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• January 07, 2015 07 Jan'15

  Oracle will lose out unless it changes its software licensing

  In an open letter, Campaign for Clear Licensing highlights the risk to Oracle’s future earnings due to aggressive licensing

• January 06, 2015 06 Jan'15

  Online money transfer provider Xoom suffers multimillion-dollar fraud

  Digital money transfer provider Xoom has admitted to suffering a $30.8m loss at the hands of fraudsters

• January 06, 2015 06 Jan'15

  Cool and funky bank to launch in UK soon

  The UK launch of a web 2.0 and social media-based bank in the UK is imminent as Germany’s Fidor Bank applies for UK licence

• January 06, 2015 06 Jan'15

  Google under fire over Windows zero-day disclosure

  Google has come under fire for publishing a proof-of-concept attack exploiting a flaw in Windows 8.1 before Microsoft had released a security update

• January 05, 2015 05 Jan'15

  Hackers can exploit free mobile apps to steal data, study shows

  Hackers can access private data by exploiting vulnerabilities mainly in free mobile apps, according to security researchers

• January 05, 2015 05 Jan'15

  Tablet growth slows as consumers hand down devices

  Sales of tablets are expected to slow down during 2015

• January 05, 2015 05 Jan'15

  Deal between RBS and CA over IT failure will remain secret

  The details of the financial settlement between RBS and CA Technologies in relation to a massive IT failure will remain secret

• December 31, 2014 31 Dec'14

  Top 10 cyber crime stories of 2014

  Computer Weekly looks back at the most significant stories on cyber crime in the past 12 months

• December 24, 2014 24 Dec'14

  Quiksilver expands e-commerce and sees 65% increase in revenue

  Sports brand Quiksilver has seen a 65% increase in revenue after expanding its cloud-based e-commerce platform

• December 23, 2014 23 Dec'14

  Why are retailers breaking online delivery promises?

  The Christmas period has seen a wave of UK retailers’ technology failing to meet the basic needs of customers

• December 22, 2014 22 Dec'14

  Top 10 CIO interviews of 2014

  The top technology chiefs in the UK shared their opinions and experiences of modern IT leadership

• December 19, 2014 19 Dec'14

  CIO interview: Mark Maddocks, Cambridge University Press

  Technology has prompted unprecedented innovation and transformation in the media sector – Cambridge University Press is no exception

• December 19, 2014 19 Dec'14

  Price cuts and posturing in the public cloud war

  The price battle among commodity cloud players is set to rage on, but how much impact is it really having for enterprise customers?

• December 19, 2014 19 Dec'14

  Digital technology to open up core banking market

  The challenges of digital banking will open core banking software market to more suppliers as banks attempt to keep up

• December 19, 2014 19 Dec'14

  Accenture and BT to battle for NHS email contract

  The NHS has shortlisted two suppliers for its email system, with BT and Accenture still in the mix

• December 18, 2014 18 Dec'14

  MP accuses Post Office of acting "duplicitously" in IT investigation

  MPs claim Post Office was being "high handed" towards MPs and running a "flawed, deteriorating" accounting system

• December 18, 2014 18 Dec'14

  CIO interview: Mercedes AMG Petronas IT director on the need for speed in IT

  When Matt Harris became IT director for F1 team Mercedes AMG Petronas in 2009, IT costs needed to be slashed

• December 17, 2014 17 Dec'14

  Fears over the IT security of new banks are overblown

  Challenger banks such as PayPal are perceived to be less secure than traditional banks when protecting personal data. But is this the case?

• December 17, 2014 17 Dec'14

  Cabinet Office begins procurement for next stage of Gov.uk Verify

  The Cabinet Office has submitted a tender notice for a £150m three-year framework for the provision of identity assurance services

• December 17, 2014 17 Dec'14

  Technology needed to help ambulance services cope with increased demand

  The future of the ambulance and emergencies services needs more investment in networking

• December 17, 2014 17 Dec'14

  US interception in the EU faces new legal challenges

  US government orders against Microsoft to hand over email data 'infringes privacy legislation' in other countries

• December 16, 2014 16 Dec'14

  MPs to debate subpostmaster IT injustice claims

  Debate about the Post Office scheme to redress grievances of subpostmasters will be held in Westminster Hall

• December 15, 2014 15 Dec'14

  Lloyd’s Register Foundation grants £10m to Alan Turing Institute

  The Lloyd’s Register Foundation has announced £10m in funding over five years to support research by the Alan Turing Institute

• December 15, 2014 15 Dec'14

  IBM named as supplier for NHS HR replacement system

  IBM has been named as the preferred supplier for the new NHS electronic staff record (ESR) project

• December 12, 2014 12 Dec'14

  Care.data faces more delays over concerns about patients

  The NHS’s Care.data scheme may face more delays due to concerns over lack of publicity and clarity of the proposed programme

• December 11, 2014 11 Dec'14

  DECC publishes annual report on delayed smart meter scheme

  The Department of Energy and Climate Change has published its annual report on the roll-out of smart electricity and gas meters

• December 11, 2014 11 Dec'14

  IoT will drive a middleware boom

  Spending in middleware is expected to exceed $16.3bn, driven by a shift towards agile mobile application integration

• December 11, 2014 11 Dec'14

  CIO interview: Sarah Leslie, CIO, Iglo Foods Group

  Sarah Leslie, CIO at Birds Eye manufacturer Iglo Foods Group, is focused on delivering simplified and standardised IT systems

• December 11, 2014 11 Dec'14

  JCDecaux partners with Vodafone to build small cell networks

  Vodafone joins outdoor advertising firm JCDecaux to deploy small cell technology on billboards to increase network performance

• December 10, 2014 10 Dec'14

  Hero Group uses vMotion to replace SAN and servers with Nutanix

  Baby food, fruit and cereal bar company Hero Group has migrated its Holland operations over to a single virtual platform

• December 10, 2014 10 Dec'14

  Social media threats to business on the rise, says report

  Social media threats to business are increasing, according to the first in-depth analysis covering Fortune 100 companies

• December 10, 2014 10 Dec'14

  Why MPs lost faith in the Post Office's IT investigation, but vowed to fight on

  A group of 140 MPs has removed its backing for a Post Office scheme to redress subpostmasters' grievances over alleged false accounting

• December 09, 2014 09 Dec'14

  Digital governments meet in London to commit to best practices

  Digital governments from across the world are meeting in London today as part of the inaugural D5 summit

• December 09, 2014 09 Dec'14

  Banks are opening up IT to third parties, as hackathon demonstrates

  National Australia Bank (NAB) opened its IT to its internal tech team and independent developers to access innovation

• December 08, 2014 08 Dec'14

  MPs blast Post Office over IT system investigation and remove backing

  Post Office scheme to redress sub-postmaster grievances over IT system is failing, say MP group supporting alleged victims

• December 08, 2014 08 Dec'14

  M&S turns to predictive analytics to keep shelves stocked over Christmas

  Marks & Spencer is using predictive analytics to keep shelves stocked with mince pies and turkeys over Christmas.

• December 08, 2014 08 Dec'14

  Barclays expands cheque payment technology

  Barclays is expanding a pilot to enable a million customers to pay in cheques online by taking a picture of them

• December 08, 2014 08 Dec'14

  Hacker group Lizard Squad downs Sony PlayStation Network

  Sony remains in the firing line of hackers – who have now brought down its PlayStation Network and PlayStation Store

• December 07, 2014 07 Dec'14

  Virgin money invests in mobile money firm

  Virgin Money has partnered with mobile money provider Monitise to provide customers with mobile banking solutions

• December 04, 2014 04 Dec'14

  Cyber criminals are targeting smartphone supply chains, warn researchers

  A new mobile trojan dubbed “DeathRing” is being pre-loaded onto smartphones somewhere in the supply chain, warn researchers

• December 04, 2014 04 Dec'14

  Sony hack exposes poor security practices

  Sony Pictures Entertainment remains tight-lipped about its recent cyber attack, but security lessons can be drawn from what is known

• December 03, 2014 03 Dec'14

  UKtech50 2014 - The most influential people in UK IT

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

• December 03, 2014 03 Dec'14

  CIO Interview: Dustan Steer, IT director, Ted Baker

  Dustan Steer, IT director for clothes brand Ted Baker, talks about upgrading the company's enterprise resource planning system

• December 02, 2014 02 Dec'14

  HP is ‘coming back strong’, says CEO Meg Whitman

  At the HP Discover event in Barcelona, CEO Meg Whitman addressed the future for customers following HP's split into two businesses

• December 02, 2014 02 Dec'14

  Danske Bank latest to take offshore IT in-house

  Danske Bank is the latest company to transform its offshore IT strategy by setting up a captive centre in India next year

• December 02, 2014 02 Dec'14

  Ministry of Defence consolidates with green datacentre

  The MoD is aiming to reduce its IT carbon footprint with the construction of a new datacentre to replace the existing host site in Bath

• December 01, 2014 01 Dec'14

  ABN Amro re-signs IBM for 10-year, multibillion-euro IT contract

  ABN Amro has extended its multibillion-euro outsourcing deal with IBM by another 10 years

• December 01, 2014 01 Dec'14

  Films leaked online after Sony Pictures hack

  High-quality copies of still-to-be-released films have been leaked online a week after Sony Pictures Entertainment was reportedly hacked

• December 01, 2014 01 Dec'14

  Barclays bank launches mobile video banking

  Barclays Bank has launched a 24-hour video banking service that will enable customers to receive face-to-face service from anywhere

• November 28, 2014 28 Nov'14

  Three pondering bid for O2 or EE, say reports

  As BT conducts sales talks with both O2 and EE, reports have emerged the owner of Three is also preparing a bid for one or other of the two networks