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July 04, 2018
04
Jul'18
Industry bets on fixed wireless access for first 5G deployments
Separate tests in Romania and the UK have been demonstrating the potential of fixed wireless access as a component of 5G
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July 04, 2018
04
Jul'18
Alibaba Cloud looks to drive its technology ecosystem with startup innovation contest
Alibaba Cloud is hosting its next [email protected] contest as it looks for innovative products from startups
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July 03, 2018
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Jul'18
IT service provider HCL acquires sector expertise as part of European strategy
Indian IT services firm boosts its European car industry credentials though multi-million Euro investment
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July 03, 2018
03
Jul'18
New thinking from tech startups could help solve construction project issues
Three startups shortlisted to join ConstrucTech accelerator to work on innovative technologies to reduce project delays and overspend
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July 02, 2018
02
Jul'18
Case study: Logistics firm GWC moves from paper to digital HR in three months
Qatar-based logistics firm Gulf Warehousing Company introduced smart appraisals for employees, cut the time it takes to recruit, and gave staff and managers access to accurate HR data by replacing paper systems with human resources software
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July 02, 2018
02
Jul'18
Bolloré Group partners with Alibaba for cloud and co-development
French transportation conglomerate will use Alibaba cloud, and Alibaba will look at using Bolloré's battery technology in its datacentres
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July 02, 2018
02
Jul'18
Singapore’s Fullerton Health gears up for the cloud
Private healthcare service provider Fullerton Health is moving business applications to Microsoft’s cloud services before rolling out data analytics and artificial intelligence to enhance operations and patient care
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July 01, 2018
01
Jul'18
Australian government grappling with digital transformation woes
Digital transformation in Australia’s public sector has been beset by soaring rhetoric and vague aspirations by government, a new report reveals
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June 28, 2018
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Jun'18
Supercomputing Wales partners with Atos and Dell to bring HPC to universities
Deal will bring high-performance computing to four universities to drive research across various sectors
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June 27, 2018
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Jun'18
Nationwide Building Society to fund tech startups to the tune of £50m
With an available fund of £50m, Nationwide Building Society is the latest traditional financial services provider to support tech startups
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June 27, 2018
27
Jun'18
Government must challenge popular smart city misconceptions
A report by the All Party Parliamentary Group on Smart Cities says many people feel alienated by the concept, and calls on the government to challenge some popular misconceptions
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June 27, 2018
27
Jun'18
Technology key to keeping staff happy
Giving employees access to the latest technologies will improve their satisfaction and increase productivity, survey shows
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June 26, 2018
26
Jun'18
Volkswagen Financial Services UK aims to accelerate innovation with tech startup programme
Automobile manufacturer Volkswagen is running its next Startup Battlefield programme, building on the success of its 2017 Portuguese accelerator
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June 25, 2018
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Jun'18
Mobile spectrum sharing is vital for UK 5G roll-out, says report
A report commissioned by independent network builders’ body Inca has warned that current approaches to how spectrum is apportioned are leaving vast amounts unused, and this needs to change
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June 22, 2018
22
Jun'18
BEIS and DfE not addressing Brexit impact on Stem skills, says PAC
A Public Accounts Committee report has raised concerns that government departments are not doing enough, quickly enough, to understand how Brexit will affect the supply of science, technology, engineering and maths skills in the UK
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June 22, 2018
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Jun'18
Brexit-induced immigration law shake-up ‘could spur tech startup growth’
By rebuilding immigration laws after it leaves the EU, the UK could make it easier for foreign workers to get visas and join startups, House of Lords committee hears
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June 21, 2018
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Jun'18
CDO interview: Andrei Belevtsev, Gazprom Neft
Russian oil giant will harness the latest technologies right across its business, says chief digital officer
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June 21, 2018
21
Jun'18
Nokia outsources IT infrastructure and application services to HCL
Five-year deal will bring together the services delivered by four different IT companies.
