Business applications
At the heart of enterprise software strategy are the key business applications upon which every organisation relies. From enterprise resource planning (ERP) to customer relationship management (CRM), financial and accounts software to business intelligence (BI), such applications demand high investments and can deliver high returns. We analyse the latest product developments and the news from major suppliers such as Oracle, Microsoft and SAP.
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E-Zine
09 Nov 2023
Heineken lets the data flow
In this month’s CW EMEA ezine, we find out about Heineken’s mission to make the most out of the data it holds through an enterprise-wide data ecosystem. We also look at how the UK has turned its back on the German government-funded Gaia-X data platform, why cyber experts are urging the EU to rethink vulnerability disclosure plans, and how the IT industry is responding to the software developer skills shortfall. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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20 Oct 2023
Collaboration paramount in KPN’s successful business transformation
KPN tells Oracle CloudWorld 2023 how it transformed when its legacy systems became obstacles to supporting its customers on their digital journeys Continue Reading
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Feature
30 May 2011
Clarion Events Extends the Life of its System i and JD Edwards environment with Magic Software
Clarion Events is one of the UK's leading exhibition and event organisers. For over 30 years Clarion Events has been creating and developing stimulating and effective exhibitions, conferences and seated events in the UK, EMEA, Asia and America. Clarion Events is implementing a new CRM system and an aggressive international growth strategy which already includes multiple subsidiaries and a steady acquisition of new businesses. Continue Reading
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News
27 May 2011
DWP prepares alternative to identity cards for Universal Credit
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is grooming a British tech start-up to play a key role in its £2bn Universal Credit benefits system. Continue Reading
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26 May 2011
Data warehouse and business intelligence projects fail to meet companies' requirements
Over half of businesses gave their business intelligence and data warehouse projects a rating of "average" when asked how well they met business objectives. Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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26 May 2011
Twinfield offers mileage accounting on iPhone
Online accounting services provider Twinfield has created an iPhone application that will enable users to automatically record time and mileage. Available as a free download from the Apple AppStore, the app uses global positioning to track mileage. Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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20 May 2011
Salesforce.com gains 5,400 customers but profit slumps by 97%
Salesforce.com posted a 97% profit slump since last year despite its subscription-based CRM software growing to be used by over 97,000 companies. Continue Reading
By- Jenny Williams, University of Gloucestershire
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19 May 2011
Microsoft attempts to cement Azure values at TechEd Atlanta
"Cloud Power Delivered" is the subtitle of this year's Microsoft TechEd conference, held in Atlanta and attended by around 10,000 IT professionals and developers. Tim Anderson reports from the event. Continue Reading
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17 May 2011
Government vigilance steps up after George Osborne reveals extent of cyber attacks
Security experts have called for UK government departments to be vigilant after chancellor George Osborne revealed that 20,000 e-mails are sent by hostile intelligence agencies to the UK government each month. Continue Reading
By- Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst
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17 May 2011
IBM qualification courses rolled out in Scottish universities
IBM has introduced qualification courses for its Power systems and System z mainframes throughout Scottish universities and colleges. Continue Reading
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13 May 2011
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 Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
12 May 2011
Analysis: Will Android dominance increase IT security threats for business?
The Android Market is forecast to become the world's biggest mobile content platform by August 2011, according to research by mobile application research firm Distimo. Continue Reading
By- Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst
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Photo Story
05 May 2011
Oracle JDeveloper review
Tim Anderson finds that Oracle's home-grown tool for Java development, JDeveloper, may have a traditional feel, but its smart editor and productivity tools make it particularly useful if you are working with the powerful Oracle ADF. Continue Reading
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21 Apr 2011
National Archives scoops Queen’s Award for Enterprise
The National Archives has been awarded the Queen's Award for Enterprise - the first public sector body to receive the gong in more than ten years. Continue Reading
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18 Apr 2011
Growth of NFC to drive overhaul of Chip and PIN equipment
The growth of near-field communication (NFC) in the UK will drive the replacement of retailers' Chip and PIN point of sale (PoS) equipment, according to an analyst. Continue Reading
By- Jenny Williams, University of Gloucestershire
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Feature
16 Apr 2011
Case study: Bell Canada rings up big revenues with Infor CRM
Bell Mobility, a division of Bell Canada Enterprises, implemented an Infor customer relationship management solution, Interaction Advisor, and worked with Infor to transform Bell Mobility’s two call centers - with a combined 550 customer service representatives (CSRs) - into selling centers. Continue Reading
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15 Apr 2011
Computer Weekly marks the end of an era as a new one begins
The first issue of Computer Weekly magazine in 1966 marked the start of an era in the UK IT industry - the first ever weekly technology publication. This is the story of how it all began. Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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13 Apr 2011
Microsoft launches UK mapping service to rival Google Streetview
Starting in London, Microsoft has begun taking photographs of the UK for its street-level mapping service, Streetside. Continue Reading
By- Jenny Williams, University of Gloucestershire
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11 Apr 2011
Manageability issues impede adoption of virtualisation
Virtual infrastructure management challenges are hindering the adoption of virtualisation within businesses, according to research. Continue Reading
By- Jenny Williams, University of Gloucestershire
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08 Apr 2011
Admins face huge April Patch Tuesday security update from Microsoft
Microsoft has announced that it will release 17 security bulletins to address 64 vulnerabilities Continue Reading
By- Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst
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31 Mar 2011
SMB IT spending seeing significant growth
Small and medium businesses (SMBs) are increasing IT budgets and recruiting more IT skills Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
28 Mar 2011
Spotify hit by malicious ads
Spotify, the popular streaming music service, has been displaying malicious advertisements to users of its Free version. Continue Reading
By- Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst
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23 Mar 2011
SAP combines GRC and BI in new platform
SAP has launched a new governance, risk and compliance platform that combines and integrates existing GRC and business intelligence technologies. Continue Reading
By- Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst
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22 Mar 2011
What is the cost of developing apps for mobile marketplaces?
