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Online sales up 18% on last year

Post-Christmas online sales have exceeded forecasts, growing by 18% year on year Continue Reading

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• Caroline Baldwin, Freelance editor and journalist

Roaming costs lose mobile operators 300 million users

A new survey by the European Commission shows 94% of citizens limit their mobile use when in another state to save on roaming charges, meaning mobile operators could be missing out on big revenues Continue Reading

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• Jennifer Scott, TechTarget

Latvia’s Lattelecom: 1Gbps will be standard by 2018

Latvian telecoms firm will make 1Gbps its standard connection to homes by 2018, with the internet of things and customer demand necessitating the rise Continue Reading

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• Juris Kaža

NHS Scotland awards SWAN contract to Capita

Capita wins the £110m contract for the Scottish Wide Area Network project, while BT continues to seek damages for losing out Continue Reading

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• Jennifer Scott, TechTarget

Searching for the signal of open standards amid the growing noise of agile

For all its undeniable strengths, the use of agile in government is in danger of becoming a fetish Continue Reading

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• Mark Thompson, Exeter Business School and DIGITLab

BBC starts search for suppliers to replace £2bn Atos outsourcing deal

The BBC is moving away from its single-supplier outsourcing deal to a multi-sourced 'tower' approach for its technology services Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

Living with Google Glass – not quite useful enough to overcome the dork-factor

Businesses will use Google Glass first, says Simon Dring after spending a few days living with the technology. Continue Reading

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• Simon Dring

Dynamic businesses use the network as the CEO

Yammer co-founder and CTO, Adam Pisoni, believes businesses need to reassess how they are organised Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

BT sues NHS Scotland for £20m over SWAN project

After losing its bid for the Scottish Wide Area Network project, the telecoms giant is suing the NHS National Services Scotland Continue Reading

Troubleshooting datacentre management issues

Gaining better control of the datacentre has to be a high priority to ensure high levels of performance and availability Continue Reading

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• Clive Longbottom

Virgin Atlantic trials Google Glass for Upper Class

The airline is piloting Google Glass with its staff at Heathrow to try and improve customer service Continue Reading

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• Jennifer Scott, TechTarget

Poundland founder launches Poundshop online website

The co-founder of the bargain store Poundland is to launch a Poundshop online store Continue Reading

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• Caroline Baldwin, Freelance editor and journalist

Head of BBM becomes latest BlackBerry casualty

Andrew Bocking is leaving the ailing mobile manufacturer as BlackBerry Messenger is integrated into the enterprise business Continue Reading

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• Jennifer Scott, TechTarget

Why IT outsourcing is increasingly blamed for IT failures at banks

Are the IT problems at UK banks caused by outsourcing or the use of decades-old mainframe technology – or is it a combination of the two? Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Rights groups call on White House to open privacy review

A coalition of 25 rights groups is calling for a 90-day US government review of big data and the future of privacy to be opened up to the public Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

CIOs lack confidence in government to deliver NHS IT innovation

CIOs in the healthcare sector are not confident in the government’s ability to deliver IT innovation in the NHS. Continue Reading

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• Caroline Baldwin, Freelance editor and journalist

UK among targets of 'Mask' advanced cyber espionage campaign

The UK has been hit more than 100 times in an advanced global cyber espionage campaign that has gone undetected for more than five years Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

The best tablet for the job

Windows 8 devices offer enterprise-grade computing but, as Android tablets exploit consumer appeal, other specifications will matter too. Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Barclays bank leaks thousands of customer records

Regulators investigate Barclays after a whistleblower claims the bank leaked 27,000 customer records Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Met Police releases ‘Total Technology’ IT strategy

The Metropolitan Police Service has released a three to four-year plan on how to transform the use of technology in the organisation Continue Reading

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• Caroline Baldwin, Freelance editor and journalist

Large internet companies could win insurance customers

Almost a quarter of consumers would consider large internet companies – such as Google and Amazon – as possible insurance providers. Continue Reading

Gartner figures show PC market in continued decline

The PC market continued to decline in the UK according to the latest shipment figures from Gartner, although Lenovo continued to make gains Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

UK critical infrastructure at risk of cyber attack, says IET report

UK critical national infrastructure is at risk of cyber attack, says a report by consultancy Atkins for the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) Continue Reading

B&Q owner Kingfisher dumps Raid rebuilds and saves 40% on disk with X-IO

Kingfisher puts X-IO drives behind IBM SVC storage virtualisation to save 40% disk costs and dispenses with Raid rebuilds in £120,000 project Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Storage Editor

Bank of England publishes Waking Shark II cyber security exercise results

Bank of England publishes the results of its Waking Shark II security exercise, which tested financial institutions' contingency plans for cyber attack Continue Reading

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• Caroline Baldwin, Freelance editor and journalist

The BBC DMI project - what went wrong?

