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IT strategy
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March 20, 2012
20
Mar'12
Government’s Data Strategy Board a “fig leaf” to open data, say campaigners
Open data campaigners have hit out at the government’s Data Strategy Board (DSB) as “a fig leaf” to departmental resistance in unlocking data
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March 20, 2012
20
Mar'12
CIO interview: Rob Pringle, global IT director, Gazprom
Rob Pringle, director of global IT at Gazprom Marketing and Trading, reveals the secret of rolling out IT quickly
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March 19, 2012
19
Mar'12
Capgemini takes on Rolls Royce service integration role
Rolls Royce has awarded Capgemini a contract to manage its new multi-sourced strategy as it moves away from sourcing everything from HP.
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March 19, 2012
19
Mar'12
SMEs need disaster recovery guidance
Despite the perception that few of the more advanced techniques and solutions are suited to SMEs, disaster recovery and business continuity solutions are not only for large organisations
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March 19, 2012
19
Mar'12
IBM moves access to UK drivers' private data offshore to datacentre in India
The UK government is to allow IBM to have access to the personal data of the UK's 43 million drivers from an Indian datacentre to cut costs.
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March 16, 2012
16
Mar'12
MoD signs £440m Capita outsourcing deal
The Ministry of Defence has signed a £440m deal with Capita to deliver the Recruiting Partnering Project.
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March 15, 2012
15
Mar'12
Smart meter sales set to accelerate this year
Sales of smart meters across the globe are set to rise dramatically this year, with annual sales of the intelligent metering devices totalling about 140 million units every year by 2016
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March 14, 2012
14
Mar'12
HMRC saves £200m with Capgemini contract renegotiation
The government will claw back £200m from IT supplier Capgemini over the next five years, according to Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude
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March 13, 2012
13
Mar'12
Enterprise software procurement done right can save companies millions
Software procurement is frequently poorly conducted, argues consultant Andy Hayler. Intelligent software evaluation processes and savvy contract management can pay huge dividends, he says.
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March 12, 2012
12
Mar'12
Demand for outsourcing rises in buyers' market
Businesses stepped up IT outsourcing during the first few months of 2012 to take advantage of competitive deals
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March 10, 2012
10
Mar'12
BPM, MDM called on to marry to deliver blissful customer experience
Forrester’s Clay Richardson speaks on aligning process and data for “customer process transformation.” MDM and BPM pros need to come together to heal “splintered” world of corporate IT.
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March 08, 2012
08
Mar'12
BBC Worldwide launches product master data management to boost revenue
BBC Worldwide has started a master data management programme focused on products. The first step was to define product as anything licensed or sold. Communicating with the business was crucial.
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March 07, 2012
07
Mar'12
Systems integrators 'charge more in paperwork than SMEs do in delivery’
A systems integrator asked for more money from the government for an IT product proposal than an SME was able to deliver the actual service for.
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March 07, 2012
07
Mar'12
SMEs comprise 15% of DWP system integrators' supply chains
SME technology contractors comprise an average of 15% of the suppliers to system integrators at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
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March 07, 2012
07
Mar'12
John Lewis prioritises IT investment above profit
John Lewis made significant technology investments in 2011, pushing profits down 3.8% to £353.8m
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March 06, 2012
06
Mar'12
CW500: Getting to grips with big data
Experts from Standard Life, Deloitte and Intelligent Business Strategies share some useful tips for CIOs on understanding big data
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March 05, 2012
05
Mar'12
Businesses face existential threat from hackers
Criminal and state-sponsored hacking groups are threatening big business
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March 01, 2012
01
Mar'12
RSA 2012: Rationalise security compliance obligations for greater efficiency, says Microsoft
Meeting compliance obligations, passing audits and dealing with false alarms can distract information security professionals from keeping data secure, but Microsoft has found ways of managing the noise
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February 29, 2012
29
Feb'12
RSA 2012: RSA takes market-leader position seriously, says Heiser
RSA takes its market-leader position seriously to pull together the IT security industry, says Tom Heiser, president of RSA.
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February 29, 2012
29
Feb'12
IT departments risk losing responsibility for IT security
IT security professionals can no longer take it for granted that IT security will continue as part of the IT function
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February 28, 2012
28
Feb'12
RSA 2012: RSA issues security industry call to arms
Security supplier RSA urges the security industry to collaborate to win the war against cyber threats to information security
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February 28, 2012
28
Feb'12
Investment in IT critical to recovery, say business leaders
Business leaders say that investment in IT is critical to promote economic recovery, according to a KPMG survey.
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February 28, 2012
28
Feb'12
What skills will the new government CIO leadership team need?
Computer Weekly asks what qualities the next CIO leadership team will need if they are to succeed with the government’s ICT strategy.
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February 28, 2012
28
Feb'12
RSA 2012: IT security industry in challenging position
A number of events over the past ten years has put the IT security industry in a challenging position, says Art Coviello, executive chairman of RSA, the Security Division of EMC.
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February 27, 2012
27
Feb'12
Post Office reveals plans for identity assurance services
The Post Office is tendering for hardware and software which will enable it to be a provider of the government's Identity Assurance (IDA) services.
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February 24, 2012
24
Feb'12
Heads of finance hate big-bang IT projects
Big bang, long-term, strategic, transformational IT projects no longer make sense, says a panel of CFOs.
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February 24, 2012
24
Feb'12
Case Study: Eat deploys BI to take on Olympic challenge
Rene Batsford, Eat's head of IT, talks about how business intelligence software will help manage staff and supplies during the Olympics.
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February 23, 2012
23
Feb'12
CIO priorities 2012: Chris Price, CIO, West Midlands Police
Chris Price, CIO of West Midlands Police, talks about his IT challenges for 2012.
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February 23, 2012
23
Feb'12
Interview: Ian Watmore, Cabinet Office permanent secretary
Ian Watmore was the first ever government CIO in 2004. Now he oversees government IT policy as the top Cabinet Office civil servant.
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February 22, 2012
22
Feb'12
Health apps will be key to NHS Information Strategy
The Department of Health is to put mobile apps at the heart of the NHS Information Strategy, says project chief Giles Wilmore.
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February 22, 2012
22
Feb'12
SAP and Samsung team up to push enterprise Android
SAP and Samsung are reported to be joining forces to make mobile devices running Google's Android operating system safer to use in the corporate environment.
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February 21, 2012
21
Feb'12
Clarks predicts fewer tills with growth of mobile commerce
Shoe retailer Clarks expects to see fewer tills in store as more customers use their smartphones to make on-premise purchases.
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February 21, 2012
21
Feb'12
Security becomes business-led
Security investments are increasingly business-led with a bigger focus on getting value out of technology systems, according to security firm Check Point.
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February 21, 2012
21
Feb'12
CIO priorities 2012: Jos Creese, CIO, Hampshire County Council
Jos Creese, CIO at Hampshire County Council, says IT is the absolute key to reducing costs
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February 21, 2012
21
Feb'12
Forrester: rethink your CRM strategy
The way people now buy products and services is eroding traditional approaches to customer relationship management
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February 20, 2012
20
Feb'12
CIO priorities 2012: Ali Jaffri, ICT manager, Gallions Housing
Ali Jaffri, ICT manager at Gallions Housing, talks about the challenges of 2012.
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February 19, 2012
19
Feb'12
Government launches CloudStore and names G-Cloud suppliers
The government has launched its CloudStore, a catalogue of 1,700 cloud-based, pre-approved IT services now available for the public sector to buy.
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February 17, 2012
17
Feb'12
CIO priorities 2012: Richard Hall, business advisor
As an advisor to a company that specialises in restructuring and turning struggling businesses around, Richard Hall gets to see a of a lot of IT departments. He is an expert in helping businesses make their IT operations more cost-effective.
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February 16, 2012
16
Feb'12
Specsavers CIO John Lister quits
Specsavers' chief information officer, John Lister, has quit the company after three years, citing personal reasons for his departure.
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February 16, 2012
16
Feb'12
CIO priorities 2012: Kevin Gallagher, CIO, Channel 4
Kevin Gallagher, CIO of Channel 4, talks about his IT challenges in 2012.
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February 16, 2012
16
Feb'12
CIO interview: Mark Bramwell, CIO, Wellcome Trust
Mark Bramwell, CIO of the UK's largest medical research charity, the Wellcome Trust, talks about the trust's ambitious IT investment plans.
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February 16, 2012
16
Feb'12
Cisco wants EU to reconsider Microsoft Skype deal
Cisco is calling on European Union authorities to reconsider the unconditional approval of Microsoft’s $8.5bn acquisition of Skype.
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February 15, 2012
15
Feb'12
CIO priorities 2012: Dave Glanville, IT manager, St Christopher's Fellowship
Dave Glanville, IT manager at charity St Christopher's Fellowship, talks about the IT challenges of 2012.
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February 15, 2012
15
Feb'12
US lawyer criticises principle of right to be forgotten
A US lawyer has criticised the right-to-be-forgotten principle enshrined in proposed data privacy regulations for the European Union
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February 14, 2012
14
Feb'12
CIO priorities 2012: Paul Coby, CIO of John Lewis
Paul Coby, CIO of high street retailer John Lewis, talks about the challenges he faces in 2012.
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February 14, 2012
14
Feb'12
Infosec offers stability and mobility in 2012, survey shows
The information security profession offers stability and mobility, according to the latest Career Impact Survey by industry and certification body (ISC)².
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February 09, 2012
09
Feb'12
Hybrid clouds most popular with UK business, survey reveals
Hybrid clouds are the most popular cloud computing models with UK businesses, a survey has revealed.
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February 08, 2012
08
Feb'12
CIO interview: Rob Fraser, IT director, Sainsbury’s
Sainsbury’s IT chief talks about why in-house IT works better than outsourcing and how to double revenue without doubling IT spend.
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February 07, 2012
07
Feb'12
More than half of government projects behind schedule
More than half of major government projects are behind schedule, according to the head of Whitehall's Major Projects Authority.
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February 06, 2012
06
Feb'12
Government IT subject to heaviest spending cuts, says NAO
Government IT and other back office functions have so far taken the brunt of spending cuts, according to the National Audit Office.
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February 06, 2012
06
Feb'12
Does the government need 8,000 IT staff?
Despite having outsourced the majority of its IT roles, Computer Weekly research reveals that Whitehall still has 8,000 in-house IT staff.
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February 06, 2012
06
Feb'12
Apple wins suspension of Motorola ban on iPad and iPhone sales
Apple has been granted a temporary suspension of a sales ban imposed on some iPhones and iPads in Germany.
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February 03, 2012
03
Feb'12
Innovation and optimisation top UK’s 2012 IT agenda, survey shows
2012 will be a year of change and smarter working, with IT departments focused on improving processes and finding ‘new ways of doing things’, according to a survey by The Corporate IT Forum.
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February 02, 2012
02
Feb'12
Ofcom reports UK improvement in broadband
Boris Johnson says people should go to the pub to avoid massive rush-hour delays during the Olympics, but perhaps teleworking would be better for business
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February 01, 2012
01
Feb'12
Businesses confident of disaster recovery plans in 2012
Businesses are more confident in their IT systems' ability to survive a disaster, despite one of the most difficult years in 2011
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February 01, 2012
01
Feb'12
Fewer than a third of UK organisations plan mobile security projects
Despite the media hype around the adoption of mobile technologies and the need to secure them, relatively few UK organisations are planning mobile security projects, a survey has revealed
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February 01, 2012
01
Feb'12
CW500: CIO themes for 2012
Battening down the hatches is a sure route to failure in the recession, IT leaders heard at January's CW500 Club.
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January 30, 2012
30
Jan'12
EU data protection framework: is it good news for business?
EU Justice Commissioner, Viviane Reding, claims it was good news for business. But will onerous requirements outweigh the benefits?
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January 30, 2012
30
Jan'12
Government inconsistency on ERP costs is 'inexcusable'
Whitehall departments are spending up to three times more than others for the use of near-identical software, Computer Weekly can reveal.
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January 30, 2012
30
Jan'12
MEP quits as thousands protest ACTA signing
A European MP has resigned after thousands of people in Poland protested against the international anti-counterfeiting trade agreement (ACTA)
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January 26, 2012
26
Jan'12
CIO interview: John Linwood, chief technology officer, BBC
The BBC's CTO talks about Olympic preparations, digital media production, cloud computing, outsourcing and managing suppliers.
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January 26, 2012
26
Jan'12
SAP accelerates plans to wean customers off Oracle databases
SAP is to accelerate plans to migrate customers away from Oracle databases by introducing in-memory computing support for its ERP product in 2012.
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January 26, 2012
26
Jan'12
UK government opens up IT procurement
The UK government is to release a consulting paper to determine software standards to open up the government IT market to SMEs
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January 25, 2012
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Jan'12
UK IT budgets under pressure in 2012
UK IT budgets will remain flat in 2012, a worldwide survey of more than 2,500 IT professionals has revealed.
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January 25, 2012
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Jan'12
EC publishes proposed data protection reforms
European Justice Commissioner, Viviane Reding, has unveiled the new European data privacy framework that includes new regulation.
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January 23, 2012
23
Jan'12
Will Google ever make it in enterprise IT?
While Google’s advertising revenue continues to grow, how well is the company doing selling enterprise software?
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January 23, 2012
23
Jan'12
Government IT role gets inflation busting rise
The Cabinet Office is advertising for the £120,000 a year position of deputy CIO which includes a 33% salary increase on the previous incumbent Bill McCluggage.
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January 23, 2012
23
Jan'12
How the role of CISO must evolve to balance risk and business
Business success depends on balancing the demands of cyber threats and compliance with innovation and growth, but how should the CISO role be evolving to meet business needs?
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January 23, 2012
23
Jan'12
Gartner identifies trends in CIO spending in 2012
Chief information officers are facing an austere 2012. Spending on IT will rise on average by just 0.5% worldwide, but IT budgets in the UK, Europe and North America are declining.
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January 23, 2012
23
Jan'12
IT spending for 2012 remains static
Less Western European businesses are increasing their IT spending this year as confidence falls, according to analyst firm IDC.
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January 19, 2012
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Jan'12
Public sector IT staff sees largest cut in 25 years
The number of public sector IT workers was cut by the largest volume in 25 years in 2011, losing 5,000 employees
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January 18, 2012
18
Jan'12
Case Study: Zaha Hadid Architects opt for private cloud
London-based international architecture and design practice Zaha Hadid Architects has deployed a private cloud infrastructure to cut IT costs and improve delivery and availability of applications.
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January 17, 2012
17
Jan'12
Four key trends in business analytics in 2012
Deloitte has identified four big themes for this year, as businesses and governments exploit data analytics technology.
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January 16, 2012
16
Jan'12
Businesses fight downturn with data analytics investment
Businesses are responding to the downturn by stepping up their investment in data analytics technology, claims business advisory firm Deloitte.
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January 16, 2012
16
Jan'12
CIO interview: Steve Townsend, Transport for London
TfL CIO Steve Townsend is leading IT changes to ensure efficiency and value through the London 2012 Olympics and beyond.
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January 16, 2012
16
Jan'12
IBM delivers social media analytics
IBM has unveiled software and services to provide social media analytics with cloud services and a social networking platform, IBM Connections.
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January 13, 2012
13
Jan'12
IT shockingly misaligned with the business it supports
Only 3% of CIOs believe IT and business strategies are fully aligned despite 35% of boardrooms recognising IT’s critical role.
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January 12, 2012
12
Jan'12
Barclays bank cuts hundreds of IT jobs in restructure
Barclays bank is reducing its UK IT workforce by 422 to update its IT skills base in a restructure of its technology and infrastructure division.
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January 11, 2012
11
Jan'12
Cloud solves IT innovation and maintenance imbalance
CIOs can rebalance the scenario of spending 80% of their budget on maintenance and 20% on innovation if they harness cloud computing.
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January 11, 2012
11
Jan'12
Spanish bank adopts Google enterprise cloud apps
One of Spain’s largest banks, BBVA, is switching its 110,000 staff to Google's cloud-based enterprise software
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January 06, 2012
06
Jan'12
O2 signs UK deal for mobile management offering: SNUK news in brief
SearchNetworkingUK Briefs provides a summary of the week’s new product, services and appointment announcements. This week includes mobile management and much more.
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January 05, 2012
05
Jan'12
CIO interview: Myron Hrycyk, chief information officer, Severn Trent
Utility Severn Trent is looking to improve service for staff and customers with increased use of mobile technology and better use of data.
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January 04, 2012
04
Jan'12
What’s in store for IT in 2012?
The global economy is creating an atmosphere of uncertainty in the IT sector, but what can we expect in 2012?
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January 03, 2012
03
Jan'12
CIO plans could be put on hold as CFOs expect double dip recession
Chief financial officers are increasingly concerned that the UK economy is suffering a return to recession with levels of uncertainty high.
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December 29, 2011
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Dec'11
Top 10 premium content articles of 2011
Sign up to Computer Weekly's research library to download the top 10 research reports from 2011.
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December 28, 2011
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Dec'11
Top 10 IT security stories of 2011
Cybersecurity has been one of the top buzzwords for 2011 as information security moves up the agendas of government and businesses alike.
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December 23, 2011
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Dec'11
Top 10 business software stories of 2011
Businesses and software suppliers are adopting new models, strategies and technologies in an increasingly cloud-based IT world.
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December 21, 2011
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Dec'11
Top 10 outsourcing stories of 2011
The outsourcing sector has offered up some great stories this year. They provide lessons about best practices in outsourcing and highlight some of the challenges.
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December 15, 2011
15
Dec'11
Citrix extends 'bring your own computer' programme
The programme to allow employees to buy their own devices to use at work introduced by Citrix UK has cut costs by 20% and will now be rolled out in other countries.
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December 14, 2011
14
Dec'11
DWP seeks £200m identity assurance framework
The Department for Work and Pensions has issued a contract notice for a £200m framework agreement to provide identity assurance services for 21 million people on benefits
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December 13, 2011
13
Dec'11
CIO interview: Denise McDonagh, director of Home Office IT
Denise McDonagh has countless real-life examples of why the traditional approach to government IT is not working.
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December 13, 2011
13
Dec'11
CIOs believe cloud, SaaS, consumerisation and mobility increase risk
Business models such as cloud computing and trends such as the consumerisation of IT, social media and mobility are exposing performance blind spots in IT management, a CIO survey has revealed.
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December 13, 2011
13
Dec'11
Cyber attacks could cost lives, Shell tells petrol industry
Cyber attacks could cost lives and cause huge damage, according to Ludolf Luehmann, an IT manager for the Shell oil and petrol company.
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December 13, 2011
13
Dec'11
Microsoft updates Windows Azure cloud platform
Microsoft has released new features of its Windows Azure cloud development platform, including open source capabilities and simplified billing and management.
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December 13, 2011
13
Dec'11
CIO interview: Marcus East on leaving Comic Relief for Apple
As Comic Relief’s IT leader moves on to join Apple, he talks about the charity’s technology strategy and the jobs market for IT leaders.
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December 09, 2011
09
Dec'11
Marketing analytics to prove bond or bust with IT?
Marketing analytics is proving a bone of contention between marketing and IT. As suppliers bypass IT to target marketing, which is outfoxing IT, how can data yield customer value?
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December 08, 2011
08
Dec'11
Eight out of 10 business apps fail on security, study finds
Eight out of 10 applications fail to meet acceptable levels of security, according to the latest State of Software Security Report by application security testing firm Veracode.
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December 08, 2011
08
Dec'11
UKtech50: Meet Mike Lynch, the most influential person in UK IT
Mike Lynch, voted as the most influential person in UK IT, doesn’t like to think about challenges, but about opportunities.
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December 07, 2011
07
Dec'11
Users drive IT transformation in businesses
IT users in businesses are now a powerful voice in defining enterprise IT strategies and over half of CIOs believe they are transformers and visionaries.
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December 07, 2011
07
Dec'11
CIO interview: Julian Burnett, chief technology officer, Sainsbury’s
On plans for IT project delivery at Sainsbury’s, as well as the move to a multichannel set-up, outsourcing, innovation and skills development.