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• February 28, 2014 28 Feb'14

  Inca launches superfast broadband ‘notspot’ scheme

  The networks organisation asks individuals, businesses and communities to speak out about where rural broadband funding needs to go

• February 28, 2014 28 Feb'14

  Virgin Media boosts broadband speeds

  Virgin Media promises a top speed of 152Mbps for customers across the UK, as well as boosting its entry-level connection from 30Mbps to 50Mbps

• February 27, 2014 27 Feb'14

  Sainsbury’s appoints digital and technology director

  Sainsbury’s has created a digital and technology director and awarded the position to existing online director, Jon Rudoe

• February 26, 2014 26 Feb'14

  Tesco expected to launch digital services “imminently”

  Tesco is expanding its multichannel portfolio by launching a digital wallet soon, with several other digital services also set to launch

• February 25, 2014 25 Feb'14

  Zuckerburg at MWC: Emerging markets don’t know they need the internet

  Slow uptake of the internet in emerging markets is due to a lack of knowledge of necessity, according to Facebook founder Mark Zuckerburg

• February 24, 2014 24 Feb'14

  Tech-savvy Mothercare boss quits

  Mothercare announces the resignation of chief executive Simon Calver

• February 21, 2014 21 Feb'14

  HMRC starts testing digital alerts for online self-assessment

  HM Revenue and Customs has started testing a digital alerts service for self-assessment - the latest 'digital by default' exemplar to go into beta

• February 21, 2014 21 Feb'14

  Data network outages hit Vodafone

  Mobile operator Vodafone apologises to customers on Twitter but refuses to give an estimate of when services will return to normal

• February 21, 2014 21 Feb'14

  Scotrail offers rail passengers Wi-Fi with Level 3

  The Scottish train operator teams with Level 3 to bring Wi-Fi to 25 of its stations across the country

• February 20, 2014 20 Feb'14

  Interview: Helen Milner CEO, Tinder, on the digital divide in Britain

  Eleven million people across the UK are struggling to connect to the internet. Not because of problems with hardware, bad connectivity, or even rural broadband challenges, but because they either don’t know how, or are too poor to get online

• February 20, 2014 20 Feb'14

  EE posts steady results for ‘year of 4G’

  Mobile operator EE posts solid numbers after its first full year offering 4G to the UK

• February 19, 2014 19 Feb'14

  EE connects commuters via 4G

  EE has announced plans to expand its 4G network to aid commuters, and will be recruiting more than 1,000 new customer service staff over the next 24 months

• February 19, 2014 19 Feb'14

  Newcastle to go digital with £9m government fund

  The North Eastern city will benefit from superfast broadband, free Wi-Fi and a cloud computing centre

• February 19, 2014 19 Feb'14

  Hyperoptic targets three more UK cities for 1Gbps broadband

  The fibre to the home provider is extending its reach outside of London to bring 1Gbps connections to Bristol, Cardiff and Reading

• February 19, 2014 19 Feb'14

  Civil servants believe government departments lack skills to achieve "digital by default"

  Just 36% of civil servants in central government believe their departments have the skills needed to achieve its "digital by default" strategy

• February 18, 2014 18 Feb'14

  Marks & Spencer relaunches website

  Marks & Spencer has unveiled its new-look website as part of its wider multi-channel approach to retail.

• February 18, 2014 18 Feb'14

  Online sales up 18% on last year

  Post-Christmas online sales have exceeded forecasts, growing by 18% year on year

• February 17, 2014 17 Feb'14

  Latvia’s Lattelecom: 1Gbps will be standard by 2018

  Latvian telecoms firm will make 1Gbps its standard connection to homes by 2018, with the internet of things and customer demand necessitating the rise

• February 17, 2014 17 Feb'14

  NHS Scotland awards SWAN contract to Capita

  Capita wins the £110m contract for the Scottish Wide Area Network project, while BT continues to seek damages for losing out

• February 13, 2014 13 Feb'14

  The challenges of implementing Camden’s digital strategy

  Camden Borough Council's digital strategy sets out how technology will support and enable the local authority grow and develop