The BBC and its former CTO have engaged in tit-for-tat allegations over its failed £100m digital media project. But who was right? Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

Satya Nadella replaces Steve Ballmer as Microsoft CEO

Microsoft has named Satya Nadella as CEO almost six months after former incumbent Steve Ballmer announced his retirement Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Create a mobile policy employees can trust

With Gartner predicting a fifth of all enterprise BYOD projects would fail by 2016, we look at how businesses can embrace mobility successfully Continue Reading

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• Sean McGrath, Senior reporter

NHS site malicious redirects are a warning to developers

A coding error that redirected NHS website visitors to malicious content should be a warning to developers, say security experts Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

BBC DMI row continues as Linwood defends “working technology”

Former BBC CTO John Linwood was scrutinised by a public accounts committee yesterday during a hearing about the failed BBC Digital Media Initiative Continue Reading

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• Caroline Baldwin, Freelance editor and journalist

EE and Three sign ‘passive’ network share deal for rural UK

The two providers will not be sharing spectrum or antennae as in previous deals, but will work together on the backhaul to bring 4G services to rural areas Continue Reading

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• Jennifer Scott, TechTarget

A preview of the new TfL HTML5 website

Transport for London is getting ready to launch a complete refresh of its website, optimised for mobile access from tablets and smartphones. Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Rural broadband roll-out row

In this week’s Computer Weekly, a small Lancashire village is at the centre of a row over rural broadband – we examine the complex arguments on both sides of an issue that goes to the heart of criticisms of the UK’s roll-out plan. The move to cloud and hosting is changing the market for datacentre technologies – we look at the implications for IT managers. Have you heard of Sepa? We explain why you need to know about the upcoming financial regulation. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

The future of the tablet computer in the enterprise

Tablets come in all manner of profiles and on a variety of platforms – but which will shape up as the workplace favourite of the future? Continue Reading

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• J P Gownder

Hackers access Yahoo Mail with stolen passwords

Yahoo has revealed that hackers have tried to access some Yahoo Mail accounts with stolen passwords Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Amazon shares fall despite strong Q4 results

Amazon reported record revenues of $25.6bn in the fourth quarter of 2013, up 20% on the previous year, but below analyst expectations Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Lenovo buys Google’s Motorola Mobility in $3bn deal

Google has announced the sale of its Motorola Mobility unit to Chinese computer maker Lenovo in a $3bn deal Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

BBC CTO John Linwood defends role in failed £100m digital project

Former BBC CTO John Linwood defends his role in the failed £100m DMI project, citing changing business requirements as a key factor Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

Cyber security quest strong in UK, says Isaca

There is a strong interest in cyber security in the UK, says Rob Stroud, international president-elect for Isaca Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Barclays job cuts to hit IT VPs

Barclays is planning to cut hundreds of jobs in its UK investment banking operation with more jobs expected to go overseas Continue Reading

Case study: Scottish Fire and Rescue advances national BI strategy with QlikView

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service is using QlikView business intelligence software to bring together its data streams for external reporting and operational intelligence Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor

UK government courts Brazilian technology companies

The British Consulate in São Paulo has launched a competition to help 10 Brazilian technology firms generate business in the UK Continue Reading

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• Angelica Mari

BBC failed to get "sufficient grip” over failed DMI project, says NAO

The National Audit Office has slammed the BBC over its failed Digital Media Initiative (DMI), project saying the broadcaster was “too optimistic” and the BBC executive “did not have sufficient grip of the programme" Continue Reading

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• Caroline Baldwin, Freelance editor and journalist

Tablets in the workplace

In this week’s Computer Weekly, our latest buyer’s guide examines the rise of tablets in the workplace, and the options for how to fit them in to the corporate IT environment. After the latest RBS crash, we look at the risks to the UK banking system from over-reliance on legacy IT. And we find out from UK charity Cancer Research how flash storage helped deliver big improvements in application performance. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

BBC CTO John Linwood sacked over failed £100m digital project

Former BBC chief technology officer John Linwood has been sacked over the broadcaster’s failed £100m Digital Media Initiative Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

DWP refuses to release value for money reports on Universal Credit IT suppliers

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) refuses to publish details about Universal Credit IT suppliers' performance Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

Cloud to drive Cisco Indian mid-market growth in 2014

Cisco aims for growth in India by targeting the rising mid-market as 65% of India’s currently under-served mid-market firms plan to get more from their networks Continue Reading

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• Shaleen Sinha

Samsung profits fall in Q4 2013

Electronics firm Samsung sees profits fall 11% quarter on quarter – the first decline it has seen in two years Continue Reading

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• Jennifer Scott, TechTarget

40 years ago today: Computer Weekly January 24 1974

The National Museum of Computing has a full copy of every print edition of Computer Weekly since our first in September 1966, and is now digitising the archive. Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