Targeting consumers through smartphone apps is proving to be a good business bet. Jenny Williams reports on the costs of creating apps for different mobile marketplaces. Continue Reading
By- Jenny Williams, University of Gloucestershire
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17 Mar 2011
Tests show Android is 50% faster than Apple iOS for web browsing
The latest version of Google's Android operating system (OS) is 50% faster at loading web pages than Apple's iOS, according to research. Continue Reading
By- Jenny Williams, University of Gloucestershire
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17 Mar 2011
Twitter increases security with HTTPS encrypted tweets setting
Twitter has added a new profile setting to increase the level of security when accessing the mobile blogging site over an unsecured Wi-Fi connections. Continue Reading
By- Jenny Williams, University of Gloucestershire
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16 Mar 2011
Deutsche Bank uses social CRM to fine-tune corporate banking
Social media is driving product development at Deutsche Bank. The banking giant is using web 2.0 technologies to engage with 1,000 of its corporate customers, to find out how it can make corporate banking run more smoothly. Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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15 Mar 2011
Highlands and Islands Enterprise moves to shared services
The Scottish government's Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) economic and community development agency has signed a deal with Atos Origin to move to a shared services model. Continue Reading
By- Kathleen Hall, TechTarget
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15 Mar 2011
Adobe warns of zero-day vulnerability in Adobe Flash
Adobe has published a security advisory for a critical vulnerability in Adobe Flash that can be used to take control of an attacked machine. Continue Reading
By- Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst
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11 Mar 2011
Private cloud takes Harris schools higher
Academy school body the Harris Federation has deployed cloud technology to link its member schools together and provide an IT platform that can scale up as membership grows. Continue Reading
By- Kathleen Hall, TechTarget
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News
09 Mar 2011
DHL launches real-time information to improve supply chain
DHL Supply Chain has launched a live order tracking system (Lots) to deliver real-time information to its customers. Continue Reading
By- Kathleen Hall, TechTarget
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09 Mar 2011
Four risk areas CIOs must consider when contracting cloud services
CIOs should be aware of four main risks when contracting for cloud services, says analyst firm Gartner. Continue Reading
By- Kathleen Hall, TechTarget
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08 Mar 2011
Google buys price comparison website for £37.7m
Google is to acquire UK price comparison website BeatThatQuote.com for £37.7m. Continue Reading
By- Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst
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08 Mar 2011
Exclusive: Free software guru Richard Stallman on government IT and why he hates the cloud
The founding father of the free software movement tells Computer Weekly why government just doesn't "get it" Continue Reading
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08 Mar 2011
Facebook enlists Samaritans to counsel suicidal users
The Samaritans has teamed up with Facebook to enable users to report friends contemplating suicide. Continue Reading
By- Kathleen Hall, TechTarget
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08 Mar 2011
Adobe extends Flash to Apple devices with free HTML5 conversion tool
Adobe has released for free download an experimental Flash-to-HTML5 converter to the development community through beta technology site, Adobe Labs. Continue Reading
By- Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst
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Photo Story
08 Mar 2011
Pictures of the Southampton Azure balloon
Southampton University has successfully recovered a instrumentation launched into the stratosphere using a high altitude balloon. Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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07 Mar 2011
France's G20 files target of cyber attack
France's files on the G20 meetings were the target of a cyber attack, the country's finance minister has confirmed. Continue Reading
By- Kathleen Hall, TechTarget
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07 Mar 2011
HSBC uses token to secure smartphone banking
HSBC is sending four million online banking customers a security token which will enable them to log in to their online bank account wherever they are, without using a card reader. Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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01 Mar 2011
Intel finalises £5bn acquisition of McAfee
Intel has confirmed the completion of its $7.7bn (£5bn) acquisition of security software giant McAfee. Continue Reading
By- Jenny Williams, University of Gloucestershire
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28 Feb 2011
Gmail bug hits 150,000 users
Around 150,000 Gmail account holders were hit by a system glitch at the weekend which reset their accounts, losing e-mails, attachments and Google Chat logs. Continue Reading
By- Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst
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24 Feb 2011
Juniper aims to wrap Cisco with QFabric datacentre management
Datacentre operators and cloud computing suppliers could slash their power and space requirements while running up to 10 times faster Continue Reading
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24 Feb 2011
Microsoft fixes security flaw in malware protection engine
Microsoft has patched a flaw in its malware protection engine that could be exploited to gain control of victim's computer. Continue Reading
By- Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst
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22 Feb 2011
Legacy kit and lack of skills hold back digital video surveillance
A huge legacy investment in analogue equipment and a lack of data integration skills are holding back more widespread adoption of fully digital video surveillance systems, according to research just published. Continue Reading
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21 Feb 2011
RSA 2011: Top attacks business will face in 2011
Social networking will be the attacker platform of choice in 2011, says Ed Skoudis, founder and senior security consultant with InGuardians. Continue Reading
By- Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst
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15 Feb 2011
TCS targets SME market with cloud computing
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has set its sites on the SME market, with the launch of a new product designed specifically for small businesses. Continue Reading
By- Kathleen Hall, TechTarget
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11 Feb 2011
Case study: Salvatore Ferragamo steps into the future with SAP
Italian shoe and other luxury goods maker Salvatore Ferragamo is standardising on SAP ... Continue Reading
By- Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst
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10 Feb 2011
Social media policy: Seven questions to ask
Businesses must create a social media policy to guide employees using social networks and micro-blogging sites, according to Gartner. Continue Reading
By- Jenny Williams, University of Gloucestershire
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10 Feb 2011
Mobile workers practise lax security
More than half of Europeans practise unsafe networking when they work away from the office, according to research by German remote access experts NCP Engineering. Continue Reading
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10 Feb 2011
Review: Internet Explorer 9 - in pictures
Microsoft has released the latest version of its popular web browser Continue Reading
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09 Feb 2011
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. Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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08 Feb 2011
Post Office faces legal action over alleged accounting system failures
More than 50 postmasters are planning legal action against the Post Office to reclaim money they paid to the Post Office after being accused of theft and false accounting. Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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08 Feb 2011
AXA in £150m settlement for software glitch
Financial services giant AXA will be forced to pay millions of pounds to clients after it emerged that errors in trading software were hidden by three of its subsidiaries, prompting bad performance in investment portfolios. Continue Reading
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03 Feb 2011
OFT to investigate e-book pricing
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is launching an investigation into e-book pricing. Continue Reading
By- Kathleen Hall, TechTarget
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03 Feb 2011
The Condor interactive build-a-bike website
An interactive “build-a-bike” facility features on a new website designed by Alienation Digital for high-end custom cycle specialists Condor Cycles Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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02 Feb 2011
IPv4 addresses will run out within eight months
The Internet Address and Naming Agency (IANA) will allocate the last remaining IPv4 (Internet Protocol version 4) addresses this month, signalling a shift to the new IPv6 internet addressing scheme. Continue Reading
By- Jenny Williams, University of Gloucestershire
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01 Feb 2011
Microsoft reveals Yahoo Mail as Windows Phone 7 data charge culprit
Microsoft has admitted a problem between its Windows Phone Mail client and Yahoo Mail has caused the excessive Windows Phone 7 (WP7) data charges. Continue Reading
By- Jenny Williams, University of Gloucestershire
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01 Feb 2011
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). Continue Reading
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31 Jan 2011
Salesforce.com makes Chatter social tool free for all
Enterprise cloud computing firm Salesforce.com has introduced a free version of its social collaboration tool, Chatter, for non-Salesforce.com users to accelerate...
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21 Jan 2011
Organ donors preferences recorded inaccurately
The preferences of 444,031 organ donors were recorded wrongly on the Organ Donation Register (ODR) because of a software problem. Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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21 Jan 2011
Rackspace launches system administrator app
Rackspace has launched an app that allows a CIO or system administrator to dial up or take down servers and storage moment by moment. Continue Reading
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21 Jan 2011
Larry Page reclaims Google chief executive post from Eric Schmidt
Google co-founder Larry Page is to take over as chief executive in April from Eric Schmidt, who will then become executive chairman. Continue Reading
By- Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst
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19 Jan 2011
2010 IT security threats point to priorities for 2011, says Sophos
Cyber threats of 2010 highlight the top risks to business for 2011, including social media sites, whistleblowers, and hacktivists, warns security firm Sophos. Continue Reading
By- Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst
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14 Jan 2011
Sainsbury's programmer jailed for £73,000 Nectar card fraud
A former Sainsbury's lead analyst programmer has been jailed for stealing more than £73,000 in Nectar reward points Continue Reading
By- Kathleen Hall, TechTarget
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13 Jan 2011
What can businesses learn about real-time monitoring from the BP oil spill?
The full report on the BP oil-well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico has been released, revealing that its real-time data monitoring systems need to be improved. Continue Reading
By- Jenny Williams, University of Gloucestershire
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11 Jan 2011
Toptable.com selects Zeus Technology software for traffic management
Restaurant-booking site, Toptable.com, has chosen Zeus Technology's software-based traffic management application to manage its web traffic. Continue Reading
By- Jenny Williams, University of Gloucestershire
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10 Jan 2011
Amazon prices platinum AWS support at $15,000 a month
Amazon is offering support to enterprise users using AWS with prices starting at $15,000 per month. Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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07 Jan 2011
Google revamps Apps Engine
Google has revamped its App Engine to combat reliability issues in its Datastore. Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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05 Jan 2011
BCS CEO David Clarke talks about the future of the IT industry
David Clarke, CEO of the chartered institute of computing the BCS, talks to Computer Weekly about being awarded an MBE, the future of the IT profession and tackling a membership revolt against his leadership last year. Continue Reading
By- Kathleen Hall, TechTarget
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04 Jan 2011
CES 2011: Tablets expected to dominate Vegas show
Tablet-style computers are expected to dominate the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show that kicks off in Las Vegas on Thursday. About... Continue Reading
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20 Dec 2010
Government shelves FiReControl
The government’s costly and overrunning FiReControl project has been axed. FiReControl has been cancelled because of serious delays with the EADS contract (now Cassidian) which began in 2004 and cost £225m. Continue Reading
By- Kathleen Hall, TechTarget
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06 Dec 2010
Photos: The 7 sins of Windows Phone 7
Microsoft launched Windows Phone 7 (WP7) in October this year. Considered as the first serious offering from the company in the mobile operating system (OS) space, WP7 has met some criticism from users and analysts. Continue Reading
By- Jenny Williams, University of Gloucestershire
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13 Sep 2010
SAP's future of retail research labs
SAP’s Future Retail Centre, near Zurich, Switzerland, houses a range of new technologies that could change the way we shop in years to come. Continue Reading
By- Rebecca Thomson, Computer Weekly
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06 Aug 2010
Putting a value on social media in business
Companies can use social networking both internally and externally to improve efficiency, save money and connect to customers. Continue Reading
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14 Jul 2010
Government scraps £80m Microsoft licensing deal with NHS
The government has scrapped the long-running NHS Connecting for Health (CfH) enterprise agreement (EA) software licensing deal with Microsoft after deciding there was no business case or budget to renew it. Continue Reading
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07 Jun 2010
The Computer Weekly guide to Cloud Computing
Cloud computing is changing the way IT departments buy IT. Businesses have a range of paths to the cloud, including infrastructure, platforms and applications that are available from cloud providers as online services. Continue Reading
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30 Apr 2010
A guide to ERP for small and large businesses
Bob Tarzey looks at the business case for integrating ERP systems for large and small companies Continue Reading
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22 Apr 2010
Visual Studio 2010 first look
Visual Studio 2010 offers an integrated environment of tools and server infrastructure that Microsoft says can be used to simplify the entire application development process. Continue Reading
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11 Mar 2010
Microsoft loses appeal on Office XML patent dispute with i4i
Microsoft has lost an appeal in its dispute with i4i over XML support in Office 2003/2007, following a decision by the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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05 Mar 2010
Photos: World Cup 2010 gets its own Hand of God
Hundreds of thousands of people will be attending this year’s Football World Cup in South Africa either as spectators or workers. But what no-one will notice, and few probably know, is that software written by Mahindra Satyam will make sure everything off the pitch goes smoothly. Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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11 Nov 2009
Photos: Top ten free Nokia Ovi app downloads
Nokia's Ovi is attempting to take on Apple's AppStore. We take a look at the best free apps currently available. Continue Reading
By- Faisal Alani, UK at eBay
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21 Oct 2009
Israel carves a niche in IT security
IT security, risk, governance, continuity and compliance technologies are fast becoming some of Israel's top exports.
Analysing and...
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31 Jul 2009
Gary McKinnon loses case to avoid extradition, could face 60 years in jail
Hacker Gary McKinnon has failed in his last attempt to avoid extradition to the United States where he could face 60 years in prison. Continue Reading
By- Rebecca Thomson, Computer Weekly
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17 Jul 2009
Apollo 11: 40 years on, where is software engineering today?
The Apollo 11 lunar landing would have been impossible had it not been for software engineering. Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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13 Jul 2009
Photos: Apollo 11 pictures that amazed us
Here's our pick of the best Apollo 11 moon landing pics from the web with detailed descriptions of what was happening. Continue Reading
By- Faisal Alani, UK at eBay
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23 Jun 2009
Photos: Google Street View watches kid fall over
The Google Street View car passes a kid that buckles and falls off his bike at the worst possible moment. Continue Reading
By- Faisal Alani, UK at eBay
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15 Jun 2009
Final cockpit moments with blocked pitot sensors
Two fatal crashes of passenger aircraft show that it is dangerous for pilots to have conflicting information and warnings in the cockpit.
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12 Jun 2009
Crash One: Birgenair Flight 301
This is the extraordinary story of an aircraft which was in good flying order except for a blocked pitot tube which caused multiple problems. Continue Reading
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08 Jun 2009
Photos: Top Ten Google Android Apps
Google's Android OS is taking over with over eighteen new devices de out by the end of the year. We look at the best apps currently available for download. Continue Reading
By- Faisal Alani, UK at eBay
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02 Jun 2009
Photos: How to install Windows 7 on a netbook
It is possible to install Windows 7 Release Candidate 1 on a NetBook like the Lenovo S10, without burning a DVD and using a USB DVD drive. These instructions will show you how. Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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19 May 2009
Photos: Software supports Red Cross operations
The British Red Cross is using software IT service management software from Hornbill to help it support IT users across the globe. The company was attracted by the software’s compatibility with Blackberry devices as well as its ease of use. The British Red Cross supports thousands of workers in remote locations. Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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14 May 2009
Photos: Reebok launch 'Your Reebok' iPhone app
Your Reebok app allows you to customize your next pair of trainers on your iPhone on the go. Continue Reading
By- Faisal Alani, UK at eBay
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07 Apr 2009
Photos: Top ten CGI films to keep the kids quiet over easter
Want some DVDs to keep the kids occupied over easter? Have a look at our photo story identifying the best CGI has to offer. Continue Reading
By- Faisal Alani, UK at eBay
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10 Feb 2009
Added critical data protection for SMBs
New technology aiming to solve small and medium size businesses’ perennial problems with protecting business critical data Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly
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05 Feb 2009
Photos: Google Earth - explore Mars and the ocean
Google 5.0 brings a host of new tools to its users, including the ability to explore the surface of Mars and the bottom of the ocean. Continue Reading
By- Rebecca Thomson, Computer Weekly
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22 Dec 2008
The cloud computing revolution
Hewlett-Packard has become the latest supplier of many to sound the death knell on the IT department. Continue Reading
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15 Dec 2008
Photos: How IT helps relocate refugees
GPS and Google Earth software are helping to find suitable locations for refugees and displaced people to settle. Aid agency CARE International explains how. Continue Reading
By- Rebecca Thomson, Computer Weekly
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21 Aug 2008
Microsoft and Novell expand Windows/Linux integration deal
Microsoft and Novell are extending their interoperability agreement to tie Windows closer to Novell's SUSE Linux in the enterprise. Continue Reading
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16 Jul 2008
Facing up to security perils of outbound traffic
What about the threat from within and, more specifically, the security issues that arise from outbound traffic risks? Continue Reading
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28 May 2008
Chinook helicopter disaster - computer software failure or pilot error?
Chinook helicopter crash: was it computer software failure or a cause we'll never know? This article gives the background to the Chinook helicopter disaster with links to all the relevant articles published by ComputerWeekly and other useful web links. Continue Reading
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07 Jan 2008
Fire IT project two years late and £70m overbudget
A government IT project aiming to centralise fire control rooms is two years behind schedule and more than 50% overbudget, according to a report from the Communities and Local Government Committee. Continue Reading
By- Rebecca Thomson, Computer Weekly
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07 Dec 2007
EC to use mobile phones to track carbon footprints
New application allows users to see how their daily choices impact climate change in terms of the major greenhouse gases Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly