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Mobile apps and software

• January 23, 2017 23 Jan'17

  Lululemon turns to digital transformation to support consumer community

  Athletic apparel retailer’s executive vice-president of digital explains how the brand has used digital transformation to support its core value of a community ecosystem

• January 17, 2017 17 Jan'17

  Aldo uses Salesforce to drive ‘customer delight’

  Luxury retailer is using Salesforce to drive engagement, a seamless experience and customer loyalty

• January 12, 2017 12 Jan'17

  Lloyds Bank digital banking problems an industry warning

  Lloyds Bank’s digital banking problems still unresolved after a second day

• January 06, 2017 06 Jan'17

  Half of the younger generation still prefer a traditional checkout

  The use of technology in retailers is increasing, but despite growing omni-channel adoption, many young people still prefer a traditional checkout

• December 30, 2016 30 Dec'16

  Top 10 financial services stories of 2016

  Here are 10 of the most popular fintech articles on Computer Weekly in 2016

• December 13, 2016 13 Dec'16

  GP tests out connected stethoscope, cleared for NHS use

  A digitally connected stethoscope from a Silicon Valley startup is now available in the UK and promises to change patient-doctor interaction

• December 07, 2016 07 Dec'16

  The United Arab Emirates enterprise IT trends for 2017

  The UAE is already a leader in areas such as smart city developments, and 2017 looks set to see organisations in the country increase its adoption of other transformational IT

• December 05, 2016 05 Dec'16

  Top 10 ANZ enterprise IT stories of 2016

  Here is a rundown of Computer Weekly’s most popular ANZ enterprise IT articles for 2016

• November 30, 2016 30 Nov'16

  Mastercard uses artificial intelligence for transaction approval

  Mastercard is using artificial intelligence to reduce the number of transactions that are wrongly declined, while maintaining security

• November 29, 2016 29 Nov'16

  How a London club enhanced its facilities with wireless charging

  The Clubhouse, a London-based business club and meeting space, introduces wireless charging technology from startup Chargifi at its St James’ location as it bids to attract new clients

• November 23, 2016 23 Nov'16

  Nationwide breaks norm and opens branch because of technology

  Nationwide Building Society is bringing a bank branch back to Glastonbury to try out new technology on customers

• November 23, 2016 23 Nov'16

  Axa offers on-demand insurance via mobile app

  Insurance company launches app that offers quick and easy insurance cover for individual items owned by customers

• November 17, 2016 17 Nov'16

  Dutch bank ING to spend millions ‘disrupting’ its own business

  Dutch bank ING used digital technology to reinvent itself following the financial crash, and is about to reinvent itself again, says its global CTO, Brendan Donovan

• November 02, 2016 02 Nov'16

  Coca-Cola cloud project bottles rewards for 25,000 staff

  Coca-Cola European Partners, which bottles 15 billion litres of soft drinks each year, is working with an HR technology supplier to develop flexible rewards packages for its 25,000 employees

• November 01, 2016 01 Nov'16

  Insurers face same legacy system battle as retail banks

  The biggest barrier to insurance companies adopting digital technology is their heavy reliance on legacy IT systems

• October 31, 2016 31 Oct'16

  Black cab customers can now pay by card as well as cash

  London Mayor’s Taxi and Private Hire Action Plan sees card technology introduced to all black cabs in the capital

• October 26, 2016 26 Oct'16

  John Lewis chooses three retail tech startups to receive 2016 JLab funding

  Department store retailer John Lewis selects three retail tech startups to receive their share of the £200,000 JLab funding pot

• October 26, 2016 26 Oct'16

  Botched IT migration cost Vodafone customers thousands

  Ofcom imposes multimillion-pound fine on mobile operator after an investigation uncovered multiple failings arising from a problematic IT systems migration

• October 25, 2016 25 Oct'16

  Mobile apps to take over HR technology

  Smartphone apps are the next frontier for human resources technology, according to HR technology analyst Josh Bersin

• October 24, 2016 24 Oct'16

  UAE telco launches mobile wallet

  Etisalat signs deal with technology company to offer its customers a mobile wallet service, as fintech expands in the Middle East

• October 18, 2016 18 Oct'16

  Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange uses blockchain for e-voting

  Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange offers controlled access to the AGM information of listed companies through a blockchain-based service

• October 16, 2016 16 Oct'16

  Dubai smart city will be the talk of GITEX

  Global experts in urban planning and smart technology will discuss the important role Dubai will play in supporting the development of smart cities in the Middle East

• October 14, 2016 14 Oct'16

  Nordea bank joins rival’s mobile payment platform

  Nordea signs up to the mobile payments platform from Danske bank for its customers in Denmark and Norway

• October 10, 2016 10 Oct'16

  More virtualisation to come in mature Australian market

  Australia has been hailed as a rapidly growing market for mobile virtualisation

• October 07, 2016 07 Oct'16

  Dunkin’ data – how one firm is going donuts for data analytics

  The director of consumer technology and mobile for Dunkin’ Donuts explains how the retailer uses Splunk to manage customer satisfaction through data

