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• April 29, 2016 29 Apr'16

  Cyber security in Belgium will gain prominence after terror attacks

  Belgium’s physical security has been branded inadequate, so how does the country’s cyber security measure up?

• April 29, 2016 29 Apr'16

  Saudi Arabia could warm to cloud computing, so long as regulation and connectivity keep pace

  One of the world’s biggest oil producers has responded to tumbling crude prices by announcing a $2tn war chest to fund an economic diversification strategy, with IT set to be a beneficiary

• April 28, 2016 28 Apr'16

  Asean CIOs expect IT budget increase in 2016

  IT leaders in the Asean region expect to spend more on IT this year, with big data, mobility and IoT all priorities

• April 28, 2016 28 Apr'16

  Disrupting IT in the Nordics, from banks to taxis

  IT is dramatically changing traditional industry sectors in the Nordic region. Computer Weekly examines the transformation

• April 27, 2016 27 Apr'16

  Mobilising a workforce drives up performance and productivity

  Mobile workers are also more creative, satisfied and loyal, says EIU study

• April 27, 2016 27 Apr'16

  IT outsourcing starts year with a bang

  The IT outsourcing sector got off to a strong start in 2016, with sales volumes and values up

• April 27, 2016 27 Apr'16

  Singapore is second most cloud ready country in Asia-Pacific

  Broadband quality, data privacy and pro-business regime makes Singapore the second most cloud ready country in the Apac region

• April 27, 2016 27 Apr'16

  Volvo tests self-driving cars in London

  Swedish auto manufacturer Volvo is to begin trials of autonomous driving on the streets of London in 2017, using 100 family vehicles in real-life situations

• April 25, 2016 25 Apr'16

  Australia pledges A$230m to prevent a ‘lawless’ cyber domain

  Australia's latest cyber security strategy will see the appointment of a cyber ambassador, charged with liaising with other nations

• April 25, 2016 25 Apr'16

  Indonesian internet users turn to smartphones to go online

  Organisations with a cyber footprint in Indonesia must understand most internet users in the country access online content and services on smartphones

• April 22, 2016 22 Apr'16

  Nordic corporations open their doors to tech startups

  Traditional Nordic corporations are starting to take advantage of the vibrant startup community in the region, and they are changing the way they think

• April 22, 2016 22 Apr'16

  New Zealand wants UK and other overseas ICT professionals to fill skills gap

  New Zealand needs ICT professionals from overseas to fill a growing skills gap

• April 20, 2016 20 Apr'16

  UK institute seeking better cyber defences for ICS, says director

  The UK needs to develop awareness of the vulnerability of industrial control systems to cyber attack and technology-specific security systems, says researcher

• April 20, 2016 20 Apr'16

  GDPR will require 28,000 DPOs in Europe and US, study shows

  The staffing impact of the GDPR will be huge, with 28,000 data protection officers (DPOs) in Europe and the US alone, says the International Association of Privacy Professionals

• April 19, 2016 19 Apr'16

  Airlines and public transport fertile grounds for mobile ticketing

  Juniper Research forecasts that 23 billion transport and events tickets will be purchased using mobile handsets by the end of the decade, with airlines and public transport particularly lucrative

• April 18, 2016 18 Apr'16

  The Middle East’s home-grown app market now really growing, but from a low base

  Despite massive smartphone penetration, native app developers in the region need to listen more closely to what locals want

• April 12, 2016 12 Apr'16

  Singapore releases cloud outage guidelines

  The Singapore government releases a set of tiered guidelines for organisations to follow if they have a cloud outage

• April 12, 2016 12 Apr'16

  UK cyber crime growing exponentially

  UK ranks highly in phishing, social media and ransomware attacks as cyber criminals professionalise and take advantage of unpatched websites, Symantec’s latest threat report reveals

• April 07, 2016 07 Apr'16

  How an IT department in a portacabin supports UK’s biggest critical infrastructure project

  The man in charge of the IT supporting the UK's largest critical infrastructure project – the redevelopment of London Bridge station – tells Computer Weekly about life in a portacabin

• April 06, 2016 06 Apr'16

  Finnish contest looks for real-world 5G applications

  Finnish city Oulu is running a competition to unearth apps that can utilise 5G networks

