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• April 28, 2014 28 Apr'14

  EE sees further rise in demand as big companies move to 4G

  Mobile network operator EE has seen a further rise in demand for its 4G services as its customer base increased by 889,000 to 2.9m over the last quarter

• April 23, 2014 23 Apr'14

  Home Office tenders for new Emergency Services Network (ESN) provider

  The Home Office is searching for a new provider of its emergency services communications contract

• April 17, 2014 17 Apr'14

  Just 2% of citizens think government’s digital services will have an effect

  Only 2% of the UK believe the government’s push to offer public services digitally will have a great effect on their lives

• April 16, 2014 16 Apr'14

  Zebra Technologies to acquire Motorola’s enterprise business for $3.45bn

  Zebra Technologies has announced that it will acquire Motorola Solutions’ enterprise business for $3.45bn

• April 16, 2014 16 Apr'14

  Interview: Alex Alexander, multichannel technology director at Asda

  Asda has been on a cloud-based e-commerce journey for the past six years after taking its general merchandising (GM) and George clothing websites to the cloud, allowing the retailer to concentrate on innovating its retail offering

• April 15, 2014 15 Apr'14

  Interview: How Ordnance Survey supports geolocation startups

  Ordnance Survey has named three budding geolocation startups as winners in its latest Developer Challenge

• April 14, 2014 14 Apr'14

  Are retailers using data analytics to their advantage?

  Computer Weekly looks at the challenges the retail sector faces in taking advantage of data analysis

• April 11, 2014 11 Apr'14

  Endless aisle solution helps Crocs cope with small retail space

  Footwear retailer Crocs has implemented an endless aisle solution in its 200-plus stores in the US which helps overcome small store space

• April 10, 2014 10 Apr'14

  Only 10% of UK shoppers have made use of in-store tablets

  Retailers are failing to engage consumers with in-store technology

• April 10, 2014 10 Apr'14

  Converse US sees over 50% web traffic from mobile

  Over half of Converse's web traffic in North America now comes from mobile devices following 'mobile first' website revamp

• April 09, 2014 09 Apr'14

  UK retailers leave US behind in click and collect race

  UK retailers are storming ahead in providing click and collect services for consumers

• April 07, 2014 07 Apr'14

  60% of SMEs already using cloud apps

  Research from the British Chambers of Commerce and BT Business revealed 60% of UK SMEs already use cloud based applications

• April 06, 2014 06 Apr'14

  Retailers to invest more in technology throughout 2014

  Retailers will be spending more on technology over the coming year, with websites and mobile, and new IT systems at the top of their agendas

• April 04, 2014 04 Apr'14

  European parliament votes in support of net neutrality

  The European parliament has voted in support of proposed telecoms legislation that aims to enforce net neutrality rules.

• April 03, 2014 03 Apr'14

  Competition from FinTech startups keeps big suppliers on their toes

  Big suppliers in the financial technology space are becoming more agile because of the competition from startup technology companies

• April 03, 2014 03 Apr'14

  EU vote to scrap roaming charges by late 2015

  The European Parliament voted in favour of ending fees for mobile roaming across Europe

• April 03, 2014 03 Apr'14

  RBS cuts 44 branches as IT changes customer habits

  The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is the latest bank to cite technology driven changes in customer behavior as a reason to make cuts

• April 02, 2014 02 Apr'14

  Bank mobile apps are being overwhelmed

  The use of mobile banking apps has exceeded what banks anticipated and organisations risk service outages unless they better align IT resources to support the customer channel, according to research from CSC.

• April 01, 2014 01 Apr'14

  BT and government under fresh fire over rural broadband

  BT and the government have come under fresh criticism over the provision of broadband services to rural areas

• March 31, 2014 31 Mar'14

  Tech inefficiencies in UK policing cost £221m a year

  The lack of technology being used by the police in the UK is costing taxpayers up to £221m each year, says O2

• March 28, 2014 28 Mar'14

  Claire’s Accessories uses mobile to connect with younger customers

  Claire’s Accessories uses mobile to engage, interact and become closer to its younger customers

• March 28, 2014 28 Mar'14

  M&S uses social media to make customers happy and drive sales

  Marks and Spencer has been using social media to engage with its customers and has seen a significant increase in sales from its marketing campaigns

• March 28, 2014 28 Mar'14

  Online sales hit £1bn as Sainsbury's seeks multichannel success

  Sainsbury’s £1bn online retail sales make up only a small proportion of its £25bn overall turnover

• March 24, 2014 24 Mar'14

  DCMS to fund rural trials of superfast broadband

  The DCMS has opened up its £10m funding pot for suppliers with innovative ideas to help superfast broadband reach remote UK areas

• March 21, 2014 21 Mar'14

  Interview: Dan Taylor, head of BBC iPlayer

  When the BBC set about its coverage for the 2012 London Olympics, it changed audience expectations of how to view content online

• March 21, 2014 21 Mar'14

  Sport Relief launches ‘mobile first’ campaign

  Sport Relief has taken a ‘mobile first’ approach to its campaign this year by releasing an app to encourage as many people to take part as possible

• March 20, 2014 20 Mar'14

  Interview: Russ Shaw, founder, Tech London Advocates

  Tech London Advocates is a network of more than 500 people in the technology ecosystem who link up to promote London’s emerging tech sector by dealing with issues and challenges they see on the horizon

• March 20, 2014 20 Mar'14

  UK top in Europe for purchasing on smartphones

  The UK has the highest number of consumers making purchases on smartphones in Europe, according to a survey by TNS

• March 19, 2014 19 Mar'14

  Interview: Francisco D’Souza. How do established IT suppliers keep growing?

  The last few years has seen IT budgets decimated and as a result IT suppliers have been forced to change their business models. The emergence of the digital world and globalisation are just two trends shaping the future of IT services

• March 18, 2014 18 Mar'14

  Non-compliant organisations risk being cut off from the PSN

  Organisations not compliant with PSN security after the end-March deadline and who fail to engage for help are “effectively opting out”

• March 18, 2014 18 Mar'14

  Lack of IT security knowledge slows global BYOD uptake

  Slow adoption of bring your own device (BYOD) strategies within business is due to lack of understanding of available security, according to a survey by Oracle

• March 17, 2014 17 Mar'14

  British retailers to lose £1bn per year due to long queues

  Nearly three quarters of shoppers will abandon purchases if they have to queue for longer than five minutes, which could result in £1bn losses per year for UK retailers

• March 13, 2014 13 Mar'14

  Case Study: Caterham F1 boosts productivity with mobile communication network

  The Caterham F1 team is using the Truphone telecoms network to increase ease of communication in its global business

• March 13, 2014 13 Mar'14

  Baby Boomers most likely to 'showroom' while shopping

  Baby Boomers are more likely to use their smartphones to compare prices while shopping than their younger counterparts

• March 12, 2014 12 Mar'14

  Startup profile: Lowdown

  Lowdown is a British startup which has developed an app for meeting management

• March 12, 2014 12 Mar'14

  Ofcom 4G auction achieved competition goal

  National Audit Office report says Ofcom achieved its goal of maintaining a competitive market through last year's 4G auction

• March 12, 2014 12 Mar'14

  Case study: Footwear company Deckers takes e-commerce sites into the cloud

  The company behind shoe brands including Ugg Australia and Teva is using a cloud-based digital commerce platform to support global expansion

• March 11, 2014 11 Mar'14

  BBC launches redesigned iPlayer video-on-demand service

  The BBC launches the latest version of its video-on-demand service with improved navigation and recommendation features and sign-in function

• March 10, 2014 10 Mar'14

  Payments Council launches Paym mobile payments service

  The Payments Council is to launch a secure means for consumers to make payments using a mobile number, called Paym

• March 10, 2014 10 Mar'14

  UK more than doubles funds to build internet of things

  UK government more than doubles funding for technology companies making devices that communicate over the internet.

• March 07, 2014 07 Mar'14

  Cabinet Office completes first user trial of consumer technologies

  The Cabinet Office has completed its first user trial of consumer technologies within the department

• March 03, 2014 03 Mar'14

  Android tablets sell more than iOS tablets

  Sales of Android powered tablet devices grew 127% in 2013, taking the leading position in the tablet operating system market for last year, according to research by analyst firm Gartner.

• March 03, 2014 03 Mar'14

  CIO interview: Phil Jordan, global chief information officer, Telefónica

  Telefónica global CIO Phil Jordan is leading one of the most complex and challenging IT transformations in the private sector

• March 01, 2014 01 Mar'14

  John Lewis to launch startup incubator - JLab

  John Lewis is to launch its first technology startup incubator – JLab

• February 28, 2014 28 Feb'14

  The big themes of Mobile World Congress 2014

  This week saw the world’s largest mobile conference hit Barcelona. Computer Weekly takes a look at the big themes of Mobile World Congress 2014

• February 28, 2014 28 Feb'14

  CA Technologies launches MDM suite

  CA Technologies has launched a new suite of products designed to provide mobile device management to enterprises

• February 28, 2014 28 Feb'14

  Three UK sees 48% rise in profits for 2013

  As Three transfers all its customers to its 4G network at no extra charge, the mobile operator reports full-year profits of £417m

• February 27, 2014 27 Feb'14

  Sainsbury’s appoints digital and technology director

  Sainsbury’s has created a digital and technology director and awarded the position to existing online director, Jon Rudoe

• February 27, 2014 27 Feb'14

  MasterCard and Syniverse launch geolocation card verification service

  MasterCard and Syniverse have launched a number of mobile and payment services for mobile users to use while travelling abroad

• February 27, 2014 27 Feb'14

  Mobile responsible for 32% of online sales

  One third of all UK online sales were made using a mobile device in the last quarter of 2013

• February 27, 2014 27 Feb'14

  Samsung Knox to provide enterprise mobility for SMEs

  The latest Samsung Knox products have been designed to help small to medium-sized businesses invest in enterprise mobility

• February 26, 2014 26 Feb'14

  Telefónica to embrace SDN and NFV with UNICA network initiative

  The mobile operator plans to revamp its network infrastructure to embrace more virtualisation technologies and bring more efficiency to its backhaul.

• February 26, 2014 26 Feb'14

  Tesco expected to launch digital services “imminently”

  Tesco is expanding its multichannel portfolio by launching a digital wallet soon, with several other digital services also set to launch

• February 25, 2014 25 Feb'14

  Samsung launches Galaxy S5 at MWC 2014

  Samsung unveils its latest flagship smartphone at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona

• February 25, 2014 25 Feb'14

  Zuckerburg at MWC: Emerging markets don’t know they need the internet

  Slow uptake of the internet in emerging markets is due to a lack of knowledge of necessity, according to Facebook founder Mark Zuckerburg

• February 24, 2014 24 Feb'14

  IP networks "inherently less secure"

  We may have come far when it comes to performance in telecoms networks but Juniper Networks claims the move from fixed connections to IP has brought more security challenges

• February 24, 2014 24 Feb'14

  Nokia sidelines Windows 8 to launch Android device at MWC

  Nokia will release a phone running the Android operating system, it announced at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona

• February 24, 2014 24 Feb'14

  Operators preventing dual SIM handsets

  Acer claims that although its new handset offers dual SIM capabilities for the business user, mobile operators will stop the feature coming to market to protect revenues

• February 21, 2014 21 Feb'14

  Data network outages hit Vodafone

  Mobile operator Vodafone apologises to customers on Twitter but refuses to give an estimate of when services will return to normal

• February 21, 2014 21 Feb'14

  Scotrail offers rail passengers Wi-Fi with Level 3

  The Scottish train operator teams with Level 3 to bring Wi-Fi to 25 of its stations across the country

• February 20, 2014 20 Feb'14

  Interview: Helen Milner CEO, Tinder, on the digital divide in Britain

  Eleven million people across the UK are struggling to connect to the internet. Not because of problems with hardware, bad connectivity, or even rural broadband challenges, but because they either don’t know how, or are too poor to get online

• February 20, 2014 20 Feb'14

  EE posts steady results for ‘year of 4G’

  Mobile operator EE posts solid numbers after its first full year offering 4G to the UK

• February 20, 2014 20 Feb'14

  Welcome Break speeds up payments transactions

  Welcome Break has upgraded its entire payments system to improve the speed of services to customers and streamline end-of-day management transactions

• February 20, 2014 20 Feb'14

  Case study: South Tyneside NHS Trust deploys Huddle on iPads for board meetings

  South Tyneside NHS Trust has begun its paperless journey by moving its board meetings to the cloud using Huddle for iPad

• February 19, 2014 19 Feb'14

  EE connects commuters via 4G

  EE has announced plans to expand its 4G network to aid commuters, and will be recruiting more than 1,000 new customer service staff over the next 24 months

• February 19, 2014 19 Feb'14

  UK start-ups get ready for Mobile World Congress 2014

  With the world’s biggest mobile trade show just days away, we talk to some of the representatives of the UK start-up industry representing us on the show floor

• February 17, 2014 17 Feb'14

  Vodafone wins 500,000 4G customers in six months

  The mobile operator celebrates the milestone that sees it rolling out the faster data connections across 208 cities and towns in the UK

• February 17, 2014 17 Feb'14

  Roaming costs lose mobile operators 300 million users

  A new survey by the European Commission shows 94% of citizens limit their mobile use when in another state to save on roaming charges, meaning mobile operators could be missing out on big revenues

• February 17, 2014 17 Feb'14

  Care UK to introduce 4G to 4,000 employees

  Advanced Mobile Communications has won a multi-million pound contract to provide EE’s 4G connectivity to Care UK’s 4,000 employees

• February 14, 2014 14 Feb'14

  Well-defined mobile strategies needed for business growth

  Businesses with ambition to grow must have a formalised and well-defined mobile strategy

• February 14, 2014 14 Feb'14

  Smartphone sales decline in mature markets

  Smartphone sales slowed significantly in developed markets in 2013, according to research firm Gartner

• February 13, 2014 13 Feb'14

  The challenges of implementing Camden’s digital strategy

  Camden Borough Council's digital strategy sets out how technology will support and enable the local authority grow and develop

• February 13, 2014 13 Feb'14

  CIO Interview: Lance Fisher, CIO, SThree

  The IT department at global recruitment firm SThree has an emphasis on data analytics, cloud and mobile tools

• February 12, 2014 12 Feb'14

  Telehealth startups cluster around Kent

  Telehealth technology startups cluster around Kent in industry move to provide digital health solutions for the UK’s aging population

• February 12, 2014 12 Feb'14

  Newcastle and Buckinghamshire councils win O2 Local Government Digital Fund

  Newcastle City Council and Buckinghamshire County Council have won a share of prize money from O2 which will be used by the councils to tackle social challenges using technology

• February 12, 2014 12 Feb'14

  OTT providers fail to win trust of users

  Despite over-the-top providers like Skype and Whatsapp getting all the attention, users want their mobile operators to be more involved with these services and provide a solution they can trust, according to a new survey

• February 11, 2014 11 Feb'14

  Rugby Football Union installs mobile commerce technology

  The Rugby Football Union (RFU) is implementing a mobile commerce services in its Twickenham stadium

• February 10, 2014 10 Feb'14

  Intelligent Energy uses Polycom to implement unified comms

  Intelligent Energy – a developer of clean energy technology – is using Polycom’s communications technology to deliver a unified system for conference calls as it expands globally.

• February 10, 2014 10 Feb'14

  CIO interview: The Met's Richard Thwaite on its Total Technology IT strategy

  Metropolitan Police CIO Richard Thwaite on getting the business and IT suitably aligned as the force embarks on a four-year IT strategy

• February 07, 2014 07 Feb'14

  Glasgow City Council signs BT for free Wi-Fi before Commonwealth Games

  Glasgow City Council signs BT to provide free Wi-Fi across the city in time for the Common Wealth Games in summer 2014

• February 07, 2014 07 Feb'14

  Met Police to trial iPad Minis

  The Metropolitan Police Service is to trial iPad Minis for use by officers in the Hammersmith and Fulham Borough this year

• February 07, 2014 07 Feb'14

  Met Police releases ‘Total Technology’ IT strategy

  The Metropolitan Police Service has released a three to four-year plan on how to transform the use of technology in the organisation

• February 06, 2014 06 Feb'14

  Sony sells PC business in favour of smartphone push

  Sony announces plans to reform its PC and TV divisions by selling off its PC branch to Japan Industrial Partners

• February 06, 2014 06 Feb'14

  Three signs 4G backhaul deal with Virgin Media Business

  Three's five-year, multi-million pound deal will see Virgin Media Business soup up the mobile operator’s backhaul to prepare it for its 4G future

• February 04, 2014 04 Feb'14

  Samsung to open 15 UK stores with Phones 4u

  The mobile manufacturer will team up with the retailer to open 15 Samsung-focused stores across the UK

• February 03, 2014 03 Feb'14

  EE and Three sign ‘passive’ network share deal for rural UK

  The two providers will not be sharing spectrum or antennae as in previous deals, but will work together on the backhaul to bring 4G services to rural areas

• January 31, 2014 31 Jan'14

  Vodafone avoids fine for missing 3G targets

  Ofcom confirms Vodafone has now met its requirement for 3G coverage across the UK and will not be fined for its late completion

• January 30, 2014 30 Jan'14

  Data security is not their responsibility, say 23% of employees

  Almost a quarter of employees believe that data security is not their responsibility, according to a survey by security management firm Absolute Software

• January 30, 2014 30 Jan'14

  Lenovo buys Google’s Motorola Mobility in $3bn deal

  Google has announced the sale of its Motorola Mobility unit to Chinese computer maker Lenovo in a $3bn deal

• January 30, 2014 30 Jan'14

  Are businesses turning to Windows Phone instead of BlackBerry?

  It's been a year since BlackBerry tried to reclaim the smartphone market with the BB10 operating system and the Z10 and qwerty Q10 handsets

• January 29, 2014 29 Jan'14

  Internet of Things could be held up by physical flaws

  Cisco’s managing director of IoT warns physical issues with sensors and batteries could hamper the effectiveness of connected cities

• January 28, 2014 28 Jan'14

  South Devon Healthcare NHS Trust deploys iOS devices

  South Devon Healthcare NHS Trust has deployed 300 iOS mobile devices onto its network to improve patient care processes

• January 28, 2014 28 Jan'14

  DECC IT overhaul follows government digital standards

  The Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) is accustomed to large outsourcing contracts, yet it is the first department within government to move away from a single supplier approach, to a new multi-sourcing model across all its core ...

• January 27, 2014 27 Jan'14

  NHS Scotland has more time for patients thanks to mobile technology

  NHS doctors and nurses are using the latest mobile technology across Scotland to speed admin and spend more time with patients

• January 24, 2014 24 Jan'14

  CIO interview: Julian Payne, head of ICT, Science Museum Group

  The Science Museum Group has just completed a merger with the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester. Beginning in 2012 and took two years to integrate all business and IT functionality with the group

• January 24, 2014 24 Jan'14

  Qualcomm buys up Palm patents from HP

  Mobile chip maker Qualcomm is to take over almost 2,500 patents from HP, picked up from its acquisition of Palm

• January 23, 2014 23 Jan'14

  SMEs given power to cancel phone contracts

  New rules from Ofcom will enable consumers and small businesses to cancel phone or broadband contracts if their provider ups its prices

• January 23, 2014 23 Jan'14

  Nokia ends 2013 in decline

  All of Nokia's divisions see falls in sales and profits, but its CEO remains positive the remaining businesses will flourish in the future

• January 23, 2014 23 Jan'14

  CIO interview: Richard Warner, CIO, LV

  The IT industry is swarming with buzz words, from big data and the internet of things to social collaboration and consumerisation of distribution. Yet despite the hype around them making some doubt their importance, the CIO of insurer LV, Richard ...

• January 22, 2014 22 Jan'14

  VMware to acquire mobile software firm AirWatch for $1.5bn

  VMware is acquiring mobile device management specialist AirWatch for $1.5bn to boost its end user computing offering