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April 09, 2018 09 Apr'18
HSBC adopts fintech to fight money laundering

HSBC is using technology from a fintech startup to help it monitor transactions for potential money laundering
March 22, 2018 22 Mar'18
Salesforce buys into API economy with $6bn Mulesoft deal

Cloud CRM giant’s acquisition will give it a step up in the API management space, enabling internal users and external partners to connect to applications
March 22, 2018 22 Mar'18
What would coders do in ethical grey areas?

Software developers are writing code that affects the lives of millions of people and how businesses are run, but what do coders think about some of the ethical questions they face?
March 20, 2018 20 Mar'18
Ireland eyes Brexit-triggered tech investments

The organisation that champions Ireland to foreign investors has seen an increase in IT companies moving to its shores

March 14, 2018 14 Mar'18
Survey reveals what the coders building the future desire

Global survey reveals some of the attitudes of the world's software developers
March 14, 2018 14 Mar'18
Amazon Rekognition goes live in AWS Sydney region

The cloud-based AI service from Amazon Web Services has already drawn a diverse set of Australian businesses, paving the way for greater adoption of AI in Australia
March 13, 2018 13 Mar'18
Finnish government backs tech-city development in Oulu

Finland's government wants the city of Oulu to become a world leading destination for IT startups
March 08, 2018 08 Mar'18
EC reveals plan to make Europe global fintech hub

The European Commission has unveiled proposals to boost the EU’s financial technology sector
March 06, 2018 06 Mar'18
Security remains an afterthought in DevOps

Enterprises in Asia are lapping up DevOps but less than one-third have baked security processes into their developments
March 05, 2018 05 Mar'18
Spring Break flaw shows cross-industry collaboration

A flaw that was discovered in Pivotal’s Spring Framework in September 2017 has only come to light now that users have had a chance to update

February 22, 2018 22 Feb'18
First Direct pilots open banking platform

HSBC's internet banking platform is testing out its service that enables customers to put all their bank accounts, from multiple providers, in one place
February 20, 2018 20 Feb'18
UK finance regulator collaborates with US counterpart on fintech

The FCA is working with a US finance regulator to support financial technology companies on both sides of the Atlantic
February 13, 2018 13 Feb'18
London joins Citibank IT innovation network

Citibank has made London home to its latest IT innovation hub, which will focus on applying data science and high performance computing to the business
February 12, 2018 12 Feb'18
French technology startups are forging ahead – but how?

France has sprung to the forefront of the international tech startup scene. How has this happened, and what's next for French tech firms?
February 08, 2018 08 Feb'18
How Auto Trader improved web design to support digital business

Digitisation requires an agile methodology and the ability to enhance products quickly. We look at how Auto Trader optimised traditional web design
February 01, 2018 01 Feb'18
IT Priorities 2018: Where senior IT managers plan to spend their budget

It is the year when IT departments migrate to Windows 10, upgrade to Windows Server 2016, architect microservices and deploy cloud management
January 26, 2018 26 Jan'18
Theresa May announces boost to UK programming

A total of £40m in government and industry funding will be used to help bolster the UK’s programming skills gap
January 25, 2018 25 Jan'18
Robots are needed to manage the automation robots

The next decade will see robots transform from invisible forces obeying our commands to lifelike objects interacting with humans on a daily basis
January 24, 2018 24 Jan'18
Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank Group uses ServiceNow to support transformation

IT service management adapts to faster and faster time-to-market pressure with a new framework that aims to deliver continuous service improvement
January 23, 2018 23 Jan'18
Modern methodology gives Sweden’s 100-year-old SKF a digital push

Long-established engineering company takes a leaf out of the startup guide to software development
January 18, 2018 18 Jan'18
Demand for cloud services drives increase in IT outsourcing

Cloud services spending in Europe, the Middle East and Africa offset a drop in traditional IT outsourcing in 2017
January 17, 2018 17 Jan'18
Google vows to simplify creation of custom machine learning models for developers

Google’s ongoing push to lower the barriers to machine learning and artificial intelligence adoption for enterprises moves up a gear with custom model creation
January 16, 2018 16 Jan'18
Financial savings just the beginning for CIOs who understand code quality

Businesses need to understand the quality of the code in their applications if they are to avoid unnecessary costs and glitches
January 11, 2018 11 Jan'18
Retail banking regulations hit UK with the potential of a ‘Big Bang’ moment

The UK retail banking sector is at the beginning of a journey towards to a more competitive future as new regulation hits them
January 10, 2018 10 Jan'18
Germany’s Lemoncat disrupts business catering through cloud computing

Startup is shaking up Germany’s business catering sector with a platform that harnesses Amazon and Salesforce clouds
January 10, 2018 10 Jan'18
Marks and Spencer eyes £30m annual cost savings from digital-first retail push

High-street retailer has fleshed out plans to put digital at the heart of its business to boost operational efficiency in response to changing consumer demands
January 05, 2018 05 Jan'18
University of Northampton launches app-based prospectus

University is using software to create an app-based prospectus and improve internal communications
January 03, 2018 03 Jan'18
How to avoid those coding challenge blues

A new approach to coding challenges promises to spice up the developer recruitment process. Computer Weekly investigates
December 19, 2017 19 Dec'17
Nordic states innovate to attract global tech players

The Nordic region is already a hotbed for tech startups and has the ingredients to attract more investment from the established tech giants
December 19, 2017 19 Dec'17
Top 10 developer stories of 2017

As organisations ramp up their digital strategies, they are also building more applications, leading to demand for developer skills
December 19, 2017 19 Dec'17
Top 10 enterprise IT in the Nordics stories in 2017

The Nordic region might be best known in IT circles for its startup communities – but it has much more to offer
December 08, 2017 08 Dec'17
Enterprise-focused startups on the rise in Nordics

Tech startups focused on the enterprise sector are attending the Slush startup event in increasing numbers
December 07, 2017 07 Dec'17
Hortilux uses Mendix-powered application to digitise greenhouses

Grow light maker shifts from product to digitally enabled service to support greenhouse growers
December 06, 2017 06 Dec'17
Mayor of London opens Bangalore office to strengthen links with Indian businesses

City of London’s office in India’s tech hub aims to promote Indian investment and IT jobs in UK capital
December 04, 2017 04 Dec'17
Facebook pledges to create 800 UK jobs after opening new London office

Social networking giant reinforces commitment to London tech scene with new office opening and jobs promise
December 04, 2017 04 Dec'17
UK startup turns to crowdfunding after EU funding put on hold due to Brexit uncertainty

A promising UK startup, which is developing an app in the car insurance sector, has turned to crowdsourcing after European Union funds were put on hold as a direct result of Brexit uncertainty
November 30, 2017 30 Nov'17
Tech Nordic Advocates brings cross-border collaboration to Helsinki

The Nordic region is increasingly being considered by entrepreneurs as a place to establish a tech startup
November 28, 2017 28 Nov'17
HPE Superdome Flex in-memory supports Big Bang research

Stephen Hawkin’s Cosmos research group takes delivery of a Superdome HPC to enable it to test theoretical models of the Big Bang
November 22, 2017 22 Nov'17
HSBC recruits CIO from Google

HSBC has recruited a CIO from Google as it seeks to continue to digitise its retail banking services
November 15, 2017 15 Nov'17
Critical IT problems cost UK organisations £200,000 a month

UK companies are losing hundreds of thousands of pounds a month because of IT problems, but are relatively good at preventing the same issues recurring
November 14, 2017 14 Nov'17
FA kicks off digital services contract with Cognizant

The FA is working with Cognizant to improve digital engagement with players and fans
November 13, 2017 13 Nov'17
IT in 2018 underpinned by bots, automation and software-defined

The need for speed in IT will drive many to deploy software-defined infrastructure and adopt continuous deployment practices next year
November 13, 2017 13 Nov'17
GE Digital to transform Middle East industry using the power of the internet

Bill Ruh, CEO at GE Digital, outlines the company’s vision of the industrial Internet of things (IIoT) in the Middle East and how it plans to transform industry through the power of the Internet
October 25, 2017 25 Oct'17
Google ties up with Cisco on hybrid containers for business

Google is making a big push with hybrid cloud, but the full architecture will not be available until the second half of 2018
October 20, 2017 20 Oct'17
HPE bets on hybrid IT to combat public cloud

HPE is re-engineering its business to focus on hybrid clouds powered by its recent ProLiant Azure Stack server. We assess the strategy
October 17, 2017 17 Oct'17
CIO interview: Peder Sjölander, Swedish Pensions Agency

The CIO of the Swedish Pensions Agency tells Computer Weekly about the organisation's DevOps journey
October 16, 2017 16 Oct'17
Puppet on why people, process and technology are mission critical to DevOps success

At the PuppetConf user and partner summit in San Francisco, Puppet and its customers shared insights on how best to address the people, process and technology sides of the DevOps success equation
October 16, 2017 16 Oct'17
The Met Office automates functional testing of weather warnings sites

The UK’s national weather service automates testing using eggPlant to ensure integrity of weather warnings system
October 13, 2017 13 Oct'17
WEF gets to grips with risks posed by transformative technologies

World Economic Forum is bringing technology, insurance and government sectors together to better understand the risks posed by technology failures
October 13, 2017 13 Oct'17
Don't use cost savings to secure senior management DevOps buy-in, CIOs advised

IT leaders may find themselves unlikely to succeed by promising senior management DevOps-induced cost savings, according to PuppetConf panel
October 12, 2017 12 Oct'17
Why agile teams prefer to bring their own development tools to projects

Why restrict a developer’s creativity and productivity with corporate standards? We explore the benefits of open source tools freedom
October 04, 2017 04 Oct'17
Global IT spending to hit $3.7tn next year, says Gartner

IT spending is taking on a different shape as organisations embark on, and accelerate, digital transformation projects
October 04, 2017 04 Oct'17
Manufacturers face skills and internal collaboration hurdles to digital transformation

Skills shortage is biggest challenge to digital strategies of 40% of senior IT decision-makers in North America and Western Europe, survey shows
October 03, 2017 03 Oct'17
Dubai Land Department launches interactive app

Mashrooi app will track real estate project progress and allow users to compare construction against developers’ plans
September 26, 2017 26 Sep'17
Tips to bridge the gap between DevOps and legacy IT

DevOps is key to successful digital transformation programmes. But IT leaders need to work out how their legacy systems fit in
September 26, 2017 26 Sep'17
Tech sector advisory network expands to Spain

The 5,000-strong Global Tech Advocates network of IT industry experts that supports technology companies is expanding its service to Spain
September 20, 2017 20 Sep'17
BMW opens its second tech startup programme in the UK

BMW has launched its latest programme to support tech startups in the UK
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
June 29, 2017 29 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
May 31, 2017 31 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
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
May 24, 2017 24 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
May 24, 2017 24 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
May 23, 2017 23 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
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
May 22, 2017 22 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
May 18, 2017 18 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
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
May 16, 2017 16 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
May 15, 2017 15 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
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
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
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