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Software licensing
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September 08, 2021
08
Sep'21
Estonian government opens its digital heart to tech testers
Tech startups are being invited to build and test their products and services on the Estonian government’s IT estate for free, in return for use of the software developed
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August 18, 2021
18
Aug'21
Thames Valley Police drops ERP system after spending £14m
Thames Valley Police exits tri-force programme to develop new enterprise resource planning software for the police
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August 13, 2021
13
Aug'21
GoStudent: Europe’s newest edtech unicorn
Europe’s biggest ed-tech unicorn reaches unicorn status and tests sector traditions
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August 11, 2021
11
Aug'21
Global fintech investments reach new heights
The global financial technology industry is emerging from the pandemic-triggered slowdown with record levels of investment to fuel further growth
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July 23, 2021
23
Jul'21
TfL under fire for relying on Uber facial-verification data in licensing decisions
TfL is facing numerous legal appeals from Uber drivers as a result of its decisions to revoke their private licences on the basis of mistaken information from Uber’s systems
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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 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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May 10, 2021
10
May'21
Server-side licensing leads to hike in public cloud prices
Changes made over the last year or so to protect open source revenue streams is starting to impact public cloud managed service costs
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May 05, 2021
05
May'21
Why ITAM can aid IT-fuelled business recovery
As a sense of normality returns, we look at why IT asset management is the stealth tool for clearing a path towards greater digitisation
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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 08, 2021
08
Apr'21
Microsoft accused of stifling secondhand software market
In 2012, UsedSoft won a case for second user software, which has enabled the market to grow across Europe. But it is now under threat
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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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March 05, 2021
05
Mar'21
Clarification needed on IT ‘super-deduction’ allowance
Chancellor announces that companies investing in qualifying new plant and machinery assets will be able to claim a ‘super-deduction’ allowance
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February 03, 2021
03
Feb'21
CIO interview: Deryck Mitchelson, director of digital, NHS Scotland
We speak to NHS Scotland’s head of digital about the IT to help ease the pressure on the health service, which has intensified during the Covid-19 pandemic
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January 27, 2021
27
Jan'21
How Nottinghamshire County Council saved loads of money on SAP
The council was paying £100,000 a year just to keep ECC patches up to date and needed to find savings to support frontline services
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December 16, 2020
16
Dec'20
Lancashire police integrate body-worn video into digital policing app
Body-worn video integration will transform Lancashire police’s time-consuming and manual procedures into an efficient digital workflow, but claims that BMV will increase transparency and accountability are not backed by the evidence
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November 26, 2020
26
Nov'20
Robots taking jobs, but creating careers
Robotic process automation developers tell Computer Weekly about the job they never expected to be doing
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November 24, 2020
24
Nov'20
Three options for next year’s IT strategy
CIOs are under pressure to reduce costs, but they also need to modernise applications and help their businesses return to profitability
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November 19, 2020
19
Nov'20
Cut jobs or cut software spending?
With little or no growth in IT budgets, IT chiefs will be tasked with cutting costs in 2021. Improving IT asset management can help to avoid job cuts
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October 06, 2020
06
Oct'20
Coronavirus raises the software audit stakes
IT asset managers say they are receiving more requests from software publishers to check for licence discrepancies
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September 29, 2020
29
Sep'20
Over two million Brits using open banking
Data shows more than two million people in the UK are now taking control of their financial data through open banking
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September 25, 2020
25
Sep'20
Tips on breaking free from long-term IT contracts
Far-reaching, multi-year contracts are less popular these days, but IT departments often find the renewal date is still years away
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September 22, 2020
22
Sep'20
Green Cargo extends Rimini contract to keep legacy SAP backend running
Mainframe and SAP to provide systems of record, with real-time data for new digitisation initiatives, built on multi-cloud, RPA and low-code platforms
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September 09, 2020
09
Sep'20
Hyundai-Kia expands Rimini Oracle contract to regional offices
Car manufacturer expands its existing third-party support contract. Savings will help fund autonomous and electric car development
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September 04, 2020
04
Sep'20
HotelBeds uses API management platform to reduce cost
HotelBeds has switched from its legacy suppler to a licensed service in an effort to reduce API management costs after traffic doubles
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August 05, 2020
05
Aug'20
Inside Juniper’s radical IT transformation
Western Australia’s aged care provider Juniper embarked on an aggressive strategy to completely transform its IT operations in just two years
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August 04, 2020
04
Aug'20
Nordic enterprises look for SAP price reductions as they navigate Covid-19
Businesses in the Nordics are using SAP Cloud Platform to address Covid-19 challenges and are also seeking price reductions
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August 03, 2020
03
Aug'20
Private equity leads Nordic IT sector consolidation
Private equity firms and industrial giants are triggering mergers and acquisitions in the Nordic tech sector as investment slows amid the Covid-19 pandemic
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July 15, 2020
15
Jul'20
HSBC chooses AWS for public cloud business operations
HSBC will use a cloud platform from Amazon Web Services across its business operations to accelerate its public cloud use
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July 10, 2020
10
Jul'20
Executive interview: Toyota’s Melody Ayeli on the significant role of ITAM
Melody Ayeli recently took on the post of chair of the newly formed ITAM Forum. She believes ITAM is crucial for successful IT operations
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July 08, 2020
08
Jul'20
Google commits to protecting open source projects
Initiative to trademark projects aims to stop public cloud providers from offering their own managed service version of open source code
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June 30, 2020
30
Jun'20
Economic slowdown will force CIOs to redress SaaS pricing
Business will need to work more efficiently and spend less, which means CIOs will need to forge new value-based partnerships with IT suppliers
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June 23, 2020
23
Jun'20
ITAM Forum aims to raise the bar on tech management
Knowing what is deployed is the first step in any transformation exercise, and a strong IT asset management practice lowers risk
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April 24, 2020
24
Apr'20
Coronavirus: Dutch Covid-19 tracking app stirs national debate
Privacy concerns raised over mobile app to help track and control the spread of coronavirus in the Netherlands
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April 08, 2020
08
Apr'20
The growing stature of open source in APAC
From being users of open source software to contributing their own codes to the community, enterprises in Asia-Pacific are becoming active participants in the open source ecosystem
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March 23, 2020
23
Mar'20
Singapore government to open source contact-tracing protocol
Singapore’s Government Technology Agency is contributing the source codes of the BlueTrace protocol that powers its contact-tracing app
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March 18, 2020
18
Mar'20
Swedish municipalities test AI to drive efficiencies and cost savings
Research in Sweden measures the benefits of using artificial intelligence in local government operations
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February 23, 2020
23
Feb'20
Australian government inks sourcing deal with Rimini Street
The whole-of-government agreement will provide Australian government agencies with easier and cheaper access to third-party software support
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February 19, 2020
19
Feb'20
Questions raised over Office 365 shared content policy
Buried 300 words into Microsoft’s standard service level agreement is a clause that affects intellectual property and privacy
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January 29, 2020
29
Jan'20
Oracle customers complain of cloud coercion
In December, Oracle won its day in court – but a poll reveals a sales tactic based on audit threats combined with heavy cloud discounts
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January 16, 2020
16
Jan'20
Lloyds Banking Group to create digital workplace with Microsoft
Bank is transforming how its staff work as part of a multibillion-pound digital transformation
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January 15, 2020
15
Jan'20
Government distances itself from Post Office decisions in Horizon IT litigation
Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy says it did not make decisions in the Post Office’s recent court battle
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January 15, 2020
15
Jan'20
Royal Bank of Canada gives Mencap a ‘leg-up’ in automating processes
UK charity gets help from Canadian bank in a collaboration aimed at creating a robotic workforce
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January 07, 2020
07
Jan'20
With friends like AWS, who needs an open source business?
AWS executive’s remarks over the company’s exploitation of open source has put a question mark over the viability of open source businesses
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December 18, 2019
18
Dec'19
European Court of Justice rules that under-licensing is IP theft
Ruling from the European Court of Justice says that French mobile operator, Free Mobile, infringed the copyright of software company IT development
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December 17, 2019
17
Dec'19
AWS hits back at open source theft allegations
New York Times accuses the public cloud provider of taking open source products and integrating them into its own managed services
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November 15, 2019
15
Nov'19
Businesses move key applications off public cloud to save costs
A new study has shown that while many enterprises are able to keep public cloud costs under control, spending can quickly escalate
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October 07, 2019
07
Oct'19
Public cloud computing is early on its journey to core of the bank
Banks are no longer reluctant to use the cloud as the technology pierces the outer layer of the banking sector and begins its journey to the core
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October 02, 2019
02
Oct'19
John Lewis Partnership sells its automation to business
The John Lewis Partnership will expand its use of automation technology as its early projects bear fruit