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• October 27, 2017 27 Oct'17

  Carglass France feels benefit of employee knowledge sharing

  Automobile glass repair company Carglass France is using knowledge-sharing technology to distribute expertise among 3,000 employees

• October 25, 2017 25 Oct'17

  Oversight of intelligence agencies’ data sharing has ‘failed’, court hears

  UK’s intelligence services lack adequate oversight and written guidelines when sharing databases of sensitive information, Privacy International argues in secret court

• October 19, 2017 19 Oct'17

  SAP Q3 2017 results show steady growth in cloud revenue to €937m

  SAP’s third quarter 2017 results show steady growth in cloud revenue, S/4 Hana adoption, and some uptake for its “digital transformation” spearhead SAP Leonardo

• October 17, 2017 17 Oct'17

  UK intelligence agencies ‘unlawfully’ sharing sensitive personal data, court hears

  A secret court will decide whether Intelligence agencies are “unlawfully” sharing huge datasets containing sensitive information about the population with industry, government departments and overseas intelligence services.

• October 16, 2017 16 Oct'17

  How technology is transforming healthcare delivery in Gulf region

  IT will transform the healthcare sector in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries over the coming years

• October 11, 2017 11 Oct'17

  Teva Pharmaceuticals turns to cloud HR as it weathers difficult trading conditions

  One of Israel’s largest manufacturing companies has invested more than $10m in cloud HR. The technology is helping Teva Pharmaceuticals turn its fortunes around.

• October 10, 2017 10 Oct'17

  Abu Dhabi transport department uses drones to improve traffic flows

  Data collected by live video stream from drones is analysed at control centre to help alleviate traffic jams and other issues

• October 02, 2017 02 Oct'17

  OpenWorld 2017: Ellison declares autonomous database 'revolutionary'

  Oracle’s Larry Ellison claims revolutionary cast for autonomous 18c database at the supplier’s 2017 OpenWorld conference in San Francisco

• September 22, 2017 22 Sep'17

  CIO interview: Russell Harte, group technology director, DFS

  The furniture store’s group head of IT speaks to Computer Weekly about how customer experience can be used internally

• September 20, 2017 20 Sep'17

  Oracle announces simplified pricing model for cloud computing

  Ahead of Oracle’s OpenWorld 2017 event, Larry Ellison announces simplification of cloud pricing, attached to increased automation in database and middleware

• September 19, 2017 19 Sep'17

  Veritas takes stock of data management play

  Software supplier Veritas says it has delivered on its promises but there is still work to do in realising its data management vision

• September 15, 2017 15 Sep'17

  Oracle 2017-18 Q1 results: Cloud revenue jumps by 51%

  Oracle’s first quarter 2017-18 results show jump in cloud revenue of 51%, boosted by NetSuite acquisition. Executives continue to be bullish on cloud growth, and the AI makeover of core database is flagged

• September 13, 2017 13 Sep'17

  British Army enhances data-driven decision making to staunch churn

  The British Army is continuing to use SAS analytics software to improve its data management, with a particular focus on reducing high-value personnel churn

• September 12, 2017 12 Sep'17

  Government wants to remain in EU cyber security club after Brexit

  The UK government wants to maintain deep links with the European Union’s cyber security working groups following Britain’s exit from the bloc in 2019

• September 12, 2017 12 Sep'17

  Riak NoSQL snapped up by Bet365

  Betting firm Bet365 aims to give away enterprise version of Riak NoSQL to the open source community and continue the development of the product

• September 08, 2017 08 Sep'17

  Trainline uses predictive analytics to help rail passengers save money

  Travellers using Trainline’s app can save money on tickets after the introduction of an in-app feature called Price Prediction

• September 06, 2017 06 Sep'17

  European Union states question copyright law proposal

  European states are questioning legality of a new copyright law proposed by the EU

• September 01, 2017 01 Sep'17

  Content delivery innovation improves user experience for e-tailer

  WorldStores Group, the owner of a number of online home and lifestyle retail brands, has transformed its customer experience with enhanced content delivery capabilities from Instart Logic

• August 31, 2017 31 Aug'17

  App-based challenger bank Starling enters next stage of its journey

  Thousands of people are downloading Starling’s app every week as the bank builds its customer base

• August 22, 2017 22 Aug'17

  Barclays installs devices to monitor office use

  Barclays bank has installed sensors connected to a cloud-based analytics platform to monitor and analyse office use

• August 18, 2017 18 Aug'17

  Box uses Google’s AI to support image recognition in the enterprise

  Optical character recognition and automated generation of image metadata is now possible, thanks to Google Cloud AI

• August 10, 2017 10 Aug'17

  CIO interview: Daniel Gebler, chief technology officer, Picnic

  The Netherlands has the highest supermarket density in the world, yet a technology company has been able to gain market share from the established order

• August 07, 2017 07 Aug'17

  TSG 1899 Hoffenheim gets 'faster in the head' with SAP analytics

  TSG 1899 Hoffenheim has been using SAP’s Hana database and applications to speed up players mentally, as well as using SAP Hybris to sell shirts

• August 02, 2017 02 Aug'17

  Fruit firm W B Chambers uses IFS suite to grow business

  W B Chambers, a Kentish fruit farm, has chosen IFS to support its business growth and to guard against the labour pool uncertainties of Brexit

• July 26, 2017 26 Jul'17

  Relational databases relatively poor at running digital transformation projects

  Digital projects aren’t living up to expectations, with many only delivering incremental improvements to the status quo, survey reveals

• July 25, 2017 25 Jul'17

  AA Ireland turns to predictive analytics in fraud crackdown

  Roadside assistance company invests in analytics software to fight fraud and introduce dynamic pricing after its split with the AA

• July 19, 2017 19 Jul'17

  IBM results show slow transition to new business model

  Cognitive is one of the cornerstones of IBM’s ‘strategic imperatives’, yet building out a portfolio of products and services will take time, IBM’s CFO admits

• July 12, 2017 12 Jul'17

  UK ranked as top 10 digital economy

  The UK has been ranked among the top 10 nations in terms of digital capabilities

• 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

• July 07, 2017 07 Jul'17

  Second phase of Dubai Health Authority’s electronic records implementation to start in August 2017

  Unified electronic medical record (EMR) system to be rolled to more medical facilities across Dubai

• June 29, 2017 29 Jun'17

  App-based banking continues its ascent in the UK

  The number of people banking from their mobile phones is increasing as more services are made available through the channel

• June 29, 2017 29 Jun'17

  How Vegas is using IoT and Cisco to improve the city experience

  Las Vegas’s chief innovation officer explains how the city has partnered with Cisco to deliver internet of things technologies that will help improve visitor experiences

• June 22, 2017 22 Jun'17

  Oracle 2016-17 results: cloud revenue up 60%, overall growth 2%

  Oracle’s full-year and fourth quarter results for fiscal year 2016-17 indicate 2% growth in overall revenue, with cloud representing 12% of total. Executives are once again bullish on cloud ERP growth prospects

• June 20, 2017 20 Jun'17

  NTT Docomo turns to SAP Hana to boost customer experience

  Japanese telco NTT Docomo rolls out in-memory database in eight months to analyse data from retail outlets and customer call centres in a bid to improve service levels

• June 16, 2017 16 Jun'17

  Greggs bakes in business change programme with SAP

  UK baker and food-to-go retailer says it has significantly advanced its business change programme with a full panoply of SAP software

• June 14, 2017 14 Jun'17

  SAP users look to software suppliers to help with fast-approaching GDPR

  An SAP UK and Ireland user group survey has found user organisations crying out for help as GDPR approaches, with cloud delivery a special concern

• 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

• June 13, 2017 13 Jun'17

  University of Edinburgh and Huawei collaborate on joint data lab

  University is setting up a research and development lab dedicated to distributed data management and processing, with help from Chinese company

• 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

• June 08, 2017 08 Jun'17

  Smart farming, IoT only way to feed growing population, says Beecham report

  A report from IoT sector analyst Beecham says the agricultural industry will need to embrace smart farming methodologies to support the growing human population

• June 08, 2017 08 Jun'17

  Dubai Airports automates resource planning

  Airports in Dubai are using automation software to co-ordinate resources such as check-in gates and aircraft stands

• June 02, 2017 02 Jun'17

  Doug Cutting, ‘father’ of Hadoop, talks about big data tech evolution

  In a Q&A interview, the “father” of Hadoop, Doug Cutting, talks about the cyber-security applications of the stack, as well as Hadoop’s evolution

• June 01, 2017 01 Jun'17

  Australia’s Icon Group taps IBM Watson to boost cancer care

  Watson for Oncology will provide oncologists with medical information and treatment options to support clinical decision making

• May 30, 2017 30 May'17

  ICC brings drones, smart bats and virtual reality to international cricket

  International Cricket Council teams up with Intel to transform the cricketing experience for fans and players with drones, smart connected bats and virtual reality

• May 24, 2017 24 May'17

  Singapore government to spend S$2.4bn on technology initiatives

  Funding will go towards building a national sensor platform, boosting the government’s cyber security capabilities and driving the use of robots

• May 24, 2017 24 May'17

  Interview: Nick Bleech, head of information security, Travis Perkins

  Last year, Travis Perkins implemented Splunk to help it to respond more quickly to security threats. Now, the business is looking into machine learning and a single customer view

• May 23, 2017 23 May'17

  Economic and political uncertainty drives organisations to rethink IT strategies

  CIO job satisfaction reaches a three-year high as organisations hire more IT staff and invest in innovative digital technology

• May 22, 2017 22 May'17

  Dutch railway uses IoT to reduce people jams

  Railway stations in The Netherlands are monitoring the movement of travellers to manage traffic flow and reduce people jams

• May 19, 2017 19 May'17

  How to simplify IT integration

  Pressure on IT is mounting and point-to-point integration does not scale. Opening up APIs is one of the approaches now being considered

• May 18, 2017 18 May'17

  Analytics, automation and AI critical to Cisco’s growth

  Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins has been talking about the criticality of analytics and automation technology to the enterprise network