• February 13, 2014 13 Feb'14

  Cisco profits plummet for second quarter

  A one-off charge for faulty memory chips sees profits for the networking firm tumble by almost 55%, while revenues decline 8% year on year

• February 12, 2014 12 Feb'14

  Telehealth startups cluster around Kent

  Telehealth technology startups cluster around Kent in industry move to provide digital health solutions for the UK’s aging population

• February 12, 2014 12 Feb'14

  Newcastle and Buckinghamshire councils win O2 Local Government Digital Fund

  Newcastle City Council and Buckinghamshire County Council have won a share of prize money from O2 which will be used by the councils to tackle social challenges using technology

• February 12, 2014 12 Feb'14

  Government tasks startup to build flood volunteering website

  A new website to help victims of the UK flooding disaster has been launched today

• February 11, 2014 11 Feb'14

  Rugby Football Union installs mobile commerce technology

  The Rugby Football Union (RFU) is implementing a mobile commerce services in its Twickenham stadium

• February 11, 2014 11 Feb'14

  Poundland founder launches Poundshop online website

  The co-founder of the bargain store Poundland is to launch a Poundshop online store

• February 10, 2014 10 Feb'14

  Intelligent Energy uses Polycom to implement unified comms

  Intelligent Energy – a developer of clean energy technology – is using Polycom’s communications technology to deliver a unified system for conference calls as it expands globally.

• February 10, 2014 10 Feb'14

  CIO interview: The Met's Richard Thwaite on its Total Technology IT strategy

  Metropolitan Police CIO Richard Thwaite on getting the business and IT suitably aligned as the force embarks on a four-year IT strategy

• February 07, 2014 07 Feb'14

  Glasgow City Council signs BT for free Wi-Fi before Commonwealth Games

  Glasgow City Council signs BT to provide free Wi-Fi across the city in time for the Common Wealth Games in summer 2014

• February 07, 2014 07 Feb'14

  Met Police releases ‘Total Technology’ IT strategy

  The Metropolitan Police Service has released a three to four-year plan on how to transform the use of technology in the organisation

• February 06, 2014 06 Feb'14

  Startupbootcamp launches fintech accelerator programme

  The European startup accelerator Startupbootcamp has launched an accelerator programme focused on growing financial services companies

• February 06, 2014 06 Feb'14

  Large internet companies could win insurance customers

  Almost a quarter of consumers would consider large internet companies – such as Google and Amazon – as possible insurance providers.

• February 04, 2014 04 Feb'14

  Enterprise partnerships could solve startup skills gap, says panel

  Startups may find partnerships with larger corporations the best way to tackle talent-hiring blockades caused by UK immigration laws

• February 04, 2014 04 Feb'14

  Halfway through the Government Digital Service transformation project

  Halfway through a two-year project to move public services online, the Government Digital Service (GDS) is on track, but what challenges lie ahead?

• February 03, 2014 03 Feb'14

  BT rolls out free Wi-Fi at Thistle Hotels

  The GLH hotel group chooses BT Wi-Fi to offer free internet connectivity in its 36 hotels across the UK

• February 03, 2014 03 Feb'14

  BT criticised for ‘knocking out competition’ in Wiltshire

  BT and Wiltshire County Council have been accused of using public funds to build out broadband in areas set to be served by alternative providers

• January 31, 2014 31 Jan'14

  BT Wholesale loses revenues as Post Office customers leave

  After losing its Post Office contract for broadband and phone in 2011, BT Wholesale revenues drop 9% as customers go to TalkTalk

• January 31, 2014 31 Jan'14

  Interview: Dame Wendy Hall on Global Commission on Internet Governance

  We speak to UK IT's representative on the new Global Commission on Internet Governance and ask what she hopes it will achieve

• January 31, 2014 31 Jan'14

  Google Q4 revenues and profits up 17%

  Google reported fourth quarter revenues of $16.86 and profits of $3.38bn, both up 17% compared with the same period in 2012

• January 30, 2014 30 Jan'14

  Argos seeks new recruits for digital hub

  Argos has opened a ‘digital hub’ in London which will focus on creating more agile and flexible ways of working

• January 30, 2014 30 Jan'14

  Are businesses turning to Windows Phone instead of BlackBerry?

