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August 04, 2017
04
Aug'17
ICO highlights challenge Slack-like tools pose to public sector FOI request compliance
The Information Commissioner’s Office outlines how the growing use of cloud-based communication channels could complicate how public sector organisations respond to Freedom of Information requests
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August 03, 2017
03
Aug'17
Interview: Vodafone CTO juggles legacy network and cutting-edge technology
Vodafone UK chief technology officer Jorge Fernandes talks legacy networks, digitisation and how he is positioning the operator to lead in the mobile-enabled future
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July 31, 2017
31
Jul'17
OVH opens first UK datacentre in south London
French cloud provider OVH has opened the doors on its first datacentre in the UK, slightly later than planned
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July 25, 2017
25
Jul'17
Unilever signs partnership deal with Accenture to drive sales for ‘digitally savvy’ consumers
Unilever enters tech partnership with Accenture to help maintain consumer loyalty and drive sales
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July 25, 2017
25
Jul'17
Nordea deploys AI to speed up customer service
Nordea is reaping the rewards of its fintech investments through its latest project to use artificial intelligence to support customers
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July 24, 2017
24
Jul'17
UAE hotel upgrades wireless network and internet connectivity
Beach resort completes major project to revamp its wireless infrastructure with TP-Link technologies
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July 24, 2017
24
Jul'17
Mastercard outlines future digital payment platforms after improvements to Qkr
Mastercard has developed its mobile app, Qkr, for spectators at The Open Championship. The improvements further demonstrate new digital payment platforms offered by the company
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July 24, 2017
24
Jul'17
What are Amazon Web Services’ Nordic plans?
Amazon Web Services' head in the Nordic tells Computer Weekly about the region's increasing demand and use of the cloud
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July 20, 2017
20
Jul'17
TSB to introduce iris scan authentication in September 2017
TSB customers will soon be able to access their mobile bank accounts through iris scanning, which is regarded as the most secure biometric authentication available
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July 19, 2017
19
Jul'17
London Stock Exchange uses IBM blockchain technology
The London Stock Exchange is testing out IBM's blockchain technology in a platform to help SME operations become more transparent
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July 18, 2017
18
Jul'17
Stamford Bridge to offer stadium connectivity in partnership with Ericsson
Ericsson has begun its partnership with Chelsea to offer home fans a “seamless” connected experience
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July 13, 2017
13
Jul'17
HPE and CSC merger wins confidence of Zurich
Zurich Insurance has demonstrated confidence in CSC's merger with HPE through a contract extension
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July 13, 2017
13
Jul'17
Cognizant opens London lab to help customers with digitisation
Cognizant has opened its latest digital development centre in London, where it will work with customers and partners on digital business challenges
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July 13, 2017
13
Jul'17
The dawn of a new era for Dell EMC
Dell EMC’s Paul Henaghan is no stranger to industry consolidation, having worked for tech companies that were acquired by Oracle and Software AG. Here, the president of Dell EMC in South Asia and Korea shares what it is doing to streamline its ...
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July 10, 2017
10
Jul'17
Experian admits mobile and online issues after system upgrade
Some customers of credit referencing company are having problems accessing a service they pay for following an IT upgrade and large customer migration to a new system
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July 10, 2017
10
Jul'17
Nordic CIO interview: Ann Hellenius, City of Stockholm
Stockholm’s CIO is relishing the challenge of trying to make the Swedish capital the smartest city in the world
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July 07, 2017
07
Jul'17
Europe takes measured approach to 5G, driven by ROI concerns
European operators may be more concerned with getting the maximum value for money from their 3G and 4G networks than rushing to roll out 5G
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July 05, 2017
05
Jul'17
Sweden trials blockchain for land registry management
Swedish land registry is trying out blockchain as a means of proving ownership
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July 03, 2017
03
Jul'17
Dubai Police to enhance smart services with robot police
The streets of Dubai will soon see Robocops to help fight crime and help people out
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June 28, 2017
28
Jun'17
DVLA aims to slash IT costs by moving to public cloud and open standards
Agency’s IT strategy for 2019/20 will see a concerted move to deprecate legacy systems, deploy applications in the cloud and develop in-house IT
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June 26, 2017
26
Jun'17
News UK dumps tape for backup with Zadara cloud storage
News publishing corporation saves up to 40% on hardware and software costs by switching in-house hardware for a cloud-first policy, using Zadara cloud storage as a backup target
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June 21, 2017
21
Jun'17
The human apprentices behind robotic automation
IT apprentices are helping large businesses transform their back-office processes through software robots
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June 14, 2017
14
Jun'17
HR technology essential to cutting-edge customer service, say big businesses
If you can’t get your internal HR systems right, the business will suffer – Jaguar Land Rover, Lufthansa and Russia’s Sberbank explain why
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June 09, 2017
09
Jun'17
Patent group prepares for tough data protection laws by moving HR to the cloud
CPA Global to replace ERP-based HR system as it gears up to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation
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June 07, 2017
07
Jun'17
Challenger bank technology arm hires former ABN Amro IT executive as CIO
Bank and banking technology supplier Fidor hires an experienced banking CIO to support its international expansion
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June 06, 2017
06
Jun'17
Lloyds bank staff will move to IBM in outsourcing deal
About 1,500 IT staff at Lloyds Banking Group will join IBM as part of an IT infrastructure outsourcing agreement
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June 06, 2017
06
Jun'17
Digital economy to contribute 7% of Australia’s GDP
Besides improving living standards, digital technologies could also lead to a resurgence of manufacturing in Australia
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May 31, 2017
31
May'17
Hundreds of sub-postmasters have applied to join IT-related legal action since March
The number of sub-postmasters who claim to have suffered as a result of a faulty Post Office IT system has reached 1,300
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May 31, 2017
31
May'17
Norwegian bakery chain gets the taste of mobile reporting
Baker Brun, a bakery company in Norway, is modernising its business processes through the latest technologies
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May 26, 2017
26
May'17
Swedish government agencies join IT spending benchmarking service
Government agencies in Sweden are using a tool by Apptio to help them gain a better understanding of IT costs
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May 17, 2017
17
May'17
Sapphire 2017: McDermott declares SAP indirect licensing policy change
At SAP’s annual Sapphire Now conference in Orlando, Florida, CEO Bill McDermott ruled out charging for static read access from third-party systems, after recent controversy
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May 16, 2017
16
May'17
Customer experience transformation at Macquarie bank brings legacy system retirement as a bonus
Australia’s Macquarie bank builds a data layer on top of legacy IT systems to transform customer experience
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May 16, 2017
16
May'17
Lack of skills preventing digital transformation, says 65% of decision makers
Research has found skills gaps in data science, AI and infrastructure management are standing in the way of digital transformation
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May 15, 2017
15
May'17
How Microsoft is extending the benefits of Office 365
There are now over 100 million corporate users of Office 365, which provides a great developer opportunity. We find out why
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May 10, 2017
10
May'17
Durham Police to use artificial intelligence to help decide if suspects should be held in custody
Durham Police are to use artificial intelligence to help them decide whether or not to keep suspects in custody
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May 09, 2017
09
May'17
Aruba Atmosphere: Machine learning to transform networking
At Aruba Atmosphere EMEA in France, delegates learned how the network will incorporate machine learning features in the near future
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May 09, 2017
09
May'17
Highly skilled professionals at risk of being replaced by computers
Highly skilled jobs will be replaced by artificial intelligence by 2022, says Gartner
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May 09, 2017
09
May'17
Large UK businesses increasingly want CEOs to have IT background
More large businesses in the UK want a CEO that has a good understanding of IT
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May 08, 2017
08
May'17
HPE ramps up investments in Singapore
Enterprise tech giant HPE will invest $140m over five years in its new regional headquarters and a startup incubator programme
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May 04, 2017
04
May'17
Metropolitan Police to hit massive IT overspend
The Metropolitan Police Service is set to massively overspend on IT as it attempts to improve digital policing
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May 03, 2017
03
May'17
Mayor of London seeks chief digital officer
Capital’s first-ever chief digital officer will oversee the digital transformation of public services across London
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April 28, 2017
28
Apr'17
Microsoft chief reveals Azure upsell strategy
Azure competes with AWS on price as an IaaS, but Satya Nadella sees this as a way to get CIOs to buy higher-level services
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April 28, 2017
28
Apr'17
Nordea strikes partnership with Swedish mobile payment startup
Nordic bank links up with payments startup in its latest fintech project
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April 19, 2017
19
Apr'17
How Dutch university quickly connected thousands of students to new learning management system
Dutch university TU Delft is replacing its legacy learning management system after 17 years
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April 13, 2017
13
Apr'17
Enterprise adoption of encryption accelerating, study shows
Cloud adoption and escalating threats are accelerating adoption of encryption, a study has revealed
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April 10, 2017
10
Apr'17
Spending forecast shows early signs of on-premise server demise
The datacentre equipment market appears to be indicating the long-term impact of cloud computing on server sales
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April 06, 2017
06
Apr'17
Sweden’s Bisnode consolidates outsourced IT
Swedish firm Bisnode brings multiple IT services contracts under one roof
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April 05, 2017
05
Apr'17
Middle East enterprises urged to embrace governance, risk and compliance
The enforcement of corporate governance issues is still variable throughout the Middle East and making a strong business case for investment in GRC can be a challenge.
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April 05, 2017
05
Apr'17
Technology investments core to JP Morgan Chase success
US investment bank is reaping the benefits of its $9.5bn annual technology spend
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April 05, 2017
05
Apr'17
Chocolate maker Barry Callebaut gets sweet on cloud
Chocolate maker Barry Callebaut is increasingly using cloud-based apps to improve productivity and reduce costs