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June 21, 2018
21
Jun'18
HR projects are leading company moves to digital tech, say business leaders
Business leaders say their human resource IT programmes are leading the way to the wider deployment of digital and cloud technology across their organisations
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June 20, 2018
20
Jun'18
Mobile operators appeal for dark fibre access to back 5G
O2, Three and Vodafone unite in calling for more to be done to open up dark fibre networks to supply desperately needed capacity for their future 5G networks
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June 19, 2018
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Jun'18
Debit card payments surpassed cash for first time in 2017
For the first time, UK customers used debit cards to make more payments than cash in 2017, a change which has come a year earlier than expected.
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June 19, 2018
19
Jun'18
CIO interview: Michael Cole, European Tour and Ryder Cup
Michael Cole, chief technology officer at the European Tour and Ryder Cup, discusses how he is helping the sport of golf broaden its appeal through his “connected course” digital transformation vision
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June 18, 2018
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Jun'18
London Tech Week experts advise startups to research investors’ background before pitching
Experts have used the TechXLR8 conference at London Tech Week to offer advice to startup workers about pitching to investors, joining accelerators and building teams
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June 14, 2018
14
Jun'18
Take-up of Transport for London’s BYOD scheme leapt last year
TfL staff are increasingly using their own mobile devices in the workplace, figures reveal
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June 13, 2018
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Jun'18
Tips on reducing IT expenditure
There is constant pressure for IT to reduce cost and do more with less. Computer Weekly explores how this is being achieved in practice
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June 11, 2018
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Jun'18
Artificial intelligence names London as UK’s top innovation hub
An AI tool from Data City and the Open Data Institute has ranked the best clusters of cities for innovation across various technologies
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June 11, 2018
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Jun'18
Irish government vows to ease planning procedures for datacentre investors
After Apple and Amazon saw their datacentre plans tripped up by the Irish planning system, the government has outlined its commitment to easing the path to construction for other operators
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June 07, 2018
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Jun'18
IT spending reaches 10-year high as CIOs struggle with digital technology strategy
IT leaders have seen their budgets and headcounts rise for the first time in 10 years, but face challenges implementing their digital strategies
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June 07, 2018
07
Jun'18
European CIOs establish committee to drive IT value in business
Technology Business Council creates a European arm to help CIOs get the best value and efficiency from their IT assets
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June 06, 2018
06
Jun'18
GDPR and backup: A potential minefield easily avoided
The right to be forgotten will be impossible in backups and snapshots, but systems can be built that automate for compliance, says Andy Barratt of security consultancy Coalfire
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June 06, 2018
06
Jun'18
After GitHub acquisition, Microsoft will need to up its game in the enterprise
Microsoft’s $7.6bn acquisition of GitHub propels the company that is loved and hated for Windows to the very heart of open source. Can it be trusted?
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June 04, 2018
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Jun'18
Microsoft takes over GitHub as it expands its open source plan
Microsoft is a major contributor to open source. It has now acquired the largest open source repository
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May 31, 2018
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May'18
Artificial intelligence identifies skin cancer in lab test more effectively than doctors
Artificial intelligence has outperformed experienced dermatologists in identifying skin cancer samples, further highlighting the potential of the technology in healthcare
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May 29, 2018
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May'18
Drone industry set to contribute £42bn to UK economy by 2030
PwC research has predicted drones could add £42bn to the economy and create 68,000 jobs by 2030
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May 29, 2018
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May'18
Intelligence on the edge will see workloads migrate from clouds
IoT devices’ ability to make their own decisions will see computing shift back from the cloud to the edge, ABI Research has predicted
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May 29, 2018
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May'18
Policy Exchange report calls for GDS to be moved to DCMS
Think-tank wants Government Digital Service to create a “single digital government account” for citizens, and says bringing the organisation into the Department for Digital, Media, Culture and Sport will improve focus on “all aspects of digital ...
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May 29, 2018
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May'18
DBS modernisation programme is a ‘masterclass in incompetence’, say MPs
The costly, four-years-delayed Disclosure and Barring Service modernisation programme is an example of yet another poorly managed major government project, according to the Public Accounts Committee
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May 23, 2018
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May'18
Compliance in the cloud: Avoiding the cloud compliance trap
When you hand over data to a cloud provider, you don’t hand over responsibility for legal and regulatory compliance. Beware of falling into a cloud compliance trap
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May 23, 2018
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May'18
Blockchain tourism being replaced by its application to business challenges
Deloitte reveals the next 12 months could see businesses move from exploring blockchain to applying it to business challenges
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May 21, 2018
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May'18
IT executives think businesses are slow at adopting digital transformation
Digital transformation may be impeded by the slow speed at which businesses are ready to adopt new, digitally empowered ways of working
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May 18, 2018
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May'18
GDS seeks advice on migration from Public Services Network
The Government Digital Service has started the process of moving public sector organisations away from the Public Services Network
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May 17, 2018
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May'18
GlaxoSmithKline R&D creates data platform using Hadoop for the internal sharing of scientific data
GlaxoSmithKline is making better use of the data it has about the development and trials of medicines through a Hadoop-based platform
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May 17, 2018
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May'18
DWP IT engineering is ‘dysfunctional’ and lacks ‘ability to deliver’, claims report
Internal report produced for DWP CTO details challenges faced by department in moving to more agile ways of working
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May 17, 2018
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May'18
Ex-DWP IT contractor wins IR35 case appeal against HMRC
Tribunal judge rules terms of contractor's engagement with the Department for Work and Pensions means HMRC was wrong to pursue a £26,000 claim for unpaid income tax and national insurance contributions
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May 17, 2018
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May'18
Blockchain technology lacks enough use cases to be disruptive, says Worldpay
Worldpay's Jason Scott-Taggart says although the company is looking at blockchain, there are too few strong use cases for the technology at present
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May 16, 2018
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May'18
Companies need to adapt to new communication demands from millennials
TechSmith has warned businesses younger generations have new multimedia-based communication demands
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May 15, 2018
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May'18
SMEs more worried about GDPR’s threat to reputation than fines
SMEs are more worried about the damage GDPR non compliance will do to their reputations than their wallets
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May 15, 2018
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May'18
TSB refused help from Lloyds as IT meltdown began
TSB turned down an offer of help from Lloyds Banking Group as the migration of customers accounts to its new banking system went wrong
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May 15, 2018
15
May'18
Vodafone CEO Colao steps down
Long-serving Vodafone CEO Vittorio Colao will step down in October after just over a decade in charge
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May 15, 2018
15
May'18
Santander latest traditional player to open digital bank
Santander is the latest traditional bank to follow an industry trend and develop a digital banking unit
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May 14, 2018
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May'18
Inside the rise of ST Telemedia Global Data Centres
A blended strategy of building and acquiring datacentres, as well as forming local partnerships, has contributed to the rapid rise of one of the fastest-growing datacentre providers in Asia
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May 11, 2018
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May'18
Virgin Trains on using AI and virtual reality to boost customer experience
Speaking at the Knowledge 18 ServiceNow conference in Las Vegas, Virgin Trains outlined the potential role immersive and data-driven technologies can play in improving customer experience
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May 10, 2018
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May'18
Barclays to set up biggest office outside UK in India
Bank is expanding its presence in India with plans for an office for 8,000 staff in Pune
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May 10, 2018
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May'18
BT to shut London HQ and cut 13,000 jobs
Another round of cuts comes as BT struggles to reposition itself for sustainable long-term growth
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May 09, 2018
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May'18
How enterprises can cope with digital disruption
Red Hat CEO Jim Whitehurst says enterprises can take a leaf from DevOps and build modularity into their technology infrastructure to prepare for the forces of digital disruption
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May 08, 2018
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May'18
Nordic CIO interview: Helena Skarle, Handicare
Swedish CIO believes more women might get the top IT jobs if organisations look beyond IT skills
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May 08, 2018
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May'18
TSB offers interest rate sweetener as IT issues continue at the bank
TSB is offering customers higher interest rate to go towards making up for the problems its core banking system migration caused customers
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May 08, 2018
08
May'18
Nadella opens Build 2018 with cross-platform push
Microsoft’s developer conference has kicked off with a renewed focus on making Microsoft products and services work well with other offerings
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May 04, 2018
04
May'18
Britons used contactless for 42% of card payments in 2017
Paymentsense survey confirms rapid growth of contactless payments, but £30 limit is preventing further dominance
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May 02, 2018
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May'18
Enterprise readiness for multi-cloud adoption is low across Europe, suggests IDC research
IDC suggests multi-cloud adoption will become the norm across European enterprises, but there is much work to be done before this becomes a reality
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May 02, 2018
02
May'18
GDPR is key to driving other transformational strategies in business
With GDPR compliance in place, there are several technologies organisations can use to transform their data analytics
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May 02, 2018
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May'18
Fresh blow for Facebook as court refuses stay in Max Schrems legal action
Facebook has lost a legal attempt to delay the Irish High Court from seeking answers from the European Court of Justice over the legality of EU-US data transfers
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May 01, 2018
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May'18
ODI and Sport England launch project using data to break down exercise barriers
Ten startups have been chosen as part of the OpenActive accelerator programme to develop fitness products and encourage people to be active
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May 01, 2018
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May'18
Digital is a long-term objective, CEOs warned
Don't believe anyone who promises to transform a business digitally in three years, says Gartner Fellow Mark Raskino
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April 30, 2018
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Apr'18
TSB IT disaster moves into a second week
TSB's IT problems have moved into a second week, as the bank fights to get its services and reputation back on track
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April 27, 2018
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Apr'18
Most organisations unprepared for GDPR, survey finds
Despite the vast majority of businesses agreeing that GDPR affects them, only 5% say they are fully prepared for it, according to a BSI survey
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April 26, 2018
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Apr'18
ServiceNow buys into SaaS licensing to drive digitisation
The cloud-based service management company has extended its reach in IT asset management to help businesses optimise cloud subscriptions
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April 26, 2018
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Apr'18
Barclays aims to drive entrepreneur startup development with law incubator
Barclays is opening its Eagle Lab incubator in London to help entrepreneurs create successful law businesses.
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April 26, 2018
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Apr'18
SuiteWorld 2018: Hiring people is about more than just ability, says Rachel Zoe
NetSuite customer, fashion designer and CEO of Rachel Zoe explains that part of entrepreneurship is hiring people who fill the gaps you leave behind, and that in doing so passion can be more important than ability
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April 25, 2018
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Apr'18
TSB IT meltdown has the makings of an epic
TSB’s very public IT problems will send shivers down the spine of IT teams at large banks that are yet to migrate to new core banking systems
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April 24, 2018
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Apr'18
Digital Catapult aims to accelerate AR and VR startups to long-term success
Ten augmented reality and virtual reality startups can join 10-week Augmentor accelerator, with access to classes, facilities and mentorship
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April 24, 2018
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Apr'18
SuperNova growth programme offers European tech scale-ups chance to pitch for investment
Scale-Up.eu says initiative will enable scale-up companies to grow their business without relying on overseas investment
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April 24, 2018
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Apr'18
ICO and finance regulator assess TSB IT blunder
Customer data was exposed during migration to new core banking platform
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April 23, 2018
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Apr'18
Next generation of SCADA industrial controls will protect against cyber attack
Oil, energy and chemical companies are rethinking how to control big manufacturing plants, replacing expensive control technology with cheaper, more secure systems, taking their cue from biology
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April 22, 2018
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Apr'18
Thales to open ‘digital factory’ in Asia
India and Australia are potential candidates for Thales’s new coding centre that will support digital transformation efforts
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April 19, 2018
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Apr'18
CyLon continues to drive cyber security innovation with next accelerator cohort
CyLon has selected the next group of innovative cyber security startups for its seventh London accelerator programme
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April 18, 2018
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Apr'18
Huawei debuts its first intent-based networking proposition
At its Shenzhen Analyst Summit, Huawei unveiled its intent-based networking concept, promising to address enterprise customer pain points around network management
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April 17, 2018
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Apr'18
Russian energy giant makes digital tech adoption a priority
Russian oil and gas giant Gazprom Neft is exploring the use of the latest digital technologies across its entire business
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April 16, 2018
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Apr'18
Many British workers victims of ‘substandard’ technology in secondary offices, shows research
Workers have claimed they are forced to use poorer technology when outside of the main office
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April 13, 2018
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Apr'18
Addressing consumer concerns will drive success for open banking
Experts say consumers will feel more comfortable about sharing their data as part of open banking once more valuable use cases become available
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April 12, 2018
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Apr'18
SFO expands use of AI after successful trial in Rolls-Royce investigation
Serious Fraud Office builds on trials of artificial intelligence in criminal investigations by rolling out a new data management platform
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April 10, 2018
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Apr'18
European CIOs have budget balancing act ahead of them
There is some consensus among European CIOs on budget rises across the continent, but less so on what to invest in
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April 10, 2018
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Apr'18
HS. focuses on global scaling for healthcare startups in new accelerator programme
HS. is trying to enable healthcare startups to scale internationally as part of its accelerator programme
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April 10, 2018
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Apr'18
What Amazon’s ideal robot looks like
Robots should be available at the fingertips and work in tandem with humans and other machines to improve task efficiency, says the chief technologist of Amazon Robotics
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April 09, 2018
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Apr'18
US tax cuts and dollar’s decline propel datacentre spending
Gartner’s latest spending forecast shows the strongest growth in IT spending, which it expects to total $3.7tn in 2018, up 6.2% from 2017
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April 06, 2018
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Apr'18
Why Lufthansa went back to the drawing board with its HR IT project
Aviation group says it is confident of landing a company-wide IT project following a sometimes turbulent journey
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April 05, 2018
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Apr'18
Pfizer tech startup accelerator will be a shot in the arm for healthcare innovation
Pharmaceutical giant invites startups to apply for its second Healthcare Hub: London accelerator, with the chance to share £50,000 funding
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April 05, 2018
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Apr'18
5G mobile spectrum auction raises £1.3bn
The principal bidding stage in Ofcom’s latest mobile network spectrum auction has concluded, raising more than £1bn for the Treasury
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April 05, 2018
05
Apr'18
Microsoft plans to invest $5bn to boost IoT business
Its vision involves sensor data from IoT devices being processed across a distributed computing infrastructure from the edge to Azure
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April 04, 2018
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Apr'18
Tech City and Tech North merge to support startups nationwide
Southern and northern groups finalise merger to become Tech Nation as government pledges £21m in funding
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March 29, 2018
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Mar'18
One year to Brexit: Focus on skills development or risk halting digital progress
With 365 days left until the UK leaves the EU, the countdown has begun. Computer Weekly looks at what CIOs should be doing as they prepare for Brexit, and the challenges and opportunities it could bring
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March 28, 2018
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Mar'18
Organisations can use GDPR ambiguity to contest fines in court, experts say
Businesses can use the vagueness of the regulation to argue against fines in court, say experts
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March 28, 2018
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Mar'18
Government should take a ‘Lego brick’ approach to public services, report says
Report calling for a radical reform of public services says government should open up, standardise processes and stop developing services that already exist
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March 27, 2018
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Mar'18
Arsenal uses Innovation Lab accelerator to improve worldwide fan experience
Arsenal’s Innovation Lab programme has enabled collaboration with “world-class” startups to offer the best experience for fans in the future, says the club’s IT director
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March 26, 2018
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Mar'18
Ransomware publicity heightened awareness but other threats remain, experts say
Due to several high profile attacks over the past year, ransomware is now well known across organisations, but there are other threats to be aware of, say cyber security experts
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March 26, 2018
26
Mar'18
Swedish study talks up benefits of artificial intelligence
A major report has reassured Swedish society that artificial intelligence will be a positive force for change despite fears of job losses
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March 23, 2018
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Mar'18
Telefonica cuts HR running costs by 40% as it replaces hundreds of ageing IT systems
Multinational telecoms group Telefonica is on the verge of completing a project to replace 175 incompatible HR IT systems with a cloud service covering more than 40 countries
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March 22, 2018
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Mar'18
Fintechs weigh up their partnership options
Fintechs need to consider what type of companies they should work with to make the most of open banking regulations
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March 21, 2018
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Mar'18
Microsoft readies Windows Server 2019
As it pushes Azure for the cloud and Azure Stack as an on-premise bridge, Microsoft still believes there is life in Windows Server
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March 21, 2018
21
Mar'18
Singapore government outlines its approach to IoT
Avoiding supplier lock-in, driving open standards and tapping modular platforms are part of the approach that the Singapore government has taken in implementing the internet of things in the city-state