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• January 07, 2015 07 Jan'15

  CES 2015: Should we redefine the boundaries of smartphone markets?

  The labels "mature" and "emerging" markets may no longer be relevant to describe smartphone sales, according to an analyst

• January 06, 2015 06 Jan'15

  NHS trust signals positive response to data security

  A Somerset NHS Foundation Trust has increased spending on data security fivefold since 2012, an FOI request has revealed

• January 06, 2015 06 Jan'15

  CES 2015: Digitisation must lead to meaningful data use

  The quality of a feedback loop for a digitised product will determine consumer interest, according to a CES director

• January 06, 2015 06 Jan'15

  CES 2015: LG launches G Flex 2 and predicts a ‘better’ future driven by IoT

  LG’s vision of a "better" and "more beautiful" future will be driven by innovation in the home-centric sector of the internet of things

• January 05, 2015 05 Jan'15

  Hackers can exploit free mobile apps to steal data, study shows

  Hackers can access private data by exploiting vulnerabilities mainly in free mobile apps, according to security researchers

• January 05, 2015 05 Jan'15

  Enterprise mobility is now all about applications

  2014 was an excellent year for mobile applications, with many businesses investing in apps to improve mobility

• January 05, 2015 05 Jan'15

  Online shoppers boost Christmas sales for John Lewis

  Online shopping accounted for 36% of all John Lewis sales over the 2014 Christmas period

• December 31, 2014 31 Dec'14

  Top 10 retail IT stories of 2014

  It’s been a busy year for retail as the industry proves it is leading the way in the adoption of technology innovations

• December 29, 2014 29 Dec'14

  Top 10 mobile stories of 2014

  In a year that saw the battle of BYOD, many major device manufacturers did all they could to make their way into the enterprise mobile space

• December 29, 2014 29 Dec'14

  Top 10 healthcare IT stories of 2014

  It’s been a rocky year for technology and the NHS, succumbing to a marketing blow for its Care.data project and pushing back its e-Referral Service

• December 29, 2014 29 Dec'14

  CW500 Club in 2014

  Computer Weekly's CW500 Club attracts the top IT leaders in the UK to talk to their peers about the topical challenges they face

• December 24, 2014 24 Dec'14

  Top 10 networking stories of 2014

  Computer Weekly takes a look back at the year in networking with a round-up of the biggest stories from 2014

• December 23, 2014 23 Dec'14

  Why are retailers breaking online delivery promises?

  The Christmas period has seen a wave of UK retailers’ technology failing to meet the basic needs of customers

• December 23, 2014 23 Dec'14

  Apple Pay on its way to the UK and beyond with London team

  An Apple job listing has revealed the company’s plans to expand Apple Pay beyond the US

• December 22, 2014 22 Dec'14

  CIO interview: Catherine Doran, CIO, Royal Mail

  Royal Mail’s CIO is upbeat because after two years at the postal service she has started to see the results of her plan to transform the IT function

• December 22, 2014 22 Dec'14

  Apple Pay takes a huge step in US digital payment

  Apple Pay was responsible for 1% of digital payments in the US in November, only a month after its launch

• December 22, 2014 22 Dec'14

  Millions of Brits ready to switch banks for better mobile payments services

  Seven million Brits are planning to switch retail banks in 2015 to access better mobile payments services

• December 19, 2014 19 Dec'14

  Basildon and Thurrock NHS Trust digitises 450,000 patient records

  Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has completed an electronic medical records system to digitise its patient records

• December 19, 2014 19 Dec'14

  Government chief scientific adviser: 'Don’t trivialise the internet of things'

  Government chief scientific adviser publishes report on the internet of things, making several policy recommendations

• December 18, 2014 18 Dec'14

  £1m grant handed to IoT competition winners

  A £1m grant has been given to seven startup companies that won a competition to create innovative internet of things projects

• December 17, 2014 17 Dec'14

  Delta rushes to fix ticket security vulnerability

  A security vulnerability with Delta Airlines mobile e-tickets potentially allowed people to access other travellers’ boarding passes

• December 17, 2014 17 Dec'14

  Technology needed to help ambulance services cope with increased demand

  The future of the ambulance and emergencies services needs more investment in networking

• December 16, 2014 16 Dec'14

  CIO interview: Mark Foulsham, group CIO, esure

  Mark Foulsham, group CIO at insurance firm esure, is overseeing an IT transformation plan that he hopes will help future-proof the business

• December 16, 2014 16 Dec'14

  November online retail sales break new records thanks to Black Friday

  Online sales in November rose 37% month-on-month, the largest October to November increase in IMRG Capgemini’s 14-year history

