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• November 08, 2013 08 Nov'13

  CIO Interview: Michael Ibbitson, Gatwick Airport

  Gatwick Airport is replacing in-house IT with cloud services in a multimillion-pound modernisation programme

• November 07, 2013 07 Nov'13

  Luxury brands can avoid social media, says former Aston Martin director

  Luxury brands do not need to jump onto social media sites to as part of their marketing and IT strategy

• November 06, 2013 06 Nov'13

  IT spending up as companies invest in digital technology

  Businesses are stepping up their spending on IT as they invest in strategic digital technologies, a CIO survey by Deloitte reveals

• November 06, 2013 06 Nov'13

  Passengers navigate Gatwick airport using Google Street View

  Gatwick Airport is using Google Street view to help passengers find their way around the airport and into the duty frees

• November 06, 2013 06 Nov'13

  Online retail spend reaches record high as Christmas approaches

  Online retail spend figures are estimated to reach £10bn in December this year, a record figure according to IMRG and Capgemini

• November 05, 2013 05 Nov'13

  Facebook invests £100,000 in open source education programme

  Facebook supports Apps for Good in encouraging young people to learn code

• November 04, 2013 04 Nov'13

  EE to launch 300 Mbps 4G network in London

  Mobile operator EE has launched an LTE-Advanced network, which it claims to be the fastest 4G mobile network in the world

• November 01, 2013 01 Nov'13

  Case study: How CERN scientists collaborate with Vidyo

  The European Nuclear Research centre moved from an internally developed video conferencing system to embrace SVC technology from Vidyo

• November 01, 2013 01 Nov'13

  Smartphone sales increase by 50%

  Smartphone shipments have increased by almost 50% year-on-year, according to a report by Juniper Research.

• November 01, 2013 01 Nov'13

  Rockstar exercises Nortel patents to sue mobile makers

  The consortium which bought billions of dollars of Nortel patents files lawsuits against the likes of Samsung, Google, HTC and Huawei for infringement

• November 01, 2013 01 Nov'13

  UK to study US clearance for mobile devices throughout flights

  UK authorities are to study a decision by US aviation regulator FAA to allow the use of mobile devices throughout flights

• October 31, 2013 31 Oct'13

  Government calls for more data scientists in the UK

  The government is calling on industry and academia to help produce more data scientists in the UK

• October 23, 2013 23 Oct'13

  First Direct advises customers on contactless payments

  First Direct is reacting to fears that contactless card payments could be made by mistake by advising customers that it is better to remove cards from wallets when making payments

• October 23, 2013 23 Oct'13

  Apple tablet slims down with iPad Air as competition grows

  Apple has launched a smaller and lighter iPad, the iPad Air, which the supplier claims to be a leap ahead in tablet computing

• October 22, 2013 22 Oct'13

  Nokia announces new devices including first Windows tablet

  Nokia has announced its first Windows tablet device alongside new smartphones and ‘phablets’

• October 22, 2013 22 Oct'13

  City University London explores multi-sensory human communication via mobile

  Researchers at City University are in talks with the finance sector about using wearable technology to provide traders with real-time data

• October 22, 2013 22 Oct'13

  1.2m 4G customers increase EE’s data revenues

  EE has announced a total of 1.2m 4G users in its latest financial results.

• October 21, 2013 21 Oct'13

  IT high on agenda as more banks create innovation plans

  Majority of global retail banks say they are becoming more innovative and IT is an important component in achieving this

• October 21, 2013 21 Oct'13

  Apple’s ‘arrogance’ offers Huawei opportunity

  The vice-president of market for Huawei devices admits his firm has a fight on its hands to grow in the mobile market

• October 18, 2013 18 Oct'13

  Lenovo considers BlackBerry bid

  Rumours are rife that the Chinese PC and laptop manufacturer will buy the struggling mobile firm

• October 18, 2013 18 Oct'13

  Technology and innovation in European banks

  Innovations in online and mobile, in video banking, social integration and CRM, are taking precedence to connect with banking customers

• October 18, 2013 18 Oct'13

  Online retail sees strongest growth in 13 years following summer dip

  The online retail market has seen its highest growth period for 13 years.

