IT jobs and recruitment

Acumin Contract Rate Index August 2012

Check out the daily contract rates for IT security professionals in this research from Acumin and Computer Weekly. Continue Reading

Science grade goalposts altered mid-year as Gove unveils plans for GCSE overhaul

Science students had different grade boundaries in January to those in June an exam board reveals, a day after Gove announces GCSEs will be abolished Continue Reading

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• Kayleigh Bateman, Computer Weekly

Skills shortage means no unemployment in IT security, says (ISC)2

Zero unemployment in IT security shows a huge shortage of skills in the profession, says Hord Tipton, executive director of (ISC)2 Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Alcatel-Lucent creates chief operating officer role

The COO job will be taken by its current CFO Paul Tufano as Alcatel-Lucent tries to turn around its fortunes Continue Reading

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• Jennifer Scott, TechTarget

Students back to school for new e-skills ICT curriculum today

Students return to the e-skills Behind the Screen programme, as schools fill the gap left by government scrapping the national ICT curriculum Continue Reading

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• Kayleigh Bateman, Computer Weekly

If the popularity of ICT is on the rise, why are we scrapping the curriculum?

Recent GCSE results revealed more students are choosing to study ICT, however the government still plans to scrap the curriculum two years ahead of the planned computer science replacement Continue Reading

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• Kayleigh Bateman, Computer Weekly

Technology companies expand despite economic concerns, says Intellect

UK technology companies are set to expand despite misgivings over the wider UK economy, according to a survey from IT industry body Intellect Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Young Rewired State – Festival of Code 2012

The Young Rewired State completion was held at The Custard Factory in Birmingham, last weekend, which showcased budding young computer programmers. Continue Reading

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• Kayleigh Bateman, Computer Weekly

UK Top 50 IT Training Providers revealed

Top 50 IT training providers are announced by consultancy Pardo Fox, with QA topping the list Continue Reading

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• Kayleigh Bateman, Computer Weekly

Cisco BIG Awards finalists announced

Cisco has announced the six UK start-ups that have made it through to the BIG Awards finals Continue Reading

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• Kayleigh Bateman, Computer Weekly

Computer Weekly's most influential women in UK IT event

Computer Weekly recently held an event to recognise the most influential women in IT. The event attracted over 90 female attendees at the Doubletree Hilton hotel. Continue Reading

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• Kayleigh Bateman, Computer Weekly

IT contract market rebuilding, survey reveals

The IT contract market is beginning to show signs of recovery, according to Computer People’s June 2012 IT Monitor survey Continue Reading

The most influential women in UK IT

Computer Weekly is pleased to announce the first ever list of the most influential women in UK IT Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

Men and women disagree on reasons why IT is less attractive to women

Mortimer Spinks and Computer Weekly survey finds men and women disagree on why IT is a less attractive career choice for females Continue Reading

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• Kayleigh Bateman, Computer Weekly

The 25 most influential women in UK IT

Find out the results of our Women in Technology Awards. Our awards aimed to focus on role models and discussed the vital part that female IT leaders will take in making a difference to the future of IT. Continue Reading

EC invests €1.5bn in IT research

The European Commission (EC) has announced funding for research into IT totaling almost €1.5bn Continue Reading

The 25 most influential women in UK IT - the Computer Weekly event

Computer Weekly is recognising the most influential women in IT - join us at a special event on 12 July to celebrate the role models for the UK's high-tech economy. Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

CISM and CRISC named as highest earning IT qualifications

IT Skills and Certifications Pay Index places two ISACA qualifications at the top of the highest-earning IT certifications list Continue Reading

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• Kayleigh Bateman, Computer Weekly

Teachers share concerns and ideas for ICT in 2014 curriculum

IT professionals and education bodies used Westminster Education forum to air concerns over the government’s decision to remove ICT from the curriculum two years before it is replaced by a computer science alternative Continue Reading

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• Kayleigh Bateman, Computer Weekly

UK businesses prefer training to hiring to plug IT skills gap

An IT skills shortage in the UK is affecting businesses, driving 70% of organisations to invest in training while 40% plan to hire skills Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

TeenTech London event at Cisco House

Cisco hosted TeenTech's London event at it's Cisco House, over looking the Olympic stadium, to encourage school students to consider a career in technology. Continue Reading

