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July 14, 2015 14 Jul'15
Defra could face a further £370m in penalties if CAP reform fails

An additional £370m in fines could be faced by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs by 2021 if its revised CAP scheme fails to take off
July 14, 2015 14 Jul'15
Vodafone scheme to help SMEs get online

Vodafone is to trial a series of digital workshops for SMEs aimed at equipping them with a stronger online presence
July 14, 2015 14 Jul'15
AWS to build wind farm in North Carolina to power its cloud datacentres

AWS follows up earlier renewable energy pledge by setting out plans to build 208MW wind farm
July 13, 2015 13 Jul'15
UK to invest £45m in digital research and skills

Millions of pounds will be invested in building research centres to fuel the UK’s digital economy research and skills

July 13, 2015 13 Jul'15
GE predictive analytics optimises Irish Power electricity production

Irish Power is an early adopter of GE's predictive analytics tool suite Reliability Excellence from GE, built on the company’s Predix platform
July 10, 2015 10 Jul'15
Government produces Digital Transformation Plan to boost UK productivity

Chancellor George Osborne's Digital Transformation Plan puts digital technologies at the heart of the UK's economic future
July 10, 2015 10 Jul'15
Nordic countries differ wildly in their e-commerce needs

Businesses need to take different approaches to e-commerce in different Nordic countries
July 09, 2015 09 Jul'15
GDS set for share of £55m pot to boost digital government plan

Chancellor George Osborne set aside funds in his budget to support digital transformation
July 08, 2015 08 Jul'15
Do we really need bank branches?

Bank branches are being used less and less, but that doesn't mean customers are getting a less personal service
July 08, 2015 08 Jul'15
BA opens up API on flight information

British Airways offers an open application programming interface (API) for flight information to encourage developers to create value-added travel applications

July 08, 2015 08 Jul'15
Marks & Spencer online sales grow as relaunched website takes off

Online sales rise at food and clothing retailer Marks & Spencer as it comes out of the other side of a redesign for its e-commerce website
July 08, 2015 08 Jul'15
Retailers failing to utilise mobile generation, says Shoppercentric

Retailers know consumers are becoming more mobile and want an omni-channel experience, but customers still seek more
July 03, 2015 03 Jul'15
Nordic retailers get physical to combat international digital giants

Nordic retails must evolve if they are to prosper in a sector where competition from international online giants is fierce
July 02, 2015 02 Jul'15
BBC to cut 1,000 jobs and merge tech teams due to low licence fees

The BBC will cut jobs and merge its technology teams in an effort to save funds after a drop in licence fees as fewer people watch live TV
July 02, 2015 02 Jul'15
Former Starling CTO Tom Bloomfield sets up smartphone rival

Former Starling CTO Tom Bloomfield founds smartphone-based service, Mondo, currently applying for a bank licence to take on the high street giants
July 02, 2015 02 Jul'15
Local digital services “not my job” says GDS’s Bracken

The government’s digital chief was questioned over how local authorities can collaborate with Whitehall on common challenges
July 01, 2015 01 Jul'15
Sungard follows Apple, Facebook and Microsoft's lead with Irish datacentre plans

Sungard teams up with Digital Realty to create new Irish datacentre
July 01, 2015 01 Jul'15
CipherCloud and CSA lead calls for cloud security open APIs

The pair have teamed up to create a working group that will guide the industry on how to make the cloud more secure, but in an open way
July 01, 2015 01 Jul'15
Unified commerce the next step for retailers

Retailers should be adopting a unified platform and rethinking the value of stores if they want a true omni-channel business, says Demandware
July 01, 2015 01 Jul'15
Government should follow in private sector’s footsteps if it wants digital to succeed

The government should use tactics deployed by the private sector if it wants to encourage the public to use online services
June 30, 2015 30 Jun'15
AWS to open first datacentres in India from 2016

Public cloud giant wants to tap into sub-continent's growing demand for cloud services while tackling latency and sovereignty issues
June 30, 2015 30 Jun'15
Do not leave digital government development to Whitehall, says Chi Onwurah MP

Whitehall should not be left with sole responsibility for the government drive to building a digital future, says shadow Cabinet Office minister Chi Onwurah
June 29, 2015 29 Jun'15
Challenger finance firms taunt banks over legacy IT at SAP services conference

Challenger finance companies presented at a SAP financial services event to inject some urgency into the banking sector
June 25, 2015 25 Jun'15
Universal Credit costs leap by more than 20% to £15.8bn

Figures reveal increase in lifetime cost since changes to the plan made to 'reset' the troubled welfare reform programme
June 25, 2015 25 Jun'15
CIO Interview: Ian Bell, CIO, Cambridgeshire Police Service

The CIO of Cambridgeshire Police Service talks about the constabulary’s move to digital for collaboration and information sharing in its effort to increase efficiency
June 25, 2015 25 Jun'15
Digital government 'a chance to build a new state', says Cabinet Office minister Matt Hancock

Cabinet Office minister Matthew Hancock says the move to digital government is a “chance to build a new state” in a speech outlining his priorities
June 25, 2015 25 Jun'15
Case study: Model railway company Hornby overhauls payments with Braintree

Hornby’s head of digital strategy explains how the firm chose Braintree as its online payments platform following its website migration last year
June 24, 2015 24 Jun'15
Digital-only Atom Bank gets UK banking licence

Atom Bank set to launch later in 2015 after gaining UK banking licence
June 23, 2015 23 Jun'15
Choose Digital CTO makes case for "NoOps" software delivery approach

Allowing developers to create, test and deploy updates alone lets companies take risks and innovate with greater ease, argues Mario Cruz
June 22, 2015 22 Jun'15
Interview: Christina Page explains how Yahoo keeps its datacentres green and clean

Yahoo's global director for sustainability explains why cloud providers need to get clued up on renewable energy
June 18, 2015 18 Jun'15
NHS England technology plan to offer full patient records online and free Wi-Fi everywhere

NHS England hopes to save as much of a third of its predicted £22bn budget deficit through better use of technology and data by 2020
June 17, 2015 17 Jun'15
NHS suspends e-Referral hospital booking system two days after launch

The NHS temporarily withdrew its e-Referral service due to performance problems shortly after its launch, when it went live with 33 known issues
June 17, 2015 17 Jun'15
RBS customers denied 600,000 payments due to IT glitch

IT problems at RBS cause delays in payments reaching customer accounts
June 17, 2015 17 Jun'15
Organisations remain unprepared for SQLi attacks, despite popularity

SQLi attacks on web applications most likely in the UK and Norway, an NTT study reveals – even though such attacks are well-documented and understood
June 17, 2015 17 Jun'15
John Lewis names five finalists for Jlab retail startup accelerator

Retailer John Lewis has decided on five finalist startups for its Jlab accelerator after a number of SMEs pitched their ideas for exploiting technology
June 17, 2015 17 Jun'15
Cabinet Office minister Matt Hancock calls for 'data culture' across government

The government wants to move towards a 'data culture' to make better spending decisions, says minister responsible for digital reform, Matt Hancock
June 15, 2015 15 Jun'15
Chinese hackers are by-passing web privacy tools, say researchers

A new Chinese watering hole attack is exposing the details of visitors to certain websites even if they are using Tor browsers or VPNs, researchers have found
June 15, 2015 15 Jun'15
NHS e-Referral system goes live, despite 33 issues and GDS warning

NHS England has launched its replacement hospital appointment booking service, even though it has known errors and failed to follow government digital guidelines
June 15, 2015 15 Jun'15
Wikimedia to encrypt all connections by default

The Wikimedia Foundation calls on all sites to join its move to encrypt all connections by default
June 11, 2015 11 Jun'15
Is HMRC making tax more taxing for non-digital taxpayers?

Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has made tax data accessible online – but how should it cater for those unable (or unwilling) to use digital services?
June 10, 2015 10 Jun'15
DWP extends trial of Universal Credit digital system

The trial for the digital service to support the controversial welfare reform programme has been expanded to two new areas in Sutton and Croydon
June 10, 2015 10 Jun'15
Regulators could clamp down on comparison sites as Confused.com bias is revealed

Investigation into comparison sites reveals bias that regulators might find misleads customers
June 09, 2015 09 Jun'15
Boots cuts 700 jobs in bid to restructure and improve tech

Cosmetics firm Boots has announced it will be cutting 700 non-store roles in an attempt to invest in technology and simplify back-office operations
June 09, 2015 09 Jun'15
HMRC denies reports of Verify causing users problems

HMRC has denied that problems faced by the public attempting to claim marriage tax breaks are caused by the Gov.uk Verify scheme
June 08, 2015 08 Jun'15
Home Retail Group appoints former Amazon executive as CTO

Parent company of Argos and Homebase, Home Retail Group, selects former Amazon.com tech president as chief technology officer (CTO)
June 08, 2015 08 Jun'15
John Lewis incubator sees first round of second-year pitches

More than 20 startups have presented their pitches to John Lewis executives in the first round of this year’s Jlab accelerator
June 04, 2015 04 Jun'15
Ed Vaizey to chair Digital Infrastructure Taskforce for broadband and mobile

Digital economy minister Ed Vaizey will take charge of a Digital Infrastructure Taskforce focused on broadband, mobile and the digital economy
June 02, 2015 02 Jun'15
Nordic Startup Awards highlight region's next wave of innovation

Nordic startups celebrated at annual awards ceremony, but where next for the region's fledgling IT firms?
May 29, 2015 29 May'15
CIO interview: Billie Laidlaw, RSPCA

RSPCA CIO Billie Laidlaw explains how the charity's cloud-first approach to IT procurement benefits the animals in its care
May 28, 2015 28 May'15
CA Technologies to buy agile software development firm Rally for $480m

IT management vendor snaps up agile services and software specialist to capitalise on enterprise appetite for DevOps working styles
May 22, 2015 22 May'15
Government should take agile approach to policy and service delivery, says Hancock

The future of service delivery and policy making will be more focused around an agile approach, said Cabinet Office minister Matthew Hancock
May 22, 2015 22 May'15
Cloud gives SMEs a competitive edge over the enterprise, claims Salesforce

The rise of cloud computing means enterprises need to keep a closer eye on their SME competitors, claims Sage and Salesforce.com
May 22, 2015 22 May'15
HP CEO hails business split progress amid downbeat Q2 revenue slumps

Despite chalking up revenue declines in several business units, Meg Whitman is more convinced than ever of the need to breakup HP
May 20, 2015 20 May'15
Only 0.4% of GP patients in England have accessed their online records

Although electronic medical records are now available to the majority of NHS England GP patients, only 0.4% have opted in and accessed their data.
May 20, 2015 20 May'15
CERN and Rackspace use OpenStack clouds to aid global research efforts

Rackspace and particle research organisation talk up the latest development to emerge from their open-source cloud partnership
May 20, 2015 20 May'15
M&S sees drop in yearly online sales due to website changes

Retailer M&S suffers a drop in online sales following disruption caused by website relaunch
May 19, 2015 19 May'15
NHS England GPs offer online services to 97% of patients

GPs covering 97% of the population in England now offer online access to medical records, appointment booking and repeat prescriptions
May 19, 2015 19 May'15
Gartner warns cloud buyers off hasty IaaS investments

With the competitive landscape in flux, end users should exercise caution when choosing their IaaS providers, Gartner warns
May 19, 2015 19 May'15
Google slashes public cloud prices to undercut rivals

Google cuts cost of its public cloud services to pass on hardware savings in line with Moore's Law
May 15, 2015 15 May'15
Why the tech savvy Nordics are failing in international e-commerce

In the borderless online world, Nordic online retailers must expand beyond their home markets to keep up with growing competition
May 15, 2015 15 May'15
IT suppliers call on new-look GDS for commitment to G-Cloud's future

In light of Francis Maude's departure from GDS, G-Cloud suppliers want assurances from the government about what's in store for the framework
May 15, 2015 15 May'15
Joanna Shields appointed junior minister

Former Tech City CEO Joanna Shields appointed parliamentary under secretary of state at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport
May 14, 2015 14 May'15
AWS Educate brings cloud to the classroom to address IT skills gap

Amazon Web Services (AWS) wants to ensure students have the skills they need to make full use of cloud technologies in the workplace
May 13, 2015 13 May'15
Retailers still not delivering omni-channel experience, says Accenture

Research by Accenture finds customers think retailers could provide a more unified approach across all platforms
May 11, 2015 11 May'15
EMC: Rise of third platform could spell end for businesses unwilling to adapt

EMC World 2015 saw the storage giant warn about the business risks of ignoring new technologies and ways of working in the digital age
May 08, 2015 08 May'15
Fortnum & Mason selects open source over commercial software

Fortnum & Mason has opted for the Spree open-source e-commerce platform, for the underpinnings of its new website
May 08, 2015 08 May'15
Bloomberg launches single page site as part of digital transformation

Bloomberg has saved users loading time by creating a single page infrastructure based website to deliver a more targeted experience
May 07, 2015 07 May'15
Huawei opens European Research Institute

Huawei opens doors of European Research Institute in Leuven, Belgium
May 07, 2015 07 May'15
Sainsbury’s suffers £72m pre-tax loss as restructuring takes effect

Supermarket giant Sainsbury’s has reported a pre-tax loss of £72m as it restructures its stores and invests in digital
May 07, 2015 07 May'15
Ed Miliband most tweeted about as UK goes to polls

Labour leader Ed Miliband has been the most tweeted about politician in the week leading up to election day
May 05, 2015 05 May'15
Risky Scottish rural payment system runs 74% over original estimated spend

An IT system developed by the Scottish Government providing payments to farmers is branded a risk after exceeding budget by 74%
May 05, 2015 05 May'15
Sportlobster uses PubNub network for data streaming in real time

Sport social network Sportlobster uses data stream network from PubNub to avoid months of development work and to cut infrastructure costs
May 01, 2015 01 May'15
Public sector IT suppliers call on government to extend G-Cloud 5

After the Crown Commercial Service said G-Cloud 5 would not close on 22 May, public sector IT suppliers ask government to extend it even further
May 01, 2015 01 May'15
OpenStack engineer shortage drives up private cloud TCO, finds 451 Research

OpenStack costs less to deploy than Microsoft, VMware or Red Hat private cloud, but engineering shortages drive up its total cost of ownership (TCO)
May 01, 2015 01 May'15
Home Retail Group grows profits 15% with mobile and online channels

Mobile and online initiatives at Home Retail Group – parent company of Argos and Homebase – drove a 15% growth in its yearly operating profit
May 01, 2015 01 May'15
TSB invests £250m in traditional and digital banking

TSB is investing £250m in its digital services and branches to support its belief that customers should not have to choose between the two
April 30, 2015 30 Apr'15
Technology driving pick-and-mix banking

Banks are having their businesses picked away by competitors as customers go elsewhere for many products
April 29, 2015 29 Apr'15
Paym processes £44m payments in its first 12 months

Users made payments of about £44m with the Payments Council's Paym platform in its first year of operation, accelerating in the last few months
April 28, 2015 28 Apr'15
Brits like digital only banks but still want traditional services

Research has revealed that 13% of British people are already planning to move their current account to a digital-only alternative
April 23, 2015 23 Apr'15
GSMA uses 3D printing to encourage girls into STEM careers

At a 3D printing event in London's FabLab, girls were told by female IT industry speakers how to pursue a tech career
April 22, 2015 22 Apr'15
Tesco's online sales increase despite £6.37bn loss

Supermarket Tesco has posted a yearly pre-tax loss of £6.37bn despite its online grocery business growing ahead of the market at 20%
April 22, 2015 22 Apr'15
HSBC website mistake guides customers to porn

HSBC’s Hong Kong website accidentally featured an out-of-date link that directed people to a porn site
April 20, 2015 20 Apr'15
Software flaw puts thousands of Magento sites at risk

A new vulnerability that could enable hackers to steal credit card and customer details using e-commerce platform Magento has been found
April 16, 2015 16 Apr'15
Retailers should think of consumers as “omni-customers”, says OVS Spa

Retailers should refocus their strategy to treat consumers as “omni-customers”, according to the director of e-commerce for Italian brand OVS Spa
April 16, 2015 16 Apr'15
Business intelligence and analytics overtakes security as banking IT priority

More banks see investment in business intelligence and analytics technology as a priority than security
April 15, 2015 15 Apr'15
EC slams Google over comparison shopping and Android

EC issues statement of objection to Google claiming it has abused its dominant position in internet search and mobile
April 15, 2015 15 Apr'15
Barclays pays customers to bank online

The importance of online and mobile banking in the future of UK banks is clear as Barclays starts to pay customers to use the channel
April 15, 2015 15 Apr'15
Digital technology transforms wealth management industry

Wealth management is a shrinking industry as technology makes it easier for the rich to manage their own money or find independent advisors
April 15, 2015 15 Apr'15
Availability of tech blurs lines between retailers and brands

The increased availability of technology has blurred the lines between retailers and their brands as they strive for customer engagement
April 09, 2015 09 Apr'15
BBC Engineering restructures to support flexible media needs, says CTO Matthew Postgate

The BBC's technology department, BBC Engineering, will restructure to more effectively provision TV, radio and news, says CTO Matthew Postgate
April 09, 2015 09 Apr'15
Linux Foundation to host open encryption project

The Linux Foundation is to host an open encryption project aimed at providing a free and easy way to protect online data
April 08, 2015 08 Apr'15
Sales assistants need data protection coaching, says Furla

Sales assistants in stores need to be coached on how to collect data from customers, says a representative from luxury retailer Furla
April 07, 2015 07 Apr'15
Digital agenda streamlines public sector in Norway

While governments are eager to toot the horn of digitisation, real-world effects are still a few and far between, but Norway is aiming to change this
March 31, 2015 31 Mar'15
Sainsbury’s creates 480 digital specialist jobs, while cutting 500 jobs elsewhere

Sainsbury’s is creating 480 jobs for in-house digital specialists to develop digital systems to meet the increasing technology demands of customers
March 31, 2015 31 Mar'15
IT is more important than marketing for banks

IT spending will grow at the expense of other areas such as marketing as optimism in financial services increases
March 30, 2015 30 Mar'15
Rural payments service failed GDS assessment but still went live

The troubled rural payments digital service failed its most recent assessment by the Government Digital Service, but was still launched to farmers
March 30, 2015 30 Mar'15
CIO interview: Mark Holt, chief technology officer, TheTrainline.com

A major cloud migration and a range of mobile initiatives are high on the agenda of the UK’s best-selling train booking website, TheTrainline.com
March 27, 2015 27 Mar'15
Google Cloud Launcher accelerates off-premise open-source app deployments

Google hopes to make it easier for users to deploy open-source apps in its cloud through the release of its Google Cloud Launcher tool
March 27, 2015 27 Mar'15
Labour sets out digital government priorities in election campaign

The Labour Party has set out its digital government priorities, criticising the coalition for failing to meets targets for 'digital by default' services
March 27, 2015 27 Mar'15
Government deal means banks could close the last branch in town

Banks and government compromise on branch closures as digital banking decimates traditional services – but deal ensures alternatives