  It's been a year since BlackBerry tried to reclaim the smartphone market with the BB10 operating system and the Z10 and qwerty Q10 handsets

• January 30, 2014 30 Jan'14

  Cisco engineers – an innovative future?

  Will network engineers be given more chances to innovate post-economic crash? We ask those at Cisco Live 2014

• January 29, 2014 29 Jan'14

  Government announces preferred open standards for documents

  The government has announced a set of open standards which it hopes will be used for documents across government

• January 29, 2014 29 Jan'14

  Internet of Things could be held up by physical flaws

  Cisco’s managing director of IoT warns physical issues with sensors and batteries could hamper the effectiveness of connected cities

• January 29, 2014 29 Jan'14

  Yahoo shares down after disappointing fourth quarter

  Yahoo’s share price dropped 5% on disappointing fourth quarter financial results

• January 28, 2014 28 Jan'14

  South Devon Healthcare NHS Trust deploys iOS devices

  South Devon Healthcare NHS Trust has deployed 300 iOS mobile devices onto its network to improve patient care processes

• January 28, 2014 28 Jan'14

  DECC IT overhaul follows government digital standards

  The Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) is accustomed to large outsourcing contracts, yet it is the first department within government to move away from a single supplier approach, to a new multi-sourcing model across all its core ...

• January 24, 2014 24 Jan'14

  BT pledges extra £50m to commercial broadband roll-out

  The telecoms giant promises to bring a further 400,000 premises onto its fibre network across 30 cities

• January 24, 2014 24 Jan'14

  CIO interview: Julian Payne, head of ICT, Science Museum Group

  The Science Museum Group has just completed a merger with the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester. Beginning in 2012 and took two years to integrate all business and IT functionality with the group

• January 24, 2014 24 Jan'14

  Dolphinholme debate raises questions over BDUK rural broadband funding

  We examine how one tiny village in Lancashire has pitted BT, the government and alternative providers against one another

• January 23, 2014 23 Jan'14

  SMEs given power to cancel phone contracts

  New rules from Ofcom will enable consumers and small businesses to cancel phone or broadband contracts if their provider ups its prices

• January 23, 2014 23 Jan'14

  Nokia ends 2013 in decline

  All of Nokia's divisions see falls in sales and profits, but its CEO remains positive the remaining businesses will flourish in the future

• January 23, 2014 23 Jan'14

  CIO interview: Richard Warner, CIO, LV

  The IT industry is swarming with buzz words, from big data and the internet of things to social collaboration and consumerisation of distribution. Yet despite the hype around them making some doubt their importance, the CIO of insurer LV, Richard ...

• January 22, 2014 22 Jan'14

  Councils must adopt a multi-channel strategy for public services

  Local government should be adopting a joined up multi-channel strategy for its public service offerings

• January 22, 2014 22 Jan'14

  BT and Alcatel Lucent test 1.4Tbps broadband

  The two firms ran the trial over existing infrastructure and claim it is the fastest speed to have ever been achieved over commercial grade hardware

• January 22, 2014 22 Jan'14

  Huawei exec named chair at Open Networking Foundation

  In a boost to his company’s reputation, Dr Serge Manning is named the chair of the wireless and mobile working group for the ONF.

• January 22, 2014 22 Jan'14

  Chatham House founds Global Commission on Internet Governance

  The Royal Institute of International Affairs will work with the CIGI to form a strategy for the future of internet governance

• January 21, 2014 21 Jan'14

  Ofcom to allow superfast broadband for travellers

  Communications regulator Ofcom has given the go-ahead for vehicles such as boats, planes and trains to provide passengers with superfast broadband

• January 20, 2014 20 Jan'14

  EE routers vulnerable to ‘incredibly easy’ hack

  A blogger claims to have found a flaw in EE’s BrightBox broadband routers that could leave sensitive information accessible to hackers

