a co-investment partnership with Openreach to address poor broadband connectivity standards in parts of the capital

September 28, 2017 28 Sep'17
UK spending on subscription services triples in a year

Almost all UK adults subscribe to services for products they would traditionally pay for up front
September 27, 2017 27 Sep'17
Talent shortage keeps Nordic IT companies focused on job satisfaction

Nordic companies are aiming to win the race for scarce IT professionals through improving the workplace and concentrating on employees’ job satisfaction levels
September 26, 2017 26 Sep'17
Building ‘senseable’ cities will be the talk of Gitex

MIT professor will present his vision of smart city developments at Gitex 2017 in Dubai
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 25, 2017 25 Sep'17
Three adds in-store sign language service for deaf customers

Mobile operator pilots in-store sign language service to support the needs of its deaf customers
September 25, 2017 25 Sep'17
NotPetya attack cost up to £15m, says UK ad agency WPP

Advertising giant was one of many companies hit in June 2017 by malware distributed through Ukrainian accounting software

September 22, 2017 22 Sep'17
Uber fails to get licence to operate in London renewed

Transport for London has rejected Uber's application for its licence renewal, citing a lack of corporate responsibility as the reason
September 21, 2017 21 Sep'17
Enterprise SDN adoption rapidly approaching tipping point, claims report

A study commissioned by networking solutions supplier Riverbed claims that legacy networks are causing problems for businesses trying to undergo digital transformation, and more decision makers are considering SDN as a result
September 21, 2017 21 Sep'17
UK organisations lose £217m a year due to lack of cloud skills

The cloud computing skills shortage in the UK is costing businesses hundreds of millions of pounds in lost revenue
September 21, 2017 21 Sep'17
Nats awards Updata network contract for air traffic services

Air traffic control organisation Nats is upgrading its network capabilities to enhance its performance
September 20, 2017 20 Sep'17
Salesforce world tour lands in Amsterdam

Salesforce customers met up for the Dutch leg of the supplier's world tour with a distinctly non-techy crowd present
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 19, 2017 19 Sep'17
Middle East firms must focus on IT training and employing more women to stay competitive

Organisations in the Middle East face IT recruitment challenges unless they offer more training and employ more women
September 18, 2017 18 Sep'17
ScotRail to test ‘world’s fastest’ in-train Wi-Fi service

The train operator has teamed up with Cisco, Network Rail Telecoms and others to collaborate on an Innovate UK funded proof of concept for ultrafast Wi-Fi on board
September 18, 2017 18 Sep'17
Tech disruption in Middle East a key focus at GITEX 2017

Not surprisingly, Middle East digital disruption will take centre stage at this year’s GITEX event in Dubai
September 14, 2017 14 Sep'17
Mobile networks restored to hurricane-hit Caribbean islands

Emergency networking teams from the Vodafone Foundation and Télécoms Sans Frontières are working to restore mobile connectivity after the Caribbean was ravaged by Hurricane Irma
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 13, 2017 13 Sep'17
Vodafone identifies 50 future digital hubs

A Vodafone research report has identified a number of towns and cities that have the potential to become what it refers to as Digital Super Towns
September 13, 2017 13 Sep'17
CBI calls for transitional deal with EU on data

The CBI is warning of the risks to UK businesses of no deal with the European Union on data exchange when Brexit arrives
September 11, 2017 11 Sep'17
EAN airline broadband service moves closer to reality

The European Aviation satellite has successfully completed in-orbit testing and will begin to service in-flight broadband customers later in 2017
September 08, 2017 08 Sep'17
Trainline uses predictive analytics to help rail passengers save money

Travellers using Trainline’s app can save money on tickets after the introduction of an in-app feature called Price Prediction
September 08, 2017 08 Sep'17
Interview: IT disruption hits outsourcing’s legal profession

IT is disrupting almost every corner of the business world, and those who operate in the IT services are no exception, with lawyers in the sector feeling the disruption
September 07, 2017 07 Sep'17
Italian startup uses IoT network to improve bicycle security

Turin-based Sherlock, a bike security startup, is connecting its GPS anti-theft units to Orange Business Services’ worldwide IoT network
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
Two-thirds of British people have used contactless cards

The take up of contactless payment technology continues at a pace, according to research by Visa
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 30, 2017 30 Aug'17
HCL expands global network with Swedish delivery centre

HCL has opened another delivery centre in the Nordic region, this time in Gothenburg, Sweden
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 25, 2017 25 Aug'17
Autonomous lorry platoons to take to UK roads in 2018

The government is to fund tests of wireless platooning technology on the UK’s roads as truly autonomous vehicles take another step towards reality
August 24, 2017 24 Aug'17
Flashpoint warns of under-the-radar phishing campaigns

Simple but hard-to-detect phishing campaigns are targeting all industry sectors as a key enabler of business email compromise attacks, security analysts warn
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
First set of Capgemini degree apprentices graduate

The first graduates of Capgemini's degree apprentice programme tell Computer Weekly about their experiences
August 22, 2017 22 Aug'17
How AT&T embraced the telecoms technology transition

AT&T’s CIO of network and shared services, Sorabh Saxena, discusses how to reskill telecoms engineers and exploit open standards as the operator embraces the future of networking services provision
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
August 18, 2017 18 Aug'17
Researchers find potentially lethal car hack with no quick fix

Security researchers have discovered a supplier-neutral and stealthy smart car hack that can drastically affect the performance and function of the vehicle
August 17, 2017 17 Aug'17
UK rail passengers don’t trust on-board Wi-Fi

YouGov survey commissioned by Cobham Wireless finds UK commuters are increasingly frustrated with connectivity standards on the rail network
August 17, 2017 17 Aug'17
World's largest’ data center planned in Norway

Norway will soon have the biggest datacenter in the world which will harness the countries rich natural resources
August 16, 2017 16 Aug'17
NotPetya attack cost up to $300m, says Maersk

Danish shipping line Maersk estimates that the NotPetya cyber attack in June cost the company up to $300m
August 16, 2017 16 Aug'17
Fiat joins BMW's autonomous car platform initiative

Car makers Fiat and BMW are working in collaboration with Intel and Mobileye to develop a scalable platform for self-driving vehicles
August 15, 2017 15 Aug'17
Middle East salary survey reveals major challenges to close IT skills gap

Organisations in the Middle East are not offering IT staff enough training and don’t employ enough women in IT
August 15, 2017 15 Aug'17
Leaked SMB exploits make malware powerful, warns Cylance

Four key exploits at the heart of hacking tools leaked by the Shadow Brokers have given malware authors a lot of power, say security researchers
August 11, 2017 11 Aug'17
Malicious email spikes in Q2, reports Proofpoint

Malicious email campaigns saw a spike in volume and increased variety in the second quarter of 2017, a cyber security report reveals
August 10, 2017 10 Aug'17
Sadiq Khan’s Not-Spot Team to tackle digital connectivity in London

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has announced a package of measures designed to boost digital connectivity around London
August 09, 2017 09 Aug'17
Over 40% of IT professionals want another general election this year

A large proportion of IT workers in the UK want another general election this year in the hope it will stave off a hard brexit
August 09, 2017 09 Aug'17
Nordic countries top digital nations ranking, but risk stalling

Nordic countries are leaders when it comes to digitisation – but they must continue to innovate to retain their position
August 07, 2017 07 Aug'17
UK calls for smart car cyber protection

A new generation of internet-connected cars will have to be better protected from cyber attackers, under tough new UK government guidance
July 31, 2017 31 Jul'17
Virgin America praised for cyber breach response

Virgin America’s detection and response to a data breach has been praised by security commentators
July 26, 2017 26 Jul'17
Nordic digitisation brings unwanted consequence of heightened cyber security risks

The Nordic region is becoming highly connected – which has not gone unnoticed by cyber criminals
July 26, 2017 26 Jul'17
Radiation detection devices open to cyber attack, researcher finds

A security researcher has discovered numerous security flaws in multiple devices that are used to detect radiation in critical facilities
July 24, 2017 24 Jul'17
Daimler and Bosch show off autonomous valet parking

A test of an app-based autonomous valet service is to take place at the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart over the next few months
July 24, 2017 24 Jul'17
UK government wants to give 6,000 teenagers cyber security training

Government launches £20m Cyber Schools Programme aimed at students aged between 14 and 18
July 21, 2017 21 Jul'17
Destruction of service attacks an existential threat to business, says Cisco

Security threats and attacks against the network are set to become far more destructive, according to Cisco’s mid-year security report
July 21, 2017 21 Jul'17
CIO interview: Marc Roberts, CTO, HiyaCar

The CTO at a company that is disrupting the car rental sector tells Computer Weekly about some of his major projects
July 19, 2017 19 Jul'17
Microsoft, Baidu team up on self-driving technology

The two tech giants will drive the use of the Azure cloud computing service to power autonomous vehicle projects outside China
July 18, 2017 18 Jul'17
TfL starts ESN pilot build on the London Underground

At a GLA Oversight Committee hearing, TfL’s CTO revealed the organisation is building a pilot version of the Emergency Services Network on the London Underground
July 18, 2017 18 Jul'17
Traditional outsourcing boosts overall spending in first half of 2017

Spending on traditional IT services contracts by Emea organisations increases in the first six months of 2017
July 14, 2017 14 Jul'17
CIO interview: Graeme McDermott, chief data officer, Addison Lee

Addison Lee’s CDO is aiming to modernise the minicab’s firm estate and create a proactive data service for the business
July 11, 2017 11 Jul'17
Political uncertainty is holding back digital transformation plans, say CIOs

UK businesses are investing in IT to help them deal with changes that could be around the corner amid geo-political uncertainty
July 10, 2017 10 Jul'17
Vodafone Qatar pushes IoT adoption in Middle East

Vodafone Qatar is harnessing a network of partners to support organisations in the Middle East with their internet of things strategies
July 07, 2017 07 Jul'17
Govia Thameslink rail operator picks Worldline for mobile ticketing

Rail operator Govia Thameslink sets out to replace its desktop ticket issuing service with a Worldline mobile solution
July 06, 2017 06 Jul'17
Uber puts the brakes on in Finland until 2018

App-based car transportation company has stopped providing one of its services in Finland until next year
July 06, 2017 06 Jul'17
Young people without workplace skills fear competition from robots

Young people are worried they will not have the skills necessary to set themselves apart from robots when leaving education
July 06, 2017 06 Jul'17
TomTom and Cisco to address real-time comms for autonomous cars

Navigation firm teams up with network giant to develop low-latency, real-time traffic services for autonomous vehicle management
July 06, 2017 06 Jul'17
TfL figures reveal massive contactless adoption

Transport for London figures for the use of contactless payments on its network add weight to its plans to sell its expertise to other cities
July 05, 2017 05 Jul'17
Atos targets universities and research centres with quantum computing simulator

Atos has made a quantum computing simulator available for sale so that organisations can test out the algorithms of the future
July 03, 2017 03 Jul'17
Cyber security comes down to culture, say Dutch security experts

IT security can no longer be seen as just a technical matter. People, education and management matter too, but culture is the overarching and binding element, says security executive at Dutch bank
June 29, 2017 29 Jun'17
How Donald Trump has nudged French CIOs still further from US cloud storage

French CIOs are looking at alternatives to storing data with US-based suppliers
June 28, 2017 28 Jun'17
Half of highly skilled EU workers in UK are considering leaving

Retaining IT staff might be as much of a challenge as retaining them after Brexit as EU workers get itchy feet
June 26, 2017 26 Jun'17
AA blames password reset email glitch on ‘internal error’

Automobile Association apologises for sending out password reset confirmation emails to a small selection of customers in error, which led some to assume the company may have been hacked
June 22, 2017 22 Jun'17
IT glitch brings rail ticket machines down in the UK

A failure related to a single software and systems supplier meant thousands of commuters in the UK were unable to buy tickets
June 21, 2017 21 Jun'17
Dubai extends test run for flying taxis

Dubai transport authority RTA extends trials of autonomous flying cars
June 21, 2017 21 Jun'17
The human apprentices behind robotic automation

IT apprentices are helping large businesses transform their back-office processes through software robots
June 16, 2017 16 Jun'17
Russia’s startups and corporations hook up at Startup Village

Annual IT event Startup Village in Russia saw blockchain take centre stage and support from the country’s government
June 15, 2017 15 Jun'17
As EU mobile roaming charges end, industry frets over impact

As consumers celebrate the end of mobile roaming charges across the EU, the industry is facing up to the challenges of implementing the new rules
June 15, 2017 15 Jun'17
Finnish mobile operators opt-out from free EU roaming

Finnish mobile operators have been exempted from new European Union data roaming rules for now
June 14, 2017 14 Jun'17
British Airways to outsource contact centre work

British Airways is evaluating technologies from an outsourcing company as an option to replace contact centre staff
June 14, 2017 14 Jun'17
Gatwick and six other airports to hold international hackathon

Trans-global hackathon aims to develop applications to improve air passenger experience
June 14, 2017 14 Jun'17
Cloud service maturity up in the Nordics

Nordic businesses are increasing their use of the cloud, but more work is needed to make investments support business strategies
June 14, 2017 14 Jun'17
HR technology essential to cutting-edge customer service, say big businesses

If you can’t get your internal HR systems right, the business will suffer – Jaguar Land Rover, Lufthansa and Russia’s Sberbank explain why
June 14, 2017 14 Jun'17
Lufthansa Systems ‘crowdfunds’ BI to mine flight data

Open source business intelligence tool enables airline to gain new insights from a decade’s worth of ticket sales
June 13, 2017 13 Jun'17
UAE telco Etisalat to pilot 5G

CTO says company is committed to trials and commercial launch of 5G in the UAE and the rest of the Middle East
June 12, 2017 12 Jun'17
London Tech Week: Brexit won’t harm London tech sector, says city’s mayor

London mayor Sadiq Khan opens London Tech Week and says Brexit will not hold back the city's growing tech sector
June 12, 2017 12 Jun'17
Telematics firm on track for growth with managed SIMs and IoT

Fleet-tracking company Protrack is using a managed SIM card and internet of things services to improve its customer services posture and enter new markets
June 09, 2017 09 Jun'17
Non-EU IT professionals in the UK at an all-time high

Survey shows IT business analysts, architects and systems designers, web design and development specialists are the most common skills being brought in
June 08, 2017 08 Jun'17
Dubai Airports automates resource planning

Airports in Dubai are using automation software to co-ordinate resources such as check-in gates and aircraft stands
June 07, 2017 07 Jun'17
Malaysia’s Cyberjaya to get smart city boost

Tipped as Malaysia's Silicon Valley, the Cyberjaya township will pilot a slew of smart city projects, including e-payments and mobile bus ticketing
June 06, 2017 06 Jun'17
British Airways IT glitch caused by human error, says IAG CEO

Airline’s datacentre power failure was caused by an engineer accidentally switching the power off and on again, says parent company
June 05, 2017 05 Jun'17
GE digital facility in Paris introduces its first set of startups to customers

The first five software developers to graduate in GE's Foundry are now in front of the company’s customers
May 31, 2017 31 May'17
TfL likely to tender for 4G on the Tube

Transport for London is planning to undertake preliminary work on installing 4G mobile networking services on the London Underground in the near future
May 26, 2017 26 May'17
China’s aviation industry to boost demand for 3D printing

The maiden flight undertaken by the China-made C919 commercial airliner marks the start of growing demand for 3D printing in the country
May 25, 2017 25 May'17
Gatwick launches augmented reality airport navigation

Gatwick has installed 2,000 beacons to help passengers find their way around the airport using augmented reality maps