News

Internet infrastructure

• October 09, 2014 09 Oct'14

  Housing associations launch shared internet service from BT

  BT promises housing association tenants lower internet costs through new scheme

• October 09, 2014 09 Oct'14

  Cloud, web-scale IT and IoT in Gartner’s 2015 top technologies

  Research firm Gartner has highlighted the top 10 technology trends for 2015

• October 08, 2014 08 Oct'14

  Tim Berners-Lee: Data sharing needs accountability

  The question of how much data an individual should share was a key theme of Tim Berners-Lee's keynote at IP Expo

• October 08, 2014 08 Oct'14

  Retail staff will have to change as digital strategies take over

  Retail staff in stores will have to change how they work as more shops begin to roll out digital solutions in their stores

• October 07, 2014 07 Oct'14

  Timberland focuses on online customer experience

  After internationalising its e-commerce offering across Europe, Timberland's next priority is refining its online experience

• October 07, 2014 07 Oct'14

  L’Oreal aligns technology with the business to work faster

  L’Oreal’s digital technology is working with the business and marketing departments to become innovative and agile

• October 07, 2014 07 Oct'14

  Mothercare to trial beacons in store from early 2015

  Mothercare plans to trial beacon technology from early 2015 to engage with customers, rather than for promotional messages.

• October 07, 2014 07 Oct'14

  Mothercare uses mobile to engage with customers, not just to sell

  Mothercare is continuing to use mobile to improve customer service and engage with users

• October 03, 2014 03 Oct'14

  Cable broadband now faster than fibre, claims Ofcom

  A report on UK broadband speeds reveals that cable broadband connections are now faster than fibre

• October 02, 2014 02 Oct'14

  Oracle OpenWorld 2014: Lloyd's Register goes mobile with Oracle

  Lloyd’s Register Group tells delegates at the Oracle OpenWorld 2014 conference how it developed a mobile working application for clients and staff

• October 02, 2014 02 Oct'14

  Oracle OpenWorld 2014: Are retailers lost in a sea of technology, data and insight?

  As Oracle's OpenWorld user conference closes for another year, Computer Weekly reflects on the challenge retailers face in the age of big data

• October 01, 2014 01 Oct'14

  UK broadband lags as global average speed hits 4Mbps

  Akamai’s latest State of the Internet report into take-up of superfast broadband and IPv6 shows the UK is lagging

• October 01, 2014 01 Oct'14

  Oracle OpenWorld 2014: US fashion retailer Tilly’s aligns IT with marketing

  US retailer Tilly’s has aligned its e-commerce and marketing teams to focus on customer experience

• September 30, 2014 30 Sep'14

  Going digital at the Ministry of Justice

  The Ministry of Justice is making progress on its digital strategy, with CDO Paul Shetler at the helm

• September 30, 2014 30 Sep'14

  Oracle OpenWorld 2014: Toms expands global e-commerce

  Footwear retailer Toms relaunches e-commerce websites with Oracle platform to grow and improve customer experience

• September 30, 2014 30 Sep'14

  Oracle OpenWorld 2014: Larry Ellison demonstrates Oracle’s commitment to the cloud

  Oracle CTO Larry Ellison highlighted Oracle’s commitment to the cloud by announcing new products at its OpenWorld conference

• September 30, 2014 30 Sep'14

  Oracle OpenWorld 2014: Walgreens and Dunnhumby look to digital health in the cloud

  US retailer Walgreens and customer science firm Dunnhumby are moving further into the health and wellbeing market with cloud

• September 29, 2014 29 Sep'14

  London innovation centre launches to tackle data challenges

  An innovation and collaboration centre has been launched to develop ideas relating to data and the UK economy

• September 29, 2014 29 Sep'14

  Oracle OpenWorld 2014: Oracle collaborates with Vodafone to dive into IoT

  Oracle has announced an internet of things (IoT) collaboration with Vodafone at its annual Openworld user conference