• January 20, 2014 20 Jan'14

  HMRC to recruit 50 digital specialists in the North East

  HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is looking to recruit more than 50 digital specialists to work at a new digital centre in the North East

• January 20, 2014 20 Jan'14

  Tech firms lobby to keep open tax avoidance loopholes

  Big US tech firms are lobbying the OECD not to close tax loopholes they exploit to pay less tax in the UK and elsewhere

• January 20, 2014 20 Jan'14

  BSkyB and Vodafone in talks for new broadband services

  Sources claim BSkyB and Vodafone are in discussions around forming an alliance to compete against BT with broadband and PayTV services

• January 17, 2014 17 Jan'14

  Internet at risk of 'cybergeddon' says WEF

  Internet is at risk of fragmenting amid concerns over spying and cyber crime, says World Economic Forum

• January 15, 2014 15 Jan'14

  Case study: Berkshire NHS adopts 4G for home visits

  The Foundation Trust enables its nurses to access and update patient records on the move with 4G mobile Wi-Fi from EE

• January 15, 2014 15 Jan'14

  Olympics executive named new BDUK chief

  Chris Townsend will lead the government’s rural broadband project, including pilot schemes of alternative technologies for areas that are hardest to reach

• January 14, 2014 14 Jan'14

  Tesco signs deal with Verizon for ‘single global network’

  Tesco will link its network across 12 countries over a single infrastructure provided by Verizon

• January 14, 2014 14 Jan'14

  Cabinet Office attempts to defuse PSN compliance tensions

  The Cabinet Office has updated the public services network (PSN) programme to make it easier for councils to meet security requirements

• January 13, 2014 13 Jan'14

  HSBC boss to take over BT Openreach

  BT confirms Joe Garner will take over as the CEO of its Openreach division when Liv Garfield steps down in February

• January 13, 2014 13 Jan'14

  Former WTO chief leads debate on future of European spectrum

  The future of the UHF spectrum band will be discussed by industry leaders over the next six months before presenting proposals to the European Commission

• January 13, 2014 13 Jan'14

  Startups selected for FinTech Innovation Lab 2014

  Seven startups have been selected for this year’s FinTech Innovation Lab in London.

• January 13, 2014 13 Jan'14

  Free Wi-Fi coming to Edinburgh buses and trams

  Today sees the tender close for a government-funded project to bring free Wi-Fi to Edinburgh’s public transport network.

• January 13, 2014 13 Jan'14

  Predictions 2014: How CIOs plan to spend their 2014 IT budget

  Computer Weekly asks IT experts what they believe will be the biggest areas of IT investment in 2014, and how different industries will be spending their IT budgets.

• January 10, 2014 10 Jan'14

  £8m competition seeks tech to rejuvenate high street

  A competition has been launched to find new technology that will encourage people to shop on the high street

• January 10, 2014 10 Jan'14

  Record online sales saw growth of almost 20% over Christmas

  Sales of non-food goods online grew 19.2% in December compared to the previous year

• January 10, 2014 10 Jan'14

  First steps on the Cabinet Office technology transformation journey

  Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude has led the drive to change how technology is used across government, yet within his department IT is poor

• January 09, 2014 09 Jan'14

  Eurotunnel signs deal with EE and Vodafone

  EE and Vodafone have signed a 10-year contract with Eurotunnel to enable customers to use their mobiles in the Channel Tunnel

• January 09, 2014 09 Jan'14

  Tesco sales decline, but multi-channel efforts are paying off

  Tesco has reported disappointing sales, with a 2.4% drop in overall like-for-like sales over the Christmas period

• January 09, 2014 09 Jan'14

  Sky forced to update porn filter

  Sky has been forced to update its porn filter after it was found to be blocking legitimate file-sharing sites

• January 09, 2014 09 Jan'14

  “Digital government” on track to save £500m

  The government has announced it is on track to save £500m of taxpayer’s money by improving IT efficiency and tackling IT waste

• January 08, 2014 08 Jan'14

  Sainsbury’s sees 10% increase in online sales

  Supermarket chain Sainsbury’s has seen the online delivery arm of its business grow by over 10% in the past quarter

• January 06, 2014 06 Jan'14

  Samsung launches Smart Home ecosystem to connect home devices

  Samsung has launched a connected home ecosystem at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas

• January 03, 2014 03 Jan'14

  Startup profile: Novoda

  Novoda is a service-based startup company which operates out of two offices – in London and Berlin. It develops Android software for companies wishing to have an application on the Google Play Store

• January 02, 2014 02 Jan'14

  John Lewis online sales soar over Christmas period

  John Lewis has seen online sales for the five-week trading period over Christmas increase by 22.6% on last year

• December 31, 2013 31 Dec'13

  Top 10 mobile networking stories of 2013

  Computer Weekly takes a look back over the past 12 months at the biggest headlines in the mobile networking industry

• December 31, 2013 31 Dec'13

  Top 10 retail IT stories of 2013

  Smart retailers are realising they must adopt a multi-channel approach to their business, making instore, online, and mobile a seamless experience for the customer

• December 30, 2013 30 Dec'13

  Top 10 supplier profiles 2013

  Are you thinking of doing business with an IT technology supplier? Check out our independent profiles of the leading technology companies.

• December 28, 2013 28 Dec'13

  Top 10 networking stories of 2013

  Computer Weekly looks back at the biggest headlines in the networking industry over the past 12 months

• December 20, 2013 20 Dec'13

  OFT asks to observe government selection of open standards for documents

  The Office of Fair Trading asked the government if it could observe the sensitive process of selecting open standards for document formats

• December 20, 2013 20 Dec'13

  Fujitsu set to lose three government outsourcing deals

  A number of outsourced contracts with Fujitsu will not be renewed by government over the coming year

• December 20, 2013 20 Dec'13

  Met Police IT strategy expected 9 months late

  A new Metropolitan Police IT strategy is to be released in January nine months later than recommended by a critical report into the force’s IT

• December 20, 2013 20 Dec'13

  UK citizen wins legal round against Facebook over Prism leaks

  A British citizen has applied for a judgement against Facebook in a case that will test the right of tech firms to give UK personal data to the NSA.

• December 20, 2013 20 Dec'13

  Ofcom threatens BT with fines over repairs

  Telecoms regulator Ofcom tells BT Openreach to fix faults with telephone and broadband services in two days or it could face fines

• December 19, 2013 19 Dec'13

  BT launches proceedings against Scotland's NHS over SWAN project

  Telecoms giant BT has launched a court case against the Scottish health service after failing to win the contract for the Scottish Wide Area Network project

• December 18, 2013 18 Dec'13

  BBC publishes PwC report into its failed £98m Digital Media Initiative

  The BBC has today published a report by PwC into the broadcaster’s failed Digital Media Initiative (DMI)

• December 17, 2013 17 Dec'13

  Greater Manchester signs penultimate BDUK contract with BT

  Eight councils in Greater Manchester sign a £15m contract with BT to bring 39,000 homes high-speed broadband by March 2016

• December 17, 2013 17 Dec'13

  GCHQ told to tighten reins on Huawei security centre

  A report commissioned by David Cameron has called for tighter controls on Huawei’s Cyber Security Evaluation Centre amid fears around the company’s ties with the Chinese government

• December 17, 2013 17 Dec'13

  Is BT ‘embedding secret spy equipment’ in routers?

  UK telecoms giant BT is accused of enabling GCHQ and the NSA access to customer data through its routers used in millions of homes and businesses across the UK. BT claims it is just a conspiracy theory. Computer Weekly looks at both sides

• December 17, 2013 17 Dec'13

  John Lewis trials transactional tablets and debuts on Google Street View

  John Lewis has announced a range of shopping technologies it will be trialling over the Christmas period

• December 13, 2013 13 Dec'13

  Foreign Office agile crisis response IT system goes live

  The Foreign Office’s new crisis response IT system, Crisis Hub, is now live.

• December 13, 2013 13 Dec'13

  Cable theft causes three-day broadband outage in West London

  Customers of BT, TalkTalk and Sky broadband in West London have been suffering outages for three days after an attempted cable theft in the capital