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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
Former bank chief launches financial trading app

A trading social network on Apple’s App Store hopes to attract more than 100,000 consumer traders as members by the end of 2014
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 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
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 20, 2014 20 Aug'14
PayPal launches one-touch payment technology for mobile apps

PayPal and Braintree have launched an open beta for developers to allow app makers to accept PayPal payments with one touch
August 19, 2014 19 Aug'14
Banks slow to change despite growing competition

The banking sector faces major challenges in transforming IT to meet the digital needs of customers
August 19, 2014 19 Aug'14
FT turns to cloud to manage advertising bookings

Business newspaper replaces 20-year-old ad-booking system with a cloud-based service
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 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
CIO interview: Dave Ubachs, CIO, Staples Europe

Staples is undertaking major IT projects in Europe that will see e-commerce improvements and back-end consolidation in 16 countries
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 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 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 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 05, 2014 05 Aug'14
BT Business brings 4G to SMEs

BT Business has launched a range of plans for small businesses that include free access to 4G and unlimited BT Wi-Fi
August 04, 2014 04 Aug'14
Contactless payments continue to rise

Contactless transactions have increased by 189% since May 2013, according to Visa Europe.
August 01, 2014 01 Aug'14
Russian blogger law comes into action

A new information security law which places restrictions on Russian bloggers and social media users has come into force today
July 31, 2014 31 Jul'14
Paddy Power hit by data breach in 2010

Gambling firm Paddy Power owns up to 2010 data breach after recovering a compromised dataset in Canada
July 31, 2014 31 Jul'14
IT needs to improve network infrastructure for future of retail

IT departments need to up their game and improve networks for the retail sector which is on the brink of massive technology change
July 29, 2014 29 Jul'14
Hacker and UFO hunter Gary McKinnon launches SEO business

Hacker Gary McKinnon has set up a search engine optimisation business after winning a 10-year battle against extradition to the US
July 25, 2014 25 Jul'14
Amazon’s share price falls 6% on quarterly results

Amazon’s share price fell 6% in after-hours trade after the firm reported a second-quarter net loss of $126m
July 24, 2014 24 Jul'14
Facebook reports 138% jump in second quarter profits

Facebook has reported second quarter profits of $791m, up 138% compared with the same period a year ago
July 24, 2014 24 Jul'14
Six cyber criminals charged in $1m Stubhub fraud

The US has charged six members of an international cyber crime gang that defrauded Stubhub of $1m
July 22, 2014 22 Jul'14
Hackers abuse Bitly API in novel attack, reports Websense

A cyber attack targeting MSNBC highlights cybercriminals’ abuse of the public’s trust in news sites, says Websense Security Labs
July 18, 2014 18 Jul'14
BBC 4G broadcast research wins support of Huawei and EE

BBC Research and Development has teamed up with Huawei and EE to explore the role of 4G mobile networking in the future of broadcasting
July 17, 2014 17 Jul'14
BBC News commits to digital investment amid loss of 220 jobs

BBC News has announced a restructure where it will invest more into digital transformation and original journalism.
July 16, 2014 16 Jul'14
Ed Vaizey gets digital industries role in Cabinet reshuffle

Culture minister Ed Vaizey has been promoted to the post of minister for digital industries in this week’s Cabinet reshuffle
July 10, 2014 10 Jul'14
Google Ventures expands with $100m to fund ‘most disruptive’ startups in Europe

Google is launching an expanded venture fund for Europe, with £58m to support and invest in next-gen European startups
July 08, 2014 08 Jul'14
Huddle eases collaborative critical path for engineering firm WSP

Engineering consultancy WSP chooses Huddle to allow its engineers and architects to share project data securely and collaborate, regardless of location
July 03, 2014 03 Jul'14
Blender maker adds ServiceNow ITSM to business mix

Blender maker Vitamix has rolled out its ServiceNow IT service management (ITSM) beyond the improvement of its IT operation by automating tasks across the business.
July 03, 2014 03 Jul'14
Facebook apologises over psychological experiments

Facebook has apologised over the controversial psychological experiments carried out on 689,000 users without their consent in 2012
July 02, 2014 02 Jul'14
ISPs take legal action against GCHQ over mass network infrastructure surveillance

Six global internet service providers (ISPs) have filed a legal complaint calling for a halt to GCHQ’s use of network infrastructure for surveillance
July 01, 2014 01 Jul'14
BBC promotes R&D controller Matthew Postgate to CTO role

The BBC has appointed its research and development (R&D) controller Matthew Postgate as the corporation's chief technology officer (CTO)
June 30, 2014 30 Jun'14
Interview: Cloud drives Bangalore rag picker revolution

After years working in London for Mindtree, Prashant Mehra returned to Bangalore to help transform the lives of 1.5 million waste pickers in the city and make local government waste management more efficient
June 30, 2014 30 Jun'14
Net-a-Porter integrates testing and development

Online fashion retailer Net-a-Porter has integrated software testing and development to support agile methodologies
June 30, 2014 30 Jun'14
Facebook under fire over secret experiment on users

Facebook has come under fire for conducting a psychology experiment on 689,000 users without their consent
June 23, 2014 23 Jun'14
Oracle set to boost retail business with $5bn Micros acquisition

Oracle is expected to acquire internet-enabled point-of sale-specialist Micros
June 19, 2014 19 Jun'14
BDUK to grill local authorities on broadband postcode data

New BDUK CEO Chris Townsend plans urgent review of local authorities to establish which are releasing broadband postcode data
June 19, 2014 19 Jun'14
Government reveals winning bids in superfast broadband trials

Government reveals names of eight suppliers that have won a share of a £10m funding pot to trial superfast broadband in rural areas
June 19, 2014 19 Jun'14
Facebook launches Slingshot to rival Snapchat

Facebook has launched its limited lifetime messaging app Slingshot in the US to rival Snapchat
June 18, 2014 18 Jun'14
YouTube to block indie labels unwilling to join paid service

YouTube plans to drop music videos from independent record labels unwilling to join its new subscription music service
June 17, 2014 17 Jun'14
Department of Health sets out technology priorities for coming year

The Department of Health (DoH) has outlined changes in the way technology and information will be used over the coming year
June 17, 2014 17 Jun'14
Wimbledon to analyse social interactions at tennis championship

The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club at Wimbledon will be analysing social interactions throughout tennis championship
June 16, 2014 16 Jun'14
House of Lords sets up Digital Skills Select Committee

The House of Lords has set up a select committee for digital skills
June 11, 2014 11 Jun'14
Register to vote online goes live

The latest online transactional service from government has gone live as part of the ‘digital by default’ initiative
June 09, 2014 09 Jun'14
IT departments unprepared for internet of things

Only 41% of IT professionals are working on projects to prepare their business for the internet of things