• September 25, 2014 25 Sep'14

  Huawei ploughs $4bn into fixed broadband research

  Huawei announces major R&D investment in ‘ultra-broadband’ research over the next three years as interest in new networking standards grows

• September 23, 2014 23 Sep'14

  Last council finally connects to PSN

  The last remaining local authority has moved to the public services network (PSN) almost six months past the deadline

• September 23, 2014 23 Sep'14

  Investment needed to tackle digital divide, says Go ON UK

  Investment on internet infrastructure needs to be complemented by skills investment, says Go ON UK deputy CEO

• September 23, 2014 23 Sep'14

  Labour activists call for £10bn plan to make UK a leading digital economy

  Digital activists in the Labour party want it to commit to a £10bn, five-year plan to make the UK the world’s leading digital economy

• September 23, 2014 23 Sep'14

  Orange steps up to growing demands on business networks

  Orange Business Services is extending Business VPN to cater for growing use of internet networks for cloud and web services

• September 22, 2014 22 Sep'14

  UK could be leader in 5G technology

  The UK could be a leader in the development of the 5G network if it is fast in implementing technology and standards, says MP David Willetts

• September 19, 2014 19 Sep'14

  Peterborough City Council launches cloud-enabled technology strategy

  Peterborough City Council is launching a cloud-enabled technology strategy to improve how it connects with citizens

• September 18, 2014 18 Sep'14

  Software-defined infrastructure challenges legacy IT culture, warns Gartner

  Software-defined infrastructures are rapidly emerging and could disrupt conventional IT control, responsibility and support

• September 18, 2014 18 Sep'14

  Interview: Chi Onwurah, Labour shadow Cabinet Office minister

  Labour's shadow cabinet minister, Chi Onwurah, offers a unique connection between technology and politics

• September 18, 2014 18 Sep'14

  Interview: Wood Mackenzie CTO John Linwood on life after the BBC

  John Linwood, former chief technology officer at the BBC, talks about winning a high-profile employment tribunal and his new job at Wood Mackenzie

• September 17, 2014 17 Sep'14

  KPMG: IoT, 3D printing and healthcare IT to have most impact

  Internet of things (IoT), 3D printing and biotech or healthcare IT are among the IT trends that will change the way people work and live

• September 17, 2014 17 Sep'14

  Virgin Atlantic to bring Wi-Fi to transatlantic flights

  Virgin Atlantic is to start providing Wi-Fi onboard its transatlantic flights from Europe

• September 17, 2014 17 Sep'14

  UK political parties expand digital campaigns

  The three main political parties expand their digital campaign messages following the launch of TechUK's digital manifesto

• September 17, 2014 17 Sep'14

  UK is third most network-connected country in the world

  The UK is behind only Germany and the US in its development of internet services, according to a study

• September 15, 2014 15 Sep'14

  CIO interview: Stephen Hale, head of digital, Department of Health

  “I want to make digital less of a novelty,” says the Department of Health’s head of digital Stephen Hale

• September 15, 2014 15 Sep'14

  UKTV upgrades technology infrastructure for mobility

  Media company UKTV has upgraded its IT infrastructure using mobile and cloud-based technology

• September 15, 2014 15 Sep'14

  Clarks shoes steps into digital

  Shoe manufacturer Clarks is replacing its legacy e-commerce sites with a global cloud-based system next month

• September 12, 2014 12 Sep'14

  Retailers need to adopt ‘fail fast’ attitude to technology

  Retailers experimenting with digital technologies must take a “fail fast” approach so they can deliver new innovations quickly

• September 11, 2014 11 Sep'14

  Boots to roll out real-time stock visibility in coming weeks

  Health and beauty retailer, Alliance Boots, is about to roll out real-time stock visibility to its stores and customers using SAP Hana

• September 10, 2014 10 Sep'14

  UK retailers must invest more in digital technologies

  The UK’s biggest retailers are ‘under-investing’ in in-store digital technologies

• September 10, 2014 10 Sep'14

  Smartphones could render smartmeter in-home display redundant

  The Public Accounts Committee’s latest report on smartmeters has warned that the government risks being locked into technology

• September 10, 2014 10 Sep'14

  Twitter and Netflix join ISP net neutrality internet slowdown protest

  Internet companies join a slowdown protest against US plans to allow internet service providers (ISPs) to charge extra for prioritised network access

• September 09, 2014 09 Sep'14

  Wider public sector needs better understanding of cyber security

  Local government, the NHS and the wider public sector needs to have a better understanding of the threat of cyber security

• September 09, 2014 09 Sep'14

  EY seeks tech startups to address challenges of right to be forgotten

  Professional services firm Ernst & Young is looking for startups to find technology solutions to the ‘right to be forgotten’ regulation

• September 09, 2014 09 Sep'14

  CIO interview: Bryson Koehler, CIO of The Weather Company

  The Weather Company is a huge advocate for cloud-based technology, and everything it has built is cloud-enabled

• September 05, 2014 05 Sep'14

  'Bungled' Army 2020 IT recruitment contract loses £70m of savings

  Mismanaged IT contracts lead to further setbacks in Ministry of Defence (MoD) and Army recruitment drive

• September 05, 2014 05 Sep'14

  Camden Market launches social Wi-Fi system to track footfall

  Free Wi-Fi connectivity is available to shoppers in Camden Market in London, which also provides real-time data on users

• September 04, 2014 04 Sep'14

  Home Office has "long way to go” to fix police IT and procurement

  Police IT is going to take a long time to fix, according to home secretary Theresa May

• September 04, 2014 04 Sep'14

  Ordnance Survey to release open data on green spaces

  The Ordnance Survey is to release information and statistics on green space in England and Wales as open data

• September 04, 2014 04 Sep'14

  NHS England informatics head wants more CCIOs

  NHS England director wants to see a chief clinical information officer in every NHS provider and clinical commissioning group

• September 03, 2014 03 Sep'14

  Prescribing digital videos could help NHS deal with chronic diseases

  Videos and digital interactions with patients are being prescribed as part of a pre-trial to see if they encourage patients with chronic diseases to better manage their conditions

• September 03, 2014 03 Sep'14

  HSCIC and MOJ first to procure on government managed email framework

  The Health & Social Care Information Commission and the Ministry of Justice to procure managed email using a new government framework

• September 02, 2014 02 Sep'14

  Natural Resources Wales takes to the cloud with Microsoft

  The Welsh envoronmental public body adopts Microsoft cloud functionalities including Office 365 and Azure

• September 01, 2014 01 Sep'14

  Applications open for government Digital and Technology Fast Stream

  Applications are open for the 2015 Civil Service Fast Stream, which offers digital graduates an opportunity to work in government

• September 01, 2014 01 Sep'14

  Suppliers discuss Emergency Services Network with Home Office

  Suppliers have attended an event held by the Home Office to discuss details of the new Emergency Services Network

• September 01, 2014 01 Sep'14

  Local government calls for a local GDS

  Local government needs a local version of the Government Digital Service (GDS) with dedicated in-house digital teams, says Socitm

• September 01, 2014 01 Sep'14

  Chinese MSN Messenger service ends in October 2014

  Microsoft will switch off Windows Live Messenger (WLM) for its last users in China at the end of October 2014

• August 29, 2014 29 Aug'14

  GDS launches research lab for testing digital services

  The Government Digital Service (GDS) has revealed a digital research lab to allow departments to test their online services

• August 29, 2014 29 Aug'14

  Tesco to reduce IT spend in a bid to cut costs

  Supermarket giant Tesco has announced that it will be cutting costs from its IT budget to save money

• August 29, 2014 29 Aug'14

  Ocado’s technology under fire, causing share price to fall

  Ocado’s IT has come under fire in a financial analyst's report that claims the market has over-valued the retailer's automation technology

• August 28, 2014 28 Aug'14

  Government appoints former Credit Suisse CIO as deputy CTO

  The government has appointed former Credit Suisse CIO Magnus Falk as its new deputy chief technology officer (CTO)

• August 28, 2014 28 Aug'14

  Time Warner network fault cuts million off internet

  A network fault at Time Warner Cable has cut off millions of US customers from the internet

• August 27, 2014 27 Aug'14

  Financial services startups: what’s in it for the banks?

  Banks are investing time and money in IT startups, but are they building an IT ecosystem or betting on the next Facebook?

• August 27, 2014 27 Aug'14

  BDUK arrives on the Isle of Wight

  The Isle of Wight inaugurates its first rural fibre cabinet delivered by BDUK as the project finally crosses the Solent

• August 27, 2014 27 Aug'14

  Foreign Office spends £92,574 on social media training

  The FCO has spent £92,574 on social media training since 2010, according to a freedom of information request

• August 27, 2014 27 Aug'14

  Government sees 820,000 voters register online

  Over one million UK citizens have registered to vote over the last two months, with around 820,000 opting for a new online registration service

• August 26, 2014 26 Aug'14

  Land Registry automates document registration using Abbyy

  The Land Registry has been automating the way changes are made to its register which documents the ownership of land in England and Wales

• August 26, 2014 26 Aug'14

  The internet of things: Britain's next big opportunity

  Tech City's Gerard Grech talks about the IoT phenomenon and a startup competition that is intended to accelerate technologies

• August 22, 2014 22 Aug'14

  IoT-enabled devices to top 40 billion by 2020, say researchers

  The number of active wireless connected devices will exceed 40.9 billion by 2020 – more than double the current total

• August 22, 2014 22 Aug'14

  GCHQ produces BYOD guidelines for organisations

  GCHQ's IT security arm provides guidance to organisations who want to allow employees to use personal devices at work

• August 22, 2014 22 Aug'14

  Can IT change the course of history? The story of Graham Tottle, the IT guy trapped in Iraq

  Rarely does an IT worker affect history, but in 1990 Graham Tottle was in Saddam Hussein’s HQ at the start of Iraq's invasion of Kuwait

• August 22, 2014 22 Aug'14

  £210,000 startup competition launched to find connected cities solutions

  A competition has been launched to encourage digital startups and SMEs to create solutions for connected cities

• August 21, 2014 21 Aug'14

  Case study: Borough of Poole uses Huddle for child adoption meetings

  The Borough of Poole has been using Huddle to enable local government teams to collaborate securely on issues of child welfare

• August 21, 2014 21 Aug'14

  UK government backs consortium's search for IOT standard

  The UK government has awarded £1.6m to a consortium of 40 British firm, tasked with finding a standard specification for the internet of things

• August 18, 2014 18 Aug'14

  Labour commits to GDS and says it wants to keep contractors

  The Labour party has said it will build on GDS's work and retain the team's staff if it wins the 2015 general election

• August 18, 2014 18 Aug'14

  CIO Interview: Hugh Fahy, CIO, Net-A-Porter

  “I like to emphasis the ‘I’ bit in CIO,” says Hugh Fahy, chief information officer of the Net-A-Porter Group

• August 18, 2014 18 Aug'14

  Consumers spending £1bn more online than last summer

  Online shoppers are spending £1bn more online than they did last summer, partly due to buying holidays on the web

• August 14, 2014 14 Aug'14

  Click and collect drives e-commerce growth for Asda

  Shoppers at Asda are continuing to choose to buy their groceries online and pick them up in-store

• August 14, 2014 14 Aug'14

  Amazon launches credit card reader for small businesses

  Amazon has launched a card reader and mobile app for small businesses

• August 13, 2014 13 Aug'14

  Company Magazine ditches print to go online only

  The womens’ monthly publication Company Magazine has announced it will become a standalone digital brand from October

• August 12, 2014 12 Aug'14

  House of Fraser rolls out beacon-enabled mannequins in Aberdeen

  House of Fraser is rolling out beacon-enabled mannequins that will allow the store to engage directly with shoppers or passers-by

• August 12, 2014 12 Aug'14

  Android banking apps susceptible to hacking

  A vulnerability in Android applications built on the Apache Cordova platform has sparked new fears over mobile banking

• August 12, 2014 12 Aug'14

  60% of GDS staff contracts to expire within 12 months of general election

  Almost 60% of employees at the Government Digital Service (GDS) could be gone within 12 months of next year’s general election

• August 11, 2014 11 Aug'14

  Kirklees gets dark fibre injection for PSN deployment

  Kirklees Council’s PSN deployment to be enhanced with dark fibre connectivity following agreement between suppliers

• August 11, 2014 11 Aug'14

  USB-connected devices present cyber vulnerabilities

  Connecting devices to computers using a USB port could lead to security breaches, say Berlin-based researchers

• August 11, 2014 11 Aug'14

  Nationwide and Santander to take part in FinTech Innovation Lab 2015

  Nationwide and Santander will be supporting next year’s FinTech Innovation Lab in London, which is now open to receive applications

• August 08, 2014 08 Aug'14

  BT picks up Welsh PSN contract

  BT gains control of Welsh government PSN broadband and IP services contract, ousting services provider Logicalis

• August 08, 2014 08 Aug'14

  Joanna Shields becomes a peer

  Former Tech City CEO and the prime minister’s adviser on the digital economy, Joanna Shields, has been awarded a life peerage

• August 08, 2014 08 Aug'14

  Why John Linwood is not to blame for BBC’s failed technology project

  Former BBC CTO has won his case for unfair dismissal over the failed £100m DMI project, but what lessons can be learned?

• August 08, 2014 08 Aug'14

  DCMS: BDUK roll-out hits million premises milestone

  Culture minister Sajid Javid insists the £1.7bn broadband delivery UK (BDUK) roll-out programme will hit coverage targets on schedule

• August 08, 2014 08 Aug'14

  Google to favour secure websites in search rankings

  Google is starting to favour secure websites and is ranking them higher on its search engine

• August 07, 2014 07 Aug'14

  Sacked BBC CTO wins unfair dismissal case

  Former BBC chief technology officer John Linwood has won his case for unfair dismissal against the broadcaster

• August 07, 2014 07 Aug'14

  Manchester has the second largest Wi-Fi network in the UK

  The city of Manchester is now home to the second largest Wi-Fi network in the country as it completes a network extension

• August 07, 2014 07 Aug'14

  Ofcom report reveals boost for superfast broadband and 4G

  Ofcom’s latest communications report suggests superfast broadband and 4G accessibility is growing steadily

• August 06, 2014 06 Aug'14

  Startup innovation workspace to pop up in Reading

  A Thames Valley pop-up innovation workspace for tech startups will open its doors in September

• August 06, 2014 06 Aug'14

  Government considers future of national infrastructure strategy

  DCMS launches consultation to help shape the UK’s digital connectivity strategy beyond 2020

• August 06, 2014 06 Aug'14

  Google executive to set up fintech investment fund in London

  Google’s UK's vice president of brand solutions, Dan Cobley, will be leaving the tech giant to start a fintech incubator

• August 06, 2014 06 Aug'14

  Virgin Media expands fibre-optic network into East London

  Virgin Media is embarking on a major fibre network expansion, doubling broadband speeds to 100,000 East London homes

• August 06, 2014 06 Aug'14

  Russian hackers steal over a billion usernames and passwords

  A group of Russian cyber criminals have attacked 500 million email addresses and gained 1.2 billion usernames and passwords

• August 05, 2014 05 Aug'14

  What's the solution to Tech City’s lack of superfast broadband?

  Reports of poor internet connectivity for startup tech companies in London’s Tech City have been circulating for some time

• August 05, 2014 05 Aug'14

  Met Police awards £90m command and control integration contract

  The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) has appointed Lockheed Martin as systems integrator of its new command and control system