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October 08, 2015 08 Oct'15
Travelex rewrites its digital strategy

Travelex’s digital transformation is based on short-term wins, long-term goals and disruption, according to its chief digital officer, Sean Cornwell
October 08, 2015 08 Oct'15
Vodafone tells Ofcom: Time to break up BT

Mobile network operator Vodafone lends its voice to the growing clamour arguing for full structural and functional separation of Openreach from BT
October 07, 2015 07 Oct'15
Tesco decides to keep Dunnhumby after strategic review of business

Supermarket giant Tesco has scrapped plans to sell analytics arm Dunnhumby after restructuring and analysing its assets
October 05, 2015 05 Oct'15
Workday seeks growth, not profit, as it expands in Europe

Cloud services company Workday is setting its sights on growth as it expands from cloud HR, to finance, learning and analytics

October 05, 2015 05 Oct'15
Facebook ruling not only landmark data protection case in Europe, say experts

A landmark ruling against Slovakia-based website Weltimmo could impact the Max Schrems case against Facebook and new European data protection rules currently being finalised
October 02, 2015 02 Oct'15
IT added to list of essential services to protect insolvent companies

Changes to legislation mean IT suppliers can no longer switch off services when a customer in financial trouble is unable to pay
October 01, 2015 01 Oct'15
JLab’s 2015 startups explain how the accelerator has helped them

Finalists of the John Lewis JLab accelerator explain what experience they have gained on the programme
September 30, 2015 30 Sep'15
Legal documents reveal HP's failings over Autonomy

The board of Hewlett-Packard (HP) knew about Autonomy’s failings – yet voted the $11.1bn acquisition through regardless, internal memos have revealed
September 29, 2015 29 Sep'15
US diplomats warn of economic dangers of scrapping Safe Harbour Agreement

European Court of Justice confirms judgement on the future of the US Safe Harbour Agreement will be made public on 6 October
September 29, 2015 29 Sep'15
Nationwide Building Society deploys artificial intelligence to reduce back-end complexity

Nationwide Building Society is using artificial intelligence to help it reduce the complexity of its back-end systems as it introduces more digital products

September 28, 2015 28 Sep'15
University College London Hospital tracks patients using app

Clinicians at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) view patients’ pathology results and track them with an app
September 28, 2015 28 Sep'15
Apple's Irish datacentre build hit by possible planning permission appeal delay

A "valid appeal" has reportedly been raised in response to Galway County Council's decision to grant conditional planning permission for Apple's Irish datacentre build
September 25, 2015 25 Sep'15
Government Digital Service readies for change as its chief Mike Bracken prepares to leave

GDS is setting up executive training for senior civil servants and looking to work closely with departments to continue the digital transformation of Whitehall
September 21, 2015 21 Sep'15
MPs launch inquiry into the UK's digital economy

Business, Innovation and Skills Committee investigation will examine the challenges facing digital industries
September 21, 2015 21 Sep'15
Labour appoints Chi Onwurah as shadow minister for digital industries

Former Labour digital government spokeswoman takes on role of shadowing digital economy minister Ed Vaizey, with Louise Haigh taking her old role
September 21, 2015 21 Sep'15
Health chief 'should be held to account' for whistleblow errors

Former nurse and clincial commissioner Bernie Rochford claims unfair dismissal after blowing the whistle on IT problems which put patient care at risk
September 17, 2015 17 Sep'15
Care.data chief Tim Kelsey to leave NHS England

NHS England’s digital chief will leave the organisation in December to take up a new role with Telstra Health in Australia
September 16, 2015 16 Sep'15
Defence minister Michael Fallon promises increased MOD spending with SMEs

Opening up the Ministry of Defence (MOD) supply chain to access SME innovation is vital to meet its technology needs, says secretary for defence Michael Fallon
September 15, 2015 15 Sep'15
The digitisation of Premier League football

Premier League football clubs are ramping up their digital strategies this season
September 15, 2015 15 Sep'15
Why insurer Axa is entering the retail e-commerce market

Digitisation in insurance is usually associated with digital policy documents – but Axa is using technology to take a lateral approach to the indemnity business
September 15, 2015 15 Sep'15
CIO interview: Rob Threadgold, global head of IT infrastructure and operations, ICBC Standard Bank

Standard Bank is taking a global approach to IT challenges following its acquisition by Chinese banking giant ICBC
September 15, 2015 15 Sep'15
NHS trust denies bullying and intimidation of IT whistleblower

Managers were already aware of whistleblower's concerns about the accuracy of NHS Southwark's data, tribunal hears
September 11, 2015 11 Sep'15
Application testing costs set to rise to 40% of IT budget

Digital transformation has put software quality to the fore, resulting in CIOs spending more on quality assurance and testing
September 10, 2015 10 Sep'15
Cloudian boosts object storage HyperStore compliance features

Distributed object storage software maker Cloudian upgrades HyperStore with added granularity of data protection features that can help meet compliance requirements
September 09, 2015 09 Sep'15
High-performance computing and mainframe refresh limit server decline

