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• May 21, 2013 21 May'13

  TfL uses Google maps to power mobile-first web refresh

  Transport for London (TfL) is revamping its web presence using HTML5 and agile development to build a mobile-first site

• May 20, 2013 20 May'13

  Twitter uses open source to automate security

  Twitter is increasingly using open source automation tools to ensure security processes are taken care of in all the code it produces

• May 13, 2013 13 May'13

  UKOUG extends reach to CIOs and business leaders

  The UK Oracle User Group is set to raise its profile among C-level executives

• May 09, 2013 09 May'13

  Mainframe testing compromises data privacy

  A survey by software tools company Compuware highlights discrepancy between using real data for application testing and privacy concerns

• May 02, 2013 02 May'13

  Public cloud: Ready for business?

  Cloud computing is moving beyond small companies, start-ups and software development to the era of full-scale enterprise deployments.

• May 01, 2013 01 May'13

  Technology fail during US 2012 election day averted by practising failure

  A “catastrophic” IT failure was avoided on the US presidential election day due to rigorous testing of the IT infrastructure

• April 30, 2013 30 Apr'13

  Gartner: Business must take control of mobile development

  IT departments will need to ramp up skills in developing for the cloud, to support mobile apps that make use of back-end services

• April 30, 2013 30 Apr'13

  Jaguar Land Rover develops in-car firmware updates

  Carmaker Jaguar Land Rover has developed an open source framework to enable remote firmware to update in-car entertainment systems

• April 18, 2013 18 Apr'13

  Mobile access to council websites increases

  There is a high demand for mobile access to council websites, according to Socitm, the Society of IT managers

• April 08, 2013 08 Apr'13

  Enterprises abandon Java due to security holes

  Many businesses are migrating away from Java due to the level of zero-day vulnerabilities in the Java Runtime Environment

• April 04, 2013 04 Apr'13

  CIOs must reskill to succeed with in-memory computing, says Gartner

  Analyst house Gartner urges CIOs to ensure their teams have the right skills to exploit the benefits of in-memory computing

• March 27, 2013 27 Mar'13

  Switching cloud services

  If industry hype is anything to go by, everyone should be using services. But what happens when a cloud service is longer available?

• March 22, 2013 22 Mar'13

  Universal Credit not at odds with agile, says former chief

  Former programme director of Universal Credit, Malcolm Whitehouse, has denied the mega-project is at odds with agile development

• March 15, 2013 15 Mar'13

  Accenture delivers rapid reporting for Six Nations

  In sponsoring the Six Nations Rugby tournament, Accenture has shown how rapid prototyping can be applied to building enterprise reports

• March 13, 2013 13 Mar'13

  Making agile software development fit for business

  The idea of daily scrums is not for everyone, so how are organisations adapting agile software development to improve project management?

• March 11, 2013 11 Mar'13

  Yorkshire Water revisits agile after 10-year break

  Yorkshire Water uses a small but critical project to show senior management that agile software development can work

• March 06, 2013 06 Mar'13

  EC fines Microsoft £485m for breaching browser choice ruling

  The European Commission (EC) has fined Microsoft £485m for breaching a competition ruling to give Windows users a choice of browser

• February 18, 2013 18 Feb'13

  TCS establishes UK centre as part of Home Office contract

  Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has opened a delivery centre in Liverpool to ensure it complies with government rules on security

• February 18, 2013 18 Feb'13

  Pitchford to head-up Universal Credit programme

  David Pitchford, executive director of Major Projects Authority heads up the Universal Credit at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)

• February 12, 2013 12 Feb'13

  Beware of Oracle's Fusion Application plans

  Businesses are avoiding Oracle’s Fusion strategy according to research from Forrester. CIOs should be wary of the supplier's long-term plans.

• February 07, 2013 07 Feb'13

  Interview: Phil Smith, CEO of Cisco UK & Ireland

  Cisco's UK CEO talks about innovation, wireless vs wired and software defined networking at the company’s annual Cisco Live event in London

• February 05, 2013 05 Feb'13

  BlackBerry entices developers with 10.1 SDK update

  Developers will get a limited edition red Z10 and early access to an alpha version of a physical keyboard handset running BlackBerry 10

• January 31, 2013 31 Jan'13

  EasyJet lifts off with Azure seat bookings

  The Azure cloud has allowed Easyjet to enable web site and mobile users to check seat availability

• January 28, 2013 28 Jan'13

  Finance firm applications built on C and C++ more at risk

  Study of business applications reveals choice of programming language in the financial services sector is leading to security and continuity risks

• January 28, 2013 28 Jan'13

  CIO interview: Yann L’Huillier, Tradition

  Yann L’Huillier describes the three-pronged strategy he adopted after joining over-the-counter trading firm Tradition in April 2010

• January 18, 2013 18 Jan'13

  European bank IT transformations optimistic or unrealistic

  IT transformation projects at European banks exceed budgets because early success stories lead to additional scope

• January 11, 2013 11 Jan'13

  Microsoft opens Azure cloud to Linux apps and VMs

  Microsoft Open Technologies has released VM Depot to allow users to deploy and share Linux apps and virtual machines on the Azure cloud

• January 10, 2013 10 Jan'13

  Software development key reason for £468m MoD overspend, says NAO

  Software development problems have been cited as a key reason for forecast overspend of £468m at the Ministry of Defence over the past year

• January 09, 2013 09 Jan'13

  Expect two or more supplier audits this year

  A recent survey by CA has reported that 40% of IT decision makers expect to be audited by their software provider up to twice a year

• January 09, 2013 09 Jan'13

  Mobile banking demand drives app development innovation

  Barclays bank's decision to use private cloud and Linux will help it cut development costs and compete in the mobile banking sector

• December 18, 2012 18 Dec'12

  Amazon takes clear lead in cloud-based software development

  Most established IT suppliers are struggling to gain support from software developers looking to use cloud environments as Amazon leads the field

• December 12, 2012 12 Dec'12

  Retailers are being let down by poor ERP

  UK retailers could lose an estimated £147 million of revenue this Christmas due to missed sales opportunities through out-of-stock products according to Vanson Bourne

• December 04, 2012 04 Dec'12

  VocaLink uses Precise to keep Oracle and Java optimal

  Payment processor VocaLink is using Precise application performance management tools to make faster payments run smoothly

• November 29, 2012 29 Nov'12

  Deloitte and KPMG face litigation over HP/Autonomy deal

  Two of the big four accounting firms have been named in a lawsuit following HP's $8.8bn write-down of Autonomy

• November 15, 2012 15 Nov'12

  How Bloomberg built its latest mobile app

  Bloomberg has spent a lot of time and effort finding out what subscribers want from a mobile service. The result is its latest iPad app.

• November 13, 2012 13 Nov'12

  DWP CIO Philip Langsdale oversees Universal Credit overhaul

  The Department for Work and Pensions CIO Philip Langsdale oversees an overhaul of the DWP’s flagship Universal Credit programme

• November 12, 2012 12 Nov'12

  Software issues risk delaying Universal Credit by one year, according to reports

  The IT underpinning the government’s flagship £2.2bn Universal Credit programme is again being called into question

• November 08, 2012 08 Nov'12

  Agile software skills demand rises

  Agile expertise will be in higher demand than HTML by the end of 2012 as recruiters seek experience of the software development methodology

• November 06, 2012 06 Nov'12

  Gartner Symposium: RBS emulates Amazon with private cloud

  Royal Bank of Scotland has developed a private cloud to support its application development process, using Amazon best practices

• November 02, 2012 02 Nov'12

  Endsleigh Insurance goes nearshore for application development

  Endsleigh Insurance Services chose nearshore application development resources when it was stretched during the busiest time of the year

• October 30, 2012 30 Oct'12

  Virtual Instruments opens development office in Tech City

  The competition for engineers in Silicon Valley is so fierce that Virtual Instruments is opening an office in London’s Tech City to find new talent

• October 29, 2012 29 Oct'12

  Seeking nirvana: virtualisation without security risk

  With a virtual infrastructure, finding a harmonious balance between cost-saving and safety is a vital task

• October 23, 2012 23 Oct'12

  Will BlackBerry 10 put RIM back on top for enterprise?

  Research in Motion is pinning its recovery hopes on the upcoming enterprise-focused BlackBerry 10 mobile operating system

• October 23, 2012 23 Oct'12

  NFU Mutual automates paper processes with Tibco

  Insurance company NFU Mutual is to automate its paper-based claims handling using business process management tools from Tibco

• October 18, 2012 18 Oct'12

  Oracle pushes proprietary systems to avoid expensive IT consultants

  Oracle is pushing its combined hardware and software product range as a way for CIOs to avoid costly consultant fees

• October 16, 2012 16 Oct'12

  Runtastic monitors running app with Compuware Dynatrace

  Running app Runtastic is using Compuware Dynatrace software from Compuware to ensure the software performs properly

• October 11, 2012 11 Oct'12

  Job prospects improving for IT graduates, says HECSU report

  Job prospects for IT graduates have improved for the first time during the recession, says the Higher Education Careers Services Unit (HECSU)

• September 25, 2012 25 Sep'12

  Adobe unveils Edge tools for mobile development

  Adobe has unveiled a new platform, dubbed Edge, to offer web developers an alternative to programming in Flash

• September 17, 2012 17 Sep'12

  Anglian Water uses InfoSys to deploy SharePoint 2010 intranet

  Anglian Water has started a phased roll-out of a SharePoint 2010 intranet portal to improve the flow of information around the business

• September 13, 2012 13 Sep'12

  Microsoft releases Visual Studio 2012 for cross-platform development

  Microsoft has launched Visual Studio 2012 and .Net Framework 4.5, its integrated development platform for building and managing applications

• August 22, 2012 22 Aug'12

  Rigorous software testing gets Curiosity off to a good start

  NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL) has used static code analysis from Coverity to maximise the quality of the code running on the Curiosity rover

• August 16, 2012 16 Aug'12

  Gartner: Prepare for hybrid cloud pain

  Hybrid clouds are set for a big fall as businesses feel the pain of implementation

• August 09, 2012 09 Aug'12

  IT contractors in demand as permanent jobs fall

  Demand for IT contractors increased during the last three months while demand for permanent staff fell for the first time since 2009

• July 25, 2012 25 Jul'12

  Businesses make 70% savings on applications hosted on Amazon

  Businesses using Amazon Web Services over the past five years have made considerable savings, an IDC study has found

• July 24, 2012 24 Jul'12

  Nationwide hits major milestone in £1bn IT transformation

  Nationwide has reached a major milestone in its five-year technology transformation project with the roll-out of a mortgage system to its branches

• July 05, 2012 05 Jul'12

  CW500: Agile techniques for software development

  Using agile development methodologies can speed software development and reduce the likelihood of errors, IT leaders heard at the CW500 Club

• June 27, 2012 27 Jun'12

  Windows 8 in the enterprise: From tablet to desktop PC

  During the Windows preview day in Amsterdam, Microsoft explained how it plans to change the way everyone uses computers in its so-called "beautiful experience"

• June 22, 2012 22 Jun'12

  Government Procurement Service tenders for £1bn IT services

  The Government Procurement Service has published a £1bn tender for IT services

• June 22, 2012 22 Jun'12

  Nationwide banks on virtual testing of online services

  Nationwide uses a virtualised environment for testing new internet banking services to cut costs and development time

• June 21, 2012 21 Jun'12

  Banks break with in-house software in move to commercial systems

  Increased regulation, reduced profits and customer demands are driving banks to replace home-grown software with off-the-shelf alternatives

• June 20, 2012 20 Jun'12

  Q&A: Why do we need exascale computers ?

  Europe, the US, Japan and China are racing to develop the next generation of supercomputer – exascale machines - capable of a million trillion calculations a second.

• June 20, 2012 20 Jun'12

  Testing becoming ingrained in software development

  A survey of software testing capabilities has revealed a dramatic increase in the number of organisations embedding testing into the software development process

• June 13, 2012 13 Jun'12

  BAE assesses off-the-shelf application lifecycle management

  BAE Maritime Systems is assessing new tools from Serena Software to support mission-critical software development

• June 12, 2012 12 Jun'12

  University of Warwick students on competition success and a future in IT

  A team of IT undergraduates from the University of Warwick tell Computer Weekly about an energy-saving mobile app they developed

• June 06, 2012 06 Jun'12

  Dutch university wins Atos Olympic IT challenge

  A team of students at the Fontys Hogeschool in Eindhoven has won a challenge set by Atos to create smart mobile applications

• May 31, 2012 31 May'12

  Aviva tackles code quality with Coverity

  Aviva is taking a strategic view of software testing with a quality assurance programme powered by static code analysis tool Coverity

• May 29, 2012 29 May'12

  CIO interview: Lukas Oberhuber, CTO, Simply Business

  Lukas Oberhuber is CTO at Simply Business, where he is making IT at the insurance company more agile to meet business demands

• May 22, 2012 22 May'12

  BCS launches new agile software tester certificate

  BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, has unveiled the Certified Agile Tester certificate for IT professionals that work in agile environments.

• May 14, 2012 14 May'12

  DWP appoints ex-BAA IT chief Philip Langsdale as new CIO

  The Department for Work and Pensions has appointment former BAA CIO Philip Langsdale as its new chief information officer.

• May 11, 2012 11 May'12

  Adobe Muse offers websites without code

  The software helps users build websites without them having to know HTML

• May 01, 2012 01 May'12

  Network company Enterasys offers BYOD network management

  Network company Enterasys is to provide network management for bring your own device (BYOD) deployments

• April 19, 2012 19 Apr'12

  IT skills shortage a global issue says recruitment firm Hays

  IT programming has been included in recruitment firm Hays’ list of global skills shortages, with particular demand for Java, .NET and C++

• April 19, 2012 19 Apr'12

  Learning more than one programming language can boost salary by £10,000

  Knowing multiple programming languages, such as Java, C and C#, can get you noticed faster in the IT jobs market.

• April 16, 2012 16 Apr'12

  Betfair opens up to software developers

  Online gambling firm Betfair is inviting software developers to build apps that work with its betting exchange through a cloud-based development environment known as App Cloud.

• April 05, 2012 05 Apr'12

  All major government departments in talks with Browsium

  Browsium – the start-up which helped HMRC slash IE6 upgrade costs by £50m – is in talks with all major government departments.

• March 27, 2012 27 Mar'12

  Retail and insurance lead two-speed IT spending

  More IT-based businesses are starting with greater investment in IT after the slowdown, but with lopsided demand as businesses increase spending at different rates

• March 20, 2012 20 Mar'12

  HP boosts application lifecycle management for mobile development

  HP has launched products around its application transformation suite for integrating enterprise IT with mobile apps

• March 05, 2012 05 Mar'12

  CloudStore services will slash IT costs, says first G-Cloud buyer

  The Maritime and Coastguard Agency has procured agile services through the government’s CloudStore in a move it hopes will cut IT costs

• February 14, 2012 14 Feb'12

  Software industry fails to plug security holes, says Secunia

  Vulnerabilities are still rising despite industry investments in security, says Secunia

• February 09, 2012 09 Feb'12

  CIO interview: James Lomas, CIO, Comparethemarket.com

  Comparethemarket.com offers online price comparison for consumers and meerkats. CIO James Lomas talks about how IT supports business growth.

• February 01, 2012 01 Feb'12

  What the beta of Gov.uk means for public services

  The beta version of Gov.uk, the single government website, marks the official start of the Government Digital Service’s ambitious remit.

• February 01, 2012 01 Feb'12

  Gartner: Start rethinking your application architecture

  Gartner is predicting CIOs will need to consider an entirely new model to build applications by 2015, based on platforms as a service.

• February 01, 2012 01 Feb'12

  Government releases beta test version of Gov.uk website

  The Government Digital Service has released the latest test version of its Gov.uk website, intended to be the future of online public services.

• January 30, 2012 30 Jan'12

  Government inconsistency on ERP costs is 'inexcusable'

  Whitehall departments are spending up to three times more than others for the use of near-identical software, Computer Weekly can reveal.

• January 30, 2012 30 Jan'12

  Oracle and SAP worst for government ERP cost differences

  Oracle and SAP have been singled out as having the most inconsistent prices for ERP systems across government departments.

• January 18, 2012 18 Jan'12

  Unilever and Lufthansa Systems deploy Microsoft Azure private cloud

  Unilever and Lufthansa Systems are using Microsoft's Azure cloud platform to build applications in a private cloud.

• January 05, 2012 05 Jan'12

  IBM buys Green Hat for cloud-based agile testing

  IBM is acquiring cloud-based software testing company Green Hat to bolster its Rational product family.

• December 13, 2011 13 Dec'11

  Microsoft updates Windows Azure cloud platform

  Microsoft has released new features of its Windows Azure cloud development platform, including open source capabilities and simplified billing and management.

• December 12, 2011 12 Dec'11

  Businesses take risks with faulty software

  Unearthing software faults once software goes live is storing up problems for businesses.

• December 08, 2011 08 Dec'11

  Software application code fixes cost additional £2.23m

  The average big application costs an extra £2.23m as a result of problems with the code that need to be fixed after software goes live.

• December 01, 2011 01 Dec'11

  Adobe issues security warning for Adobe Flex SDK

  Adobe has announced a vulnerability in Adobe Flex SDK 4.5.1, earlier 4.x versions, Adobe Flex SDK 3.6 and earlier 3.x versions on the Windows, Macintosh and Linux operating systems.

• November 10, 2011 10 Nov'11

  Welcome to the new-look ComputerWeekly.com

  Computer Weekly has launched its brand new website - the most important online development in the brand’s 45-year history.

• May 13, 2011 13 May'11

  Government website pilot points to future public sector software development

  Alpha.gov.uk is a pilot for a website that could put all UK government digital services and websites on one URL

• February 09, 2011 09 Feb'11

  IT managers find Internet Explorer 9 fails to render websites and web applications

  With the development of Internet Explorer 9.0 near completion, ComputerWeekly.com has learned that thousands of sites and applications are incompatible with the new browser and its immediate predecessor.

• February 01, 2011 01 Feb'11

  Aston Martin uses Siemens NX software

  Iconic British sports car maker Aston Martin said it would standardise its global vehicle development on Siemens NX software for integrated computer-aided design, manufacturing and engineering analysis (CAD/CAM/CAE).

• December 17, 2010 17 Dec'10

  Case study: European Medicines Agency and CAST

  The European Medicines Agency, which is responsible for evaluating medical products across Europe, expects to cut millions of Euros from its software development costs after rolling out software to automatically identify programming errors in ...

• November 19, 2010 19 Nov'10

  The worst day of a CIO’s life

  When real estate agency Ray White decided to develop software on Microsoft's .net platform, the project failed and the code had to be deleted. The company has since built applications using Google's App Engine.

• October 11, 2010 11 Oct'10

  Innovating on mission critical platforms

  Victoria's Emergency Services Telecommunications Authority operates the radio networks that help to despatch Police and Ambulance to emergencies. But the mission critical nature of this service is not stopping the agency from innovating on the ...

• September 22, 2010 22 Sep'10

  Oracle reveals plans for Java

  Oracle has announced plans for advancing the Java Platform at the JavaOne conference, which is running alongside Oracle OpenWorld in San Francisco.

  The...

• July 20, 2010 20 Jul'10

  Compuware's open Workbench to help new mainframe app coders

  Compuware has introduced an open development environment for managing application development for mainframes. The product, called Compuware Workbench, is designed to tackle the growing mainframe skills crisis.