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September 05, 2012 05 Sep'12
Digital technologies to spark major shake-up of IT suppliers, says report

CIOs have been urged to rethink their partnerships with strategic suppliers as the industry goes through its most disruptive period since the dot com crash
July 27, 2012 27 Jul'12
CW500: The technology behind the BBC's Olympics coverage

BBC CTO John Linwood told Computer Weekly’s CW500 Club about the “terrifying” challenge of providing live coverage of all events at the Olympics
July 23, 2012 23 Jul'12
CIO interview: Sally Howes, National Audit Office

Sally Howes, CIO at the National Audit Office, talks about how the NAO hopes to perform more IT health checks and fewer project post mortems
July 23, 2012 23 Jul'12
Amazon to open London development centre

Amazon today announced a new hub in central London to focus on the development of digital media products

July 16, 2012 16 Jul'12
Home Office creates private police ICT company

The Home Office has created a private firm to manage police IT after the the National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA) was abolished
July 09, 2012 09 Jul'12
EC invests €1.5bn in IT research

The European Commission (EC) has announced funding for research into IT totaling almost €1.5bn
July 03, 2012 03 Jul'12
Whitehall could save £33bn with big data analytics, says Policy Exchange

Government could save £33bn a year applying big data analytics to departmental information, claims a report from the Policy Exchange
June 26, 2012 26 Jun'12
Cambridge University turns to computer games to unlock secrets of the universe

Cambridge University is turning to technology developed for computer gaming to help it solve some of the fundamental problems of science
June 21, 2012 21 Jun'12
Halliburton CIO Ken Braud on strategy and innovation

CIO Ken Braud talked to delegates at the Orange Business Live customer event in Rome, and it was clear he has plenty on his plate.
June 13, 2012 13 Jun'12
The cloud will move supercomputers into the mainstream

Cloud computing will move supercomputers out of the research labs into mainstream business, says Amazon

June 12, 2012 12 Jun'12
2012: Will this be the year TPM finally comes of age?

Will 2012 be the year that TPM finally delivers on its potential to provide a hardware-based "root of trust" for enterprise information security?
June 06, 2012 06 Jun'12
Top 10 tips for IPv6 security

Many organisations are being misled about the complexities surrounding IPv6 security, according to security firm Stonesoft
May 18, 2012 18 May'12
Mobile threats demand focus on data protection, says Websense

Business needs to focus on data protection as cyber criminals turn to mobile malware, says Websense.
May 17, 2012 17 May'12
The Pirate Bay is latest site to be hit by DDoS attack

The Pirate Bay has become the latest high-profile website to be hit by a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack
May 16, 2012 16 May'12
CIO interview: Cathryn Riley, CIO, Aviva

It's been a tough time for Aviva with CEO Andrew Moss forced to step down in a shareholder revolt. But for CIO Cathryn Riley, it’s business as usual.
April 19, 2012 19 Apr'12
Supercomputers will reach 'exascale' speeds within decade

Supercomputers will be powerful enough to simulate the human brain within seven years, says founder of Top500 list.
April 02, 2012 02 Apr'12
Eight UK universities awarded excellence in cyber security research status

The first eight UK universities have been awarded 'Academic Centre of Excellence in Cyber Security Research' status
March 20, 2012 20 Mar'12
CIO interview: Rob Pringle, global IT director, Gazprom

Rob Pringle, director of global IT at Gazprom Marketing and Trading, reveals the secret of rolling out IT quickly
March 14, 2012 14 Mar'12
Interview: Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude on open data

Francis Maude, Cabinet Office minister, talks to Computer Weekly about the importance of open data to the UK economy.
March 07, 2012 07 Mar'12
John Lewis prioritises IT investment above profit

John Lewis made significant technology investments in 2011, pushing profits down 3.8% to £353.8m
February 17, 2012 17 Feb'12
Generation Y is a myth, says Corporate Executive Board research

Generation Y – the computer-literate youngsters who need the latest high-tech gadget to work effectively – is a myth, the latest research reveals
January 11, 2012 11 Jan'12
Cloud solves IT innovation and maintenance imbalance

CIOs can rebalance the scenario of spending 80% of their budget on maintenance and 20% on innovation if they harness cloud computing.
December 09, 2011 09 Dec'11
Martha Lane Fox launches Government Digital Service

The launch of the Government Digital Service will “fundamentally transform the lives of millions,” says digital champion Martha Lane Fox.
December 08, 2011 08 Dec'11
UKtech50: Meet Mike Lynch, the most influential person in UK IT

Mike Lynch, voted as the most influential person in UK IT, doesn’t like to think about challenges, but about opportunities.
November 16, 2011 16 Nov'11
Computer Weekly wins digital publishing award

Computer Weekly has won a prestigious publishing industry award for the product development of the year.
November 14, 2011 14 Nov'11
CIO Interview: IT should drive company innovation, says SAP's Oliver Bussmann

Driving innovation has become one of the key roles of the chief information officer, says Oliver Bussmann, CIO at business software maker SAP.
November 11, 2011 11 Nov'11
Social media is more than a number of "likes"

The number of “likes” on Facebook, is not a measure of success according to Anthony Bradley, co-author of The Social Organisation.
July 18, 2007 18 Jul'07
CIOs must be act like venture capatalists, says Gartner

CIOs need to adopt a venture-capitalist approach to IT if they are to remain relevant in the prevailing climate of economic growth, according to Dave Aron, vice-president and research director for Gartner executive programs.
October 26, 2006 26 Oct'06
IT greats: Top 10 greatest IT people

For every world-famous name with a world famous fortune – think Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Michael Dell – there are hundreds of other individuals who have moved the IT industry and its technology inexorably forward