• April 06, 2016 06 Apr'16

  Capgemini strengthens its Indian backbone

  With half of its global staff now based in India, Capgemini expands its operations there by opening a facility for a further 30,000 staff

• April 05, 2016 05 Apr'16

  Panasonic launches at-seat mobile payments for airlines

  In-flight entertainment and connectivity specialist Panasonic Avionics unveils near-field communications system to let airline passengers use mobile payments in the air

• 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

• April 04, 2016 04 Apr'16

  Middle East enterprises warm to wearable technology

  Organisations in the region are increasingly investing in wearable technology, but there are hurdles to overcome before there is broad take-up in the enterprise sector

• April 04, 2016 04 Apr'16

  EY invests heavily in Singapore IT expertise

  New centres of excellence will offer business transformation strategy, cyber security, analytics and manufacturing capabilities across the Asia-Pacific region

• March 31, 2016 31 Mar'16

  CW500: How to make digital transformation a success

  Digital transformation is not an easy feat and requires not just the right technology, but also the right investment, people and engagement

• March 30, 2016 30 Mar'16

  Hackers to probe engine control units amid emissions scandal

  ICCT hires computer whizz-kids to find out who else besides Volkswagen uses ‘defeat devices’ in cars

• March 29, 2016 29 Mar'16

  IoT security not a priority for Asean organisations

  IT leaders in the Asean region need to push IoT security up their priority list, as an Intel survey finds them lagging

• March 24, 2016 24 Mar'16

  Brussels attacks prompt renewed EU focus on airline passenger data

  The controversial plans to collect passenger name records for airline travellers in the EU are under focus after the terrorist atrocities in Brussels

• March 22, 2016 22 Mar'16

  T-Systems targets Amazon cloud customers

  Deutsche Telekom's IT services division plans to take business from Amazon with a cheaper public cloud that guarantees users' data stays in Germany

• March 21, 2016 21 Mar'16

  Australian government defence report recognises cyber threat

  The cyber threat to Australia is outlined in the recent government defence white paper, but experts are unimpressed

• 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 18, 2016 18 Mar'16

  FBI issues warning about car hacking

  US security service calls on consumers and vehicle manufacturers to take steps to reduce the increasing risk of car hacking and to report incidents

• March 18, 2016 18 Mar'16

  Danish taxi drivers protest against Uber at startup event

  Taxi drivers in Denmark protest about the inclusion of Uber at Nordic Startup Conference in Copenhagen

• March 14, 2016 14 Mar'16

  TechUK to spotlight cyber threat intelligence

  The ability to sift through that data and spot trends and emerging threats is becoming a useful and important tool for security professionals, according to TechUK's Talal Rajab

• 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

• March 11, 2016 11 Mar'16

  Europe’s CIOs examine impact of new data protection regulation

  Belgian IT leader group Beltug is joining other organisations across Europe in preparing for the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

• March 10, 2016 10 Mar'16

  Innovate UK and UKTI lead Asean smart city mission

  Smart city technology developers are heading to Malaysia and Singapore on a government-led trade mission

• March 10, 2016 10 Mar'16

  Third of knowledge workers expect their jobs to be computerised in five years

  Knowledge workers realise their jobs will either change dramatically or disappear as the result of new technology, according to research

• March 09, 2016 09 Mar'16

  IT outsourcing consultancy Alsbridge enters overlooked Australia

  IT outsourcing consultancy sets up operations in Australia, which it says has been overlooked for outsourcing services

• March 08, 2016 08 Mar'16

  Satellite data links to bring European air traffic management up to date

  The European Space Agency awards Inmarsat a contract to develop a satellite-based data link communications system for air traffic management

• March 01, 2016 01 Mar'16

  Cyber security professionals in Singapore could get 20% pay rise

  E-commerce and cyber security professionals in Singapore could gain 10 to 20% pay rises if they move companies, due to increased demand of niche IT skills

• March 01, 2016 01 Mar'16

  Buckinghamshire Council frees transport data to create smart suburbs

  Local authority has partnered with IoT platform developer InterDigital to establish a county-wide smart transport model

• February 26, 2016 26 Feb'16

  52 contactless payments made every second in UK last December

  Contactless card payments continue to rise at a rapid rate, with nearly £8bn spent in the UK last year using the technology

• 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 25, 2016 25 Feb'16

  Nissan breaks basic security rules with Leaf electric car app

  Security researcher shows how hackers can hijack a vehicle’s heating and air-conditioning systems, identify owners and spy on journeys

• 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 23, 2016 23 Feb'16

  Case study: National Rail Enquiries tackles website uptime issues with AWS and SOASTA

  The National Rail Enquiries website took a battering in the wake of the 2013 St. Jude’s storm, prompting the organisation to rethink its hosting and load-testing procedures

• February 23, 2016 23 Feb'16

  MWC16: Vertical approach to 5G is vital, says European Commission

  The European Commission’s 5G Public-Private Partnership has set out its vision of how 5G will empower vertical industries in Europe

• February 22, 2016 22 Feb'16

  Girls compete in Network Rail Stem careers event

  Almost 90 teenage girls visited the Network Rail offices to take part in the second round of the Stem careers event to win work experience

• February 22, 2016 22 Feb'16

  MWC16: Ford expands connected vehicle ecosystem

  At Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, auto supplier Ford expands its Smart Mobility programme and launches a connected vehicle

• 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 19, 2016 19 Feb'16

  Australian C-suite executives fail to take security seriously

  Australia’s executives need to get their heads out of the sand when it comes to cyber security and realise they are part of the solution

• February 12, 2016 12 Feb'16

  Asean poised to gain in the global offshoring battle

  According to AT Kearney’s 2016 Global Services Location Index, robotics process automation and business process as a service could change the outsourcing industry, benefiting Asean countries

• February 12, 2016 12 Feb'16

  Ukraine cyber attacks extend beyond power companies, says Trend Micro

  As half the homes in the Ivano-Frankivsk region plunge into darkness, Trend Micro finds evidence of cyber attack on a mining and a railway company

• February 11, 2016 11 Feb'16

  CIO interview: Jassim Haji, director of IT, Gulf Air

  IT boss at Bahraini national carrier views mobility as a way to keep costs down and improve customer experience

• February 10, 2016 10 Feb'16

  Public sector outsourcing grew more than 50% in second half of 2015

  IT outsourcing in the UK public sector accelerated in the second half of 2015, according to research

• February 10, 2016 10 Feb'16

  US takes a step closer to self-driving cars

  US authorities have shown a willingness to adapt and waive road-safety rules that have been slowing progress in developing autonomous vehicles

• February 10, 2016 10 Feb'16

  Cloud computing in Belgium: a grey picture

  Organisations in Belgium and Luxembourg are turning to the cloud for their IT, but there are striking differences in the level of take-up within the region

• February 09, 2016 09 Feb'16

  Invest in people or risk ‘digital culture shock’, says Accenture

  Marc Carrel-Billiard, Accenture’s global director of technology R&D, tells Computer Weekly that companies must invest in people if they want to benefit from innovative technology

• February 09, 2016 09 Feb'16

  Corporate Australia explores new ways to nurture data-based innovation

  Australian enterprises are investing in creating the right environment for innovation around data

• February 09, 2016 09 Feb'16

  Chiltern Railways tests enhanced trackside Wi-Fi

  Chiltern Railways, part of the Arriva network, tests out an enhanced trackside Wi-Fi network to improve connectivity for passengers on its trains

• February 09, 2016 09 Feb'16

  Asean PC sales drop 5.5% in 2015 fourth quarter

  Weak consumer demand and high inventories blamed for falling PC sales in Asean, which mirror Asia-Pacific trend

• February 05, 2016 05 Feb'16

  Italy embraces cloud storage for multiple platforms

  Investment in the cloud and storage is rising rapidly in Italy as customers see the benefits of cloud storage for many use cases and the savings it can bring

• February 04, 2016 04 Feb'16

  How to survive a broadband service failure

  With BT yet again forced to apologise to consumer and business broadband customers after another technical fault, how can businesses reliant on one telco prepare themselves for the inevitable?

• February 04, 2016 04 Feb'16

  IoT risks raise concerns among IT specialists in central and eastern Europe

  The internet of things is gaining momentum in central and eastern Europe, but IT professionals have worries over security

• February 02, 2016 02 Feb'16

  Portsmouth uses Bluetooth and Wi-Fi to ease traffic woes

  City council manages traffic flow and eases congestion with a wireless, Bluetooth IoT sensor network

• February 02, 2016 02 Feb'16

  CIO interview: James Findlay, HS2

  The man in charge of the tech behind the UK’s new high-speed railway talks about infrastructure, open data and working with SMEs

• 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

  Oracle to build cloud datacentre in Abu Dhabi

  Move seen as acknowledgement that local presence is required for increased cloud growth

• 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 29, 2016 29 Jan'16

  Industrial control systems a growing target for cyber attack

  Attackers with increasing capabilities have strong financial motivation to go after critical infrastructure and manufacturing firms, says security industry expert

• January 29, 2016 29 Jan'16

  Ofcom to probe EE over billing mishap

  Regulator announces an investigation into errors made by EE in applying European roaming charges

• January 28, 2016 28 Jan'16

  EE emerges as top performing network at London airports

  RootMetrics’ analysis of mobile broadband connectivity at London’s City, Gatwick and Heathrow airports reveals EE is far outpacing its rivals in terms of performance

• January 27, 2016 27 Jan'16

  AGS Airports outsources IT after Heathrow split

  AGS Airports signs Getronics to provide IT support services after splitting IT from its former owner

• January 26, 2016 26 Jan'16

  Costain opts for hybrid cloud and hosted bare metal from Navisite

  Construction and civil engineering group Costain gets mix of pure cloud and bare metal hosted at Navisite datacentres as it tools up to provide key highways infrastructure systems

• 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 19, 2016 19 Jan'16

  UK IT and business process outsourcing plummeted in 2015, show ISG figures

  The amount of money UK organisations spent on IT and business process outsourcing fell sharply in 2015, compared to the previous year

• January 19, 2016 19 Jan'16

  Canary Wharf Group brings 4G network coverage inside its properties

  Arqiva deploys an in-building network to enable 4G browsing in the underground shopping centres at Canary Wharf

• January 19, 2016 19 Jan'16

  Migration recommendations could hike the cost of Indian IT services

  Government recommendations to tighten up the rules around overseas workers in the UK could increase IT costs for businesses

• January 18, 2016 18 Jan'16

  Irish Tax Institute accelerates tax database search with MarkLogic

  The Irish Tax Institute has opted for MarkLogic for its TaxFind database service, with a system that pools a range of data types

• 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 15, 2016 15 Jan'16

  GMB union gets good response from MPs over British Airways IT outsourcing concerns

  MPs will try to set up a meeting with BA senior management to discuss union’s concerns over outsourcing of IT jobs to Indian supplier TCS

• 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 14, 2016 14 Jan'16

  Over a million Visa contactless payments made to travel in London on a single day

  Over one million journeys on the London tube network were paid for using contactless Visa cards in a single day in the run-up to Christmas

• January 12, 2016 12 Jan'16

  More endpoints managed is security concern, say IT services firms

  The rising number of devices connected to corporate networks is a security challenge for the IT services firms managing these endpoints

• 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 11, 2016 11 Jan'16

  Top priorities for Nordic CIOs in 2016

  What are the main priorities for CIOs in the Nordic region this year? Computer Weekly asks some of the region’s experts

• January 06, 2016 06 Jan'16

  Italy wakes up to new IoT opportunities

  Organisations in Italy are investing in internet-connected technologies, with infrastructure providers building the underpinning networks

• January 06, 2016 06 Jan'16

  CES 2016: Connectivity drives new business models in car industry

  Uber's chief strategist recently spoke on BBC Radio 4 about the demise of car ownership. At this year’s CES, the car industry responded

• January 06, 2016 06 Jan'16

  Audi drivers go online with European MVNO agreement

  Audi drivers will be able to buy in-car connectivity through an MVNO agreement spanning 13 European countries

• 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

• January 05, 2016 05 Jan'16

  Bristol opens up transport data to app developers

  Bristol City Council offers free access to transport data to encourage the development of mobile technology systems

• January 05, 2016 05 Jan'16

  Intel acquires German drone maker Ascending Technologies

  Intel adds to previous strategic investments in drone technology to bolster its competitive position in the drone chip market

• January 04, 2016 04 Jan'16

  IT security predictions for Australian organisations in 2016

  What IT security challenges should Australian organisations expect in the new year?

• December 23, 2015 23 Dec'15

  Top 10 APAC IT stories of 2015

  The top 10 Computer Weekly articles about enterprise IT in the Asean and ANZ regions