New Snapchat security measure easily by-passed, says researcher

A new Snapchat security measure to verify users are human is easily by-passed, says researcher Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

US startup aims to turn tables on hackers

US startup Shape Security is turning the tables against hackers by using one of their own techniques against them Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

HB Fuller sticks with HR in the cloud

Cloud based HR system gives adhesives maker the ability to manage its global workforce Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Investigations Editor

CIO interview: The challenge of delivering IT in a refugee camp

The United Nations (UN) looks after 58 million refugees. Naginder Kaur Dhanoa, CIO of the UN High Commission for Refugees speaks about the challenges Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

CERT-UK to drive international cyber security collaboration

The UK’s new national computer emergency response team (CERT-UK) is set to drive international cyber security collaboration once it becomes operational Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

UK cloud computing priorities 2014

Research from Computer Weekly and TechTarget shows UK businesses are the most committed to cloud in Europe Continue Reading

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• Jim Mortleman

Allianz deploys Rumba to provide secure mainframe administration

Insurer Allianz UK has deployed Rumba terminal emulator software from MicroFocus to provide a mainframe-based policy admin system Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

EE routers vulnerable to ‘incredibly easy’ hack

A blogger claims to have found a flaw in EE’s BrightBox broadband routers that could leave sensitive information accessible to hackers Continue Reading

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• Jennifer Scott, TechTarget

DWP IT audit to expose strategic failings

The Department for Work and Pensions has completed an internal audit of its IT strategy, and sources suggest it will reveal serious deficiencies Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

The IT risks facing Universal Credit

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we examine the ongoing IT risks facing the UK government’s highest-profile IT project – the troubled Universal Credit programme to reform the UK’s welfare system. We talk to IT leaders to find out their spending priorities for 2014 and how their IT budgets are shaping up. The digital chief at BBC Worldwide talks about managing technology innovation. And we find out about the latest best practice in improving datacentre performance. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

Top IT priorities for 2014 in Europe

Exclusive Computer Weekly research showing how IT decision makers are spending their 2014 budgets. Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

HCL and CSC partner to modernise applications

Indian IT services firm HCL and US competitor CSC are working together to win business in the application modernisation and cloud migration segments of the application outsourcing sector Continue Reading

Microsoft extends XP security updates by 15 months

Microsoft has caved in to user concerns over XP end of support and will now extend security updates by another 15 months Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Big banks' legacy IT systems could kill them

A banking T-Rex is dying and nimble competitors will pick at its carcass. Is it too late for the retail bank giants to overhaul their IT and survive? Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Case study: Berkshire NHS adopts 4G for home visits

The Foundation Trust enables its nurses to access and update patient records on the move with 4G mobile Wi-Fi from EE Continue Reading

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• Jennifer Scott, TechTarget

Olympics executive named new BDUK chief

Chris Townsend will lead the government’s rural broadband project, including pilot schemes of alternative technologies for areas that are hardest to reach Continue Reading

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• Jennifer Scott, TechTarget

The IT risks facing Universal Credit

Despite Iain Duncan Smith's robust defence of his flagship welfare reform policy, Universal Credit, evidence to the contrary continues to mount Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

Tesco signs deal with Verizon for ‘single global network’

Tesco will link its network across 12 countries over a single infrastructure provided by Verizon Continue Reading

Post Office seeks contractors for network and back-office work

The Post Office is looking for IT services firms to provide back-office IT applications and networking technologies in contracts worth hundreds of millions of pounds Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Top European IT initiative to support business in 2014?

Expanding IT to support business growth is one of the biggest areas of focus for IT departments in 2014, so what does this mean? Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

4Q13 global PC shipments suffer worst decline in PC market history

Worldwide PC shipments have declined for the seventh consecutive quarter, according to Gartner. View its figures in this interactive graphic. Continue Reading

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• Kayleigh Bateman, Computer Weekly

HSBC boss to take over BT Openreach

BT confirms Joe Garner will take over as the CEO of its Openreach division when Liv Garfield steps down in February Continue Reading

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• Jennifer Scott, TechTarget

Former WTO chief leads debate on future of European spectrum

The future of the UHF spectrum band will be discussed by industry leaders over the next six months before presenting proposals to the European Commission Continue Reading

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• Jennifer Scott, TechTarget

More than 1,100 DWP workers disciplined over benefits snooping

More than 1,100 employees at the Department for Work and Pensions have received official warnings since 2008 for prying into benefits records Continue Reading

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• Caroline Baldwin, Freelance editor and journalist

DWP already struggling to recruit digital skills for Universal Credit IT development

DWP is already struggling to recruit IT staff with the digital skills it needs – not just for Universal Credit but also other IT projects Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