• October 18, 2013 18 Oct'13

  High-growth companies selected for government Future Fifty programme

  The first high-growth UK companies have been chosen for the government’s Future Fifty fast-track programme.

• October 17, 2013 17 Oct'13

  Government overhauls security classification to fit digital age

  In its first overhaul since World War II the government is consolidating six security bands to three with a system deemed more appropriate in the digital age.

• October 17, 2013 17 Oct'13

  The challenges of using mobile devices in the public sector

  The government is allowing the public sector to implement BYOD schemes, but the guidelines are limiting and challenges still remain

• October 17, 2013 17 Oct'13

  Air France offers mobile alerts to passengers

  Air France is developing mobile apps that will allow passengers to receive real-time travel alerts and book flights on their mobile devices

• October 17, 2013 17 Oct'13

  Swiss train drivers equipped with iPads to save millions in energy costs

  Switzerland’s rail network is equipping train drivers with iPads that will advise them on the optimum speed to save millions in energy costs

• October 17, 2013 17 Oct'13

  Mobile payments set to take Europe by storm

  Benjami Puigdevall Esteve, head of electronic channels at the Spanish bank La Caixa believes Spain will lead the way with NFC payments in 2014, with hopes that the trend will also take hold of the rest of Europe.

• October 15, 2013 15 Oct'13

  Siemens Enterprise Communications rebrands as Unify

  The communications company will rebrand in time to launch its latest unified communications solution, code-named Project Ansible

• October 15, 2013 15 Oct'13

  Trading sector regulation drives mobile operator development

  The heavy regulation of the trading sector is driving IT investments and suppliers are reacting with services that help companies comply

• October 14, 2013 14 Oct'13

  Case study: South Staffordshire College leads technology revolution in education

  South Staffordshire College is to open a digital campus, where students will be encouraged to immerse themselves in education through tech

• October 11, 2013 11 Oct'13

  Former BlackBerry CEO considers buying firm

  Mike Lazaridis ups his stake in BlackBerry and is in talks with fellow co-founder Doug Fregin about buying the struggling mobile manufacturer

• October 09, 2013 09 Oct'13

  Engineering firm aims to automate HR system for 150,000 employees

  Power and automation company, ABB is to automate and simplify its HR processes in a project that aims to make HR technology as easy to use as Google. The project, dubbed the Google-isation of HR, will allow employees and managers to look for HR ...

• October 09, 2013 09 Oct'13

  CW500: Retailers jostling for position in world’s biggest shop window

  Consumers are beginning their shopping journeys online and increasingly finishing them there too

• October 09, 2013 09 Oct'13

  IBM interns join ShopDirect to combine gamification and Twitter analysis

  Undergraduate ShopDirect interns spent the summer with IBM on a project using gamification and Twitter to engage with customers

• October 08, 2013 08 Oct'13

  Technology will make businesses more 'human'

  Technology will make organisations less hierarchical, more decentralised and more democratic – in other words, more human

• October 08, 2013 08 Oct'13

  Nokia brings real-time maps to Mitsubishi Motors

  Finnish manufacturer Nokia partners with Mitsubishi Motors to bring its real-time maps technology to cars

• October 03, 2013 03 Oct'13

  BlackBerry admits to poor take-up of BES 10

  BlackBerry has admitted that sales of its core product for business users – BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 - have failed to live up to expectations

• October 02, 2013 02 Oct'13

  Airline passengers need travel-optimised smartphone apps

  With only 5% of airline passengers using smartphones to book travel, mobile travel services need to deliver additional value

• September 26, 2013 26 Sep'13

  Oracle OpenWorld 2013 Interview: Matt Atkinson, CMO, Tesco

  Computer Weekly speaks to Matt Atkinson, CMO of Tesco, on how data is driving forward a successful multichannel digital operation

• September 26, 2013 26 Sep'13

  Government approves BYOD for public sector staff

  The government has issued security approval for public sector organisations to offer bring your own device (BYOD) schemes for employees

• September 23, 2013 23 Sep'13

  BlackBerry ponders going private with $4.7bn offer

  A consortium named Fairfax Financial Holdings offers $4.7bn for the struggling mobile manufacturer but allows it to keep searching for other buyers before the deal is done

• September 20, 2013 20 Sep'13

  Steve Ballmer uses final investor call to target Google

  In his last investor call as CEO of Microsoft, Steve Ballmer took the opportunity to attack Google’s business practices

• September 20, 2013 20 Sep'13

  Case study: Law firm Sills & Betteridge revamps telephony with Intercity

  Law firm Sills & Betteridge overhauls its telephony system to bring employees an easy-to-use, consolidated solution

• September 19, 2013 19 Sep'13

  Mobile app downloads worth $26bn in 2013

  The number of mobile app downloads in 2013 will reach 102 billion, with a total value of $26bn, according to Gartner

• September 18, 2013 18 Sep'13

  BlackBerry quietly launches Z30 smartphone

  Mobile manufacturer BlackBerry has launched its latest flagship smartphone, the Z30, to little fanfare

• September 16, 2013 16 Sep'13

  Barclays expands Pingit to attract businesses

  Barclays Bank has added features to its Pingit app making it easier for customers to buy goods and services with their phones

• September 13, 2013 13 Sep'13

  Will the iPhone 5S’s fingerprint technology help enterprise security?

  A fingerprint sensor has been built into Apple's latest iPhones. Computer Weekly looks at what this means for enterprise security

• September 13, 2013 13 Sep'13

  Bank takes outsourcing to extreme with appstore

  French banking giant Credit Agricole has created an app store to provide banking apps to customers and get ideas for new apps

• September 13, 2013 13 Sep'13

  Huawei bets on European talent with mobile R&D

  Putting a cellular research centre in the homeland of Ericsson is a great idea for scouting talent, but will Huawei opening its doors win over the sceptics?

• September 13, 2013 13 Sep'13

  Twitter to go public

  After years of speculation, Twitter has finally announced that it has applied for an initial public offering

• September 12, 2013 12 Sep'13

  Android will be ‘top priority’ for Huawei

  Huawei reaffirms its commitment to Android, but promises to remain a strategic partner with Microsoft, despite the Nokia acquisition

• September 11, 2013 11 Sep'13

  CW500 Club: BYOD best practice

  Company schemes for staff to use their own devices are relatively new; CW500 delegates discuss bring your own device (BYOD) best practice

• September 10, 2013 10 Sep'13

  Case study: M2M and cycling aid Diabetes research

  The mHealth Tour will see cyclists use mobile technologies to investigate the link between exercise and blood sugar levels

• September 03, 2013 03 Sep'13

  How the sale of Nokia’s mobile phone business will affect Microsoft

  Microsoft forges ahead with Steve Ballmer's vision to focus on hardware, software and services, with the $7.2bn acquisition of Nokia

• September 03, 2013 03 Sep'13

  Microsoft acquires Nokia

  Microsoft is to acquire Nokia’s mobile phone business, including its patents and mapping services in a $7.2bn deal

• August 30, 2013 30 Aug'13

  Startup profile: CloudZync

  CloudZync is a British startup which provides mobile wallets for retailers to enable mobile payments and loyalty programmes.

• August 28, 2013 28 Aug'13

  Why you need to think about BPM in a different way

  Look at business process management (BPM) in the right way and it has the potential to transform businesses

• August 28, 2013 28 Aug'13

  Financial services watchdog announces mobile banking report

  FCA outlines the thematic work it is carrying out to better understand opportunities and risks associated with mobile banking

• August 23, 2013 23 Aug'13

  Ubuntu Edge crowdfunding drive fails to raise target $32m

  After breaking the record for crowdfunding, a drive to raise $32m for the Ubuntu Edge smartphone has failed to meet its target

• August 22, 2013 22 Aug'13

  Delta Air Lines roll out 19,000 Nokia 820s

  The US airline teams with Microsoft, Nokia and Avanade to speed up in-flight shopping for travellers

• August 20, 2013 20 Aug'13

  Fleet management firm LeasePlan embraces private cloud for BYOD

  LeasePlan is implementing private cloud services for flexible IT infrastructure and a centralised virtual desktop to support BYOD

• August 19, 2013 19 Aug'13

  Georgia Tech researchers sneak malicious app past Apple checks

  Researchers claim to have found a way of hiding malicious code in apps from Apple’s app review and code-signing mechanisms

• August 16, 2013 16 Aug'13

  Facebook tests mobile payments tool

  Facebook is planning to test a mobile payments feature which will automatically fill in payment details when purchasing on mobile apps

• August 15, 2013 15 Aug'13

  Coast, Oasis and Warehouse drive retail innovation using iPads and Wi-Fi

  Clothing retailers Coast, Oasis and Warehouse have experimented with in-store iPads and Wi-Fi to improve customer experience and costs

• August 14, 2013 14 Aug'13

  Windows 8.1 to arrive on October 18, minus Start button

  Microsoft will release Windows 8.1 on October 18, almost a year since the company introduced Windows 8, its first tablet-optimised OS

• August 14, 2013 14 Aug'13

  Microsoft overtakes BlackBerry to become third player in smartphone market

  Microsoft has increased its global smartphone market share to 3.3%, overtaking BlackBerry for the first time

• August 12, 2013 12 Aug'13

  BlackBerry looks for a buyer to focus on BES and BB10

  The board of directors at BlackBerry are considering the sale of the troubled smartphone company, in a bid to focus on BlackBerry 10

• August 12, 2013 12 Aug'13

  ICO to investigate London bins that track smartphones

  Information Commissioner's Office is making enquiries into bins in London that track passing smartphones to target advertising to owners

• August 12, 2013 12 Aug'13

  Case study: How Premier Inn uses mobile analytics

  Premier Inn's mobile app has been downloaded more than two million times and 77% of room bookings are made via the app

• August 05, 2013 05 Aug'13

  London Innovation Lab seeks second round of FinTech startups

  The second annual FinTech Innovation Lab is calling for applications from early-stage financial technology entrepreneurs

• August 02, 2013 02 Aug'13

  Android takes a 14% bite out Apple's pie

  Shipments of Apple iPads have declined 14% compared with Q2 2012 according to the latest market share data from analyst Canalys

• August 01, 2013 01 Aug'13

  iOS 7 to protect against charger-based hacks of Apple devices

  Apple's latest iOS 7 beta release includes a security update to protect its mobile devices from hacks using a modified phone charger or battery

• July 31, 2013 31 Jul'13

  Office 365 now available on Android

  Following the release of Office Mobile for iPhone, Microsoft has launched Office Mobile for Android

• July 30, 2013 30 Jul'13

  Customer demand for digital shakes up banking business cases

  Customer demand for new ways of banking is forcing retail banks to look at new ways to justify IT investments

• July 29, 2013 29 Jul'13

  CW500: Internet of things to pose 'huge security and privacy risks'

  The internet of things will pose enormous security and privacy challenges, a recent CW500 Club meeting heard

• July 29, 2013 29 Jul'13

  Google Play still riddled with malicious apps, says Symantec

  The Google Play app store for Android remains riddled with malicious apps despite efforts to clean it up, says Symantec

• July 26, 2013 26 Jul'13

  Hailo taxi app maker drops Sage for NetSuite OneWorld

  Taxi cab app maker Hailocab has switched from Sage Line:50 to NetSuite OneWorld, in a bid to speed up accounts reconciliation

• July 23, 2013 23 Jul'13

  Facebook app gives millions internet access through low-end phones

  Facebook app enables internet access for more than 100 million people in developing countries using low-end phones

• July 19, 2013 19 Jul'13

  Nokia cuts losses but sales are still declining

  Nokia has announced net sales of €5.7bn in its second quarter 2013 results, down 24% from €7.5bn last year

• July 19, 2013 19 Jul'13

  Facebook to acquire UK startup Monoidics

  Facebook is to acquire UK startup Monoidics, which makes code verification and analysis tools and specialises in detecting coding errors

• July 18, 2013 18 Jul'13

  How will SAP's cloud and in-memory drive affect existing customers?

  As SAP expands its cloud and in-memory computing businesses, Computer Weekly looks at how it is adapting its strategy to market forces

• July 15, 2013 15 Jul'13

  Forrester: UK IT spending set to rise by 4.6% in 2014

  The €80bn UK IT market is expected to grown 4.6% in 2014, claims the latest forecast by analyst firm Forrester

• July 12, 2013 12 Jul'13

  BlackBerry ready to enable India to track messages

  BlackBerry is ready to provide Indian law enforcement authorities with a way to track emails, email attachments and chats sent over its services

• July 11, 2013 11 Jul'13

  Steve Ballmer launches Microsoft 2.0

  Steve Ballmer plans to reinvent Microsoft with a big push to develop hardware from phones to set top boxes, as it attempts to remain relevant

• July 09, 2013 09 Jul'13

  Citrix extends remote desktop delivery from Windows Azure for mobile working

  Desktop virtualisation provider Citrix has enabled the delivery of remote desktop sessions from Microsoft Windows Azure

• July 08, 2013 08 Jul'13

  Ashridge Business School revamps network with HP

  Ashridge Business School, in Berkhamsted, rolls out HP FlexCampus to encourage its students to bring their own devices

• July 05, 2013 05 Jul'13

  Samsung shares fall despite increased sales

  Samsung misses analyst expectations in its pre-earnings guidance for the second quarter, leading to fears for investors

• July 04, 2013 04 Jul'13

  Researchers warn of “huge” Android security flaw

  Security researchers have discovered a vulnerability that could allow attackers to take full control of most Android smartphones

• July 02, 2013 02 Jul'13

  Gartner forecasts a return to IT investment as economy improves

  Global IT spending is set to reach $3.7tn by 2014 as the economy improves, according to the Gartner Worldwide IT Spending Forecast

• June 27, 2013 27 Jun'13

  Uefa considers BYOD policy for Euro 2016

  Uefa is considering a bring your own device (BYOD) strategy for its 7,000 volunteers during Euro 2016 to save costs on IT devices

• June 26, 2013 26 Jun'13

  Apple announces business feature updates for iOS7

  Apple has revealed a number of business offerings in its latest operating system update, iOS7

• June 20, 2013 20 Jun'13

  Camden Council goes BYOD with Accellion

  Camden adopts a bring your own device (BYOD) strategy to save money, improve security and bring their IT systems into the modern era

• June 19, 2013 19 Jun'13

  G8 publishes Open Data Charter

  The G8 nations have committed to open data, with a promise to produce action plans for the release of government information

• June 19, 2013 19 Jun'13

  CIO interview: Dan West, group IT director, New Look

  As fashion retailer New Look continues its business turnaround and plans to launch in China, technology is playing a crucial role

• June 19, 2013 19 Jun'13

  Met Police needs significant tech investment to overhaul creaking legacy systems

  The Metropolitan Police needs significant capital investment in technology if it is to overhaul its legacy IT infrastructure

• June 18, 2013 18 Jun'13

  UK mobile industry remains behind the times in digital payments technology

  The mobile payments industry is struggling to grow due to many convoluted payment technologies that are difficult to develop for

• June 14, 2013 14 Jun'13

  EU plans to scrap mobile roaming charges

  A group of 27 European Commissioners has voted to end roaming charges for calls, texts and mobile data

• June 14, 2013 14 Jun'13

  Microsoft puts Office Mobile on iPhone

  iPhone users can now use Microsoft’s Office Mobile product which is available as a free download from the AppStore

• June 13, 2013 13 Jun'13

  Sir Charles Dunstone supports spending HS2 cash on better broadband

  Carphone Warehouse and TalkTalk chairman Sir Charles Dunstone says budget for HS2 railway would be better spent on fibre broadband