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John Chen agrees to steer BlackBerry survival strategy

CEO Thorsten Heins resigns from BlackBerry board as the ailing firm gets a $1bn cash injection from Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

DWP ministers to decide whether to scrap all of the £300m Universal Credit IT

Ministers at the DWP are to decide this month whether to scrap all of the £300m Universal Credit IT systems and start again from scratch Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

Wellcome Trust maps big data genetics with DDN HPC storage

The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute has invested in DDN SFA10K HPC storage to support petabytes of big data generated by genetic mapping and research into diseases such as malaria Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Storage Editor

Case study: How CERN scientists collaborate with Vidyo

The European Nuclear Research centre moved from an internally developed video conferencing system to embrace SVC technology from Vidyo Continue Reading

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• Jennifer Scott, TechTarget

DWP refused to release Universal Credit IT review to MPs

DWP has refused to provide MPs with a copy of a review of the IT for the troubled Universal Credit project by programme chief Howard Shiplee Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

Companies are not taking advantage of data analytics, research says

Research by Bersin by Deloitte shows that 86% of businesses have yet to progress beyond using their HR data to generate basic reports Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Investigations Editor

BDUK seeks new CEO

The top job within the division with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport charged with rolling out broadband across the UK is up for grabs Continue Reading

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• Jennifer Scott, TechTarget

Government calls for more data scientists in the UK

The government is calling on industry and academia to help produce more data scientists in the UK Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

Software licensing: SAP terms and conditions are not above European law

The district court of Hamburg has ruled against SAP over its case against a German second-user software reseller Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Identity assurance system moves into beta test phase

The Government Digital Service has started testing of a key system to support plans for citizens to securely prove their identity when accessing online public services Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

Former Lord Justice of Appeal Hooper joins Post Office Horizon investigation

The Post Office's Horizon accounting IT inquiry appoints former Lord Justice of Appeal Anthony Hooper to chair mediation stage Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Analysis: RSA says security needs to change, but what does that mean?

RSA executive chairman Art Coviello has issued a call to action to the security industry to improve technology and collaboration Continue Reading

Most businesses need to transform IT security, says RSA

No modern network or IT system can withstand the onslaught of a skilled adversary, given focus and time, says Amit Yoran, general manager of RSA Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Study finds cloud computing the most valued enterprise IT skill

Cloud computing overtakes virtualisation, security, BI, database and project management as the most valued enterprise IT skill Continue Reading

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• Archana Venkatraman, Datacentre Editor

CIO Interview: Ann-Marie Rafferty, head of IT, Access, on partnership models

Ann-Marie Rafferty, who heads up IT for the partnership between Serco and Glasgow council, discusses strategic frameworks Continue Reading

Loughborough University implements 400 virtual desktops

Loughborough University has cut maintenance costs and enabled a bring-your-own-device (BYOD) scheme for academics with virtual desktops. Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Six tips to help you negotiate the best deal with your datacentre provider

Your willingness to negotiate can make a big difference to the deal you get, says Anthony Day, associate at law firm DLA Piper Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Investigations Editor

End in sight for sub-postmaster claims against Post Office's Horizon accounting system

Sub-postmasters' claims of errors made by the Horizon accounting system could be completed in three months Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Financing IT purchases

There are a number of ways a new IT platform can be acquired but choosing the right method for your business is key. Continue Reading

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• Clive Longbottom

Innovation in banking

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we talk to several leading European banks to find out how they are using disruptive technologies to build a closer rapport with customers. We ask whether the release of Windows Server 2012 R2 means Microsoft is now ready to rival VMware for hybrid cloud and virtualisation projects. We assess the emerging leaders in the flash storage market. And we find out how one early adopter of Windows 8 tablets is using the mobile devices. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

Cyber attack shuts down Israeli toll road tunnel

A cyber attack has shut down a major link in Israel's national road network, experts claim Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Home Office awards £621m contracts for visa application services

The Home Office has awarded two contracts equating to £621m for managing visa applications Continue Reading

Fulham football club address skills shortfall with cloud database

Fulham football club’s IT team moves its database infrastructure to the cloud with a database as a service implementation Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

HP and Diageo take different paths to cloud-based HR

HP and Diageo took very different approaches when they deployed cloud-based human resources (HR) software from Workday Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Investigations Editor

Samsung reports record Q3 profits of £4.8bn

Samsung has reported record third quarter profits of £4.8bn driven mainly by revenues from memory chips Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

NTT Europe saves time with Sepaton data deduplication VTL deployment

NTT Europe was sick of tape libraries “shoeshining” so went for a $2.5m deployment of Sepaton data deduplication virtual tape libraries to slash backup and restore times Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Storage Editor

European Central Bank warns against last-minute Sepa migrations

The European Central Bank warns firms that have left migration to the Single European Payments Area (Sepa) they could face problems Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Thales launches critical infrastructure cyber security lab

Thales has set up a cyber security lab dedicated to help improve the security of critical national infrastructure, government and business Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

US publishes draft cyber security framework

The US has published a draft framework of voluntary cyber security standards aimed at reducing risks to critical national infrastructure Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

BT signs multimillion HR technology contract with Oracle

The project, one of the largest contracts signed so far for Oracle’s Fusion technology, is strategically important both to Oracle and BT Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Investigations Editor

Apple’s ‘arrogance’ offers Huawei opportunity

The vice-president of market for Huawei devices admits his firm has a fight on its hands to grow in the mobile market Continue Reading

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• Jennifer Scott, TechTarget

Lotus F1 Team invests in converged datacentre to support race strategy

Lotus F1 Team is about to go live with a converged datacentre infrastructure as it begins the development of a championship-winning car for 2015 Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Microsoft withdraws faulty Windows RT 8.1 update for Surface tablets

Microsoft has widthdrawn its Windows 8.1 update for Surface RT tablets after some users reported system crashes Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Technology and innovation in European banks

Innovations in online and mobile, in video banking, social integration and CRM, are taking precedence to connect with banking customers Continue Reading

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• Caroline Baldwin, Freelance editor and journalist

Google share price at record high on third quarter results

Google’s share price has hit a record high in response to better-than-expected third quarter results Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

High-growth companies selected for government Future Fifty programme

The first high-growth UK companies have been chosen for the government’s Future Fifty fast-track programme. Continue Reading

Government overhauls security classification to fit digital age

In its first overhaul since World War II the government is consolidating six security bands to three with a system deemed more appropriate in the digital age. Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

The challenges of using mobile devices in the public sector

The government is allowing the public sector to implement BYOD schemes, but the guidelines are limiting and challenges still remain Continue Reading

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• Caroline Baldwin, Freelance editor and journalist

Spanish bank La Caixa looks to startups for innovation

La Caixa is looking for ways to innovate in an increasingly competitive environment, and is turning to startups for new and niche technologies Continue Reading

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• Caroline Baldwin, Freelance editor and journalist

Dexter payment card malware variant hits South Africa

The Dexter payment card skimming malware discovered last year has resurfaced in South Africa, resulting in millions of pounds lost to fraud Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Case study: Richard Branson's Virgin Management moves to IaaS platform

Virgin Management, a subsidiary of Virgin Group, has migrated its IT to a cloud-based IaaS platform for BYOD capabilities and savings Continue Reading

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• Archana Venkatraman, Datacentre Editor

Neustar to host first DDoS awareness day

Communications firm Neustar is to host the first international awareness day on distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Who owns your LinkedIn account?

It is common for employees to use personal social networking accounts for work, but who actually owns those accounts? Continue Reading

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• Sarah Burke

Siemens Enterprise Communications rebrands as Unify

The communications company will rebrand in time to launch its latest unified communications solution, code-named Project Ansible Continue Reading

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• Jennifer Scott, TechTarget

OFT launches investigation into public sector IT supply

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has launched a formal study into the supply of IT products and services to the public sector Continue Reading

The ICO issues BYOD warning after breach

The ICO is calling on organisations to ensure data protection policies reflect how employees are using personal devices for work Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

10 security reasons to upgrade to iOS 7

Even if it did not include numerous security fixes, iOS 7 has compelling reasons for corporates to adopt it to improve their security Continue Reading

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• Rob Buckley

D-Link begins fixing router backdoor

D-Link has begun releasing security patches to close the backdoor discovered on some of its routers Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Kevin Cunnington appointed as digital chief at DWP

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced Kevin Cunnington as director general for digital transformation Continue Reading

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• Caroline Baldwin, Freelance editor and journalist

VMworld 2013: Hertz deploys thin clients using VMware across Europe

Car rental firm Hertz is using VMware to virtualise 4,000 PCs across its European operations Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Scottish Government pilots Windows 8 tablets to improve services

The Scottish government is piloting how Windows 8 could be used to improve citizen relationship Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

Vodafone completes Kabel Deutschland acquisition

The mobile operator pays out £6.6bn for Germany's largest cable company Continue Reading

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• Jennifer Scott, TechTarget

BT seeks startups for superfast broadband services

BT joins East London's TechHub encouraging startups to develop applications and services using superfast connectivity Continue Reading

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• Jennifer Scott, TechTarget

Osborne confirms Chinese investment in Manchester Airport City

Chancellor George Osborne announces partnership with Chinese industry to bring more than 16,000 jobs to Manchester Continue Reading

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• Jennifer Scott, TechTarget

Case study: Sky Broadband looks to scale with Cisco

Sky Broadband ISP chooses Cisco’s new Network Convergence System (NCS) to meet the demand of its growing customer base Continue Reading

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• Jennifer Scott, TechTarget

Toyota e-learning upgrade aims to cut mechanics' training time by up to a year

Car distributor Toyota Motor Europe is using e-learning to manage the training and certification of motor technicians and engineers Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Investigations Editor

Legitimate users of Tor need not worry, says NCA

The National Crime Agency (NCA) says criminals cannot hide on the internet, but legitimate business users of anonymity software Tor are safe Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

NHS to replace NPfIT Spine system with open-source technology

The NHS is rebuilding its Spine platform using open source software Continue Reading

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• Caroline Baldwin, Freelance editor and journalist

Ofcom hikes spectrum licence prices

Mobile regulator Ofcom more than quadruples the annual fees mobile operators will have to pay for 900MHz and 1800MHz spectrum bands Continue Reading

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• Jennifer Scott, TechTarget

Tesco.com uses agile development offshore to roll out internationally

Tesco used agile methodology, co-ordinating a team of 100 offshore developers, to roll out the Tesco.com website internationally Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Modular datacentre cheaper than ‘bricks and mortar’ datacentre

A modular datacentre may cost an enterprise 14% less than a traditional datacentre, according to a research by DCD Intelligence Continue Reading

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• Archana Venkatraman, Datacentre Editor

Home Office e-borders programme still using pilot IT system from 2004

Home Office yet to replace sacked Raytheon with new supplier for flagship programme to help protect UK borders Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

IBM interns join ShopDirect to combine gamification and Twitter analysis

Undergraduate ShopDirect interns spent the summer with IBM on a project using gamification and Twitter to engage with customers Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Rugby Football Union uses analytics to educate and engage with users

The RFU is introducing data analytics technologies for public use to encourage engagement with existing fans and education of the sport Continue Reading

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• Caroline Baldwin, Freelance editor and journalist

Case study: Coca-Cola embarks on green IT strategy

Coca-Cola is aiming to reduce the carbon footprint of its IT. Kevin Sirjuesingh, director of IT strategic initiatives, discusses the plan Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

High street retailers fight back with multi-channel IT

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we examine how high street retailers are fighting back against online rivals by using IT to support multi-channel customers – and Tesco’s marketing chief explains how it works at the UK’s biggest supermarket chain. Also, we ask how recent revelations about government internet surveillance affect the protection of corporate information. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

Government pledges extra £100m to Enterprise Zones

Communities secretary Eric Pickles confirms the additional funding to help complete infrastructure projects around the new business hubs Continue Reading

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• Jennifer Scott, TechTarget

High street stores embrace digital to entice customers

Customers are using technology in favour of the high street, but some stores are fighting fire with fire. Continue Reading

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• Caroline Baldwin, Freelance editor and journalist

Driving Standards Agency updates WAN with MDNX

The government agency has revamped its WAN solution to link its datacentre through the PSN network to its driving test centres across the UK Continue Reading

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• Jennifer Scott, TechTarget

UK National Cyber Crime Unit becomes operational

The UK's National Cyber Crime Unit has become operational as part of the new National Crime Agency Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

FBI shuts down Silk Road online drug market

The FBI has shut down the Silk Road online drug market and arrested kingpin Ross Ulbricht, previously known only as Dread Pirate Roberts Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

IT outsourcing no longer main recession-busting tool

Process optimisation and shared services have become a higher priority than IT outsourcing Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Privacy concerns in the digital world

Considering the full spectrum of privacy, people need to ask themselves if they are comfortable with all their characteristics in the public domain Continue Reading

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• Yves Le Roux, (ISC)2

McAfee Focus 2013: McAfee leadership upbeat about Stonesoft acquisition

Intel-owned security firm McAfee is upbeat about its acquisition of Stonesoft and its future capability to tackle security differently Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Tesco profits drop despite multichannel shopping

Tesco's pre-tax profits fell 24% to £1.39bn over the first half of its financial year despite adopting multichannel shopping technology Continue Reading

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• Caroline Baldwin, Freelance editor and journalist

IT security industry still immature, says (ISC)2 board member

The information security industry is still immature and failing to act or speak as one, says Dave Lewis, (ISC)2 board member Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

UK trading sector faces challenges as US regulator prepare rules

UK trading firms will have to makes their trading software more resilient to ensure they comply with the imminent regulations being put together by the US SEC Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

EE hit by weekend of outages

Mobile operator EE confirms issues on its network but keeps quiet about the causes Continue Reading

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• Jennifer Scott, TechTarget

Charity uses cloud HR system to keep track of staff working in danger zones

It took a disaster in Haiti to demonstrate to charity World Vision why it needed better HR systems Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Investigations Editor

MoD announces specialist programme to fend off cyber attacks

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced a strategy to defend UK national security from the threat of cyber attacks Continue Reading

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• Caroline Baldwin, Freelance editor and journalist

Financial markets next big cyber target, says US expert

Manipulation of international financial markets will be the next evolution of cyber crime, says US Cyber Consequences Unit chief Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Top 10 cyber crime stories of 2013

Cyber crime featured heavily in security news coverage in 2013, with cyber criminals and cyber law enforcers upping their games with each passing month Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Software acquisition is risk acquisition, says industry panel

New software often means new security vulnerabilities, panel tells the (ISC)2 Security Congress 2013 Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

What does the Public Accounts Committee want from BDUK?

MPs slammed the BDUK broadband process for making it too easy for BT. But how to rectify the situation? We take an in-depth look at the report Continue Reading

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• Jennifer Scott, TechTarget

MPs slam BT's rural broadband tactics

MPs have slammed BT's business practices in the roll-out of rural and superfast broadband Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Google to rethink resilient networking following dual failure

In spite of running a dual redundant network, Google's Gmail system has had a major failure. Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

How Capgemini keeps its Merlin datacentre green and energy-efficient

Capgemini's Swindon-based Merlin datacentre is one of the most energy-efficient in the world. But what makes it green? Continue Reading

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• Archana Venkatraman, Datacentre Editor

Poor connectivity and battery life hamper mobile working

A study conducted by Vanson Bourne for HP finds almost two-thirds of mobile workers are unable to work effectively due to connectivity issues Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

How Amadeus keeps travellers moving

Computer Weekly visits the Amadeus datacentre just outside Munich, which provides mission critical IT for the travel industry. Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

US websites should inform EU citizens about NSA surveillance, says report

US web site providers should inform European citizens that their data may be subject to government surveillance, says a report for the European parliament Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

Tesco to launch £119 7-inch tablet to expand multichannel presence

Tesco is expanding its multichannel retail strategy with the introduction of its own tablet, targeting non-internet-savvy users Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

BlackBerry cuts 4,500 jobs after $1bn loss

BlackBerry is to cut 40% of its workforce after revealing a likely loss of nearly $1bn in its latest financial quarter Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

Steve Ballmer uses final investor call to target Google

In his last investor call as CEO of Microsoft, Steve Ballmer took the opportunity to attack Google’s business practices Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Disaster recovery planning: Don’t be fooled by suppliers

Disaster recovery planning is all about good preparation and not falling for supplier hype. Build appropriate systems, test them and train people well Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Storage Editor

A guide to WebRTC

Real-time communications standards aim to help more users speak with ease over the internet. Computer Weekly looks at how the systems work Continue Reading

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• Simon Bisson

NSA reveals how Snowden accessed secret Prism files

Prism whistleblower Edward Snowden accessed secret documents through a file-share, the NSA has revealed Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Most businesses suffer major technology failure over 12 months

79% of businesses had a technology failure in the past year, costing £6.9m, according to a survey of IT professionals and business line heads Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

BlackBerry quietly launches Z30 smartphone

Mobile manufacturer BlackBerry has launched its latest flagship smartphone, the Z30, to little fanfare Continue Reading

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• Jennifer Scott, TechTarget

MPs brand NHS National Programme for IT a 'fiasco' as posthumous costs rise

The now-axed NHS National Programme for IT (NPfIT) is still incurring significant costs following the failure of the government IT project Continue Reading

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• Caroline Baldwin, Freelance editor and journalist

Risk assessment key to cloud adoption, says Isaca

There is mass confusion among small and medium businesses about cloud computing, says Amar Singh, chair of Isaca UK Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst