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April 02, 2012 02 Apr'12
How the public sector can make shared services work

The prize for public sector savings through shared services arrangements is huge. We examine what makes such projects work.
April 02, 2012 02 Apr'12
Gartner: Business intelligence still highest priority for CIOs

Analytics and business intelligence is the number one technology priority for CIOs in 2012, according to analyst firm Gartner
March 30, 2012 30 Mar'12
Cabinet Office issues guidance on IT contract under £100m

The Cabinet Office has released guidance to open up the public sector market to more SME IT suppliers.
March 30, 2012 30 Mar'12
RIM kills off consumer business following Q4 losses

Blackberry maker Research in Motion (RIM) announced it will exit the consumer business after posting large Q4 losses

March 29, 2012 29 Mar'12
Danone uses SAP to reduce carbon footprint

Heath food maker Danone has used SAP to reduce its carbon footprint by 22%.
March 29, 2012 29 Mar'12
Case Study: The Guide Dogs' BPM modernisation

The Guide Dogs has undergone a major modernisation and restructuring business process management (BPM) programme.
March 28, 2012 28 Mar'12
Government creates Digital Leaders network

The Cabinet Office has created a Digital Leaders group with representatives from each government department to accelerate its digital agenda.
March 28, 2012 28 Mar'12
CIO interview: Rob Ray, FA digital and IT director

Technology is a relatively new addition to the 139-year-old institution of the Football Association, says IT chief Rob Ray.
March 28, 2012 28 Mar'12
Forrester: Balancing custom and packaged apps

George Lawrie, vice-president and principal analyst of Forrester Research, advises on when to deploy custom applications
March 27, 2012 27 Mar'12
Government opens R&D tax credit consultation to boost technology sector

Government is consulting on plans to change R&D tax credits in a move to encourage more technology companies to invest in innovation

March 27, 2012 27 Mar'12
Retail and insurance lead two-speed IT spending

More IT-based businesses are starting with greater investment in IT after the slowdown, but with lopsided demand as businesses increase spending at different rates
March 26, 2012 26 Mar'12
Zornes: Master data governance will fuse MDM to BPM

Master data governance tools are emerging to aid the orchestration of MDM and BPM, according to MDM expert Aaron Zornes. “Big data” is a distraction from the business basics of MDM, he says.
March 26, 2012 26 Mar'12
Department for Work and Pensions outsources IT for universal credit welfare to India

The government is outsourcing IT development for the universal credit welfare programme to India despite promises to keep data projects in the UK
March 23, 2012 23 Mar'12
Google improves security of cloud services

Google has improved security by enabling cloud-hosted services like Cloud Storage to authenticate interaction with applications using certificate-based technology.
March 23, 2012 23 Mar'12
Information management: lessons from the public sector

Freeform Dynamics identifies the lessons organisations can learn from the public sector's approach to information management
March 21, 2012 21 Mar'12
'Big data' wades into mainstream

“Big data” is gathering interest beyond high-tech companies. But there is much confusion, a lack of governance and a skills shortage that won’t go away soon.
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
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
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.
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
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.
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.
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
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
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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)
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
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
March 05, 2012 05 Mar'12
Businesses face existential threat from hackers

Criminal and state-sponsored hacking groups are threatening big business
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
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.
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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
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.
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?
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.
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)
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.
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.
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
January 25, 2012 25 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.
January 25, 2012 25 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.
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?
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.
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?
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.
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.
January 19, 2012 19 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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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?
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.