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August 17, 2011 17 Aug'11
UK business should educate internally to get the right IT security skills at lower cost

UK businesses should look to internal training to meet future IT security needs rather than paying high prices by competing to recruit scarce skills externally, warn experts.
August 17, 2011 17 Aug'11
Atos employees to be investigated over Facebook remarks about disability benefit applicants

Two Atos Healthcare employees are being investigated over allegations they made inappropriate remarks on Facebook about the people they assess for sickness benefit.
August 11, 2011 11 Aug'11
IT firm grows business five-fold after hiring apprentices

Computer repair company D&J Henry says its business has grown five-fold after hiring apprentices.
August 05, 2011 05 Aug'11
US names former Microsoft executive as new Federal CIO

The US has appointed former Microsoft executive Steven VanRoekel as its new government chief information officer.

August 01, 2011 01 Aug'11
Former government CIO John Suffolk joins Huawei as head of cybersecurity

Former government CIO John Suffolk has joined China-based IT company Huawei as global head of cybersecurity.
July 28, 2011 28 Jul'11
Highlights from 'A recipe for rip-offs' - the Select Committee report on government IT

The Public Administration Select Committee has published a scathingly critical report on government's use of IT. We've chosen a selection of the highlights from the report.
July 25, 2011 25 Jul'11
IT industry salaries rise 7.5% in 2011

Salaries for IT professionals have risen by 7.5% to reach an average wage of over £46,000 in 2011...
July 22, 2011 22 Jul'11
British Computer Society – the case for change

A year on from the BCS extraordinary general meeting (EGM), Amit Bhagwat looks at how BCS has evolved, why the EGM came about and gave the results that it did, what has followed since and, how BCS might consider its future from here.
July 19, 2011 19 Jul'11
Carphone Warehouse uses business process management to increase customer satisfaction

Retailer Carphone Warehouse is claiming a 25% jump in its customer satisfaction ratings after investing in BPM software to help staff deal with sales, queries and complaints.
July 14, 2011 14 Jul'11
CIO interview: Phil Pavitt, HM Revenue & Customs

HM Revenue & Customs CIO Phil Pavitt talks to Computer Weekly about the biggest and most challenging tasks in public sector IT. Pavitt discusses his overhaul of the department's IT; tackling spending cuts; public sector IT strategy and the role of ...

July 13, 2011 13 Jul'11
Central government staff lack skills in IT

A significant proportion of civil servants lack skills in areas such as IT, a National Audit Office report has found.
July 12, 2011 12 Jul'11
Cisco to axe 10,000 jobs

Cisco Systems may cut as many as 10,000 jobs, roughly 14% of its workforce, to combat weak profit growth, according to Bloomberg.
July 11, 2011 11 Jul'11
IT professionals get multiple job offers and double-digit pay increases as demand surges

Demand for IT skills has increased as businesses begin to re-invest in IT and professionals with particular IT skills are receiving multiple job offers and double-digit pay increases if they switch employers.
July 07, 2011 07 Jul'11
Business analyst skills shortage continues as IT job market grows

Business analysts are the IT staff most in demand for permanent and contract roles, according to KPMG.
June 28, 2011 28 Jun'11
Tory technology advisor Liam Maxwell appointed to government IT advisory post

Top technology advisor to the Conservative Party, Liam Maxwell, has been appointed to a key IT advisory role in the Cabinet Office.
June 27, 2011 27 Jun'11
Unite members at Fujitsu’s Crewe site to strike

Members of the Unite union at Fujitsu's site in Crewe have voted to take strike action over the alleged unfair treatment of a trade union activist.
June 21, 2011 21 Jun'11
Westminster City Council CIO David Wilde leaves for Essex County Council

Westminster City Council chief information officer David Wilde is leaving at the end of this week to take up the equivalent role at Essex County Council.
June 15, 2011 15 Jun'11
E-Skills National Skills Academy for IT launches training subscription service for SMEs

E-Skills UK's National Skills Academy for IT has set up a training subscription service aimed at small businesses and self-employed IT professionals.
June 14, 2011 14 Jun'11
IBM celebrates 100th birthday as workers send video calling for improved conditions

International Business Machines (IBM) is celebrating its 100th birthday, founded as the Computing Tabulating Recording Corporation through a merger of four companies in 1911.
June 14, 2011 14 Jun'11
HP CIO Randy Mott leaves amid company management restructure

Hewlett-Packard's CIO, Randy Mott, has left the company amid an organisational restructure.
June 06, 2011 06 Jun'11
Outsourcing in the Ukraine: benefits and drawbacks

The Ukraine offers highly skilled IT specialists at a low cost for companies looking to develop projects within Europe. But while the honesty of its people appears to be a key selling point, problems of corruption and the possibility of social ...
June 02, 2011 02 Jun'11
Birmingham Council's offshore move could trigger public sector outsourcing exodus

Birmingham City Council is planning to offshore 100 jobs to India as part of an HR and IT services joint venture with Capita.
May 24, 2011 24 May'11
CIO interview: Keep Britain Tidy head of IT Rich Kavanagh on social media strategy

Keep Britain Tidy's head of ICT, Rich Kavanagh, tells Computer Weekly how the charity is successfully using social networking tools to interact with citizens and supporters.
May 20, 2011 20 May'11
Dell hires UK staff to grow enterprise services

Dell plans to hire more UK staff for its enterprise services division by the end of June 2011.
May 20, 2011 20 May'11
Cabinet Office names ex-Guardian head Mike Bracken as director of digital

The Guardian's former head of digital Mike Bracken has been appointed the government's director of digital at the Cabinet Office.
May 18, 2011 18 May'11
Future of NHS National Programme for IT in critical condition following NAO report

The remaining NHS National Programme for IT could be scrapped entirely, as the project's aim to deliver electronic records for every patient has fallen far below expectations, according to a National Audit Office report.
May 17, 2011 17 May'11
IBM qualification courses rolled out in Scottish universities

IBM has introduced qualification courses for its Power systems and System z mainframes throughout Scottish universities and colleges.
May 16, 2011 16 May'11
The Guardian restructures IT department as digital director steps down

The Guardian is merging its technology development and product management functions to create a new digital development department.
May 09, 2011 09 May'11
Carphone Warehouse founder hailed as UK's first digital billionaire

Charles Dunstone, the man who started Carphone Warehouse, was named as the UK's first digital billionaire by the 2011 Sunday Times rich list.
April 28, 2011 28 Apr'11
IT professionals willing to sacrifice cash for more time off

IT professionals are increasingly attracted to the prospect of a shorter working week and are prepared to sacrifice thousands of pounds to get it.
April 20, 2011 20 Apr'11
UK IT staff increasingly seeking work abroad

The majority of UK IT professionals would consider migrating abroad to pursue higher quality work and salaries, a recruitment firm warns.
April 20, 2011 20 Apr'11
Infosec 2011: APT attacks a real threat to business, says security panel

Advanced Persistent Threats are a reality and cannot be dismissed as a myth or media hype, according to a panel of experts debating the top threats at Infosecurity Europe 2011 in London.
April 08, 2011 08 Apr'11
Motivated, information security policye-aware employees are the best defence

Keeping employees motivated is the best way to ensure you have satisfied customers, and if it is an employee's responsibility to keep the customers happy,...
April 05, 2011 05 Apr'11
Immigration cap will not stem flow of IT workers to UK on ICT visas

The immigration cap, which comes into force on 6 April 2011, will have little effect on the number of economic migrants entering the UK because businesses can continue to use the uncapped Intra Company Transfer (ICT) scheme to access skills, ...
April 01, 2011 01 Apr'11
Sex discrimination rife in IT, says report

Gender discrimination against women is rife in the IT sector, a report says.
March 31, 2011 31 Mar'11
Communication skills more important than technical know-how for IT jobs, say IT graduates

Most IT graduates think technical skills are the least important for IT jobs, according to a survey.
March 15, 2011 15 Mar'11
CIO interview: Marcus East, Comic Relief

In the run-up to Comic Relief's Red Nose Day on Friday 18 March, head of future media and technology Marcus East is having a frantic week - but we managed to take a few minutes of his time to get an update on IT preparations for the event.
March 14, 2011 14 Mar'11
Sky to recruit 100 IT staff in Scotland

Sky is to create 100 permanent IT roles in Scotland as part of an expansion of its customer business systems team.
March 10, 2011 10 Mar'11
IBM targets Oracle customers with free big data training

IBM plans to train 10,000 Oracle database professionals in IBM software analytics and information management throughout 2011 via free bootcamp training sessions.
March 10, 2011 10 Mar'11
Most organisations approach IAM in the wrong way, says Gartner

Most organisations are approaching identity and access management (IAM) in the wrong way, by planning deployments around technologies, says Gartner.
March 09, 2011 09 Mar'11
Avis CIO hands in the keys after three years at the wheel

Adam Gerrard is to leave the post of chief information officer of Avis after three and a half years
March 09, 2011 09 Mar'11
Apple and Google top most admired list

IT companies are considered some of the most admired companies in the world with Apple and Google leading the pack.
March 09, 2011 09 Mar'11
Industry calls on employers to say what security skills are needed

The National Skills Academy for IT is calling on employers to address the cyber security skills gap by sharing views on the most useful courses and qualifications.
March 03, 2011 03 Mar'11
Government increases pay rates for offshore workers in the UK

The government has increased the salaries oversees workers must be paid if they are to come to the UK.
February 24, 2011 24 Feb'11
IT freelancers turn recruiters to cope with SME demand

Freelance IT workers in the digital services sector are being forced to recruit other freelancers to help them keep up with large volumes of work. IT...
February 22, 2011 22 Feb'11
The CIO guide to being headhunted

Senior technology executives need to be aware of the pitfalls and best practices when dealing with recruitment agents and headhunters to find the best opportunity.
February 17, 2011 17 Feb'11
Government makes changes to immigration scheme

The government has announced the details of changes it will make to the Intra Company Transfer (ICT) scheme, which has been criticised for being open to...
February 16, 2011 16 Feb'11
Overhaul A-levels and improve teaching to boost science and tech student uptake, says Royal Society

An overhaul of A-levels and better teaching are needed to boost the numbers of young people progressing to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects in higher education, according to an influential new study.
February 16, 2011 16 Feb'11
Atos Origin boosts profit despite fall in sales

IT services company Atos Origin has announced full-year profits of €337m (£283m), a 6.7% year-on-year increase. However, overall sales fell by 3.5%...
January 31, 2011 31 Jan'11
Public sector outsourcing grows in the UK as commercial deals fall again

Public sector contracts accounted for 77% of the total outsourcing spending in the UK in 2010, according to the latest report from consultancy TPI.