• December 15, 2014 15 Dec'14

  Digital tools will help police, say Brits

  Three-quarters of the UK think giving police more digital technology will improve policing

• December 15, 2014 15 Dec'14

  Lloyds Bank to trial smartphone cheque payment

  Lloyds Bank is the latest finance firm to allow customers to pay cheques in through their smartphones

• December 12, 2014 12 Dec'14

  IT spending grows at fastest rate in five years

  Agile IT departments are emerging with the ability to flex their budgets quickly to meet new business demands

• December 12, 2014 12 Dec'14

  Interview: Lucie Glenday, chief digital officer, Surrey County Council

  Chief digital officer Lucie Glenday was brought into Surrey County Council to change the way it thinks about digital services

• December 11, 2014 11 Dec'14

  Cheque use plummets in the UK

  There were one and a half billion fewer cheques written in 2014 than in 2004, but 44% of consumers and 64% of businesses still use them

• December 11, 2014 11 Dec'14

  IoT will drive a middleware boom

  Spending in middleware is expected to exceed $16.3bn, driven by a shift towards agile mobile application integration

• December 11, 2014 11 Dec'14

  MobileFirst iOS apps released for airlines, retail and financial services

  Apple and IBM have delivered the first fruits of their partnership announced in July 2014

• December 10, 2014 10 Dec'14

  Faster Payments plans to widen UK scheme

  The UK’s Faster Payments Scheme has proposed changes to its infrastructure to enable more businesses to connect to its network

• December 09, 2014 09 Dec'14

  Digital governments meet in London to commit to best practices

  Digital governments from across the world are meeting in London today as part of the inaugural D5 summit

• December 09, 2014 09 Dec'14

  36% of UK smartphone users abandon slow retail sites

  Retailers need to make sure their online and multichannel services meet customer expectations in the run up to Christmas

• December 09, 2014 09 Dec'14

  Mobile devices first port of call for half of consumers by 2018

  By 2018, smartphones and tablets will be the first devices used for online activities, according to research firm Gartner

• December 08, 2014 08 Dec'14

  Barclays expands cheque payment technology

  Barclays is expanding a pilot to enable a million customers to pay in cheques online by taking a picture of them

• December 07, 2014 07 Dec'14

  Virgin money invests in mobile money firm

  Virgin Money has partnered with mobile money provider Monitise to provide customers with mobile banking solutions

• December 04, 2014 04 Dec'14

  Cyber criminals are targeting smartphone supply chains, warn researchers

  A new mobile trojan dubbed “DeathRing” is being pre-loaded onto smartphones somewhere in the supply chain, warn researchers

• December 03, 2014 03 Dec'14

  Two-thirds of banks prioritise payment technology modernisation

  More than two-thirds of global banks will invest in technologies such as digital wallets to update their payment systems

• December 03, 2014 03 Dec'14

  CIO interview: Jon Rudoe, digital and technology director, Sainsbury’s

  Sainsbury's digital and technology director Jon Rudoe talks about customer-facing technologies, in-house development and data analytics

• December 02, 2014 02 Dec'14

  Over 200 million Europeans will use mobile devices for banking by 2018

  About 214 million people in Europe will use mobile devices to do their banking by 2018

• December 01, 2014 01 Dec'14

  ABN Amro re-signs IBM for 10-year, multibillion-euro IT contract

  ABN Amro has extended its multibillion-euro outsourcing deal with IBM by another 10 years

• December 01, 2014 01 Dec'14

  Almost 200 billion mobile commerce transactions a year by 2019

  Approximately 195 billion mobile commerce payments will be made each year by 2019, according to a report from Juniper Research

• December 01, 2014 01 Dec'14

  UK set to establish digital cheques in 2015

  In January 2015 the UK government is expected to make the digital image of a cheque legal tender, leading to the end of paper cheque processing

• November 28, 2014 28 Nov'14

  Portsmouth Water starts migration from custom mainframe to IFS ERP

  Portsmouth Water has started switching over custom mainframe applications to IFS in a bid to improve data use and customer service

• November 28, 2014 28 Nov'14

  MPs call for clearer social media terms and conditions

  MPs have called on social networking firms to make it clearer to users how their data is being collected and used

• November 28, 2014 28 Nov'14

  CGI secures communications between pilots and air traffic control

  Satellite communications firm Inmarsat has outsourced the provision of security IT and services to CGI

• 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.

• November 27, 2014 27 Nov'14

  The IPv6 dilemma – are we making the same mistake?

  In 2012, the Regional Internet Registry for Europe claimed the five internet registries each had just 16.8 million IPv4 addresses left

• 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

• November 25, 2014 25 Nov'14

  National Trust for Scotland overcomes legacy network challenge

  The National Trust for Scotland has replaced a historical network infrastructure with a core service from Brocade

• November 24, 2014 24 Nov'14

  BT in talks to buy mobile operator O2

  BT is currently in talks with Telefonica over buying the mobile network operator O2.

• November 21, 2014 21 Nov'14

  Russian webcam-spying site highlights common security failing

  A Russian website collecting images from internet-connected cameras highlights a common security failing, say security professionals

• November 21, 2014 21 Nov'14

  HSBC launches Paym for business

  HSBC launches Paym capabilities to allow business customers to receive payments using mobile phone numbers

• November 20, 2014 20 Nov'14

  First Bus turns mobiles into tickets through Barclays Pingit app

  National bus route operator First Bus has implemented mobile ticketing and announced tickets can be bought using Barclays Bank’s Pingit app

• 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

• November 19, 2014 19 Nov'14

  Paym mobile payment system gathers momentum as more banks sign up

  Six more banks join the Payments Council’s Paym scheme for consumers to complete transactions using a mobile phone

• November 19, 2014 19 Nov'14

  Fujitsu touts 'human-centric innovation' model

  Fujitsu wants to take customers on a journey towards what it terms “human-centric” IT

• November 17, 2014 17 Nov'14

  Interview: 'Government is the best digital startup in London'

  Computer Weekly interviews Ministry of Justice chief digital officer Paul Shetler about transforming government public services

• November 17, 2014 17 Nov'14

  CIO interview: Anna Barsby, CIO, Halfords

  Since joining Halfords as CIO, Anna Barsby has faced significant business challenges, including a risky cloud upgrade

• November 17, 2014 17 Nov'14

  Can Microsoft change its spots?

  Since Satya Nadella took over as CEO of Microsoft, the company has become steadily more open and cross-platform

• November 17, 2014 17 Nov'14

  Administrators are too reactive to security threats, says Barracuda

  Network administrators should take a more proactive approach to security threats, says security firm Barracuda Networks

• November 17, 2014 17 Nov'14

  CIO success is all about winning friends and influencing people

  If Gartner’s predictions are true, CIO working practices have to change to keep IT relevant

• November 14, 2014 14 Nov'14

  CIO interview: Enterprise Rent-A-Car European IT director Jeff King

  Enterprise Rent-A-Car European IT director Jeff King rose from the shop floor to an executive directing IT across Europe

• November 14, 2014 14 Nov'14

  Apple downplays iOS Masque bug threat

  Apple is downplaying the threat posed by a vulnerability in iOS that enables so-called Masque Attacks, saying it is not aware of users being affected

• November 14, 2014 14 Nov'14

  DVLA partners with Tech Hub to launch Swansea startup incubator

  The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency partners with startup incubator Tech Hub to launch a new digital work space in Swansea

• November 14, 2014 14 Nov'14

  BYOD tablets cheaper than corporate-owned devices, says Gartner

  Firms benefit more from bring-your-own-device (BYOD) than corporately-owned-personally-enabled (Cope) policies

• November 13, 2014 13 Nov'14

  NHS England unveils plans to deliver digital by 2020

  NHS England commits to patient-facing digital services by 2020 in its Personalised Health and Care framework paper

• November 13, 2014 13 Nov'14

  Ministry of Justice searches for IT staff to join digital team

  The Ministry of Justice is recruiting people to join its team tasked with designed digital public services

• November 13, 2014 13 Nov'14

  Cisco CEO John Chambers attacks Barack Obama over net neutrality

  Just days after US president Barack Obama backed net neutrality, Cisco CEO John Chambers says it will hurt business

• November 12, 2014 12 Nov'14

  Glasgow City Council tackles digital divide with Virgin Media

  Virgin Media expands its network to 5,000 more premises in the suburbs of Glasgow and launches skills schemes

• November 12, 2014 12 Nov'14

  Sainsbury’s prepares for challenging years ahead as sales drop

  Sainsbury’s sales took a hit in its half-year financial results, but the supermarket retailer continues to invest online

• November 12, 2014 12 Nov'14

  Ericsson ranks Stockholm, London and Paris the world’s most connected cities

  Ericsson’s Networked Society Index puts London near the top of its connected cities table but others may challenge it soon

• 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

• November 11, 2014 11 Nov'14

  Microsoft Lync becomes Skype for Business

  Microsoft rebrands Lync before updating unified communications and collaboration suite

• November 11, 2014 11 Nov'14

  Councils need to embed digital more, says Hampshire's digital leader

  Local public sector needs to ensure digital is embedded into planning, policy and process, says Hampshire Country Council digital leader

• November 11, 2014 11 Nov'14

  Vodafone launches UK residential broadband service

  Mobile operator Vodafone announces UK consumer broadband service as it steps up its 4G network investment

• November 10, 2014 10 Nov'14

  Interview: Building links between marketing and IT for the greater good

  Firms that forge relations between marketing and IT departments yield benefits in growing the range of their digital products

• November 07, 2014 07 Nov'14

  How networking brought innovation and automation to Heathrow Terminal 2

  Heathrow Airport has put automation and collaboration at the heart of a £34m network deployment in Terminal 2

• November 06, 2014 06 Nov'14

  Info-stealing malware hits Apple iOS devices

  A new era of info-stealing malware targeting Apple iPhoneS and iPads is affecting mainly users in China, say security researchers

• November 06, 2014 06 Nov'14

  Advanced Mobile Location pinpoints 999 calls to within 30m

  BT, EE and HTC deploy a new service to pinpoint the source of 999 calls from mobile phones with a far greater degree of accuracy

• November 05, 2014 05 Nov'14

  Nationwide launches smartwatch banking capabilities

  Nationwide customers are now able to check their bank balance on smartwatches

• November 05, 2014 05 Nov'14

  Digital Catapult opens at King's Cross and begins regional expansion

  The Digital Catapult innovation centre is expanding into Sunderland, Brighton and Bradford to support UK startups

• November 04, 2014 04 Nov'14

  The View from The Shard to deploy Aruba mobile location services

  London’s highest viewing gallery, the View from the Shard, helps launch Aruba Network’s new Mobile Engagement service

• November 04, 2014 04 Nov'14

  Government asks for more information on digital currencies

  The government has released a Call for Information to invite views on the benefits and risks of digital currencies

• November 04, 2014 04 Nov'14

  Wi-Fi forecast predicts one hotspot for every 20 people by 2018

  Worldwide audit for Wi-Fi network aggregator iPass reveals how public Wi-Fi might change in the next four years

• November 03, 2014 03 Nov'14

  West Yorks Police deploys 4,000 Samsung Galaxy Note 3 phablets

  West Yorkshire Police force partners with Samsung to provide 4,000 Galaxy Note 3 devices to frontline staff

• October 30, 2014 30 Oct'14

  Problems surface as first users attempt to use Gov.uk Verify

  Problems have surfaced as users try to use Gov.uk Verify to prove their identities

• October 30, 2014 30 Oct'14

  Local councils need common standards to develop digital

  Local authorities need to have a set of common standards to develop digital innovations, says Surrey County Council’s CDO

• October 30, 2014 30 Oct'14

  BT sees increasing fibre demand, but sales remain flat

  BT attracts new fibre customers but fails to translate growth to revenues in the second quarter of 2014

• October 30, 2014 30 Oct'14

  GDS director Mike Bracken could become government CDO as digital roles evolve

  Government Digital Service (GDS) director Mike Bracken could be in line to become the government's chief digital officer (CDO)

• October 29, 2014 29 Oct'14

  Apple Pay could boost NFC adoption

  The launch of Apple Pay could increase use of NFC devices for mobile payments, according to a survey by Netbiscuits

• October 28, 2014 28 Oct'14

  Internet of trains takes centre stage for Cisco IoT startup contest

  Cisco launches contest to help startups and SMEs engage the transport sector around the internet of things (IoT) for railway stations of the future

• October 27, 2014 27 Oct'14

  US pharmacies reject Apple Pay

  Some US pharmacies have rejected Apple Pay in favour of creating their own mobile payment standard

• October 27, 2014 27 Oct'14

  UK government cracks down on nuisance calls and texts

  Government consults over making it easier for the ICO to prosecute rogue firms that make nuisance calls and texts

• October 26, 2014 26 Oct'14

  How big data, mobile and cloud are fighting Ebola in Sierra Leone

  IBM applies data analytics, mobile technology and cloud computing to help fight the Ebola outbreak in West Africa

• October 24, 2014 24 Oct'14

  Tablets now workplace standard, says Dell

  At least 90% of IT decision makers in most countries claim tablets are a standard part of their company’s IT strategy

• October 24, 2014 24 Oct'14

  Regular online attacks hit 40% of US citizens, Microsoft study shows

  A Microsoft study shows 40% of US citizens experience weekly attempts to access their personal information online

• October 24, 2014 24 Oct'14

  MasterCard to offer free Wi-Fi to cardholders visiting Britain

  MasterCard will offer its customers free Wi-Fi when travelling abroad as part of its Priceless Cities initiative

• October 23, 2014 23 Oct'14

  Will TechNorth be able to take on Tech City?

  A tech hub has been launched in the north of the UK to support startups in the shadow of London’s Tech City