• September 29, 2016 29 Sep'16

  Trust issues stifling digital economy growth, study shows

  Businesses that have products and services based on trust have a significant opportunity to future-proof their business, but those who do not risk being side-lined, a study shows

• September 28, 2016 28 Sep'16

  BlackBerry ends production of mobile phones

  Canadian firm to focus on a strategy built around software development, including security and applications, and mobile device management

• September 28, 2016 28 Sep'16

  Mastercard woos software developers with API platform

  Credit card company Mastercard is investing heavily in digital payments and wants to engage with developers and startups

• September 22, 2016 22 Sep'16

  Pizza Hut Hong Kong rips up traditional CRM rule book

  IT director of parent company Jardine Restaurant Group has transformed the way Pizza Hut interacts with customers in Hong Kong and plans the same in Myanmar and Vietnam

• September 20, 2016 20 Sep'16

  Digital Catapult sets up London-wide IoT network

  The Digital Catapult is launching a London-wide internet of things network to support digital startups and SMEs as they develop applications and use-cases

• September 13, 2016 13 Sep'16

  Banks and fintech firms respect each other, says HSBC boss

  The relationship between banks and fintech companies has sweetened over the past five years with mutual respect evident, says HSBC boss

• September 05, 2016 05 Sep'16

  Mobile device use feeds card fraud in Asean region

  Card fraud is rising in Asean countries, with the high use of mobile devices a contributing factor.

• August 25, 2016 25 Aug'16

  Apple iPhones plagued by device failure and crashing apps, report claims

  A report on mobile device performance produced by Blancco Technology Group says the performance of Apple iPhones is flagging compared with Android-based devices

• August 16, 2016 16 Aug'16

  Interview: Delivering the facts about Stem careers

  Edwina Dunn, chair of the Your Life campaign, says the tech industry must work harder to make students aware of Stem careers if it hopes to recruit more young people

• August 16, 2016 16 Aug'16

  TfL’s 24-hour tube API retains app compatiblity

  TfL extends its open data API to support London’s 24-hour tube service, with TfL saying the API won’t break existing apps

• August 12, 2016 12 Aug'16

  Russia competition watchdog fines Google $6.8m over Android

  As Google faces a fine of around $3bn for anti-competitive practices in Europe, Russian authorities have ordered the internet giant to pay $6.8m for abusing its dominant position with Android device makers

• August 04, 2016 04 Aug'16

  Italian-based Android RAT spies on mobiles in Japan and China, say researchers

  Researchers discover an Italian-based Android RAT designed for spying that is targeting mobile devices using their unique identification codes

• August 02, 2016 02 Aug'16

  Nordic CIO interview: Liv Fiksdahl, DNB

  CIO of Norwegian bank tells Computer Weekly how Indian outsourcing partners help her keep costs down and digitise the business

• August 01, 2016 01 Aug'16

  Barclays to use voice recognition for phone banking

  Retail bank says technology will provide secure verification by recognising the unique characteristics of each person’s voice

• August 01, 2016 01 Aug'16

  Uber plans own Google Maps amid merger with rival in China

  Uber forges ahead with own digital mapping project as it cuts its losses in China by merging with local rival Didi Chuxing

• July 29, 2016 29 Jul'16

  Mobile and video pay off for Google’s parent company Alphabet

  Alphabet ascribes strong second quarter financial results to long-term investments in mobile and video as demand for advertising through these channels increases

• July 29, 2016 29 Jul'16

  German digital bank Fidor acquired by French banking giant

  Fidor CEO says merger with BPCE will allow challenger to continue its international expansion

• July 27, 2016 27 Jul'16

  Interview: Jon Page, head of operations, BBC R&D

  As the way people consume media content is changing, so the BBC is adapting to new audiences, as Jon Page, head of operations for BBC Research and Development, describes

• July 25, 2016 25 Jul'16

  Skills shortage and poor IT infrastructure hinder tech adoption by Asean governments

  EIU report highlights governments’ desire for better use of data, including cloud access

• July 20, 2016 20 Jul'16

  BBC+ app tailors content to individuals

  Users of BBC app can shape their experience based on the content they want to consume

• July 13, 2016 13 Jul'16

  Panera transforms digital infrastructure with Cisco

  At Cisco Live in Las Vegas, Blaine Hurst from café chain Panera explained how he transformed the company’s infrastructure based on Cisco and Apple devices

• July 11, 2016 11 Jul'16

  Outdated IT limits retail gains from customer data

  Legacy IT systems are making it more difficult for retailers to collect and use customer data to improve services

• July 06, 2016 06 Jul'16

  Lufthansa IT services arm transforms to meet customer demands

  IT supplier Lufthansa Systems is changing its business model as its airline customers invest in digital technologies

• July 05, 2016 05 Jul'16

  Virtual reality finds fans at Reading University

  Professors at Reading University see virtual reality as an increasingly important research and teaching tool in science and arts subjects

• June 30, 2016 30 Jun'16

  Five retail-based startups head for 2016 Jlab incubator

  Five of the 23 startups that pitched for a place on John Lewis’s 2016 startup programme will be spending the summer in the retailer’s Jlab accelerator