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• Kayleigh Bateman, Computer Weekly

Inflation negates growth in average IT pay

IT salaries grew by an average of 4.3% in 2011, compared with an average of 2.3% across all sectors, with the average IT salary exceeding £40,000. Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Business analytics skills shortage provokes companies to cast net wide

Organisations face lack of business analytics skills. Smart companies cast the net wide for the broadest pools of talent, help analysts learn from each other and work to ensure they realize potential. Continue Reading

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• Lindsay Clark

Everywoman in Technology Awards 2012: Winners

See all the pictures, including the winners, from the Cisco Everywoman in Technology Awards 2012 Continue Reading

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• Kayleigh Bateman, Computer Weekly

IT managers take on more responsibilities with increased job security

A Computer Weekly survey reveals the role of the IT manager expanding to take on more responsibilities, with most feeling more secure in their jobs. Continue Reading

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• Kayleigh Bateman, Computer Weekly

Generation Y is a myth, says Corporate Executive Board research

Generation Y – the computer-literate youngsters who need the latest high-tech gadget to work effectively – is a myth, the latest research reveals Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

IT services providers sign up to apprentice scheme

UK IT service providers will take on more IT apprentices to help bridge the gap between education and the workplace as part of a government-backed scheme Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Building consumerised end-user services

This report from the Corporate Executive Board presents key facts and figures on the take-up of consumer technology in the workplace. Continue Reading

Volkswagen UK CIO leaves to go nuclear

Nick Gaines, formerly CIO at Volkswagen UK, has left the car firm to join Ultra Electronics Nuclear Control Systems. Continue Reading

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• Angelica Mari

MEP quits as thousands protest ACTA signing

A European MP has resigned after thousands of people in Poland protested against the international anti-counterfeiting trade agreement (ACTA) Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Selfridges IT chief moves on to British Car Auctions

Duncan Gray, formerly the group IT director at luxury retailer Selfridges, has been appointed as the new chief information officer at British Car Auctions (BCA). Continue Reading

The global state of the project management office

This global benchmarking study from ESI international identifies key challenges and successes experienced by project and programme management offices. Continue Reading

IT matters again

This report from Deloitte argues that businesses are again investing in IT to help them compete with rivals despite the downturn. Continue Reading

Computer Weekly Technology Industry Survey

This in-depth research from Computer Weekly and Mortimer Spinks, provides a must-read analysis and insight into UK IT salaries. Continue Reading

The future of work: The next-generation workforce

Cisco provides insight into the mindset, expectations and behaviour of the world's next generation of workers and what this will mean for businesses. Continue Reading

The future of work: The next-generation workforce

Cisco provides insight into the mindset, expectations and behaviour of the world's next generation of workers and what this will mean for businesses. Continue Reading

Standard Life overhauls IT department and cuts jobs

Insurer Standard Life is to axe a number of IT staff following a review of its IT and operations division. Continue Reading

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• Angelica Mari

Centrica CIO quits to join HP

David Bickerton, the global chief information officer at Centrica, has resigned from the utilities giant to join Hewlett-Packard. Continue Reading

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• Angelica Mari

Computer Weekly Technology Industry Survey

This in-depth research from Computer Weekly and Mortimer Spinks, provides a must-read analysis and insight into UK IT salaries. Continue Reading

Adobe to change mobile Flash player strategy and axe European jobs

Adobe plans to abandon its Flash player for mobile browsers and cut 750 jobs across North America and Europe as part of a reorganisation. Continue Reading

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• Jenny Williams, University of Gloucestershire

Survey finds UK IT jobs concentrated in London and south-east England

With software houses and the financial services sector creating by far the most permanent IT jobs, career opportunities are being condensed into south-east England. Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Technology industry figures pay tribute to Apple co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs

Apple's co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs has died, aged 56. Jobs battled with pancreatic cancer, and had liver transplant surgery in 2009. He stepped down as Apple CEO in August 2011 after his second bout of medical leave since the start of the year. Continue Reading

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• Jenny Williams

Callcentre workers steal £400k from TUI Travel

Four callcentre workers stole over £400,000 from their employer TUI Travel by paying customer refunds to themselves when processing claims. Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Self-encrypting drives: SED the best-kept secret in hard drive encryption security

The SED solves many common data loss problems and is easy to use and manage with minimal impact on system performance – yet relatively few businesses and governments use SEDs. Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Gartner: Best defence against social media threats is monitoring and education

Blocking social media in the enterprise encourages bad behaviour by employees but does not prevent access, warns Gartner. Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

HP webOS lay-offs could affect European employees

Hewlett-Packard could lay off European employees as part of the company's decision to discontinue its webOS hardware division, including the Touchpad tablet range. Continue Reading

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• Jenny Williams, University of Gloucestershire

Visa Europe opens its doors to IT trainees on Higher Apprenticeship programme

Visa Europe has recruited 14 IT apprentices through its Higher Apprenticeship programme, launched in April 2011. Most will study for a foundation degree and "level 4" diploma while working in the company's technology division. Continue Reading

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• Jenny Williams, University of Gloucestershire

PricewaterhouseCoopers takes 40 graduate IT interns on security and testing teams

Consultancy PricewaterhouseCoopers has selected 40 graduate interns for its IT department. The trainees will work with PwC's information security and testing teams. Continue Reading

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• Angelica Mari

CIO interview: Mike Bracken, UK government director of digital

Whitehall is not exactly known for being at the bleeding edge of technological innovation. But as the newly appointed government director of digital, Mike Bracken is set to change that perception. In an exclusive interview, he discusses the challenges ahead. Continue Reading

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• Kathleen Hall

Undergraduate interns help Jaguar Land Rover research in-car intelligence

Rob Watts and Jess Cummings are second-year undergraduates demonstrating future car technology for Jaguar Land Rover through an internship programme called Extreme Blue at IBM's UK research facility in Hursley Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

The importance of mutual understanding: A faster track to business alignment and satisfied users

The benefits of a service-centric approach to IT tend to come back to IT in numerous ways - users are happier, the business functions more effectively, and in return IT tends to receive both more funding and freedom to develop, writes Andrew Buss, service director at Freeform Dynamics Continue Reading

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• Andrew Buss, IDC Manufacturing Insights

The business architect role is vital to business process transformation

If you have not yet heard the term "business architect", you soon will, write John Rymer and Alexander Peters of Forrester Research. Whether business architects report into the business or IT, this emerging role will help usher in organisations' transition from IT to business technology (BT). Continue Reading

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• Computer Weekly Staff

Lack of soft skills training is curbing IT career progression

Employers are failing to provide IT professionals with the business... Continue Reading

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• Jenny Williams, University of Gloucestershire

CompTIA+ provides young IT pro with career boost

Dujon Walsham is a 23 year old IT consultant who has worked on high-profile projects such as the IT infrastructure to capture programmes for ITV Player. His current job involves helping companies like eBay and British Airways adopt cloud computing systems. Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

RBS pay leak reveals the contractors paid £2,000 a day

A blunder by recruitment company Hays has revealed contractors at Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) earn £2,000 per day. Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

BT services division takes 15 school leavers for IT apprenticeships in recruitment drive

BT Engage has taken on 15 school leavers to embark on three-year IT apprenticeships. Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Why major IT projects are more likely to fail than any others

Major IT projects are 20 times more likely to fail than other business initiatives because project managers are ignoring unpredictable events, says a major research study by Oxford University. Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

One third of employees willing to change employer for flexible working arrangements

A third of employees will seek employment elsewhere if employers fail to support flexible working via mobile devices. Continue Reading

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• Jenny Williams, University of Gloucestershire

UK business should educate internally to get the right IT security skills at lower cost

UK businesses should look to internal training to meet future IT security needs rather than paying high prices by competing to recruit scarce skills externally, warn experts. Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Atos employees to be investigated over Facebook remarks about disability benefit applicants

Two Atos Healthcare employees are being investigated over allegations they made inappropriate remarks on Facebook about the people they assess for sickness benefit. Continue Reading

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• Kathleen Hall, TechTarget

IT firm grows business five-fold after hiring apprentices

Computer repair company D&J Henry says its business has grown five-fold after hiring apprentices. Continue Reading

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• Jenny Williams, University of Gloucestershire

US names former Microsoft executive as new Federal CIO

The US has appointed former Microsoft executive Steven VanRoekel as its new government chief information officer. Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Former government CIO John Suffolk joins Huawei as head of cybersecurity

Former government CIO John Suffolk has joined China-based IT company Huawei as global head of cybersecurity. Continue Reading

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• Kathleen Hall, TechTarget

Highlights from 'A recipe for rip-offs' - the Select Committee report on government IT

The Public Administration Select Committee has published a scathingly critical report on government's use of IT. We've chosen a selection of the highlights from the report. Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

IT industry salaries rise 7.5% in 2011

Salaries for IT professionals have risen by 7.5% to reach an average wage of over £46,000 in 2011... Continue Reading

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• Jenny Williams, University of Gloucestershire

British Computer Society – the case for change

A year on from the BCS extraordinary general meeting (EGM), Amit Bhagwat looks at how BCS has evolved, why the EGM came about and gave the results that it did, what has followed since and, how BCS might consider its future from here. Continue Reading

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• Amit Bhagwat

Carphone Warehouse uses business process management to increase customer satisfaction

Retailer Carphone Warehouse is claiming a 25% jump in its customer satisfaction ratings after investing in BPM software to help staff deal with sales, queries and complaints. Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

CIO interview: Phil Pavitt, HM Revenue & Customs

HM Revenue & Customs CIO Phil Pavitt talks to Computer Weekly about the biggest and most challenging tasks in public sector IT. Pavitt discusses his overhaul of the department's IT; tackling spending cuts; public sector IT strategy and the role of cloud, open source and agile development - and how IT suppliers have failed government IT. Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

Central government staff lack skills in IT

A significant proportion of civil servants lack skills in areas such as IT, a National Audit Office report has found. Continue Reading

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• Kathleen Hall, TechTarget

Cisco to axe 10,000 jobs

Cisco Systems may cut as many as 10,000 jobs, roughly 14% of its workforce, to combat weak profit growth, according to Bloomberg. Continue Reading

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• Kathleen Hall, TechTarget

IT professionals get multiple job offers and double-digit pay increases as demand surges

Demand for IT skills has increased as businesses begin to re-invest in IT and professionals with particular IT skills are receiving multiple job offers and double-digit pay increases if they switch employers. Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Business analyst skills shortage continues as IT job market grows

Business analysts are the IT staff most in demand for permanent and contract roles, according to KPMG. Continue Reading

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• Jenny Williams, University of Gloucestershire

Tory technology advisor Liam Maxwell appointed to government IT advisory post

Top technology advisor to the Conservative Party, Liam Maxwell, has been appointed to a key IT advisory role in the Cabinet Office. Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

Unite members at Fujitsu’s Crewe site to strike

Members of the Unite union at Fujitsu's site in Crewe have voted to take strike action over the alleged unfair treatment of a trade union activist. Continue Reading

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• Kathleen Hall

Westminster City Council CIO David Wilde leaves for Essex County Council

Westminster City Council chief information officer David Wilde is leaving at the end of this week to take up the equivalent role at Essex County Council. Continue Reading

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• Angelica Mari

E-Skills National Skills Academy for IT launches training subscription service for SMEs

E-Skills UK's National Skills Academy for IT has set up a training subscription service aimed at small businesses and self-employed IT professionals. Continue Reading

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• Jenny Williams, University of Gloucestershire

IBM celebrates 100th birthday as workers send video calling for improved conditions

International Business Machines (IBM) is celebrating its 100th birthday, founded as the Computing Tabulating Recording Corporation through a merger of four companies in 1911. Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

HP CIO Randy Mott leaves amid company management restructure

Hewlett-Packard's CIO, Randy Mott, has left the company amid an organisational restructure. Continue Reading

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• Jenny Williams, University of Gloucestershire

Outsourcing in the Ukraine: benefits and drawbacks

The Ukraine offers highly skilled IT specialists at a low cost for companies looking to develop projects within Europe. But while the honesty of its people appears to be a key selling point, problems of corruption and the possibility of social unrest remain. Continue Reading

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• Kathleen Hall, TechTarget

Birmingham Council's offshore move could trigger public sector outsourcing exodus

Birmingham City Council is planning to offshore 100 jobs to India as part of an HR and IT services joint venture with Capita. Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

How much do IT managers really earn?

How much do IT managers earn? These graphics from Kew Associates show the best paying sectors for IT managers, and assess how pay levels have risen over the past five years. Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

CIO interview: Keep Britain Tidy head of IT Rich Kavanagh on social media strategy

Keep Britain Tidy's head of ICT, Rich Kavanagh, tells Computer Weekly how the charity is successfully using social networking tools to interact with citizens and supporters. Continue Reading

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• Angelica Mari

Dell hires UK staff to grow enterprise services

Dell plans to hire more UK staff for its enterprise services division by the end of June 2011. Continue Reading

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• Jenny Williams, University of Gloucestershire

Cabinet Office names ex-Guardian head Mike Bracken as director of digital

The Guardian's former head of digital Mike Bracken has been appointed the government's director of digital at the Cabinet Office. Continue Reading

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• Kathleen Hall, TechTarget

Future of NHS National Programme for IT in critical condition following NAO report

The remaining NHS National Programme for IT could be scrapped entirely, as the project's aim to deliver electronic records for every patient has fallen far below expectations, according to a National Audit Office report. Continue Reading

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• Kathleen Hall, TechTarget

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

The Guardian restructures IT department as digital director steps down

The Guardian is merging its technology development and product management functions to create a new digital development department. Continue Reading

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• Jenny Williams, University of Gloucestershire

Carphone Warehouse founder hailed as UK's first digital billionaire

Charles Dunstone, the man who started Carphone Warehouse, was named as the UK's first digital billionaire by the 2011 Sunday Times rich list. Continue Reading

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• Angelica Mari

IT professionals willing to sacrifice cash for more time off

IT professionals are increasingly attracted to the prospect of a shorter working week and are prepared to sacrifice thousands of pounds to get it. Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

UK IT staff increasingly seeking work abroad

The majority of UK IT professionals would consider migrating abroad to pursue higher quality work and salaries, a recruitment firm warns. Continue Reading

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• Jenny Williams, University of Gloucestershire

Infosec 2011: APT attacks a real threat to business, says security panel

Advanced Persistent Threats are a reality and cannot be dismissed as a myth or media hype, according to a panel of experts debating the top threats at Infosecurity Europe 2011 in London. Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Motivated, information security policye-aware employees are the best defence

Keeping employees motivated is the best way to ensure you have satisfied customers, and if it is an employee's responsibility to keep the customers happy,...

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• Chris Parker

In 1966 England won the World Cup and Computer Weekly launched the world's first weekly IT newspaper

After 45 years in print, Computer Weekly, the award-winning title for senior IT decision-makers, is to become a 100% online publication. Here is a celebration of 45 years in print. Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Immigration cap will not stem flow of IT workers to UK on ICT visas

The immigration cap, which comes into force on 6 April 2011, will have little effect on the number of economic migrants entering the UK because businesses can continue to use the uncapped Intra Company Transfer (ICT) scheme to access skills, according to Migration Watch. Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Sex discrimination rife in IT, says report

Gender discrimination against women is rife in the IT sector, a report says. Continue Reading

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• Ian Grant

Communication skills more important than technical know-how for IT jobs, say IT graduates

Most IT graduates think technical skills are the least important for IT jobs, according to a survey. Continue Reading

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• Jenny Williams, University of Gloucestershire

CIO interview: Marcus East, Comic Relief

In the run-up to Comic Relief's Red Nose Day on Friday 18 March, head of future media and technology Marcus East is having a frantic week - but we managed to take a few minutes of his time to get an update on IT preparations for the event. Continue Reading

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• Angelica Mari

Sky to recruit 100 IT staff in Scotland

Sky is to create 100 permanent IT roles in Scotland as part of an expansion of its customer business systems team. Continue Reading

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• Jenny Williams, University of Gloucestershire

IBM targets Oracle customers with free big data training

IBM plans to train 10,000 Oracle database professionals in IBM software analytics and information management throughout 2011 via free bootcamp training sessions. Continue Reading

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• Jenny Williams, University of Gloucestershire

Most organisations approach IAM in the wrong way, says Gartner

Most organisations are approaching identity and access management (IAM) in the wrong way, by planning deployments around technologies, says Gartner. Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst