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• December 17, 2014 17 Dec'14

  Technology needed to help ambulance services cope with increased demand

  The future of the ambulance and emergencies services needs more investment in networking

• December 16, 2014 16 Dec'14

  November online retail sales break new records thanks to Black Friday

  Online sales in November rose 37% month-on-month, the largest October to November increase in IMRG Capgemini’s 14-year history

• December 16, 2014 16 Dec'14

  Google bank would be held back by lack of security trust

  Consumers trust banks more than tech firms to protect personal details, but the likes of PayPal could form strong competition

• December 15, 2014 15 Dec'14

  Incubators and accelerators provide UK startups with boost

  Startups which take part in incubator or accelerator programmes are more likely to be successful than those who don’t, says research from O2.

• December 12, 2014 12 Dec'14

  Interview: Lucie Glenday, chief digital officer, Surrey County Council

  Chief digital officer Lucie Glenday was brought into Surrey County Council to change the way it thinks about digital services

• December 12, 2014 12 Dec'14

  Microsoft begins accepting bitcoins

  Microsoft will now accept Bitcoin payments for digital content such as games, videos, music and applications on Windows Phone and Xbox

• December 10, 2014 10 Dec'14

  Back-office digitisation more profitable than front-end for banks

  European banks investing in back-office digital technologies are reaping high profit margins

• December 09, 2014 09 Dec'14

  Digital governments meet in London to commit to best practices

  Digital governments from across the world are meeting in London today as part of the inaugural D5 summit

• December 09, 2014 09 Dec'14

  36% of UK smartphone users abandon slow retail sites

  Retailers need to make sure their online and multichannel services meet customer expectations in the run up to Christmas

• December 09, 2014 09 Dec'14

  Fido publishes final spec of password-killing protocol

  The Fido Alliance has published the final technical specification of its password-killing authentication standards

• December 08, 2014 08 Dec'14

  M&S turns to predictive analytics to keep shelves stocked over Christmas

  Marks & Spencer is using predictive analytics to keep shelves stocked with mince pies and turkeys over Christmas.

• December 04, 2014 04 Dec'14

  NHS must partner with industry to embrace technology

  Healthcare providers must share expertise from the technology industry to make serious change, says NHS foundation CEO David Dalton

• December 04, 2014 04 Dec'14

  Government aims for 90% digital take-up by 2020

  The government aims to have 90% of the UK’s online population using digital public services by 2020

• December 03, 2014 03 Dec'14

  Computer Weekly UKtech50: Rising Stars 2014

  Computer Weekly’s five rising stars of 2014

• December 03, 2014 03 Dec'14

  CIO interview: Jon Rudoe, digital and technology director, Sainsbury’s

  Sainsbury's digital and technology director Jon Rudoe talks about customer-facing technologies, in-house development and data analytics

• December 03, 2014 03 Dec'14

  Aviva and Friends Life merger opportunity for digital transformation

  Aviva's £5.6bn takeover of Friends Life could spell an IT transformation with the opportunity to invest in technologies for the digital age

• December 01, 2014 01 Dec'14

  Is a local GDS the answer to local authority transformation? Lessons from the Labour digital review

  Labour’s digital government review touches on a number of issues, but what’s the future of GDS – and could it be scaled to help local authorities?

• December 01, 2014 01 Dec'14

  UK SMEs overlook security in push for Cyber Monday sales

  UK SMEs have spent an estimated £1.6bn gearing up for Cyber Monday online sales, but many have overlooked security, a study shows

• December 01, 2014 01 Dec'14

  CIO interview: Kevin Cunnington, director general of digital transformation, DWP

  Kevin Cunnington is responsible for making the Universal Credit IT system work - while leading the DWP's digital transformation

• November 28, 2014 28 Nov'14

  MPs call for clearer social media terms and conditions

  MPs have called on social networking firms to make it clearer to users how their data is being collected and used

• November 28, 2014 28 Nov'14

  The European Parliament calls for search engines to split from other business

  The European Parliament has called on the EC to enforce competition rules by pressuring search engines to split from other commercial services

• November 27, 2014 27 Nov'14

  CIO interview: Jon Rudoe, digital and technology director, Sainsbury’s

  While supermarkets all over the UK are facing challenging times ahead of them, Sainsbury's is taking its technology and innovation into its own hands by developing digital products for its customers.

• November 27, 2014 27 Nov'14

  Two-thirds of UK staff bring wearables to work

  IT bosses say 69% of UK staff bring wearables into their organisations, according to a survey by Trend Micro

• November 27, 2014 27 Nov'14

  Poor password practices put 60% of UK citizens at risk

  More than six in 10 UK consumers put their data at risk by using a single password across multiple online accounts, a study has shown

• November 26, 2014 26 Nov'14

  Labour unveils Digital Government Review for input to 2015 election policy

  Labour has published a review into digital government which makes recommendations for shaping the future of policy-making

• November 25, 2014 25 Nov'14

  Pressure on Universal Credit’s digital service mounts as testing begins

  Risks remain for Universal Credit as DWP continues its twin-track gradual roll-out of live and digital services

• November 24, 2014 24 Nov'14

  Nearly half of all web application cyber attacks target retailers, study shows

  Nearly half of all web application cyber attack campaigns target retail applications, shows a study from security firm Imperva

• November 21, 2014 21 Nov'14

  Insurance firms slow to use technology in bringing products to market

  Insurance brokers are too slow to launch products and are not keeping up with changing consumer behaviour

• November 19, 2014 19 Nov'14

  Case study: North Wales Fire and Rescue Service secures email for public sector collaboration

  The North Wales Fire and Rescue Service (NWFRS) has secured its information exchange with Egress Switch encryption

• November 19, 2014 19 Nov'14

  Asda opens technology centre in Leeds

  Asda opens a technology centre in its Leeds head office to provide a more streamlined service for online customers

• November 18, 2014 18 Nov'14

  HM Revenue and Customs hopes electronic forms will save £800,000 by March 2015

  Taxpayers completing forms for HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will be able to do so online by the end of 2014

• November 17, 2014 17 Nov'14

  Interview: 'Government is the best digital startup in London'

  Computer Weekly interviews Ministry of Justice chief digital officer Paul Shetler about transforming government public services

• November 17, 2014 17 Nov'14

  CIO interview: Anna Barsby, CIO, Halfords

  Since joining Halfords as CIO, Anna Barsby has faced significant business challenges, including a risky cloud upgrade

• November 14, 2014 14 Nov'14

  DVLA partners with Tech Hub to launch Swansea startup incubator

  The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency partners with startup incubator Tech Hub to launch a new digital work space in Swansea

• November 13, 2014 13 Nov'14

  NHS England unveils plans to deliver digital by 2020

  NHS England commits to patient-facing digital services by 2020 in its Personalised Health and Care framework paper

• November 13, 2014 13 Nov'14

  Ministry of Justice searches for IT staff to join digital team

  The Ministry of Justice is recruiting people to join its team tasked with designed digital public services

• November 13, 2014 13 Nov'14

  Cisco CEO John Chambers attacks Barack Obama over net neutrality

  Just days after US president Barack Obama backed net neutrality, Cisco CEO John Chambers says it will hurt business

• November 12, 2014 12 Nov'14

  Government CTO Liam Maxwell says Microsoft “conversation has changed”

  CTO Liam Maxwell says the government's relationship with Microsoft has changed after meeting CEO Satya Nadella

• November 12, 2014 12 Nov'14

  Sainsbury’s prepares for challenging years ahead as sales drop

  Sainsbury’s sales took a hit in its half-year financial results, but the supermarket retailer continues to invest online

• November 12, 2014 12 Nov'14

  Yahoo buys digital video advertising service BrightRoll for $640m

  Yahoo is set to buy digital video advertising service BrightRoll to augment its video ad platform in a deal worth $640m

• November 12, 2014 12 Nov'14

  Ericsson ranks Stockholm, London and Paris the world’s most connected cities

  Ericsson’s Networked Society Index puts London near the top of its connected cities table but others may challenge it soon

• November 12, 2014 12 Nov'14

  Amazon not the biggest threat to high street retailers

  Competition from online-only traders does not pose the biggest threat to high street retailers, with cautious attitudes a bigger risk

• November 11, 2014 11 Nov'14

  Councils need to embed digital more, says Hampshire's digital leader

  Local public sector needs to ensure digital is embedded into planning, policy and process, says Hampshire Country Council digital leader

• November 10, 2014 10 Nov'14

  Interview: Building links between marketing and IT for the greater good

  Firms that forge relations between marketing and IT departments yield benefits in growing the range of their digital products

• November 06, 2014 06 Nov'14

  Transport sector needs to collaborate to make technology advancements

  The entire transport sector needs to work together to make advancements in innovative technologies

• November 05, 2014 05 Nov'14

  Information Commissioner’s Office issues SQLi warning

  The Information Commissioner’s Office has urged UK organisations to protect their websites against SQL injection attacks

• November 05, 2014 05 Nov'14

  Digital Catapult opens at King's Cross and begins regional expansion

  The Digital Catapult innovation centre is expanding into Sunderland, Brighton and Bradford to support UK startups

• November 04, 2014 04 Nov'14

  Government asks for more information on digital currencies

  The government has released a Call for Information to invite views on the benefits and risks of digital currencies

• November 04, 2014 04 Nov'14

  Airbus interview: research, innovation and the future of aviation

  IT plays a substantial role in creating the aircraft of the future, with research and innovation at the core of the Airbus business strategy

• November 03, 2014 03 Nov'14

  Marketing leaves IT behind in drive for digital experience

  Marketing departments are set to ramp up technology spending in 2015 outside of traditional IT

• October 30, 2014 30 Oct'14

  Problems surface as first users attempt to use Gov.uk Verify

  Problems have surfaced as users try to use Gov.uk Verify to prove their identities

• October 30, 2014 30 Oct'14

  Local councils need common standards to develop digital

  Local authorities need to have a set of common standards to develop digital innovations, says Surrey County Council’s CDO

• October 30, 2014 30 Oct'14

  GDS director Mike Bracken could become government CDO as digital roles evolve

  Government Digital Service (GDS) director Mike Bracken could be in line to become the government's chief digital officer (CDO)

• October 30, 2014 30 Oct'14

  Half a million citizens to be using Gov.uk Verify by April 2015

  Government now expects to have nearly half a million people using its Gov.uk Verify service for online identity assurance by April 2015

• October 29, 2014 29 Oct'14

  Banks see technology firms as biggest threat, says Infosys

  Google, Apple and Facebook the biggest threat to banks as technology firms offer consumers financial services

• October 29, 2014 29 Oct'14

  Facebook shares down despite strong quarter

  Facebook’s share price fell by nearly 10% before recovering slightly, despite third-quarter revenues of $3.2bn, up by 58%

• October 28, 2014 28 Oct'14

  Internet of trains takes centre stage for Cisco IoT startup contest

  Cisco launches contest to help startups and SMEs engage the transport sector around the internet of things (IoT) for railway stations of the future

• October 28, 2014 28 Oct'14

  Lloyds Banking Group confirms 9,000 job cuts and digital investment

  Lloyds Banking Group has confirmed it will cut 9000 jobs and close around 150 branches to focus more on its digital strategy

• October 28, 2014 28 Oct'14

  Twitter shares down by 10% despite strong quarter

  Twitter’s share price fell by 10% in after-hours trade, despite third-quarter revenues of $361m, up by 114% from 2013

• October 27, 2014 27 Oct'14

  Could open web close the skills gap?

  Open standards could help pave the way towards educating children to be the next stewards of the open web

• October 24, 2014 24 Oct'14

  Computer scientists use algorithm to predict Bitcoin prices

  An MIT professor and his student have written a paper describing the use of an algorithm to predict the price of Bitcoin

• October 24, 2014 24 Oct'14

  Six networks that changed the world forever

  The Science Museum opens its Information Age gallery, dedicated to the history of information and communications

• October 24, 2014 24 Oct'14

  Universal Credit digital service set for first public test in Sutton

  Digital service for Universal Credit to start testing with benefit claimants in Sutton, south London, in the next two months

• October 23, 2014 23 Oct'14

  Will TechNorth be able to take on Tech City?

  A tech hub has been launched in the north of the UK to support startups in the shadow of London’s Tech City

• October 23, 2014 23 Oct'14

  Universal Credit digital system reaches key milestone as DWP delays roll-out

  The digital system supporting the Department for Work and Pension's Universal Credit programme has passed a major development milestone

• October 23, 2014 23 Oct'14

  Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg launches technology cluster initiative in north England

  Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg launches TechNorth project connecting digital clusters in Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool, Newcastle and Sheffield

• October 23, 2014 23 Oct'14

  Twitter announces text message-based password initiative

  Twitter has announced a service that enables users to replace static passwords with a text message-based one-time passcode service

• October 22, 2014 22 Oct'14

  CIO interview: Ernest Gmünder, Touring Club Suisse

  Ernest Gmünder is turning his expertise as a CIO into a consultancy business, offering advice to businesses that want to get more from their IT

• October 22, 2014 22 Oct'14

  Homebase to follow in the digital footsteps of Argos

  DIY retailer Homebase is to pursue a three-year transformation plan following the success of its sister store Argos

• October 22, 2014 22 Oct'14

  Defra first department to implement Gov.uk Verify

  Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs first to utilise government’s new identity assurance system

• October 21, 2014 21 Oct'14

  Socitm lobbies for change to enable local digital public services

  Society of Information Technology Management highlights what is required to deliver local digital public services

• October 21, 2014 21 Oct'14

  Government releases social media guidance for civil servants

  New social media guidelines for civil servants have been released by the Cabinet Office

• October 20, 2014 20 Oct'14

  Government seeks suppliers for £2bn telecoms framework

  The government is seeking suppliers for a £2bn procurement framework to replace Whitehall’s telecommunications requirements

• October 20, 2014 20 Oct'14

  Oxford Flood Network brings internet of things to the community

  Oxford community scheme seeks volunteers to adopt internet of things (IoT) sensors and crowdsource floodwater data

• October 20, 2014 20 Oct'14

  Disney spreads the magic through wearable technology

  The Walt Disney Company is using wearable technology to improve customer experience and engage with visitors

• October 17, 2014 17 Oct'14

  National Museum of Wales tackles digital technology

  The National Museum of Wales is digitising and using modern technology in its seven exhibition campuses

• October 17, 2014 17 Oct'14

  Public services website Gov.uk hits one billion visits

  Government public services website Gov.uk reports its one billionth visit since its launch two years ago

• October 16, 2014 16 Oct'14

  PayPal and Braintree announce UK hack challenge winner

  PayPal and Braintree have crowned Hello the winners of the 24-hour development marathon BattleHack

• October 16, 2014 16 Oct'14

  Cope could be the future of mobility, says BBC technology chief

  A corporate-owned, personally enabled (Cope) implementation could be the best option for mobility plans in the future

• October 16, 2014 16 Oct'14

  Comic Relief’s digital challenge: talent, data and the No Make-Up Selfie

  Social media campaigns such as the No Make-Up Selfie and the Ice Bucket Challenge threaten charities such as Comic Relief with their digital reach

• October 16, 2014 16 Oct'14

  Netflix faces growing US competition as growth slows

  The value of US shares in video streaming service Netflix have fallen after subscriber numbers failed to reach forecast targets

• October 15, 2014 15 Oct'14

  Nottinghamshire Council goes mobile with Windows

  Nottinghamshire County Council is turning to Windows 8.1 to mobilise its workforce, starting with its social care division

• October 15, 2014 15 Oct'14

  McAfee highlights security challenges of a next-generation government

  McAfee has released a report investigating the security issues the 'government of tomorrow' might face

• October 15, 2014 15 Oct'14

  Intel sees revenue uplift from PCs, servers and internet of things

  Intel has seen revenues increase 8% year-on-year to $14.6 billion, thanks to shipments of PCs, servers and internet of things

• October 15, 2014 15 Oct'14

  Gov.uk Verify identity assurance service ready to go live

  Government expected to launch first service using digital identity assurance in "next couple of weeks"

• October 15, 2014 15 Oct'14

  B&Q launches online kitchen planning and design tool

  The DIY retailer debuts its B&Q Spaces planning and design tool which allows customers to plan their kitchen, bathroom and bedroom projects online

• October 14, 2014 14 Oct'14

  House of Fraser’s journey to multichannel innovation

  House of Fraser is providing technology offerings in the form of mobile in stores and buy-and-collect innovations

• October 14, 2014 14 Oct'14

  P&O Ferries launches multichannel website in legacy estate overhaul

  P&O Ferries told the Internet Retailing conference it will launch a multichannel website next week as part of a move to overhaul its legacy estate

• October 14, 2014 14 Oct'14

  Microsoft, SAP and Facebook call on EU to support better IT education

  IT giants have written an open letter to EU ministers urging them to support better ICT education and encourage children to code

• October 13, 2014 13 Oct'14

  Businesses guide students to TeenTech awards at the Palace

  Companies including JVC and Google have mentored a number of schoolchildren who have won TeenTech awards

• October 10, 2014 10 Oct'14

  Is the BIS GrowthAccelerator scheme worthwhile for technology startups?

  UK startups in the technology sector may be missing an opportunity to grow by ignoring GrowthAccelerator programme

• October 10, 2014 10 Oct'14

  White space wireless trial brings free meerkat videos to wider audience

  Ofcom trials new wireless technology using vacant TV spectrum gaps with help from ZSL London Zoo and other organisations

• October 10, 2014 10 Oct'14

  Creating the next wave of social open-data products

  Open Data programme managers address the challenges of creating socially focused open-data products

• October 09, 2014 09 Oct'14

  More data loss comes from sloppy organisations than hackers, says study

  Over half of data breaches come from organisational errors and internal mismanagement rather than malicious acts by hackers

• October 08, 2014 08 Oct'14

  Tim Berners-Lee: Data sharing needs accountability

  The question of how much data an individual should share was a key theme of Tim Berners-Lee's keynote at IP Expo

• October 08, 2014 08 Oct'14

  Reed.co.uk and Bitcoin – using agile to drive innovation

  CIO for Reed.co.uk Mark Ridley explains how agile development has helped the firm quickly adopt Bitcoin

• October 08, 2014 08 Oct'14

  Retail staff will have to change as digital strategies take over

  Retail staff in stores will have to change how they work as more shops begin to roll out digital solutions in their stores

• October 07, 2014 07 Oct'14

  Timberland focuses on online customer experience

  After internationalising its e-commerce offering across Europe, Timberland's next priority is refining its online experience

• October 07, 2014 07 Oct'14

  L’Oreal aligns technology with the business to work faster

  L’Oreal’s digital technology is working with the business and marketing departments to become innovative and agile

• October 07, 2014 07 Oct'14

  Mothercare to trial beacons in store from early 2015

  Mothercare plans to trial beacon technology from early 2015 to engage with customers, rather than for promotional messages.