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IT Security Purchasing Intentions 2013

This in-depth research from Computer Weekly and TechTarget reveals the IT security spending priorities of businesses in the UK and Europe. Continue Reading

Technology value matrix : ERP

Analyst group Nucleus Research looks at the latest trends in enterprise resource planning (ERP) and discusses the best performing suppliers. Continue Reading

G-Cloud ramps up for next generation of government IT procurements

The G-Cloud has a new framework and calls for it to become a blueprint for all government IT procurement, but what challenges lie ahead? Continue Reading

The story of five CIO entrepreneurs in India

Want to start your own business? Let the story of these five Indian CIO entrepreneurs kindle the entrepreneurial fire in you. Continue Reading

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• - By Janaki Krishnan

UKtech50 winner: Warren East, CEO of ARM

ARM CEO and UKtech50 winner Warren East talks to Computer Weekly about fostering the market innovation necessary for the digital age Continue Reading

UKtech50 2012 - The most influential people in UK IT

We run down the top 20 names from this year's Computer Weekly UKtech50 list of the 50 most influential people in UK IT Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

UKtech50 2012 - The most influential people in UK IT

Computer Weekly has announced the third UKtech50, our annual definitive list of the real movers and shakers in UK IT Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

HP writes down Autonomy by $8.8bn

HP blames Autonomy for misleading the firm before acquisition and refers former management to the Serious Fraud Office Continue Reading

Why Cisco chooses acquisition over R&D

As networking giant Cisco buys its ninth company in less than a year, Computer Weekly asks, why the focus on acquisitions? Continue Reading

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• Jennifer Scott, TechTarget

Government wants suppliers to reveal UK taxes

Government officials are considering the viability of ordering suppliers bidding for contracts to disclose the tax they pay relative to UK sales Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

Birmingham Metropolitan College cuts IT procurement time and cost

Birmingham Metropolitan College uses cloud-based procurement to reduce the cost and time it takes to buy IT equipment Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Universal Credit - the last failure of the old IT regime, or a boost for the new?

There are two things that often signal a major government IT project on the brink of disaster. First, streams of leaks appear suggesting little problems here and rather bigger problems there; and ... Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

Gartner: BYOD will encourage self-support

Self-support communities will offset the cost and manpower of providing a helpdesk for staff who use their own devices, according to Gartner Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Five personal branding obstacles CIOs face

Know the common personal branding obstacles faced by the Indian CIOs. Learn to do successful self-branding, step by step. Continue Reading

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• Vinita Gupta, Contributor

Gartner Symposium: RBS emulates Amazon with private cloud

Royal Bank of Scotland has developed a private cloud to support its application development process, using Amazon best practices Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

The DNA of the CIO

This major piece of research from Ernst & Young provides fresh insight into what it is to be a Chief Information Officer (CIO) today. Continue Reading

The government's open standards policy is bold, important and very carefully written

The government has finally released its policy for open standards in IT - after an often controversial consultation process - and it will surprise and delight many observers who expected a meek ... Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

Parliamentary committee joins criticism of draft communications data bill

Home secretary Theresa May faced stern criticism before a Parliamentary committee hearing evidence on the Draft Communications Data Bill Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Big Data to be Rs 9,510 crore business in APEJ -- IDC

The long hyped technology jargon, Big Data, will be a Rs 9,510.09 crore business in Asia Pacific excluding Japan, according to IDC. Read the full report. Continue Reading

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• Staff, SearchCIO.IN

Cloud HR pivotal to Direct Line share offering

Cloud HR proved pivotal to insurance group Direct Line separating from the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) before it launched on the stock market Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

Government expected to unveil eight IDA suppliers for online services

The government is to announce suppliers – including PayPal, BT and the Post Office – to provide identity assurance (IDA) for online public services Continue Reading

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• Kathleen Hall, TechTarget

Argos to close stores in move to digital

Argos is to cut up to 75 stores in a move to reposition itself from a catalogue-led business to a digital retailer Continue Reading

CIO interview: Gerry Pennell, CIO, London 2012 Olympic Games

As the job of a lifetime nears its end, London 2012 CIO Gerry Pennell talks exclusively to Computer Weekly about his Olympic experience Continue Reading

CSC struggling to make a profit from Royal Mail outsourcing deal

CSC has stemmed losses in its 10-year outsourcing deal with Royal Mail through job cuts, tax breaks and relief payments, according to accounts Continue Reading

CIO interview: Gavin Walker chief information officer at NATS

Gavin Walker, CIO of NATS, talks about how a vendor-neutral approach is key to successful IT, and why huge outsourcing contracts are the enemy Continue Reading

Windows 8 Buyer's Guide

What does Windows 8 offer for businesses ? Download this 11 page guide to find out. Continue Reading

Cyber attacks launched at London 2012 Olympic Games every day

The IT supporting the London 2012 Olympics was hit by cyber attacks every day during the Games, says London 2012 CIO Gerry Pennell Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

RBS spends £80m to link its multiple mainframes better

The Royal Bank of Scotland will dedicate £80m of its massive IT budget to eliminate problems caused by its mainframe infrastructure Continue Reading

How to manage your assets and control business costs

Asset lifecycle management allows the IT department to improve governance, mitigate risk and improve service quality and efficiency Continue Reading

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• Stephen Mann

Technology Industry Survey 2013

From CTOs to Software Developers, Enterprise Architects to digital entrepreneurs, this extensive report captures the opinions of people at the forefront of shaping what is next for our industry. Continue Reading

Technology value matrix: Human Resources solutions

Recent developments in programming languages and platforms made HR solutions more user friendly and easier to deploy and manage, says analyst Nucleus Research. Continue Reading

The socially intelligent project manager

IQ alone is not enough to determine project success. Good project managers also require social intelligence Continue Reading

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• Alan Garvey

Gary McKinnon's legacy

So Gary McKinnon stays free - for now. At Computer Weekly, we've followed the self-confessed hacker's story for the 10 years it's taken to fight his extradition to the US. Along the way we've seen ... Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

Theresa May: Hacker Gary McKinnon to stay in UK

Hacker Gary McKinnon will stay in UK, home secretary Theresa May has told MPs Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Home secretary Theresa May rules on hacker Gary McKinnon’s US extradition

Home secretary Theresa May is to rule on self-confessed computer hacker Gary McKinnon's extradition to the US Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

CIO interview: Frank Modruson, Accenture

Accenture’s CIO Frank Modruson on providing IT to 250,000 people who think they could do your job and why video is the next big thing Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

CW500: Managing the mobile workforce (part 1)

Mobile working has transformed Colt Telecommunications beyond recognition over the past three years Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

UKtech50 2012 - Vote now for the most influential person in UK IT

Computer Weekly's third annual list of the 50 most influential people in UK IT is open for reader voting - tell us who you think should win Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

Customer relationship management vs business relationship management

Business relationship management (BRM) and customer relationship management (CRM) are different, yet must work hand-in-hand Continue Reading

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• Matthews Burrows

Meg Whitman unveils HP turnaround plan

HP CEO Meg Whitman has unveiled a five-year plan for the troubled enterprise, admitting the turnaround would take longer than expected Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

UKtech50 2012: Who are the most influential people in UK IT?

Computer Weekly is this week launching the third UKtech50, our annual definitive list of the real movers and shakers in UK IT Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

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

Service excellence and Managed Print Services

First class service and support is essential in a managed print service, say analysts Louella Fernandes and Clive Longbottom. Continue Reading

nullcon Delhi 2012 - Day 1 - Live coverage

SearchSecurity.IN brings you the live coverage of the fourth edition of Indian infosec community Null’s conference. Continue Reading

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• Varun Haran, Reporter

BYOD: IT must tackle printer security

With more staff bringing their own devices to work, IT needs to rethink its printing and scanning policies Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Gartner: Businesses need to prepare now for HTML5

Businesses have been urged to prepare for the arrival of HTML5, the technology that underpins the next generation of the web Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

The ROI for ERP: An Overall Approach

Nucleus Research offers advice on calculating the return on investment (ROI) for enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems. Continue Reading

The future of computing at IBM Zurich research labs

Chips powered by the sun and cooled by water are just some of the long-term research projects at IBM's Zurich labs Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

Microsoft wins third German patent victory over Google Motorola technology

Microsoft has won a third victory in Germany over Google's Motorola unit in the ongoing patent wars between the two companies Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Activision uses Salesforce to serve gaming community

The Call of Duty designers use the Service Cloud and Chatter Communities to solve customer queries Continue Reading

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• Jennifer Scott, TechTarget

Special Report on Steria

This 5 page special report from Computer Weekly gives you the facts on Steria, its strategy, products and services and reviews its financial performance. Continue Reading

Service Provider Performance

This exclusive report from KPMG assesses UK outsourcing trends and satisfaction levels with service providers. Continue Reading

DWP hits back at criticism over Universal Credit IT systems

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has hit back at calls to delay its flagship Universal Credit scheme because of IT concerns Continue Reading

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• Kathleen Hall, TechTarget

Tesco signs £65m datacentre deal to drive online expansion

Tesco expects to cut several millions each year from its IT bill following a 15-year £65m datacentre deal with Sentrum Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

Cabinet Office blacklists Fujitsu from government IT contract tenders

The Cabinet Office has banned Fujitsu and another IT supplier from tendering for public sector IT contracts as they constitute too high a risk Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Interview: Channel 4 CIO on the IT behind the broadcasting of the Paralympic Games

The Paralympic Games was the largest live broadcast undertaking for Channel 4, and gave the IT team an equally complex project Continue Reading

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• Angelica Mari

UK cookie law compliance mixed, study finds

Three months after the enforcement of the cookie law, only 12% of UK websites have prominent privacy notices and robust cookie controls, a study shows Continue Reading

Everybody lost in NHS IT disaster

A degree of ironic congratulation is due to the Department of Health (DoH) and Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude for finally extricating the NHS from its disastrous contract with CSC. The ... Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

Digital technologies to spark major shake-up of IT suppliers, says report

CIOs have been urged to rethink their partnerships with strategic suppliers as the industry goes through its most disruptive period since the dot com crash Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

UK Border Agency ordered to crack down on bogus student visas

The UKBA must crack down on bogus student visas ahead of the roll-out of its troubled e-Borders program, MPs have urged Continue Reading

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• Kathleen Hall, TechTarget

Personal mobile policies lacking in IT

Just 23% of IT departments in the UK have a strategy for managing the use of personal devices on their corporate networks, according to new research Continue Reading

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• Jennifer Scott, TechTarget

Advanced cyber-security intelligence

Analysts Bob Tarzey and Clive Longbottom look at the business case for rolling out next security information and event management tools. Continue Reading

Five reasons why workforce management is better in the cloud

This analyst report from Nucleus Research assesses the business benefits of cloud solutions for managing the workforce. Continue Reading

Multiple Country Implementation

This report from Cognizant explains the key factors which influence a multi-country solution development and implementation. Continue Reading

Cyber Vulnerability Index

What does your online corporate profile reveal? With so many cyber attacks in the news recently, executives are becoming increasingly concerned about their organisation’s exposure to hackers. Continue Reading

Leading PC suppliers announce Windows 8 devices

HP, Dell, Asus, Toshiba, Lenovo and Sony have announced products, from laptops to smartphones, which will run Microsoft’s new operating system. Continue Reading

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• Caroline Baldwin, Freelance editor and journalist

When software becomes a utility, everything changes - and it will

It's a challenge faced so far only by the most ultra-successful software companies, but a major turning point comes when a product becomes a utility. It doesn't happen often, but there's a big ... Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

CIO mobile strategy

This article by Gartner analysts provides CIOs with a checklist of guidelines and questions to help businesses make the most out of the next generation mobile technology. Continue Reading

Outsourcing IT services: goals and negotiations

Tactical and strategic negotiations are important to businesses of all sizes, from SMEs to the largest enterprises Continue Reading

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• Wolfgang Benkel

Customer data integration (CDI) implementation tutorial

Implementing customer data integration (CDI) enables organizations to know their customers better. Use this guide to successfully implement CDI. Continue Reading

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• SerachBusinessIntelligence.IN

BI users slammed by IT as banshees and telepaths

Survey discovers IT professionals exasperated and world weary when confronted by BI users uncommunicative and exigent. Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor

LinkedIn data breach costs more than $1m

LinkedIn says the forensic investigation and other recovery costs of the data breach in June could have topped $1m. Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Making the Olympics a showcase for IT

So far, the London 2012 Olympics has been a triumph all round. An amazing opening ceremony, Team GB gold medals sprinkled generously around, and even the transport system has coped. Ironically, one ... Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

Vodafone appoints new CEO of Cable & Wireless Worldwide

Following the acquisition of C&WW, Vodafone has transferred its head of global enterprise to run the new venture Continue Reading

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• Jennifer Scott, TechTarget

CW500: The technology behind the BBC's Olympics coverage

BBC CTO John Linwood told Computer Weekly’s CW500 Club about the “terrifying” challenge of providing live coverage of all events at the Olympics Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

CIO interview: Sally Howes, National Audit Office

Sally Howes, CIO at the National Audit Office, talks about how the NAO hopes to perform more IT health checks and fewer project post mortems Continue Reading

Amazon to open London development centre

Amazon today announced a new hub in central London to focus on the development of digital media products Continue Reading

Heads of business bank on IT to boost business

Top-level business managers regard IT as a competitive advantage, according to Gartner Continue Reading

In-memory computing vendor selection insights

In-memory computing is gaining prominence in India. Access this guide to gain full insights on the solutions available today. Continue Reading

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• SearchBusinessIntelligence.IN

Can IT investment in schools keep pace with change?

As more schools join the academy programnme, is the next generation getting access to the right technology crucial to the digital world? Continue Reading

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• Kathleen Hall, TechTarget

Will Microsoft turn things around for Nokia?

With more disappointing results, Nokia is pinning its hopes on Microsoft’s upcoming Windows 8 launch, but can the Redmond giant save the day? Continue Reading

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• Jennifer Scott, TechTarget

Government-sponsored hackers target commercial secrets

Government-sponsored organisations are increasingly turning to hacking techniques to steal commercial secrets from businesses, KPMG has warned Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

Home Office creates private police ICT company

The Home Office has created a private firm to manage police IT after the the National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA) was abolished Continue Reading

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• Kathleen Hall, TechTarget

Vodafone and 3 confirm Irish shared infrastructure partnership

Mobile operators Vodafone and 3 sign a deal to manage shared infrastructure in Ireland in a 50/50 joint venture Continue Reading

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• Jennifer Scott, TechTarget

EU court legalises second-hand software

In a landmark decision, the European Union Court of Justice ruled that the reselling of used software licences is legal. Continue Reading

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• Glenn Wilson

Byte Night 2012: Bedding down in Belfast

Byte Night is this year launching a Belfast sleep-out in addition to events in Cambridge, Edinburgh, London and Reading. Continue Reading

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• Ken Deeks

Why we don't want to write about 'women in IT' anymore

We've been asked a few times why we put together an award and an event to showcase women in IT. It's quite simple - we don't want to have to discuss the issue of women in IT again. How much better ... Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

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

The evolving business case for tier-1 erp in midsize companies

Analyst group Nucleus Research assesses the business case for packaged ERP solutions. 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

Tackling the challenges of the next-generation firewall

Security expert Brian Honan shares top tips on installing and maintaining a next-generation firewall Continue Reading

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• Brian Honan

Tech companies facing mounting IP challenges

The recent flurry of patent buying and selling activity in the global tech sector illustrates dramatic changes in the way some of the biggest technology companies are approaching their intellectual property (IP) Continue Reading

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• Haydn Evans

Virus could cut 20,000 UK computers from web on Monday, FBI warns

The DNS Changer virus could cause 20,000 computers in the UK – of 350,000 worldwide - to lose web access on 9 July, the FBI has warned Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

How to get your infrastructure BYOD ready

Infrastructure BYOD readiness cannot come from ad hoc policies. Here’s how you should develop a strategic roadmap to get your infrastructure BYOD ready. Continue Reading

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• - Based on a Gartner talk, by Stephen Kleynhans

Whitehall could save £33bn with big data analytics, says Policy Exchange

Government could save £33bn a year applying big data analytics to departmental information, claims a report from the Policy Exchange Continue Reading

Apple pays $60m to settle iPad trademark dispute in China

Apple is to pay $60m to Chinese electronics firm Proview Technology to settle a long-running dispute over rights to the "iPad" name Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

The Deciding Factor: Big Data & Decision Making

This study by Capgemini and the Economist Intelligence Unit report assess the impact of Big Data on businesses. Continue Reading

White House cyber security coordinator Howard Schmidt joins Qualys

Former White House cyber security coordinator Howard Schmidt is to join the board of security and compliance company Qualys Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

RBS set to sue supplier CA Technologies for software failure

Reports claim RBS is gearing up for legal action against US software supplier CA Technologies over the technical fault that crashed accounts Continue Reading

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• Jennifer Scott, TechTarget

Six arrested in the UK in worldwide FBI-led credit card data sting

Six people in the UK and 12 in the US arrested in an FBI-led sting operation that netted a total of 24 credit card cyber fraudsters in 13 countries Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst