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July 14, 2014 14 Jul'14
Bank branches being used more despite online services surge

Customers' use of bank branches is increasing in parallel with the surging take-up of online banking services, according to research
July 10, 2014 10 Jul'14
Silent Circle’s OCC VoIP service cuts out roaming costs and snoopers

Mobile device privacy firm Silent Circle expands its hybrid encrypted Out-Circle Calling, quelling users' snooping fears and cutting roaming costs
July 09, 2014 09 Jul'14
UK leads in mobile adoption

UK businesses are getting a return on their mobile investments as they invest in technologies to underpin their digital strategies
July 08, 2014 08 Jul'14
Post Office to become mobile phone operator

Post Office attempts to grow its services portfolio in the telecoms sector by launching an MVNO venture

July 08, 2014 08 Jul'14
Digital banking transactions reach £1bn in UK

British people are making online and mobile banking transactions worth near £1bn a day
July 08, 2014 08 Jul'14
Samsung profits fall as tablet market shifts

Samsung’s electronics business has seen weak earnings in the second quarter of 2014, dropping by around 25% from last year
July 08, 2014 08 Jul'14
Government invites tenders for Emergency Services Network

Incumbent Airwave Solutions among several businesses invited to tender on the four lots of the new Emergency Services Network
July 07, 2014 07 Jul'14
Tablet sales to slow in 2014, says Gartner

Gartner findings show that sales of tablets are set to slow in 2014 as uptake moves into the late adopters phase in mature markets
July 07, 2014 07 Jul'14
Vodafone cuts roaming costs with WorldTraveller

Vodafone moves to combat high roaming costs outside the EU, launching £5 a day WorldTraveller service in countries including Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and the US
July 07, 2014 07 Jul'14
Nationwide hit by apps glitch

Some Nationwide Building Society customers were temporarily unable to access online and mobile banking apps on Friday 4 July

July 04, 2014 04 Jul'14
Santander launches $100m London fintech fund

Santander is creating a $100m venture capital fund in London for financial technology (fintech) suppliers
July 03, 2014 03 Jul'14
Bristol City Council launches open data initiative

Bristol has launched an open data initiative to encourage citizens to build services using local data.
July 03, 2014 03 Jul'14
Tour de France organiser deploys satellite phone system for UK stages

Tour de France organiser ASO selects Globalstar satellite phones to keep support and emergency crews connected during UK leg of tour
July 03, 2014 03 Jul'14
CIO interview: “Stores still very much part of Argos IT strategy”

Argos combines wants to deliver a shopping model as compelling for online and mobile as it is for traditional channels
July 02, 2014 02 Jul'14
Case Study: Marston's Telecoms taps Blue Coat Wi-Fi manager

Marston’s Telecoms, the in-house ISP of pub and brewery chain Marston’s, rolls out Blue Coat PacketShaper appliances to take control of its onsite Wi-Fi networks and cut bandwidth costs
July 01, 2014 01 Jul'14
Data roaming charges across EU tumble

Data roaming charges in the EU have fallen more than 50% after new rules came into force
July 01, 2014 01 Jul'14
Connected cars standard by end of 2018

Juniper Research study finds integrated in-vehicle connectivity and apps will become standard in new cars by the end of 2018
June 30, 2014 30 Jun'14
BT sorry after broadband customers hit by mystery outage

BT has apologised after a network incident left thousands of its customers without internet access on Saturday
June 27, 2014 27 Jun'14
Workers will find a way to use their own technology, warns Samsung

The trend of blending work and home life is exposing companies to “hired hackers” who use their own tech despite restrictions by their employer
June 27, 2014 27 Jun'14
Half of network equipment ageing or obsolete, survey finds

Dimension Data finds 51% of network devices near the end of their life as buyers take cautious approach to hardware refreshes
June 27, 2014 27 Jun'14
Intel's new lab in Swindon to fuel IoT projects

Intel has opened an IoT Ignition Lab in Swindon to allow UK enterprises to develop projects in retail and more
June 26, 2014 26 Jun'14
CIO interview: Jeremy Garside, London Symphony Orchestra

Jeremy Garside started out as an orchestra manager, and turned to technology to alleviate manual calculation and improve financial planning
June 24, 2014 24 Jun'14
Why are retailers turning to startups for innovation?

There has been a surge of interest by retailers in using startups, rather than established IT suppliers, to build their technology solutions.
June 24, 2014 24 Jun'14
Barclays ranked top for mobile banking

UK banks are improving their mobile banking offerings after a slow start, with Barclays top of the bunch, according to Forrester Research
June 24, 2014 24 Jun'14
CIO interview: Thierry Bedos, CTO, Hotels.com

Hotels.com packs a huge digital punch globally, but is still striving for the perfect omni-channel customer experience
June 20, 2014 20 Jun'14
CIO Interview: Colin Windsor, Truphone

Colin Windsor, CIO at mobile operator Truphone, is a techie whose career has included companies offering disruptive technologies
June 19, 2014 19 Jun'14
BlackBerry makes small profit in light of internal shakeups

BlackBerry has achieved a net profit of $23m with revenue of $966m in three months from May until the end of March 2014
June 18, 2014 18 Jun'14
CIO interview: Mark Bramwell, head of IT, Wellcome Trust

The world’s largest medical charity is shifting its technology focus to improving ways of working
June 17, 2014 17 Jun'14
IT investment required to support global expansion of British firms

Over half of British businesses that want to expand internationally say insufficient technology or comms infrastructures are barriers
June 12, 2014 12 Jun'14
London Symphony Orchestra improves touring through single SIM

The London Symphony Orchestra is using mobile services to enable its staff to have the same quality calls at the same cost anywhere on tour
June 11, 2014 11 Jun'14
Barclays launches fintech startup accelerator

Barclays is looking for innovative financial services technology (fintech) solutions by opening its own startup accelerator programme
June 11, 2014 11 Jun'14
Register to vote online goes live

The latest online transactional service from government has gone live as part of the ‘digital by default’ initiative
June 11, 2014 11 Jun'14
EE drives mobile phone deals with CRM software implementation

Mobile phone operator Everything Everywhere claims a 400% increase in phone deals after rolling out customer relationship management software
June 06, 2014 06 Jun'14
Vodafone blows lid on government spy networks

Vodafone reveals secret mobile phone-tapping network and joins Microsoft and Cisco in calling for debate on electronic surveillance
June 05, 2014 05 Jun'14
Three ditches data roaming charges in five more countries

Mobile operator Three adds Finland, France, Israel, Norway and Switzerland to its Feel At Home service
June 03, 2014 03 Jun'14
Future of ‘smart’ hinges on confidence in technology and networks

UK progressing from digital society to smart society, but future development hinges on confidence and solid network infrastructure
May 28, 2014 28 May'14
Case study: Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust deploys e-observation technology

Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust is deploying mobile observation technologies to monitor patient health
May 28, 2014 28 May'14
Silverstone uses ticketing to enhance customer experience

The Silverstone Circuit has been the home to British Racing events since the 1940s after it was built on an abandoned airfield
May 28, 2014 28 May'14
EE brings MobileIron Cloud to UK businesses

EE and MobileIron Cloud will offer app management and control features and business grade security to corporate customers
May 22, 2014 22 May'14
Case study: Bank of America and Nationwide use in-branch telepresence

Bank of America and Nationwide implement video conferencing technology to enable customers to speak to banking specialists
May 21, 2014 21 May'14
EE brings 4G mobile broadband to 2,600 rural communities

Mobile network provider EE has completed a rural 4G roll-out to 2,588 towns and small villages, giving three million people access to enhanced service levels
May 20, 2014 20 May'14
Businesses increase IT spending at fastest rate for eight years, say IT leaders

IT spending is up, but role of CIOs under threat as companies appoint chief digital officers
May 20, 2014 20 May'14
Vodafone profits drop after £6.6bn impairment charges

Vodafone books multi-billion pound impairment charges in a number of markets and says its earnings will not improve in 2015
May 16, 2014 16 May'14
EE looks forward to 5G

Telecoms firm EE is in the midst of its 4G roll-out, and predicts that 5G will not begin appearing commercially until at least 2020
May 16, 2014 16 May'14
DVLA backs south Wales technology startups and talent

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) is in talks with startups and universities in south Wales to encourage technology talent in the region
May 14, 2014 14 May'14
Can Tech City deliver reliable fast internet for startup businesses?

Technology companies based in London’s Tech City are struggling to access high-speed fibre optic broadband, which is dramatically affecting the success their businesses.
May 12, 2014 12 May'14
ASA orders BT to remove misleading broadband speed checker

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ruled that BT should take its broadband checker from its website until it provides accurate information following a customer complaint
May 09, 2014 09 May'14
Vodafone cuts 121 staff with Burton site closure

A review of Vodafone sites following its 2012 acquisition of Cable & Wireless Worldwide will see its Vodafone Business Services centre in Burton-on-Trent shut down, with 121 jobs at risk
May 09, 2014 09 May'14
Unify UC deployment helps prep NHS Trust for NPfIT exit

Unify has signed a £2m deal to revitalise the Royal Free London NHS Trust’s comms and collaboration systems as it prepares to exit the National Programme for IT
May 06, 2014 06 May'14
HTC vows to double sales as quarterly losses bite

After posting a large quarterly net loss, HTC is pinning its hopes on new handsets and a stronger portfolio
May 06, 2014 06 May'14
Juniper and Nokia Solutions Networks expand partnership to address telco clouds

Collaboration melds Nokia Solutions and Networks' Liquid Core system and Juniper’s MetaFabric datacentre architecture
May 02, 2014 02 May'14
Analysis: How the UK connects to the US global drone network

A single acronym in a US defence contract provided the clue that established the role of the UK’s telecoms infrastructure in US drone flights
April 29, 2014 29 Apr'14
Nokia appoints Rajeev Suri as president and CEO

Following the completion of Microsoft’s acquisition of Nokia’s handset business earlier this week, Nokia has appointed Rajeev Suri as president and CEO of Nokia
April 28, 2014 28 Apr'14
Forum meets to plan digital help for high streets

The Future High Streets Forum has held its first meeting to discuss how technology can help high streets to remain attractive, sustainable and meet consumer demand
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