IDC's market share data for server shipments shows mainframe users are running Linux on the z13, while high-performance computing (HPC) lifts x86 sales
September 09, 2015 09 Sep'15
Early plans for Universal Credit show DWP expected to complete project in two years

An early plan drawn up by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) for its Universal Credit scheme reveals unrealistic ambitions for the troubled project
September 08, 2015 08 Sep'15
The Data School: Former Facebook employee launches training programme for future data analysts

After working at Facebook as a data analyst, Andy Kriebel explains why he moved to the UK and launched a training programme for data scientists
August 26, 2015 26 Aug'15
CIO interview: Elisabeth Stjernstoft, Apoteket

When the Swedish government introduced competition to the pharmaceuticals sector in 2009, the former monopoly faced a major IT transformation
August 21, 2015 21 Aug'15
ICO orders Google to remove links to right to be forgotten takedowns

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) says Google must remove newer links that reveal the same details as previously removed links
August 20, 2015 20 Aug'15
Broadband Stakeholder Group to review UK net neutrality policy

The Broadband Stakeholder Group commissions an independent review into the UK’s industry-led approach to net neutrality and the open internet
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 18, 2015 18 Aug'15
IaaS providers pin hopes on spending cut reprieve for G-Cloud 7

G-Cloud suppliers are calling on the government to step up, rather than scale back, investment in the framework as spending cuts loom
August 17, 2015 17 Aug'15
Netflix shuts down final datacentre to go all-in on public cloud

Netflix is gearing up for the closure of its final datacentre, as it makes good on its earlier pledge to move more of its IT infrastructure to the public cloud
August 17, 2015 17 Aug'15
AT&T a key NSA partner in internet spying Snowden docs show

The NSA considered its relationship with AT&T to be unique and especially productive, leaked documents show
August 16, 2015 16 Aug'15
Mobile phone users at risk as hackers bug and track victims

An investigation by Australian TV show 60 Minutes demonstrates how hackers based thousands of miles away in Germany were able to record the calls of an Australian senator and track his movements
August 13, 2015 13 Aug'15
Interview: Government digital chief Mike Bracken – why I quit

Mike Bracken, the outgoing director of the Government Digital Service, talks exclusively to Computer Weekly about his departure from Whitehall
August 12, 2015 12 Aug'15
Mike Bracken: I turned down an increase in GDS budget

Outgoing government digital chief says he rejected the chance of extra funding and that his platform strategy is still on the table
August 11, 2015 11 Aug'15
Hootsuite moves social media management toolkit to IBM Softlayer cloud

Social media management dashboard maker shifts App Directory to IBM cloud
August 11, 2015 11 Aug'15
Use technology to improve NHS, say patients

Almost 70% of the population believes technology should be used in the NHS to improve patient outcomes and efficiency, says Trustmarque
August 06, 2015 06 Aug'15
What will happen to digital government when GDS chief Mike Bracken moves on?

The government’s digital chief Mike Bracken has announced he will be leaving, raising concerns over the future of digital government
August 05, 2015 05 Aug'15
HMRC to transfer 250 Capgemini staff in-house ready for Aspire contract end

HMRC’s Aspire outsourcing contract will be replaced by slowly bringing staff in-house to give the department more control over IT
August 05, 2015 05 Aug'15
Sage Summit 2015: The move to cloud technology and the death of ERP

Accountancy software firm Sage has released new cloud-based software, highlighting the gap between the use of cloud and on-premise in the workplace and declaring a move away from traditional ERP
August 03, 2015 03 Aug'15
Government digital chief Mike Bracken announces he is leaving

GDS director Mike Bracken is leaving government, and his unexpected departure will inevitably raise questions about the future of GDS
August 03, 2015 03 Aug'15
HMRC explains plans for moving tax systems to the cloud

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) reveals more details of its plan to move tax systems into the cloud on its digital blog
August 03, 2015 03 Aug'15
MoD shells out £1.5bn on two IT contracts

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) signs two IT contracts costing more than £1bn, which it hopes will save money over the next 10 years
July 30, 2015 30 Jul'15
BT Group's first-quarter results buoyed by superfast broadband and mobile demand

BT Group's first-quarter results highlight successes in superfast broadband and mobile divisions, but analyst warns of challenging times to come
July 30, 2015 30 Jul'15
NHS Central Southern deploys Clarizen for collaboration

The NHS Central Southern Commissioning Support Unit has enlisted Clarizen to improve cross-group collaboration and improve efficiency
July 29, 2015 29 Jul'15
Technology experts warn of dangers of artificial intelligence arms race

An open letter signed by more than 12,000 technology experts calls for a ban on artificial intelligence (AI) to manage weapons “beyond meaningful human control”
July 23, 2015 23 Jul'15
Software project will save Ford tens of millions a year in car repair bills

Car maker Ford is rolling out sophisticated warranty software to 12,000 dealers worldwide in a project that is expected to bring rapid financial returns
July 22, 2015 22 Jul'15
IBM steps up open-source cloud commitment to developers

Big Blue has unveiled several open-source initiatives geared towards helping developers make cloud apps