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February 09, 2015
09
Feb'15
The more IT changes, the more technology issues remain the same
In the early 2000s Nigel Beighton was CTO at Lastminute.com. Yet, 15 years on, he says the technology issues he faced then have changed little
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February 06, 2015
06
Feb'15
Former Lloyds bank and Barclays CIO Darryl West joins HSBC
HSBC has appointed Darryl West, who left Barclays in December, as CIO
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February 06, 2015
06
Feb'15
Symantec continues cloud investment in spite of poor Q3 results
Symantec has reported third quarter 2015 revenue of $1.64bn, a drop of 4% compared with $1.70bn over the same period in 2014
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January 29, 2015
29
Jan'15
Microsoft gets a step closer to Office everywhere with Office on Android
Microsoft has released a preview version of Office for Android, almost 10 months after the iPad version was released
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January 07, 2015
07
Jan'15
Oracle will lose out unless it changes its software licensing
In an open letter, Campaign for Clear Licensing highlights the risk to Oracle’s future earnings due to aggressive licensing
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January 05, 2015
05
Jan'15
Deal between RBS and CA over IT failure will remain secret
The details of the financial settlement between RBS and CA Technologies in relation to a massive IT failure will remain secret
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December 17, 2014
17
Dec'14
US interception in the EU faces new legal challenges
US government orders against Microsoft to hand over email data 'infringes privacy legislation' in other countries
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December 10, 2014
10
Dec'14
Why MPs lost faith in the Post Office's IT investigation, but vowed to fight on
A group of 140 MPs has removed its backing for a Post Office scheme to redress subpostmasters' grievances over alleged false accounting
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December 08, 2014
08
Dec'14
M&S turns to predictive analytics to keep shelves stocked over Christmas
Marks & Spencer is using predictive analytics to keep shelves stocked with mince pies and turkeys over Christmas.
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December 03, 2014
03
Dec'14
UKtech50 2014 - The most influential people in UK IT
Computer Weekly has announced the fifth annual UKtech50, our definitive list of the movers and shakers in UK IT
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December 02, 2014
02
Dec'14
Innocent Drinks: Why the UK is the best place for startups
Innocent Drinks co-founder, Richard Reed, says the UK is the best place for a startup company
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November 27, 2014
27
Nov'14
CIO interview: Jon Rudoe, digital and technology director, Sainsbury’s
While supermarkets all over the UK are facing challenging times ahead of them, Sainsbury's is taking its technology and innovation into its own hands by developing digital products for its customers.
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November 25, 2014
25
Nov'14
Pressure on Universal Credit’s digital service mounts as testing begins
Risks remain for Universal Credit as DWP continues its twin-track gradual roll-out of live and digital services
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November 19, 2014
19
Nov'14
Asda opens technology centre in Leeds
Asda opens a technology centre in its Leeds head office to provide a more streamlined service for online customers
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November 12, 2014
12
Nov'14
Amazon not the biggest threat to high street retailers
Competition from online-only traders does not pose the biggest threat to high street retailers, with cautious attitudes a bigger risk
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October 28, 2014
28
Oct'14
Lloyds Banking Group confirms 9,000 job cuts and digital investment
Lloyds Banking Group has confirmed it will cut 9000 jobs and close around 150 branches to focus more on its digital strategy
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October 21, 2014
21
Oct'14
Why Shell, BP and PwC teamed up to launch platform-neutral IT4IT Forum
Lack of IT integration and workload interoperability is pushing enterprises such as Royal Dutch Shell to collaborate with IT providers to develop standards
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October 15, 2014
15
Oct'14
CIOs fear poor cloud investment is making businesses uncompetitive
CIOs and CFOs fear their enterprises are missing revenue opportunities due to poor cloud strategies
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October 13, 2014
13
Oct'14
Embedded SIMs key to unlocking internet of things
GSMA’s eUICC Embedded SIM Specification will help M2M communications and the IoT become mainstream, say analysts
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October 10, 2014
10
Oct'14
Symantec splits storage and security
Symantec is splitting its storage and security business, following just days after HP announced its split
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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
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October 08, 2014
08
Oct'14
The challenges facing HP as it splits in two
HP is splitting its business in two - but it is a reaction to the changing way that businesses and consumers buy IT
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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
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October 07, 2014
07
Oct'14
Engineering company rolls out talent management software across 17 countries
Meggitt is deploying cloud-based HR technology as it seeks to integrate 60 diverse business units into a multinational operation
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October 03, 2014
03
Oct'14
Yes Bank adopts SunTec software suite
Indian private bank Yes Bank is using software from SunTec for revenue management and business assurance
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October 01, 2014
01
Oct'14
Microsoft readies Windows 10 Technical Preview
Microsoft is today releasing a preview of Windows 10, the next version of the Windows desktop operating system
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September 10, 2014
10
Sep'14
Research reveals the inner psychology of IT professionals
IT professionals are creative, flexible and strategic but can find it difficult to fit in with corporate culture, says psychology research
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September 08, 2014
08
Sep'14
BP spends £2m developing apps to train business leaders
BP is scrapping online courses in favour of apps and portals that can deliver bite-sized information and training when it's needed
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September 01, 2014
01
Sep'14
Rolls-Royce CIO joins HMRC as non-executive director
Rolls-Royce CIO Simon Ricketts has been appointed non-executive director of Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs
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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)
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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
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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
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August 14, 2014
14
Aug'14
UK recession benefits IT industry
A fifth of IT staff believe the UK recession has had a positive impact on the IT industry, according to Randstad Technologies
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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?
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July 25, 2014
25
Jul'14
Bank of America: When software relationships turn sour
Tibco has filed a lawsuit alleging the Merrill Lynch division of Bank of America illegally used $300m of its software for a major IT project
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June 16, 2014
16
Jun'14
Travel group Expedia aims to predict your holiday plans
Travel group Expedia is developing technology that will predict the needs of its customers before they call about their travel plans
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June 05, 2014
05
Jun'14
UK airports lead move to cloud services
UK airports are at the vanguard of using cloud to develop innovative services, says Gatwick CIO.
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June 05, 2014
05
Jun'14
CIOs should 'leave innovation to marketing'
CIOs should focus on managing the technical infrastructure and leave innovation to other parts of the business – conclusion of a major study.
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May 30, 2014
30
May'14
IT supplier insolvencies fall for first time as economy recovers
Technology companies have reached a turning point as insolvencies fall for the first time in 2014
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May 28, 2014
28
May'14
CIO interview: Ian Cohen, CIO, Jardine Lloyd Thompson
Running a programme to transform the business is the wrong way to go about change, according to Ian Cohen, CIO at insurance broker JLT
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May 02, 2014
02
May'14
Addressing security and privacy on the industrial internet
The smart grid and smart meters are part of the wider industrial internet, which will offer insight into people’s life at home. What are the security implications?
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April 30, 2014
30
Apr'14
Interview: Nick Roberts, president of Socitm and IT group manager
This month, Nick Roberts, IT group manager at Surrey County Council, took over as president of Socitm, the association of IT and digital professionals working in and for local public services
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April 30, 2014
30
Apr'14
SDL turns to cloud HR to join up businesses in 40 countries
The technology is central to the company’s strategy to integrate formerly autonomous businesses in 38 countries into a single operation
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April 23, 2014
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Apr'14
Six Degrees datacentre suffers outage for more than 12 hours
Customers using Six Degrees’s datacentre and hosting services faced downtime as the hosting and managed services provider suffered an outage for over 12 hours
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April 16, 2014
16
Apr'14
Q&A: SAP's Mike Ettling discusses SuccessFactors cloud HR strategy
Computer Weekly talks to Mike Ettling, global head of cloud and on-premise HR at SAP, about the company’s strategy for its SuccessFactors cloud HR technology
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April 08, 2014
08
Apr'14
Workday sees opportunity for cloud financial management in Europe
Workday plans to push cloud finance and accounting services to enterprise in Europe, but observers say its background in HR technology may prove an obstacle
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April 03, 2014
03
Apr'14
Pharmaceuticals company turns to cloud HR technology
Astra Zeneca CIO Dave Smoley turns lessons learned from an earlier cloud HR implementation to use at the pharmaceuticals giant
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March 24, 2014
24
Mar'14
Grant Thornton spends £3m in move to cloud HR services
Financial advisory firm invests in cloud talent management as it gears up to expand its operations in the UK
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March 17, 2014
17
Mar'14
Three-quarters of UK charities are failing to adapt to digital
Charities in the UK are failing to adopt digital agendas in their organisations
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March 14, 2014
14
Mar'14
Interview: Charles Phillips, CEO, Infor
Charles Phillips is at a critical point in his role at Infor. Over the past three years as CEO he has invested heavily in overhauling the company's enterprise software