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• January 12, 2016 12 Jan'16

  European Commission awards cloud contracts worth €24m to BT

  BT secures deals that will see it provide public and private cloud services to 52 European Commission agencies and bodies

• January 12, 2016 12 Jan'16

  TrendMicro releases emergency fix

  TrendMicro has issued an emergency update for its antivirus product, but problems remain, according to the security researcher who reported critical vulnerabilities in the software

• January 11, 2016 11 Jan'16

  EU data protection rules affect everyone, say legal experts

  The EU's new data protection rules will impact every entity that holds or uses European personal data both inside and outside of Europe, according to legal experts

• January 11, 2016 11 Jan'16

  Interxion confirms customer contact details compromised by hackers

  Colocation provider confirms that hackers gained unauthorised access to its CRM system in December

• January 11, 2016 11 Jan'16

  Jeremy Corbyn’s team quickly regains control of hacked Twitter account

  A hacker gained control of Jeremy Corbyn' s Twitter account, but managed to publish only four posts before control was taken back and the posts deleted

• January 11, 2016 11 Jan'16

  Top priorities for Nordic CIOs in 2016

  What are the main priorities for CIOs in the Nordic region this year? Computer Weekly asks some of the region’s experts

• January 08, 2016 08 Jan'16

  Verizon’s rumoured datacentre sell-off: Why telcos are turning their backs on colocation

  Reports suggest US comms provider Verizon will become the latest telco to sell off its colocation assets, but what is driving this trend?

• January 08, 2016 08 Jan'16

  Blackpool becomes third NHS trust to get open-source EPR

  Open-source electronic patient records continue to gain traction in the NHS as Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust signs up

• January 08, 2016 08 Jan'16

  US officials to meet tech firms about countering Islamic State

  Discussions will cover ways of making it more difficult for extremist groups to use online services to further their aims

• January 08, 2016 08 Jan'16

  Tech firms critical of UK draft Investigatory Powers Bill

  Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Twitter and Yahoo say they are particularly concerned about six key aspects of the UK's draft Investigatory Powers Bill

• January 07, 2016 07 Jan'16

  Yahoo plans to cut workforce by 10%

  News of workforce reduction comes a day after activist investor Starboard Value called for significant changes in a letter to Yahoo board

• January 06, 2016 06 Jan'16

  The Office Group responds to flexible working boom with Microsoft cloud deployment

  Flexible workspace provider rolls out Office 365 after business growth caused email storage capacity crunch

• January 06, 2016 06 Jan'16

  Italy wakes up to new IoT opportunities

  Organisations in Italy are investing in internet-connected technologies, with infrastructure providers building the underpinning networks

• January 06, 2016 06 Jan'16

  EU privacy watchdog to set up ethics advisory group

  The EU data protection supervisor plans to encourage a discussion on the ethics of future technologies to prevent individuals being reduced to mere data subjects

• January 06, 2016 06 Jan'16

  Upgrade to Internet Explorer 11 to reduce risk

  Failure to update to the latest version of Internet Explorer by 12 January 2016 could put users at risk, Microsoft warns

• January 05, 2016 05 Jan'16

  Security experts support Dutch stance on encryption

  Security experts have come out in support of a Dutch government statement against weakening encryption for the purposes of law enforcement and intelligence agencies

• January 05, 2016 05 Jan'16

  Seven standout Nordic enterprise startups on the rise

  The Nordic region is a hotbed for IT startups and, while it is better known for consumer-targeted creations such as Angry Birds, there are more and more startups targeting businesses

• January 05, 2016 05 Jan'16

  Fears of software skills shortage in Germany and the Netherlands

  Organisations in Germany and the Netherlands are struggling to fill positions for software developers as they digitise

• January 05, 2016 05 Jan'16

  Free public communications network rolls out in New York City

  Communication hubs will provide free public Wi-Fi, voice and video calls, device charging and tablets for internet browsing, access to city services, maps and directions

• January 05, 2016 05 Jan'16

  Surveillance tribunal refers child privacy claim to information commissioner

  The Investigatory Powers Tribunal has referred a complaint to the UK information commissioner that the US National Security Agency is intercepting children's internet activities

• January 05, 2016 05 Jan'16

  Intel acquires German drone maker Ascending Technologies

  Intel adds to previous strategic investments in drone technology to bolster its competitive position in the drone chip market

• January 04, 2016 04 Jan'16

  IT security predictions for Australian organisations in 2016

  What IT security challenges should Australian organisations expect in the new year?

• January 04, 2016 04 Jan'16

  Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg sets personal AI challenge for 2016

  Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg plans to code a Jarvis-like AI assistant to help around the house and with his work in 2016

• December 23, 2015 23 Dec'15

  Top 10 APAC IT stories of 2015

  The top 10 Computer Weekly articles about enterprise IT in the Asean and ANZ regions

• December 22, 2015 22 Dec'15

  Dorset County Council rejects outsourcing

  Council decides against outsourcing back-office services, including IT, due to a lack of flexibility

• December 21, 2015 21 Dec'15

  Top 10 HR technology stories in 2015

  2015 saw businesses replacing their on-premise HR systems with cloud services at an accelerating rate. More companies are turning to virtual reality, analytics and other disruptive technologies to help recruit and retain talented staff

• December 18, 2015 18 Dec'15

  Cisco to create 200 new cloud computing jobs in UK

  Networking giant outlines plans to treble the size of the Cisco Meraki team by 2017

• December 17, 2015 17 Dec'15

  Australian corporate counsel under cyber attack but no plans to increase security spend

  Australia’s corporate counsel are suffering a high rate of data breaches compared to many regions, but do not plan to spend more on preventative security

• December 17, 2015 17 Dec'15

  SThree to rein in IT budget by moving to cloud

  Recruitment group plans to expand by 10% a year, but moving to the cloud will allow it to do more with the same IT budget

• December 16, 2015 16 Dec'15

  Deal on EU data protection is close

  A deal to standardise data protection rules across the EU could be imminent after compromises were made

• December 15, 2015 15 Dec'15

  VMware backs out of Virtustream hybrid cloud venture with EMC

  Virtualisation giant confirms exit from hybrid cloud joint venture with parent company

• December 15, 2015 15 Dec'15

  Will more business mean more IT adoption in post-election Myanmar?

  Myanmar is set for huge economic, social and cultural changes after the recent general election and IT has a key role to play

• December 11, 2015 11 Dec'15

  For data analytics leaders in Asia Pacific, success comes from willingness to fail

  Adopting data analytics technologies is something business and IT professionals in the APAC region will have to master if IDC predictions are right

• December 11, 2015 11 Dec'15

  Case study: Airbus sets out challenges of changing IT supplier

  Aircraft manufacturer sets out what it learned from switching IT provider after 12 years of working together

• December 11, 2015 11 Dec'15

  Eight startups selected for Cyber London security accelerator programme

  Cyber London has selected startups from the UK, Finland, Hungary, Israel, Brazil and South Africa for its second cyber security accelerator programme

• December 10, 2015 10 Dec'15

  Cyber criminals not to blame for all DDoS attacks, study shows

  There is a real concern that many companies are being affected by the DDoS attacks commissioned by competitors, according to Kaspersky Lab

• December 10, 2015 10 Dec'15

  Datacentre operators must "open up" to close industry skills gap, claims IO

  IO business development director Andrew Roughan said more must be done to encourage a wider range and higher number people into the datacentre industry

• December 10, 2015 10 Dec'15

  Experian chooses UK authentication startup for Gov.UK Verify

  To ensure that UK citizens using Gov.UK Verify have secure access to their online accounts, Experian is using distributed cryptography technology from MIRACL

• December 10, 2015 10 Dec'15

  Cyber criminals switch tactics to cut costs

  Cyber criminals have realised they can get the same results as malware with other attack methods, but at a lower cost

• December 10, 2015 10 Dec'15

  HPE goes live with Europe-wide cloud service catalogue

  HPE’s Cloud 28+ service catalogue is open for business and hopes to encourage wider take-up of off-premises services across the continent

• December 10, 2015 10 Dec'15

  100Gbps network powers petabyte research cloud at Australia’s Monash University

  Australian university implements powerful network to support data hungry research cloud.

• December 10, 2015 10 Dec'15

  100Gbps network powers petabyte research cloud at Australia’s Monash University

  Australian university implements powerful network to support data hungry research cloud.

• December 10, 2015 10 Dec'15

  European Commission proposes rules for digital content and online sales

  The EC has published proposals aimed at promoting access to digital content and online sales across the European Union and include an overhaul of copyright laws

• December 10, 2015 10 Dec'15

  Rural payments digital service like watching a Greek tragedy unfold, say MPs

  Serious culture clash and dysfunctional leadership were at the core of the rural payments digital service problems, the Public Accounts Committee heard

• December 09, 2015 09 Dec'15

  Russian big data in early stages

  The use of big data technologies in Russia is still embryonic and the economic slowdown is stalling developments

• December 09, 2015 09 Dec'15

  100Gbps network powers petabyte research cloud at Australia’s Monash University

  Australian university implements powerful network to support data-hungry research cloud

• December 09, 2015 09 Dec'15

  The FCA is open to cloud – but what of the firms it regulates?

  The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) says cloud computing – even in its public form – is acceptable for finance organisations

• December 09, 2015 09 Dec'15

  Nordic startups take on the enterprise mobile app market

  Nordic startups are targeting the mobile market with software to help customers create apps as demand from businesses in their home region and beyond grows

• December 08, 2015 08 Dec'15

  Australian university launches cyber security master's degree

  The University of New South Wales in Canberra has launched a master's course in cyber security, strategy and diplomacy

• December 08, 2015 08 Dec'15

  Google’s Eric Schmidt calls for social media controls

  Google chairman Eric Schmidt has called for tech firms to develop “spellcheckers” for hate and harassment as alternatives to censorship