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July 09, 2012
09
Jul'12
Businesses rein in spending on hardware and software
Businesses are reining in spending on hardware and software amid continued uncertainty in the global economy, according to analyst Gartner
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July 05, 2012
05
Jul'12
CW500: Agile techniques for software development
Using agile development methodologies can speed software development and reduce the likelihood of errors, IT leaders heard at the CW500 Club
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June 28, 2012
28
Jun'12
Vodafone grabs T-Mobile US boss Philipp Humm to run Europe
Just 24 hours after leaving his role as CEO of T-Mobile USA, Philipp Humm is named head of Central and Northern Europe for Vodafone
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June 27, 2012
27
Jun'12
RBS set to sue supplier CA Technologies for software failure
Reports claim RBS is gearing up for legal action against US software supplier CA Technologies over the technical fault that crashed accounts
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June 26, 2012
26
Jun'12
Whitehall must measure progress of IT strategy, says IfG
Whitehall must measure the progress of its IT strategy more effectively to achieve its transformation agenda, says the Institute for Government (IfG)
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June 14, 2012
14
Jun'12
Beware what you ask of big data – you might just get the answer
One of the perils inherent in big data projects is not knowing what to do with the results
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June 12, 2012
12
Jun'12
Big business at risk from byzantine privacy laws
Privacy laws introduced in Asia, China and Latin America are creating new headaches for multinational companies
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May 30, 2012
30
May'12
IT is overrated and underdelivers
Research from Forrester shows that IT and the business still face major cultural differences.
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May 25, 2012
25
May'12
Kelsey steps down as transparency czar
Tim Kelsey, the Cabinet Office’s transparency czar, has stepped down to become national director for patients and information at the NHS Commissioning Board Authority
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May 25, 2012
25
May'12
Why utility is the new ROI for IT projects
Businesses should measure utility, not return on investment, to choose the best IT projects for their money, says advisory group
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May 22, 2012
22
May'12
CIOs need to 'relinquish their control of technology'
CIOs will need to take a hands-off approach to IT as the speed of digital technology gathers pace, says Ovum analyst
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May 09, 2012
09
May'12
IT managers in ‘true denial’ of BYOD
Juniper Network’s trusted mobility index shows 65% of UK IT managers don’t think employees are using unsupported devices
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May 03, 2012
03
May'12
What is the top priority for IT execs in 2012, and why?
Why, given a choice of 14 IT concerns, including cloud computing, did application performance management (APM) come out on top?
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April 30, 2012
30
Apr'12
CIO interview: David Bulman, chief information officer, Virgin Atlantic
Six months after joining Virgin Atlantic as CIO, David Bulman is leading a transformation at the airline with mobile technology at its heart.
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April 25, 2012
25
Apr'12
IT spending outlook of India Inc to be cautiously optimistic - E&Y
Explore India Inc’s top five IT spending priorities of 2012-13. Also view the slideshow of key data points of this Ernst & Young-CIO Klub survey.
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April 17, 2012
17
Apr'12
Master data governance tools needed to seal MDM, data governance gap
Master data management and information governance are intertwined as business disciplines in theory but disconnected in practice. New master data governance tools are emerging to seal the gap.
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April 17, 2012
17
Apr'12
Accenture, Detica: Big data to drive business, trigger privacy concerns
Consulting firms Accenture and Detica see the big data wave as rich in new business opportunities, but rank with data privacy concerns.
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April 17, 2012
17
Apr'12
Government launches £40m cloud investment fund
The government has launched an Enterprise Capital Fund to lend over £40m to UK cloud computing and software-as-a-service companies
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April 17, 2012
17
Apr'12
Gartner: CIOs not cut out for the board
CEOs view CIOs as itinerant technology specialists rather than leadership material, research from Gartner shows.
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April 13, 2012
13
Apr'12
Financial companies leading race to digitisation
Financial companies are embracing digitisation faster than other sectors of the economy, says Booz&Co.
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April 13, 2012
13
Apr'12
UK technology firms shunning emerging markets
UK technology firms are shunning the expanding BRIC countries in favour of expanding in Western Europe, says Grant Thornton.
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April 05, 2012
05
Apr'12
Mobile BI gains momentum in UK corporate IT
Mobile BI is on the rise in UK corporate organisations, according to a Corporate IT Forum survey. Cloud BI, big data, social media and predictive analytics have all weakened.
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April 05, 2012
05
Apr'12
Data governance evangelism at heart of Premier Farnell's global strategy
Data governance lies at the heart of Premier Farnell's globalisation strategy. And the electronics distributor's head of global planning and governance says senior management education comes first.
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April 02, 2012
02
Apr'12
How the public sector can make shared services work
The prize for public sector savings through shared services arrangements is huge. We examine what makes such projects work.
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March 30, 2012
30
Mar'12
Biggest upgrade to PAYE system to go live in April
The biggest upgrade to the UK's PAYE system since the 1950s goes live within two weeks.
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March 29, 2012
29
Mar'12
Case Study: The Guide Dogs' BPM modernisation
The Guide Dogs has undergone a major modernisation and restructuring business process management (BPM) programme.
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March 28, 2012
28
Mar'12
Forrester: Balancing custom and packaged apps
George Lawrie, vice-president and principal analyst of Forrester Research, advises on when to deploy custom applications
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March 23, 2012
23
Mar'12
Information management: lessons from the public sector
Freeform Dynamics identifies the lessons organisations can learn from the public sector's approach to information management
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March 23, 2012
23
Mar'12
Case Study: NATS delivers Office 2010, Visio and MS Project on virtual desktops
National Air Traffic Services (NATS) is rolling out virtual desktops as part of a wider change management programme.
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March 21, 2012
21
Mar'12
Will the Budget turn Britain into the "technology hub of Europe"?
We ask the IT industry if there is weight behind chancellor George Osborne’s budget ambition to turn the UK into “the tech hub of Europe” or if it was just political rhetoric
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March 21, 2012
21
Mar'12
Budget 2012: the highlights for the IT industry
Chancellor George Osborne has laid out his ambitions to make Britain “the technology hub of Europe”.
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March 20, 2012
20
Mar'12
Birkbeck College consolidates servers to cut PUE rating to 1.3
Birkbeck College has consolidated four equipment rooms into one £700,000 datacentre with a PUE rating of just 1.3
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March 20, 2012
20
Mar'12
CIO interview: Rob Pringle, global IT director, Gazprom
Rob Pringle, director of global IT at Gazprom Marketing and Trading, reveals the secret of rolling out IT quickly
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March 19, 2012
19
Mar'12
SMEs need disaster recovery guidance
Despite the perception that few of the more advanced techniques and solutions are suited to SMEs, disaster recovery and business continuity solutions are not only for large organisations
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March 15, 2012
15
Mar'12
Gartner IAM summit: Identity and access management in flux but progressing
Identity and access management (IAM) remains in a state of flux as architectures and standards evolve. But does that mean no progress in managing identity?
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March 13, 2012
13
Mar'12
Enterprise software procurement done right can save companies millions
Software procurement is frequently poorly conducted, argues consultant Andy Hayler. Intelligent software evaluation processes and savvy contract management can pay huge dividends, he says.
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March 12, 2012
12
Mar'12
Demand for outsourcing rises in buyers' market
Businesses stepped up IT outsourcing during the first few months of 2012 to take advantage of competitive deals
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March 12, 2012
12
Mar'12
Strategic vision should head up IAM goals for 2012
Defining a strategic vision for identity and access management (IAM) should be a business priority for 2012, says Gartner.
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March 10, 2012
10
Mar'12
BPM, MDM called on to marry to deliver blissful customer experience
Forrester’s Clay Richardson speaks on aligning process and data for “customer process transformation.” MDM and BPM pros need to come together to heal “splintered” world of corporate IT.
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March 08, 2012
08
Mar'12
BBC Worldwide launches product master data management to boost revenue
BBC Worldwide has started a master data management programme focused on products. The first step was to define product as anything licensed or sold. Communicating with the business was crucial.
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March 05, 2012
05
Mar'12
Businesses face existential threat from hackers
Criminal and state-sponsored hacking groups are threatening big business
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March 02, 2012
02
Mar'12
Universities investing in back-office IT systems
Increased competition and the need to cut costs are driving universities to replace archaic processes in the back office with software that automates key processes.
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February 29, 2012
29
Feb'12
IT departments risk losing responsibility for IT security
IT security professionals can no longer take it for granted that IT security will continue as part of the IT function
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February 24, 2012
24
Feb'12
Heads of finance hate big-bang IT projects
Big bang, long-term, strategic, transformational IT projects no longer make sense, says a panel of CFOs.
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February 23, 2012
23
Feb'12
Interview: Ian Watmore, Cabinet Office permanent secretary
Ian Watmore was the first ever government CIO in 2004. Now he oversees government IT policy as the top Cabinet Office civil servant.
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February 21, 2012
21
Feb'12
CIO priorities 2012: Jos Creese, CIO, Hampshire County Council
Jos Creese, CIO at Hampshire County Council, says IT is the absolute key to reducing costs
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February 17, 2012
17
Feb'12
Technology 'geeks' the most productive employees, says research
Employees who push back the boundaries of technology at work are the most productive workers in any organisation, research reveals
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February 17, 2012
17
Feb'12
Generation Y is a myth, says Corporate Executive Board research
Generation Y – the computer-literate youngsters who need the latest high-tech gadget to work effectively – is a myth, the latest research reveals
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February 17, 2012
17
Feb'12
UK regulator PhonepayPlus fines Dutch typosquatting companies
UK phone regulator PhonepayPlus fines two Dutch firms £100,000 for exploiting well-known websites Wikipedia, Twitter and YouTube
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February 17, 2012
17
Feb'12
CIO priorities 2012: Richard Hall, business advisor
As an advisor to a company that specialises in restructuring and turning struggling businesses around, Richard Hall gets to see a of a lot of IT departments. He is an expert in helping businesses make their IT operations more cost-effective.
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February 16, 2012
16
Feb'12
Specsavers CIO John Lister quits
Specsavers' chief information officer, John Lister, has quit the company after three years, citing personal reasons for his departure.
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February 16, 2012
16
Feb'12
CIO priorities 2012: Kevin Gallagher, CIO, Channel 4
Kevin Gallagher, CIO of Channel 4, talks about his IT challenges in 2012.
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February 16, 2012
16
Feb'12
CIO interview: Mark Bramwell, CIO, Wellcome Trust
Mark Bramwell, CIO of the UK's largest medical research charity, the Wellcome Trust, talks about the trust's ambitious IT investment plans.
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February 15, 2012
15
Feb'12
CIO priorities 2012: Dave Glanville, IT manager, St Christopher's Fellowship
Dave Glanville, IT manager at charity St Christopher's Fellowship, talks about the IT challenges of 2012.
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February 15, 2012
15
Feb'12
US lawyer criticises principle of right to be forgotten
A US lawyer has criticised the right-to-be-forgotten principle enshrined in proposed data privacy regulations for the European Union
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February 14, 2012
14
Feb'12
CIO priorities 2012: Paul Coby, CIO of John Lewis
Paul Coby, CIO of high street retailer John Lewis, talks about the challenges he faces in 2012.
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February 09, 2012
09
Feb'12
CIO interview: James Lomas, CIO, Comparethemarket.com
Comparethemarket.com offers online price comparison for consumers and meerkats. CIO James Lomas talks about how IT supports business growth.
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February 08, 2012
08
Feb'12
CIO interview: Rob Fraser, IT director, Sainsbury’s
Sainsbury’s IT chief talks about why in-house IT works better than outsourcing and how to double revenue without doubling IT spend.
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February 03, 2012
03
Feb'12
Innovation and optimisation top UK’s 2012 IT agenda, survey shows
2012 will be a year of change and smarter working, with IT departments focused on improving processes and finding ‘new ways of doing things’, according to a survey by The Corporate IT Forum.
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February 02, 2012
02
Feb'12
Ofcom reports UK improvement in broadband
Boris Johnson says people should go to the pub to avoid massive rush-hour delays during the Olympics, but perhaps teleworking would be better for business
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January 30, 2012
30
Jan'12
MEP quits as thousands protest ACTA signing
A European MP has resigned after thousands of people in Poland protested against the international anti-counterfeiting trade agreement (ACTA)
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January 26, 2012
26
Jan'12
CIO interview: John Linwood, chief technology officer, BBC
The BBC's CTO talks about Olympic preparations, digital media production, cloud computing, outsourcing and managing suppliers.
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January 25, 2012
25
Jan'12
UK IT budgets under pressure in 2012
UK IT budgets will remain flat in 2012, a worldwide survey of more than 2,500 IT professionals has revealed.
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January 23, 2012
23
Jan'12
Gartner identifies trends in CIO spending in 2012
Chief information officers are facing an austere 2012. Spending on IT will rise on average by just 0.5% worldwide, but IT budgets in the UK, Europe and North America are declining.
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January 23, 2012
23
Jan'12
IT spending for 2012 remains static
Less Western European businesses are increasing their IT spending this year as confidence falls, according to analyst firm IDC.
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January 17, 2012
17
Jan'12
Four key trends in business analytics in 2012
Deloitte has identified four big themes for this year, as businesses and governments exploit data analytics technology.
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January 16, 2012
16
Jan'12
Businesses fight downturn with data analytics investment
Businesses are responding to the downturn by stepping up their investment in data analytics technology, claims business advisory firm Deloitte.
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January 16, 2012
16
Jan'12
CIO interview: Steve Townsend, Transport for London
TfL CIO Steve Townsend is leading IT changes to ensure efficiency and value through the London 2012 Olympics and beyond.
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January 09, 2012
09
Jan'12
Post-Christmas smartphone influx causes CIO headache
CIOs face the challenge of controlling the use of employee computing devices in the office as workers return to work with new smartphones and tablet PCs.
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January 06, 2012
06
Jan'12
Why CIOs must get a handle on their data woes
Businesses are only making use of 5% of the data they collect, according to Forrester Research.
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January 05, 2012
05
Jan'12
CIO interview: Myron Hrycyk, chief information officer, Severn Trent
Utility Severn Trent is looking to improve service for staff and customers with increased use of mobile technology and better use of data.
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January 05, 2012
05
Jan'12
Yahoo’s appointment of new CEO gets cool reception
Yahoo has ended four months of searching for a new chief executive by appointing former Paypal head Scott Thompson to the position.
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January 04, 2012
04
Jan'12
What’s in store for IT in 2012?
The global economy is creating an atmosphere of uncertainty in the IT sector, but what can we expect in 2012?
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December 29, 2011
29
Dec'11
Top 10 premium content articles of 2011
Sign up to Computer Weekly's research library to download the top 10 research reports from 2011.
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December 23, 2011
23
Dec'11
Top 10 business software stories of 2011
Businesses and software suppliers are adopting new models, strategies and technologies in an increasingly cloud-based IT world.
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December 14, 2011
14
Dec'11
Private firms could own and profit from police IT agency
Private companies will be prohibited only initially from taking ownership of a planned police IT agency.
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December 14, 2011
14
Dec'11
CA Technologies tackles hybrid cloud management
CA Technologies has introduced what it claims is the industry’s first and only unified application, infrastructure and network performance tool.
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December 13, 2011
13
Dec'11
Addicted workers risk overdosing on information
UK workers are addicted to accessing work-related information 24 hours a day and risk drowning in it unless their business takes steps to support the information explosion.
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December 13, 2011
13
Dec'11
CIO interview: Marcus East on leaving Comic Relief for Apple
As Comic Relief’s IT leader moves on to join Apple, he talks about the charity’s technology strategy and the jobs market for IT leaders.
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December 09, 2011
09
Dec'11
Marketing analytics to prove bond or bust with IT?
Marketing analytics is proving a bone of contention between marketing and IT. As suppliers bypass IT to target marketing, which is outfoxing IT, how can data yield customer value?
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December 08, 2011
08
Dec'11
Technology companies set Olympic flexible working standards
Technology companies are taking a lead in preparing businesses for disruption caused by the London Olympics next summer by changing their flexible working rules.
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December 07, 2011
07
Dec'11
CIO interview: Julian Burnett, chief technology officer, Sainsbury’s
On plans for IT project delivery at Sainsbury’s, as well as the move to a multichannel set-up, outsourcing, innovation and skills development.
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December 06, 2011
06
Dec'11
US business takes lead in cyber threat risk awareness
While US businesses increase their understanding of cyber crime threats, preparedness across the globe remains low, says the Lloyd’s Risk Index.
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December 02, 2011
02
Dec'11
Spending on IT projects to drop in Europe in 2012
European businesses and public sector organisations will significantly cut their IT project spending in 2012 following a spending surge in 2011.
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December 01, 2011
01
Dec'11
Captive IT centres fail to innovate full potential
Large corporates are failing to get the most out of their offshore captive business process and IT centres because they are not setting the right environment radical innovation, according to an academic study.
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December 01, 2011
01
Dec'11
Big business steps up IT spending despite downturn
Large businesses are stepping up their spending on IT following a period of cost cutting in the wake of the financial crisis, according to Deloitte’s IT consulting practice.
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November 30, 2011
30
Nov'11
CIO interview: John Finch, global CIO, Experian
John Finch, global CIO of Experian, discusses his plans to simplify supplier management and his approach to people development.
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November 24, 2011
24
Nov'11
SAP extends Business Suite 7 maintenance: What is the real reason?
SAP has extended maintenance for Business Suite 7 from 2016 to 2020, supposedly to give customers predictability and remove the burden of upgrades.
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November 23, 2011
23
Nov'11
Facebook security still has a long way to go, say experts
Facebook may have dealt with the storm of spam attacks that caused violent and pornographic images to be posted on some users’ profile pages but security issues remain, say experts.
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November 22, 2011
22
Nov'11
CIOs must be in driving seat, or get bypassed, says SAP CIO
Chief information officers must be in the driving seat for implementing mobility and cloud computing in the enterprise, otherwise the business will bypass them, said SAP CIO Oliver Bussmann.
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November 21, 2011
21
Nov'11
High-tech exports could give UK economy £20bn boost, says CBI
Increasing UK exports of high-tech goods will give the economy a £20bn boost by 2020, according to the Confederation of British Industry (CBI).
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November 16, 2011
16
Nov'11
Tech will transform the workplace in 2012, says Verizon
In 2012, enterprise technology will help business leaders re-engineer the workplace, power more effective customer service models, and create opportunities for broad societal benefit, says Verizon.
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November 14, 2011
14
Nov'11
CIO Interview: IT should drive company innovation, says SAP's Oliver Bussmann
Driving innovation has become one of the key roles of the chief information officer, says Oliver Bussmann, CIO at business software maker SAP.
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November 10, 2011
10
Nov'11
Welcome to the new-look ComputerWeekly.com
Computer Weekly has launched its brand new website - the most important online development in the brand’s 45-year history.
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November 08, 2011
08
Nov'11
Case study: Smiths turns to cloud to boost workforce talent
Smiths Group, the £5bn engineering conglomerate, is aiming to raise the skill levels of its workforce and cut millions of pounds a year from its human resources (HR) costs by rolling out a cloud-based HR service.
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November 03, 2011
03
Nov'11
HR systems integration is a costly problem
Enterprises are wasting millions trying to integrate human resources (HR) systems that are not designed to communicate with each other, according to HR managers.
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October 31, 2011
31
Oct'11
UKtech50: We launch the search for the most influential people in UK IT
Computer Weekly has launched the second annual UKtech50, the definitive list of the real movers and shakers in UK IT - the leaders driving the creation of a high-tech economy.
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October 25, 2011
25
Oct'11
Nationwide redevelops online banking platform
Nationwide Building Society has redeveloped its internet banking platform to improve usability and provide a flexible architecture for the future.
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October 14, 2011
14
Oct'11
IT spending on cloud services to exceed 20% of IT budget in ‘12: KPMG
IT spending on cloud services will soar in 2012, predicts KPMG. Find out the reasons for this surge in IT spending on cloud services in this news report.
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October 14, 2011
14
Oct'11
CIO interview: Gerry Pennell, CIO, London 2012 Olympics
With less than 10 months to go, London 2012 CIO Gerry Pennell is fully focused on the task of delivering a project that simply cannot miss its deadline.