CW Europe – Jan 2014 edition

Analysts have predicted that 2014 will see the creation of “executives with no idea about IT sourcing” due to the many changes that digitisation will bring to IT outsourcing. In this issue CW Europe’s outsourcing editor looks at how digitisation and consumerisation are changing the IT department. Continue Reading

Universal Credit faces IT skills shortage risk after GDS withdrawal

The withdrawal of the Government Digital Service (GDS) from work on Universal Credit is one of the major risks for the troubled project over the next 12 months Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

DWP to spend further £90m on Universal Credit IT system

Department for Work and Pensions to spend £90m enhancing heavily criticised Universal Credit IT system – much of which will be thrown away Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

Security Think Tank: Information security strategy should support the business

How should Edward Snowden's revelations about the NSA and GCHQ influence future information security strategies in the UK? Continue Reading

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• Adrian Davis, (ISC)²

Computer Weekly founding editor, Chris Hipwell, dies after short illness

Chris Hipwell, the founding editor of Computer Weekly, the world’s first IT magazine, has died after a short illness Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Accenture: get ready for the smart tech revolution

Consumers are gravitating towards wearable devices like smart watches to complement their digital lifestyle, a new study from Accenture has found Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Universal Credit IT suppliers to be left out of new digital system development

HP, Accenture, IBM and BT will have 'significantly less' involvement in the digital system developed for full roll-out of the benefits scheme Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

Infosec Skills, BCS announce winners of Cyber Security Challenge

Stuart Pringle, Simon Robinson and Robert Wyllie have won over £2,000 of training and a place in the semi-final of the current UK Cyber Security Challenge Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Is cloud computing almost too good to be true for banks?

The cloud’s most obvious benefits will enable banks to keep up with technology changes while reducing costs Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Samsung launches Smart Home ecosystem to connect home devices

Samsung has launched a connected home ecosystem at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas Continue Reading

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• Caroline Baldwin, Freelance editor and journalist

Yahoo claims malicious ads under control

Yahoo says the situation is under control after its advertising network served up malware to thousands of visitors last week Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

FireEye acquires Mandiant in $1bn deal

Security firm FireEye has bought Mandiant in a deal worth just over $1bn Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Facebook faces lawsuit over monitoring private messages

Facebook is facing a lawsuit that claims it scans the contents of private messages to profile the user’s online activity Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Bank robberies down 90% thanks to technology, says report

Robberies at British banks have fallen by over 90% in two decades, according to a report by the British Bankers’ Association Continue Reading

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• Caroline Baldwin, Freelance editor and journalist

Retailers must distinguish between smartphones and tablets, says IBM

Mobile and online shopping increased this Boxing Day, according to IBM’s Digital Analytics Benchmark. Continue Reading

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• Caroline Baldwin, Freelance editor and journalist

Snowden: 'A child born today will grow up with no conception of privacy'

Future generations will not have any personal privacy, said Edward Snowden during the Channel 4 Alternative Christmas Message Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

Top 10 IT privacy stories of 2013

Stories related to whistleblower Edward Snowden’s revelations about internet mass surveillance programmes by the US and the UK have dominated this year Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

UK citizen wins legal round against Facebook over Prism leaks

A British citizen has applied for a judgement against Facebook in a case that will test the right of tech firms to give UK personal data to the NSA. Continue Reading

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• Fiona O’Cleirigh

London Assembly launches Smart London Plan

The London Assembly has released its Smart London Plan, which highlights how innovative technologies can be used to help sustain future growth of the capital Continue Reading

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• Caroline Baldwin, Freelance editor and journalist

BT launches proceedings against Scotland's NHS over SWAN project

Telecoms giant BT has launched a court case against the Scottish health service after failing to win the contract for the Scottish Wide Area Network project Continue Reading

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• Jennifer Scott, TechTarget

User acceptance testing needs real training, not just a short course

In spite of its importance, user acceptance testing (UAT) is often chaotic, problematic and ineffective Continue Reading

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• Pauline van Goethem
• Brian Hambling

BBC publishes PwC report into its failed £98m Digital Media Initiative

The BBC has today published a report by PwC into the broadcaster’s failed Digital Media Initiative (DMI) Continue Reading

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• Caroline Baldwin, Freelance editor and journalist

System Mechanic 12 Competition

Enter here. Continue Reading

Greater Manchester signs penultimate BDUK contract with BT

Eight councils in Greater Manchester sign a £15m contract with BT to bring 39,000 homes high-speed broadband by March 2016 Continue Reading

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• Jennifer Scott, TechTarget

NHS clinical research body uses QlikView to forward open data

The clinical research delivery arm of the NHS is developing an open data platform using QlikView Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor

Nvidia delivers GPU grid to power Citrix virtual workstations

Nvidia has released vGPU grid technology for Citrix XenDeskop and Xenserver to support remote, hardware accelerated graphics processing. Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor