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September 20, 2017
20
Sep'17
Finnish government eyes €1bn savings through digitisation
Finland’s public sector aims to save €1bn by 2029 as a result of digitising public services
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September 18, 2017
18
Sep'17
Interview: Technology startups gaining momentum in the UAE
The Middle East and the UAE in particular is setting up as a centre for startups
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September 15, 2017
15
Sep'17
VMworld 2017: How to change the face of legacy
If change is the only constant, the IT industry is the 21st century engine of change, relentlessly grinding out more features at a faster rate
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September 13, 2017
13
Sep'17
DevOps salary survey highlights link between server farm size and practitioner pay
The Puppet 2017 DevOps Salary Report suggests practitioners working at larger firms, with sizeable server farms and low-level manual configuration management, get paid more
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September 08, 2017
08
Sep'17
Half of UK fintech firms confident in growth but have doubts over skills
UK fintech companies are confident that revenues will double over the next year, but have concerns over talent and customer take up of services
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September 06, 2017
06
Sep'17
Developers won't ask bosses for help
Software developers are turning to YouTube to find out how to solve technical problems, rather than asking for help from colleagues
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September 01, 2017
01
Sep'17
European investors back cloud, IoT and big data for insurance sector
Investors are putting their money behind suppliers of technology to the European insurance sector
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August 31, 2017
31
Aug'17
App-based challenger bank Starling enters next stage of its journey
Thousands of people are downloading Starling’s app every week as the bank builds its customer base
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August 31, 2017
31
Aug'17
Open source helps Schiphol fly to multi-clouds
Amsterdam airport Schiphol is utilising open source software to create and use a multi-cloud platform with an open API
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August 23, 2017
23
Aug'17
Dutch e-voting is waiting for an opportunity
Despite years of opposition and distrust in voting machines, a small Dutch initiative is aiming for a new form of e-voting
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August 22, 2017
22
Aug'17
How AT&T embraced the telecoms technology transition
AT&T’s CIO of network and shared services, Sorabh Saxena, discusses how to reskill telecoms engineers and exploit open standards as the operator embraces the future of networking services provision
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August 16, 2017
16
Aug'17
Fiat joins BMW's autonomous car platform initiative
Car makers Fiat and BMW are working in collaboration with Intel and Mobileye to develop a scalable platform for self-driving vehicles
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August 16, 2017
16
Aug'17
ClickMechanic uses GitHub to streamline coding to production
Digital service that connects car mechanics and garages to customers sees GitHub as a core part of its coding lifecycle
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August 15, 2017
15
Aug'17
How HPE is climbing the supercomputer league to reach exascale performance
Hewlett Packard Enterprise recently joined a project to develop exascale computing for the US Department of Energy. We assess the implications
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August 11, 2017
11
Aug'17
BBVA tops Forrester mobile bank app chart
Spanish bank BBVA has the best mobile banking app in the world, according to Forrester Research
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July 21, 2017
21
Jul'17
CIO interview: Marc Roberts, CTO, HiyaCar
The CTO at a company that is disrupting the car rental sector tells Computer Weekly about some of his major projects
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July 11, 2017
11
Jul'17
How IT can work alongside marketing to deliver on digital expectations
A recent digital customer experience summit hosted by Adobe has highlighted the link between IT, in-house talent development and change management
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July 06, 2017
06
Jul'17
TfL figures reveal massive contactless adoption
Transport for London figures for the use of contactless payments on its network add weight to its plans to sell its expertise to other cities
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July 03, 2017
03
Jul'17
Dutch bank cuts compliance data retrieval from weeks to hours
Rabobank has moved from tape libraries and robotic arms to a platform-based storage and retrieval system to help it comply with regulations
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June 29, 2017
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Jun'17
Project management is key to driving business success
Project managers are struggling to keep up with the fast pace of business development, leading to project failures
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June 26, 2017
26
Jun'17
Middle East retailers urged to embrace e-commerce platforms
E-commerce in the Middle East makes up a tiny proportion of the region's GDP, but this will change as Amazon stokes the market
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June 19, 2017
19
Jun'17
Bahrain’s central bank creates fintech testing environment
Regulatory sandbox will enable fintech companies to test out their products and services
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June 16, 2017
16
Jun'17
Russia’s startups and corporations hook up at Startup Village
Annual IT event Startup Village in Russia saw blockchain take centre stage and support from the country’s government
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June 13, 2017
13
Jun'17
Dubai to replace passport control with biometric border check
System developed by UK startup which creates a digital passport for each individual will be used at Dubai’s main airport
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June 13, 2017
13
Jun'17
Ford commits to London tech community with innovation centre
Ford is opening an innovation centre in east London to tap into the London tech scene
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June 12, 2017
12
Jun'17
London Tech Week: Brexit won’t harm London tech sector, says city’s mayor
London mayor Sadiq Khan opens London Tech Week and says Brexit will not hold back the city's growing tech sector
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June 09, 2017
09
Jun'17
Avvo CTO: Tech leaders must embrace failure to get best work from DevOps teams
Speaking at the Lead Developer conference in London, Avvo CTO Kevin Goldsmith warns tech leaders not to punish DevOps teams for project failures
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June 07, 2017
07
Jun'17
DevOps success relies on supportive and communicative senior leaders, research shows
The 2017 State of DevOps Report highlights why supportive, communicative and visionary senior leadership is a must for agile software development to succeed
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June 05, 2017
05
Jun'17
GE digital facility in Paris introduces its first set of startups to customers
The first five software developers to graduate in GE's Foundry are now in front of the company’s customers
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May 31, 2017
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May'17
Volvo partners Google to develop Android for cars
Car manufacturer and web giant are jointly developing an Android-based in-car infotainment system
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May 25, 2017
25
May'17
Old foes, new friends: Nordic banks and startups increase collaboration
Banks and startups in the Nordic region are working together to develop new ideas in financial technology
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May 24, 2017
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May'17
Dubai financial services regulator launches temporary licence aimed at fintechs
Dubai is making it easier for financial technology companies to test out their ideas through a temporary licence
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May 24, 2017
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May'17
SAP aligns with Saudi Arabia’s IT transformation agenda
Global software giant SAP sees an opportunity for its wide portfolio in Saudi Arabia as the Middle Eastern country transforms
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May 23, 2017
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May'17
How to avoid technical debt in open source communities
Businesses that make use of open source software should dedicate resources to supporting and maintaining the projects their organisations rely on
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May 23, 2017
23
May'17
ChefConf 2017: How DevOps sets enterprises on course for digital transformation success
To mark the start of the ChefConf 2017 user summit in Austin, Texas, Chef CTO Adam Jacob shares his thoughts on how early DevOps adopters are now on course to become “high-velocity” technology companies
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May 22, 2017
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May'17
Denmark's Spar Nord bank in app dispute with Apple
Danish bank Spar Nord considers legal dispute with Apple over the supplier’s rejection of mobile app
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May 18, 2017
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May'17
Interview: Mark Potter, CTO, HPE
The head of Hewlett-Packard Labs speaks to Computer Weekly about a new era of computing, where memory is no longer a constrained resource
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May 17, 2017
17
May'17
London digital sector continues to grow faster than rest of UK
The gap between the number of digital tech firms in London and the rest of the UK is growing
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May 16, 2017
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May'17
Customer experience transformation at Macquarie bank brings legacy system retirement as a bonus
Australia’s Macquarie bank builds a data layer on top of legacy IT systems to transform customer experience
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May 15, 2017
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May'17
Nordea moves staff to Stockholm Fintech Hub
Nordic bank is shifting some of its workforce closer to fintech activity in the Swedish capital
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May 11, 2017
11
May'17
London will lose its European tech leadership status because of Brexit
London is at risk of being usurped as the tech capital of Europe because of the UK's impending withdrawal from the benefits of EU membership
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May 09, 2017
09
May'17
Brexit yet to dampen fintech recruitment in London
Fintechs are still recruiting in London as large banks start to make plans to move staff to EU countries
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May 04, 2017
04
May'17
Agile development an 'IT fad' that risks iterative failure
Agile promises continuous improvement through an iterative process, but without proper checks, project failure is commonplace
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May 03, 2017
03
May'17
SAP focuses on training young Arab graduates in Middle East
SAP has a raft of initiatives planned in the Middle East which includes a strategy to equip young people and entrepreneurs with the IT skills required as the region transforms.
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May 03, 2017
03
May'17
Barclays Bank opens startup hub in London
Bank aims to support fintech firms in their early stages
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April 27, 2017
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Apr'17
TSB launches first fruit of its owner’s proprietary system
TSB launches its first IT-based service built on its new core IT platform called Proteo
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April 25, 2017
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Apr'17
UK trade department in New York to promote fintech firms
Group of financial technology firms taken to New York to show off their knowledge of regulatory compliance software
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April 24, 2017
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Apr'17
Gulf Air refreshes storage and server farm hardware with Dell EMC
Airline completes major project to revamp its storage infrastructure with Dell EMC technologies
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April 24, 2017
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Apr'17
SAP board member talks Middle East investment
In an interview with Computer Weekly, SAP’s chief financial officer, Luka Mucic, talks up the significance of the UAE and wider Middle East region in terms of IT transformation
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April 19, 2017
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Apr'17
IBM sales and profits down, but future focus areas see growth
IBM experiences another fall in sales, but it continues to sell more in areas that will make up its future business
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April 06, 2017
06
Apr'17
Research fires warning at banks over branch closures
Traditional retail banks cannot rely on customer loyalty if service levels drop as a result of branch closures and staff cuts
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April 05, 2017
05
Apr'17
Technology investments core to JP Morgan Chase success
US investment bank is reaping the benefits of its $9.5bn annual technology spend
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March 30, 2017
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Mar'17
UK insurtech startups follow fintech example
UK startups focused on technology for insurance companies saw capital investments double last year
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March 19, 2017
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Mar'17
SAP to invest $200m in United Arab Emirates
European software maker plans investment to get near customers in the Middle East
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March 16, 2017
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Mar'17
Nordea goes beyond what is mandatory for PSD2
Nordic bank prepares for the introduction of the latest banking regulations through a platform that is open to third parties
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March 15, 2017
15
Mar'17
Nordic airline averts business disaster with application performance monitoring
Following an emergency decision to move to Amazon Web Services, Iceland’s Wow Air has wholeheartedly bought into the cloud
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March 13, 2017
13
Mar'17
Royal Dutch Touring Club stimulates innovation and renewal of ICT
Dutch motoring club has shaped its business in a way that enables the business and IT department to innovate together
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March 13, 2017
13
Mar'17
Danish shipping company uses blockchain in IBM partnership
Maersk and IBM test out the application of blockchain technology to track and manage the paper trail of shipping containers around the world
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March 07, 2017
07
Mar'17
ZF Group opens doors to Hyderabad tech centre
German car parts manufacturer ZF Group opens a technology centre in India to focus on software lead innovation
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February 28, 2017
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Feb'17
UK fintech investment down in 2016
Investment in UK fintech went down in 2016 but is still ahead of 2014 numbers, according to figures from FinTech Global
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February 27, 2017
27
Feb'17
Santander bank to work with IBM developing mobile apps for staff
Santander bank wants to make its staff more productive through mobile apps, which it will create alongside IBM
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February 24, 2017
24
Feb'17
Number of people hit by professional financial cyber attack grows after lull
Kaspersky Labs reports that the number of people hit by financial cyber attack grew in 2016 after falling in the previous two years
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February 20, 2017
20
Feb'17
Netherlands expertise unravels enterprise blockchain
Dutch hackathons, pilots and projects are building new applications based on blockchains
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February 20, 2017
20
Feb'17
Sweden uses Minecraft for urban planning
Swedish National Land survey has put its maps on Minecraft to promote its work
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February 20, 2017
20
Feb'17
Singapore companies to be cloud-first in two years
Large enterprises in Singapore will think cloud-first, though security remains a bugbear
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February 19, 2017
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Feb'17
Facebook calls on Middle East-based developers in bot challenge
Facebook is looking for software developers in the Middle East to create software robots on its Messenger platform
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February 13, 2017
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Feb'17
Dutch tech hub is facilitating the next Google
Amsterdam is already a leading tech hub, and is now offering support for companies in their second phase of development
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February 13, 2017
13
Feb'17
Autodata turns to big data to predict vehicle failures
Vehicle data company sees 30% jump in revenue after moving to open source software and opening its data to garages, insurers and parts companies
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February 10, 2017
10
Feb'17
Motorcycle technical data available through Tibco managed API
Aftermarket vehicle information company Autodata uses Tibco Mashery to extend its developer platform
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February 06, 2017
06
Feb'17
APAC businesses turn to DevOps to improve app quality, security
Security validation and metrics are some of the key trends in DevOps this year, according to CA Technologies
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January 26, 2017
26
Jan'17
Mixed feelings on Australian enterprise app market
The enterprise mobile app development market is attracting big money despite a lack of corporate appetite
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January 24, 2017
24
Jan'17
Executive interview: Kirk Bresniker, chief architect, HPE
HPE has developed a concept computing architecture which it says will power future generations of applications. We find out how it will change IT
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January 23, 2017
23
Jan'17
Singapore and Indonesia stand out for IT spend in Apac banking sector
Singapore is the top spender on IT for banking of all developed economies in the Apac region, while Indonesia has the fastest growth rate in IT spending
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January 23, 2017
23
Jan'17
Schroders staff to complete daily tasks on mobile devices
The asset management company wants to make it easier for its staff to complete everyday tasks by linking mobile devices to enterprise systems
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January 10, 2017
10
Jan'17
Containers tipped for enterprise take-off between now and 2020, predicts 451 Research
451 Research predicts the hype surrounding containers will give way to fast and furious enterprise adoption over the next three years
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December 22, 2016
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Dec'16
Top 10 software development stories of 2016
Among the trends Computer Weekly has followed in 2016 is how software development is becoming a core competency of IT
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December 21, 2016
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Dec'16
Top 10 CW Middle East stories of 2016
Read the most popular articles about enterprise IT in the Middle East
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December 20, 2016
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Dec'16
Top 10 CW Nordics stories of 2016
Read the top 10 Nordic enterprise IT stories from Computer Weekly
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December 19, 2016
19
Dec'16
What does Tech Nordic Advocates network look like a year on?
Group set up to stimulate collaboration in the Nordic and Baltic IT communities to help them grow is a year old
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December 19, 2016
19
Dec'16
Review of 2016: Top 10 CW Benelux articles
Here are the 10 most popular Benelux-focused Computer Weekly articles of 2016
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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
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December 05, 2016
05
Dec'16
Top 10 Asean enterprise IT stories of 2016
The 10 most popular Asean articles of 2016
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November 29, 2016
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Nov'16
Finnair digitises core business processes via Apple and IBM
Finnair is working with IBM to bring user-friendly apps to its internal workforce
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November 16, 2016
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Nov'16
UK almost bottom of OECD pile for ICT investment
The UK ranks low in terms of how much it invests in the ICT infrastructure as a proportion of GDP
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November 12, 2016
12
Nov'16
Gulf Cooperation Council’s local companies eye regional shared services
Enterprises indigenous to the Gulf region are taking their first step into business and IT shared services through internal developments
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November 07, 2016
07
Nov'16
Gartner Symposium: CIOs should build a digital platform
Gartner’s Barcelona Symposium opened with the familiar themes of reinvention and evolution. The difference this year is Uber-like business models
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November 01, 2016
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Nov'16
Software maker leaves Russia for India to increase resources and reduce risk
Commodities trading software company has moved its software development resources to Bangalore from Moscow
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November 01, 2016
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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
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October 31, 2016
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Oct'16
IT industry development is an obvious choice for Bahrain
Bahrain is a gateway to the Middle East for multinationals, and to the world for locally grown IT startups
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October 25, 2016
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Oct'16
Australian IT spending to be near A$85bn in 2017
Australian CIOs must plan digital platforms that can connect to customer and business networks – or risk losing customers
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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
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September 08, 2016
08
Sep'16
Bank IT spending to hit $241bn across four major global regions
IT spending across four major economic regions will increase by around 4% in 2016, but Europe is the least certain
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August 16, 2016
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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
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August 09, 2016
09
Aug'16
Retail banks ordered to open up APIs
The Competitions and Markets Authority opens up the banking apps market following an investigation into how to create greater competition in banking
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July 29, 2016
29
Jul'16
Windows Mobile shrinks as Microsoft prioritises productivity and platforms
Microsoft prepares to axe 2,850 jobs as it culls smartphone business and majors on productivity and platforms
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July 27, 2016
27
Jul'16
Accenture to move HMRC tax system to private cloud
HMRC has awarded Accenture a contract that will run until 2020 to digitise the UK tax system
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July 21, 2016
21
Jul'16
IT outsourcing falls steeply in second quarter but IT as a service sees strong growth
Sales of IT as a service growth in Europe helped offset a huge fall in the total value of traditional IT and business process outsourcing contracts
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July 18, 2016
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Jul'16
Oracle targets cloud sales at Asia Pacific’s mid-sized firms
Software giant aims to hire 1,000 professionals to drive mid-market growth in Apac region
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July 15, 2016
15
Jul'16
Chef bangs the drum for greater diversity in DevOps teams
More diversity in DevOps teams could expand the total addressable market for the products and services they create, says Chef
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July 14, 2016
14
Jul'16
Chef CTO urges action to prevent DevOps staff burnout
Chef CTO Adam Jacob has called on enterprises to cultivate a supportive working culture to protect DevOps staff from burnout