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August 05, 2021
05
Aug'21
Unit4 doubles down on APAC business
Supplier of mid-market ERP systems Unit4 is investing in a research and development centre in Jakarta as part of efforts to win market share from established players
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August 03, 2021
03
Aug'21
Executive interview: Chris McShane, MD, Halfords Mobile Experts
Cycling and motoring retailer Halfords has developed its own service management software, which it is now taking to market
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July 30, 2021
30
Jul'21
Technical debt is holding back innovation
Technical debt is limiting seven in 10 companies in their capacity to innovate, according to a global study
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July 28, 2021
28
Jul'21
Thousands wrongly given criminal convictions after computer error
HM Courts and Tribunals Service report reveals that computer error wrongly assigned guilty pleas to more than 5,000 defendants
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July 28, 2021
28
Jul'21
Executive interview: Lee Porte, chair, Cloud Foundry Foundation TOC
Cloud Foundry wants more non-IT industry code contributions and its technical oversight committee has a new chair who wants to ramp up user focus
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July 27, 2021
27
Jul'21
Running a virtual hackathon
DWP Digital recently organised a virtual hackathon. We find out how it went, and the key takeaways
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July 27, 2021
27
Jul'21
Gaming could reduce the gamble for users of online finance
Financial gaming platform designed to educate the increasing number of amateur traders
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July 26, 2021
26
Jul'21
Malicious actors turn to obscure programming languages
Using new, lesser-known or otherwise uncommon programming languages to code new malwares can help skirt cyber defences
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July 20, 2021
20
Jul'21
Fujitsu uses quantum-inspired algorithm to tackle space waste
A UK Space Agency project is being used to showcase how a quantum-inspired algorithm can work out the best way to manage space debris
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July 20, 2021
20
Jul'21
Volvo: Our friends in software
We speak to Volvo’s head of software platform about the company’s strategy to build a software-defined car
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July 15, 2021
15
Jul'21
Fintech sector continues to attract investment as Revolut hits $33bn valuation
Revolut has become the most valuable financial technology firm in the UK after its latest round of investment, with plans for a ‘superapp’
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July 15, 2021
15
Jul'21
UAE offers ‘golden visas’ to coders as part of national IT skills programme
The United Arab Emirates is offering visas to coders across the world as it attempts to attract talent to support its economic diversification
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July 13, 2021
13
Jul'21
AI to have biggest impact on fintech development over next five years
Artificial intelligence will become the most influential technology in the fintech sector over the next five years
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July 05, 2021
05
Jul'21
Klarna’s alumni thrive with new ventures after witnessing path to success
Former Klarna employees are using their experiences with the fintech giant to create the next wave of Swedish tech startups
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June 25, 2021
25
Jun'21
AWS launches bug-busting programme for developers
Amazon Web Services is inviting customers to probe their code for software bugs and vulnerabilities using its CodeGuru console
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June 23, 2021
23
Jun'21
How containerisation helps VW develop car software
Volkswagen’s R&D centre is working with Red Hat to use containerisation to improve how it develops and tests software for the control systems in cars
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June 16, 2021
16
Jun'21
Tech features high on McKinsey’s disruption list
The management consulting firm has published a list of innovations that could disrupt business models, with many related to IT
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June 10, 2021
10
Jun'21
Accenture supports tech bootcamp for people facing barriers to employment
Accenture is donating almost half a million pounds to help a tech training prgramme targeted at young people outside education
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June 10, 2021
10
Jun'21
How Ubisoft is embracing the cloud
Game developer Ubisoft has been tapping cloud computing to overcome the constraints of game development and create gaming experiences that live on for years to come
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June 03, 2021
03
Jun'21
Pandemic a ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ chance to reshape security
The volume of remote working has made it hard to paint an accurate picture of the true state of enterprise cyber security, but it presents an opportunity to change things up
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May 27, 2021
27
May'21
Build 2021: Microsoft targets multicloud developers
Company has previewed new capabilities to Azure application services, giving developers greater freedom of where to deploy workloads
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May 26, 2021
26
May'21
Build 2021: Code abstraction and automatic code generation
Microsoft’s annual software developers’ event, Build, opened up with the company’s CEO painting a picture of opportunity for software developers
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May 21, 2021
21
May'21
Lack of developer attention to cloud security prompts alerts
The personal data of over 100 million Android users may have been put at risk through a variety of cloud service misconfigurations
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May 19, 2021
19
May'21
Edging closer to composable business
Covid-19 forced organisations to try radical new things. Building apps from pre-built functions is one that Mulesoft believes has longevity
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May 12, 2021
12
May'21
IBM demonstrates ‘120x speedup’ in target quantum application
A simulation of the molecule lithium hydride, which even on a quantum computer takes 45 days, can now be run in just nine hours, researchers claim
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May 12, 2021
12
May'21
Running a bees and spirits business on low-code
We look at how a small honey and gin producer has adapted and grown its business without requiring external software development expertise
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April 28, 2021
28
Apr'21
Microsoft results get a pandemic jab
Covid-19 has stimulated businesses to digitise more, and this is reflected in Microsoft’s latest results
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April 22, 2021
22
Apr'21
Grafana Labs switches open source licensing to stem strip-mining tactics
Public cloud providers have been accused of strip-mining open source products, offering them as managed services, cutting a valuable revenue
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April 19, 2021
19
Apr'21
UK fintech investment hits new heights as government announces increased support
The UK fintech sector saw high levels of investment in the first quarter of this year, with increased support from the government
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April 19, 2021
19
Apr'21
YouGov incentivises sharing of personally identifiable information
YouGov Safe is a new service to help organisations target consumers more precisely, where people can select how much personal data they wish to share
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April 14, 2021
14
Apr'21
Why Microsoft’s $19bn acquisition of Nuance makes sense
Microsoft regularly demos real-time speech-to-text transcription and has just spent $19bn on bolstering its voice capabilities
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April 09, 2021
09
Apr'21
IT leaders get the green light to spend on digitisation
According to Gartner, the pandemic has pushed IT to the top of the business agenda, and long-term IT integration is key to success
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April 06, 2021
06
Apr'21
US court issues Google API with Java ruling
US Supreme Court rules that specifying an API function call to enable third-party developers to access functionality should not be copyrighted
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April 06, 2021
06
Apr'21
Bank BJB Syariah taps DevOps
Indonesia’s Bank Jabar Banten Syariah is adopting DevOps and microservices to speed up delivery of applications
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March 29, 2021
29
Mar'21
How far has open banking come in Europe?
Open banking is a relatively new concept, having come into effect in Europe only in the last couple of years. So what is the state of play?
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March 29, 2021
29
Mar'21
CW Innovation Awards: How DBS is transforming credit processes
DBS Bank’s credit architecture programme has digitised and reimagined credit processes through a unified platform that has improved the productivity and efficiency of its credit teams
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March 29, 2021
29
Mar'21
CW Innovation Awards: Flybuys cranks up cloud for service efficiency
Australia’s biggest loyalty platform takes 12-month journey towards the cloud, slashing time to deliver customised offers to less than 45 minutes, among other outcomes
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March 29, 2021
29
Mar'21
CW Innovation Awards: Sime Darby ups ante in service management
Sime Darby Industrial’s inService Suite has returned more than 100,000 hours to the company in a digitisation initiative that has improved efficiency and customer engagement
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March 25, 2021
25
Mar'21
Interview: Paul Douglas, Scottish Water
Building an enterprise architecture involves balancing near- and mid-term goals with longer-term business objective, cost and technical challenges, says Paul Douglas, lead enterprise architect at Scottish Water
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March 24, 2021
24
Mar'21
Intel puts chips on everyone’s menu
Digitisation and geopolitical tension between the US and China may be behind Pat Gelsinger’s news about building fabrication plants in the US and Europe
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March 23, 2021
23
Mar'21
Laying the groundwork on quantum roadmap
IBM has plans to develop a 1,000-plus qubit quantum computer system within two years. We look at how it is preparing software developers
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March 19, 2021
19
Mar'21
Coronavirus leads to legacy modernisation cloud boost
Organisations are making the move to migrate legacy IT to the cloud, and the right skills and sufficient time and budget are the key to success
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March 05, 2021
05
Mar'21
APAC leads in open source adoption
APAC organisations are using open source software to modernise their infrastructure and develop containerised applications, though security concerns linger on
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February 26, 2021
26
Feb'21
Huawei opens developer lab in Singapore
Huawei’s Digix lab will provide software development resources to those who are building mobile apps for Huawei’s mobile platform
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February 23, 2021
23
Feb'21
Poor data leads to IT squabbles and work stress
Covid-19 has boosted IT in business, but IT workers feel they are overworked and are often in conflict with colleagues. Can better data help?
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February 17, 2021
17
Feb'21
How software developers can make more dough
There are subtle differences across Europe in developer salaries, depending on experience and demand for front-end, full-stack or front-end roles
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February 16, 2021
16
Feb'21
Covid-19 drives growth in low-code development tools
The pandemic and lockdowns have led to remote work and increased online activity, and businesses have needed to develop new applications rapidly
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February 15, 2021
15
Feb'21
ENIAC anniversary: What 75 years of computer technology have delivered
The ENIAC was a computer built for the US Army to calculate missile trajectories during the Second World War, but it was finally delivered in February 1946
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February 10, 2021
10
Feb'21
Century-old insurer uses low code as digital demands increase
Lloyds of London insurance and reinsurance broker Miller breaks from the past by adopting low-code software development platform
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February 04, 2021
04
Feb'21
Nurture software developer heroes
Developer teams have been put under immense pressure to drive through digital transformation change, and they are now experiencing stress and burnout