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• January 31, 2013 31 Jan'13

  EasyJet lifts off with Azure seat bookings

  The Azure cloud has allowed Easyjet to enable web site and mobile users to check seat availability

• January 28, 2013 28 Jan'13

  Procter & Gamble appoints new UK CIO as predecessor moves to Ipsos

  Consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble has appointed a new UK CIO following the departure last month of previous incumbent, Dave Ubachs

• January 24, 2013 24 Jan'13

  ICO hits Sony with £250,000 data breach penalty

  The Information Commissioner’s office (ICO) has fined Sony Computer Entertainment Europe £250,000 for breaching the Data Protection Act

• January 22, 2013 22 Jan'13

  Defra plans £80m agile CAP system

  The Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is planning a single integrated £80m Common Agricultural Policy system

• January 22, 2013 22 Jan'13

  Businesses wasting billions storing unnecessary data

  CIOs are urged to rethink their backup strategies following warnings that companies are wasting billions on unnecessary storage

• January 21, 2013 21 Jan'13

  Interview: Alan Clark, chairman, OpenStack Foundation

  Alan Clark, chairman of the board of the OpenStack Foundation, talks to Computer Weekly about the future of cloud and the role of open source

• January 10, 2013 10 Jan'13

  Software piracy international in scope, says Fast

  The scale of software piracy is both international in scope and military in its execution, says the Federation Against Software Theft (Fast)

• January 09, 2013 09 Jan'13

  IT contractors seek to fill skills gap left by public sector cuts

  IT contractors are increasingly confident about job opportunities in the public sector due to reductions in the civil service's head count, finds research

• January 08, 2013 08 Jan'13

  Misuse of social media could wreak havoc, warns World Economic Forum

  The rapid spread of false information through social media poses a growing threat to business and society, the World Economic Forum has warned

• January 07, 2013 07 Jan'13

  Parliamentary commission calls for electrified banking ring fence

  A parliamentary report on plans to separate retail and investment banking calls for legislation to prevent breaches of the ring fence

• January 07, 2013 07 Jan'13

  Morrisons sees poor sales due to lack of online presence

  Supermarket chain Morrisons posted “disappointing” sales over the Christmas break, due to the retailer’s lack of online presence.

• December 20, 2012 20 Dec'12

  Government to cut large frameworks following procurement review

  Government is to put an end to large ICT frameworks, following a review into the efficacy of procurement practices for SMEs

• December 14, 2012 14 Dec'12

  CIO interview: Kevin O’Connor, Carlson Wagonlit Travel

  As the new CIO at Carlson Wagonlit Travel, Kevin O’Connor is looking to bring in a new approach to the company’s IT strategy

• December 13, 2012 13 Dec'12

  Liam Maxwell named as first government chief technology officer

  Liam Maxwell becomes the first Whitehall CTO, in the latest stage of a major shake-up of the government IT leadership organisation

• December 12, 2012 12 Dec'12

  Government IT reformers criticise IT leadership shake-up

  Government IT reformers have criticised plans to give procurement chief Bill Crothers a more prominent role in the IT leadership team

• December 12, 2012 12 Dec'12

  Data to grow more quickly says IDC’s Digital Universe study

  IDC’s annual Digital Universe study finds data set to expand to 40 Zettabytes by 2020. Emerging markets and machine-generated data will account for increasing proportions of it.

• December 12, 2012 12 Dec'12

  Low-level tasks eat up 30% of IT departments' time, report reveals

  IT departments spend 30% of their time carrying out basic tasks and are growing frustrated with the lack of time available to focus on transformational work

• December 10, 2012 10 Dec'12

  UK CIOs see EU regulation as key

  A third of UK CIOs are more concerned with EU regulation, such as the data protection directive, than their own local laws, a study has revealed.

• December 06, 2012 06 Dec'12

  MPs call for wider promotion of mutuals beyond Whitehall

  Mutuals need to be effectively promoted across the whole public sector, not just Whitehall, say MPs

• December 03, 2012 03 Dec'12

  HMRC slammed for 'undue complacency' on RTI systems

  Report labels HMRC “unduly complacent” about the roll-out of the Real Time Information (RTI) system crucial to the Universal Credit programme

• November 28, 2012 28 Nov'12

  G-Cloud ramps up for next generation of government IT procurements

  The G-Cloud has a new framework and calls for it to become a blueprint for all government IT procurement, but what challenges lie ahead?

• November 23, 2012 23 Nov'12

  UKtech50 winner: Warren East, CEO of ARM

  ARM CEO and UKtech50 winner Warren East talks to Computer Weekly about fostering the market innovation necessary for the digital age

• November 22, 2012 22 Nov'12

  UKtech50 2012 - The most influential people in UK IT

  Computer Weekly has announced the third UKtech50, our annual definitive list of the real movers and shakers in UK IT

• November 20, 2012 20 Nov'12

  HP writes down Autonomy by $8.8bn

  HP blames Autonomy for misleading the firm before acquisition and refers former management to the Serious Fraud Office

• November 19, 2012 19 Nov'12

  Why Cisco chooses acquisition over R&D

  As networking giant Cisco buys its ninth company in less than a year, Computer Weekly asks, why the focus on acquisitions?

• November 16, 2012 16 Nov'12

  Government wants suppliers to reveal UK taxes

  Government officials are considering the viability of ordering suppliers bidding for contracts to disclose the tax they pay relative to UK sales

• November 16, 2012 16 Nov'12

  Birmingham Metropolitan College cuts IT procurement time and cost

  Birmingham Metropolitan College uses cloud-based procurement to reduce the cost and time it takes to buy IT equipment

• November 12, 2012 12 Nov'12

  Gartner: BYOD will encourage self-support

  Self-support communities will offset the cost and manpower of providing a helpdesk for staff who use their own devices, according to Gartner

• November 06, 2012 06 Nov'12

  Gartner Symposium: RBS emulates Amazon with private cloud

  Royal Bank of Scotland has developed a private cloud to support its application development process, using Amazon best practices

• November 01, 2012 01 Nov'12

  Parliamentary committee joins criticism of draft communications data bill

  Home secretary Theresa May faced stern criticism before a Parliamentary committee hearing evidence on the Draft Communications Data Bill

• October 31, 2012 31 Oct'12

  Big Data to be Rs 9,510 crore business in APEJ -- IDC

  The long hyped technology jargon, Big Data, will be a Rs 9,510.09 crore business in Asia Pacific excluding Japan, according to IDC. Read the full report.

• October 26, 2012 26 Oct'12

  Cloud HR pivotal to Direct Line share offering

  Cloud HR proved pivotal to insurance group Direct Line separating from the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) before it launched on the stock market

• October 25, 2012 25 Oct'12

  Government expected to unveil eight IDA suppliers for online services

  The government is to announce suppliers – including PayPal, BT and the Post Office – to provide identity assurance (IDA) for online public services

• October 24, 2012 24 Oct'12

  Argos to close stores in move to digital

  Argos is to cut up to 75 stores in a move to reposition itself from a catalogue-led business to a digital retailer

• October 24, 2012 24 Oct'12

  CIO interview: Gerry Pennell, CIO, London 2012 Olympic Games

  As the job of a lifetime nears its end, London 2012 CIO Gerry Pennell talks exclusively to Computer Weekly about his Olympic experience

• October 23, 2012 23 Oct'12

  CSC struggling to make a profit from Royal Mail outsourcing deal

  CSC has stemmed losses in its 10-year outsourcing deal with Royal Mail through job cuts, tax breaks and relief payments, according to accounts

• October 23, 2012 23 Oct'12

  CIO interview: Gavin Walker chief information officer at NATS

  Gavin Walker, CIO of NATS, talks about how a vendor-neutral approach is key to successful IT, and why huge outsourcing contracts are the enemy

• October 22, 2012 22 Oct'12

  Cyber attacks launched at London 2012 Olympic Games every day

  The IT supporting the London 2012 Olympics was hit by cyber attacks every day during the Games, says London 2012 CIO Gerry Pennell

• October 22, 2012 22 Oct'12

  RBS spends £80m to link its multiple mainframes better

  The Royal Bank of Scotland will dedicate £80m of its massive IT budget to eliminate problems caused by its mainframe infrastructure

• October 16, 2012 16 Oct'12

  Theresa May: Hacker Gary McKinnon to stay in UK

  Hacker Gary McKinnon will stay in UK, home secretary Theresa May has told MPs

• October 16, 2012 16 Oct'12

  Home secretary Theresa May rules on hacker Gary McKinnon’s US extradition

  Home secretary Theresa May is to rule on self-confessed computer hacker Gary McKinnon's extradition to the US

• October 12, 2012 12 Oct'12

  CIO interview: Frank Modruson, Accenture

  Accenture’s CIO Frank Modruson on providing IT to 250,000 people who think they could do your job and why video is the next big thing

• October 09, 2012 09 Oct'12

  UKtech50 2012 - Vote now for the most influential person in UK IT

  Computer Weekly's third annual list of the 50 most influential people in UK IT is open for reader voting - tell us who you think should win

• October 04, 2012 04 Oct'12

  Meg Whitman unveils HP turnaround plan

  HP CEO Meg Whitman has unveiled a five-year plan for the troubled enterprise, admitting the turnaround would take longer than expected

• October 03, 2012 03 Oct'12

  UKtech50 2012: Who are the most influential people in UK IT?

  Computer Weekly is this week launching the third UKtech50, our annual definitive list of the real movers and shakers in UK IT

• September 25, 2012 25 Sep'12

  BYOD: IT must tackle printer security

  With more staff bringing their own devices to work, IT needs to rethink its printing and scanning policies

• September 25, 2012 25 Sep'12

  Gartner: Businesses need to prepare now for HTML5

  Businesses have been urged to prepare for the arrival of HTML5, the technology that underpins the next generation of the web

• September 21, 2012 21 Sep'12

  Microsoft wins third German patent victory over Google Motorola technology

  Microsoft has won a third victory in Germany over Google's Motorola unit in the ongoing patent wars between the two companies

• September 19, 2012 19 Sep'12

  Activision uses Salesforce to serve gaming community

  The Call of Duty designers use the Service Cloud and Chatter Communities to solve customer queries

• September 17, 2012 17 Sep'12

  DWP hits back at criticism over Universal Credit IT systems

  The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has hit back at calls to delay its flagship Universal Credit scheme because of IT concerns